The herb alpert foundation, supporting organizations Whose Mission is to promote compassion and creativity in our society. The john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org. Park foundation, dedicated to heightening Public Awareness of critical issues. The kohlberg foundation. Barbara g. Fleischman. And by our sole corporate sponsor, mutual of america, designing customized individual and Group Retirement products. Thats why were your retirement company. Welcome. Here we go again. As i as i report to you, air attacks are underway against military targets in iraq. President bill clinton on december 16, 1998 good evening. Earlier today, i ordered Americas Armed forces to strike military and security targets in iraq. My fellow citizens, at this hour, american and Coalition Forces are in the early stages of military operations to disarm iraq, to free its people and to defend the world from gra
Killings is the worst atrocity mexico has seen in years. On friday, the Mexican Government accused a gang of carrying out the massacre. Then to iraq. We are now in the position to go on offense. The airstrikes have been effective integrating isils test capability in the advanced or making. Now we need Ground Troops, iraqi Ground Troops that can start pushing them back. As president obama deploys 1500 more troops to iraq, we will speak with matthew hoh, the former marine and state Department Official who once served in iraq. In 2009 he became the first known u. S. Official to resign in protest over the afghan war. And we will speak to a yale graduate student in Public Health who just completed 21 days in quarantine after returning from liberia. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President obama has authorized the deployment of an additional 1,500 troops to iraq, more than doubling the current u. S. Force i
I along with that millions of my fellow citizens along with the hundreds of millions in iraq and the middle east, for what you have done. As the nation marks veterans day, we remember tomas young, the paralyzed iraq war veteran turned peace activist. He has just died at the age of 34. Last year he published, a message to george w. Bush and dick cheney from a dying veteran. We will hear tomas in his own words and speak to the legendary talkshow host phil donahue who codirected a film about tomas called body of war. , i had never seen a sacrifice this close up. And now that he is gone, i remember him now and always, especially on this veterans day. And i realize as i looked at him in bed inert, he was just one of thousands of young men and women who more than sacrificed for this nation. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President obama has issued his strongest statement to date in favor of a free and open
Killings is the worst atrocity mexico has seen in years. On friday, the Mexican Government accused a gang of carrying out the massacre. Then to iraq. We are now in the position to go on offense. The airstrikes have been effective integrating isils test capability in the advanced or making. Now we need Ground Troops, iraqi Ground Troops that can start pushing them back. As president obama deploys 1500 more troops to iraq, we will speak with matthew hoh, the former marine and state Department Official who once served in iraq. In 2009 he became the first known u. S. Official to resign in protest over the afghan war. And we will speak to a yale graduate student in Public Health who just completed 21 days in quarantine after returning from liberia. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President obama has authorized the deployment of an additional 1,500 troops to iraq, more than doubling the current u. S. Force i
That he walked off his post in an attempt to reach another u. S. Base to report on wrongdoing in his unit. Well get the details from his lawyer, Eugene Fidell. Well also speak with matthew hoh, a former marine and state Department Official who resigned in protest from his post in afghanistan over u. S. Policy in september 2009. He says stop persecuting Bowe Bergdahl, he and his parents have suffered enough like all of us veterans. The tsas secret behavior checklist to spot terrorism behavior. Gazing down, exaggerating jan and. These signs could apply to almost anyone that is late for a flight. In the words of one of our sources on the program they are a licensed to harass. Amy we speak with intercept reporter cora and the latest on iran nuclear programs. We get the latest, all that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Talks over a nuclear deal with iran in the final stages. Progress has been reported on several issu