THE SUNDAY MALIBU NEWSPAPER January 4, 2004

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=34 BGCOLOR="#66CCFF" TEXT="#080000" background="15a08333.jpg"> <div> <A HREF="january_4__2004_m.htm#head_lines" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="THE SUNDAY MALIBU NEWSPAPER January 4, 2"><U>TODAY'S HEADLINES</U></A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Garamond" ><B> <!-onMouseover Link CSS Script-© Dynamic Drive (www.dynamicdrive.com). 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For full source code, installation instructions, 100's more DHTML scripts, and Terms Of Use, visit dynamicdrive.com--><style></style>  </div> <bR> <div> SHOULD MALIBU COPY LONDON ?</div> <div> & SUPERMARKET STRIKE STILL ON... <A NAME="continues_fees___malibu"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="922" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#000000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#FFFFFF" FRAME="ABOVE" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 1064 WIDTH="460"><div> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="248" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#000033" BORDERCOLORDARK="#FFFFFF" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#A6CAF0 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 27 ><NOBR><div> <B>From The Editor's Desk:</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>EDITORIAL OPINION:</B></div> <div> <B>"SHOULD MALIBU COPY LONDON?"</B></div> <div> <B>By Michael Brown</B></div> <div> <B>Point Dume, Malibu. Jan. 4, 2004. Special to The Sunday Malibu Newspaper.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Continuing along the road to Malibu's over-commercialization, the city could take a tip from London, and shut off the shopping plazas to free access. Parking meters at every space in the shopping plazas and along the road in front of the library and courthouse, charging $5 an hour (in central London parking meters cost over 2 pounds an hour!). Just a slight calculation makes one realize that the Colony Plaza alone (going to Ralph's costing $2 or $3 a pop) would be a daily goldmine to a City Council that has become more and more greedy for $$$. Why not go even further and charge for road use along the 26-mile stretch of Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu's main street?</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>In London they charge 5 pounds ($8.92) daily to enter the center of the city (it's called a "Congestion Zone" fee), plus the parking meters you pay. If you enter the city daily you could apply for a permit, if you can get through the Kafka-esque rules and regulations to obtain one. London has nothing over Malibu in the Kafka Dept. What it takes to build something in this town is fraught with favoritism, who you know and how much money you can show. If it's thought you might be able bankroll a City Council candidacy, and you have something needing a favorable decision before the Malibu City Council, say a variation on a city law which allows you to build something contrary to legal limitations, you might be on the winning track.</B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Malibu: Congested Zone Parking Fees?</div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="16230650.jpg" border=0 width="304" height="101" ALT="West Ward Beach" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Malibu could swipe another page from London's Lord Mayor Ken "The Red" Livingston: Parking regulations for builders and repairmen which all have deemed "inflexible and very complicated." Say, if a resident needs to call in a plumber, electrician or a builder, life could become as difficult here as it is in central London. Imagine having to give 5 days' notice in order that a plumber can park out in the residential space in front of your home, or two days' notice if it's in front of your Malibu office or place of business where there's a parking meter? That not all. So long as the space is "out-of-service" you or your hired workforce has to pay 20 pounds ($35.67) a day "compensation" fees.</B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="#continues_fees___malibu" TITLE="THE SUNDAY MALIBU NEWSPAPER January 4, 2"><U>continues...</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="460"><div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="424" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=BOTTOM HEIGHT= 152 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="160b7930.jpg" border=0 width="183" height="147" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=BOTTOM><NOBR><div> <B>No To London's Madness</B></div> <div> <B>For Malibu</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Photo</FONT>: <A HREF="mailto:robin@urbanomic.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:robin@urbanomic.com"><U>Robin@urbanomic.com</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>For parking to become as restricted in Malibu as it is in London, it just requires that the Malibu City Council continues to follow its own hybrid sort of "Malibu Plan" - Such as Measure M being one more stick in the edifice of rural condemnation practiced in recent years (Why is it so strange that the Malibu Planning Commission  decides no on most controversial issues, and the Malibu City Council, in clutch situations, overrides them and decides yes?).</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Fortunately, for the sake of many, the aggrandisement of a few was avoided when Malibu voters defeated Measure M last November, although two Planning Commisioners were fired in the wake of Measure M's defeat, and a third resigned over the City Councillors' heavy-handed treatment of his colleagues. How many times will Commercial Property Greed, practiced by many Malibu real estate developers, allow itself to be interrupted before it finally overwhelms Malibu and transforms the city into the compact puppet community of a privileged monied few? This is inevitable, say you? There are still those digging new trenches, or reinforcing old ones, as bulwarks against the forces of Malibu's commercialization.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Some of those advocating "stand-fast" have their own profit picture in view down the line, but some of those - like Walt Keller, Malibu's first mayor - have just the uncompromising desire to live in a rural community, a Malibu community that maintains an equilibrium with a link to its past and controls Commercial Greed with an eye towards its future. According to those in step with Walt Keller, the encircling and noose-tightening of a central London will never become a reality in Malibu. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Now if only the Malibu City Council, after the next April 2004 elections, turns its vest, the immediate future of Malibu could be in the hands of Human Beings.</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="january_4__2004_m.htm" TITLE="THE SUNDAY MALIBU NEWSPAPER January 4, 2"><U>up on top</U></A></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="454" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#330066" BORDERCOLORDARK="#FFFFFF" FRAME="ABOVE" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="454"><div> BESTSELLER BOOK TIP:</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="454" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#330066" BORDERCOLORDARK="#FFFFFF" FRAME="BELOW" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 115 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://www.hepatitiscfree.com/hepatitis-c.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.hepatitiscfree.com/hepatitis-"><U><B><IMG SRC="1513f580.jpg" border=0 width="63" height="88" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="1523f580.jpg" border=0 width="63" height="88" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://www.hepatitiscfree.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.hepatitiscfree.com"><U><B><IMG SRC="155374c0.gif" border=0 width="311" height="76" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> AN ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE SOLUTION</div> <div> BY LLOYD WRIGHT, <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#330066" FACE="Verdana" >MALIBU, CA</FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div>  <A NAME="malibu_city_council"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="922" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#000000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#FFFFFF" FRAME="VOID" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#C0DCC0 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 151 WIDTH="460"><div> <B>Malibu City Council: Candidates File Papers</B></div> <div> <B>Malibu City Hall. Jan. 2, 2004. Special To The Sunday Malibu Newspaper.</B></div> <div> <B>Councilmember Jeff Jennings last week filed nominating papers in order to run for another four year term.</B></div> <div> <B>A council hopeful, Pamela Conley Ulich, an attorney, also filed, reported city officials.</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="460"><bR> <div> <B>Dec. 22 was the first day council incumbents and challengers could file.  The last day to file is Jan. 16. There is an extension to Jan. 21 if any incumbent does not file. Malibuites Richard Carrigan, Deirdre Roney, Carol Randall and John Mazza are also expected to file, according to local reports.</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="140" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFCC99 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="january_4__2004_m.htm" TITLE="THE SUNDAY MALIBU NEWSPAPER January 4, 2"><U>up on top</U></A>   /  <A HREF="#continues_fees___malibu" TITLE="THE SUNDAY MALIBU NEWSPAPER January 4, 2"><U>next up</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div>  <A NAME="head_lines"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="3" WIDTH="914" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#A6CAF0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#000000" FRAME="VOID" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=BOTTOM HEIGHT= 73 ><NOBR><div> TODAY'S HEADLINES:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="15ea5440.jpg" border=0 width="165" height="68" ALT="Alice's Pier" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="15fa5440.jpg" border=0 width="165" height="68" ALT="Alice's Pier" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="351"><div> <A HREF="mailto:publisher@sundaymalibunewspaper.us" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:publisher@sundaymalibunewspaper.u"><U> <img src="HTMLobj-339/aniGif.gif" alt="Letters To The Editor." border="0" align="bottom" width="110" height="34">  </U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 999 ><NOBR><div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="147" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#FF0000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#FFFFFF" FRAME="BOX" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 77 ><NOBR><div> <B> <img src="HTMLobj-342/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="32" height="32">  </B></div> <div> <B> <img src="HTMLobj-343/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="32" height="32">  </B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="107"><div> <A HREF="http://sundaymalibu.kulturserver.de" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://sundaymalibu.kulturserver.de"><U><B>IN BREAKING NEWS!</B></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="162" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#FFCCB2" BORDERCOLORDARK="#FFCCB2" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 54 WIDTH="158"><div> Important Phone Numbers & Contact Information</div> <div> In Malibu  <a href="http://catsinthenet.kulturserver-berlin.de/important_phone.htm" onclick="NewWindow(this.href,'test','540','340','no','center');return false" onfocus="this.blur()">click</a>  </div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://watchthewater.co.la.ca.us/beach.cfm?bid=19#" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://watchthewater.co.la.ca.us/beach.c"><U><IMG SRC="15097490.jpg" border=0 width="151" height="73" ALT="Take A Look At Zuma Beach!" 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OUR PROVIDER, GLOBAT.COM, SWEARS IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN: FINGERS CROSSED.</div> <div> THE PUBLISHER</div> <div> THE EDITORS</div> <div> THE WEBMASTER</div> <div> SMN</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF WIDTH="368"><div> SHOULD MALIBU COPY LONDON ?</div> <div> <B>EDITORIAL OPINION</B></div> <div> By Michael Brown, Point Dume, Malibu. Jan. 4, 2004<A HREF="january_4__2004_m.htm" TITLE="THE SUNDAY MALIBU NEWSPAPER January 4, 2"><U><IMG SRC="01b0e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>MALIBU CITY COUNCIL:</B></div> <div> <B>CANDIDATES FILE PAPERS</B></div> <div> Malibu City Hall. Jan. 2, 2004 <A HREF="#malibu_city_council" TITLE="THE SUNDAY MALIBU NEWSPAPER January 4, 2"><U><IMG SRC="01b0e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Big 3 Supermarkets Still On Strike</B></div> <div> <B>Were Undercover Union Members Hired As 'Scabs?'</B></div> <div> By Ras Babylon, Ralph's At The Malibu Colony Jan. 3, 2004 <A HREF="#supermarkets_strike" TITLE="THE SUNDAY MALIBU NEWSPAPER January 4, 2"><U><IMG SRC="01b0e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>ISRAELI  MP PROPOSES 'ETHNIC CLEANSING'</B></div> <div> By Khaled Amayreh, West Bank Territory. Jan. 4, 2004 <A HREF="#ethnic_cleansing_israel" TITLE="THE SUNDAY MALIBU NEWSPAPER January 4, 2"><U><IMG SRC="01b0e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>BIN LADIN SENDS A NEW YEAR'S TAPE</B></div> <div> Tel Aviv, Israel. Jan. 4, 2004. 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NUMBS <A HREF="page_2__in_other_news.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="THE SUNDAY MALIBU NEWSPAPER January 4, 2"><U><IMG SRC="01b0e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>THE SPONTANEOUS SPECTATOR @ PARADISE COVE.</B></div> <div> <B>DON'T CALL ME, I'LL CALL YOU...</B></div> <div> By Ed Stollery II, Paradise Cove, Malibu. 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Jan.4, 2004 <A HREF="page_4__palestine___israeli_notebook.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="THE SUNDAY MALIBU NEWSPAPER January 4, 2"><U><IMG SRC="01b0e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>PALESTINIANS MAY BE SHOT AT?</B></div> <div> By Uri Avnery, Tel Aviv, Israel, Jan.4, 2004 <A HREF="page_4__palestine___israeli_notebook.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="THE SUNDAY MALIBU NEWSPAPER January 4, 2"><U><IMG SRC="01b0e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>THE HEART OF THE ARMY</B></div> <div> By Uri Avnery & Gush Shalom, Tel Aviv, Israel. Jan. 4, 2004 <A HREF="page_4__palestine___israeli_notebook_heart_of_the_army.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="THE SUNDAY MALIBU NEWSPAPER January 4, 2"><U><IMG SRC="01b0e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Page 4A:</B></div> <div> <B>READ THE ISRAELI VERSION OF THE PEACE PLAN:</B></div> <div> <B>What Ariel Sharon Really Plans For Palestine!</B></div> <div> By Uri Avnery, Tel Aviv, Israel. Dec. 21, 2003 <A HREF="the_israeli_version_of_the_peace_plan.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="THE SUNDAY MALIBU NEWSPAPER January 4, 2"><U><IMG SRC="01b0e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Page 5:</B></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="218" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFCC66 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 48 ><NOBR><div> <B>Film </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000033" FACE="Lucida Handwriting" ><B>Review  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000033" FACE="Arial" ><B>By Lodger:</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>"THE STATION AGENT"</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="page_5__film_review__.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="THE SUNDAY MALIBU NEWSPAPER January 4, 2"><U><IMG SRC="01b0e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>Page 6:</B></div> <div> <B>MALIBU BRIEFS  </B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="page_6__malibu_briefs___market_place.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="THE SUNDAY MALIBU NEWSPAPER January 4, 2"><U><IMG SRC="01b0e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></FONT></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c866000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Schedule of Upcoming Events</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c866000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">THE MALIBU INN CALENDAR JANUARY 2004</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c866000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">MALIBU REAL ESTATE Purchasing A Home? <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="page_6__malibu_briefs___market_place_purchasing_a_home_1.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="THE SUNDAY MALIBU NEWSPAPER January 4, 2"><U><IMG SRC="01b0e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></FONT></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c866000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Employment Opportunities <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="page_6__malibu_briefs___market_place_employment_opportunities.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="THE SUNDAY MALIBU NEWSPAPER January 4, 2"><U><IMG SRC="01b0e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></FONT></div> <div> <B>SMN MARKET PLACE</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Page 7:</B></div> <div> <B>Music:</B></div> <div> <B>BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN # 1 IN 2003</B></div> <div> John Summers With pollstar's report <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="page_7__music___blacktalk.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="THE SUNDAY MALIBU NEWSPAPER January 4, 2"><U><IMG SRC="01b0e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></FONT></div> <div> <B>BRITNEY SPEARS RIPS IT UP IN VEGAS</B></div> <div> <B>"HERE COMES THE BRIDE?"</B></div> <div> By Robert Winston, Las Vegas Dayz. Jan. 4, 2004 <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="page_7__music___blacktalk_britney_spears_in_vegas.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="THE SUNDAY MALIBU NEWSPAPER January 4, 2"><U><IMG SRC="01b0e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></FONT></div> <div> <B>The Top 20 Concert </B><B>Tours </B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="page_7__music___blacktalk.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="THE SUNDAY MALIBU NEWSPAPER January 4, 2"><U><IMG SRC="01b0e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Page 8:</B></div> <div> <B>THE WALL STREET DESK:</B></div> <div> <B>THE DOLLAR OF LOWERED EXPECTATIONS, AS THE YEAR BEGINS...</B></div> <div> By Nana Barnes & Staff. Wall Street. Jan. 4, 2004 <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="page_8__the_wall_street_desk.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="THE SUNDAY MALIBU NEWSPAPER, January 4, "><U><IMG SRC="01b0e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></FONT></div> <div> <B>KAZAA WINS IN HOLLAND</B></div> <div> Amsterdam, Holland. Jan. 2, 2004 <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="page_8__the_wall_street_desk_kazaa.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="THE SUNDAY MALIBU NEWSPAPER, January 4, "><U><IMG SRC="01b0e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></FONT></div> <div> <B>POTPOURI: </B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="page_8__the_wall_street_desk_potpourri.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="THE SUNDAY MALIBU NEWSPAPER, January 4, "><U><IMG SRC="01b0e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></FONT></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700b400000000.png" HEIGHT="12" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">COMCAST SELLING  21% TIME WARNER CABLE HOLDING</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700b400000000.png" HEIGHT="12" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">NBC - VIVENDI U MERGER STILL ON?</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700b400000000.png" HEIGHT="12" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">MUSIC BIZ FAILS THIRD YEAR IN ROW</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div>  <A NAME="supermarkets_strike"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="922" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#000000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#FFFFFF" FRAME="HSIDES" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 1483 WIDTH="460"><div> <B>Big 3 Supermarkets Still On Strike</B></div> <div> <B>Were Undercover Union Members Hired As 'Scabs?'</B></div> <div> <B>By Ras Babylon</B></div> <div> <B>Ralph's At The Malibu Colony Jan. 3, 2004. Special to The Sunday Malibu Newspaper.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The three major supermarket chains in Southern and Central California cancelled their 24-hour doors-open policy for Christmas and New Year's Day, and on Friday, Jan. 2, Ralph's Markets was slapped with a lawsuit claiming they were furtively rehiring  striking employees under other names and Social Security numbers. The lawsuit calls for an injunction to stop Ralph's managers from hiring union members, and asks that Ralph's pay all legal costs.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Rumors to that effect have been flying around the strike centers and picket lines for weeks now, and were brought up in the state Senate hearing called last month to discuss unemployment benefits for striking union members. It is reported that after the meeting, Frank Simkins, a union business representative in Orange County, asked two of his United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) union members to go undercover. The cashier and the meat cutter said they let their managers know they wanted to work, and within a week, they claimed, they had job assignments. Their names were not released in press statements.</B></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="415" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#000000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#EEEEEE" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 101 WIDTH="411"><div> <B>The cashier said she reported to an Oceanside store, where she worked for a day before filling out any paperwork. The following day, she said, the manager encouraged her to write down her 9-year-old daughter's Social Security number on the application.</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <B>The meat cutter said he was offered a job in another county with lodging included, but chose a Ralph's in Orange County instead. He said the manager advised him to use his 19-year-old son's Social Security number, and to be sure not to include any exemptions on the W-2 tax form so that his son wouldn't be liable for taxes later.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The key to the lawsuit is that Ralph's and Albertson's are engaged in a lockout,  the same thing as a strike, only by the employer, and under U.S. Government labor laws they cannot selectively hire back workers. Von's, it is also reported, has been encouraging regular employees to give up their union membership and report back to work. It is not illegal for a striker to cross a picket line, and Vons store managers are exhorting people to return because Von's did not lockout their staff. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The accusations of illegal hiring, if true, would be a vital winning point to the UFCW - United Food and Commercial Workers union in its nearly 3-month-old contract battle with Ralph's and the Vons and Albertson's grocery chains. UFCW Union officials report Ralph's rehiring of workers, if proven beyond a reasonable doubt, would mean that the lockout would be defined as a 'selective layoff,'  making all locked-out workers eligible for unemployment benefits. The UFCW would then gain the upper hand in the contract negotiations. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The suit, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, alleges that at least 50 to 100 union employees have been covertly rehired by Ralph's.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Answering the lawsuit to the press, on Friday, Ralph's spokesman Terry O'Neil denied that managers were knowingly hiring back employees or engaging in deception.</B></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="415" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#000000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#EEEEEE" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 39 WIDTH="411"><div> <B>He said if any such practice was discovered, those workers would be fired.</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>Ralph's operates 300 stores under this contract with the UFCW and has hired about 30,000 replacement workers. Although O'Neil pooh-poohs the claims by the union of unethical hirings, union attorneys say they have proof to the contrary.</B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="#supermarkets_strike" TITLE="THE SUNDAY MALIBU NEWSPAPER January 4, 2"><U>continues...</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="460"><div> <B>Joseph L. Paller of </B><B>Gilbert & Sackman, a principal attorney in the lawsuit for UFCW, said the evidence includes statements and pay stubs provided by the two employees working undercover, and by a third who ca</B><B>me forward after she was confronted by fellow union members. In addition, union officials said they obtained statements and photographs from members who said they recognized about 50 locked-out Ralph's employees working at different sites.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Paller and union officials said that for locked-out employees to be rehired, they must provide fictitious Social Security numbers. Otherwise, they say, their names would be flagged by internal payroll systems.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The suit does not name the workers, the witnesses or the managers who allegedly hired the union members. Paller said it would be unlikely for locked-out workers to be rehired without the explicit knowledge of store managers because of the extensive documentation needed for new employees.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>In addition, according to U.S. federal labor laws, falsifying certain information for employment, such as name and Social Security number, is a criminal offense. Workers committing such offenses  and store managers knowingly helping them to do so could face court charges. The UFCW said it had referred the matter on to the Internal Revenue Service and the state Franchise Tax Board. </B></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="380" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=BOTTOM HEIGHT= 190 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="161d1b70.jpg" border=0 width="209" height="183" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=BOTTOM WIDTH="163"><div> <B>UFCW Local 324 Holding The Line.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Photo(c) 2003 <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.ufcw.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ufcw.org"><U>UFCW.org</U></A></FONT></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The union also filed a complaint about the alleged rehiring with the National Labor Relations Board. The NLRB in Los Angeles confirmed Friday that  they were conducting an investigation into the complaint. If the lockout is qualified as a massively selective one, the NLRB board could consider injunctive relief to stop that practice, according to sources.</B></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="415" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#000000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#EEEEEE" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 39 WIDTH="411"><div> <B>The independent supermarkets in Malibu are benefiting bigtime from the strike,</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <B>with HOW's market at Trancas enjoying summertime-peak sales in a normally down-period for them. Eric Sustin, Asst. Manager, </B><B>estimates the strike has doubled the store's business. Cooke's Market at Point Dume had no comment, but their checkout lines are fully staffed and active until closing. </B><B>Malibu shoppers are reluctant to cross a picket line, particularly when they may personally know some of the picketers.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The supermarket chains -- Safeway Inc.'s Vons and Pavilions, Kroger Co.'s Ralph's and Albertson's Inc. - closed Christmas Day, cancelling normally lucrative holiday pay hours, because of the strike which has continued since October 11, 2003. The strike and subsequent lockout by the chains have kept 70,000 union workers away from their jobs and on picket lines. Operating with temporary workers since the strike  began, the chains' markets reopened Friday, Dec. 26. The same scenario was played out New Year's Day, with stores reopening the 2nd of January, 2004. It is reported by the unions and the chains that talks are supposed to take place this weekend. The lawsuit may complicate any resumption of talks.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>UFCW launched a strike against Safeway Inc.'s Vons and Pavilions' stores Oct. 11 after talks broke down over health benefits and an employer proposal for a lower pay scale for hiring new employees. Kroger Co.'s Ralph's and Albertson's Inc., which are covered by the same labor contract, locked out their union workers the next day. In all, the contract affects some 70,000 workers at about 850 stores in Southern and Central California.</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="140" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFCC99 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="january_4__2004_m.htm" TITLE="THE SUNDAY MALIBU NEWSPAPER January 4, 2"><U>up on top</U></A>   /  <A HREF="#malibu_city_council" TITLE="THE SUNDAY MALIBU NEWSPAPER January 4, 2"><U>next up</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div>  <A NAME="egypt_plane_disaster"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="920" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 2911 ><NOBR><div> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="455" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#000000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#000000" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 2863 WIDTH="451"><div> <B>SATURDAY PLANE DISASTER IN EGYPT: 148 KILLED !</B></div> <div> <B>Archbishop Of Paris Holds Wake</B></div> <div> <B>By Kevin McCutcheon,</B></div> <div> <B>plus Wire Reports</B></div> <div> <B>Notre-Dame Cathedral. Paris, France. Jan.4, 2004. Special to The Sunday Malibu Newspaper</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Garamond" ><B>.</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>A Paris-bound Boeing 737 plane, operated by a private Egyptian charter company Flash Airlines, crashed just minutes after take-off from the Egyptian tourist resort Sharm al-Shaikh on Saturday, killing everybody on board. Most of the dead are French tourists. The Egyptian Civil Aviation Minister Ahmad Muhammad Shafiq Zaki said the cause of Saturday's crash was "entirely technical" and that technical problems might also account for the pilots' failure to tell the control tower they were in trouble.</B></div> <div> <B>French experts are using special equipment to seek and recover bodies, wreckage and flight data recorders.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The French Transport Minister Gilles de Robien, interviewed on French television, said French avaiation investigators would check to see if the airline had met international aviation rules, but t</B><B>he minister said a power failure was the most likely cause of the plane crash off the Egyptian coast that killed 148 people, mostly French tourists. </B><B>He told Europe 1 radio that while nothing is for sure, all the indications were that an accident caused the crash near Sharm el-Shaikh on Saturday. "We can never be absolutely certain, but all the indications seem to point to the same theory. There was no explosion before the crash, no one has claimed responsibility for an attack," he said. "The arguments most commonly set out show that it was simply a loss of power."</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Amidst a US-led heightened air security alert over fears that an airliner could be used for an 11 September-style attack, </B><B>the Boeing 737 plunged into the Red Sea shortly after take-off from the resort of Sharm al-Shaikh early on Saturday.</B></div> <div> <B>Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmad Mahir </B><B>said there is no evidence that sabotage led to the Flash Airlines Boeing 737 crashing. </B><B>"The incident is absolutely not the result of a terrorist act, but is linked to a technical failure of the plane." </B><B>Flight 604 to Paris via Cairo disappeared from radar screens at 4:44 am, minutes after taking off from the popular resort on the southern tip of the Sinai desert. </B><B>Radar readings showed the doomed charter flight climbed to 5000 feet after take-off and made a planned left turn before engaging in a strange maneuver and plunging into the sea.</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.france2.fr/view-video.php3?videoUrl=/contents/Video/000469E6.ram" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.france2.fr/view-video.php3?vi"><U>See The French Video here</U></A>.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Transport Minister Gilles de Robien & Madame Raffarin, wife of France's Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin, and your SMN reporter, were amongst the 2000 in attendance at Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral early Sunday as Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger, the Archbishop of Paris, presided over a wake in memory of the crash victims. The Pope headed up world leaders who sent their condolences. Other French tourists vacationing in Sharm el-Shaikh, due to fly back on later flights of the doomed Boeing 737, booked with other airlines and have begun arriving at Paris' airports. Most are very quiet, in a state of shock, and have shunned any interviews, the - "It could've been me on that plane." - possibility weighing heavily upon them. To add to the grimness, on Sunday, French TV channel, France 2, showed a French woman tourist walking the beach in front of the hotel at Sharm el-Shaikh describing, to the lap of waves in the background, how pieces of the plane and bodies are washing up on the shore.</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>W</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Garamond" ><B>as The Plane Unsafe?</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>It was revealed that the Boeing 737 which crashed into the Red Sea had been banned from flying over Swiss airspace since October 2002 due to safety concerns. "During an inspection we discovered that the airline was a danger to aviation security," said Celestine Perissinotto, spokeswoman for the Swiss Federal Office for Civil Aviation. "If a company is forbidden (to fly over national airspace)... that means the problems are serious." She declined to give further details.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Swiss authorities also informed the Safety Assessment of Foreign Aircraft Programme - part of the European Joint Aviation Authorities - about its concerns. Ms. Perissinotto said fewer than 10 airlines were currently banned from Switzerland, or earmarked for inspection. There was an exception made to the ban on Flash Airlines when a Paris-bound Flash plane made an emergency landing in Geneva due to bad weather conditions in Paris, Perissinotto said, confirming a report in the "Sonntags- Blick" newspaper. Information about the emergency landing provided by the airline had been insufficient, Perissinotto added, insinuating Flash Airlines had used the emergency landing to its benefit to play down the 2002 banning.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Rescue teams probing the crash faced a daunting challenge from strong currents and underwater canyons on Sunday.</B></div> <div> <B>"We can't deny it's a difficult environment," Zaki told reporters.</B></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="413" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 147 WIDTH="230"><div> <B>Flash Airlines' Boeing 737, sometime well before the crash on Saturday.</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="163b08c0.jpg" border=0 width="176" height="140" ALT="Flash Airline" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> <B>He suspected the main body of the Boeing 737 plane lay on the seabed about 300 metres (1000 feet) underwater, although France has sent a submarine robot they say can work well within those depths. In addition to the robot, French officials also sent a team of navy divers plus a military aircraft to take part in the Egyptian-led search for the remains, including human ones, of the Paris-bound plane. The challenge comes from both fast-moving currents picking up debris and bodies, as well as deep canyons which can plunge to 1400 metres (almost 5000 feet), according to resident diving experts in the Egyptian resort at Sharm al-Shaikh.</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>L</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Garamond" ><B>atest News As We Go To Press.....</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>A submarine robot capable of operating in depths of 400 metres (1,300 feet) arrived this morning from France," said naval attache Commander Xavier de Sontenay. The robot was already "operating beneath the crash area to try to locate debris or victims." The frigate Le Tourville was also heading north from a French base in Djibouti to help in the search, and was expected to arrive on Monday, he added. Egyptian air force planes, navy ships and a helicopter are also searching the sea. Rescue workers had recovered remains of the bodies of six people by late Saturday. This, according to France's Deputy Foreign Minister Renaud Muselier, who was dispatched to Egypt by French President Jacques Chirac in a show of his concern.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Egyptian Civil Aviation Minister Ahmad Shafik said rescue workers had also recovered sections of the plane wreckage. while, according to reports, local Egyptian television showed pictures of debris floating in the sea, including tattered, bright yellow life-jackets.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>As early Sunday evening comes to the French capital, a magnificently-lit Notre Dame Cathedrale has become the center for grievance over the disaster. A middle aged Frenchman sitting in front of us turned to the woman next to him, whispering hoarsely in French: "Why was this airplane allowed to fly? They knew- the French aviation authorities - They are all guilty."</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="140" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFCC99 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="january_4__2004_m.htm" TITLE="THE SUNDAY MALIBU NEWSPAPER January 4, 2"><U>up on top</U></A>   /   <A HREF="#supermarkets_strike" TITLE="THE SUNDAY MALIBU NEWSPAPER January 4, 2"><U>next up</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="455" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#000000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#FFFF33" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 1374 WIDTH="451"><div>  <A NAME="ethnic_cleansing_israel"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="421" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#000000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#FFFF33" FRAME="BOX" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 190 WIDTH="194"><div> <B><IMG SRC="14dbe970.jpg" border=0 width="190" height="151" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> Palestinians should be expelled, according to Israeli MP.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="223"><div> <B>Israeli MP proposes 'ethnic cleansing'</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>By Khalid Amayreh</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> <B>In the West Bank, Palestine Territory.  Jan.4, 2004. 21:49 Makka Time, 18:49 GMT.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>A member of the Israeli parliament has proposed “massive ethnic cleansing” of non-Jews in Palestine-Israel as a “final solution” of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.</B></div> <div> <B>Uzi Cohen, a member of Ariel Sharon’s right-wing Likud party and a deputy in the Knesset, told Israeli public radio on Sunday there was widespread support in Israel for “the idea of ethnic cleansing.” -  “Many people support the idea but few are willing to speak about it publicly.”</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Cohen, an influential figure in Likud, proposed that Israel, the United States, the European Union as well as oil-rich Arab states make concerted efforts to create a Palestinian state in northern Jordan. He suggested the Hashimi royal family in Amman “might view favorably this idea.” Cohen, who is also deputy mayor of the town of Raanana, said Palestinians should be given 20 years to “leave voluntarily.”</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>“In case they don’t leave, plans would have to be drawn up to expel them by force.” Cohen’s racist ideas have drawn strong reactions from Palestinian leaders in Israel. Israeli Arab Knesset member Ahmad Taibi described Cohen as representing “Israel’s ugly face.” - “This man espouses Jewish fascism and he is trying to foster his venomous ideas, and I must say he is achieving remarkable success,” Taibi told Aljazeera.net. “The idea of ethnic cleansing is no longer confined to the far-right parties in Israel; many in the Likud support ethnic cleansing.” Taibi said tabling a racist proposal for discussion is in itself a grave development. “It is not important what the result will be. The important thing is that they are going to dignify a fascist proposal like this by discussing it in a formal meeting.”</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Israeli leaders have lately been warning of an “encroaching Palestinian demographic threat.” On Friday, Jan. 2, a leading Jewish demographer warned Jews were on the verge of becoming a minority in mandatory Palestine, the historic region administered by Britain until late 1947 from the River Jordan to the Mediterranean.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has so far been circumspect about the idea of banishing the Palestinians from their ancestral land. Last year, when members of his Likud party approached him with the idea, Sharon reportedly told them “the international situation wouldn’t be conducive to expelling the Palestinians.”</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>In 1948, the newly-born Jewish state expelled the bulk of the Palestinian population from what is now Israel and destroyed more than 460 Arab towns and villages. Israel has consistently refused to allow the repatriation of the refugees, arguing that allowing some or all of them back to their homes, many of which no longer exist, would undermine the “Jewish identity” of Israel.</B></div> <div> <B>This Report From </B><A HREF="http://english.aljazeera.net" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://english.aljazeera.net"><U><B>Aljazeera.net </B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Also In This Issue:</B></div> <div> <B>Israeli Justice Minister Warns Against Apartheid</B></div> <div> <B>Palestinians May Be Shot At? </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Garamond" ><A HREF="page_4__palestine___israeli_notebook.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="THE SUNDAY MALIBU NEWSPAPER January 4, 2"><U><B>Read Page 4</B></U></A></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Garamond" ><B>.</B></FONT></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="140" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFCC99 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="january_4__2004_m.htm" TITLE="THE SUNDAY MALIBU NEWSPAPER January 4, 2"><U>up on top</U></A>   /   <A HREF="#malibu_city_council" TITLE="THE SUNDAY MALIBU NEWSPAPER January 4, 2"><U>next up</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div>  <A NAME="bin_ladin_new_years_tape"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="455" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#000000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#EEEEEE > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 1294 WIDTH="451"><div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="347" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 121 WIDTH="202"><div> <B>BIN LADIN SENDS A NEW YEAR'S TAPE</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="1648d700.jpg" border=0 width="141" height="112" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> <B>In his latest recorded message, Usama bin Ladin condemns Middle Eastern governments for betraying Arab and Muslim causes and urges his coreligionists to resist the West.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Tel Aviv, Israel. Jan. 4, 2004. From The Tel Aviv Desk</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>In an audio message broadcast exclusively by Aljazeera late on Sunday night, Middle East time, the al-Qaida leader urged Muslims to continue jihad against what he described as "conspirators against Muslim nations." He harshly criticised Arab governments for failing to resist US military and diplomatic moves in the Middle East, as well as making compromises in their support of the Palestinian national cause.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Bin Ladin made reference to the 14 December capture of ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, suggesting the recording was  quite recent. He refers in particular to the occupation of Iraq, the US-backed "road map" for settling the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as well as the alternative Geneva peace plan between the Palestinians and the Israelis. Bin Ladin harshly attacked rulers of Arabian Gulf countries and scorned their ability to repulse any possible US attack on their countries.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>He criticized what he describes as the persecution by certain "outlaw" regimes of their citizens. The al-Qaida leader also condemns Muslim rulers' inability to stand up to the US, criticising their compromises with reference to Palestinian cause.</B></div> <div> <B>He attacks what he calls their "stand against Palestinian resistance as took place at the Sharm al-Sheikh summit in 1996 (an anti-terrorism summit), and at the Beirut Arab summit (2002)." Bin Ladin criticised certain countries for "stopping financial aid to the families of Palestinian martyrs," meaning human bombers. He also rejected the US-backed road map peace plan, which stipulates an end to armed resistance against Israeli occupation, and he included a special word attack against the six Arab states of the Gulf Cooperation Council for welcoming members of Iraq's US-installed transitional Governing Council.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Dismissing the economic achievements of the Arab world, bin Ladin said Spain's economy alone was much larger than that of all the Arab countries put together. He blamed the decline of Arabs and Muslims on their negligence of Islam as a system of government and state, and called on all Muslims to establish a council of wise men to rule after the overthrow of all regimes in the Arab and Muslim world. The former mujahidin commander in Afghanistan says such a council will unify Muslims and Arab positions, and raise the banner of jihad to stop what he calls the West's attacks against Muslims. Bin Ladin also criticised moves to change the educational curriculum in Muslim countries, and warned of a religious and economic war by the West aimed at dominating other Gulf countries, after the occupation of Iraq.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>In Washington, a Central Intelligence Agency spokesman said it might take a couple of days to determine whether the tape, which sounded like previous broadcast recordings by the al- Qaida leader, was genuine. </B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="140" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFCC99 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="january_4__2004_m.htm" TITLE="THE SUNDAY MALIBU NEWSPAPER January 4, 2"><U>up on top</U></A>   /   <A HREF="#ethnic_cleansing_israel" TITLE="THE SUNDAY MALIBU NEWSPAPER January 4, 2"><U>next up</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=55 BGCOLOR="#DDDDDD" TEXT="#080000"> <div>  <!-onMouseover Link CSS Script-© Dynamic Drive (www.dynamicdrive.com). 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