DN!: US-Sponsored Middle East Summit in Annapolis//Dems Choose Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:13:57 -0500 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST November 26, 2007 = = = = = = = = = * DN! is hiring * Full-Time Broadcast Engineer http://www.democracynow.org/jobs.shtml = = = = = = = = = TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!: * Leaders Gather in Annapolis for U.S.-Sponsored Middle East Summit, Hamas Not Invited * Delegates from over 40 countries, including Syria, are expected to gather in Annapolis, Maryland, Tuesday to participate in a US-sponsored Middle East summit. We speak with Phyllis Bennis, a fellow at the Washington, D.C.-based Institute for Policy Studies. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/11/26/1515256 * Democrats Choose Prisoner Abuse-Linked General for Radio Address, Author Tara McKelvey on Sanchez and Her Book "Monstering" * This past Saturday, the Democrats chose retired Army Lieutenant General Ricardo Sanchez to give their weekly radio address. According to the ACLU, Sanchez urged his troops to "go to the outer limits" to extract information from prisoners. Previously released documents have linked Sanchez to the use of army dogs during interrogations. We speak with Tara McKelvey, author of "Monstering: Inside America's Policy of Secret Interrogations and Torture in the Terror War." Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/11/26/1516202 * Leaked Guantanamo Manual Reveals Prisoner Isolation was Official Army Policy, What Role Do Psychologists Play? * Just over a week ago, a major operating manual for the US military's prison camp at Guantanamo Bay was leaked and posted on the internet. Among other disclosures, it reveals that isolation and sensory deprivation of prisoners was official Army policy. We take a look at how this affects the debate within the American Psychological Association and the participation of its members in interrogations. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/11/26/1516210 * Headlines for November 26, 2007 * - Australia's New PM Vows to Pull Troops & Sign Kyoto Protocol - Lebanon Remains Without a President As Crisis Worsens - Former Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif Returns To Run For Office - 60% of Foreign Fighters in Iraq From Saudi Arabia & Libya - Federal Officials Obtaining Cell Phone Data To Track People - Turkey, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain Linked to Gitmo Flights - UN Committee: Tasers Can Be Form of Torture Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/11/26/1515244 = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish: Read Monday, November 26, 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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