Viernes 18 de Agosto de 2006

LOS TITULARES DE HOY

• Se decretó inconstitucionalidad de escuchas telefónicas de NSA
• ONU presenta petición de 60 millones de dólares por derrame de petróleo en el Líbano
• Fuerzas de la ONU promete 3.500 soldados
• Encuesta: 52% de los estadounidenses a favor de postura neutral de Estados Unidos en la guerra del Líbano
• Investigación: oficiales de la Marina encubrieron evidencia de Haditha
• Diez oficiales de policía afganos mueren en bombardeo accidental
• Ex contratista de la CIA condenado por matar a golpes a prisionero afgano
• En primeros comentarios públicos, Raúl Castro dice que Fidel se está recuperando
• Empresas tabacaleras escapan del pago de multas, a pesar de fallo de actividades ilícitas
• ACLU impugna nuevas leyes de inmigración
• Líder de escuadrón de la muerte haitiano hallado responsable de maltrato
• Habitantes de 9th Ward exigen respuestas por falta de agua
• Florida cierra cinco clínicas abortivas
• NY Activists Mobilize Ahead of Hearing on Protest Laws

EL RESTO DE LA HORA DE DEMOCRACY NOW!

• "There Are No Hereditary Kings in America"–Judge Rules NSA Warrantless Spy Program Unconstitutional

  
  

  A federal judge in Detroit has ruled that the Bush administration’s warrantless surveillance program is unconstitutional and must be halted. In her 43-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Anna Diggs Taylor wrote "There are no hereditary kings in America and no powers not created by the Constitution." We speak with constitutional law attorney Glenn Greenwald. [includes rush transcript]

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• Can Journalists Be Prosecuted for Receiving Classified Information?

  
  

  A federal judge ruled last week that private citizens could be prosecuted if the government decides they have received or disclosed information harmful to national security. We take a look at the significance of the ruling and its implication for investigative journalists. [includes rush transcript]

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• "More Propaganda Than Plot"–Former British Ambassador on Alleged UK Terror Plot

  
  

  Questions have been raised over whether British authorities were pressured by the United States to make the arrests last week in the alleged terror plot to blow up transatlantic airliners. We speak with former British ambassador Craig Murray who says, "The one thing of which I am certain is that the timing is deeply political. This is more propaganda than plot." [includes rush transcript]

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• Arrest Warrants Issued for Over 50 Grassroots Leaders in Oaxaca, Mexico

  
  

  We go to Oaxaca in southern Mexico where over 50 arrest warrants have been issued for grassroots leaders who have mobilized to demand that the state governor be removed. In June, Oaxaca’s governor, Ulises Ruiz, ordered a police crackdown on more than 70,000 teachers on strike, who had staged an encampment in the city center. [includes rush transcript]

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