Democracy Now - 01 dec 2010 torrent

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Headlines for Dec 01, 2010

- Cables: U.S. Tried to Thwart Spanish Probes; U.K. Assured Bush Admin over Iraq Inquiry
- Interpol Issues Arrest Warrant for WikiLeaks Founder
- Huckabee Calls for Execution of Alleged Leaker
- Senate Approves Food Safety Bill
- House Approves Settlements for Black and Native-American Farmers
- Obama Hosts GOP Leaders as Jobless Benefits Begin to Expire
- Deficit Panel Delays Vote on Recommendations
- Climate Delegates Differ on Kyoto Extension, Compliance Monitoring
- Thousands Attend Climate Protest in Mexico City
- Pakistani Sends Legal Notice to CIA over Drone Attacks
-Students Protest Education Cuts, Fee Hikes
- Probe: SEC Was Lenient on Bank of America


Special reports

- WikiLeaks Cables Reveal U.S. Tried to Thwart Spanish Probes of Gitmo Torture and CIA Rendition

The latest disclosures from the massive trove of diplomatic cables published by WikiLeaks reveal US officials tried to influence Spanish prosecutors and government officials to drop court investigations into torture at Guantanamo Bay and CIA extraordinary rendition flights. We speak to Scott Horton, an attorney specializing in international law and human rights and a contributing editor of Harper\'s Magazine.


- Leaked Cables Reveal U.S. Pressured Spain to Drop Case of Cameraman Killed in 2003 Attack on Journalists in Baghdad

Leaked U.S. embassy cables from Madrid reveal the United States pressured the Spanish government to close a court case brought by the family of a Spanish cameraman José Couso. Couso was killed in Baghdad when an U.S. Army tank fired on the Palestine Hotel, which was filled with journalists, on April 8, 2003. Three U.S. soldiers have been indicted in Spanish court for Couso\'s death. \"I am outraged,\" says Javier Couso, the brother of José Couso. \"I can\'t believe my government conspired with a foreign government … it seems we are citizens, or at least a small province, of the empire of the United States.\"


- As GOP Appears to Win Extension of Bush-Era Tax Cuts for Wealthy, Rev. Jesse Jackson Calls for \"War on Poverty\"

The Senate has failed advance a bill that would have extended the deadline to file for federal unemployment insurance through next year. This leaves some 2 million unemployed Americans without jobless benefits after this month. The White House meanwhile has signaled its willing to compromise on Republican demands to preserve the Bush-era tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans. We speak to the Reverend Jesse Jackson, who says describes our current moment as one of exceptional poverty and is calling on President Obama to hold a bipartisan meeting on hunger and poverty.

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