Jeremy Scahill, author of Dirty Wars, interviewed by Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman & Juan González

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    The World Health Organization warned earlier this week that the countries hit hardest by AIDS desperately need 4 million more health workers to cope with the crisis. Many of the locally-trained doctors and nurses in these countries have been lured away to the United States and Europe by higher salaries. We speak with Smita Baruah of Physicians for Human Rights. [includes rush transcript]

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  • African-American Groups Call on Black America to Renew Efforts to Fight AIDS and Homophobia

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    The NAACP, National Urban League and other civil rights groups have launched a major new effort to fight AIDS and homophobia within the African-American community. We speak with the executive director of the Black AIDS Institute that is spearheading the initiative. [includes rush transcript]

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  • AIDS Prevention: Bush Admin Abstinence Policy Criticized at Int’l AIDS Conference

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    The Bush administration’s "ABC" policy of "Abstinence, Be Faithful, and Use a Condom" is being criticized by many–including Microsoft founder Bill Gates–at the 16th International World Aids Conference in Toronto. We take a looks at the issue of AIDS prevention with a New York-based activist and speak with a leading advocate for sex workers in Canada. [includes rush transcript]

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  • South African AIDS Activist: "Total Failure of Gvt to Lead Coordinated Response to What Has Presented Itself as a Catastrophe for the New Democracy"

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    We speak with Sipho Mthathi, general secretary of the South African AIDS activist organization, Treatment Action Campaign about AIDS in Africa, the effect of U.S. AIDS policies on the global landscape and the significance of Bill Gates in the global fight against AIDS. [includes rush transcript]

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