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  • Democracy Now! March 4, 1999

    Lori Berenson: MIT Graduate in Peruvian Prison; Nigerian Elections; Police Brutality in the U.K.; Mumia Town Meeting; Geronimo Pratt Interview |Lori Berenson: MIT Graduate in Peruvian Prison As Attorney General Janet Reno yesterday wrapped up an international conference of Latin American justice ministers in Lima, Peru, Amy Goodman was able to conduct the first ever…

  • Democracy Now! February 17, 1999

    Saddam Hussein: Out of the Ashes; Sanctions Against Iraq |Saddam Hussein: Out of the Ashes We look at the survival of Saddam Hussein , who has outlasted the Cold War, the Iran-Iraq war, The Gulf War, George Bush and repeated U.S. British bombings. GUESTS: Alexander Cockburn, author of several books on defense and international affairs.…

  • Democracy Now! October 21, 1998

    Paul Wellstone Goes Back to the Basics; Pinochet-Interview with Attorney Juan Garces |(33 Minutes) Paul Wellstone Goes Back to the Basics As one of the last progressives in a conservative Congress, Paul Wellstone (D-MN) recently addressed the bread and butter issues at a conference in Chicago entitled Back to the Basics. Sponsored by The Nation,…

  • Democracy Now! October 27, 1998

    Pinochet Haunted by Ghsts of Past; Former Students Convicted of Espionage Conspiracy; Update on Congressional Races |(14 Minutes) Pinochet Haunted by Ghosts of Past A British High Court is set to decide whether former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet is protected by diplomatic immunity, as prosecutors in Switzerland and human rights groups in France and Sweden…

  • Democracy Now! October 14, 1998

    Kosovo; Hate Crimes; IMF With Walden Belo |(14 Minutes) Kosovo As NATO authorizes air strikes on Serbian targets, Radical British Parliamentarian Tony Benn blasts the US and Britain as violators of international law. GUEST: Tony Benn, is a Labor Pary Member of Parliament in Britain and has just written a letter to several former heads…

  • 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…