DN!: Juan Cole on Iran, Turkey and Napoleon's Egypt//No War, No Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:32:32 -0400 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST October 23, 2007 = = = = = = = = = * DN! is hiring * Full-Time Broadcast Engineer http://www.democracynow.org/jobs.shtml = = = = = = = = = TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!: * Middle East Analyst & Historian Juan Cole on U.S. War Plans Against Iran, Turkey and His New Book "Napoleon's Egypt: Invading the Middle Eastē * As President Bush seeks $196 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, we speak to Juan Cole about Iraq war and whether the war could spread to Iran and Turkey. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/23/1411254 * 60 Arrested at No War, No Warming Protests in Washington * Hundreds of people converged on the U.S. Capitol Building to protest the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the Bush administration's record on climate change. We speak to organizer Ted Glick, who is on the 50th day of a Climate Emergency Fast. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/23/1412200 * Environmental Journalist Bill McKibben on the Links Between Global Warming & the California Wild Fires * "This is the kind of disaster we see more and more of as we begin to change the basic physics and chemistry of the planet we live on," says McKibben, who is organizing the Nov. 3 Step It Up National Day of Climate Action. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/23/1412206 * Headlines for October 23, 2007 * - Fires In California Force 100,000s to Evacuate - Turkey Shells Northern Iraq As Tensions Remain High - Bush Requests $196 Billion For Wars in Iraq & Afghanistan - Bush Seeks $1.4 Billion To Fight "Drug War" In Mexico - U.S. Cuts Back on Home Heating Aide For Poor - Trial of Islamic Charity Ends In Mistrial - NBC Bars Sen. Mike Gravel From Democratic Debate Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/23/1411247 = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish: Read Tuesday, October 23, 2007: http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/23/1819224 To subscribe to these "Titulares de Hoy" by email, send a blank message to: boletin-sub@list.democracynow.org = = = = = = = = = COMING UP ON DEMOCRACY NOW! Wednesday, October 24, 2007: * Rep. 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