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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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Democracy Now! Host Amy Goodman joined a panel of journalists, analysts and academics on MSNBC’s "Up w/ Chris Hayes" to discuss topics of the day, ranging from the Susan G. Komen Foundation’s Planned Parenthood reversal to the Republican Primaries.
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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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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Thursday, October 11, 2007
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Headlines
- Blackwater Sued by Family Members of Slain Iraqis
- State Dept. Considers Phasing Out Private Military Firms
- Funeral Held for 2 Iraqi Victims of Australian Firm
- Judge Halts Bush Admin Immigration Rule
- House Panels OK Spying Oversight, Reject Telecom Immunity
- Defying White House, Lawmakers Recognize Armenian Genocide
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EXCLUSIVE–Family Members of Slain Iraqis Sue Blackwater USA for Deadly Baghdad Shooting
The Center for Constitutional Rights is filing a lawsuit today under the Alien Tort Claims Act on behalf of the families of three of the Iraqis killed, as well as another Iraqi who was injured, when Blackwater guards shot dead 17 Iraqis and injured many more. We speak with CCR attorney Susan Burke and Democracy Now! correspondent Jeremy Scahill, author of the bestselling book "Blackwater: The Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army." [includes rush transcript]
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Ex-U.S. Official in Iraq on Iraqi Efforts to Ban Blackwater: "I Was Surprised It Had Taken This Long"
Janessa Gans was guarded by Blackwater guards during her two years in Iraq as a U.S. official. Asked about Iraqi efforts to remove Blackwater, she says: "I was surprised it had taken this long." [includes rush transcript]
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Blackwater Loses Bid to Reject Wrongful Death Suit in Afghan Plane Crash
In 2004, three Army soldiers and three Blackwater employees died when a plane operated by a Blackwater subsidiary crashed in Afghanistan. The families of the soldiers filed a wrongful death suit. Blackwater has claimed the lawsuit should be dismissed, but last week three judges on the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta rejected that argument. We speak to the families’ attorney, Robert Spohrer. [includes rush transcript]
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"Eight O’Clock Ferry to the Windward Side" — Gitmo Attorney Clive Stafford Smith on Seeking Justice at the "Flagship of Secret Prisons"
Clive Stafford Smith is the legal director of the UK charity Reprieve and represents more than 50 prisoners in Guantanamo Bay. He is the author of a new book detailing the inside story of life in what he describes as the "flagship" of secret prisons, "Eight O’Clock Ferry to the Windward Side: Seeking Justice in Guantanamo Bay." [includes rush transcript]
