Miércoles 17 de Enero de 2007

LOS TITULARES DE HOY

• Mueren 150 personas por episodios de violencia en Irak
• Bush quiere que los iraquíes tengan éxito por el bien de Estados Unidos
• Gates: Incremento de soldados en Afganistán es una posibilidad
• Directora del Departamento de Interior sabía que empresas petroleras y de gas evadían pagos
• Director de asuntos de los detenidos se disculpa por boicot a abogados de prisioneros de Guantánamo
• Gonzáles: Abogados de prisioneros de Guantánamo son los responsables de que estos no hayan sido enjuiciados
• Senadores Obama y Giuliani más cerca de candidatura para el 2008
• Emiten órdenes de arresto contra tres soldados estadounidenses por el asesinato de periodista español
• Acusan a dos personas en caso relacionado con programa petróleo por alimentos
• Renuncia alto comandante militar israelí
• Juez impide que oficial que se negó a luchar en Irak utilice estrategia de defensa clave en juicio militar

EL RESTO DE LA HORA DE DEMOCRACY NOW!

• Wrongly Accused Ex-Gitmo Chaplain and Spy Target James Yee Speaks out on Newly Revealed Pentagon Surveillance

  
  

  The New York Times recently revealed that the Pentagon and CIA were secretly examining the financial assets and transactions of thousands of American citizens without court approval by issuing national security letters. We speak to the Center for National Security Studies’ Lisa Graves and one of the program’s most prominent targets: James Yee, the former Muslim Guantanamo Bay chaplain wrongly accused of espionage. [includes rush transcript]

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• As CIA Leak Trial Begins, Inside the Case Against Ex-Cheney Chief of Staff Lewis "Scooter" Libby

  
  

  Jury selection for the trial of Vice President Dick Cheney’s former chief of staff has begun. Lewis "Scooter" Libby faces five counts of lying to federal investigators, perjury, and obstruction of justice. He is accused of lying to investigators and a grand jury during the investigation of the outing of CIA operative Valerie Plame. We speak with veteran investigative journalist Murray Waas. [includes rush transcript]

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• Top Pentagon Official Calls for Boycott of Law Firms Representing Guantanamo Prisoners

  
  

  A top Pentagon official last week urged U.S. corporations to boycott law firms whose attorneys represent detainees at the US prison camp in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In a radio interview last week, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Detainee Affairs Charles "Cully" Stimson said companies might wish to shun firms that represent "the very terrorists who hit their bottom line back in 2001." Stimson apologized after his remarks were condemned by the American Bar Association and deans from more than 130 law schools. We speak with the co-author of the law school petition and a corporate lawyer representing six Guantanamo prisoners. [includes rush transcript]

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