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Tuesday, August 9, 2005
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- Thousands Mark Anniversary of Atomic Bombing Of Nagasaki
- U.S. Prepares to Send More Troops To Iraq
- Iraqi Police Open Fire On Demonstrators
- Oil-For-Food Chief Accused to Taking $150K in Kickbacks
- 9/11 Panel Says White House Has Not Provided Files
- Report: Pentagon Unit ID’d Four 9/11 Hijackers As Threat in 2000
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Energy Bill: Fueling Corporations/Depleting Native Lands
The recently signed energy bill means more benefits for energy companies and a revival for the nuclear power industry. Also included is a provision changing how energy development decisions are made on Native American lands. We speak with Karen Wayland with the Natural Resources Defense Council and Clayton Thomas-Muller with the Indigenous Environmental Network. [includes rush transcript]
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Nagasaki at 60: The Bombers and the Bombed
Sixty years ago today, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki. We hear from a survivor of the bombing and the men who flew the B-29 bomber that dropped the bomb. [includes rush transcript]
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Leading Cigarette Expert: "The Tobacco Industry Helped Kill Peter Jennings"
Peter Jennings died of lung cancer over the weekend. He was one of five million people globally who die each year of smoking-related diseases. We speak with longtime tobacco industry critic Dr. Stan Glantz and Anna White of Essential Action. [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.
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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]
