DN!: Tariq Ali on Pakistan, Afghanistan and Ongoing US Role in Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:01:43 -0400 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST October 10, 2007 = = = = = = = = = * Read Amy Goodman's latest column * "Time Is Running Out for Brother and Sister" http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20071009_brother_and_sister_fight_for_li fe/ 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. 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Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/10/1414233 * Egyptian Human Rights Activist Saad Eddin Ibrahim Defies Threats, Arrests to Challenge U.S.-Backed Mubarak Government * In Egypt, the government of President Hosni Mubarak is in the midst of one of the largest crackdowns against public dissent in a decade. Democracy Now! recently sat down with Saad Eddin Ibrahim, one of Egyptšs leading human rights activists and the founder of the Ibn Khaldun Center for Development Studies. Ibrahim talks about the pro-democracy movement in Egypt, and the challenges it faces up against the U.S.-backed government of Hosni Mubarak. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/10/1414240 * Headlines for October 10, 2007 * - 2 Iraqi Women Slain by Private Military Contractor - White House Opposes Recognizing Armenian Genocide - Supreme Court Rejects Hearing for CIA Torture Victim - Judge Blocks Extradition of Gitmo Prisoner - Burmese Opposition Rejects Juntašs Conditions on Talks - Israel Seizes More Palestinian Land to Expand Settlements - Junta-Era Argentine Priest Sentenced to Life Term - LAPD Faults Commanders for May Day Protest Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/10/1414224 = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish: Read Wednesday, October 10, 2007: http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/10/1830230 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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