• Commander Who is Critical of Attacking Iran Resigns
• Senate Committee Considers Waste and Fraud in Connection to Iraq War
• Family of 12-year-old Murdered by Penn State Troopers Awarded $28 Million
• US to Modernize Poland's Army in Exchange for Hosting Missile Silos
• Organizing Trash Recyclers Worldwide
• Politician's Comments Make Waves in Kashmir

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• Twin Bombings in Lahore
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• Chemical Exposure Linked to Gulf War Syndrome
• Group Sues to Halt Bioweapons Experiments at Lawrence Livermore
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Central Command Commander, Admiral William Fallon is resigning. His resignation comes just days after he was asked about an Esquire Magazine article in which he is critical of the Bush Administration.  Fallon has been known to be an ardent opponent of attacking Iran.

Meanwhile, as Congress considers President Bush's request for an additional $108 billion to continue the war and reconstruction effort in Iraq, questions have been raised in regard to the waste, fraud, and abuse of resources. The Senate Committee on Appropriations held a hearing today to address the issues of money and accountability of the military, private contractors, and the Iraqi government. FSRN's Naji Mujahid reports from Capitol Hill.

"Relations between India and Pakistan should not be held hostage by the Kashmir issue." This remark, by Asif Zardari, the man at the helm of the party set to rule Pakistan - has created ripples in the disputed territory of Kashmir. Shahnawaz Khan reports.

Trash pickers or scrap collectors have played a role in urban waste management systems since the nineteenth century. It's an occupation practiced worldwide that helps protect the environment and provides income for poor families. Although recyclers remain at the bottom rung of the global economic ladder and face harassment from authorities, they are increasingly organized and have won important victories. Colombia's waste pickers were among the first to organize, and they recently invited their counterparts from around the world to discuss shared problems. From a recyclers' center in Bogotá, Teo Ballvé reports.

A federal court jury unanimously ruled that two Pennsylvania state police troopers used excessive force and intentionally shot 12-year-old Michael Ellerbe in Uniontown, Pennsylvania in December 2002. The jury awarded Ellerbe's family more than $28 million dollars in punitive and compensatory damages. FSRN's Andalusia Knoll has more from Pittsburgh.

Poland has been given assurances from the United States that it will help modernize the Polish army in exchange for locating a missile defense shield on Polish territory. While the United States and the Czech Republic are putting the finishing touches to an agreement to place radars on Czech soil, Polish-US negotiations on hosting ten interceptor missile silos seem to have dragged on and on. Danuta Isler reports from Warsaw.