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Thursday, March 2, 2000
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Pinochet Released, Heads to Chile
The decision on whether to free former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet is no longer up in the air — but he is. Pinochet is now a free man, flying to Chile aboard a military plane just hours after Britain dropped extradition proceedings against him. Spain, France and Switzerland were among the countries seeking his extradition to try him on charges of torture and other human rights abuses. [includes rush transcript]
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New York Police Kill Another Unarmed Black Man Two Blocks From Diallo Shooting Scene
New York authorities are investigating the killing of an unarmed black man who was shot in the back of the head by a police officer in the Bronx, just two blocks from where unarmed African immigrant Amadou Diallo was killed by four white police officers last year. [includes rush transcript]
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What Is Bob Jones University?
Seizing on Texas Governor George W. Bush’s controversial campaign stop at Bob Jones University in South Carolina, Democrats said this week that they will push for Congress to condemn the fundamentalist Christian college for barring interracial dating and espousing anti-Catholic views. [includes rush transcript]
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By Amy Goodman with Denis Moynihan
Gen. John Allen, commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan, spoke Wednesday at the Pentagon, four stars on each shoulder, his chest bedecked with medals. Unlike Allen, many decorated U.S. military veterans left the streets of Chicago after the NATO summit without their medals.
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In an extended interview, David Bronner, president of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, discusses the history of the company, why they put sustainability and social justice ahead of profits, the organic and GMO labeling movements, the U.S. war on hemp, and why they refuse to sell out. [includes rush transcript]
Human Rights Watch’s Kenneth Roth examines why the U.S. has not pressured Bahrain to release pro-democracy activists. He also discusses Syria and the conditions in Israeli jails and courts that prompted 1,550 Palestinian prisoners to go on a hunger strike. [includes rush transcript]
