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Former Chief UN Weapons Inspector Hans Blix on the US Rush to War in Iraq, the Threat of an Attack on Iran, and the Need for a Global Nuclear Ban to Avoid Further Catastrophe. Today’s Headlines * Obama: Democratic Nomination “Within Reach” * Sen. Kennedy Diagnosed with Malignant Brain Tumor * Iran Renews Diplomatic … Continued
US Skips International Conference to Ban Cluster Bombs; As US Threatens Iran Over Enriching Uranium, Bush Promises to Give Enriched Uranium to Saudi Arabia; "A Jihad for Love": New Film Explores Challenges Facing Gay Muslims Worldwide; "Meet Gus Puryear: Bush’s Latest Villainous Nominee for a Lifetime Judgeship." Headlines * Sen. Obama Projected to Win … Continued
Spies for Hire: Carlyle Group to Become Owner of "One of America’s Largest Private Intelligence Armies"; Clive Stafford Smith: U.S. Holding 27,000 in Secret Overseas Prisons; Transporting Prisoners To Iraqi Jails To Avoid Media & Legal Scrutiny; Malcolm X, May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965. Today’s Headlines * China Declares Three Days of … Continued
Israeli Writer-Activist Tikva Honig-Parnass, Who Fought for Israel’s Founding in 1948, on 60 Years of Palestinian Dispossession and Occupation; As Israelis Celebrate Independence and Palestinians Mark the "Nakba," a Debate with Benny Morris, Saree Makdisi and Norman Finkelstein. Headlines * China Earthquake Toll Tops 21,500 * California Supreme Court Overrules Gay Marriage Ban * … Continued
1968, 40 Years Later: Student, Worker Protests Sweep France, Leaving Indelible Mark on the Country and the World; Legendary Author Gore Vidal on the Bush Presidency, History and the "United States of Amnesia" Today’s Headlines * China Quake Toll Hits 15,000 * Amidst Desperate Recovery Effort, Burma Could Face New Storm * 60 Killed … Continued
EXCLUSIVE: Fmr. Military Intelligence Officer Reveals US Listed Palestine Hotel in Baghdad as Target Prior to Killing of Two Journalists in 2003. Today’s Headlines * Over 12,000 Killed in Chinese Earthquake * Clinton Expected to Win in WV; Obama Looks to November * McCain Outlines Plans to Address Global Warming * Up to 700 … Continued
World Renowned Philosopher Slavoj Zizek on the Iraq War, the Bush Presidency, the War on Terror & More;81 Dead in Lebanon as Hezbollah Clashes with US-Backed Pro-Government Forces. Headlines * Oxfam: Burma on Brink of Massive Public Health Catastrophe * Junta Blocks & Delays Aid Supplies to Burma * Climate Change Group: Cyclone Is … Continued
14 Killed in Sudanese Government Bombing of Darfur Village; Free from Nigerian Military Custody, "Sweet Crude" Director Sandy Cioffi on Oil Politics in the Niger Delta; Author, Blogger Arianna Huffington on How John McCain Has Changed Since Telling Her He Didn’t Vote for Bush in 2000. Headlines * UN Chides Burma Junta for Delaying … Continued
200 Arrested in Massive Show of Civil Disobedience Over Police Acquittals in Killing of Sean Bell; As Aid Delivery Arrives in Cyclone-Ravaged Burma, Fears Death Toll Could Top 100,000; Former Senator George McGovern Switches Support from Clinton to Obama; "Torture Team": British Attorney Philippe Sands on the White House Role in Sanctioning Torture; "Economic Hit … Continued
Clinton Vows to Stay in the Race as North Carolina, Indiana Primaries Extend Obama’s Lead; Broadcasting Legend Bill Moyers on the 2008 Elections, the Rev. Wright Controversy, the Media, Vietnam and More. Today’s Headlines * Obama Widens Lead Over Clinton with Big NC Win, Narrow Indiana Loss * Burma Toll Could Top 80,000 * … Continued
