Lunes 23 de Abril de 2007

LOS TITULARES DE HOY

• Estados Unidos planea separar con muros a diez barrios de Bagdad
• Mueren sesenta personas en Irak
• Alcalde de Fallujah fue asesinado
• Israel mata a ocho palestinos, entre ellos una joven de 17 años
• Soldados israelíes le dispararon a Premio Nobel de la Paz con balas de goma
• Se llevaron a cabo servicios religiosos por las víctimas de masacre en Virginia Tech
• Se reanudan las clases en Virginia Tech
• Familiares de Cho Seung-Hui: “Nos sentimos desahuciados, indefensos y perdidos”
• Senado de Vermont apoya juicio político contra Bush y Cheney
• Se cuestiona la legitimidad de las elecciones de Nigeria
• Sarkozy y Royal disputarán la presidencia de Francia en segunda vuelta
• Murieron 219 personas en Somalia la semana pasada
• 42 ex ejecutivos del Banco Mundial exhortan a Wolfowitz a que renuncie
• Activista chino encarcelado demanda a Yahoo en caso de derechos humanos
• Australia afronta la peor sequía de la historia
• Bloomberg propone plantar un millón de árboles e imponer arancel para descongestionar
• La representante de California Millender-McDonald muere a los 68 años

EL RESTO DE LA HORA DE DEMOCRACY NOW!

• Cuban Militant Posada Carriles Released From New Mexico Jail

  
  

  A new phase has opened in a case that highlights a major gap in how the U.S. and many others view international terrorism. Luis Posada Carriles walked out of a New Mexico jail last week, free on bail. Posada was being held on immigration charges but many want to see him tried for terrorism in connection with the 1976 bombing of a Cuban airliner that killed 73 people. [includes rush transcript]

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• No More Deaths: Humanitarian Group Provides Life-Saving Aid to Immigrants Crossing Border

  
  

  One of the biggest issues surrounding immigration in the Southwest has been the plight of undocumented workers crossing the borders. At least 182 people died trying to cross through the Arizona desert last year. We speak with Shanti Sellz and Daniel Strauss, student volunteers with No More Deaths, a humanitarian group that provides aid to immigrants crossing the Arizona-Mexico border. In 2005, they were arrested and charged with two felonies for helping three undocumented immigrants get urgently needed medical care. [includes rush transcript]

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• Rev. John Fife Continues Immigrant Humanitarian Work 25+ Years After Launching Sanctuary Movement

  
  

  A new movement is growing across the country to provide sanctuary to immigrants in response to the rise in deportations and work raids by the federal government. The growing network is being spearheaded by the Reverend John Fife, the founder of the Sanctuary Movement of the 1980s. [includes rush transcript]

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• Irish Nobel Peace Laureate Mairead Maguire Shot With Rubber Bullet by Israeli Military at Nonviolent Protest

  
  

  Israeli troops fired rubber bullets and tear gas at a non-violent protest against the separation wall near the West Bank village of Bilin. Several protesters were injured including the Nobel Peace laureate Mairead Maguire who was shot with a rubber bullet. She joins us on the line from Ireland. [includes rush transcript]

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