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In the wake of the successful pushback against the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure’s decision to defund Planned Parenthood, the Obama administration should listen to the majority of Americans: The United States, including Catholics, is strongly pro-choice.
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Democracy Now! Host Amy Goodman joined a panel of journalists, analysts and academics on MSNBC’s "Up w/ Chris Hayes" to discuss topics of the day, ranging from the Susan G. Komen Foundation’s Planned Parenthood reversal to the Republican Primaries.
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Part 2: "Who Killed Che? How the CIA Got Away with Murder": New Book Ties Johnson Admin to Che Death
In an extended interview, co-authors Michael Ratner and Michael Steven Smith discuss the life of Cuban revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara and the chilling story behind his murder by the Bolivian military. In their book, "Who Killed Che?" Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing. [includes rush transcript]
Watch a 2011 interview with Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzón, who is on trial in Spain after right-wing groups objected to his investigation of atrocities committed by supporters of the dictator Francisco Franco. Garzón is known for seeking to indict members of the Bush administration for their role in torturing prisoners.
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Democrats Hold Hearings On Military Tribunals for Suspected Terrorists, Which Authorize Unusual Shortcuts and Keep Secret Evidence From Defendents... And Some Say, Will Authorize Torturing Suspects
President Bush’s military order authorized two weeks ago, to try suspected terrorists in secret in military courts, has raised widespread concern about civil liberties. The military tribunals are the boldest initiative in a series of laws and rewritten federal regulations that, taken together, have created an alternate system of justice in the aftermath of Sept. 11, giving the government far greater power to detain, investigate and prosecute people suspected of involvement in terrorism. The order has few specific details, among them that only "non-citizens" could qualify, that they can keep secret evidence from defendants, can convict suspects and impose the death penalty with a two-thirds vote.
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With the Help of Multinational Tobacco Corporations, the US Undermines Another World Conference: The Global Tobacco Talks
In recent days President Bush has expanded his threat to attack countries that harbor suspected terrorists to include those that "develop weapons of mass destruction." Talks are currently underway in Geneva on international efforts to control a particularlydeadly weapon of mass destruction. The weapon kills hundreds of thousands in the US every year, millions more around the globe. It induces a host of deadly diseases in its victims when delivered in its most potent form, gradually attacking the body, its immune system, even its ability to breathe, and causing slow painful death. The trafficking of this weapon is a multi billion dollar industry and involves some of the world’s most powerful corporations, backed by the world’s most powerful government.
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Spain Refuses to Extradite September 11 Suspects to the US for a Secret Military Tribunal
An editorial in yesterday’s New York Times reads:
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As the Mainstream Media Cheers the Talks in Germany On the Future of Government of Afghanistan, Human Rights Activist Medea Benjamin Leads a Delegation Into Afghanistan to Find Out What Women Want
'Marines Secure Afghan Foothold', 'Alliance Captures Final City in North', 'Taliban May Surrender Key Southern Area', 'Afghan Leaders in Diplomatic Lock-Down' — these are a few of today’s top headlines from mainstream U.S. papers.
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Should the Government Be Allowed to Force Patients to Be Vaccinated, Take Over Hospitals and Seize Drug Supplies? As State Legislatures Consider Legislation, a Debate
Since the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11th, the Bush Administration has relied increasingly on a rhetoric of "national security" and "public safety" to justify restrictions on civil liberties.
