COLOMBIA

  • Democracy Now! February 22, 1999

    Jasper; Malcolm X; Caragena Bio-Safety Conference; UK Controversy Over Genetically Engineered Foods; Debate Between Monsato and Jeremy Rifkin; |Jasper An update on the murder trial of Bill King, a white supremist accused of dragging an African American man (William Byrd) to death. GUEST: Jeremy Scahill, reporter for Democracy Now! Malcolm X Yesterday marked the 34th…

  • Democracy Now! March 3, 1999

    Colombia; Xanana Gusmao |Colombia Three U.S. citizens were kidnapped last week in Colombia’s remote northeastern border with Venezuela. According to friends and co-workers, the three were on amission to help preserve the cultural identity of an indigenous group under the auspices of the Hawaii based Pacific Cultural Conservancy International. No group has yet claimed responsibility.…

  • Democracy Now! January 28, 1999

    East Timor; Caesar Chavez Induction into Labor Hall of Fame |(34 Minutes) East Timor Bowing to international pressure, the Indonesian military has retreated for the first time in 23 years from its hard-line stance on Indonesia’s continued occupation of East Timor. After a prolonged meeting with Prsident B.J. Habibie and his cabinet, Foreign Minister Ali…

  • Democracy Now! January 29, 1999

    Mumia Concert Stirs Huge Outcry: Why?; Colombia Earthquake; A Pocket Guide to Environmental Bad Guys |Mumia Concert Stirs Outcry: Why? Despite angry criticism by the governor of NJ and law enforcement officials, supporters of Mumia Abu-Jamal held a sold-out benefit concert last night in East Rutherfor, NJ. the Beastie Boys, Rage Against the Machine, Bad…

  • Democracy Now! September 2, 1998

    Headwaters; Russia & the Press; Colombia |(21 Minutes) Headwaters The CA state legislature has approved a deal to purchase the headwaters forest. The bill will transform the world’s largest privately owned stand of ancient redwood trees into a public preserve. Environmentalists say the settlement will only save a portion of the land. The deal will…

  • Democracy Now! July 30, 1997

    Campaign Finance Abuses; Colombia; Landmines |(14 Minutes) Campaign Finance Abuse Report on yesterday’s Campaign Finance Hearings. TAPE OF: Hearings. FBI agent Jerry Campane, Dick Durbin (D-IL), Bob Smith (R-NH), Yue Chu and Xiping Wang. (19 Minutes) Colombia Right-wing paramilitary group forced a human rights commission, to leave a region of northwest Colombia under threat of…

  • Democracy Now! December 30, 1998

    Conversation with Former Irish Political Prisoner Joe Doherty; Colombian Paramilitary Chief Suspected Killed |(28 Minutes) A Conversation with Former Irish Political Prisoner Joe Doherty. Joe Doherty, one of the most visible political prisoners in the US became the face of the Irish Republican movement in North America. He was released from prison as part of…