Democracy Now! Thursday, October 25, 2007

Headlines for October 25, 2007

- Easing Winds Raise Fire Hopes, But Thousands Face Displacement
- Iraq Revokes U.S.-Imposed Contractor Immunity
- Blackwater Guards Involved in Mass Shooting of Iraqis Back in U.S.
- Families of Blackwater Victims Refusing U.S. Compensation Payment
- State Dept. Security Head Forced to Resign
- Rice Admits Arar “Mishandled”, But Refuses Apology
- Protester Confronts “War Criminal” Rice
- Burmese Mark 12th Anniversary of Suu Kyi Detention
- Bush Pledges to Maintain Cuba Embargo
- Senate Rejects Citizenship to Undocumented Children
- Romney Twice Refers to bin Laden as “Barack Obama”
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Leading Australian Scientist Tim Flannery on Global Warming and the Worsening Dangers of Climate Change Denial

We spend the hour with one of the world's leading scientists studying climate change, Tim Flannery. An Australian mammologist, palaeontologist and field zoologist, he has discovered and named more than thirty new species of mammals. He has been described as being in the league of all-time great explorers such as David Livingstone. Flannery might be best known as the author of the bestselling book "The Weather Makers: The History and Future Impact of Climate Change." Earlier this year he was named 2007 Australian of the Year. [includes rush transcript]