Viernes 12 de Mayo de 2006

LOS TITULARES DE HOY

• Gobierno de Bush evade preguntas acerca de las últimas revelaciones sobre la NSA
• Director de IAEA: Disputa de Irán puede ser resuelta de manera diplomática
• Chomsky critica la postura de Estados Unidos con respecto a Irán
• Mueren cuatro soldados estadounidenses en accidente
• Habitantes de isla Diego García ganan batalla legal para regresar
• Policía egipcia lleva a cabo ofensiva contra protestas de apoyo a jueces disidentes
• Asesinan a ejecutivo estadounidense de empresa petrolera en el Delta del Níger
• Indonesia retira cargos de corrupción contra ex dictador Suharto
• Legisladores de la Unión Europea visitan Estados Unidos para investigar prisiones secretas y traslados de la CIA
• Estados Unidos considera despliegue de soldados en la frontera mexicana
• Gobernador de Kentucky acusado de conspiración y mala conducta
• Índice de aprobación de Bush desciende a 29%

EL RESTO DE LA HORA DE DEMOCRACY NOW!

• Three Major Telecom Companies Help US Government Spy on Millions of Americans

  
  

  USA Today has revealed the National Security Agency is secretly collecting the phone call records of millions of Americans with the help of AT&T, Verizon and BellSouth. For the customers of these companies, it means that the government has detailed records of calls they made to family members, co-workers, business contacts and others. One source told the paper that the NSA is attempting to create the world’s largest database — big enough to include every call ever made within the nation’s borders. [includes rush transcript]

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• The Yes Men Strike Again: Group Poses As Halliburton Reps At "Catastrophic Loss" Conference

  
  

  The Yes Men have struck again. On Tuesday, a man claiming to be a representative of Halliburton gave a presentation at the "Catastrophic Loss" conference at the Ritz-Carlton in Amelia Island, Florida. Conference attendees include leaders from the insurance industry. We speak with the Yes Men’s Andy Bichlbaum, who took part in the hoax. [includes rush transcript]

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• Mothers Say No To War: Peace Activists Plan Mother’s Day Protest Outside White House

  
  

  Sunday is Mother’s Day and a group of women have chosen to honor it by calling for peace. Women from all over the country are gathering in Washington D.C this weekend and will be holding an all night vigil outside the White House to demand that the troops be brought home from Iraq. We’re joined by Elaine Johnson and Cindy Sheehan, who both lost sons in Iraq. [includes rush transcript]

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