Viernes 9 de Marzo de 2007

LOS TITULARES DE HOY

• La Casa Blanca promete vetar plan demócrata para retirada de Irak
• Principal comandante en Irak no descartará posibilidad de pedir más soldados
• Auditoría descubre errores del FBI con relación a cartas de seguridad nacional
• 30.000 personas protestan contra Bush en Brasil
• OIEA sanciona a Irán por programa nuclear
• Grupo de derechos humanos: Israel utilizó a palestinos como escudos humanos
• Gobierno decide no oponerse a derogación sobre sustitución de fiscales
• Gingrich reconoce relación extramatrimonial durante juicio político a Clinton
• Líderes de mezquita condenados a 15 a os en prisión en controvertido caso de enga o
• Massachusetts exhorta a detener traslado de inmigrantes detenidos

EL RESTO DE LA HORA DE DEMOCRACY NOW!

• Protests Sweep Latin America as Bush Begins Five-Nation Tour

  
  

  Protests have broken out across Latin America as President Bush begins a five-nation tour. In Brazil, over 30,000 people took to the streets of Sao Paulo Thursday with more underway in Uruguay, Colombia, Guatemala and Mexico. We go to Uruguay for a report. [includes rush transcript]

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• Colombian Opposition Leader Gustavo Petro Defies Threats to Challenge Ties Between Death Squads and US-Allied Colombian Government

  
  

  Colombian President Alvaro Uribe — the closest U.S. ally in Latin America — has been mired in scandal. Eight lawmakers from Uribe’s party and his former domestic intelligence chief have recently been jailed for having ties to rightwing paramilitary death squads. We speak with Gustavo Petro, the leader of Colombia’s main opposition party, the Democratic Pole. He is a Senator in Colombia and has been leading efforts to investigate ties between paramilitary death squads and top politicians. [includes rush transcript]

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• Council on Hemispheric Affairs’ Larry Birns on Bush’s Trip to Latin America: "A Matter of Low Expectations and Utter Despair"

  
  

  To talk more about President Bush’s visit to Latin America, Council on Hemispheric Affairs director Larry Birns joins us in Washington. COHA calls the trip "a matter of low expectations and utter despair." [includes rush transcript]

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• As Bush Admin Keeps Kidnap, Torture Victim Maher Arar on "No-Fly List," New Play Brings Arar’s Ordeal to the Stage

  
  

  Despite his exoneration by the Canadian government, the Bush administration is keeping Maher Arar on a terrorist watch list despite requests from the Canadian government to remove him. Arar was seized by U.S. officials during a stopover flight in New York and sent to Syria where he was repeatedly tortured over the course of nearly a year. Meanwhile, "Arrivals", a play here in New York is putting Maher Arar’s ordeal on the stage. "Arrivals" actor Michael Gabriel Goodfriend joins us in the firehouse studio. We’re also joined by ACLU staff attorney Steven Watt for the latest on Arar’s case. [includes rush transcript]

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• Tacoma Peace Activists Stage Blockade of Stryker Vehicles Headed for Iraq

  
  

  Peace activists in Tacoma, Washington have launched a campaign to prevent the military from shipping 300 Stryker armored vehicles to Iraq. The protests are expected to intensify this weekend as activists are planning to engage in acts of civil disobedience to prevent the Stryker vehicles from leaving the port. [includes rush transcript]

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