DN!: Winter Soldier: Iraq, Afghanistan Vets Gather to Testify//Secret Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:47:02 -0400 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST March 14, 2008 = = = = = = = = = Check out the live stream of the Winter Soldier event, Friday until 9 pm EDT and Saturday from 9 am - 9 pm EDT Go to http://ivaw.org for details, or tune in to Free Speech TV, Ch 9415, DishNetwork or Pacifica Radio = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now! has immediate job openings for: TV Producer/Editor For more information visit http://www.democracynow.org/about/jobs. = = = = = = = = = TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!: * Winter Soldier: Hundreds of Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Gather to Testify in Echo of 1971 Vietnam Hearings * Hundreds of veterans and active-duty soldiers of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are gathering today for the Winter Soldier hearings. The soldiers plan to give eyewitness accounts of the occupations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Organized by Iraq Veterans Against the War, the gathering is modeled after the 1971 Winter Solider hearings organized by the Vietnam Veterans Against the War. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/3/14/hundreds_of_veterans_of_iraq_and * House Holds Rare Secret Session on Spy Bill * The House of Representatives postponed a vote on a spy bill Thursday after Democrats agreed to a request from Republicans to hold a rare secret session to discuss what they termed classified security matters. It marked the first time a secret session was held in a quarter of a century and only the sixth time in the House¹s history. We speak with Ohio Congressmember Dennis Kucinich, who refused to attend the secret session. 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