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Friday, May 18, 2001
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Does Knight Fear the Light of Day? A New Report On Nike Exposes CEO Phil Knight’s Failedpromises
Three years ago, Nike chairman Phil Knight stood before the National Press Club and said that he was so tired oflabor-rights groups criticizing the athletic shoe company he founded that he would personally make sure conditionsimproved at Nike factories around the world.
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Mayor of York, Pa Surrenders On Murder Charges for the Killing of a Young Black Woman 30years Ago; the Former Police Officer Is Accused of Handing Bullets to White Gang Members and Saying,"Kill As Man
One summer night in York, Pennsylvania, in 1969, a police officer attended a rally with white gang members. Protestsand racially motivated violence were sweeping the city. The officer threw his fist in the air, shouted "whitepower", and told people to take whatever weapons they had to Newbury Street. He also gave gang members ammunition,telling them to "kill as many niggers as you can."
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Eighty-Eight Year Old Nun, New York School Teacher Among 26 Facing Prison Time for Protesting U.S. Army School of the Americas
Next week in Columbus, Georgia twenty six people–including an 88 year old Franciscan nun and a nineteen year oldcollege student–will go on trial for trespassing at the U.S. Army School of the Americas at Fort Benning, whichtrains military officers from throughout the hemisphere.
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By Amy Goodman with Denis Moynihan
Gen. John Allen, commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan, spoke Wednesday at the Pentagon, four stars on each shoulder, his chest bedecked with medals. Unlike Allen, many decorated U.S. military veterans left the streets of Chicago after the NATO summit without their medals.
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Human Rights Watch’s Kenneth Roth examines why the U.S. has not pressured Bahrain to release pro-democracy activists. He also discusses Syria and the conditions in Israeli jails and courts that prompted 1,550 Palestinian prisoners to go on a hunger strike. [includes rush transcript]
