Democracy Now! Friday, May 5 2007

Headlines for May 4, 2007

- Byrd & Clinton Push Bill To Revoke War Authorization
- Rice Meets With Syrian Counterpart At Iraq Summit
- U.S. Claims to Have Killed Top Al-Qaeda Official in Iraq
- FBI to Investigate Police Violence at LA Immigrant Rights March
- Report: Sweeping Cuts Needed in Greenhouse Gases
- Bush Threatens to Veto Hate Crimes Bill
- U.S. Continues to Hold Journalists Without Charge
- U.S. Military Handbook Labels Media "A Threat"
- FBI Links Posada Carriles to Cuban Bombings in 1990s

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Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-HI) on the Iraq War, Lt. Ehren Watada, Hawaiian Self-Governance and the Real ID Act
Two days after President vetoes the Iraq war spending bill, we speak with Hawaiian Democrat Sen. Daniel Akaka. In 2002, Akaka was one of 21 Democratic senators who voted against the war. Akaka also talks about his efforts to grant Native Hawaiians self-governance rights similar to those of Native American tribes. [includes rush transcript

Former Arab-Israeli Knesset MP Azmi Bishara Speaks From Abu Dhabi About Treason Charges
Israeli police have accused former Arab Knesset lawmaker of treason and espionage. The charges reportedly center around Bishara's alleged contacts with members of Hezbollah during Israel's attack on Lebanon last year. There are reports Bishara's conservations were wiretapped. Bishara resigned his position in the parliament and left Israel last month. Israeli police say they'll arrest him if he returns. We speak to Bishara from Abu Dhabi. [includes rush transcript]

Banned by Army: Folk Singer Joan Baez Can't Sing to Wounded Soldiers at Walter Reed
The Army has denied legendary folk singer and antiwar activist Joan Baez permission to sing at a concert for wounded soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. We speak with Baez at her home in Palo Alto. [includes rush transcript]