Monthly Archive: May 2003

May 30, 2003

Download MP3 Israeli Palestinian Talks  (3:28) Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon met new Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas yesterday for a three hour meeting, ahead of a regional summit with President Bush next week. Inside...

May 29, 2003

Download MP3 Lima Strikers Under Siege  (3:39) The Peruvian capital of Lima is under a state of emergency, declared yesterday by President Alejandro Toledo in response to growing strikes by the cities teachers who in...

May 28, 2003

Download MP3 Bush Administration Targets Iran   (3:54) After Iran’s announcements yesterday that they had arrested certain al-Qaeda suspects, Washington hit back immediately saying Tehran’s actions were “insufficient” to curb terrorism. This as it now...

May 27, 2003

Download MP3 Supreme Court on Secret Deportation Hearings  (2:15) The Supreme Court Today refused to hear an appeal brought by groups challenging secret deportation hearings, which began after Sept 11th, 2001.  Shortly after the 9-11 attacks,...

May 23, 2003

Download MP3 Protests Demand End to Aceh Assault Reports out of the Indonesian held province of Aceh today tell a worsening tale of humanitarian disaster. It is reported that upwards of 23,000 civilians have...

May 22, 2003

Download MP3 UN Overturn Iraq Sanctions (4:32) In a nearly unanimous vote, the United Nations security council today approved a US-drafted resolution that recognizes the US and Britain as occupying powers in Iraq and...

May 21, 2003

Download MP3 Orange Alert & Misusing the Patriot Act People across the country awoke today to find the homeland back on Orange Alert and major media outlets abuzz with government reports of a heightened...

May 20, 2003

Download MP3 Aceh Political Prisoner Speaks It’s day 2 of the Indonesian government’s military attack on the province of Aceh. The government says the army, the TNI is seeking out the guerilla fighters of...

May 19, 2003

Download MP3 White House Spin Man, Ari Fleischer, Quits  (1:32) Russell Mokheiber, editor of the Corporate Crime Reporter, and a White House pool reporter talking about the sudden resignation of White House Spokesperson Ari Fleischer...