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Democracy Now! – May 18, 2011
Jeremy Scahill on Blackwater Founder Erik Prince’s Private Army of “Christian Crusaders” in the UAE; Inside Obama’s “Orwellian World” Where Whistleblowing Has Become Espionage: The Case of Thomas Drake; Will the Justice Department Prosecute Bank of America, JPMorgan, Wells Fargo For Mortgage Fraud? Today’s Headlines * CIA Deployed Sophisticated New Stealth Drone In Hunt … Continued
Democracy Now! – May 17, 2011
Israeli Troops Shoot U.S. Student in Head with High-Velocity Tear Gas Canister; A New Nonviolent Resistance Movement Grows as Palestinians Mark Nakba Day with Protests at Syria, Lebanon and Gaza Borders; “Violent Crackdown” on Pro-Palestinian Protesters in Cairo Leaves Over 350 Injured; Opposition to Military Trials of Civilians in Egypt Gains Momentum; “Getting Wise to … Continued
Democracy Now! – May 16, 2011
“Sing Your Song”: Harry Belafonte on Art & Politics, Civil Rights & His Critique of President Obama. Today’s Headlines * Israeli Troops Kill 13 Pro-Palestinian Protesters in Multiple Border Confrontations * Egypt Security Forces Crackdown on Pro-Palestine Protesters at Israel Embassy, Hundreds Injured * International Criminal Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Muammar Gaddafi, Son … Continued
Democracy Now! – May 11, 2011
Obama Calls for Immigration Reform amidst Record Levels of Deportations; “A War on Civilians”: Mexico’s Drug War Draws Protests as Grueling Death Toll Grows; Noam Chomsky: “The U.S. and Its Allies Will Do Anything to Prevent Democracy in the Arab World.” Today’s Headlines * NATO Continues Bombing of Tripoli * Bin Laden’s Family Challenges … Continued
Democracy Now! – May 10, 2011
EXCLUSIVE: Playwright Tony Kushner Speaks Out on CUNY Controversy, Academic Freedom and Israel; Historian Adam Hochschild: Lessons for the Antiwar Movement from the Pacifists of World War I. Today’s Headlines * NATO Strikes Libya Capital with Heaviest Bombing in Weeks * United Nations Warns Key Supplies Running Short in Libya * Report: U.S., Pakistan … Continued
Democracy Now! – May 9, 2011
U.S. Assassination Campaign Continues as CIA Drone Targets U.S.-Born Cleric Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen; Syria Crackdown: Syrian Dissident Haitham al-Maleh Speaks from Hiding as Al Jazeera Journalist Dorothy Parvez Remains Locked Up; Sharif Abdel Kouddous Reports from Cairo on Rising Sectarian Tension in Egypt After Deadly Attack on Coptic Christian Church. Today’s Headlines * … Continued