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U.S. rein Israel in?
THE WHITE HOUSE�Forced by growing protests
in the Middle East and around the world, and increasing dissension among
Muslims, Christians and even Jews in this country, President George W.
Bush signaled a renewed U.S. participation in the quest to end the
spiraling cycle of violence and death in the Holy Land. Just two
days after the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan vowed that he would
lead a peace-delegation to the region, Mr. Bush called on Israel to
withdraw its military forces from Palestinian cities and cease all
settlement activity in the occupied territories; and he announced that
he was dispatching Secretary of State Colin Powell to the region to push
for a political settlement.
See also:
Mid-East conflict needs an honest broker
(Press Conference Transcript & Webcast)
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 Cincinnati
rally marks anniversary of uprising
CINCINNATI�A crowd of about 1,500 gathered at
a March for Justice rally at Fountain Square here to remember the tragic
police shooting of Timothy Thomas. Also, they came to reflect on the
four days of violent civil and racial unrest that followed. Speakers
included Rev. Damon Lynch III of the Cincinnati Black United Front; Rev.
Stephen Scott of the Coalition for a Just Cincinnati; Angela Leisure,
mother of Timothy Thomas; and Roger Owensby Sr., father of Roger Owensby
Jr., who was also killed at the hands of Cincinnati police.
The destruction of Black colleges?
Whites winning lawsuits against HBCUs
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.�A series of legal battles waged
by White employees against Historically Black Colleges and Universities
(HBCUs) claiming discrimination, now threatens the survival of these
institutions created for Blacks when attending White-only institutions
was unacceptable, critics charge. White professors, administrators as well as rank-and-file employees
have now begun the process of suing HBCUs with claims of "last hired,
first fired," and unfair denials of tenure or advancement. Some view the
growing trend as a means to manipulate civil rights laws, creating a
form of reverse affirmative action for Whites.
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 Cuba
followed U.S. into Angola, secret papers reveal
WASHINGTON (IPS)�Secret Cuban and U.S. documents released here
April 1 show that the administration of then-President Gerald Ford was
planning covert actions in Angola well before Cuba�s intervention in the
former Portuguese colony�s civil war in 1975. The documents, released by the independent National Security Archive
(NSA), also show that the Soviet Union only reluctantly backed Havana�s
intervention in Angola and tried to put strict limits on it. The papers
were uncovered by Washington-based Cuban expert, Piero Gleijeses, during
research for a new book.
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