Listen to me. He asked the questions and im going to answer. You have asked questions in a hostile, even disrespectful tone and you never been able to combat the facts. We stand here today to let those people and others know a diverseca is country. And we are part of the greater truth of what makes our nation. Dr. King once said that if mankind does not put an end to war, war will put an end to mankind. Do not arrest me. You are choice davids. We are joy davis. It looks like a battlefield. This is not the same as the arabs fought for their rights to oust the corrupt government, were fighting for our rights, our human rights. Amy highlights of 20 years of democracy now all of that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The United States carried out airstrikes in libya that killed at least 30 people this morning. The strikes hit a farmhouse outside sabratha, to the west of the capital tripoli. The spokesperson of the tr
Amy democratic president ial candidates Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton face off in the first democratic debate since sanders decisive victory over clinton in tuesdays New Hampshire primary. We will play highlights and get response from new york congressman Gregory Meeks, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Political Action committee, which has just endorsed Hillary Clinton, and Jeffrey Sachs, leading economist and director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University. His recent article for Huffington Post is headlined hillary is the candidate of the , war machine. Then we continue our conversation with acclaimed writer Tanehisi Coates, who made headlines around the worlds week when he said on democracy now that despite his criticism, he would be voting for Bernie Sanders. If i could have anything, and this is across the board for any president ial candidate, i would have a greater acknowledgment of history in our policy. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy
The minority is becoming the majority. And together, we are remaking the mainstream. Americas story. Amy then we turn to the s lee fang. And they South Carolina democratic primary is saturday. We will stick with black lives matter activist who interrupted democratic president ial candidate Hillary Clinton during a private fundraiser in charleston. During the event, Ashley Williams held a banner reading we have to bring them to heel. A reference to clintons statements in 1996 among young people whom she called super predators. I am not a super predator, Hillary Clinton. Writertive american gyasi ross, his recent article for Indian Country today, a few notes for native people about the president ial elections. Neither democrat deserves our vote yet. All of that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In kansas, a man killed three people at a manufacturing plant thursday in a shooting spree that also left 14 people wounde
With the intercept Jeremy Scahill and matthew cole on on major new expose investigating blackwater founder erik prince for possible money laundering, ties to chinese intelligence, and we will also on theo matthew cole investigation that turned over a photo of bin ladens body. All of that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Former bosnian serb leader Radovan Karadzic has been convicted of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity by a United Nations tribunal. He is the highest level figure prosecuted by the tribunal for crimes committed during the 19921995 bosnian war, which left more than 100,000 dead and dead. Karadzic was convicted of genocide for the 1995 srebrenica massacre, in which 8,000 Bosnian Muslims were killed during a campaign to kill quote every ablebodied male in the town. He was also convicted of crimes associated with the fouryear siege of sarajevo. On thursday, tribunal judge ogon kwon read the verdict. Jud
Caceresdaughter as well as Lilian Esperanza lopez with copinh. Then as the u. S. Congress holds more hearings on lead poisoning of the water supply of flint, michigan, Governor Rick Snyder testifies for the first time. Tomay ask you repeatedly come to flint, you admit you did not show up for more than seven after he asked you. Im not familiar. I would have to check my schedule. That is what he said, you did not put october until 2015, is that right . I dont know if that is right or not. Amy well get reaction from two flint residents. Nayyirah shariff, coordinator with Flint Democracy Defense League and melissa maze, of water you fighting for, a flint, michiganbased research and Advocacy Organization founded around the citys water crisis. She and her three children suffer from longterm exposure to heavy metals. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In the 2016 race for the white house, leading Republican Par