Democracy Now! Wednesday, October 10, 2007

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 Junta’s 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

As 250 Killed in Clashes Near Afghan Border, British-Pakistani Author Tariq Ali on Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the Ongoing U.S. Role in Regional Turmoil

The acclaimed British-Pakistani historian, novelist, political campaigner and commentator Tariq Ali joins us with his analysis of the latest from Pakistan. Days after General Pervez Musharraf’s re-election in a boycotted contest, at least 250 people have been killed in clashes along the Afghan border. Musharraf and his policies have generated a maelstrom of opposition from a broad spectrum of the Pakistani population.


Egyptian Human Rights Activist Saaed 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 Egypt’s 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.