NYMHM: Turkey's militant secularists, saving the Argentine farm, Thai transsexual toilet

Wed Jul 30 16:36:54 PDT 2008

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QUOTED:

   ""What power did any of these men have at the time of the coup
   in 1973? None!"

   -- Retired Chilean Army General Guillermo Garin on the arrest
   in May of 98 formerly low-ranking soldiers suspected of abuses
   under the Pinochet regime (see "Chile," below).

CONTENTS:

   *Top Stories*
     It takes a tree to save a village
     Agentina: Saving the family farm
     A toilet for Thai transsexuals

   *World*
     Racial profiling in the Great White North?
     Pinochet's ghost still haunts Chile
     Turkey headline headline headline

   *Conservation*
     Real estate slump good for conservationists

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 TOP STORIES
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 * It Takes a Tree to Save a Village

   A plan to replenish the forests of the West African nation of
   Burkina Faso is at odds with the development of farms and
   villages, Inter Press Service reports.

   The government wants to plant nine million trees to replace
   disappearing forests in the sub-Sahara region -- but almost
   two-thirds of the country's forests, about 110,000 hectares
   annually, are cleared for farming, according to
   official estimates.

   Burkina environmental minister Salifou Sawadogo told IPS that
   cities and villages have grown within forested regions,
   creating tension between ...

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 * Argentina: Saving the Family Farm

   A coalition of farm worker organizations, small farmers
   and native communities has rallied together in Argentina to
   focus attention on the government's land-holding laws and
   local food policies.

   According to the Latin America Press, the National Campesino
   Front (FNC) was created in April to advocate for government
   policies that favor indigenous and farm communities over
   multinational corporations.

   At issue is the purchase of Argentinean land by corporations
   that cut down millions of ...

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 * A Toilet for Thai Transsexuals

   A secondary school in northeast Thailand recently built
   a toilet solely for its transsexual student population.

   According to the Telegraph, the Kampang School built the
   toilet for the 200 self-declared transsexuals -- students with
   male anatomy but decidedly feminine characteristics.

   "These students want to be able to go in peace without fear of
   being watched, laughed at or ...

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 WORLD
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 * Pinochet's Ghost Still Haunts Chile

   General Augusto Pinochet is dead, but Chile continues to
   wrestle with the legacy of his 17 years of brutal military rule.

   Under the leadership of President Michelle Bachelet, who was
   herself jailed and tortured by the Pinochet regime, the elected
   government of Chile has launched a campaign to commemorate the
   Pinochet years with museums and the preservation of
   historic sites.

   Minister of National Properties Romy Schmidt told McClatchy
   Newspapers: "Our plan would involve practically all the police
   stations and military regiments in the country, which could get
   uncomfortable ...

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 * Court Dates and Coup Attempts for Turkey Secularists

   Political unrest and terrorism is causing problems for
   Turkey's ruling party, which has staved off coup attempts
   as well as judicial efforts to remove it from power.

   Turkey's highest court decided not to ban the government's
   ruling party Wednesday for allegedly attempting to establish
   Islamist rule in country, the Turkish Press reported.

   The courts deliberations on the conduct of the ruling Justice
   and Development Party (AKP) began Monday on the heels of a
   terrorist bombing in ...

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 * Racial Profiling in the Great White North?

   Racial minorities in Canada are more likely to have a police
   record than their white counterparts even if they don't get
   convicted, the Toronto Star reports.

   The Star examined the criminal histories of almost three
   million people in Canada's national crime database.

   According to the Canadian Police Information Centre, minorities
   were less likely to be convicted of a crime, but spend longer
   periods in ...

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 CONSERVATION
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 * Real Estate Slump Good for Conservationists

   The mortgage crisis and real estate slump are affecting just
   about everyone these days, but some conservationists are
   not complaining.

   According to the British real estate Web site Property Wire,
   environmental and preservation groups in the United States
   are landing great deals on properties with scenic
   and historic value.

   The site quoted Keith Fountain, director of land acquisition
   for the Nature Conservancy's Florida chapter, as saying:
   "Just a few years ago conservationists couldn't compete. It
   was very tough to buy anything. Now it exceeds ...

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