DEMOCRACY NOW : JANUARY 16 : NEWT GINGRICH.SOME MOTHER'S SON. IRISH CIVIL RIGHTS

DEMOCRACY NOW : JANAURY 16 : SOME MOTHER'S SON. IRISH CIVIL RIGHTS / Pacifica Foundation| Produced by Julie Drizin and Amy Goodman| hosted by Amy Goodman. - CONTENT: pt.1. Political headlines (3:00) -- pt.2. House ethics Committee investigation into Newt Gingrich's ethic violations| guest Marcia Gelbart, Senior Editor at The Hill, a newspaper that specializes in covering Congress (10:00) -- pt.3. The film, Some Mother's Son and the controversy generated in the UK| guest Terry George, Director and c-author of the film (5:00) -- pt.4. The story of Roisin McAliskey and her 25 year old daughter who sits in an isolated prison in London awaiting extradition on charges she attempted the murder of 150 British soldiers as part of an IRA commando last year| guests Bernadette Devlin McAliskey, Irish nationalist from the North of Ireland and Jerry McGeough, an Irish Nationalist who spent four years in German prisons (17:00) - Broadcast on January 16, 1997.