A Sept. 6 suidice bombing in Batna, southeastern Algeria, left 22 dead and over 100 injured. The attack came just 40 minutes before a visit to the town by President Bouteflika. (North Africa Journal, Sept. 7) The attack came a… Read moreMore terror in Algeria
This Sept. 7 report from AP notes what seems to be a growing trend—and vindicates our observation of a strategic tilt to the Sunnis on the part of the US. US and Iraqi troops backed by attack aircraft clashed with… Read moreIraq: US bombs Shi’ites —again
From the University of Arizona Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program via the Rainforest Foundation, Sept. 7: On September 4, 2007, Hurricane Felix hit land on the Northeast Coast of Nicaragua as a level 5 hurricane. Initial reports have told… Read moreEmergency fund appeal for devastated Nicaraguan indigenous community
This Sept. 6 report from Computer World hails a victory for the privacy rights of cyberscenti, but as we have noted, this also concerns us old-school types who go to libraries and read books. (We know, how quaint.) Judge: Court… Read morePatriot Act provision ruled unconstitutional
The Indo-Asian News Service is justly proud of Bhairavi Desai of the New York Taxi Workers’ Alliance in this Sept. 5 account. New York City is fast becoming a laboratory for the new surveillance state, and the heroic taxi drivers… Read moreNYC: taxi drivers resist Big Brother
Sri Lanka’s government is dividing districts in the east to prevent a Tamil homeland being created, potentially spoiling chances for a peace settlement, charged R. Sampanthan, parliamentary leader of the Tamil National Alliance party. The aim is to create an… Read moreSri Lanka: districts redrawn to exclude Tamils?
Twenty Burmese security officials taken captive for several hours by Buddhist monks were released unharmed Sept. 6. The officials had arrived at the monastery in the town of Pakokku to apologize for injuries caused during a protest on the previous… Read moreBurma: Buddhist monks challenge dictatorship
From the Iraq Freedom Congress, Sept. 3: The Anti-Oil Law Front Stages a Mass Demonstration in Baghdad US Forces Try to Provoke the Demonstrators The Anti-Oil Law Front staged a demonstration in the center of Baghdad (Liberation Square) under Liberty… Read moreIraq: more protests against oil law
The Secretary of the Navy Sept. 5 handed down letters of censure to three US Marine officers for improper performance of duties in the reporting and investigation of the killings of 24 Iraqi civilians at Haditha in November 2005. A… Read moreMarine officers censured in Haditha probe
From the sarcastically-named RNC Welcoming Committee, Sept. 3: We Will Not Be Intimidated On Friday, August 31, nineteen people were arrested after police brutally attacked cyclists with Tasers, pepper spray, and excessive physical force. The cyclists were part of the… Read moreMinneapolis Critical Mass attacked
Colombia's Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos announced Sept. 3 army troops have killed Tomas Medina Caracas AKA "Negro Acacio," a top commander in the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), wanted in the US on drug trafficking charges since 2002…. Read moreColombia: FARC leader killed?
From Newsday, Sept. 4: Brooklyn boy dies after being struck by two cars A Queens driver is facing a felony charge after he fled a Brooklyn accident in which a 7-year-old boy was struck by two vehicles and killed as… Read moreWHY WE FIGHT
