> If you care about your country be sure to watch Al Jazeera - English
> to compare information and propaganda.
>
> Today, the New Republicans have made intensive efforts to control
> public news and information. Watching Fox, CNN, ABC,NBC, CBS, PBS is
> not enough to make informed decisions.
>
> Other information souces like Al Jazeera - English is an absolute
> necessity..
>
http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/2008/07/200871103645942897.html
I like Al Jazeera but there is American made non-corporate, free
speech news as well such as "Democracy Now"
http://www.democracynow.org/
Today's Headlines
* Anthrax Suspect Dies in Apparent Suicide
* Hersh: US Considered Ways to Provoke War with Iran
* 260 Civilians Died in Afghanistan in July
* US: Pakistani ISI Linked to Deadly Kabul Bombing
* Bush Cites Encouraging Security Gains in Iraq
* US Detains Reuters Photographer
* Exxon Mobil Earns Record $11.7B in 2nd Quarter
* McCain Campaign Accuses Obama of Playing "The Race Card"
* Radovan Karadzic Appears Before War Crimes Tribunal
* UN: Food Crisis Affecting Fight Against AIDS
* Border Agents OK'd to Search Laptops & Cellphones
* Judge Orders Ex-White House Counsel to Testify
* NASA Probe Confirms Water on Mars
Plus reports on:
Israeli Troops Kill Two Palestinians in Ni'lin, Site of Nonviolent
Anti-Wall Demonstration
Israeli troops fatally shot two Palestinian youths, aged ten and
seventeen, this week in a village known for its nonviolent resistance.
We speak with Hindi Mesleh, a resident of Ni'lin and an organizer with
the Ni'lin Popular Committee Against the Apartheid Wall. [includes rush
transcript]
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NYPD Officer Caught on Tape Body-Slamming Cyclist During Critical Mass
Ride
Over a million people have watched an online video shot by a tourist
last week showing a New York police officer body-slamming and tackling a
cyclist in Times Square. We speak with video activist and archivist
Eileen Clancy about the incident and why the city is subpoenaing her
organization, I-Witness Video, for hundreds of protest videos shot
during the 2004 Republican National Convention. [includes rush
transcript]
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Colorado "Fusion Center" to Step Up Intelligence Gathering During DNC;
US Northern Command to Play Role
Federal and state law enforcement officials in Colorado plan to increase
intelligence operations during the Democratic National Convention in
Denver and run a fusion center, where intelligence analysts will collect
and analyze reports of suspicious activity. Civil rights advocates fear
the fusion center could enable unwarranted spying on protesters
exercising their First Amendment rights at the convention. [includes
rush transcript]
or
There is the listener sponsored Pacifica Radio Network
http://www.pacifica.org/
Corporate media will only tell you what the corporations want you
to know and that has been woefully inadequate for a long time.
