From nymhm at lists.artsandmedia.net Wed Aug 1 10:44:07 2007 From: nymhm at lists.artsandmedia.net (nymhm@lists.artsandmedia.net) Date: Wed Aug 1 10:46:22 2007 Subject: NYMHM: China's water shortage; Darfur ripple effect; Zimbabwe crisis deepens Message-ID: ============================================================================= NEWS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED * August 1, 2007 * Vol. 6, No. 31 Important but overlooked news from around the world. NYMHM is a free service of Newsdesk.org. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Online this week: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004348.html - RSS: http://newsdesk.org/news/atom.xml - Donations: http://artsandmedia.net/contribute/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUOTED: "Even today people call us the Janjaweed. They won't say it to our faces, but when our backs are turned they call after us." -- Zakaria Yacoub, an Arab village chief in Chad, on the ripple effects of violence in Darfur (see "Sudan," below). CONTENTS: *Top Stories* Officials praise cabbie's plan for China's water Iraqi politicians fear U.S. pullout Pentagon delayed bomb-proof cars *Zimbabwe* Crises in climax *Sudan* You can't go home again ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOP STORIES ............................................................................. > Officials Praise Cabbie's Plan for China's Water Chinese officials say a Beijing cab driver's proposal on how to increase natural rainfall in north China is on the right track. Environmental officials solicited public proposals on what went wrong with China's once-abundant water supply. Liu Zhenxiang's theory, which Chinadialogue.net says is borne out by science, is that a lack of groundwater means a lack of evaporation .... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004351.html > Iraqi Politicians Fear U.S. Pullout While Congress debates (or refuses to debate) a withdrawal timeline for Iraq, most Sunni and Shia Arab parties in the Iraqi parliament are getting nervous at the prospect of losing the protective presence of U.S. troops. A Sunni-led group called the Iraqi Accord Front has reversed its earlier position, which was for an immediate ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004349.html > Pentagon Delayed Bomb-Proof Cars Roadside bombs are the No. 1 killer of U.S. troops in Iraq, but the No. 1 security solution -- obtaining a fleet of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles, or MRAPs, to protect against such explosives -- was pushed aside by ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004350.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ZIMBABWE ............................................................................. > Crises In Climax With inflation at over 4,500 percent and hospitals, water, power and food access close to collapse, Zimbabwe faces its worst crisis since independence from Britain, reports the Associated Press. In June, the government of President Robert Mugabe accused store owners of fueling the inflation and ordered 50 percent price cuts on commodities such as bread, eggs and milk. Some stores are now refusing to re-order because prices are so low ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004352.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUDAN ............................................................................. > Darfur: You Can't Go Home Again Driven by environmental pressures and ethnic divisions, the violence in Darfur is reaching across borders to affect black African and Arab communities alike throughout the region. Aid groups believe Khartoum has rounded out its ethnic cleansing campaign against black farmers in Darfur by resettling their burned-out villages with Arabs from Chad and Niger, who are entering Darfur in "unprecedented" numbers ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004353.html ============================================================================= Editors: Julia Scott, Will Crain, Josh Wilson ............................................................................. 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NYMHM is a free service of Newsdesk.org. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Online this week: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004355.html - RSS: http://newsdesk.org/news/atom.xml - Donations: http://artsandmedia.net/contribute/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUOTED: "More than anything, this was a kidnapping. With it, the government is sending a political message: 'Don't protest.'" -- Julio Cesar Portillo, husband of Marta Lorena Araujo, who was arrested for terrorism after blockading a water-privatization conference in El Salvador (see "Water Politics," below). CONTENTS: *Top Stories* Young immigrants take a hard road north Cargo security plan comes under fire Green mandate sparks E.U. lawsuit *Pollution & Health* Back to the beach, with feces *Water Politics* Buy me a river: Water privatization pushes forward *Middle East* Hezbollah: Talkin' war and peace in Lebanon ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOP STORIES ............................................................................. > Young Immigrants Take a Hard Road North A growing number of youth and children throughout Central America are migrating on their own to Mexico and the United States, doing odd jobs and pickup work along the way. The Christian Science Monitor reports the number of migrant children increased from 3,000 in ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004356.html > Cargo Security Plan Comes Under Fire European shipping experts questioned a new U.S. security bill requiring all incoming shipping containers to be screened for explosives and other dangerous material. Detractors point out that the United States already has a screening team in place at ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004357.html > Green Mandate Sparks E.U. Lawsuit Latvia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Estonia are suing the European Union after it tightened carbon quotas in response to complaints that it was too generous in permitting ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004358.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLLUTION & HEALTH ............................................................................. > Back to the Beach, With Feces With the heat of summer comes dangerous and often unexplained contamination of U.S. beaches by E.coli and fecal coliform. In California, a San Mateo County agency recently received a grant to discover what's creating E.coli pollution at ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004359.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WATER POLITICS ............................................................................. > Buy Me a River: Water Privatization Pushes Forward Efforts to privatize water services throughout the world are facing determined grassroots opposition on several fronts, while other countries are preparing to sell their water supply to private companies with little resistance. Fourteen activists in El Salvador have been arrested on charges of terrorism for demonstrating against a World Bank-backed ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004360.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- MIDDLE EAST ............................................................................. > Hezbollah: Talkin' War and Peace in Lebanon Lebanon's conflict-driven internal politics and Hezbollah's relationship with its neighbor, Israel, are having an effect on the entire region. Hezbollah leader General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah called for a government of "cooperation and unity" even as he ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004361.html ============================================================================= Editors: Julia Scott, Will Crain, Josh Wilson ............................................................................. SUPPORT PUBLIC-SERVICE MEDIA Newsdesk.org and News You Might Have Missed are commercial-free, and available at no charge. 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NYMHM is a free service of Newsdesk.org. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Online this week: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004363.html - RSS: http://newsdesk.org/news/atom.xml - Donations: http://artsandmedia.net/contribute/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUOTED: "I'll tell you what, Marc. Someone in the shop that day saw you reading something, and thought it looked suspicious enough to call us about ... Like I said, there's no problem. We'd just like to get to the bottom of this. Now if we can't, then you may have a problem. And you don't want that." -- FBI agent Clay Trippi, as recounted by Atlanta bookstore employee Marc Schultz (see "Top Stories," below). CONTENTS: *Top Stories* Khatami's losing hand For a soldier's father, deportation Your words betray you *War & Terrorism* Security state's brave new tech *Labor* Domestic workers abused worldwide *Petroleum Politics* Iraq's oil fields open for business (soon) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOP STORIES ............................................................................. > Khatmai's Losing Hand Former Iranian President Mohammed Khatami announced he will not run for president in the 2009 election, despite his popularity as a reformist candidate, following a scandal over an incident in Italy when he shook hands with a woman. Such handshakes are generally forbidden in Islam except for between family members. Khatami denied the incident took place even as a video circulated ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004364.html > For a Soldier's Father, Deportation When Pfc. Armando Soriano was killed in Iraq, his mother benefited from a loophole on immigration law that allows soldiers' family members to apply for legal residency. But the rules work on a case-by-case basis, and his father, who has been in the U.S. illegally since 1999, faces deportation because ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004365.html > Your Words Betray You Marc Shultz couldn't quite recall what he brought into the coffeeshop that Saturday morning, the day the last Harry Potter book hit the shelves. But as a worker at a local bookstore, a cup of coffee was a mandatory prelude to what would surely be a hectic day. In his hand, it turned out, was a printout of an article -- a bit of media criticism to start the day and accompany his ritual caffeine boost. This he later recounted to the FBI agents who quizzed him at length on ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004366.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WAR & TERRORISM ............................................................................. > Security State's Brave New Tech The U.S. and Britain have been developing elaborate new tools to identify and subdue would-be terrorists at home and abroad. The Department of Homeland Security is developing a non-lethal weapon that emits a dazzling beam of light to incapacitate any suspect for a period of time. According to USA Today, the device has been dubbed the "puke-ray" for its tendency to induce nausea and vomiting. Rights groups worry it will be used not on terrorists but on Mexican immigrants crossing the border at night. Others worry that the instruments could enter the black market, forcing law enforcement to defend themselves against ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004367.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- LABOR ............................................................................. > Domestic Workers Abused Worldwide Hundreds of domestic workers commit suicide in Bahrain every year rather than return to their families in debt, according to rights groups and Western observers. The workers, mostly women from Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, take out huge loans to pay their way to Bahrain, lured by the promise of good jobs and decent wage, according to Gulf News. But the jobs turn out to be lower quality, and the pay a fraction of what they expected. Broke and often abused by their employers, they cannot return home and often choose to ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004368.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- PETROLEUM POLITICS ............................................................................. > Iraq's Oil Fields Open for Business (Soon) Iraq is cautiously opening its oil fields to foreign and domestic investment, but is trying to do it on their own terms. In September, Iraq's parliament is expected to ratify a law allowing Western countries to invest in Iraqi oil fields. The country is believed to have oil reserves of 115 million barrels, half of them unexplored. From now on, all previous oil contracts will be reviewed with an eye toward spreading the country's oil wealth evenly among ... 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NYMHM is a free service of Newsdesk.org. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Online this week: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004371.html - RSS: http://newsdesk.org/news/atom.xml - Donations: http://artsandmedia.net/contribute/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUOTED: "Politically, neo-Nazi groups are not a big force. But worryingly, they reflect widely held views across society." -- Hate-crimes analyst Alexander Verkhovsky, on Russia's surge of anti-immigrant violence (see "Fascism," below). CONTENTS: *Top Stories* Ten chapters to jihad The atrocity illustrations Hate crimes and the homeless *Religion* The gospel of intolerance *Fascism* A neo-Nazi resurgence tests speech limits *Drugs & Society* Mexico's drug war crosses the border ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOP STORIES ............................................................................. > Ten Chapters to Jihad A military manual put together by Taliban militants and clerics shows how organized the group really is, and underlines its geographic power base along the southern Pakistani border. The 10-chapter manual, "Military Teachings for the Preparation of Mujahedeen," is a how-to manual that ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004372.html > The Atrocity Illustrations An advocacy group called Waging Peace wants to submit "evidence" of crimes against humanity witnessed by Sudanese children who say Arabic Janjaweed militants, backed by government troops, killed their families and torched their villages in Darfur. A group of child refugees drew pictures when asked to describe the atrocities their witnessed. Arguing that children's memories are more reliable than ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004373.html > Hate Crimes and the Homeless Violent street attacks on the homeless have multiplied across America in recent years, prompting lawmakers in six states, including California, to introduce legislation that would label such attacks hate crimes and punish people accordingly. According to a 2006 report from the National Coalition for the Homeless, the number of rapes, beatings and murders has jumped to 142 countrywide from 36 such assaults recorded in ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004374.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- RELIGION ............................................................................. > The Gospel of Intolerance Whether it's Jews against Christians, Christians against Muslims, or Iraqi sects against each other, religious intolerance is thriving, sometimes with deadly results. The Yedizi community, an ancient, minority Kurdish ethnic- religious group in Iraq, faces near-annihilation following a coordinated carpet bombing attack carried out by al-Qaeda operatives last week in ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004375.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- FASCISM ............................................................................. > A Neo-Nazi Resurgence Tests Speech Limits From a grisly "execution" video to clashes over protest rallies, officials and ideologues tread dangerous ground as neo-Nazi activists seek to push their agenda in Europe and the United States. In Russia, a student was arrested for posting a video that appears to document the execution-style beheading and shooting of two purported Central Asian immigrants. The Guardian reports that racist and neo-Nazi crimes in Russia are up 22 percent compared to last year ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004376.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DRUGS & SOCIETY ............................................................................. > Mexico's Drug War Crosses Borders Driven by America's insatiable appetite for cocaine, marijuana and other narcotics, Mexican drug cartels have increasingly transformed U.S. border towns into scenes of violence, kidnappings and corruption, reports the Los Angeles Times. The El Paso Times reports that drug cartels are increasingly recruiting U.S. citizens to their networks, including Horizon High School students in El Paso who were recently ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004377.html ============================================================================= Editors: Julia Scott, Josh Wilson ............................................................................. 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NYMHM is a free service of Newsdesk.org. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Online this week: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004379.html - RSS: http://newsdesk.org/news/atom.xml - Donations: http://artsandmedia.net/contribute/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUOTED: "One day it's from Fatah, and another day the threats come from Hamas. For the past month, I haven't been able to write anything under my name out of fear for my life." -- A Palestinian journalist on devolving civil society in Jenin (see "Middle East," below). CONTENTS: *Top Stories* Pakistan: Unregulated donations fund terror Hungarian militia casts fascist shadow The toll of fake AIDS drugs *Energy* Biodiesel's mixed blessings *Middle East* A house divided: Palestinians trapped by warring factions *Afghanistan* A fundamentalist surge gains ground ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOP STORIES ............................................................................. > Pakistan: Unregulated Donations Fund Terror Black-market money transfers in Pakistan, known as Hawala, are done verbally, leave no paper trail, and fund much of the Islamist violence in northern Pakistan; Osama bin Laden used it to fund his terror operations, according to the 9/11 Commission. U.S. officials are frustrated with the Pakistani government for not cracking down on the practice, which thrives in ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004380.html > Hungarian Militia Casts a Fascist Shadow Hungary's Jewish community sees frightening precedent in the recent creation of the Magyar Garda (Hungarian Guard) by the far-right party Jobbik this week. The Guard, a paramilitary group with the avowed goal of providing "physical, mental and spiritual training to help maintain public order, preserve Hungarian culture and defend the nation in extraordinary situations," has uniforms and a coat of arms similar to that of ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004381.html > The Toll of Fake AIDS Drugs A growing number of Zimbabweans infected with HIV are being sold counterfeit or contaminated anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs) at non-approved dispensaries such as flea markets and hair salons, according to IRIN, the United Nations news service. With the health system in collapse and medication in short supply, only a fraction of Zimbabwe's estimated 300,000 patients in need to ARVs have access to real ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004382.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENERGY ............................................................................. > Biodiesel's Mixed Blessings Biodiesel shows promise as an alternative fuel, but it presents substantial challenges to produce locally, efficiently, and in quantities to keep prices down and sustain a budding industry. Hawaii's main electric companies have committed to using biodiesel in energy production by 2009, but are under pressure to make sure the soybean oil is locally grown to avoid driving clearcuts in Indonesia for soybean plantations ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004383.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- MIDDLE EAST ............................................................................. > A House Divided: Palestinians Trapped by Warring Factions There seems to be little hope for any sort of resolution in the ongoing civil war between the Palestinian Fatah party and its rival, Hamas, which took over the Gaza Strip two months ago. Hamas is cracking down on Fatah supporters at protests and in the street with beatings and torture, and has banned all demonstrations and even outdoor weddings ... GET THE WHOLE STORY: http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004384.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFGHANISTAN ............................................................................. > A Fundamentalist Surge Gains Ground The Taliban is making political as well as military headway in many parts of Afghanistan, and using opium production to further entrench their dominion. The guns have been silenced at last over Musa Qala, a district of Helmand province newly controlled by the Taliban, according to the Institute for War & Peace Reporting. With no one willing to challenge them, including the Afghan government and the occupation forces, the Taliban have been able to reinstate Islamic law and customs ... 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