Democracy Now! Tuesday, November 9, 2005

Daily independent newshour Headlines for November 9, 2005 - State of Emergency in Effect in France - Death Toll in Pakistan Grows to Estimated 87,000 - Lott Suspects Fellow Republicans in Prison Disclosure - 2nd Lawyer in Hussein Trial Assassinated - UN Extends US-led Foreign Troop Presence - Bloomberg Wins Re-Election; Democrats Take Governor Races - Texans Ban Gay Marriage; CA Rejects Schwarzenegger Measures As France Uses Colonial-Era Law To Impose Curfews, a Look at the Plight of Immigrant Youth in Europe The French government has declared a state of emergency in response to the youth-led uprising that began nearly two weeks ago, and has spread to over 300 towns and cities across the country as well as Brussels and Berlin. We go to Paris to speak with French-born journalist Naima Bouteldja and French-American activist Julia Wright about how the current civil unrest is rooted in decades of social discrimination. [includes rush transcript] The Roots of Civil Unrest in Europe: Robert Fisk and Behzad Yaghmaian on Post-Colonial Muslim and Arab Immigrants As the civil unrest in France approaches the end of the second week, we look back at a critical moment in French history that is still being felt today: the countrys colonial rule of the North African nation of Algeria. We speak with British journalist Robert Fisk about the French rule of Algeria and the countrys war of independence and with Iranian-born author and professor Behzad Yaghmaian, who spent two years traveling in the Middle East and Europe following migrants from Muslim countries. [includes rush transcript] The Battle of Algiers: 1966 Film Depicting Algerian War of Independence Against French Occupation Parallels Brutal U.S. Occupation of Iraq We play an excerpt of the highly acclaimed 1966 film, The Battle of Algiers, that depicts the Algerian struggle for independence against the French occupation in the 1950's and early 60's. Parallels are being drawn between the French use of torture against resistance fighters in Algeria and the U.S. abuse of prisoners in Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay. [includes rush transcript] Robert Fisk on Torture: "We Have Become the Criminals...We Have No Further Moral Cause to Fight For" We speak with veteran war correspondent Robert Fisk of the London Independent about the U.S. abuse of prisoners in Iraq, Guantanamo Bay and rendition to other countries as well as the role of journalists in a time of war. [includes rush transcript]