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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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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News Vs. Propaganda, the Gatekeeper’s Dilemma
The U.N. yesterday convened an emotionally charged panel on bias in the media called "News vs. Propaganda: The Gatekeepers’ Dilemma." Representatives from CNN, The New York Times, Al-Jazeera, the BBC World Service, a London Arabic-language daily paper, and the South African Broadcasting Corporation were all present. They were joined via satellite by Lakhdar Brahimi, Special Representative of the U.N. Secretary General for Afghanistan, and High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson.
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CNN, Al-Jazeera Debate the Bin Laden Tapes; Arabic Newspaper Editor Asks the U.N. Why It Refused to Take Taliban Prisoners — Hundreds Were Massacred
We pick up our coverage of yesterday’s U.N. panel "News vs. Propaganda" where discussion turned to the question of the bin Laden video tapes.
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Democracy Now! in Exile Asks CNN and the New York Times Why They Don’t Cover the Anti-War Movement
The panel allowed a few minutes or so of questions from the floor.
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Ashcroft Hearings
Attorney General John Ashcroft resolutely defended the Justice Department’s anti-terrorism tactics yesterday, telling a Senate committee the measures are necessary to prevent future attacks and suggesting that criticism of them aids the terrorist cause. Ashcroft defended Bush administration measures declaring the nation must not let down its guard against threats that present "a daily chronicle of the hatred of Americans by fanatics."
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Muslim Feminists Have Been Denouncing Islamic Fundamentalism for Years, But the World Pays Them No Heed
In an op-ed piece in the New York Times last month, acclaimed novelist Salman Rushdie tells the world that "highly motivated organizations of Muslim men" whom he labels "Islamists" have been engaged in radical political movements all over the Islamic world, that have been systematically destroying their own societies, with much of their venom focused on the female citizenry. In a parenthetical aside, Rushdie sighs, "Oh, for the voices of Muslim women to be heard!"
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Privatizing Disaster: New York City Has Begun Secret Negotiations to Hand the Project Over to One of the World’s Largest, Most Infamous, and Politically Connected Construction Companies: Bechtel Corpo
As the World Trade Center cleanup continues, New York City has begun secret negotiations to hand the project over to one of the world’s largest, most infamous, and politically connected construction companies: Bechtel Corporation. With barely a word of explanation, Mayor Giuliani has moved to appoint the San Francisco-based colossus to take over the lucrative job. In the process, he has brushed aside three local firms that have been heading the cleanup since September 11th. Though no specific dollar amount has yet been cited, it is estimated that Bechtel would reap an estimated $27.5 million from the deal. It would be the largest emergency contract ever granted to an American corporation.
