DN!: Bush Invokes Vietnam to Argue Against Withdrawal//War Resister Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:08:26 -0400 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST August 23, 2007 = = = = = = = = = * Fall Internships * Democracy Now! is looking for interns for this fall in New York City. Please email admin@democracynow.org for information on the positions and how to apply. = = = = = = = = = * DN! is hiring * Full-Time Senior TV Producer/Editor http://www.democracynow.org/jobs.shtml Full-Time Broadcast Engineer http://www.democracynow.org/jobs.shtml = = = = = = = = = TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!: * Bush Invokes Vietnam to Argue Against U.S. Troop Withdrawal from Iraq * President Bush warned Wednesday that a withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq would lead to mass bloodshed similar to what happened in Southeast Asia after the Vietnam War. He urged critics of the current war to "learn something from history" and "resist the allure of retreat." We speak with historian and investigative journalist, Gareth Porter. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/23/1333248 * War Resister Camilo Mejia Elected to Chair Iraq Veterans Against the War, Group Encourages U.S. Troops to Refuse to Fight * Members of Iraq Veterans Against the War voted this weekend to launch a campaign encouraging US troops to refuse to fight. To underscore the point, the group elected Sergeant Camilo Mejia to chair of its board of directors. Mejia is the first US combat veteran to publicly refuse to redeploy to Iraq. He is author of a new book about his experience, "The Road from ar Ramadi: The Private Rebellion of Camilo Mejia." Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/23/1333255 * Attorneys Seek New Trial for Cuban Five * Attorneys for the Cuban Five argued on Monday before a federal appeals court that the jailed men deserve another trial. The men were arrested in 1998 and convicting of spying for the Cuban government three years later.We speak with attorney Leonard Weinglass. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/23/1334201 * Headlines for August 23, 2007 * - Citing Vietnam, Bush Warns Against Iraq Withdrawal - Ex-Bush Spokesperson Leads New Pro-War Ad Effort - GOP Lobbying Firm Working With Ex-Iraqi PM - John Bolton Says He Hopes U.S. Will Invade Iran - U.S. Plans to Use Spy Satellites for Domestic Surveillance - Bush to Allow Expansion of Mountaintop Removal Mining - Pro-Democracy Activists March in Burma Again - Texas Executes 400th Person Since 1982 Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/23/1333237 = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish: Read Thursday, August 23, 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! 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