Martes 14 de Noviembre de 2006

LOS TITULARES DE HOY

• Departamento de Justicia: inmigrantes pueden permanecer detenidos sin juicio por tiempo indefinido
• Se presentó juicio por crímenes de guerra contra Rumsfeld en Alemania
• Secuestran a 150 científicos y profesores en Irak
• Murieron más de 90 personas en Irak
• Senador Levin: “No podemos salvar a los iraquíes de sí mismos”
• Bush rechaza pedidos de retiro de soldados
• Corte Suprema se niega a actuar en caso de Muhammad Munaf
• Bush llama a aislamiento mundial de Irán
• Tony Blair: Asociación con Irán podría contribuir a calmar violencia en Irak
• Pelosi criticada por apoyar a Murtha en candidatura a Líder de la Mayoría
• Cámara de Representantes aprueba Ley de Terrorismo contra Empresas Animales
• Juzgan a dos periodistas daneses por informar que Irak no tenía armas de destrucción masiva
• Bush: La nación debería estar orgullosa de que se realizaron elecciones en tiempos de guerra
• Wole Soyinka preside tribunal ciudadano en Sudán
• Activistas por la paz israelíes piden poner fin a asesinatos en ataques aéreos
• Se llevó a cabo ceremonia de inicio de obra de monumento a Martin Luther King en Washington

EL RESTO DE LA HORA DE DEMOCRACY NOW!

• War Crimes Suit Filed in Germany Against Rumsfeld, Other Top U.S. Officials Over Prisoner Torture

  
  

  Attorneys with the Center for Constitutional Rights filed a war crimes lawsuit today in Germany against outgoing Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, and other high-ranking U.S. officials, for their role in the torture of prisoners in Iraq and Guantanamo. We go to Berlin to speak with CCR president Michael Ratner. [includes rush transcript]

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• Torture Suit Star Witness, Fmr. Abu Ghraib Head Janis Karpinski Points to Signed Rumsfeld Memo Listing Harsh Interrogation Techniques

  
  

  A group of lawyers filed a lawsuit today calling on German prosecutors to investigate outgoing Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld for allegedly sanctioning torture. We go to Berlin to speak with former Brigadier General Janis Karpinski, who served as the commanding officer at Abu Ghraib. She is the highest-ranking US military officer reprimanded over the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal. [includes rush transcript]

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• Plaintiff in Suit Against Rumsfeld Subjected to Sexual, Religious Humiliation at Guantanamo

  
  

  Guantanamo prisoner Mohammedal-Qahtani is among the plaintiffs named in a war crimes lawsuit filed in Germany today against outgoing Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. Attorneys with the Center for Constitutional Rights accuse Rumsfeld of being directly involved in the brutal interrogation of al-Qahtani. We speak with al-Qahtani’s attorney, Gita Gutierrez. [includes rush transcript]

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• Corporate Propaganda Still On the News: Study Finds Local Stations Overwhelmingly Fail to Disclose VNRs

  
  

  A new study by the Center for Media and Democracy says Americans are still being shown corporate public relations videos disguised as news reports on newscasts across the country. In April, the Center identified 77 stations using Video News Releases in their newscasts. The findings led to an investigation by the FCC. A followp-up study has found 10 of those stations are still airing VNRs today for a total of 46 stations in 22 states. [includes rush transcript]

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