UNIFCEF airlift *rought draft*

In the sudan, an operation to airlift more than 2,500 demobilized child soliders

out of a combat zone is almost complete.

In an operation that began last friday, children are being moved by plane

to be rehabilitated and have their families found.

The former soldiers, who range in age from 8 to 18, were demobilized from

military camps run by the rebel Sudan Peoples' Liberation Army based

on a personal commitment made by an SPLA commander in October 2000.

for more go to: http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/World/Mozambique/

(AP) - Forecast rains and the planned release of water from a burgeoning dam have prompted fears of further flooding this week in Mozambique, where dozens have died in floods this year. Authorities have evacuated 16,000 people from regions hit by floods and have begun forcibly removing residents who have refused to leave areas at risk

Trent Story- *rough draft*

At Trent Univesity in Peterborough Ontario, eight students

have been baricaded inside of the Vice Presidents office

suite for more than 24 hours. Students entered the offices

at 8:30 monday morning, with demands which included no

renewal of contracts with coporations advertizing on

the Trent Campus without a student refrendum on

advertizing and the creation an offical policy

which makes all corporate and private relationships

with university subject to review by the student

stories which have been mentioned

US exporting weapons of torture... (Monday)

Bush lowest approval rating since Dwight Eisenhower at 55% (Tues)

Columbia's UN representative outraged at double-standard of Clinton pardoning US lawyer, Harvey Weinig, convicted of money laudering for the Cali cartel; Columbian Pres. Pastrana and G.W. to meet today (Tues/Mon)

update on VT farmers bucking the USDA and claiming the Feds have used faulty science in an attempt to take their sheep imported from Belgium away... lots of grassroots support for them in VT (ongoing)

another possible story

UNICEF airlifts over 2,500 demobilized child soldiers out of Sudan combat zone

27 February – In the largest effort of its kind ever undertaken in southern Sudan, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) announced today that it had airlifted more than 2,500 child combatants out of conflict zones and into safe areas where a rehabilitation and family tracing process can begin.

could this go with the US sales of torture weapons

Tuesday February 27, 2:34 PM

US sees "significant problems" over human rights in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (AFP) -

The Malaysian government's human rights record is poor in several areas, the US State Department says in a report which describes ex-deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim as a political prisoner.

(Seattle)-Workers At Seattle ACORN went on strike this morning, after nearly all of the employees asked management for union recognition with the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), and head organizer Doug Bloch refused to recognize the union.

SEATTLE ACORN WORKERS STRIKE!

Field Organizers Organize with IWW, Public Interest Workers IU 670,
Seattle WA, USA

Media Please Contact: 206-227-4525

1) Press Release
2) How you can help
3) Post first-day-strike update
4) Article by striking worker
5) IWW Contact Info

these were aird in the headlines on tuesday (today)

bornea violence

iraq, sanctions and weapons inspections

powell in syria about importation of iraqi oil

mexico, cancoon, nafta, protesters, zapatistas

insurance lobby got new law about distribution of medical

info delayed

child citizenship act

bill introduced to demand cleaner coal burning, and

drilling in the arctic national wildlife refuge

this is what was covered on today's Live Wire

Stories:

American Airlines Pilots fined for a "sick out"

Bush and Pastrana meet today to discuss Plan Columbia

reparations for African Americans

Headlines:

Indonesia military to go to Borneo; hundreds dead and thousands flee

Iraq says no to new weapons inspectors; meeting with UN's Annan; critique of sanctions; Powell ending trip to Middle East; call to Syria to stop exporting Iraqi oil

these stories were already aired, on Monday

there were on live wire Moday:

Powell in Middle East,

zapatista caravan,

earthquake in el salvador

arctic national oil (wildlife) and oil spills in Alaska

bush met with state officials about medicade