WAR & REVOLUTION
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Democracy Now! April 8, 2003
U.S. bombs Al Jazeera and Abu Dhabi TV offices in Baghdad killing one: We talk to Jihad Ballout from Al Jazeera; A president, viceroy, governor or sheriff? A look at Jay Garner, the U.S. general and defense contractor who is slated to versee post-war Iraq. |Story: A PRESIDENT, VICEROY, GOVERNOR OR SHERIFF? A LOOK AT…
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Democracy Now! April 9, 2003
Looting breaks out near Baghdad as the presence of the Iraqi government diminishes: We talk to AFP reporter Ezzadin Said in the Palestine Hotel; 80 dissidents arrested in Cuba in most widespread political crackdown since the 1960s: A debate between the Cuban embassy and the wife of a jailed journalist. Hour 2: CIA reports INC…
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Democracy Now! April 9, 2003
CIA reports INC leader Ahmad Chalabi would be ineffective leader to replace Saddam Hussein: A discussion with Lamis Andoni; US/UK military forces risk committing war crimes by depriving civilians of safe water: A look at humanitarian aid demands in post-invasion Iraq. |Story: CIA REPORTS INC LEADER AHMAD CHALABI WOULD BE INEFFECTIVE LEADER TO REPLACE SADDAM…
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Democracy Now! June 9, 2003
Hour 1: 13,000 Arabs & Muslims in U.S. Face Deportation & John Ashcroft Attempts to Expand Patriot Act: Constitutional law expert David Cole examines the links between the Palmer Raids of the 1920s and the Justice Department post-9/11; Rebels call for Liberian President Charles Taylor to step down as attack on the capital intensifies: As…
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Democracy Now! June 9, 2003
A Gulf War Marine and a War Correspondent Speak About the Reality of War. A discussion with New York Times war correspondent and author of What Every Person Should Know About War, Chris Hedges, and Gulf War veteran Anthony Swofford and author of Jarhead: A Marine s Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles;…
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Democracy Now! May 27, 2003
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon Calls Israeli Presence in Palestine Occupation, Stunning Lawmakers; Now, the Foreign Ministry is Weighing Lifting a Ban on the Word; Africa s World War One Fueled in Part by Western Countries and Corporations |8:00-8:01 Billboard 8:01-8:06 Headlines 8:06-8:07 One Minute Music Break 8:07-8:20: Israeli Army Radio is reporting the Foreign…
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Democracy Now! May 23, 2003
U.N. Security Council Lifts a Decade of Devastating Sanctions Responsible for the Deaths of up to One Million Iraqi Children; Was the Invasion of Iraq the Deadliest U.S. Military Campaign for Civilians Since Vietnam?; U.S. Threatens to Withhold AIDS Drugs from African Countries That Bar Genetically Engineered Foods; Children s Programming is at Risk from…
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Democracy Now! May 26, 2003
Memorial Day Special: We speak with a group of Ploughshares activists. For years these Catholics have tried to raise awareness about the brutality of war and how specific warships, weapons, and bases are complicit in the killing of innocent civilians; Three Dominican nuns await sentencing for damaging nuclear site in Colorado; Five members of the…
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Democracy Now! May 26, 2003
Afghan Massacre: The Convoy of Death, Part 2: Award-Winning Director/Producer Jamie Doran Alleges a Media Cover-Up of US Complicity in the Massacre of up to 3,000 Taliban Prisoners |9:00-9:01 Billboard 9:01-9:06 Headlines 9:06-9:07 One Minute Music Break 9:07-9:58: Today, part two of our series on a controversial documentary film that has already been broadcast on…
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Democracy Now! May 20, 2003