Democracy Now! 2011-06-03 Friday

Democracy Now! 2011-06-03 Friday

  • Headlines for June 03, 2011
  • Seymour Hersh: Despite Intelligence Rejecting Iran as Nuclear Threat, U.S. Could Be Headed for Iraq Redux
  • Seymour Hersh on the Arab Spring, "Disaster" U.S. Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and the Looming Crisis in Iraq
  • WikiLeaks Cables Reveal "Secret History" of U.S. Bullying in Haiti at Oil Companies' Behest

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06/03/2011 - 8:00am

Egyptians Fill Tahrir Square For a 'Second Day of Rage': "We Have Demands That Haven't Been Met Yet"

Last Friday, more than three months after former Egyptian president Hosni Mobarak was ousted from power, tens of thousands of protesters poured into downtown Cairo’s Tahrir Square for what they called a "second day of rage." In the largest demonstration since Mubarak stepped down, protesters called for the ruling military to hand over power to a civilian council, draw up a new constitution, and postpone September’s parliamentary election until new political parties can organize. Democracy Now! correspondents Sharif Abdel Kouddous and Nicole Salazar filed this report.

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06/01/2011 - 2:34pm

Democracy Now! 2011-06-01 Wednesday

Democracy Now! 2011-06-01 Wednesday

  • Headlines for June 01, 2011
  • Out of Exile: Part II of Exclusive Report on Ousted Honduran President Zelaya’s Return 2 Years After U.S.-Backed Coup
  • Xiomara Castro, Wife of Manuel Zelaya, On Returning to Honduras and Her Rumored Bid for the Honduran Presidency
  • Former Honduran Minister: U.S. Undoubtedly Played Central Role in Zelaya Coup
  • Zelaya's Return: Neither Reconciliation nor Democracy in Honduras
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06/01/2011 - 8:00am

"Furkan Had a Huge Heart": Ahmet Dogan On His Son, Killed One Year Ago in Gaza Flotilla Raid

On the first anniversary of Israel’s deadly attack on the Gaza-bound aid ship, the Mavi Marmara, we feature an interview with Ahmet Dogan, the father of Turkish-American, Furkan Dogan, the youngest of nine activists killed in the raid.

Furkan Dogan was born in Troy, New York, and moved to Turkey when he was two years old. An autopsy showed that on May 31, 2010, he was shot at close range, once in the chest and four times in the head.

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05/31/2011 - 11:31am

Democracy Now! 2011-05-31 Tuesday

Democracy Now! 2011-05-31 Tuesday

  • Headlines for May 31, 2011
  • Out of Exile: Exclusive Report on Ousted Honduran President Zelaya's Return Home 23 Months After U.S.-Backed Coup
  • Zelaya’s Son Héctor: The Honduran Resistance Helped Pave the Way for Our Return
  • Zelaya’s Daughter Pichu Recalls the Honduran Military’s Brutal Kidnapping of Her Father in 2009
  • Exclusive Interview with Manuel Zelaya on the U.S. Role in Honduran Coup, WikiLeaks and Why He Was Ousted
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05/31/2011 - 8:00am

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