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Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Maathai on the Environment, the War in Iraq, Debt and Women’s Equality Today on this International Women’s Day, we spend the hour with Wangari Maathai, the first African woman and first environmentalist to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. Her life story is a remarkable one. Wangari Maathai grew up in a … Continued
Il Manifesto Founder on Sgrena Shooting: This Was an Attack on Unembedded Journalism U.S. soldiers in Iraq shot at the car of Italian journalist – Giuliana Sgrena – killing the Italian intelligence agent who helped free her and wounding three others. Sgrena had just been released after a month in captivity by the Iraqi resistance. … Continued
Harsh Medicine: New York Times Exposes How Private Health Care in Jails Can Be a "Death Sentence" for Prisoners We take an in-depth look at the for-profit health care in prison and jails in this country. The New York Times published a series titled "Harsh Medicine" based on a yearlong investigation of Prison Health Services, … Continued
Iranian Labyrinth: Author Dilip Hiro Talks About the U.S. Threats Towards Tehran The Bush administration has adopted a hard-line stance against Iran, repeatedly accusing President Khatami’s government of trying to develop nuclear weapons and refusing to hold direct talks. We speak with veteran journalist Dilip Hiro, author of the forthcoming book, "Iranian Labyrinth," about the … Continued
U.S. Court Reverses $54M Verdict Against Salvadoran Generals Convicted of Torture A 54.6 million dollar verdict against two retired Salvadoran generals accused of torture in their home country two decades ago was reversed this week by a federal appeals court which ruled that the victim’s claims failed to meet a 10-year statute-of-limitations rule. We speak … Continued
Pro Syrian Lebanese Government Resigns Amid Mass Street Protests In an unexpected move, the Prime Minister of Lebanon announced his resignation in front of the country’s parliament Monday, effectively terminating the rule of the current Syrian-backed government, as tens of thousands of protesters demonstrated outside. We go to Beirut to get a report. Haitian Police … Continued
Chaos and Bloodshed Grip Haiti One Year After the Coup One year ago today, the democratically-elected government of Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide was overthrown in what he called a modern-day kidnapping in the service of a coup d’etat backed by the United States. We go back and take a look at the events surrounding the … Continued
Justice Dept. Accuses U.S. Citizen Jailed in Saudi Arabia for 20 Months Without Charge of Plotting to Kill Bush We take a look at the case of Ahmed Omar Abu Ali, the U.S. citizen who spent nearly two years in a Saudi prison where he says he was tortured before being returned to the United … Continued
Katrina vanden Heuvel on U.S.-Russian Relations President Bush is due to meet Russian president Vladimir Putin in the Slovakian capital of Bratislava today on the last leg of his European tour. We examine U.S.-Russian relations with Katrina Vanden Heuvel, editor of the Nation magazine. Archbishop Desmond Tutu on South Africa, Poverty and Militarism Nobel Peace … Continued
Juan Cole on Ibrahim al-Jaafari, the Iraqi Elections and the Future of Islamic Law in Iraq Iraq’s leading Shiite political slate has nominated physician and former exile Ibrahim al-Jaafari to be the nation’s next prime minister. The United Iraqi Alliance selected Jafari after the other main contender – Ahmad Chalabi – withdrew from the race. … Continued
