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Congressmember Murtha: "I'm Disappointed" by Hillary
Clinton's Refusal to Endorse Troop Withdrawal Plan; Congressmember
Weiner Gets It Wrong On Palestinian Group He Tried To Bar
From U.S.; Lebanon Considers Suing Israel for War Crimes;
"We Don't Want War" - Leading Iranian Dissident
and Former Political Prisoner Akbar Ganji
Congressmember Murtha: "I'm Disappointed"
by Hillary Clinton's Refusal to Endorse Troop Withdrawal Plan
Democracy Now! interviews Congressmember John Murtha
(D - PA) about his position on the Iraq war, the Haditha massacre
and Sen. Hillary Clinton's refusal to endorse his troop withdrawal
plan. On Clinton, Murtha says, "I'm disappointed. I'm
not sure why that's happened...I don't know what the reason
is she's decided not to endorse my position.
Congressmember Weiner Gets It Wrong On Palestinian
Group He Tried To Bar From U.S.
Democracy Now! interviews Congressmember Anthony Weiner (D
- NY) about his attempt to bar the Palestinian delegation
at the United Nations. In May, Weiner infamously stated the
delegation "should start packing their little Palestinian
terrorist bags." Weiner says Palestinian Authority President
Mahmoud Abbas does not represent the PLO and that the group
is listed as a terrorist organization by the US State Department.
Author and Professor Norman Finkelstein says he's wrong on
both counts.
Lebanon Considers Suing Israel for War Crimes
The Lebanese government is considering possible legal procedures
to sue Israel for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
We speak with Lebanese parliament member Ghassan Moukheiber
who is leading the charge in the case. Moukheiber is an attorney
and a member of Lebanon's parliamentary human rights committee.
"We Don't Want War" - Leading Iranian Dissident
and Former Political Prisoner Akbar Ganji
Renowned Iranian investigative journalist and dissident Akbar
Ganji discusses why he recently declined an invitation to
the meet with President Bush in the White House. Recently
released from prison, Ganji discusses human rights abuses
in Iran, the nuclear issue and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's rise
to power.
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