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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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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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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Monday, July 7, 2003
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- 3 U.S. Troops Killed Over 12-Hour Period in Iraq
- Morale Hits New Low For Soldiers and Families
- British and Australian Journalists Killed
- U.S. to Detainees Before Military Tribunal: Confess or Die
- Liberian Charles Taylor Agrees to Step Down & Urges U.S. peacekeepers
- Ex-Ambassador Says Bush Administration Misrepresented His Report on Iraq-Niger link
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Should the U.S. Send Troops Into Liberia?
As Liberian President Charles Taylor accepts asylum offer in Nigeria, Democracy Now! hosts a debate with TransAfrica’s Bill Fletcher and Mel Foote of Constituency for Africa on what the U.S. should do. This comes as President Bush starts a five-nation tour of Africa.
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Protests Held Outside "Crypto City," the HQ of the Top-Secret National Security Agency
In their annual July 4th protest, Plowshares activists target the NSA for its role in wars from Vietnam to Iraq.
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Domestic Weapon Inspecting Nuns Face up to 10 Years in Prison for Anti-Nuclear Protest Action
Roman Catholic nun Ardeth Platte talks with Democracy Now! about why she broke into a nuclear silo in Colorado to hammer on a U.S. warplane. This weekend she protested outside the National Security Agency for its role in providing the intelligence that led to the invasion of Iraq.
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Morale of U.S. Troops and Their Families Back Home Reaches New Low as Three More Soldiers are Killed in Iraq
Democracy Now! speaks with Global Exchange’s Medea Benjamin who is leading an international group in Iraq to launch an Occupation Watch Center.
