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Weapons of Mass Deception: New Film Documents How the Corporate Media Muzzled the Truth About Iraq

A new documentary called "Weapons of Mass Deception," by Danny Schechter of Mediachannel.org. documents the media’s biased coverage of the Iraq War. [includes rush transcript]
Dec 08, 2004 | Story
Intel Agent Strapped to Gurney and Flown Out of Iraq by U.S. Army After Reporting Torture of Detainees

A veteran sergeant who told his commanding officers that he witnessed his colleagues torturing Iraqi detainees was strapped to a gurney and flown out of Iraq–even though there was nothing wrong with him. We speak with the reporter–former U.S. Army counterintelligence agent David DeBatto–who broke the story. [includes rush transcript]
Dec 09, 2004 | Story
Navy Sailor Charged As "Deserter and Fugitive" After Refusing Iraq Deployment

We speak with Navy sailor Pablo Paredes, who the military is calling a deserter and a fugitive after he refused to board his ship in San Diego as it prepared to ship out for the Persian Gulf. He joins us from California where he is now underground. [includes rush transcript]
Dec 10, 2004 | Story
Veterans Return From Iraq Disabled and Homeless

Studies find a high percentage of Iraq veterans are returning home with mental problems and homeless shelters around the country are reporting they are already seeing some recently returned Iraq veterans showing up in need of shelter. We speak with UPI Investigations editor Mark Benjamin. [includes rush transcript]
Dec 13, 2004 | Story
Ralph Nader on the Ohio Recount, Bush's Cabinet Reshuffle and the White House "Lowballing" of U.S. Casualties in Iraq

As the Ohio delegation to the Electoral College cast its votes for President Bush despite calls for a review of voting irregularities, we speak with independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader about the Ohio recount, the future of the Democratic Party, the reshuffling of Bush’s cabinet, the occupation of Iraq and much more. [includes rush transcript]
Dec 14, 2004 | Story
Justice in Baghdad? A Debate Between Saddam's UK Lawyer and a US Attorney Who Helped Create Legal System in Occupied Iraq

We host a debate between Abdul Haq Al-Ani, a London-based attorney who is one of Saddam Hussein’s lawyers and Michael Scharf, one of five international law experts who helped train Iraqi judges after major combat ended in the country. [includes rush transcript]
Dec 15, 2004 | Story
New Documents Show Marines Tortured Iraqis, Pentagon Admits 8 Detainees Died in U.S. Custody in Afghanistan

Newly released military documents show U.S. Marines carried out mock executions, used electric shocks and burned prisoners inside Iraqi jails. And the Pentagon has admitted that at least eight detainees have died in U.S. custody in Afghanistan. We speak with representatives of the ACLU and Human Rights Watch who uncovered the abuses. [includes rush transcript]
Dec 16, 2004 | Story
CIA Agent Says Bosses Ordered Him To Falsify WMD Reports

An undercover intelligence officer, who is suing the CIA, says his managers asked him to falsify his reporting on weapons of mass destruction and retaliated against him when he refused. We speak with his attorney. [includes rush transcript]
Dec 16, 2004 | Story
Exclusive: Conscientious Objector Witnessed Abuse, Killing of Iraqi Detainees at Abu Ghraib

In a Democracy Now! national broadcast exclusive, we speak with former Army Reserve Specialist Aidan Delgado. He served in Iraq from April 2003 to April 2004 where he was deployed in Nasiriyah and Abu Ghraib. Soon after his arrival in Iraq, he sought conscientious objector status and turned in his weapon. At Abu Ghraib, he witnessed U.S. soldiers abuse and kill Iraqi detainees. After serving his full tour of duty, Aidan Delgado was finally granted...
Dec 17, 2004 | Story
With Rumsfeld Under Fire New Questions Emerge About His Role in Prisoner Torture

As debate grows over President Bush’s decision to keep Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld for a second term, we speak with columnist Joe Conason of Salon.com about a recently disclosed FBI memo that indicates that "marching orders" to abandon traditional interrogation methods came directly Rumsfeld himself. [includes rush transcript]
Dec 21, 2004 | Story

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Weapons of Mass Deception: New Film Documents How the Corporate Media Muzzled the Truth About Iraq

Intel Agent Strapped to Gurney and Flown Out of Iraq by U.S. Army After Reporting Torture of Detainees

Navy Sailor Charged As "Deserter and Fugitive" After Refusing Iraq Deployment

Veterans Return From Iraq Disabled and Homeless

Ralph Nader on the Ohio Recount, Bush's Cabinet Reshuffle and the White House "Lowballing" of U.S. Casualties in Iraq

Justice in Baghdad? A Debate Between Saddam's UK Lawyer and a US Attorney Who Helped Create Legal System in Occupied Iraq

New Documents Show Marines Tortured Iraqis, Pentagon Admits 8 Detainees Died in U.S. Custody in Afghanistan

CIA Agent Says Bosses Ordered Him To Falsify WMD Reports

Exclusive: Conscientious Objector Witnessed Abuse, Killing of Iraqi Detainees at Abu Ghraib

With Rumsfeld Under Fire New Questions Emerge About His Role in Prisoner Torture

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