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Jim Brown chose jail term instead of community service, and his fight
against oppression
VENTURA COUNTY, Calif.�Get Jim Brown to talk
about how today�s athletes need to give back more to their community, or
his troubles with a judge in a domestic case, and there is plenty of
news coverage. But when he talks about Black self-determination, little
if anything is noted, written about or discussed. Yet, as the
pro-football Hall of Fame athlete, actor and activist serves a six-month
sentence for vandalism in the Ventura County Jail, self-determination
could sum up his current struggle and his lifelong battle.
 Bush's
snub of criminal court undermines world justice
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is
now a reality. But the United States won�t be at the table. Office space
has been rented. Professionals from around the world will serve as
judges, attorneys and translators, tasked with prosecuting human rights
violations such as war crimes and genocide. But the U.S. chair will be
empty. President Bush recently �unsigned� President Clinton�s
signature on the treaty creating the court, a move dubious in its
legality and shocking in its arrogance.
See also:
U.S. criticized for opposing international court
Alzheimer's: A silent epidemic among
Blacks
WASHINGTON�Angie Smith was a vibrant woman
who loved her family. She was a retired beautician who had outlived two
of her children. Slowly and painfully she started to forget faces and
withdraw. �At first, I didn�t pick it up,� said her granddaughter,
Baqiya Adam, who was her caretaker. �I just thought she was having
difficulty remembering things, but over time it got worse. Mrs. Smith
was later diagnosed with Alzheimer�s disease, a quiet invasion that
appears as just the symptoms of old age but really is a silent epidemic
in the Black community.
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Georgia Congresswoman
Cynthia McKinney vindicated by White House revelations regarding 9/11
attacks
"Several weeks ago, I called for a
congressional investigation into what warnings the Bush Administration
received before the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. I was
derided by the White House, right wing talk radio, and spokespersons for
the military-industrial complex as a conspiracy theorist. Even my
patriotism was questioned because I dared to suggest that Congress
should conduct a full and complete investigation into the most
disastrous intelligence failure in American history."
See also:
Final Call Editorial -
The courage of Cynthia McKinney
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ANC members' visas delayed
Is African National Congress still on U.S. terrorist list?
NEW YORK (IPS)�Tokyo Sexwale, former premier of Gauteng Province, which
includes Johannesburg, had planned to be on the New York Stock Exchange
balcony when former South African President Nelson Mandela rang the
opening bell May 9. Instead, he watched the launch ceremony of Gold
Fields Ltd., a mining company of which he is an officer, from its
Johannesburg head office on a satellite link because the U.S. consulate
was unable to process his visa in time.
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