Note the rather ironic last line of this account. Perhaps the real lesson US war-makers failed to glean from Pontecorvo’s film was, “Stay out—its hopeless.” From Italy’s AKI news agency, Oct. 13: Gillo Pontecorvo, one of Italy’s leading filmmakers renowned… Read more“Battle of Algiers” director passes, lessons unheeded
A suicide bomber crashed a truck full of explosives into a convoy of buses carrying unarmed navy personnel going on leave in Sri Lanka Oct. 16, killing at least 94 and wounding 150. The explosion, at Habarana about 100 miles… Read moreTerror and retaliation take bloody toll in Sri Lanka
From the New York Law Journal, Oct. 17: Veteran defense attorney Lynne Stewart cried tears of relief yesterday as a federal judge ordered her to serve a dramatically lower sentence than prosecutors had requested for her conviction on providing material… Read moreLynne Stewart gets 28 months, remains free pending appeal
Once again–which is more appalling? This isn’t the first time that clueless or insensitive art geeks have staged bogus bombings on New York’s subways, only to face criminal charges from an NYPD which is equally clueless about the first amendment…. Read moreArt stunt pseudo-terrorizes NY subways
Freedom’s on the march in the USA’s closest South Asian ally. From the New York Times, Oct. 14: KABIRWALA, Pakistan — Pursuing justice is not easy for a woman in Pakistan, not if the crime is rape. Ghazala Shaheen knows…. Read moreVendetta rapes persist in Pakistan
Portions of an article on torture in Chechnya written by murdered reporter Anna Politkovskaya before her death were published Oct. 12 by the Novaya Gazeta. The report detailed allegations of abuse, including an account by one man who said he… Read moreRussia closes Chechnya rights watchdog amid new torture claims
Georgia officially charged four Russian servicemen with espionage last month, spurring new tensions between the two countries over the breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. (RIA-Novosti, Sept. 29) In a counterintuitive development, Russia is backing the predominantly Muslim Abkhaz… Read moreCaucasus headed for further Balkanization?
Jennifer L. Pozner writes for Newsday, Oct. 8: The terrorists who aren’t in the news Anti-abortion fanatics spread fear by bombings, murders and assaults, but the media take little notice On Sept. 11, 2006, the fifth anniversary of the terror… Read moreMedia ignore Christian terrorism
From the Boston Globe, Oct. 15: BAGHDAD– Gunmen killed a radio journalist and kidnapped a television reporter, police said yesterday, continuing a spate of attacks that have killed 14 members of the media in recent weeks. Hussam Ahmed, a correspondent… Read moreIraq: more attacks on the press
From the Free Muslims Coalition, Oct. 12: Free Muslims Condemn Muslim Cab Drivers who Refuse to Pick Up Alcohol Carrying Passengers The Free Muslims Coalition, a national Muslims organization, condemns Muslim cab drivers who refuse to pick up passengers who… Read more“Free Muslims” condemn cab drivers’ boycott of tipsy passengers
Subcommander Marcos (now known as “Delegate Zero”) and other members of the Zapatista delegation are continuing their tour of northern Mexico, but met an obstacle to their freedom of transit when they attempted to reach the Baja California fishing port… Read moreSubcommander Marcos does Baja
Gunmen shot two people at a roadblock in Oaxaca City Oct. 14, killing one. The assailants fired at protesters at a street barricade in the predawn darkness, hitting one in the head and another in the arm, according to activists…. Read moreAnother death in Oaxaca; stalemate continues
