Miércoles 15 de Febrero de 2006

LOS TITULARES DE HOY

• Tres muertos en Pakistán durante protestas contra caricaturas de Mahoma
• Compañero de caza al que Cheney disparó sufrió un infarto
• Informe: Cheney ocultó noticia sobre problemas cardíacos de Whittington
• Haití anuncia investigación tras hallazgo de papeletas de votación quemadas

• Preval alega fraude y exhorta a protestas pacificas

• Más de mil personas protestan por video que muestra a soldados británicos golpeando a jóvenes iraquíes
• Saddam Hussein anuncia huelga de hambre en protesta contra el juez de la causa
• Cadena televisiva australiana muestra nuevas fotos sobre abusos en Abu Ghraib
• Hijo de primer ministro israelí condenado por corrupción
• Soldados israelíes asesinan discapacitado mental palestino en Cisjordania
• 800 mil personas conmemoran primer aniversario del asesinato de Hariri
• Hombre herido en atentado a bar gay presenta demanda por tratamiento medico
• Informe: 325 mil nombres en lista de sospechosos de terrorismo de Estados Unidos
• Cinco mujeres arrestadas en protesta contra la guerra cerca de Washington DC

EL RESTO DE LA HORA DE DEMOCRACY NOW!

• As Cheney Victim Suffers Heart Attack, Questions Raised About Secrecy and Cronyism

  
  

  Harry Whittington, the Austin lawyer and Republican fundraiser V.P. Dick Cheney shot during a hunting trip, has suffered a heart attack. The incident has embarrassed the White House and made headlines around the world, among them: "We are all Harry Whittington." The Bush administration has come under criticism for its long delay in informing the public on both the incident and Whittington’s condition. The incident has also raised new questions about cronyism and lobbying at the White House. We speak with Texas-based journalist Robert Bryce, author of "Cronies: Oil, the Bushes, and the Rise of Texas, America’s Superstate." [includes rush transcript]

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• On Third Anniversary of Global Protest Against Iraq War, A Look at "Challenging Empire: How People, Governments, and the UN Defy U.S. Power"

  
  

  Today marks the third anniversary of the February 15th global anti-war protest, the day tens of millions of people took to the streets in some 600 cities around the world to protest the Bush Administration’s plans to invade Iraq. Author Phyllis Bennis talks about how the anti-war movement has evolved into a major force for global change. [includes rush transcript]

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• Self-Described Economic Hit Man John Perkins: "We Have Created the World’s First Truly Global Empire"

  
  

  John Perkins, author of "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man," joins us in our firehouse studio to talk about his former work going into various countries to try to strongarm leaders into creating policy favorable to the U.S government and corporations. Perkins describes himself as an economic hit man. [includes rush transcript]

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