DN!: Despite Reports Showing Saudi Foreign Militants, US Keeps Sights Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2007 16:57:15 -0400 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST July 19, 2007 = = = = = = = = = DONATE APPLE DESKTOP AND LAPTOP COMPUTERS TO DN It's summer time at Democracy Now! and we've got an influx of new staff, interns and volunteers. Please support our growth by donating Power Mac G4s & G5s, PowerBook G4s, Mac Minis, Power Macs, MacBook Pros and flat screen displays. Visit http://www.democracynow.org/macbookpro.shtml for a list of specific models. Thanks in advance for your support! = = = = = = = = = * DN! is hiring * Full-Time Broadcast Engineer http://www.democracynow.org/jobs.shtml = = = = = = = = = TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!: * Dems End Debate on Iraq Partial Withrawal Bill After Failing to Overcome GOP Filibuster * Senate Republicans have blocked a Democratic proposal to begin a partial withdrawal of troops from Iraq. Fifty-two Senators voted to support the pull-out measure proposed by Democratic Senators Carl Levin and Jack Reed, but the Democratic leadership failed to get the needed 60 votes to break the Republican filibuster. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/07/19/1455220 * Despite Reports Showing Nearly Half of Foreign Militants in Iraq Are Saudi, White House and Lawmakers Keeping Sights on Iran * The Los Angeles Times is reporting nearly half of all foreign militants targeting U.S. troops in Iraq have come from Saudi Arabia ­ one of Washington's closest allies in the Middle East. U.S. officials have so far refused to publicly criticize Saudi Arabia's role in Iraq, focusing instead on Iran. We go to Baghdad to speak to L.A. Times correspondent Ned Parker. We¹re also joined by Toby Jones, a former Persian Gulf analyst with the International Crisis Group and history professor at Rutgers University. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/07/19/1455225 * Sami Al-Haj and Bilal Hussein: Their Names Mostly Unknown in U.S., Jailed Journalists Have Spent Combined Six Years in U.S. Military Prisons Without Charge * We take an in-depth look at the case of two reporters whose imprisonment by U.S. forces has gone largely ignored in the corporate media. Al Jazeera cameraman Sami al-Haj has been jailed without charge at Guantanamo for the past five-and-a-half years. Associated Press photographer Bilal Hussein has spent more than a year in a U.S. military prison in Iraq, also without charge. U.S. officials haven't made public any evidence of wrongdoing. We speak with Rachel Morris, author of a new article detailing al-Haj¹s ordeal; and Scott Horton, a lawyer specializing in international law and human rights who¹s closely followed Hussein¹s case. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/07/19/1455232 * Headlines for July 19, 2007 * - Dems Withdraw Iraq Bill After Senate Vote Fails - Iraqis Protest Lack of Basic Services - 2 US Troops Charged in Kirkuk Murder - Marine Guilty in Hamdania Slaying - Bush Threatens Child Health-Insurance Veto - Bush: ³Gov. Can¹t Provide Affordable Health Care² - Detained Iranian-Americans Appear on Iranian TV - On 89th Birthday, Mandela Launches Group of ³Elders² - Padilla Begins Defense in Terror Trial - Exxon Mobil Sued for New York Oil Spill - Study: Anti-Gang Efforts Having Reverse Effect Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/07/19/1455211 = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish: Read Thursday, July 19, 2007: http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/07/19/1930223 To subscribe to these "Titulares de Hoy" by email, send a blank message to: boletin-sub@list.democracynow.org = = = = = = = = = COMING UP ON DEMOCRACY NOW! Friday, July 20, 2007: * As Iraq accuses Turkey of firing more than two hundred shells into northern Iraq, we look at the potential of a new front in the Iraq war. We talk to Christian Science Monitor reporter Scott Peterson and investigative reporter Laura Rozen. * A class action lawsuit was filed today in New Jersey charging the fruit company Chiquita of funding, arming and supporting right-wing terrorist organizations in Colombia. = = = = = = = = = * Read Amy Goodman's latest column * "Two Races, Two Systems of Justice in Louisiana" http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20070717_two_races_two_systems_of_justic e_in_louisiana/ 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! 8/18 Hopland, CA For more tour information: http://tour.democracynow.org/ = = = = = = = = = * New stations broadcasting Democracy Now! * UNCC-TV, Ch. 22 at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte is now airing Democracy Now! at 10:30 a.m., Monday - Thursday. The Southeastern Channel 18, in Hammond, LA, which broadcasts to six parishes (Livingston, Tangipahoa, St. Helena, Washington and St. Tammany which is in the northshore New Orleans area) is now airing Democracy Now! at 10:30 p.m. on Mondays. = = = = = = = = = * 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. = = = = = = = = = Democracy 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/ = = = = = = = = = Also 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 Unsubscribe or manage your settings at: http://list.democracynow.org/do/unsub/digest/24240406/8ouv5h3qu7/764 or by email to digest-unsub-24240406@list.democracynow.org --~--