Ann Wright on the institutional acceptance of "***ual assault" in the
military; Bob Barr's candidacy might hurt John McCain; deforestation on
the
rise in Brazil's rain forests; we may need a license to vote; top
Colombian
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t r u t h o u t | 05.25
Ann Wright | Rape Hobbles Bush Administration Policies
http://www.truthout.org/article/rape-hobbles-bush-administration-policies
Ann Wright, for Truthout: "One would hope that behavior that requires the
'regrets' of the president of the United States and the secretary of state
and
the stand-down of United States military forces for 'reflection' and
retraining in ethics and leader****p would be punished severely enough to
send
a clear signal that the behavior will not be tolerated. Yet the history of
***ual assault and rape of women around US military bases, particularly in
Okinawa, reveals a military institutional acceptance of this criminal
behavior
and a lack of enforcement of military regulations against such behavior by
senior military officers."
Will Libertarians Draw Conservatives From McCain?
http://www.truthout.org/article/will-libertarians-draw-conservatives-from-mccain
Steven Thomma, of McClatchy Newspapers: "For years, conservative-minded
home
schooling mom Shana Kluck of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, voted Republican. No
longer.
Fed up with big government at home and military intervention overseas, she
worked for Ron Paul in his quest for the Republican presidential
nomination.
Now that he's fallen short, she's switching parties, traveling to Denver
this
weekend to help former Republican Congressman Bob Barr win the Libertarian
presidential nomination."
Brazil Rainforest Analysis Sets Off Political Debate
http://www.truthout.org/article/brazil-rainforest-analysis-sets-off-political-debate
Alexei Barrionuevo, of The New York Times: "Gilberto Camara, a scientist
who
leads Brazil's national space agency, is more at ease ****ing over
satellite
data of the Amazon than being thrust into the spotlight. But since
January,
Dr. Camara has been at the center of a political tug-of-war between
scientists
and Brazil's powerful business interests. It started when he and his
fellow
engineers released a re****t showing that deforestation of Brazil's ****tion
of
the rainforest seemed to have shot up again after two years of decline."
License to Vote
http://www.truthout.org/article/license-vote
Anthony Zurcher, of The Texas Observer: "For sheer drama, the battle over
a
bill requiring Texas voters to show photo identification before casting a
ballot at the polls had no equal in last year's legislative session.
Shouting
matches. Angry walkouts. A gravely ill Democratic senator roused from his
sickbed on a moment's notice. Prepare yourself for an encore performance.
Last
month, a splintered US Supreme Court upheld an Indiana voter ID law
considered
the nation's most stringent. "
Colombia Says Top Rebel Commander Is Dead
http://www.truthout.org/article/colombia-says-top-rebel-commander-is-dead
Reuters: "The founder and top commander of Colombia's FARC rebel force,
Manuel
Marulanda, has died after more than 40 years fighting the state from
jungle
and mountain camps, the government said on Saturday. The death of Manuel
Marulanda, known as Sureshot, who organized the Marxist-inspired
Revolutionary
Armed Forces of Colombia guerrilla force in the 1960s, would be the
heaviest
blow suffered by Latin America's oldest surviving insurgency, already
weakened
by a serious of military setbacks."
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