Transcripts For KCSM Democracy Now 20150519 : vimarsana.com

Transcripts For KCSM Democracy Now 20150519

The most serious charge, sabotage, against them. We will be joined by two of the protesters, Michael Walli and 85yearold sister megan rice. This is so outrageous and such a cause of death imminent death, terrible suffering, you know, all of the attention that is put into these objects which can never be used without helping to extinguish the planet. Amy if malcolm x had lived, he would have been 90 years old today. The history of unpunished violence against our people clearly indicates we must be prepared to defend ourselves or we will continue to be a defenseless people at the mercy of a ruthless and violent racist amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The selfproclaimed Islamic State has reportedly solidified its hold on the key iraqi city of ramadi after capturing it from iraqi forces on sunday. There were reports of militants throwing bodies into the euphrates river. Meanwhile, thousands of iranianaligned shiite milita fighters are reportedly gathering east of ramadi in a bid to help retake the city, as the United States has launched airstrikes. State depatment spokesperson jeff rathke acknowledged the loss of ramadi was a setback but pledged continued u. S. Support. We have always known the fight would be long and difficult, especially in Anbar Province so theres no denying this is a setback but also no denying the United States will help the iraqis take act ramadi. As of today, were supporting the iraqi secret he forces and the government of iraq with provision airstrikes and advice to the iraqi forces. Our aircraft are in the air searching for isil targets and it will continue to do so until ramadi is retaken. Amy boko haram reportedly has raped hundreds of girls as part of a deliberate strategy to assert control over rural areas. The women described being locked in houses by the dozens and raped by militants who seek to intentionally and pregnant them. In northwest colombia, heavy rains have triggered a massive landslide which killed at least 62 people. Many residents were sleeping when the landslide engulfed the municipality of salgar, reportedly sweeping away nearly the entire small town of santa margarita. Guatemalan protesters are calling for president Otto Perez Molina to resign amidst a Corruption Scandal which has forced the resignation of his Vice President and seen tens of thousands take to the streets. Last month authorities issued arrest warrants for 22 people accused of taking part in a criminal network which took bribes in exchange for lower customs taxes. Those arrested included the current and former heads of the tax administration, and the private secretary of Vice President , who subsequently resigned. People took to the streets to call for president perez molina to step down. Ukraine has vowed to prosecute two men it accuses of being elite russian soldiers captured in the countries restive east. Russia has claimed the men are no longer active soldiers. Meanwhile, ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko has signed new legislation praising ukrainian nationalist groups with links to the nazi holocaust as freedom fighters. The new law honors a number of groups which aided the nazis including the ukrainian insurgent army, which is also accused of murdering up to 100,000 polish civilians during world war ii. On monday, the United States signed a second 1 billion Loan Guarantee to help ukraine fight russianbacked rebels and boost its economy. In a blow to consumer advocates, the World Trade Organization has struck down u. S. Labels on Meat Products indicating where an animal was raised and slaughtered, saying they put canadian and mexican products at a disadvantage. The case was brought against the u. S. Government by canada and mexico on behalf of their Meat Industries alleging violations of nafta, the north American Free trade agreement. The ruling validates the concern brought by critics of another free trade deal, the transpacific partnership, or tpp, who say it would undermine food safety and environmental rules to benefit corporations. In a statement, Wenonah Hauter of food and water watch said the ruling proves that trade agreements can and do trump u. S. Laws. This is a chilling reminder that our very democracy is at stake in these trade deals, they said. Last week, the senate advanced a bill to give obama fasttrack authority to present the secretive tpp to congress for an upordown vote with no amendments. But obama faces opposition from fellow democrats, including massachusetts senator elizabeth warren, who issued a report monday highlighting how the United States has broken its promises to enforce labor standards in past trade pacts, allowing child labor and violence against Union Organizers to continue abroad. Meanwhile, another spat has shown the potential of free trade pacts to undermine u. S. Financial regulations. Canadas finance minister has alleged the volcker rule restricting u. S. Banks trading of foreign debt violates nafta and demanded an exemption for canada. President obama has unveiled an executive order restricting the federal provision of military equipment to local police departments. The new measure bars police from receiving weaponized aircraft, grenade launches, and Armored Vehicles which run on tracked wheels. But departments can still obtain gear like riot shields and tanklike mineresistant ambush protected vehicles, or mraps, if they give additional justification. Speaking in camden, new jersey obama said the rules would rebuild trust. Today we are releasing new policies on the military still equip and the federal government has and that has provided to state and local Law Enforcement agencies. We have seen how militarized gear can some towns sometimes give people the feeling like theres an Occupying Forces of post to a force that is part of the community that is protecting and serving them. Can alienate and intimidate and senegals in the wrong message. It is not appropriate for local police departments. Amy authority is in texas have charged 170 members of rival motorcycleangs with engaging inrganized crime following a shootout which left nine people dead. Waco Police Sergeant Patrick Swanton said biker groups made threats against Law Enforcement throughout the night after the shooting. At last count, we have 170 individuals that we have arrested and are booking or have then booked into the county jail. Those individuals are being charged with engaging in organized crime, refence to thshoong atwin peaks which is a capital murder. It is a capital murder because of the number of victims that were killed in one episode here. Amy a grand jury in texas has declined to indict a Grapevine Police officer for fatally shooting an unarmed mexican man on the side of the highway during a traffic stop in february. On monday, Police Released dashboard camera video showing ruben garcia villalpando, a father of four, obeying officer Robert Clarks instructions to keep his hands in the air, as clark holds him at gunpoint and screams profanity at him. Garcia wanders toward the officer with his hands still on top of his head, and disappears from the frame, just seconds before clark opens fire. Grapevine Police Released a version of the footage narrated by police chief eddie salame, who attempts to justify the shooting. We have also heard suggestions he was not a threat because at times his hands are raised. It would only take seconds for him to change the position of his hands if he comes close enough to attack the officer. Between the time mr. Villalpando started walking toward officer clark and officer clark uses the laforce, mr. Villalpando has been told more than 20 times to stop approaching the officer. The officer does not fire until the suspect is close enough to possibly attack them or try to obtain his weapon. Amy but police have never claimed garcia reached for officer clarks weapon or attacked him. An autopsy showed garcia was drunk. He did not have a gun. He was one of three unarmed mexican citizens killed by police in the United States over a period of less than a month. In florida, Miami Beach Police have issued new policies after acknowledging 16 officers se more than 200 rast sexist homophobic and pornographic emails, which may have jeopardized dozens of cases. The emails include an image of a game board labeled black monopoly, where every square reads go to jail and a pto of a bruised woman with the caption domestic violence. Because sometimes, you have to tell her more than once. Two of those involved were highranking officials. One has retired, the second was fired. A new policy requires police to report email misuse by fellow officers. In seattle, washington protesters have continued their campaign against shells plans to drill for oil in the mote d pristine arctic this summer. About 200 people gathered at the port of seattle to block the entrance to a terminal where shell has docked its massive arcticbound polar pioneer drill rig. And texas republican Governor Greg Abbott has signed a new measure preventing cities and towns from banning the oil and gas Drilling Technique known as fracking. The measure also limits the ability of local communities to control where fracking takes place. It comesn reonseo a voterapovedan on fracking in the city of denton, known as where residents expressed environmental and Health Concerns about Gas Exploration within a few hundred feet of homes. Similar industrybacked bids to curb local control over fracking have appeared in other states. And towns from banning the oil and those are some of the headlines. Im amy goodman. We begin with the latest on the erosion of reproductive rights in the United States. Last week the republicancontrolled house approved a measure that would ban most abortions after 20 weeks. The vote came months after republicans were forced to withdraw their initial version following dissent from women in their own party. The new revised measure drops a requirement that rape and incest survivors who seek an exemption must first report to police. But it instead imposes a mandatory waiting period for such women of at least 48 hours before they can have an abortion. Abortion providers would also have to report any cases involving minors to authorities. And providers who fail to comply would be at greater risk of legal action. Speaking ahead of the vote democratic Congressmember Jackie Speier donned a white medical coat to accuse republicans of infringing on womens health. She also spoke in personal terms about her own two abortions. Im just so perplexed by our willingness every time an abortion issue is brought up that we don the equivalent of a white coat. We believe that we are docked ors doctors, that we should be making decisions on behalf of women who are pregnant and their spouses and their physicians. That we know better than everyone else. So ladies and german, let me say this. I have had two abortions. One was at 10 weeks when the fetus no longer had a heartbeat. And i was told, youre going to have to wait a few days before you have that dnc. A dnc is an abortion. And i said, i am in so much pain, i have just lost this baby that i wanted and youre going to make me carry around a dead fetus for two days . And i finally got that dnc in time. At 17 weeks, i lost another baby. It was an extraordinary experience. It was an abortion. Women who go through these experiences go through them with so much pain and anguish. And here we are as members of this body trying to don another white coat. Amy that is, from a democratic commerce member jackie speier. The socalled paincapable unborn Child Protection act is based on the medicallydebunked contention that fetuses can feel pain after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Its passage in the house is seen as largely symbolic with Senate Democrats opposed and a previous veto threat from president obama. But it shows republicans remain determined to advance an antichoice agenda on the National Level as they do so in the states. In tennessee, republican governor bill haslam has signed a measure requiring patients seeking abortions to make two trips to a clinic and wait 48 hours after an initial inperson meeting with a doctor. Oklahoma governor mary fallin signed a 72hour waiting period into law recently and north , carolina is poised to enact a similar measure. According to the new york least 37 new antiabortion laws antichoice laws in the first five months of this year. For more we are joined by Cecile Richards, president of the planned Parenthood Federation of america and the planned Parenthood Action Fund. Welcome back to democracy now lets start with congress and the significance of this vote. Just this year, 29 different abortion measures have been dealt with in congress. Their focus is completely and restricting abortion access. I think what youre it from commerce and jackie spear is so important. Instead of showing him but the for women and trying to provide them the best medical care, instead their passing more and more restrictions to simply not allow doctors to make the best medical decisions for their patients and a shame women. Amy what happens next . It passes in the house. It passes in the house. We believe there are both in the senate to block this and certainly, the president has opposed legislation. But there are two things. One, it sends a message, a chilling message to women and doctors that commerce is ready to intervene in the most personal, private medical decisions that women make. It also distracts congress from focusing on things the American People care more about. Amy 99 of abortions are done before 21 weeks . Correct. Amy talk about this 1 . It is very rare. And as the doctors of testified in women talked about her own experiences, this is usually a situation where very much want to pregnancy go wrong and where doctors and women and their families need the best medical care possible. And these kinds of restrictions again, we are seeing junk science used to pass bad bills against abortion access, sing all caps of restrictions to do nothing to help the health or safety of women and families. And in fact, allow politicians to play doctor. Amy can you talk about the Republican Congress members, what they did in the house . The interesting thing is a similar bill was pulled down a few months ago when there were some members of the republican caucus, women in particular, who objected to the bill. Frankly, what just past was as bad if not worse. And i think it shows no matter what congress is completely focused, rather than focusing on the economy, jobs, education or the other issues you covered in our first segment theyre completely focused on restricting womens access to safe and legal abortion. Amy planned Parenthood Action Fund posted on its website the true stories of three women who had to consider the decision to end their pregnancies after 20 weeks. This is julies story. We really wanted to have a sibling for our son. We had routine doctors visits and went for the scan and they were not able to see aspects of the brain. We both just started sobbing. We stood there and held each other and sobbed. So in all of this story ive told you, never once did i say well, i went out to my legislature and asked them, could they give me a sonogram . And never once did i say, i went to congress and met with my representative so that i could get his or her medical advice. Because they are politicians. This has nothing to do with politics. This has to do with the choices that my husband and i needed to make. Amy that is julies story. Were hearing from women all across the country. It is amazing to me, amy, to see the courage of women commerce woman spier is a good example, but so is the woman you just saw, the kurds to tell their own story. It can help prevent others from intervening in these personal decisions between women and their doctors. Amy were talking about the federal level. What about the state . The state is worse. We have seen a Record Number of bills introduced across the country. Not only 20 week hands bans but restrictions on Abortion Providers, waiting periods for women as if they cant make their own decision without the intervention of politicians. It is very, very difficult. I think were seeing the results of the midterm elections. In some states where women had very good access to Abortion Services, were seeing more more restrictions past daily. Amy at the federal level what happens to a woman who is a victim of rape or insist . Women have to be counseled. In some cases, that the wait 48 hours and in fact, go to two medical providers, which have nothing to do with any medical necessity. What you are seeing is a shaming of women in these very difficult circumstances, and also a real Chilling Effect on doctors willing to provide the best medical care for women. Amy the issue of the waiting i dont know if people quite understand what it means. Why is this so significant, 24 hours, 48 hours, sometimes now 72 hours, three days . Texas is a good ex

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