Martes 15 de Mayo de 2007

LOS TITULARES DE HOY

• Mueren 52 personas en Irak. El número de estadounidenses fallecidos en mayo llega a 47
• Activistas por la paz lanzan campaña en Capitol Hill
• Hijo de crítico de la guerra conservador murió en Irak
• Pentágono prohíbe a soldados utilizar YouTube y MySpace
• OIEA: Irán avanza en enriquecimiento de uranio
• Vicefiscal General anunció su renuncia
• Comienza juicio de Padilla en Miami
• Tenet declarará en caso de información falsa previa a la guerra
• Se reanuda juicio en rebeldía por asesinato de Calipari
• Mueren 24 personas en atentado contra hotel en Pakistán
• Militantes de Hamas matan a ocho miembros de Fatah
• Grupo indígena demanda a Occidental Petroleum por arrojar desperdicios en la selva amazónica
• Jóvenes cubanos realizan juicio simbólico contra Posada Carriles
• Hacendado brasileño comparece ante las justicia por asesinato de monja estadounidense
• Irán arresta a académica iraní-estadounidense
• Banco Mundial: Wolfowitz violó normas y encubrió sus acciones
• Residentes de Dallas impugnarán ley contra inmigrantes
• Thomson Corporation compra Reuters por 17.000 millones de dólares
• Miembro de panel de supervisión de privacidad renuncia tras censura del gobierno

EL RESTO DE LA HORA DE DEMOCRACY NOW!

• CorpWatch’s Pratap Chatterjee on Iraq’s Missing Oil and Halliburton’s Houston Send-Off

  
  

  A draft report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office Between shows between 100,000 and 300,000 barrels a day of Iraq’s declared oil production over the past four years is unaccounted for and could have been siphoned off through corruption or smuggling. The news comes as the Iraqi parliament is preparing to vote on a new law that would open up Iraq’s oil reserves to multinational oil companies. CorpWatch director Pratap Chatterjee, has closely monitored the Iraqi oil industry. He speaks to us from Houston — where Halliburton is preparing to hold its last annual shareholders meeting in Texas before moving headquarters to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. [includes rush transcript]

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• Displaced, Imprisoned Darfurian Refugee Daoud Ibarahaem Hari On His Return to Darfur to Help Expose the World’s Worst Humanitarian Crisis

  
  

  Daoud Ibarahaem Hari is one of only three Darfuris who have reportedly been granted refugee status in the United States in the past four years. Daoud fled Sudan in 2003 after an attack on his village in northern Darfur. Then, he did something that few of his fellow hundreds of thousands of refugees have done: He went back to Darfur. In August 2006, he and American journalist Paul Salopek–a Pulitzer Prize winning reporter for the Chicago Tribune–and their driver were imprisoned in Darfur by the Sudanese government for 35 days. Daoud endured harsh treatment including torture and threats to his life. After international pressure, the three were eventually released. [includes rush transcript]

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• Philadelphia Court Hearing Could Decide Fate of Imprisoned Journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal

  
  

  In Philadelphia, Mumia Abu-Jamal’s legal team is preparing for a hearing that could decide the fate of the imprisoned former Black Panther. Abu-Jamal has been on death row for 25 years after being convicted of killing a police officer following a controversial trial before a predominantly-white jury. On Thursday, the Third Circuit Court Of Appeals will hear oral arguments to decide whether Mumia gets a new trial, life in prison without parole, or execution. Hundreds of supporters are planning to rally outside the courthouse. We’re joined by Linn Washington of the Philadelphia Tribune, and hear a recent audio commentary Mumia recorded behind bars. [includes rush transcript]

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