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Shows featuring Michael Ratner

  • The 9/11 Commission & Torture: How Information Gained Through Waterboarding & Harsh Interrogations Form Major Part of 9/11 Commission Report

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    A new analysis by NBC News reveals that more than a quarter of all footnotes in the 9/11 Commission Report refer to controversial interrogation techniques. Yet, Commission staffers did not question the CIA about its techniques. They even ordered a second round of interrogations in early 2004 to get more information from the detainees. [includes rush transcript]
    February 07, 2008 | Story

  • On its Sixth Anniversary, Calls Resound Worldwide for Closure of Guantanamo Bay Prison

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    Over 800 men and boys, so-called "enemy combatants," have been held without charge at Guantanamo since January 11, 2002. We speak to Michael Ratner, president of the Center for Constitutional Rights. We’re also joined by London-based writer Mogib Hassan. His cousin, Fawaz Mahdi, was jailed in Guantanamo for over five years. He was released in June but has been suffering severe psychological...
    January 11, 2008 | Story

  • On Visit to France, Donald Rumsfeld Hit with Lawsuit for Ordering, Authorizing Torture

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    The complaint was filed with the Paris prosecutor’s office as Rumsfeld arrived in France for a visit. This is the fifth time Rumsfeld has been charged with direct involvement in torture since 9/11. We speak with two attorneys with the plaintiffs: Center for Constitutional Rights President Michael Ratner and Jeanne Sulzer of the International Federation of Human Rights. [includes rush transcript]
    October 26, 2007 | Story

  • Attorney General Nominee Michael Mukasey Defends Bush Admin on Post-9/11 Measures, But Vows Independence

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    The Democratic-led Senate Judiciary Committee appears set to back attorney general nominee Michael Mukasey, following his first day of confirmation hearings. On Wednesday, Mukasey defended many of President Bush’s most controversial post-9/11 policies, including holding prisoners without charge and denying them habeas corpus. We get reaction from Michael Ratner, president of the Center for...
    October 18, 2007 | Story

  • "They Protect People’s Lives" — One Month After Baghdad Killings, Bush Defends Blackwater USA

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    One month after the Baghdad mass shooting that killed 17 Iraqi civilians, President Bush has defended Blackwater USA, saying they provide "a valuable service" and "protect people’s lives." [includes rush transcript]
    October 18, 2007 | Story

  • U.S. Warns Aristide: Stay Out of Hemisphere

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    Rep. Maxine Waters, Randall Robinson, lawyer Ira Kurzban, and Jamaican envoy Sharon Hay-Webster talk with Democracy Now! about the return of Aristide and the reaction from the U.S. and Haiti.
    March 16, 2004 | Story

  • Bushwomen Pt II: Tales of a Cynical Species

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    Part II of our discussion with radio host Laura Flanders about her new book "Bushwomen: Tales of a Cynical Species" which tells the story of the women of President Bush’s inner circle: Condoleezza Rice, Elaine Chao, Christine Todd Whitman, Ann Veneman, Gale Ann Norton and Karen Hughes as well as Lynne Cheney and her lesbian romance novel. [includes transcript]
    March 09, 2004 | Story

  • Top Eleven Worst Corporations of 2001
    The Washington-based magazine the Multinational Monitor has just released its list of the ten worstcorporations of 2001. They are: Abbott Laboratories, Argenbright, Bayer, Coke, Enron, Exxon Mobil, Philip Morris,Sara lee, Southern Co. and Wal-Mart. The magazine-which was founded by Ralph Nader— accuses the corporations ofripping off the public, polluting the environment and abusing their...
    January 03, 2002 | Story

  • UN Questions US Compliance with Convention on Racial Discrimination
    A UN committee meeting in Geneva released a report today examining US compliance with the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. The committee noted with concern the incidence of police violence and brutality affecting minority groups and foreigners, as well as the correlation between race and the imposition of the death penalty. The US signed and ratified the convention,...
    August 14, 2001 | Story

  • CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AND CUBA
    Leaders of the 15-member Caribbean Community hit back last week at a Congressional bid to penalize the group for establishing closer trade links with Cuba.
    August 22, 1997 | Story

  • LEAD POISONING
    Lead poisoning of children is still a major public health problem. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that some 1.7 million children nationwide have blood lead levels that are way too high.
    August 21, 1997 | Story