Refusing to go, accusing his critics of staging a coup. We will speak with Spencer Ackerman of the guardian and the to Northern Iraq to talk to joe stork of Human Rights Watch was been meeting with yazidis fleeing. Then to ferguson, missouri. He graduated, on his way to college. We cant even celebrate. We have to plan a funeral. Protesters took to the streets for a third day in a row near st. Louis monday demanding justice in saturdays Police Shooting that killed Michael Brown, an unarmed africanamerican teenager just days away from starting college. All of that and more coming up will sto. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The u. S. Bombing campaign in Northern Iraq has entered its fifth day. Obama authorized the strike last week and what he called an effort to halt the advance of Islamic State militants on the city of erbil as well as to prevent the massacre of iraqs yazidi minority. Thousands of yazidis have been fleeing for mountain where they were trapped for week of the rebels advance. House and more remain. U. S. Officials have confirmed the cia has been secretly sending arms and ammunition directly to Kurdish Peshmerga forces were battling the rebels. On monday, talking to gone official said the u. S. Strikes are unlikely to have a major impact on the overall capacity of the Islamic State. We assess u. S. Airstrikes in Northern Iraq have flowed isils operational tempo in temporarily halted their evinces toward erbil. However, the strikes are unlikely to affect isils overall capabilities or its operations and other areas of iraq in syria. As fighting rages in the north, iraq is facing a political crisis in baghdad. On monday, iraqs president named a new Prime Minister. Steppingfuses to be down. He accuses the president of staging a coup and deployed militias and special forces on the streets. President obama pledged u. S. Support for malikis support will stop we called them to urge them to form a new cabinet as quickly as possible. One that is inclusive all iraqis and one that represents all iraqis. I pledge our support him as well as to president masoud and speaker as they work to from this government. Talks more in the crisis in iraq after the headlines. Palestinians in the gaza strip have returned home to find their homes in rubble as a 72 hour truce with israel appears to hold for a second day. The United Nations has called the damage from the israeli siege unprecedented with 30,000 people in need of rehousing in alone. N of beit hanoun nearly 2000 palestinians have died including a month old baby who succumbed to injuries on monday. The United Nations has appointed a threeperson panel to investigate possible war crimes it says they have been committed by both hamas and israel. And three soldiers civilians in israel have been killed. In egypt, both sides are continuing talks on a longterm truce with palestinian seeking an easing of the crippling economic blockade of gaza. Of turkishgroup activists announced plans to challenge the blockade by sending another a flotilla to gaza. In 2010, israeli commandos stormed a gaza bound flotilla, killing 10 turkish activists, including a u. S. Citizen will the primerkey, minister has won the crunchies countrys first directly popular election for president. To hit a term limit as Prime Minister next year. Sweptear, massive protest turkey, accusing erdogan of authoritarian rule. In south sudan, the government and rebels have failed to meet a deadline to form a Transitional Government amidst a conflict that has killed at least 10,000 people. Fighting erupted in december between forces loyal to president salva kiir and supporters of his former deputy riek machar. About 1. 5 Million People have fled their homes and one in three are reportedly facing Dangerous Levels of food insecurity. Unicef says 50,000 children could die from on nutrition this year. The United States heavily backed the independence of south sudan in 2011. John kerry has condemned both sides for their failure to reach a deal, calling it an outrage. The death toll from a record Ebola Outbreak in west africa has topped 1000. The World Health Organization says there are now more than 1800 suspected or confirmed infections. On monday, liberia said it is receiving doses of an experiment all drug to give to two doctors. The doctors will be the first africans treated with zmapp, which is been used on two u. S. Missionaries now recovering in georgia and a spanish priest who has died. The who has backed the use of the drug to treat the current crisis, but its makers says stocks are very limited. Russia has sent a convoy of humanitarian aid to the rebel held city of lujans in eastern ukraine. Fighting between Ukrainian Forces and prorussian separatists has left residents without electricity or Water Supplies for days. The red cross was due to coordinate the relief effort but says russia appears to have gone ahead on its own. The move has heightened fears of direct russian intervention in the region where ukraine says 45,000 Russian Troops have massed along the border. On monday, nato secretarygeneral russ mason said russian intervention appeared likely. Probabilitya high we see the russians developing the narrative and the pretext for such an operation under the guise of a humanitarian operation, and we see a military buildup that used to conduct such illegal military operations in ukraine. In the report accuses the u. S. Military of failing to investigate or punish it alters for apparent war crimes in afghanistan. By Amnesty International examines cases involving more than 140 civilian deaths, none of which resulted in prosecutions by the u. S. Military. In one case, u. S. Plane want women and girls collecting firewood, killing seven. In another, former prisoner described torture and killings while he was held by u. S. Special forces in wardak province. Amnesty International Research director said afghan families are left without information or recourse when their loved ones are killed. It focuses on afghan victims who have been left in the dark without information and without access to justice. And how the deeply flawed u. S. Military system is a fundamental part of the reason why this is happening. A new report by Human Rights Watch find egypt killing of at least 817 unarmed prisoners protesters in a single day last attacks a premeditated that likely amounted to a crime against humanity. A year ago this week, Egyptian Forces dispersed the sit in as part of a systematic crackdown on protesters opposed to the ouster president mohamed morsi. Human rights watch executive director ken roth and middle east director Sarah Lee Whitson had attended to enter egypt to present the report, but they were detained and turned away. Ask him president Enrique Pena Nieto has signed into law a reform package opening the countrys oil and gas sector are to foreign multinationals as part of a neoliberal agenda. The reform has faced mass protests by environmentalists and indigenous groups who say it is a threat to their land. A federal judge has extended a ban on executions in ohio for several months amidst concerns over a new two drug method for lethal injections. Ohio is among the states to see prolonged executions ranging from 26 minutes to two hours while using new substitutes for drugs banned for use in executions by their european makers. Drug shortaged a earlier this year that prompted it to seek the opioid hydromorphone from local hospital. A Hospital Board member told the news site the land the hospital did not realize the drug was intended for use in executions and would not have provided it if it had. In ferguson, missouri, protesters to to the streets for a third day to demand justice after the fatal Police Shooting of 18yearold Michael Brown. St. Louis county police say brown assaulted an officer and tried to reach for his weapon but i witnesses say the unarmed africanamerican teen was shot with his arms up as he tried to flee and officers fire. The fbi has opened an investigation into possible civil rights violations. On monday, police fired tear gas and beanbag rounds at demonstrators, accusing them of throwing rocks. Or than 1000 people packed into a church to observe a moment of silence. We will have more on the shooting after headlines. And the actor and comedian Robin Williams has died of an apparent suicide at his home in northern california. He was 63 years old. News of his death caused such an outpouring that the list of trending topics on social media was dominated by film titles like mrs. Doubtfire and mybber, and the words captain, a reference to the film dead poets society. He was the voice of the genie in the disney film aladdin and a fast talking radio dj in good morning vietnam. He won an oscar for his role as matt damons therapist in good will hunting goes quote and starred as patch adams in a film based as the reallife dr. Who uses humor as medicine. In this clip from the film, Robin Williams stands before a medical board accused of treating patients without a license. Me five been practicing medicine. If this means opening your door to those in need, those in pain, caring for them, listening to them, applying a cold cloth until the fever breaks, if this is practicing medicine, if this is treating a patient, then im guilty as charged, sir. Do you consider the ramifications of your actions . What if one of your patients had died . Whats wrong with that, sir . What are we so mortally afraid of . What cant we treat death with decency and god for bid, maybe even humor . Death is not the enemy, gentleman. If were going to fight the disease, lets fight one of the most terrible of all indifference. Robin williams in the film patch adams. Among those in the scene is the late actor Philip Seymour hoffman. He died of a Drug Overdose earlier this year. Robin williams had also battled addiction and was reportedly suffering from severe depression at the time of his death. And those are some of the headlines. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman with aaron mate. Welcome to all our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. We turn now to iraq as the was continues airstrikes in the north for a fit day. A political crisis as escalating in baghdad. On monday, iraqs president into new u. S. Backed Prime Minister to and almalikis eightyearold. President obama praised the developments. Today iraq took a promising step forward in this political effort. Last month, the iraqi people named a new president will stop minister wasprime named. Under the iraqi constitution, theres an important step towards forming a new government that can unite iraqs different communities. Earlier today, Vice President biden and i called auctor alibadi to urge him to form a new cabinet as quickly as possible. One that is inclusive of all iraqis and one that represents all iraqis. According to report in the daily beast, the u. S. Has been pushing behind the scenes for alibadi to become the new Prime Minister to replace maliki. Under iraqs constitution, alibadi has 30 days to form a new government. During that time, the leaky remains caretaker Prime Minister. But he appears to be refusing to step down. On monday, maliki accused iraqs president of staging a coup and deployed militias and special forces on the streets of baghdad. I tell all the fighters on the front lines, the volunteers and members of the armed forces, including the police and armies who are worried about the violation of the constitution and the attempted circumvent it, stain or positions and not to worry or be shaken by this constitutional violation. You are engaged in the sacred battle. Were with you and behind you, so do not lose heart. You must win. I call on you to stay put and not to worry because we will fix this mistake. The political crisis as escalating as the was Bombing Campaign enters a fit a Northern Iraq. U. S. Officials have confirmed the cia has been secretly sending arms and ammunition directly to Kurdish Forces. Obama authorized the strike last week and what he calls an effort to halt the militants advance on erbil, where the u. S. Has a consulate and military personnel as well as to prevent the massacre of the ucd minority. To talk more about iraq, were spencern new york i ackerman. Crisisout the political that is now taking place in iraq. This Prime Minister is going to be the one, right, because for the past 13 years or so, we have seen the u. S. Set up the governing council of handpicked iraqis. One who did not seem like is working out for the u. S. , settled on joffrey and in the the year later, found this previously unknown guy maliki can and now suddenly maliki after eight years increased authoritarianism, overwhelming sectarianism, and really an incredibly heavyhanded attitude along with nebulous ties to both iran and the u. S. , isnt working out, either. Shockingly, is leaving power. It doesnt look like the u. S. So much is dictating events is being dictated by them. In the dailyrted beast talks about how the u. S. Is looking for alternatives to maliki for quite some time. Alibadi seems to been someone both they and others within the didte to what degree iran engineer the elevation of alibadi and who knows what happens in 30 days . What do you mean to what degree did iran also elevate him . Iran has a tremendous amount of influence over iraqis shiite politics. It would be interesting to find out the degree to which iran was a consensus candidate so irans man is the u. S. Man . Can be. For longtime irans man by default was maliki. This is been a trend in iraq for some time. U. S. Has been confused about how it ultimately can keep iraq from sort of reverting by default to a proiranian foreign policy, even while it maintains its ties with the United States. Box what is your sense of what maliki is doing . Is he seeking to arrange a better exit term . I dont want to judge things 5000 miles away from where i can see them, but it doesnt really look like hes interested in anything other than staying in power. Role the u. S. The is lying now, what exactly president obama was doing. I want to turn to a clip of president obama. Lets go back to president obama emphasizing his claim the was is launching airstrikes mainly to protect american personnel in erbil. We will go to that clip in a moment. Malikis role in baghdad has affected the situation in Northern Iraq and the growth of isis, the Islamic State. Look at where the Bombing Campaign is happening. It is all happening with y twdetections. The two exceptions are isis positions besieging the city s. Ese yazidi where it is not happening is baghdad and around baghdad, isre many iraqis isis infiltrating, acting more like a terrorist organization. Sporadic bombings in baghdad. Yesterday, another isis announced in the battle for baghdad has begun and many are watching whether in fact i do will be made, when, if at all, isis will push into baghdad. What isis has not faced since its Campaign Began in iraq is been a concerted opposition, someone that checks them, that attempts to hold territories, even take especially take territories basically, act as a force to challenge isis. Isis basically is have the run of the place. The reason why the bombing is onlyg place in erbil is pretext really about protecting the citizens, your special advisers, lots of representatives of oil concerns and such. It is to make sure christine doesnt fall, to make sure erbil doesnt become the next battleground for isis, for Kurdish Forces that it feels it has to rely on. One of the reasons it has to rely on them is it back that should fall, something should happen of baghdad, division be overrun by isis or the green zone not be defensible, the u. S. Will have to extricate its forces, special operations personnel another personnel from the embassy. The only place to stage that is going to be in erbil today and get them out of the country. They need to keep erbil, that is why the focus is on those decisions. And now arming the kurds. There are two tracks by which this is happening. One is primarily one the cia is in charge of, which is a direct arming campaign. Im told these are small arms, ak47s that are not in the us military stocks, any mission for them, not at this point talking about missiles, armored vehicles, helicopters and things like that. That raises the question to which degree the militias and the kurdish can overcome a deficit force against a much better armed isis. Theres a second track by which the was military is trying to help the Iraqi Government conduct more airdrops to resupply the kurds with her own armaments, some of them which come from the u. S. The military started talking about expediting and seen what they can do. I want to talk about the cia arming the kurds in a moment. The issue of isis gaining power, because of the u. S. Men, giving tens of tons of dollars to the maliki government or in weapons and other forms. And the role of maliki gover