LOS TITULARES DE HOY

• Resumen de la hora de Democracy Now! 8 de Febrero de 2007
• El consejo de guerra del primer oficial en negarse a su despliegue en
  Irak concluye, acaba en nulo
• Blackwater USA en el punto de mira del Congreso al comenzar una
  histórica audiencia para investigar el papel de la empresa contratista
  de mercenarios en Irak
• Los miles de millones que faltan: el ex responsable de la ocupación en
  Irak Paul Bremer es interrogado sobre la supervisión y el gasto del
  dinero iraquí
• Trabajadores de mudanzas felices y espías estudiantes de arte: ¿estuvo
  Israel siguiendo el rastro de los secuestradores de los aviones del
  11-S antes de los ataques?
• Iraq Cabinet Seeks Legal Action Against Al-Jazeera
• UN Appeals for Aid in Iraq Refugee Crisis
• Italy Orders Trial for US Soldier in Calipari Shooting
• Palestinian Leaders Report Progress in Unity Talks
• Bolivia Reaches Deal with Striking Miners
• GOP Senators Say They’ll Push Iraq Debate
• Rice Denies Seeing Iranian Peace Overture
• Russert Says He Didn’t Tell Libby of Plame
• Wal-Mart Joins Business, Union Call for Universal Health Care
• Probe Clears Gitmo Guards of Prison Abuse Without Interviewing Alleged Victims

EL RESTO DE LA HORA DE DEMOCRACY NOW!

• Court Martial of First Officer to Refuse Iraq Deployment Ends in Mistrial

  
  

  The court martial of the first US army officer to refuse to fight in the Iraq war has ended in a mistrial. On Wednesday, a military judge halted the case against First Lieutenant Ehren Watada over possible inconsistencies in a pre-trial agreement Watada made with prosecutors. Geoffrey Millard of Truthout.org reports from Fort Lewis in Washington. [includes rush transcript]

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• Blackwater USA Takes Congressional Hot-Seat as Landmark Hearing Probes Mercenary Firm’s Role in Iraq

  
  

  The private security company Blackwater admitted on Tuesday for the first time that one of its employees shot and killed an Iraqi guard inside the Green Zone in December. The disclosure came during a landmark hearing on the role of private contractors in Iraq. Among those to testify was Katy Helvenston. Her son Scott was one of the four Blackwater employees killed in Fallujah in 2004. Katy Helvenston joins us to talk about why she wants Blackwater held accountable for her son’s death. We’re also joined by Jeremy Scahill, author of the forthcoming book "Blackwater: The Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army." [includes rush transcript]

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• The Missing Billions: Ex-Iraq Occupation Chief Paul Bremer Questioned on Oversight, Spending of Iraqi Money

  
  

  Three former Army officers and two civilians have been indicted for diverting $3.6 million in Iraq reconstruction money to a contractor in exchange for cash, luxury cars and jewelry. The announcement came one day after the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing about how billions of dollars set aside for the Iraq Reconstruction have gone missing. Corpwatch Managing editor Pratap Chatterjee attended the hearing. He joins us from Washington. [includes rush transcript]

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• Cheering Movers and Art Student Spies: Was Israel Tracking the Hijackers Before the 9/11 Attacks?

  
  

  A new article in the newsletter Counterpunch examines unresolved questions over whether Israeli agents were tracking the 9/11 hijackers before September 11th. ABC’s 20/20, The Forward, and Salon.com have all covered the story. But where’s the follow up? We speak to the author of the article, Christopher Ketcham; Counterpunch editor Alexander Cockburn, and Marc Perelman, the Forward reporter who did one of the first reports on the story in 2002. [includes rush transcript]

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