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Friday, August 3, 2001
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As Israel Insists It Will Continue Assassinating Palestinians, a Conversation with Edward Said
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat met with Pope John Paul in Rome yesterday. He called for a halt to allviolence in the Middle East and the immediate introduction of international observers into the West Bank and GazaStrip. But as Arafat met with the Pope, Israeli soldiers and killed two Palestinians and wounded seven others,including a 12 and a 16 year old boy.
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Celebrated African-American Author Wilbert Rideau Re-Indicted On Murder Charges
The celebrated African-American author and editor, Wilbert Rideau, was re-indicted several days ago on murdercharges.
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As Navy Pounds Vieques with Largest Bombing Operation in Years, Jackie Jackson, Dennisrivera and Robert Kennedy, Jr. Speak Out After Serving Jail Time for Their Protests
Navy security personnel fired rubber bullets and tear gas at protesters and journalists on Vieques yesterday asthe Navy resumed its bombing of the island. More than 23,000 marines, sailors and soldiers engaged in the largestmilitary maneuvers on the island since a civilian was killed by Navy bombing two years ago. At least 12 protestorsinvaded the Navy range in an attempt to stop the latest round of bombing and shelling.
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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]
