The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays, for October 21, 2004 - 6:00pm
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An eight year prison sentence for the highest-ranking U.S. soldier charged in the Abu Ghraib prison torture and abuse scandal, . . .. .the most severe sentence thus far.....staff Sgt. Ivan “Chip” Frederick had pled guilty
The American Civil Liberties Union sues the FBI to get more information about the agency's questioning of Muslims and Arabs ...the group wants to know if the government is protecting the constitutional rights of those being interviewed
An American Muslim taskforce gives a qualified endorsement to Demoractic presidential candidate John Kerry, citing the Bush administration's treatment of Muslims since the September 11th attacks ...four years ago most of the groups backed George W. Bush.
Israel kills the top bomb maker of the Islamic militant group Hamas.... Adnan Al-Ghoul is assassinated by a missile strike in Gaza City
Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader takes his effort to get on the ballot in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania to the United States Supreme Court
California's minor political parties call for voters to reject proposition 62, to create a Louisiana-style open primary system
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