CRIME / DRUGS

  • Ken Saro Wiwa Intervie; Drilling and Killing: Chevron and Nigeria’s Oil Dictatorship

    (5 Minutes) Ken Saro Wiwa Interview, conducted with Pacifica Radio’s WBAI in 1994. (50 Minutes) Drilling and Killing: Chevron and Nigeria’s Oil Dictatorship. Expose on the role of the San Francisco oil giant in the killing of two Nigerian activists.

  • Democracy Now! November 25, 1998

    Pinochet Decision |Pinochet Decision — Expected at 9:05 AM The British House of Lords handed down its decision on the fate of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet today. They ruled that Pinochet is not protected by diplomatic immunity, and can be held in custody while Britain considers an extradition request from Spain. We hear from those…

  • Democracy Now! November 6, 1998

    U.S. Options After U.N. Iraq Resolution; Jefferson’s Emancipation; Presidential Task Force-Sweatshops; Activists’ Tribunal on Police Brutality |U.S. Considers Options After U.N. Iraq ResolutionU.S. has signaled that it plans to move ahead with preparations for unilateral aire strikes against Iraq. GUEST: Farhan Haq, U.N. correspondent for the Inter-Press ServiceJefferson’s Emancipation – CommentaryA DNA study pubished yesterday…

  • Democracy Now! November 10, 1998

    Ken Saro Wiwa Commemoration: A Rare Interview; Ken’s Final Testimony; Interview with Ken Saro Wiwa’s Parents |(8 Minutes) Ken Saro Wiwa Commemoration: Rare Interview On the third anniversary of the Ogoni activist, Ken Saro Wiwa’s execution by the Nigerian military regime – a rare interview with him taped shortly before his execution. GUEST: Ken Saro…

  • Democracy Now! October 29, 1998

    Pinochet Ruling; South Africa Truth Commission; Human Rights in Colombia-Pastrana-Clinton Meeting |(14 Minutes) Pinochet Ruling As London’s High Court rules that former chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet has diplomatic immunity, a look at how he and other former heads of state could get away with murder. GUEST:Michael Ratner, from the Center for Constitutional Rights (19 Miutes)…