Democracy Now : December 11 : Burmese Crackdown On Pro-democracy Protesters. Persian Gulf Veterans / Pacifica Foundation| Produced by Julie Drizin and Amy Goodman| hosted by Amy Goodman. - Democracy Now is a daily election year program which takes an in-depth look at the political landscape and interviews visionaries from all walks of life, including members of grassroots organizations who challenge the status quo. - CONTENT: pt.1. Political headlines (3:00) -- pt.2. Burmese security forces arrested 20 students who were protesting against police brutality in Rangoon| guest Aung San Suu Kyi, Nobel Peace Prize Winner (16:00) -- pt.3. People of the Opiate : Burmese Dictatorship of Drugs touches everything even the CIA (19:00) -- pt.4. Persian Gulf War veterans to testify on Capitol Hill today as a House Subcommittee continues their hearings on chemical weapons in the Gulf War| the most compelling testimony came from Marine Corp Major Randy A. Bear, who believes his diagnosis of Lou Gehrig's disease is a result of low level chemical exposure in the gulf (17:00) - Broadcast on December 11, 1996.
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