• My Lai 40 Year Anniversary Commemorated
• Take Back America Conference Kicks Off
• Violence Strikes as McCain, Cheney Visit Iraq
• Winter Soldiers Tell Their Tales of War
• Challenging Chevron's Massive Profits
• Dubai's South Asian Workers Halt Work

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Take Back America Conference Kicks Off

The annual Take Back America conference is taking place this week in Washington DC. As FSRN's Matt Laslo reports, progressives from around the US are meeting to focus their agenda in this election year.

Violence Strikes as McCain, Cheney Visit Iraq

Republican presidential hopeful John McCain and Vice President Dick Cheney are on separate trips to Iraq today – touting the war's supposed success. Yet 36 people were killed and 50 more injured when a woman suicide bomber struck in Karbala. At least two US soldiers were also killed by a roadside bomb in Baghdad.

Winter Soldiers Tell Their Tales of War

Meanwhile, more than 200 members of Iraq Veterans Against the War gathered in College Park, Maryland this weekend for the historic Winter Soldier hearings. They spent the weekend sharing their stories and visions for the future before a closed audience, and for a live television, radio and internet broadcast. For many, it was the first time they were able to tell the story of their experiences in the military. FSRN's Sarah Olson has more.

My Lai 40 Year Anniversary Commemorated

As Winter Soldiers give voice to the current struggles of troops and civilians in Iraq, efforts to heal wounds of the Vietnam War still continues 40 years later. Over the weekend, some 2,000 people commemorated the 40th anniversary of the brutal massacre in My Lai, Vietnam. WORT's Norman Stockwell files this report.

Challenging Chevron's Massive Profits

Chevron is the third largest company in the US…seventh largest in the world. Last year, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company- also known as Conoco Phillips- made over $18 billion in profits – the highest amount ever made in it's nearly 130 year history. Activists say that Chevron profits from domestic environmental racism and US imperialism. The group "Direct Action to Stop the War" alleges that Chevron supported the Bush administration's attempts to force the Iraqi government to open its nationalized oil industry to foreign investment and control. According to the Dept of Energy, Chevron has been refining oil from Iraq at its Richmond refinery since the war began. On Saturday, activists blockaded a Chevron refinery in Northern California, the first MOVE in a week of actions designed to "bring the war home." Puck Lo files this report From Richmond, CA.

Dubai's South Asian Workers Halt Work

Thousands of Asian workers in Dubai halted work this weekend until their demands for better wages were met. Dubai, the second largest city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is experiencing a construction boom largely driven by a construction industry reliant on low-paid South Asian workers. FSRN's Simba Russeau has more from Dubai.