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Friday, July 28, 2000
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Peru’s Illegitimate Government Takes Power Again
Today, Alberto Fujimori is going to be re-inaugurated for his third term as Peru’s President. Only two foreign presidents will be attending the official swearing in ceremony at Congress, fourteen Latin American leaders have already turned down their invitations to attend. Outside the streets of Lima have been bursting with massive demonstrations from all sectors of Peruvian society in what have been called the largest mass protests in the history of Fujimori’s 10-year authoritarian regime. [includes rush transcript]
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Showdown in Minneapolis: The Battle Over Genetic Engineering of Animals
Genetic engineering is not just confined to crops and food. This past week in Minneapolis the International Society for Animal Genetics held their annual international conference. Scientists have been mapping the genome of common livestock, they say to determine new and cutting edge methods of disease resistance and to improve the animals for market and laboratory uses. [includes rush transcript]
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Fox Network On Trial
We now turn to an update of a story that we covered a couple of years ago on Democracy Now! It’s the story of fired Fox news reporters Steve Wilson and Jane Akre. [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]
