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Wednesday, December 29, 2010
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- U.S. Drone Strikes Kill at Least 33 in Pakistan
- Ivory Coast President Rejects Demands from African Leaders
- Palestinians to Ask U.N. to Recognize State
- 106 Journalists Killed Worldwide in 2010
- U.S. Companies Created More Jobs Overseas in 2010
- 157 Banks Failed in 2010, Most Since 1992
- U.S. Refuses to Help Polish Probe of Secret CIA Prisons
- WikiLeaks: U.S. Rejected Request to Help Probe of Assassination in Dubai
- Eight Squatters Die in New Orleans Fire
- GOP Lawmaker Threatens to Derail EPA Plan to Regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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Allan Nairn: As U.S. Loses Its Global Economic Edge, Its "One Clear Comparative Advantage is in Killing, and It’s Using It"
As 2010 draws to a close, what is the role of the United States in the world today? From the ongoing wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to the cuts to social programs here at home, where is there emerging hope for change around the world? We spend the hour with award-winning investigative journalist and activist Allan Nairn. "You vote for Democrat, you vote for Republican, you get the same thing on state murder, on preventable death. But we here have the right to rebel. We have to use it." [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]
