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And now... the news. - 7/21/2006 7:01:33 PM   
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Status: offline 		Venezuela press freedoms 'worsen'  A US-based media watchdog says press freedom has deteriorated markedly in Venezuela amid restrictive laws and harassment of journalists.
 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/5197684.stm
 
 
New aid for AU Darfur peace force  Major donors have pledged to increase aid for peacekeeping in Sudan's Darfur region, responding to warnings that the delicate peace process is in danger.
 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/5189880.stm
 
 
Somali Islamist orders 'holy war'  A Somali Islamist leader has ordered a "holy war" to drive out Ethiopian troops, after they entered the country to protect the weak interim government.
 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/5204212.stm


Indonesia cartoon editor charged  An Indonesian journalist faces trial over his decision to publish cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad.
 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/5202968.stm


Malaysia faith forum to defy mob

Campaigners for more religious freedom in Malaysia plan to go ahead with a meeting on Saturday, weeks after a mob broke up a similar gathering.
 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/5205328.stm


Japan's Iraq troops arrive home  The first contingent of Japanese troops serving in Iraq has returned home after completing Japan's most significant military operation since World War II.
 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/5197234.stm



Lebanon 'has been torn to shreds'  The Lebanese prime minister has called for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah militants, saying his country "has been torn to shreds".
 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5196800.stm



Gates gives $287m to HIV research  The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged $287m (£155m) in a bid to speed up the development of a vaccine for the HIV/Aids virus.
 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/5197082.stm



Arab world deeply split over Hezbollah
 
The fighting between Israel and Hezbollah exposed divisions across the Arab world, not only between Shiites and Sunnis but also between Arab governments and their citizens.
 
yahoo news link

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RE: And now... the news. - 7/21/2006 8:12:36 PM   
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There is no surprise < to me> that the AU is asking for money. The regional gvt of S. Sudan has been giving money and food to the Ugandan rebels to bribe them to not to attack them

http://hrw.org/english/docs/2006/06/02/uganda13503.htm




The AU has been resisiting any UN assistance, despite their own inability to get control of the situation in Dafur. They have been failing miserably in the effort for any sort of peace

http://www.sudanreeves.org/index.php?name=Sections&req=viewarticle&artid=547&allpages=1&theme=Printer


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RE: And now... the news. - 7/21/2006 8:48:11 PM   
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I'm not much for foreign news unless it's from Ireland, England or Australia.

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RE: And now... the news. - 7/21/2006 8:58:08 PM   
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Status: offline 		Hugo Chavez is one of the most popular leaders in the world among his people...

Many countries have limits on freedom of the press.

And this is a Miami based news organization which makes me wonder if they are also anti Castro which would explain a possible bias. It seems as though there is some balance in the media there when the state controlled media supports Chavez and the private media owned by capitalist globalist hate him. So many coups have been US instigated in South America..Allende, Roldos in Equador, Torrijos in Panama, and after him Noriega... it seems we can't let people choose their leaders democratically if we have something at stake.

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RE: And now... the news. - 7/21/2006 9:17:58 PM   
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Status: offline 		Julia, you're right there!
Saddam Hussein was even MORE popular than Hugo Chavez. He got 100% of the vote!

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RE: And now... the news. - 7/21/2006 9:22:03 PM   
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Status: offline 		You are not very well versed on what is going on in Venezuela or you wouldn't say that. He is very popular among the working class of his country and they are the majority.

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RE: And now... the news. - 7/21/2006 9:26:22 PM   
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Status: offline 		Julia, I'm not well versed on a lot of countries simply because I don't care about their problems.
I've seen about Venezuela on the news and they say this Chavez is a socialist leftist. True?

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RE: And now... the news. - 7/21/2006 9:38:29 PM   
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Status: offline 		Yes it is true, but that is no worse to me than a neo-conservative. Personally I find most governments to be repressive of rights.

I just looked up Inter-American Press Association, and they do not seem biased after all. Although I am as jaded with media as I am with leaders. Our media just sucks popeye. I know most Americans believe in the news, but they really shouldn't. I have a very jaundiced view of the USA globally and its use of  boogeymen to scare us into not paying attention to what is going on in the world... first it was the commies and now it is the terrorists. Frankly I tend to believe the opposite of the spin the media spews.

I knew about many things the media failed to talk about because I was paying attention. Like Level, I used to read other newspapers around the world to see what was going on, but I got so frickin digusted by it all I quit reading news period. It was just too damn depressing. Now my new Dom wants me to keep up with world events again, so I am starting to read again..

Darn Daddy for making me pay attention, I would rather get my nails done and drive a Hummer (Not...smiles)

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RE: And now... the news. - 7/21/2006 11:19:35 PM   
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Status: offline 		Julia, I'm with you on the News.
I won't watch the "mainstream media" anymore, ABC, NBC, CBS.
I tend to watch Lou Dobbs on CNN a lot. He really does call them as he sees them! And he doesn't care for Bush much at all or his policies! He's a pretty bright guy too with a degree in Economics from Harvard.
I'm not really what you'd call a "Globalist".
I have been to about 50 different countries in my life but wouldn't want to live in any of them except for maybe Ireland, England or Australia.
I've been to Haiti many times in the USCG doing "Hatian Migrant Interdiction Operations" bringing them back after we caught them in boats headed for the U.S.
Talk about a Fourth World country! VooDoo fires in the mountains at night, deforestation, mudslides as a result, disease, aids..
No wonder we kept them out of the U.S. they have absolutely nothing to "contribute" to the U.S.!
In Malden , Mass they'd have voodoo fires in bath tubs and burn down apartment buildings!
Nope, I like America just not the last two Presidents or their governments.

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RE: And now... the news. - 7/22/2006 12:16:53 AM   
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Status: offline 		The media is a hot potato. The BBC is restricted by the fact it has to give equal time to differing political opinions and has a board independent of the government that people can complain to. Though I have to admit when politicians claim bias against the BBC I think it reflects more on the politicians that complain than the BBC. Though people and companies with commercial interests keep attacking the BBC because they want an all private media and they want to stop the government imposed licence fee from funding the BBC in hope that it will release viewer's money in a totally free market. I think that would be a disaster for the BBC and the quality of broadcasting in Britain. With the BBC not having to kow tow to the commercial market, it also keeps the quality of commercial TV high in Britain. This creates programmes many other European countries buy and has given British TV a reputation that I think it deserves.

Greg Morsbach of the BBC says that broadcasting in Venezeula is polarised, this gives the impression of a situation that is freer than in Britain and that TV stations can be politically biased and tabloid in content which I don't think is an healthy situation but it doesn't suggest lack of freedom. However, it does suggest a freedom to produce political propaganda which would be divisive in a country.

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RE: And now... the news. - 7/22/2006 6:47:13 AM   
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Status: offline 		The 14 Defining Characteristics Of Fascism
By Dr. Lawrence Britt

Dr. Lawrence Britt has examined the fascist regimes of Hitler
(Germany) , Mussolini (Italy) , Franco (Spain) , Suharto (Indonesia)
and several Latin American regimes. Britt found 14 defining
characteristics common to each:

http://www.secularhumanism.org/index.php?section=library&page=britt_23_2

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Any of this sound familiar? People may also want to do some research
into the rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party to power in 1930's Germany,
and compare that to the tactics of the Republican Party. The
similarities are striking. 

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RE: And now... the news. - 7/22/2006 7:13:56 AM   
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ORIGINAL: LotusSong

The 14 Defining Characteristics Of Fascism
By Dr. Lawrence Britt

Dr. Lawrence Britt has examined the fascist regimes of Hitler
(Germany) , Mussolini (Italy) , Franco (Spain) , Suharto (Indonesia)
and several Latin American regimes. Britt found 14 defining
characteristics common to each:

http://www.secularhumanism.org/index.php?section=library&page=britt_23_2

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Any of this sound familiar? People may also want to do some research
into the rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party to power in 1930's Germany,
and compare that to the tactics of the Republican Party. The
similarities are striking. 


Thank you Lotus. I'd had made previous posts about our media, etc...as well as my concern over a 'creeping fascism' ... however,  I've noticed that  it's just as common with Reps administrations as is with Dems ....
Warmly,
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RE: And now... the news. - 7/22/2006 7:38:50 AM   
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Status: offline 		Lotus...now that is a post that makes you sit back and go "Hmmmmmmmm"

I was rather surprised at reading through the list, just how closely it could describe what is going on in the US right now. A rather chilling thought.

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RE: And now... the news. - 7/22/2006 7:49:19 AM   
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Status: offline 		Virginia firm offers spacewalks for $35M




By SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science WriterSat Jul 22, 2:35 AM ET
 
You don't have to be an astronaut anymore to experience walking in space. All you need is $35 million and the willingness to risk your life.

Yahoo news link


Episcopal bishop in Ark. OKs gay blessings



 
Episcopal churches in Arkansas can offer blessing ceremonies for gay couples, the state's bishop said in a letter to clergy.
 
Yahoo news link
 

Cross your fingers for DR Congo



By Mark Doyle
BBC News, Democratic Republic of Congo


One of the largest countries of Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo, is due to hold what should be its first free presidential election.
 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/5203930.stm
 
 

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RE: And now... the news. - 7/22/2006 7:51:20 AM   
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Status: offline 		For anyone that's curious: I started this news thread because I'm a news junkie, and see that there are others here as well. I'll post new stuff that catches my eye as time allows, and whether folks comment on the items or not, I hope that some will get some information and enjoyment out of them.

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RE: And now... the news. - 7/22/2006 7:58:30 AM   
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Status: offline 		Well I'm looking for someone to loan me $35million. You wouldn't know anyone by chance?

I'm on board. Keep posting.

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RE: And now... the news. - 7/22/2006 8:20:56 AM   
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RE: And now... the news. - 7/22/2006 12:34:13 PM   
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Status: offline 		Level, good thread, thanks!
Meat, yes I noticed that about the BBC.
In the U.S. we have "Public Television" funded in large part by the U.S. Taxpayers.
For whatever reason it seems to be infested by those on the left fringe.
I like shows that "report the news" and don't editorialize.
I can make up my own mind about what I see.
But, I do like "agressive" reporting like on the Lou Dobbs show. He has a lady on there named Kitty Pilgrim, an investigative journalist who does a great job going after info in Washington.
Yes, I do see some parelells in the last two Administrations and in the facism listings above!
Both cater to big business, both to "religion",  both to "Identification of enemies", both to "Rampant cronyism and corruption", both to "tainted elections", and both to "intertwining of govt and religion.
Bush talks to God, and injects his religious beliefs into govt policy, Clinton had that big bible under his arm every sunday and was big buddys with Jerry Falwell.

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RE: And now... the news. - 7/22/2006 8:12:19 PM   
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Status: offline 		Israel 'presses US on bomb sale'


By Nick Miles
BBC News, Washington


Reports from the US suggest Washington has been asked to speed up a shipment of precision bombs sold as part of a deal with Israel last year.
 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5207066.stm
 

Poland moves against former spies



By Adam Easton
BBC News, Warsaw

The Polish parliament has approved a bill designed to remove people who collaborated with the communist secret services from public life.
 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5205280.stm


Heatwave death toll rises in US  Severe heat across much of the US has claimed at least 22 lives around the country, officials say.
 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/5203802.stm
 

Chad oil deal ends poverty row
 
The president of the World Bank has struck a deal with Chad to end a row over oil revenues and ensure profits are channelled into alleviating poverty in the country.
 
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/67CAFC9C-C013-47FC-B1C6-5550DD944685.htm
 

Some see accused New Orleans MD as hero




By MICHELLE ROBERTS, Associated Press Writer
 
To Louisiana's attorney general, the doctor and two nurses arrested this past week are murderers. But many in the medical community are outraged at the arrests, saying the three caregivers are heroes who faced unimaginable horrors as Hurricane Katrina flooded the city and trapped them and their patients.
 
Yahoo news link


Famed Beirut nightlife shows resilience




By DONNA ABU-NASR, Associated Press Writer
 
Fewer restaurants than usual are open, making the narrow street appear dimmer. A staff shortage has owners tending bar, and the menus have thinned.
 
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RE: And now... the news. - 7/23/2006 8:17:07 PM   
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Status: offline 		Rice hints at openness to work with Syria



 
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Sunday the United States' poor relationship with Syria is overstated and indicated an openness to working with Damascus to resolve the crisis in the Middle East.
 
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More vehicles hit by bullets in Indiana



By CHARLES WILSON, Associated Press Writer
Sniper attacks targeted two pickup trucks early Sunday on a busy highway, killing one person and wounding a second, and police asked other motorists who had been through the area to check their vehicles for bullet holes.
 
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060724/ap_on_re_us/indiana_shootings


Little dissent as Israelis support war



By Raffi Berg
BBC News, Haifa

The withdrawal of Israeli troops from Lebanon in 2000 was brought about in part by increasing public pressure to pull out.
 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5208718.stm


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