• House Moves on Iraq War Supplemental
• Winter Soldier Hearing on Capital Hill
• Central American Female Migrants Face Tough Crossing
• Black Farmers Still Facing Discrimination by the USDA
• Commemorating Nakbah

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House Moves on Iraq War Supplemental

Today the house passed the latest Iraq supplemental but did not pass the portion that funds the war. The bill does however extend unemployment insurance for Americans, and increases education benefits for veterans. Now it goes back to the senate to see if the money will go back in but democrats say ongoing support for the war will be up to the president and not up to them.  FSRN Karen Miller has more

Winter Soldier Hearing on Capital Hill

As Congress prepared to approve nearly $200 billion dollars in continued funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, members of Iraq Veterans Against the War testified at a forum organized by the Congressional progressive Caucus. For four hours, they spoke frankly about what they saw and did in the war zones. Aaron Glantz reports.

Central American Female Migrants Face Tough Crossing

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents entered a two story house in South Central LA early yesterday morning and took 61 migrants, mostly from Central America – but some from as far away as Ecuador. Three of those taken are teenagers, three more are toddlers. Authorities say they had a general location search warrant for the home, which they say they obtained following a human smuggling investigation. Yet is seems Central American migration to the US is slowing down. Increased border controls, workplace and residential raids, as well as a slowing economy, may be some of the contributing factors to why US Border Patrol has seen apprehension of non-Mexican migrants drop by as much as 60 percent. South and Central American migrants crossing into Mexico are forced to deal with violent attacks not only by Mexican police and immigration authorities, but by organized crime as well. The crossing carries even more risks for women migrants. Ricardo Martinez has more.

Black Farmers Still Facing Discrimination by the USDA

Congress enacted legislation in 2003, intended to address discrimination at the US Department of Agriculture. Part of that included the creation of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, to monitor abuses. But a Congressional oversight committee found that the USDA has done little to change its culture of bias. FSRN's Naji Mujahid reports from Capitol Hill.

Commemorating Nakbah

The Israeli Army wounded two Palestinians in northern Gaza today, during a demonstration marking the sixtieth anniversary of the Palestinian Nakbah, or the Day of Catastrophe. In 1948, 700,000 Palestinians were expelled from their lands on what is present-day Israel to neighboring Arab countries. That legacy continues in the Palestinian Territories. FSRN's Rami Almeghari reports from Gaza.