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State Dept. reportedly removes Iran’s MEK from terrorism list
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The U.S. State Department reportedly removed the terrorist designation from the Mujahedin-e Khalq, an Iranian anti-regime group. Numerous media reported MEK’s removal last Friday, although the State Department has yet to make a formal announcement. MEK in recent years has acquired the backing of some pro-Israel figures in its quest for legitimacy.…
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Fallujah babies: Under a new kind of siege
Doctors and residents blame US weapons for catastrophic levels of birth defects in Fallujah’s newborns. Dahr Jamail Fallujah, Iraq – While the US military has formally withdrawn from Iraq, doctors and residents of Fallujah are blaming weapons like depleted uranium and white phosphorous used during two devastating US attacks on Fallujah in 2004 for what…
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Honduras human rights lawyer for agrarian groups murdered at wedding
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — A leading human rights lawyer who represented several Honduran agrarian groups in disputes with large landowners was killed by gunmen on Sunday, a land rights organization said. Antonio Trejo Cabrera, 41, was shot five times while attending a wedding in the capital, Tegucigalpa, the Peasant Movement of the Valley of Bajo Aguan…
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Treasure islands? Japan-China dispute sparks fears of war as US, Taiwan weigh in
Taiwan recently entered a mounting dispute over islands in the East China Sea by sending dozens of fishing boats to the region. Analysts fear these tiny, uninhabited islands could become the flashpoint for a full-fledged international conflict. The islands at the center of the dispute are a small archipelago off the coast of Taiwan, claimed…
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Journalist arrested for defacing anti-Muslim ad in NYC subway
An Egyptian-American activist was arrested by the NYPD on Tuesday and charged with criminal mischief and graffiti for spray-painting an advertisement in a New York subway station that had been viewed as hateful to Muslims. Mona Eltahawy, 45, was detained by officers with the New York Police Department and held overnight after her attempts to…
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U.N. council to consider Mali force
THE UN Security Council says it is ready for a bloc of West African countries to submit a detailed plan for military intervention to root out Islamists who have seized control of Mali’s northern region. The Security Council called on Friday on the Economic Community of West African States to prepare a “feasible” plan for…
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Family demands answers after mentally ill man dies after tasing
by ELISA HAHN / KING 5 News They held vigil for Bill Williams Saturday night outside the very place he died, the Snohomish County Jail. “My husband was mentally ill and we were not able to receive the help we needed,” said Nancy Williams, his wife. “I don’t understand.” His family says Bill Williams battled…
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Houston cop shoots, kills wheelchair-bound double amputee
A police officer in Houston has shot and killed a double amputee in a wheelchair after the man threatened his partner with what turned out to be a pen. The shooting happened in a group home, the owner of which called the police saying the man was causing a disturbance. Police representatives said that when…
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The US Labor Movement and China
A Time for Honest Self-Reflection by ALBERTO C. RUIZ The statistics are chilling. In a country where workers have no real right to organize a union, they face an ever falling standard of living. The workers’ attempts to organize independent unions are faced with repression – 25% of the companies illegally fire workers who try…
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