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Headlines from GLW #697, 7 February 2007:


David Hicks: a case of abandoned civil rights
COMMENT & ANALYSIS, 2 February 2007
After five years of incarceration at Guantanamo Bay without trial, it is increasingly clear that David Hicks has committed no serious crime and that he is no threat. Yet, he is being held in a prison camp, often in solitary confinement, subjected to endless interrogations and physical and mental abuse to try and break his resistance to a guilty plea. Hicks is now in such a state that he cannot even bear to talk to his father on the phone. »

Mulrunji campaign: Racist police fear justice
AUSTRALIAN NEWS, 2 February 2007
“It must never again be the case that a death in custody, of Aboriginal or non-Aboriginal persons, will not lead to rigorous and accountable investigations and a comprehensive coronial inquiry.” »

Venezuela: Socialism makes a comeback
INTERNATIONAL NEWS, 2 February 2007
VENEZUELA: Nobody can quite believe their eyes and ears. More than 15 years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, has made it abundantly clear that his country is embarked on a socialist revolution. »

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Other Headlines


Woman faces prison for seeking an abortion
INTERNATIONAL NEWS, 1 February 2007
Prosecutors are calling Amber Abreu a murderer. But the 18-year-old is a victim of restrictions on access to abortion. Prosecutors recently charged Abreu, an immigrant from the Dominican Republic, with “procuring a miscarriage” — a felony that can carry a penalty of seven years in prison. They say they are planning to file additional charges, including a possible homicide charge, against her. »

Return of Somalia's warlords
INTERNATIONAL NEWS, 1 February 2007
“As long as I’m breathing, I will fight with the foreign troops who are coming to our country”, said Abdiqadir Hassan Diriye, Associated Press reported on February 1. Hassan Diriye was one of hundreds of protesters in Mogadishu demonstrating in response to the African Union’s announcement the day before that three battalions of AU “peacekeepers” would be deployed in Somalia. »

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