Are Black leaders the ultimate targets of Bush's new anti-civil rights laws?
WASHINGTON�Political, civic and religious activists met here Dec. 11 to sound the alarm that not enough Black leaders are raising their voices to the fact that new laws limiting a range of civil liberties ultimately will target them.  "This is a real and imminent threat," Rev.Al Sharpton told The Final Call. "I heard Ashcroft testify at the Senate hearings where he told the Senate that in times of war they don't even have to report to them. What they are doing is attempting to legalize COINTELPRO that the government has used on everyone from Dr. Martin Luther King to the Black Panther Party.

Jewish Defense League chairman arrested
Plot to blow up L.A. mosque
LOS ANGELES�Two top members of the Jewish Defense League (JDL) were arrested without incident Dec. 11 in connection with a failed terrorist plot to bomb a Muslim mosque and offices of Arab-Americans.  JDL Chairman Irving Rubin, 56, and West Coast Coordinator, Earl Krugel, 59, both members of the Los Angeles chapter, were taken into custody during an evening raid of Mr. Krugel�s home and garage by FBI special agents and Los Angeles Police Dept. officers.

Grim realities for Blacks, Latinos at Ground Zero
GROUND ZER0, N.Y.�Anger, frustration and disappointment characterize the feelings of many Black and Latino victims and family members of victims here as the three-month anniversary of the horrific attack against the World Trade Center was celebrated.  All of the complaints are not solely centered on the blatant absence of Black and Latino victims and their families in the media coverage. Many have voiced their concern about how the service agencies are handling their paper work.

Inconclusive election leaves Trinidad and Tobago in limbo
PORT OF SPAIN (IPS)�Six years ago, Arthur Robinson used a two-seat parliamentary toehold to break an electoral tie and establish a coalition government. Today, as president, he was given the task of picking a premier and settling a dead heat in which the governing United National Congress (UNC) and main Peoples National Movement (PNM) opposition parties claimed victory.