Democracy Now! Monday, January 28, 2008

Today's Headlines

• Obama Wins S.C. Primary; Picks Up Sen. Kennedy Endorsement
• Bush To Focus on Economy in State of the Union
• Median Price of U.S. Homes Drops For First Time in Decades
• Joseph Stiglitz: U.S. Economy Has “Deep Structurally Problems”
• Former Indonesian Dictator Suharto, 86, Dies
• Bush’s Plan For Compact With Iraq May Be Unconstitutional
• Afghan Journalist Sentenced to Death For Mocking Islam
• Eight Protesters Killed in Beirut
• Egypt Attempts to Reseal Gaza Border
• Mukasey Rules Out Special Counsel Probe of Destroyed CIA Tapes
• Protests Call on Canada to Allow U.S. War Resisters to Stay
• Post-Election Death Toll in Kenya Tops 800

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  Former Indonesian Dictator, U.S. Ally & Mass Murderer, Suharto, 86, Dies

  Today a Democracy Now! special – an in-depth look at Suharto’s brutal 30-year reign and the role of the United States in shoring him up. Suharto rose to power in 1965 killing up to a million Indonesians. Hundreds of thousands of more people died during the U.S.-supported Indonesian invasion and occupation of East Timor. Tens of thousands also died in West Papua and Aceh. On Sunday, Cameron Hume, U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia, said “Though there may be some controversy over his legacy, President Suharto was a historic figure who left a lasting imprint on Indonesia and the region of Southeast Asia.”

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  Massacre: The Story of East Timor

  An excerpt from Amy Goodman and Allan Nairn’s award-winning documentary on the Santa Cruz massacre, in which the Indonesian military gunned down more than 270 Timorese, and the history of Indonesian and US involvement in East Timor.

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  The Democrats & Suharto: Bill Clinton & Richard Holbrooke Questioned on Their Support for Brutal Indonesian Dictatorship

  Democracy Now! re-airs Allan Nairn’s questioning of Richard Holbrooke (who is now a senior foreign policy adviser to Hillary Clinton) and Bill Clinton on how the Carter and Clinton administrations backed Suharto despite his brutal human rights record.

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