Jueves 7 de Septiembre de 2006

LOS TITULARES DE HOY

• Bush reconoce por primera vez existencia de prisiones secretas de la CIA
• El Pentágono adopta estándares humanitarios internacionales para el trato de detenidos
• El Senado rechaza prohibición de bombas racimo
• El Senado bloquea intento demócrata de despedir a Rumsfeld
• Se publicará informe sobre información del gobierno previo a la guerra de Irak tras elecciones de noviembre
• Israel dice que pondrá fin al bloqueo de Líbano
• Científicos internacionales: Política de Sudáfrica sobre el SIDA es “inmoral” e “ineficaz”
• Gabinete de Costa de Marfil renuncia en medio de crisis de vertedero de desechos tóxicos
• Redactor de diario sudanés secuestrado fue hallado decapitado
• Blair renunciará en un año
• Encuesta: 58% de los estadounidenses se opone a política exterior de Bush
• Clear Channel le pide a la FCC que eleve los límites de propiedad de radios
• Ex gobernador de Illinois condenado a seis años y medio en prisión
• Ex-Illinois Gov. Sentenced To 6.5 Year Term

EL RESTO DE LA HORA DE DEMOCRACY NOW!

• Court Hearing on Suit Filed by Iraq Veterans Contaminated with Depleted Uranium Against U.S. Military

  
  

  A U.S. District court in Manhattan held a hearing Wednesday on a lawsuit brought by soldiers from the New York National Guard who have been sick since being exposed to depleted uranium while serving in Iraq. Democracy Now! co-host Juan Gonzalez first broke the story in the New York Daily News. [includes rush transcript]

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• As CIA Detainees Transferred to Guantanamo, President Bush Acknowledges Secret Prisons

  
  

  President Bush has acknowledged for the first time the CIA has been operating a secret network of overseas prisons. Bush made the admission as he ordered 14 prisoners previously held by the CIA to be transferred to Guantanamo Bay where they could be tried by a military tribunal. Bush said the CIA is no longer holding any detainees but that the secret prisons may be re-opened. We get analysis from Center for Constitutional Rights attorney Barbara Olshansky. [includes rush transcript]

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• Study: 70 Percent of 9/11 Responders Suffer Lung Ailments

  
  

  A major new study of 9/11 health effects finds that nearly seven out of every ten first responders at Ground Zero suffer from chronic lung ailments. For the past five years city, state and federal officials have downplayed the health dangers of the toxic dust that was released when the World Trade Center collapsed. We speak with co-author of the Mount Sinai study. [includes rush transcript]

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• Darfur Violence Intensifies as Deadline for Withdrawal of AU Peacekeepers Looms

  
  

  The Sudanese government is increasing its attacks in Darfur as the African Union confirms it will withdraw peacekeeping troops by the end of the month. We speak with Alex de Waal, an advisor to the African Union and author of "Darfur: A Short History of a Long War." [includes rush transcript]

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