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Global Report: Oct. 6-12, 2010
This week: The CIA escalates attacks in Pakistan; Iraq breaks the world record for going the longest time without a government: U.S Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the United States will never leave Afghanistan; Haiti is still waiting for the aid it was promised nearly nine months ago; and one in five of the world's plant species face extinction. These stories and more.
Email this pageGlobal Report: Sept. 22-28 2010: Iraqi Citizens Killed in US Operations; Obama Administration Being Sued; Genetically-Modified Salmon Won't Be Labeled
This week: Two weeks after President Obama announced combat operations over in Iraq, US soldiers engaged in combat in which civilians were killed; the Obama administration is being sued over a claim that it is withholding key data on the BP oil disaster in the Gulf; the US Food and Drug Administration is not going to require genetically-modified salmon to be labeled in stores; and the legitimacy of Afghanistan's elections are once again in doubt over questions of violence and voter disenfranchisement. These stories and more on The Global Report.
Global Report: Aug. 25-31 2010: US Military to Remain in Afghanistan for Years
Among this week's news: US air base plans reveal the US military intends to stay in Afghanistan for years; in Iraq, despite official statements to the contrary, American troops remain and sometimes die in combat; the FBI and CIA are sued over an American's torture; and a top former FBI interrogator says the fight against an Islamic center being built a few blocks away from Ground Zero is helping al Qaida. These stories and more.
"Democracy Now!": Apr. 6 2010
A massacre in Iraq is caught on tape and the US military confirms the authenticity of their own chilling video showing the killing of journalists; after first denying involvement, US forces admit to killing two pregnant Afghan women and a teenager; twenty-five miners are dead in a West Virginia Massey Energy coal mine that has been cited for hundreds of safety violations. "Democracy Now!" is a daily independent newshour.
Democracy Now! Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009
Coordinated attacks kill 6 UN workers as U.S. troops suffer deadliest month of 8-year Afghanistan war. We speak with journalist Pratap Chatterjee, who was staying at the Serena Hotel in Kabul last night when it came under attack, and we are joined by Malalai Joya, one of Afghanistan’s leading democracy activists. Philip Alston, who says the US government’s use of Predator drones may violate international law, explains himself. "Democracy Now!" is a daily independent newshour.
