News 9/17/12

War Crimes in Syria:

The first news story today is an update on the war in Syria. Both sides have commited war crimes that are being investigated by the United Nations. From Al Jazeera, ""We have good evidence in terms of summary executions, forced disappearance, arbitrary detentions, torture and sexual violence from both sides," said Paulo Pinheiro, head of the UN investigative panel." The was has claimed over two hundred thousand lives in eighteen months and about one point two million have been uprooted. (Irish Times). More about this story here:
From Al Jazeera with an overview of the war crimes and a continuing story of what is happening in Syria:
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/09/201291784743116694.html

From the Irish Times which puts a focus on militants in Syria:
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2012/0917/breaking20.html

Anniversary of Occupy Wall Street:

A year after the beginning of the protests, over 100 protesters  have been arrested on the its anniversary. Events were planned in over thirty cities around the world. The group is protesting the distribution of wealth between the 1 percent which own about half of the wealth in America and the "99 percent".

An overview of the anniversary given by Ahram online (Egyptian):
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/9/53173/World/International/More-than--Occupy-Wall-Street-arrests-in-NYC.aspx

Another view of the anniversary from Al Jazeera showing a vast decline in the interest of the movement on Twitter since the movements beginning:
http://www.aljazeera.com/focus/2012/09/2012917121754495444.html

Pictures from the protests given by China Daily:
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2012-09/18/content_15764862_5.htm

17 Dead Found in Mexico:

Police found 17 mutilated bodies in Jalisco, Mexico. Violence has been abundant in Mexico due to gangs and drug cartels, however no link has been found yet to the murders. However, since 2006 at least 47,500 people have been killed in Mexico drug violence.
Sources for this information:
From the Hurriyet Daily in Turkey:
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/mexican-police-find-17-mutilated-bodies.aspx?pageID=238&nid=30322&NewsCatID=358

From the Global Post:
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/americas/mexico/120917/mexico-drug-war-bodies-jalisco