Monday, May 2, 2005
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- 120 Die in Wave of Attacks in Iraq
- Two Years Ago: Bush Declares "Major Combat Operations" Over
- Australian Contractor Held Hostage in Iraq
- Iraqis Arrested in Killing of Margaret Hassan
- Lynndie England to Plead Guilty in Abu Ghraib Abuse
- Military Denies CO Status to Sgt. Kevin Benderman
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Hiroshima Mayor Calls on All Countries "Including U.S." to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
A large anti-nuclear rally in New York calls for global nuclear disarmament ahead of a United Nations meeting to review the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. We speak with the mayor of Hiroshima–where 60 years ago the U.S. dropped one of two atomic bombs. [includes rush transcript]
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Hundreds of HIV+ Foster Children in NYC Subjected to Experimental Drug Trials
New York City’s child welfare department opens an investigation into whether they forced HIV positive children in foster care to submit to experimental AIDS drug trials. We speak with the commissioner for New York’s Administration for Children’s Services, New York City councilman Bill Perkins and Vera Sharav of the Alliance for Human Research Protection. [includes rush transcript]
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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.
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]







