Democracy Now! Friday, March 14, 2008

Today's Headlines

• Bush Intervened to Weaken EPA Smog Rules
• Paterson Prepares to Replace Spitzer as N.Y. Governor
• At Least 6 Killed in U.S. Strike on Pakistan
• Kidnapped Iraqi Catholic Cleric Found Dead
• Ex-Prisoner Reveals Torture Ordeal in U.S. Custody
• Palestinians Rally Against Israeli Attack in Bethlehem
• Abbas: Israel Practicing “Ethnic Cleansing” in Jerusalem
• Brazilians Protest Rice Visit
• Jailed Immigrant Left in Cell for 4 Days

• 

  Winter Soldier: Hundreds of Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Gather to Testify in Echo of 1971 Vietnam Hearings

  Hundreds of veterans and active-duty soldiers of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are gathering today for the Winter Soldier hearings. The soldiers plan to give eyewitness accounts of the occupations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Organized by Iraq Veterans Against the War, the gathering is modeled after the 1971 Winter Solider hearings organized by the Vietnam Veterans Against the War. [includes rush transcript–partial]

• 

  House Holds Rare Secret Session on Spy Bill

  The House of Representatives postponed a vote on a spy bill Thursday after Democrats agreed to a request from Republicans to hold a rare secret session to discuss what they termed classified security matters. It marked the first time a secret session was held in a quarter of a century and only the sixth time in the House’s history. We speak with Ohio Congressmember Dennis Kucinich who refused to attend the secret session.