LOS TITULARES DE HOY

• El Presidente Bush promulga Ley de Comisiones Militares de 2006
• Varios arrestados en protesta contra ley de detenidos frente a la Casa Blanca
• Tras horas de promulgar la ley, el gobierno avanza para desestimar juicios de detenidos
• Grupos de derechos presentan revocación de ley de detenidos
• Política espacial modificada de Bush rechaza futuro control de armas
• Diez soldados estadounidenses muertos en Irak. Número de soldados muertos este mes se eleva a 67
• Irak destituye a altos comandantes de la policía
• Informe: Gobierno de Bush restablece presiones para otorgar amnistía a insurgentes
• Índice de pobreza “absoluta y desesperada” en Irak aumentó un 35%
• Ciudadanos estadounidenses se suman a pedidos de extradición de ex Presidente Boliviano
• Asamblea General de la ONU no logra acuerdo en pulseada entre Guatemala y Venezuela
• ONU advierte a Israel acerca de sobrevolar Líbano
• Ex director de FDA del gobierno de Bush se declara culpable de cargos de revelación de información
• California investiga cartas falsas a inmigrantes
• Juez admite que proceda juicio de salud de trabajadores de 11/9
• Condena de fundador de Enron fallecido, Kenneth Lay, queda sin efecto

EL RESTO DE LA HORA DE DEMOCRACY NOW!

• Gaza in Crisis: As Military Siege Enters Fifth Month, Israel Threatens New Military Offensive

  
  

  Israel has ratcheted up threats of a massive ground offensive in the Gaza Strip. We go to Gaza to speak with physician and community activist Dr. Mona El-Farra. [includes rush transcript]

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• "My Name is Rachel Corrie" Opens in New York

  
  

  "My Name is Rachel Corrie" — a play based on the life of the late US peace activist who was killed by an Israeli bulldozer–was scheduled to open last March at the New York Theatre Workshop. But six weeks before opening night, the theater announced it was indefinitely postponing the production. The move that was widely criticized as an act of censorship. On Sunday, the play finally opened at the Minetta Lane Theatre in New York. We play exclusive excerpts of the play, and speak with Rachel Corrie’s father, Craig; her sister, Sarah; and the play’s co-editor, Katharine Viner. [includes rush transcript]

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• Oscar-Winning Actor Vanessa Redgrave to Present International Human Rights Award to Extraordinary Rendition Survivor Maher Arar

  
  

  Tonight, the Institute for Policy Studies will award its International Human Rights Award to extraordinary rendition survivor Maher Arar. In 2002, Arar, a Canadian citizen, was falsely accused of terrorist links and handed over to Syrian authorities where he spent nearly a year enduring brutal torture. Just last month the Canadian government exonerated Arar and criticized both Canadian and US officials for his ordeal. Maher Arar’s Human Rights award will be presented by Oscar award-winning actor Vanessa Redgrave. [includes rush transcript]

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