DEMONSTRATIONS & RIOTS

  • Democracy Now! March 10, 2003

    Alice Walker, Maxine Hong Kingston, Medea Benjamin & 20 other women are arrested outside the White House: Thousands gather in Washington for Code Pink peace demonstration; Should President Bush be impeached? Progressive Congressional Democrats consider introducing articles of impeachment if the U.S. attacks Iraq; US & UK relied on forged document in making the case…

  • Democracy Now! March 10, 2003

    Thousands Protest at Code Pink Protest in Washington: We Hear Speeches From Gloria Johnson, Nancy Lessin and Hafsat Abiola; British woman arrested for violating the Official Secrets Act & the United Nations launches inquiry into U.S. spying ofnUN diplomats. We talk to Observer reporter Marin Bright who broke the story; Is MSNBC trying to out-fox…

  • Democracy Now! March 11, 2003

    Anti-war protesters plan for massive civil disobedience in Washington next week; Immigrant rights groups prepare for a fourth round of mass deportations of Pakistani detainees; Police in Montpelier, Vt. photograph student protesters & ask for surveillance help from the local media: Meanwhile in Minnesota, law enforcement identifies student anti-war group as possible threat; A bigger…

  • Democracy Now! March 14, 2003

    Hour 1: Will the Pentagon target journalists in Iraq? An interview with veteran BBC war correspondent Kate Adie ; Oakland police beat reporters and young people of color at otherwise peaceful rally: San Francisco Bay View journalist Ra shida Askey says police jumped her, slammed her head to the ground and beat her; San Francisco…

  • Democracy Now! March 14, 2003

    U.S. military seeks freedom to dump spent munitions, pollute the air and poison endangered species without risk of liability: Pentagon quietly seeks major exemptions from environmental laws; Easter Bunny-dressed protester arrested at Kmart at demonstration against Easter baskets containing toy soldiers; in other protest news 11 arrested at Boeing HQ in Chicago; University of New…

  • Democracy Now! March 17, 2003

    Hour 1: Three men on an island prepare to declare war despite oceans of protest around them: President Bush gives the U.N. Security Council 24 hours to support a US invasion of Iraq as over a million protest around the world; The Clash of Fundamentalisms and The Clash of Barbarisms : part 2 of our…

  • Democracy Now! March 17, 2003

    Three men on an island prepare to declare war despite oceans of protest around them: President Bush gives the U.N. Security Council 24 hours to support a US invasion of Iraq as over a million protest around the world; The Clash of Fundamentalisms and The Clash of Barbarisms : part 2 of our discussion with…

  • Democracy Now! March 17, 2003

    Israeli troops kill US citizen Rachel Corrie in the town of Rafah by running her over with a bulldozer; last month, Corrie entreated US citizens to “Look. Find whatever information you can about Rafah watch what s going on here, because this isn t a place that gets a lot of attention, and people facing…

  • Democracy Now! March 18, 2003

    Hour 1: President Bush vows to attack Iraq if Saddam Hussein doesn t flee within 48 hours: Democracy Now talks to response Dennis Halliday, Ralph Nader, Leslie Cagan and Jeremy Scahill; With 300,000 troops set to invade Iraq, Gulf War veterans are concerned the safety of US forces may be compromised: We talk to Steve…

  • Democracy Now! March 18, 2003

    President Bush vows to attack Iraq if Saddam Hussein doesn t flee within 48 hours: Democracy Now talks to response Dennis Halliday, Ralph Nader, Leslie Cagan and Jeremy Scahill; With 300,000 troops set to invade Iraq, Gulf War veterans are concerned the safety of US forces may be compromised: We talk to Steve Robinson of…