Daily Archives: 17 July 2007

Caught Red-Handed: Media Backtracks on Iran’s Anti-Israel “Threat”

by Arash Norouzi, Dissident Voice, 17 July 2007 For close to two years, the media has stubbornly clung to a long discredited story about the Iranian President’s alleged threat to “destroy Israel” with nuclear weapons Iran doesn’t have and denies … Continue reading

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Senate debating all night on Iraq

By David Espo, Associated Press, 17 July 2007 Democrats pushed the Senate toward an attention-grabbing, all-night session Tuesday to dramatize opposition to the Iraq war, but conceded they were unlikely to gain the votes needed to advance troop withdrawal legislation … Continue reading

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Ethiopia – Opposition Figures Get Life Terms in Widely Faulted Case

CUD: life terms or life without rights By James Butty, VOA, 17 July 2007 Washington DC Protest Video | Bereket on BBC & VOA Audio The Ethiopian government said 35 opposition politicians and activists who were sentenced to life imprisonment … Continue reading

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New Haven opts to validate its illegal residents

The Connecticut city begins issuing ID cards July 24 to undocumented immigrants, a first in the US. By Caitlin Carpenter, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 July 2007 At a time when a rising number of states and cities are cracking … Continue reading

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