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Wednesday, January 2, 2002
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As Al Qaeda and the Taliban Head to Guantanamo, Cuba, a Look Back at What They’ll Be Facingin Detention Camps From the Experience of Haitian Refugees
As the search for Osama bin Laden and Mullah Omar intensifies in Afghanistan, so have US efforts to capture andquestion suspected Taliban and al Qaeda fighters. Over the last two days alone, at least 30 new prisoners have beenbrought to detention centers in Afghanistan, where they are being probed for information on the whereabouts of themissing leaders. These additions bring the total number of prisoners held by the United States up to 180, with moreexpected to follow as the hunt for Omar and bin Laden continues.
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Nancy Murray: Hyper-Nationalism and Our Civil Liberties
From a story in today’s New York Times:
When the letter arrived at Pakistan’s consulate in New York recently, it offered welcome help to officials worn outby desperate calls from Pakistanis in detention. It said it was "to offer our assistance" to people who have beenheld by the American government since Sept. 11.
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Merrie: Supporting Communities at Risk and Immigrant Rights
And now we turn to a speech by Merrie Najimy, speaking also at the American Friends Service Committee’s conference,"AFTER SEPTEMBER 11TH: paths to PEACE, JUSTICE, and SECURITY."
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India and Pakistan On the Brink: The Nuclear Powers May Be Heading for a Fourth War
The armed forces of India and Pakistan entered the new year in their highest state of war readiness, with tanks,missile batteries and tens of thousands of troops massed on a border that stretches more than 900 miles. It is beingcalled the biggest mobilization the subcontinent has had since the Bangladesh war of 1971.
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After 9-11: Small Businesses at Ground Zero Talk About the Rough Road to Recovery
We just finished what should have been the busiest shopping season of the year, but in lower Manhattan it doesn’tfeel like it.
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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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