Democracy Now! Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Today's Headlines

• Senate Hearing Exposes Bush Administration’s Role in Torture Policy
• Army Ousted Official for Questioning KBR Contract
• KBR Accused of Overcharging Navy After Hurricane Katrina
• Israel & Hamas Agree to Ceasefire
• 63 Die in Baghdad Truck Bombing
• Report: US Contractors to Lose Immunity in Iraq
• Haditha Charges Dismissed Against Another Marine
• EPA Warns of Contaminated Floodwater in Iowa
• Bush Urges Lifting of Offshore Oil Drilling Ban
• Racist Anti-Obama Pins Sold at Texas GOP Convention

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  Ralph Nader on Barack Obama: "It is Quite Clear He is a Corporate Candidate from A to Z"

  Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader discusses his independent run for the White House, the media blackout of third party candidates, and his stance on the Iraq war, the military-industrial complex, the global food crisis, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and more. [includes rush transcript]

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  New Monument Honors Slain Journalists

  A new monument in London pays tribute to the hundreds of journalists killed in the course of their jobs. An estimated two war journalists have died every week over the past ten years. The latest victim is Iraqi journalist Muhieddin Abdul-Hamid. He was killed Tuesday in a drive-by shooting soon after he left his home in Mosul. [includes rush transcript]

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  LA School Teacher Fired for Being Too "Afrocentric"; Arizona Bill Proposes to Prohibit Teachings Critical of Western Civilization

  We look at two cases of free speech in the classroom: Karen Salazar speaks out about her dismissal from the Los Angeles School District; historian Rodolfo Acuna discusses the Arizona bill that would ban schools from using some books, including Acuna’s Occupied America: A History of Chicanos. [includes rush transcript]