Democracy Now! The War & Peace Report 08/26/05

Independent News show hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. Headlines for August 26, 2005 - Iraqi Constitution: Stalemate Continues - Bloodshed in Iraq: Violence Among Religious Factions - Camp Casey Vigil Heads to Washington Next Month - Israel: Five Palestinians Killed in Raid - Librarians Challenge Patriot Act - Senators Demand Answers From Roberts on Guantanamo Bay Ruling - People for the American Way Officially Oppose Roberts - Red Cross Negotiates Secret Deal to Free Italian Hostages 20 Massacred in Port-au-Prince Soccer Stadium, Jailed Jean-Juste Mulls Presidential Run As reports emerge of a massacre of at least 20 civilians at a Soccer Stadium in Port-au-Prince, we go to Haiti for the latest as well as get an update on the condition of jailed Haitian priest, Father Gerard Jean-Juste who is mulling a run for president. Grieving Military Mothers Rally Around Cindy Sheehan at Camp Casey We play a press conference from Camp Casey held by members of Gold Star Families for Peace with mothers and wives from around the country speaking about their opposition to the war and to President Bush's policies in Iraq. 50 Years After the Murder of Emmett Till, the Investigation Continues This weekend marks the 50th anniversary of Emmett Till. He was beaten and shot near Money, Mississippi after he allegedly whistled at a white female store clerk. We speak with filmmaker Keith Beauchamp who produced "The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till" and University of Missouri-Columbia professor Clenora Hudson-Weems. [includes rush transcript - partial] Bob Dylan Performing "The Ballad of the Emmett Till" on Pacifica Radio's WBAI in 1962 In May 1962 the legendary folksinger Bob Dylan came by the WBAI studios in New York to perform his rarely heard tribute to Emmett Till. This is one of the earliest known live recordings of Bob Dylan.