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To: 10K a day who wrote (8186)	8/17/2006 12:10:13 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 9838

Bali Bombing Convict Freed on Indonesia's Independence Day voanews.com ^ \| 8 17 06 \| VOA News An Islamic militant jailed in connection with the 2002 Bali bombings was released from prison Thursday while 11 others linked to the blasts received sentence reductions. The militants had their sentences cut by four months to mark Indonesia's independence day. The reduction allowed one of the men to walk free after completing his jail term. Officials say the 12 militants carried out robberies, financed the attacks and sheltered key figures in the nightclub bombings that killed 202 people, many of them foreign tourists. Indonesia often reduces prison terms on holidays, but the move is likely to draw protests from Australia and other countries whose citizens died in the bombings. Thirty-three people were convicted and jailed for the Bali attacks, blamed on the al-Qaida-linked group Jemaah Islamiyah. Three key figures are to be executed next month. Other prisoners receiving sentence reductions today include Australian Schapelle Corby, convicted of smuggling marijuana to Bali island. Two months were taken off her 20-year sentence.

To: 10K a day who wrote (8186)	8/18/2006 9:42:46 AM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9838

Former Atlanta Mayor Andy Young blames Jews, Koreans and Arabs for "ripping off" Blacks. WSBRadio ^ \| 08-18-06 wsbradio.com In an interview, Young was asked whether he was concerned that Wal-Mart causes smaller, mom-and-pop stores to close. ``Well, I think they should; they ran the 'mom and pop' stores out of my neighborhood,'' the paper quoted Young as saying. ``But you see, those are the people who have been overcharging us, selling us stale bread and bad meat and wilted vegetables. And they sold out and moved to Florida. I think they've ripped off our communities enough. First it was Jews, then it was Koreans and now it's Arabs; very few black people own these stores.'' Young said he decided to end his involvement with Working Families for Wal-Mart after he started getting calls about the story. ``Things that are matter-of-fact in Atlanta, in the New York and Los Angeles environment, tend to be a lot more volatile,'' he said. The Jewish community criticized Young's comments. ``Andrew Young is a nationally known civil rights leader. If anyone should know that these are the words of bigotry, anti-Semitism and prejudice, it's him,'' said Rabbi Marvin Hier, dean and founder of the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles. ``I know he apologized, but I would say this: ... During his years as a leader of the national civil rights movement, if anyone would utter remarks like this about African-Americans, his voice would be the first to rise in indignation.''