DN!: How Petraeus Helped Arm Warring Sunni and Shia Militias//How $9B Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:32:37 -0400 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST September 12, 2007 = = = = = = = = = * Read Amy Goodman's latest column * "Tear Down That Wall" http://www.aspendailynews.com/article_21682 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! 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!: * A Look At How Petraeus Helped Arm Warring Sunni and Shia Militias in Iraq * On Tuesday, President Bush's top military commander in Iraq returned to Capitol Hill for a second day to urge the continuation of the war in Iraq. We speak with Arun Gupta, an editor of "The Indypendent" about the Petraeus hearings. Gupta's most recent article is titled, "Meet Gen. David Petraeus: His Militia Strategy Plunged Iraq Into a Civil War, And Now He's Back for More." Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/12/1410237 * Billions Over Baghdad: How Did $9B in Cash Airlifted From the Fed to Iraq Go Missing? * One month after the invasion of Iraq, the United States began airlifting planeloads of cash to Baghdad. Between April 2003 and June 2004, a total of $12 billion dollars of US currency was shipped to Iraq where it was to be dispensed by the Coalition Provisional Authority for reconstruction. To date, at least $9 billion dollars cannot be accounted for. In a startling new expose in Vanity Fair, Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalists Donald Barlett and James Steele follow the money trail from the Federal Reserve to Iraq. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/12/1410243 * Alive Day Memories: New Doc Takes Inside Look at Lives of U.S. Soldiers Wounded in Iraq * Tens of thousands of U.S. troops have been injured in Iraq. And for the first time in American history, 90% of the wounded survive their injuries, but a greater percentage of these men and women are returning with amputations, traumatic brain injuries and severe post-traumatic stress. A new HBO documentary provides an inside look at how the war has permanently changed the lives of these wounded troops. It's called, "Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq." Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/12/1410249 * Headlines for September 12, 2007 * - Petraeus: ³I Donıt Know² if Iraq War Has Made U.S. Safer - U.S. Accused of Killing Innocents in Sadr City - New York Holds 9/11 Commemorations - Chile Marks 34 Years Since U.S.-Backed Coup - Mexican Rebels Claim Pipeline Bombing - Top Intel Officials: Gitmo Disclosures Would Harm Security - Chiquita Execs Wonıt Face Charges for Funding Colombia Militia - Jena 6 Member Has Charge Reduced to Aggravated Battery Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/12/1410227 = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish: Read Wednesday, September 12, 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! Thursday, September 13, 2007: TBA = = = = = = = = = DN! AT 10! 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