Cautious U.S. handling of American Taliban reflects historic double standard for dissent and justice
WASHINGTON�The care exercised by the American government over how to prosecute its case against captured United States citizen, 20-year-old John Walker Lindh, an admitted fighter for the Taliban now reportedly cooperating with U.S. officials on board an amphibious assault ship in the Arabian Sea, has raised interesting questions about an historic double standard.  America captured Mr. Walker, as he is more commonly known, at the close of a prison revolt on Nov. 29 near Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan.

Palestinian UN rep praises supporters of resolution vetoed by U.S.
UNITED NATIONS�The situation in the Middle East was ablaze and none of the protagonists seem to be capable of putting out the fire, charged Jagdish Koonjul, representative from Maurutius. He was speaking during a special session of the United Nations Security Council, which began on Dec. 14�ending at 2 a.m. the next day. The session had been called to consider the situation in the �occupied Palestinian territory� and to take action �in that regard.�

Abu-Jamal Case gets boost PHILADELPHIA�A Philadelphia judge recently tossed out the death sentence of Mumia Abu-Jamal, ordering the state of Pennsylvania to either conduct a new sentencing hearing within 180 days or sentence Mr. Abu-Jamal to life imprisonment. But even that ruling has devious ulterior motives, anti-death penalty observers noted.

Peltier strengthened by Mumia decision For the last 26 years Native American activist Leonard Peltier, a member of the North Dakota Turtle Mountain Chippewa tribe, has been sitting in prison for the killing of two FBI agents. But the recent ruling by a Philadelphia judge that Mr. Abu-Jamal�s death sentence should be converted to life in prison gives Mr. Peltier hope.

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In Phoenix, Farrakhan offers nation words of guidance
PHOENIX, Az.�The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan called the world to religious, political and social justice before a standing-room only audience numbering approximately 1,500 at the Hyatt Regency hotel during an afternoon of reasoning Dec. 16. The revered minister meticulously, and with slight humor (without sacrificing importance), detailed the relationship between the United States and Middle Eastern countries, leading up to the nation�s current war on terrorism.