Democracy Now! Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Headlines for November 14, 2007

- Another Pakistani Opposition Leader Detained
- FBI Probe: Blackwater Killings Unjustified
- Group: U.S. “Unforgivably Slow” in Re-Settling Iraqi Refugees
- Justice Dept. Reopens Wiretap Probe
- Bush Vetos Spending Bill as Dems Threaten War Funding Cut
- Report: U.S. Vet Suicide Rate Doubles Non-Vets’
- 28,000 Flee Congo Fighting
- NY Police Shoot, Kill Unarmed Black Teen
- Spitzer Drops Effort to Grant Immigrants Drivers Licenses


Under House Arrest, Pakistani Human Rights Leader Asma Jahangir Speaks Out on Musharraf’s Crackdown

Asma Jahangir is the chairperson of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan and is the United Nations special rapporteur on freedom of religion. She was among the first people rounded up in the state of emergency declared by General Pervez Musharraf. She joins us on the line from her home in Lahore, where she remains under house arrest. [includes rush transcript]


Former UN Spokesperson Salim Lone: International Community Turning Blind Eye to Worsening Somalia Crisis

The UN estimates 100,000 people have left Mogadishu in the last two weeks to escape fighting between U.S.-backed Ethiopian troops and Somali fighters. Former UN spokesperson and journalist Salim Lone says the international community is ignoring a major humanitarian crisis for which it bears considerable responsibility. [includes rush transcript]


Hate Crimes -- Symbolic and Violent -- on Rise Across U.S.

Noose incidents and violent attacks illustrate an alarming increase in overt racist symbolism and violence across the country. We speak to Malik Shabazz, lawyer for an African American woman in West Virginia who was kidnapped, tortured and raped by six white captors. We’re also joined by Luz Marquez of the National Organization of Sisters of Color Ending Sexual Assault, and activist, teacher, author, and journalist Herb Boyd.