"Sudanese refugees death toll rises to 27"

UN Agency Blamed for Sudanese Refugee Deaths
Arab and Middle East civil society groups are accusing a United Nations agency of collaborating with Egyptian police in action which caused the deaths of at least 25 Sudanese refugees in a downtown Cairo park on Friday.

Sudanese refugees death toll rises to 27 - embassy
The death toll from Egypt’s violent clearing of a Sudanese refugees camp rose to at least 27 today as a presidential spokesman expressed sorrow and garbage collectors moved in to clear the trash from a failed three-month protest.

Nigerian army kill 12 caught stealing oil
Nigerian troops killed 12 men caught stealing crude oil from a pipeline in the southern state of Delta, the head of a government task force on pipelines said on Sunday.

Blair's heroes of democracy who embraced oppression
MELES ZENAWI was hailed last year by Tony Blair as a leading member of a new generation of African leaders, and was praised for his enlightened approach to the continent’s problems. Indeed, the Ethiopian Prime Minister impressed Mr Blair so much that he asked him to become a member of his much-vaunted Commission for Africa.

Kenyan President Declares Famine National Disaster
Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has declared the food shortages ravaging the country a national disaster.Mr. Kibaki made the announcement Sunday during a New Year's Day speech. He says nearly 2.5 million people will need food aid, which he estimates will cost more than $150 million.

Meanwhile, Down in Haiti...
Haiti's Judicial and Executive Branches are both getting what they deserve this holiday season- each other. After 22 months of close collaboration to trample Haiti's Constitution and democracy, they have now turned their destructive energies on each other. The Cour de Cassation (Supreme Court) outraged Interim Prime Minister Gerard Latortue on December 8 by decreeing that Dumarsais Simeus was wrongfully disqualified from the upcoming Presidential elections. Latortue retaliated the next day by firing five of the Cour's justices, replacing them with henchmen. The judiciary went on strike, which has shut down the justice system for four weeks.

Theft of black Santa, graffiti signs of racism
Theft of black Santa, graffiti signs of racism, observers say

Kibaki calls food crisis a 'famine'
Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki on Sunday declared food shortages ravaging parts of the east African country a "national disaster" and for the first time used the word "famine" to describe the crisis

Trade Liberalisation Is Not Development

Rumsfeld Admits to "Ghosting" Detainee

2006: The Year of Revelation?

Bush Defends Domestic Spying Program

Cuba, Bolivia to strengthen co-op despite US worries

Secret Invasion: US Troops Steal into Paraguay
The Bush administration has sent troops into Paraguay. They are there ostensibly for humanitarian and counterterrorism purposes. The action coincides with growing left unity in South America, military buildup in the region and burgeoning independent trade relationships.
In a speech on July 26 in Havana, Fidel Castro took note of the incursion and called upon North American activists to oppose it.

Racism contributed to action against Sudanese refugees

Einstein Against Racism
Many people know of Albert Einstein's sentiments for peace, but fewer know of his concern for racial equality. Even before his hurried escape from Nazified Germany, he had involved himself in the worldwide campaign to save the "Scottsboro boys," as they were then known. His participation in this campaign to save from death these nine Black teenagers, accused in Alabama of committing rape, earned him his first-ever entry in what would become an extensive FBI list compiled by J. Edgar Hoover on the great scientist.