DN!: Somalia: "The Most Lawless War of Our Generation"//750+ Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 14:46:47 -0400 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST April 27, 2007 = = = = = = = = = * DN! is hiring * Immediate Opening: Part-Time TV Director http://www.democracynow.org/jobs.shtml TV News Producer/Editor http://www.democracynow.org/jobs.shtml = = = = = = = = = TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!: * "The Most Lawless War of Our Generation" - Fmr. UN Spokesperson on Somalia * In Somali, fierce clashes in Mogadishu are being described as some of the heaviest fighting in the city's history. Some 329 people have been killed over the past ten days. This comes just three weeks after another series of battles claimed at least 1,000 lives. The United Nations says more people - over 350,000 - have been displaced in Somalia in the past three months than anywhere else in the world. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/27/1359254 * 750+ Immigrants Detained in "Operation Return To Sender" Raids * Over the past month U.S. authorities have arrested and detained at least 750 immigrants in raids across the country. The sweeps are part of a program dubbed Operation Return To Sender run by the federal agency ICE, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement. We speak with longtime labor journalist, David Bacon. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/27/140200 * Immokalee Tomato Pickers Win Campaign Against McDonalds, Set Sights on Burger King * We speak with Gerardo Reyes-Chavez, a farm worker and member of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers. The coalition represents over 4,000 mostly immigrant workers who labor in the agricultural fields of Southwest Florida. The group recently waged a successful campaign against fastfood giant McDonalds over the price paid for tomatoes picked in Florida. In 2005, the group also won a campaign against Taco Bell. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/27/140207 * Headlines for April 27, 2007 * - Senate OKs War Funding With Non-Binding Timetable - 72 Dead in Iraq Violence - Petraeus Warns of Increasing Iraq Casualties - Officer: Generals Misleading Public on Iraq - Ex-CIA Head Criticizes Admin on Pre-War Intel - Dems Hold First Presidential Debate - Rice Dismisses Iraq Intel Subpoena - Immigration Officials Sued for Detaining 7-Year Old Boy - Atlanta Police Plead Guilty to Shooting of 92-Year Old - Group: NBA Legend Supports Demands on Abbot AIDS Controversy - Activists Unfurl 30-Ft. Impeachment Banners in Senate Building Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/27/1359244 = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish: Read Friday, April 27, 2007: http://www.democracynow.org/ To subscribe to these "Titulares de Hoy" by email, send a blank message to: boletin-sub@list.democracynow.org = = = = = = = = = COMING UP ON DEMOCRACY NOW! Monday, April 30, 2007: TBA = = = = = = = = = * Read Amy Goodman's latest column * "US Frees International Terrorist" http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/us_frees_international_terrorist/ note that this news site, Truthdig, allows readers to post comments. Consider posting your own. Also, consider writing your local newspaper and asking for them to carry the column, distributed by King Features. Many papers across the US have done so already. If you see the column in your paper, please mail us a copy of the full page, to Democracy Now! 100 Lafayette St New York, NY 10013 Thank you! = = = = = = = = = DN! AT 10! TOUR DATES Amy and David Goodman and the DN! team are on tour. Visit http://tour.democracynow.org for more information. Forward tour dates to your friends & family! 4/28: Los Angeles, CA 4/28: New York, NY 5/05: Cambridge, MA 5/09: New York, NY 5/10: New York, NY 5/15: Windsor, ON For more tour information: http://tour.democracynow.org/ = = = = = = = = = * New stations broadcasting Democracy Now! * Democracy Now! is airing on Lompoc TAP TV, Ch. 24 in San Luis Obispo, CA, M-F at 5 p.m. SKY PerfecTV Ch. 256 in Tokyo, Japan is now airing Democracy Now! on Saturdays at 9 p.m. with repeat showings on Wed at 3:00 p.m. and some Saturdays at 3:00 p.m. & 6 p.m. = = = = = = = = = * New stations broadcasting "Los Titulares de Hoy" (Democracy Now!'s daily news summary in Spanish) * VIDA RADIO 99.9 FM in CHULUCANAS - PERU (The land of lime and mango) is airing DN!es in the program "LO MAS ESCUCHADO" Monday through Friday, From 8:00 am to 10:00 am. Radio La Primerisima 1470 am, is the first Radio Station in Panama to Broadcast DN!es. Beginning April 2, 2007 M-F at 3:30 pm. = = = = = = = = = NEW FEATURE: Democracy Now! now offers high-quality MPEG-4 video files for download through the BitTorrent protocol. To learn more, see http://www.democracynow.org/bittorrent_help.shtml or get started at http://ewheel.democracynow.org/ = = = = = = = = = Now available as a "podcast"! Get the Democracy Now! daily show automatically downloaded to your computer or portable audio player. Visit http://www.democracynow.org/podcast_help.shtml to see how. = = = = = = = = = * ATTENTION EDUCATORS * Are you a professor, teacher, student, community organizer or home educator who uses the Democracy Now! (DN!) program as a teaching tool? Do you use the on line DN! search engine for content about a specific subject? Do you show individual programs in classes or meetings? Do you incorporate the daily show into your curriculum or issue-based campaign? Have you found other creative ways to use DN! as an educational resource? We are gathering information to offer DN! as a resource to educational institutions and programs. Note we also offer copies of the show in several formats at a 50% discount to educators. Please share your experiences with us by writing to (please include your contact info): education@democracynow.org. = = = = = = = = = DOWNLOAD a DEMOCRACY NOW! FLYER at: http://images.democracynow.org/full-page-flyer.pdf Help promote DEMOCRACY NOW! by handing out fliers at events, such as film screenings and lectures. Don't leave home without it! For information on 'The Exception to the Rulers' and a complete schedule of tour cities, go to: http://democracynow.org/book/ = = = = = = = = = Please forward this to friends and family and encourage them to subscribe. = = = = = = = = = To unsubscribe: send a blank email digest-unsub@list.democracynow.org Check for detailed instructions in email below. = = = = = = = = = ABOUT DEMOCRACY NOW! Democracy Now! airs on over 500 radio and TV stations, including Pacifica, NPR, community, and college radio stations; on public access, PBS, satellite TV stations (DISH network: Free Speech TV ch. 9415 and Link TV ch. 9410; DIRECTV: Link TV ch. 375); on the World Radio Network's European Service and on the Community Broacasting Association of Australia service; as a "podcast", automatically downloaded to your computer or portable audio player; and streams live M-F at 8am EST at www.democracynow.org = = = = = = = = = Now real-time CLOSED CAPTIONED on TV! You can also view/listen/read all Democracy Now! shows online: http://www.democracynow.org To bring Democracy Now! to your community, go to: http://www.democracynow.org/bringDNtoyou.html = = = = = = = = = --~---------------------------------------------------------------- You are subscribed as: news@energy-net.org To unsubscribe, send email to: digest-unsub-24240406@list.democracynow.org Or go to: http://list.democracynow.org/list/digest/?m=707&p=unsub&pre=l&e=24240406&pw=8ouv5h3qu7 --~--