Miércoles 18 de Mayo de 2005

LOS TITULARES DE HOY

• Los Angeles eligió al primer alcalde latino en 130 años
• Gobierno de Bush avanza en campaña armamentista del espacio
• Funcionarios estadounidenses arrestaron a militante cubano anti
  castrista en Miami
• La CIA asesinó a sospechoso de Al Qaeda en Paquistán
• Reservista del ejército condenada a seis meses de prisión por haber
  participado en el abuso de Abu Ghraib
• El diputado McDermott solicitó investigación de uranio empobrecido
• Tres Saudíes fueron enviados a prisión por defender reformas políticas
• Segundo mes de huelga de hambre del ex Primer Ministro haitiano,
  Neptune.
• Grupo de Reforma Mediática pidió el despido de Tomlinson como jefe de la
  CPB.
• Manifestantes se congregan en la Asamblea de Accionistas de Halliburton

EL RESTO DE LA HORA DE DEMOCRACY NOW!

• Cuban 'Terrorist' and CIA Asset Posada Carriles Holds Press Conference and is Taken By Homeland Security, But Will the US Extradite Him to Venezuela to Face Terror Charges?

  
  

  Cuban militant Luis Posada Carriles was arrested in Miami shortly after he gave a press conference. Despite having been jailed on terrorism charges in Venezuela and Panama, Carriles managed to sneak into the United States in March in order to seek political asylum. [includes rush transcript]

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• Attorney: Former Detainees Have Repeatedly Accused U.S. of Desecrating Koran at Guatanamo

  
  

  In August 2003, 23 Yemeni detainees reportedly tried to commit mass suicide after a guard stomped on the Koran. In addition, the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights reported former detainees said they saw the Koran being thrown into the toilets. Three British citizens released last year from Guantanamo reported similar treatment of the Koran in a 115-page dossier on the conditions at the detention camp. [includes rush transcript]

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• British MP Galloway Slams U.S. War in Iraq & Ties to Saddam During Senate Testimony

  
  

  On Tuesday British politician George Galloway testified in Washington as part of the Senate’s so-called oil for food scandal. Galloway said "This is the mother of all smokescreens. You are trying to divert attention from the crimes that you supported from the theft of billions of dollars of Iraq’s wealth." [includes rush transcript]

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• Los Angeles Elects First Latino Mayor in 130 Years

  
  

  Antonio Villaraigosa, a son of a Mexican immigrant, defeated incumbent Mayor Jim Hahn. Villaraigosa took about 59 percent of votes against 41 percent for Hahn, who beat Villaraigosa in a bitter 2001 election. [includes rush transcript]

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• 25 Years Ago: The Kwangju Massacre in South Korea

  
  

  Democracy Now’s Juan Gonzalez looks back at the 1980 pro-democracy uprising that ended when South Korean soldiers opened fire. The official body count was 500. Some human rights groups have estimated the number of dead as high as 2,000. Despite his public policy of supporting human rights, U.S. President Jimmy Carter refused to back the pro-democracy protesters in South Korea. [includes rush transcript]

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