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Friday, November 8, 2002
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UN Prepares to Ok Iraq Weapons Inspections: A Conversation with Dennis Halliday, Ex-Director of UN Humanitarian Program for Iraq
The United Nations Security Council is set to vote today on a new resolution on Iraq. After months of opposition France has said it will vote for the resolution. How Russia will vote is less certain, but U.S. officials do not expect Moscow to use its veto power.
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Iraq Journal: Democracy Now’s Jeremy Scahill Talks with Iraq’s Most Famous Artist, Mohammed Ghani, in Baghdad
For the past month Democracy Now! correspondent Jeremy Scahill and filmmaker Jacque Soohen have been producing exclusive audio and video reports for Democracy Now! as part of their Iraq Journal series.
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Voices From An Indonesian Prison: A Democracy Now! Exclusive!: We Hear From Joy Lee Sadler, a US Citizen and Lesley Mcculloch, a Scottish Professor Who Have Been Imprisoned in Aceh, Indonesia Since Se
The Bush administration’s "war on terrorism" has provided fuel for the US to renew military ties with Indonesia. The administration is attempting to restore aid to the Indonesian military, which was cut off in 1999 when the Indonesian armed forces razed East Timor to the ground. The Indonesian army has a brutal record of torture, mass killings and other human rights violations.
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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]
