suspects.
Despite an earlier rebellion led by the likes of Colin Powell and Senator John McCain, the tribunals give suspects a few more rights than previously but still block a defendant's right to challenge their detention or treatment in the federal court system.
While paying lip-service to getting rid of torture, it negates this by allowing the president to decide what "interrogation techniques" can be used instead of abiding by the internationally recognised Geneva Conventions. With this vote, the tribunals could continue by early 2007, but may face a further challenge in the Supreme Court. Miami, Florida, Former Cuban CIA agent Luis Posada Carriles was ordered released from an immigration centre in the United States. Carriles is wanted on charges of terrorism in connection with the deaths of 73 people who died when a Cuban airliner was bombed in 1976.
The Venezuelan government had also demanded his extradition which the US has refused citing fear that he would be "tortured" by the Chavez government. Derry, North of In early August anti-war protestors broke into the Raytheon plant which manufactures US missiles, most recently used in Israel s assault on Lebanon. and occupied the premises for
Nine were arrested including leading Socialist Workers Party (SWP) member Eamon McCann and members of the IRSP and the Socialist Environmental Alliance.
They are currently facing hearings on 12 October by nonjury Diplock courts with bail conditions that include a ban on attending public or private meetings of the various antiwe collees. Merseyside, England Merseyside firefighters have reached an agreement ending their dispute over job cuts and working practices which had been ongoing since 31 of August.
Over 1,000 firefighters are to return to work after an "agreement of principles". Details of the agreement were still unreleasea as we went to press
However, Tony Newman, chair of the Merseyside Fire Authority, claimed that the deal would allow for £3.5 million of savings for managers. Palestine Palestinian deputy prime minister and member of Hamas, Nasser al-Shaer, was freed while 30 Hamas politicians remain in prison courtesy of
The release comes on the heels of an agreement between Hamas and Fatah to form a "national unity government" with Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh remaining prime minister and Mahmoud Abbas remaining president. Hungary Spontaneous riots and street demonstrations, some co-opted by the far right, took place in Budapest in mid September amid a leaked recording in which Socialist Party prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsany admitted to lying in the lead up to being elected. He dismissed calls for his resignation. Barrancabermeja, Colombia Approximately 500 protestors held a peaceful march against the privatisation of Colombia's national oil company, Ecopetrol, in late August. Demonstrators were met with riot police who beat participants and fired tear gas grenades at children. Twenty percent of Ecopetrol is being sold off to foreign investors with the decision being taken on the 55th anniversary of the nationalisation of Colombia's oil industry. Houston, Texas The popular mini-market petrol provder 7 Eleven has decided not to renew its contract with Citgo which had lasted for twenty years, citing ties to Hugo Chavez's comments at the recent United Nations meeting where he called Bush "the devil".
The company's statement read "Regardless of politics, we sympatnize will many Americans' concern over derogatory comments about our country and its leadership"
Along with offers of cheap oil to communities in need in the Beijing in mid-September that he would be dramatically increasing oil exports to China in the coming years.
In exchange, Chinese businesses are investing $5 billion in the Venezuelan oil sector. Sao Paulo, As we go to press the Brazilian people go to the polls. Lula appears to be the likely victor according to opinion polls while left-wing candidate and Fourth International member from the Party of Socialism and Liberation (PSol), Heloisa Helena, is in third place with approximately 12 percent of the likely vote. Derby, England Unite Against Fascism has launched a campaign to remove a British National Party (BNP) activist, Clive Jones, from the Derby City Pupil Referral Unit.
Petitions are currently going around and letters have been written to the Derby City Council demanding that he be removed.
In his letter to the council, Roger McKenzie of the Midlands Trades Union Council (TUC) notes "Members of the TUC are not allowed to take jobs in the Police Force or the Prison Service so why should children in Derby not enjoy the same protection?"
For more information on the campaign, visit http://www.uaf.org.uk/news.asp ?choice=60828 Delegates expressed their dissatisfaction at the way the recent pay dispute had ended. Network Rail had offered a totally unacceptable three-year deal. After successful ballots, strike dates were set. But at the last minute the RMT called off the strikes because Network Rail had (marginally) increased the offer.
Whilst this "deal" was reluctantly accepted by the members in a referendum, second stage reps were very unhappy with the deal as it failed to go anywhere to meeting the union's original demands agreed at last year's signallers conference - for a one year no-strings deal and the 35 hour week to be implemented by March this year.
It seems that the union executive took fright after reports that some signallers would not strike. But as delegates to the conference pointed out, with the union strong in main signal boxes services would have been unable to move, however many small signal boxes out in the countryside stayed open. Delegates were angry when Jimmy Corbett, the Conference President, implied that the second stage reps were out of touch with the membership.
Whilst the President complained that Gerry Adams should not have been invited to the RMT's AGM, held in Dublin, delegates agreed that they should be consulted before the President invited Network Rail managers to their signallers' conterence
Last year a number of delegates had walked out in protest due to a senior manager being invited.
Conference expressed its concern that new training systems were being used as a disciplinary tool with signallers taken off the job because they had "failed the test".