Democracy Now! Monday, December 15, 2008

Today's Headlines

• Iraqi Journalist Throws Shoes at President Bush
• Senate GOP Rejection of Auto Loans Seen as “First Shot Against Organized Labor”
• State Unemployment Funds Run Low
• Loophole Prevents Congress from Limiting Executive Pay
• Report: CIA Shot Down 15 Civilian Aircraft in Peru
• Portugal Offers to Take Guantanamo Prisoners
• Climate Talks End Without New Goals to Cut Emissions
• Internal Gov’t Report Criticizes US Reconstruction in Iraq
• Domestic Spying Whistleblower Speaks Out
• Workers at Smithfield Hog Plant in NC Vote to Unionize
• Tanzanian Mine Shut Down after Thousands Raid Mine
• Sarah Palin’s Home Church Set on Fire
• Jimmy Carter Urges Hamas and Fatah to Come Together
• Ecuadorean Immigrant Dies After Brutal Beating

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  Arundhati Roy: 9 Is Not 11 (And November Isn't September)

  As comparisons between the attacks in Mumbai and the September 11th attacks continue to be made, Indian officials unveiled a massive revamp of the country’s security and anti-terror infrastructure last week. I am joined now by someone who warns of the dangers of comparing the attacks in Mumbai to the attacks in New York: award-winning novelist, essayist and activist, Arundhati Roy. Her latest article is called “9 Is Not 11 (And November Isn’t September).” It was published in India’s Outlook magazine, Britain’s Guardian newspaper, and on TomDispatch.com here in the United States. [includes rush transcript]

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  Filmmaker Ron Howard on His New Film "Frost/Nixon"

  Academy Award-winning director Ron Howard’s new film is about the only American president who was forced to resign from office, Richard Nixon. The film is called Frost/Nixon and is set in 1977, three years after Nixon’s resignation. It recreates a famous set of televised interviews where Nixon broke his silence for the first time since leaving office. He was interviewed by British talk show host David Frost for more than twenty-eight hours. The interview ended with Nixon making a tacit admission of guilt regarding his role in the Watergate scandal. [includes rush transcript]