Thursday's Headlines: Arabic in an Airport, Day of the Disappeared, $3B for the Environement, and More...
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Jeffrey Allen
on Fri 01 Sep 2006 11:38 AM EDT |
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Jarrar speaking on a recent panel, wearing
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The ugliness of the
"war on terror" is front and center
once again today. Raed Jarrar, an Iraqi architect
and peace activist who's lived in the United States
for many years, describes how he was forced to
change his t-shirt at New York's JFK airport because
the Arabic script on it (which was also written
English: "We Will Not Be Silent") was
disconcerting fellow passengers. Also, on the
UN's Day of the Disappeared yesterday, Amnesty
International released new findings documenting
a rise in disappearances in Pakistan, Nepal, and
Sri Lanka in the context of the "war on terror."
That story is in the news
section, along with a report on $3 billion in
new money for global environmental protection,
and more. Jarrar's story is in today's features
section, which also offers info on climate-friendly
home building and an inspiring recycling program
in a New Delhi school.
In analysis, human rights
activists detail the issues facing 12 Asian countries
and a U.S. lawyer looks at the increasing criminalization
of homelessness. Plus, today's action
alert shows those who oppose John Bolton's
re-nomination to the post of U.S. ambassador to
the UN how they can join the lobbying push over
the next week.
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