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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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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Tuesday, November 30, 2004
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Headlines
- Red Cross Accuses U.S. of Torture At Guantanamo
- Report: Pentagon to Send 11,000 More Troops to Iraq
- November Near Deadliest Month For U.S. Troops
- UK Charity: Iraqi Medical System Worse Now Than Under Hussein
- Fearing Hecklers, Bush Skips Address at Canadian Parliament
- Lawyers Urge Canadian PM to Block Bush’s Entry Across Border
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Red Cross Finds Detainees Intentionally Tortured in Guantanamo as Lawyers in Germany Charge Rumsfeld, Tenet With War Crimes in Iraq
In a confidential report, the Red Cross concluded that the U.S. has been intentionally using psychological and sometimes physical coercion "tantamount to torture" on prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. We go to Germany to speak with Michael Ratner, president of the Center for Constitutional Rights, who is filing a criminal complaint charging a group of U.S. officials with war crimes in Iraq. [includes rush transcript]
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Sudan Postpones Decision to Expel Oxfam and Save the Children
Sudan has decided to postpone a decision to expel the heads of two British aid agencies–Oxfam and Save the Children–citing administrative difficulties and humanitarian grounds. We speak with the director of Africa Action, Salih Booker. [includes rush transcript]
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U.S. a No-Show At International Anti-Landmine Conference
The Bush administration decided not to send any representatives to an international conference on eradicating land mines that opened in Kenya this week. We go to Nairobi to hear from a spokesperson for the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. [includes rush transcript]
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Iraqi-American Returns Home to Occupied Iraq After 30 Years to Teach and "Help Rebuild" His Country
For only the second time in nearly 30 years, Iraqi-American Sami Rasouli is returning to his home of Najaf, Iraq. Rasouli is a successful restaurateur in Minneapolis where he lives with his family. He is boarding a plane today to return to occupied Iraq to help rebuild his country devastated by a war he opposed. [includes rush transcript]
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Jesse Jackson: Kerry’s "Early Concession Betrayed the Trust of the Voters"
As voter fraud in Ukraine’s election dominates the headlines, we take a look at the U.S. election and the widespread reports of voter irregularities in Ohio. We speak with the Rev. Jesse Jackson who is calling for an Ohio recount and an attorney filing a lawsuit in the Ohio Supreme Court this week to contest the election. [includes rush transcript]
