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Egyptian
Asbestos Workers Dying of Cancer
Wrapped in a brown sweater, to protect himself against the Egyptian
winter, a man turns the coals of a camp-fire to keep the water
boiling for tea at a makeshift shanty-town in front of the blue
iron fence that encircles a shuttered factory in an industrial
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U.S.
Seeks to Silence Arab Democracy Activists
CAIRO - It's lunch time in Cairo and two dozen Egyptian activists
and intellectuals take break for tea and date bars. They've
gathered in a community center near the city's main train station
to discuss new efforts to bring democracy to their country,
which has been governed by an emergency law banning nearly all
public expression for all of Hosni Mubarak's 23 year rule.
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(((audio))) Repercussions
of WTO's Quota Ban on Egyptian Textiles Workers
On New Year's day, the World Trade Organization banned all international
quotas on ready made garments, clearing the way for low-wage
leaders China and India to take the lions share of the textile
market in Europe and America. The decision is having repercussions
across the developing world, as owners scramble to cut wages
to preserve their profits while staying competitive. From Cairo,
Aaron Glantz reports.
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Jordan
Quashes Unions, Critics of US
Jordan's new Prime Minister Adnan Badran is coming under attack
from pro-democracy advocates for his role in the killing of
three university students in 1986. Badran wasn't elected prime
minister of Jordan – he was simply picked for the post
by Jordanian ruler and U.S. ally, King Abdullah II.
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Jordan’s
Sweatshops: The Carrot or Stick of U.S. Foreign Policy
Amman, Jordan -- Syed Adil Ali walks across the ground floor
of the two story Silver Planet textile mill outside the Jordanian
capital, Amman. The Pakistani national points at a multi-colored
pile of clothes ready to be shipped to the United States. "This
is an order for Wal-Mart," he says. "It's shorts.
Boy's shorts. We export for all the big US retailers. Target,
Wal-Mart and JC Penny.”
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(((audio))) Jordan
Gov. Cracks Down on Anti-War Sentiment (3:16)
Jordan's King Abdullah says it will take a "diplomatic
miracle" to prevent a war on Iraq. Speaking after Colin
Powell said the United States is willing to go it alone for
a war on Iraq, the Jordanian Monarch told a crowd at the a World
Economic Forum in Switzerland Abdullah said its quote "too
late" for a way out on Iraq. Meanwhile, as Aaron Glantz
reports from Amman, the Jordanian government is cracking down
hard on its people who overwhelmingly oppose the war.
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Iraq’s Oil, Turkey and America
How greedy can Washington get when it comes to Middle East oil?
Apparently the combined efforts of the Bush Administration and
Wall Street don't stop with oil-rich countries like Iraq, Iran,
and Saudi Arabia.
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(((audio)) Turkish
Parliament Says NO to US Troops
Under intense American pressure, Turkey's foreign minister indicated
today that his government would ask Parliament to vote a second
time on whether to allow American troops to use the country
as a base for a military attack against Iraq. The minister,
Yasar Yakis, spoke one day after lawmakers here rejected such
a plan. After a marathon meeting of senior officials, Mr. Yakis
said that his government would take a new resolution to Parliament
later this week after the government completed an assessment
of the first vote. From Ankara, Aaron Glantz has the story.
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How America Lost Iraq
