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The Pacifica Evening News is a collaboration of KPFA and KPFK in Los Angeles and KFCF in Fresno. The hour-long newscast airs on all three stations each weeknight at 6:00 PM. KPFA News broadcasts news headlines throughout the day at 5:55, 7:00, 7:30, 8:00, 10:00, 12:00 and 4:00. Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
Indirect blame for Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld and other top military officials for the Iraqi prisoner torture scandal …four member panel apppointed by Rumsfeld and headed by a former Secretary of Defense says the soldiers running Abu Ghraib prison bear most of the responsibility for the abuse. . . The first U.S. military tribunal since … Continued
Another day of fierce fighting in Najaf Iraq as U.S. infantry battles Shiite Cleric Muqtada Al-Sader’s Mehdi army…. .an aide to Al-Sader accuses U.S. forces of damaging the revered Iham Ali Mosque President Bush speaks out against a commercial that claimed John Kerry exaggerated his Vietnam war record –more than a week after it stopped … Continued
Explosions and gunfire shook Najaf today during a fierce battle between U.S. and Shiite militants. This flare-up came despite apparent movement toward an agreement earlier this week… An update on a U.S. journalist, who was kidnapped in Iraq more than a week ago… Palestinian officials warn that the Bush administration will undermine the Middle East … Continued
Perhaps a breakthrough in the siege of Najaf in Iraq…. .Shiite cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr says his Mahdi militia will relinquish control of the Imam Ali Mosque to Shiite religious authorities and leave …but it hasn’t happened yet .. .negotiations on a handover appear to be underway The Department of Justice using secret evidence to defend … Continued
U.S. occupation forces employ AC-130 gunships against Shiite militiamen in Najajf, Iraq after their leader Moqtada Al-Sadr apparantly defies a final demand from the interim prime minister to disarm Sources say an army investigation of the torture and abuse of Iraqis at Abu Grhaib prison finds no senior officers involved…. .a study by a bioethicist … Continued
The Bush Administration wants half a billion dollars from Congress to fund what it considers to be friendly militias around the world to fight in the so-called war on terrorism. . . .. .critics say such irregular forces would be free to carry out torture, assassinations and massacres… Shhite Cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr accepts a peace … Continued
A California Army National Guard reservist challenges the military’s stop-loss program in federal court in San Francisco claiming the Pentagon’s attempt to keep 20-thousand army personnel beyond their time of service is illegal…. .the law suit is the first of its kind The State treasurer, members of the State Assembly and some California business leaders … Continued
A big victory for Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez as nearly 60 percent of voters cast ballots against his recall …the opposition trying to oust him says the election was fraudulent but former President Jimmy Carter and the Organization of American States say there’s no evidence of cheating President Bush announces the redeployment of as many … Continued
Venezuelans crowd into polling stations to vote on whether to recall President Hugo Chavez, who has come under attack from the country’s wealthy and middle class for his domestic economic reforms. All journalists are expelled from the Iraqi city of Najaf, as a new U.S. offensive against resistance fighters begins Thousands of Palestinian prisoners in … Continued
