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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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, September 13, 2004
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- More Than a Hundred Die in Massive Violence Across Iraq
- "I’m a journalist. I’m dying, I’m dying": Arab Reporter Killed in US Attack
- Fate of Four Aid Workers Kidnapped in Iraq Remains Unclear
- U.S. Soldier Sentenced for Abu Ghraib Torture
- Former Saddam Prosecutor Faces Murder Charges
- Rumsfeld Confuses Saddam and Bin Laden Twice in Speech
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Up to 110 Dead in Iraq in One of the Bloodiest Days of U.S. Occupation
As many as 110 people were killed in Iraq yesterday and over 200 wounded in one of the bloodiest days of the occupation in months. We go to Baghdad, the scene of some of the weekend’s worst casualties, to speak with journalist Patrick Cockburn of the London Independent. [includes rush transcript]
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Iraqi Activist Yanar Mohammed–"U.S. Troops Have To Leave Now And We Will Take Care Of Iraq"
As fighting rages across occupied Iraq, we speak with Iraqi women’s activist Yanar Mohammed. She is the director of the Organization of Women’s Freedom (OWFI), a group that works to stop the atrocities against Iraqi women and defend their rights and is editor in chief of the newspaper Equality in Iraq. [includes rush transcript]
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Leading Muslim Scholar Tariq Ramadan Denied U.S. Visa to Teach at Notre Dame
The U.S. Government revoked a work visa for Tariq Ramadan, one of the world’s most important Muslim scholars, to teach at the University of Notre Dame. We go to Switzerland to speak with Tariq Ramadan and we hear from the director of the Institute for International Peace Studies at Notre Dame that appointed Ramadan. [incudes rush transcript]
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Afghan Women’s Rights Activist and Loya Jirga Member Malalai Joya Discusses Continuing Violence and Upcoming Elections in Afghanistan
We speak with Afghan women’s rights activist Malalai Joya, an elected representative to the December 2003 Loya Jirga convention in Kabul to create Afghanistan’s new constitution. She received numerous death threats for speaking out against fundamentalist leaders–including from Ismail Khan–the governor of Herat who was recently fired by President Karzai, sparking demonstrations and violence. [includes rush transcript]
