Democracy Now! The War & Peace Report 11/02/05

Independent news show, hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez Headlines for November 2, 2005 - Senate Democrats Force Closed Session on Pre-War Intelligence - Report: CIA Conducting Interrogations in Soviet-Era Prison - Addington Attacked Aide Who Cited Geneva Conventions - NAACP Concerned Over Alito Nomination - Bush Announces $7.1 Billion Flu Plan - World Can't Wait Protests Set for Today - Rosa Parks To Be Laid to Rest in Detroit Los Titulares de Hoy: Democracy Now!'s daily news summary translated into Spanish Attorney Tells Why Guantanamo Detainee Attempted Suicide in Front of Him More than twenty detainees in the Guantanamo Bay prison have attempted suicide and UN investigators continue to press for visits at the prison camp despite refusals from the Bush administration. We speak with lawyer Joshua Colangelo-Bryan, who recently witnessed a clients suicide attempt during a visit, about the ongoing desperation of prisoners and the militarys reporting of the events. [includes rush transcript] Almost 1,000 Days After U.S. Invasion of Iraq, Democratic Senators Call in Secret Session for Investigation of Pre-War Intelligence Democrats forced the Republican-controlled Senate into an unusual closed session Tuesday to question intelligence used by the Bush administration to justify the Iraq invasion. We speak with investigative journalist Robert Parry and Scott Armstrong of the Information Trust about how the CIA leak case indictment has highlighted questions about pre-war intelligence. [includes rush transcript] Gilbert Achcar: The Very Presence of U.S. Troops Fuels the Insurgency We are joined in our New York studio by University of Paris professor, author and analyst, Gilbert Achcar, who has been engaged in a public online debate with University of Michigan Professor Juan Cole about whether the U.S. should immediately withdraw from Iraq. [includes rush transcript]