NYMHM: Slavery and emancipation; School is out in Iraq; Labor Day and immigration

Wed Sep 5 13:52:54 PDT 2007

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 NEWS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED * September 5, 2007 * Vol. 6, No. 36

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QUOTED: 

   "I believe these men were kidnapped by the First Kuwaiti Company
   to work on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad."

   -- Roy Mayberry, an American medical worker, in Congressional 
   testimony about forced labor in Iraq (see "Labor," below).  

CONTENTS:

   *Top Stories*
     Thousands still sick from Cold War radiation
     Big Brother's just a mouseclick away
     In Iraq, school is out

   *Rwanda*
     Genocide inquiry stumbles on French Connection

   *Labor*
     Slavery (and emancipation) for the new millennium

   *Immigration*
     Labor Day highlights immigrant dilemma

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 TOP STORIES
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 > Thousands Still Sick from Cold War Radiation

   Government records show 36,500 Americans were sickened from 
   exposure to uranium, plutonium and beryllium since 1945, most 
   from building or transporting atomic weapons. 

   At least 4,000 people have died from related illnesses, although
   an investigation by the Rocky Mountain News suggests many more 
   were affected than the government is willing to ...

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 > The FBI's Just a Mouseclick Away

   New details on the FBI's domestic wiretapping program reveal 
   it to be far more technologically sophisticated than experts 
   believed. FBI wiretapping rooms across the country, connected by 
   a private network run by Sprint, gives officials direct 
   access to ... 

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 > In Iraq, School is Out 

   Iraq's school system, once one of the finest in the Middle East, 
   is wracked with violence and disrepair following the sanctions 
   imposed under Saddam Hussein's regime and the sectarian violence 
   that followed his downfall. 

   Children are regularly kidnapped for ransom and about 600 teachers
   were killed last year, according to ...

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 RWANDA
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 > Genocide Inquiry Stumbles on French Connection  

   With the U.N. International Criminal Tribunal on Rwanda due to 
   wrap up early next year with many genocide suspects still at 
   large, Rwanda is keen to find and prosecute fugitives at home 
   or abroad. 

   But distance, cost, and international politics make this an 
   unlikely goal ... 

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 LABOR
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 > Slavery (and Emancipation) for the New Millennium

   Children and adults alike throughout the world are kidnapped 
   and trafficked out of their home countries, or leave home in 
   search of a better life only to be forced into conditions akin 
   to slavery. 

   In China, a major scandal erupted when the parents of 570 
   enslaved child workers started searching for their missing 
   children, only to discover that ...

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 IMMIGRATION
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 > Labor Day Highlights Immigrant Dilemma

   This Labor Day, different corners of America were confronted 
   with fallout from the debate over illegal immigration and the 
   jobs immigrants do that support local economies. 

   While some people call for greater restrictions on hiring, 
   others say immigrants are a vital part of their communities ... 

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Editors: Julia Scott, Josh Wilson
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