THE FLASHLIGHT, May 3-9, 2008
THE FLASHLIGHT
May 3-9, 2008
No Peace without Justice, nor Justice without the Facts
Mary K. Matossian, Editor
US Presidential Primaries
5-7. NYT, Obama won by 14% (200,000) votes in North Carolina. Clinton won by 23,000 votes, (51-49) in Indiana.
5-9 NYT. Obama has the edge in superdelegate votes, 267-266. He is focusing now on John McCain.
US Economy
5-9, NYT. Oil price hits $126 a barrel.
Burma (Myanmar) Cyclone Disaster
5-8 CNN and PBS. The 120 mph cyclone death toll may exceed 100,000. It is highest in the Irrawaddy River Delta, where 6 million people lived. Power is still out and there is a shortage of clean drinking water. Consequently the deadly threat of diarrhea and cholera is looming.
5-9 NYT. The oppressive military dictatorship, which has ruled since 1962, refuses to admit foreign relief specialists in. It confiscated the UN relief supplies that had arrived, so the UN announced the suspension of its relief operations.
Lebanon
BBC and PBS 5-8. After 17 months of political stalemate between Shiite Hezbollah and the US-backed Siniora government, the situation in Beirut is critical. In two days of violence, 8 persons were killed. The Shiite militia has taken over west Beirut and other neighborhoods. The roads have been cut from Beirut to its airport, to Damascus and to the south.
Health: Alzheimer’s Disease
BBC 5-6. The painkiller Ibuprofen appears to reduce protein deposits in the brain, thus preventing dementia.
May 3-9, 2008
No Peace without Justice, nor Justice without the Facts
Mary K. Matossian, Editor
US Presidential Primaries
5-7. NYT, Obama won by 14% (200,000) votes in North Carolina. Clinton won by 23,000 votes, (51-49) in Indiana.
5-9 NYT. Obama has the edge in superdelegate votes, 267-266. He is focusing now on John McCain.
US Economy
5-9, NYT. Oil price hits $126 a barrel.
Burma (Myanmar) Cyclone Disaster
5-8 CNN and PBS. The 120 mph cyclone death toll may exceed 100,000. It is highest in the Irrawaddy River Delta, where 6 million people lived. Power is still out and there is a shortage of clean drinking water. Consequently the deadly threat of diarrhea and cholera is looming.
5-9 NYT. The oppressive military dictatorship, which has ruled since 1962, refuses to admit foreign relief specialists in. It confiscated the UN relief supplies that had arrived, so the UN announced the suspension of its relief operations.
Lebanon
BBC and PBS 5-8. After 17 months of political stalemate between Shiite Hezbollah and the US-backed Siniora government, the situation in Beirut is critical. In two days of violence, 8 persons were killed. The Shiite militia has taken over west Beirut and other neighborhoods. The roads have been cut from Beirut to its airport, to Damascus and to the south.
Health: Alzheimer’s Disease
BBC 5-6. The painkiller Ibuprofen appears to reduce protein deposits in the brain, thus preventing dementia.
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