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Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
This hour rebroadcasts the 6am hour. For daily episode descriptions, see Democracy Now! (6am).
Facing Impeachment, Musharraf Resigns as President of Pakistan; Obama, McCain Discuss Views on Christianity and Supreme Court Justices at Religious Forum; Referendum on Torture: Debate Over Role of Psychologists in Military Interrogations Comes to a Head at APA Annual Convention.Today’s Headlines * Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf Resigns * Justice Dept Proposes New Domestic Spying … Continued
Facing Years in US Prison, Iraq War Resister Jeremy Hinzman Ordered Deported from Canada; Alfred Zappala, Peace Activist Who Lost Son in Iraq, Dies at 68; Russia-Georgia Conflict Fueled by Rush to Control Caspian Energy Resources; Naomi Klein and Christian Parenti on How Beijing Olympics Highlight Globalization of Police State, Inequality. Headlines * 19 … Continued
After Ron Suskind Reveals Bush Admin Ordered Iraq-9/11 Fakery, House Judiciary Chair John Conyers Opens Congressional Probe. Today’s Headlines * Russian-Georgian Fighting Continues in Gori * US Sends Aid to Georgia * Adviser Briefed McCain on Georgia After Inking Lobbying Deal * McCain: “Nations Don’t Invade Other Nations” * Palestinians Honor Mahmoud Darwish * … Continued
The Way of the World: Ron Suskind on How the Bush Admin Deliberately Faked an Iraq-al-Qaeda Connection and Undermined Diplomacy, Democracy in Pakistan and Iran. Headlines * Georgia Accuses Russia of Violating Ceasefire, Ethnic Cleansing * Report: US Rejects Israeli Aid Request for Iran Attack * Darwish Honored with Palestinian State Funeral * 12 … Continued
Bolivian President Evo Morales Wins Critical Referendum on His Presidency; Federal Judge Rules US Government Owes Group of Native Americans $455 Million for Unpaid Royalties on Drilling for Oil and Gas; China Deports 28 Members of Students for a Free Tibet for Staging Protests in Beijing; Chinese American Writer & Activist Helen Zia on the … Continued
Mahmoud Darwish, Poet Laureate of the Palestinians, 1941-2008; Up to 2,000 Killed as Russia-Georgia Fighting Enters Fourth Day. Headlines * Russia-Georgia Fighting Enters Fourth Day * Fighting Occurs One Month After US Military Exercise in Georgia * Iraqi FM: “Very Clear Timeline” of US Troop Withdrawal Needed * Clinton Adviser Urged Attacks on Obama … Continued
Summer Olympic Games Open in Beijing, Pro-Tibet Protester Deported to US; "This is the Olympics the West Wanted" – Dave Zirin on US Corporations Entering China, Athletes Speaking Out and the Games from ’68 to Today; The Wrecking Crew: Thomas Frank on How Conservatives Rule. Headlines * Bin Laden Driver Given Lenient Sentence * … Continued
Salim Hamdan Found Guilty in First US War Crimes Tribunal since WWII; Rwanda Accuses Top French Officials in 1994 Genocide; South Korea Commission Probes Civilian Massacres by US in Korean War; South Koreans Fill Streets of Seoul to Continue Protest Against US Beef Imports. Today’s Headlines * Bin Laden Driver Convicted in Gitmo War … Continued
Army Recruiter Suspended for Threatening High School Student with Jail Time, Sparks Bipartisan Call for Investigation. Today’s Headlines * Rwanda Accuses France in 1994 Genocide * Family of Detained Pakistani Accuses US of Rape, Abuse * Shunning ICJ, Texas Executes Mexican National * Audit: Iraq Could Have $79B Surplus * Ex-Israeli General Who Called … Continued
American Foreign Policy Brought to You by China: Advisers to Obama, McCain Tied to US Multinationals that Profit from Beijing; Chevron Lobbies White House to Pressure Ecuador to Stop $12 Billion Amazon Pollution Lawsuit; Ex-UN AIDS Chief Slams CDC as Being "Completely Irresponsible" for Withholding Data Showing US Gov’t Had Understated Number of New AIDS … Continued
