Viernes 27 de Mayo de 2005

LOS TITULARES DE HOY

• Resistencia iraquí derribó helicóptero
• Bomba explotó en Paquistán y dejó 20 muertos
• El Pentágono reconoce ‘maltrato’ del Corán
• Infante de marina absuelto por muerte de iraquíes desarmados
• Demócratas bloquearon votación de Bolton
• Aliado de Tom DeLay recibió multa por 200.000 dólares
• Jesse Jackson y DNC deberán pagar multas
• Cerraron embajada de Estados Unidos en Indonesia
• Ordenaron retiro del personal de embajada estadounidense en Haití
• Oposición egipcia criticó referéndum
• Queman cruces en Carolina del Norte
• ‘Nightline’ leerá nombres de soldados fallecidos

EL RESTO DE LA HORA DE DEMOCRACY NOW!

• Texas Judge Fines DeLay’s PAC Treasurer Nearly $200,000

  
  

  A Texas judge ruled that Tom Delay’s Texas political committee, Texans for a Republican Majority, violated Texas campaign law when it failed to disclose more than half a million dollars in corporate campaign contributions during the 2002 state legislative elections. We speak with the executive director of Texans for Public Justice. [includes rush transcript]

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• Pipeline to Promise or Pipeline to Peril? New U.S.-Backed Oil Route Starts Moving Crude Oil From Azerbaijan to the West

  
  

  A U.S.-backed oil pipeline linking the Caspian Sea to the Mediterranean opened on Wednesday, and began moving crude oil from Azerbaijan to the West. The route of the pipeline is reportedly designed to only go through nations with strong U.S. support like Azerbaijan and Georgia, which have both been criticized for human rights abuses. We also examine why many believe the pipeline could be could be an environmental disaster for the region. [includes rush transcript]

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• Report: U.S. Routinely Sends Arms to Undemocratic Nations

  
  

  A new report from the World Policy Institute has found that the U.S. is routinely funneling military aid and arms to undemocratic nations. In 2003 more than half of the top 25 recipients of U.S. arms transfers in the developing world were defined as undemocratic by the State Department. [includes rush transcript]

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• "Martha Stewart is Totally Against the War in Iraq," Says Activist Nun Imprisoned With Her

  
  

  Antiwar activist Sister Carol Gilbert returned home from prison this week after serving a 33-month sentence for a Plowshares disarmament action. During her time behind bars, she became friends with a high-profile prisoner at Alderson Federal Prison—Martha Stewart. In an interview on Democracy Now!, Gilbert says, "Martha [Stewart] is totally against the war in Iraq, there is no question about it...we need to understand that Martha is still under house arrest right now, and so, she still is very limited by what she is allowed to do and not do by this government.." [includes rush transcript]

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