Democracy Now! Monday, March 3, 2008

Today's Headlines

• 112 Palestinians Killed in Five-Day Israel Attack
• Mahmoud Abbas Suspends Contacts With Israel
• Israeli Peace Activists Protest Gaza Offensive
• Israel: “No Moral Equation” Between Palestinians And Israelis
• Colombia Kills FARC Commander in Ecuador
• Chavez: This Could Start A War in South America
• 721 Iraqis Killed in January; 33% Increase Over January
• Ahmadinejad Warmly Greeted in Visit to Iraq
• Obama Accuses Clinton of Using Politics of Fear
• Military Contractor Aims To Buy Voting Company Diebold
• UK Court Gags Soldier Involved in U.S. Renditions
• Utah Boss Accused of Waterboarding Worker
• U.S. Reportedly Bombs Somali Town
• Judge Reduces Jeffrey Luers Prison Sentence

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  Over 112 Palestinians Killed in Five-Day Israeli Attack, Mohammed Omer Reports from Gaza

  As Israel pulls ground troops from Gaza, Israeli aircraft continues to carry out bombing raids. On Sunday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas formally suspended contacts with Israel to protest what he called a criminal war on the Palestinian people. We speak with Palestinian journalist Mohammed Omer and Israeli journalist Amira Hass. [includes rush transcript]

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  Stephen Kinzer on US-Iranian Relations, the 1953 CIA Coup in Iran and the Roots of Middle East Terror

  As Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visits Iraq for a historic meeting with Iraqi leaders, we turn to former New York Times foreign correspondent Stephen Kinzer, author of All the Shah’s Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror. [includes rush transcript–partial]