Martes 20 de Marzo de 2007

LOS TITULARES DE HOY

• Resumen de la hora de Democracy Now!, 20 de marzo de 2007

• Los tres agentes acusados por la muerte de Sean Bell se declaran inocentes; la familia exige justicia

• Blackwater: el ascenso del ejército de mercenarios más poderoso del mundo

• Poll: Large Percentage of Iraqis Oppose Coalition Forces
• Saddam Hussein’s Former Vice President Executed
• Hospitals Treat Victims of Chlorine Gas Bomb Attack
• Ex-Iraqi Weightlifter Regrets Toppling Saddam Statue
• Report: White House Considering Replacements for Alberto Gonzales
• House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Calls for Gonzales to Resign
• Pentagon Considers Placing Cameras Inside Recruiting Stations
• Kidnapped Italian Journalist Released in Afghanistan
• U.S. Convoy Attacked in Kabul
• War Crimes Prosecutor Says Bush & Blair Could Face Charges
• Father of Kidnapped Journalist in Gaza Pleas For His Release
• Ex-Oil Lobbyist Admits Changing Gov’t Climate Studies
• NASA Official Accuses Bush Administration of Gagging Scientists
• Colombia Might Seek Extradition of Chiquita Officials
• Environmental Advocate & Radio Host Ida Honorof, 93, Dies

EL RESTO DE LA HORA DE DEMOCRACY NOW!

• Three Officers Charged in Sean Bell Killing Plead Not Guilty, Family Calls For Justice

  
  

  The three police officers indicted for the killing of unarmed bridegroom Sean Bell pleaded not guilty Monday after surrendering at the Queens County Courthouse. Detectives Michael Oliver and Gescard Isnora are each charged with first and second-degree manslaughter. Detective Marc Cooper, was charged with second-degree reckless endangerment. All three officers are free pending trial. [includes rush transcript]

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• Blackwater: The Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army

  
  

  Investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill joins us to talk about his new book, "Blackwater: The Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army." Scahill writes, "Blackwater is the elite Praetorian Guard for the 'global war on terror,' with its own military base, a fleet of twenty aircraft, and 20,000 private contractors at the ready. Run by a multimillionaire Christian conservative who bankrolls President Bush and his allies, its forces are capable of overthrowing governments." From Iraq to New Orleans, Blackwater has continued to pull in multi-million-dollar government contracts, mostly without accountability and in near-secrecy. [includes rush transcript]

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