Lunes 11 de Diciembre de 2006

LOS TITULARES DE HOY

• Ex dictador chileno Augusto Pinochet muere a los 91 años
• Más de dos millones de personas protestan contra el gobierno en Líbano
• El Presidente iraquí, Jalal Talabani, rechaza informe del Grupo de Estudio de Irak
• Informe: Grupo político iraquí se reúne para destituir a al-Maliki
• Gobierno iraquí redacta nueva ley de hidrocarburos para que empresas privadas busquen yacimientos de petróleo
• Estados Unidos acusado de matar a diecisiete civiles en Ishaqi
• Senador republicano dice que la guerra de Irak “incluso podría ser criminal”
• Congreso aprueba acuerdo nuclear entre Estados Unidos y la India
• Aumentan las tensiones entre Fatah y Hamas tras el asesinato de tres escolares
• Israel impide que Desmond Tutu dirija misión de investigación en Gaza
• Ganador del Premio Nobel de la Paz, Muhammad Yunus, critica guerra contra el terrorismo
• Nueve ex prisioneros detenidos en el extranjero demandan a Donald Rumsfeld
• Fiscales del gobierno sostuvieron que la demanda debería ser desestimada
• Comité de Ética de la Cámara de Representantes dice que líderes republicanos fueron negligentes en escándalo de Foley
• Cynthia McKinney presenta proyecto de ley para someter a Bush a juicio político
• Representante Nydia Velázquez será la primera mujer latina que presidirá un comité en la Cámara de Representantes
• Mueren 30 civiles en nuevo ataque en Darfur
• Kofi Annan criticará políticas de derechos humanos de Estados Unidos
• Movilizaciones para conmemorar el Día Internacional de los Derechos Humanos
• Cientos de personas conmemoran 25º aniversario de arresto de Mumia Abu-Jamal

EL RESTO DE LA HORA DE DEMOCRACY NOW!

• Death of a Dictator: Victims of Augusto Pinochet’s Reign Remember Brutal Regime From the Caravan of Death to Operation Condor

  
  

  Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet died on Sunday at the age of 91. He took power in a U.S.-supported coup on Sept. 11 1973 and ruled Chile for 17 years. During that time his government murdered or disappeared more than 3,200 people. Tens of thousands were also tortured including Michele Bachelet, Chile’s current president. We speak with Emilio Banda, a student union leader who was tortured under Pinochet’s reign; Francisco Letelier, the son of Chilean diplomat Orlando Letelier, who was killed in car bomb in Washington DC and with Peter Kornbluh, author of "The Pinochet File: A Declassified Dossier on Atrocity and Accountability." [includes rush transcript]

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• General Pinochet at the Bookstore: Renowned Latino Poet Martin Espada Reads from His Works

  
  

  Martin Espada, the renowned poet and professor–who some call the Latino Poet of his generation–reads from his poem "General Pinochet at the Bookstore" from his latest collection "The Republic of Poetry." [includes rush transcript]

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• Spc. Suzanne Swift Signs Statement with Military After Harassment Claim, AWOL Status Lead to Court Martial

  
  

  Spc. Suzanne Swift, who was arrested and confined to base for going AWOL after her charges of sexual harassment and assault went un-addressed by the military, on Friday signed papers with the military related to her case. We speak with Swift’s mother, Sara Rich. [includes rush transcript]

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• Mother of War Resister Ehren Watada Meets with Lawmakers on Capitol Hill to Support Son’s Case

  
  

  We speak with Carolyn Ho, the mother of Lt. Ehren Watada, the first officer to publicly refuse to serve in Iraq. He will face his prosecutors next month at a pre-trial hearing. Ho was recently in Washington DC where she met with lawmakers to support her son’s case. [includes rush transcript]

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