Jueves 16 de Marzo de 2006

LOS TITULARES DE HOY

• Nueva Estrategia de Seguridad reafirma guerra preventiva y señala a Irán

• Bolton cita atentados del 11 de septiembre en comentarios sobre programa nuclear de Irán
• ONU aprueba nuevo Consejo de Derechos Humanos a pesar de objeciones de Estados Unidos
• Saddam Hussein condena violencia entre sunitas y chiítas y promueve ataques contra soldados extranjeros
• Culpan a ataques estadounidenses de la muerte de integrantes de una familia iraquí
• Principal general estadounidense en Irak señala que bases militares podrían volverse permanentes
• Olmert y Abbas discuten por redada en Jericó
• Miles de ecuatorianos protestan contra conversaciones de "libre comercio" con Estados Unidos
• El cuerpo de Milosevic fue devuelto a Serbia para sepultarlo en su pueblo natal
• Gobierno de Bush acusado de eliminar protecciones contra discriminación sexual en lineamientos de autorizaciones de seguridad
• Se conmemora el tercer aniversario de la muerte de Rachel Corrie con lecturas en todo el mundo

EL RESTO DE LA HORA DE DEMOCRACY NOW!

• Israeli Raid on Palestinian Prison Ignites Crisis in Occupied Territories

  
  

  Violence continued in the Occupied Territories on Thursday, two days after the Israeli military raided the main prison in the West Bank city of Jericho, seizing five Palestinians accused of assassinating former Israeli Tourism Minister Rehavam Zeevi. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called the raid "an unforgivable crime" and a humiliation to the Palestinian people. We speak with University of Massachusetts Dartmouth professor Naseer Aruri. [includes rush transcript]

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• People Across the Globe Stage Readings of Rachel Corrie’s Words on Third Anniversary of Her Death

  
  

  American peace activist Rachel Corrie was crushed to death by an Israeli bulldozer three years ago today. To celebrate her life, people around the world are staging readings of her words. We hear some of the organizers from New York, Bethlehem, London, Amman and more. [includes rush transcript]

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• Crackdown: Venezuelan Prof. Visited by Feds in Pomona, Bolivian Prof. Denied U.S. Entry Visa

  
  

  We look at two cases of U.S. government crackdown on university professors: A prominent Bolivian scholar who was recently barred from entering the U.S. while a Venezuelan-born professor comes under the watch of federal agents in California. [includes rush transcript]

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• Janitors Strike at the University of Miami to Gain Living Wage and Health Benefits

  
  

  Nearly 200 janitors working for the UNICCO Service Company are on strike at the University of Miami. The non-unionized janitors–who are mostly Haitian and Cuban immigrants — earn as little as $6.40 an hour and are not provided with health insurance. We speak with one of the janitors and host a debate between a UNICCO spokesperson and a director at the Service Employees International Union. [includes rush transcript]

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