Terror from the wars in iraq and syria to the assassination of Osama Bin Laden to the fall of gaddafi. I think what happened in libya, including the president , should have been a clue that when you depose a dictator, you have to be aware of what is going to and you have to think long and hard about what you are doing. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President obama has announced the deployment of 250 more special operations troops to syria in a move that nearly doubles the u. S. Presence in the country. This comes just days after the Obama Administration announced 217 more troops would be sent to iraq to help in the fight against isis. President obama addressed the wars in syria and iraq during a speech in germany. We continue to make progress, pushing isil back from territory that it controlled. Just as i have approved Additional Support for iraqi forces against isil, ive decided to increase u.
Rrigan has dieat the a of 94 along with his late brother phil, he played in his terminal role in inspiring the antiwar and antidraft movement during the late 1960s. He became the first Catholic Priest to land on the fbis most wanted list. Father berrigan once said he a been arrested more times than he remembers, but if your times than he should have. , and sixdan, phil others broke into the ge nuclear theile plant, launching plowshares movement. Cracked the weapon. It was very fragile. It was made to withstand the heat of reentry into the atmosphere from outer space, so it was like eggshell. We had taken as our model, the great statement of isaiah. Amy today, father dan berrigan in his own words. We will also speak to his knees Frida Berrigan, his former attorney bill quigley here new orleans, fellow priest father close friend dans the Actor Martin Sheen. All of that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In iraq, hun
The u. S. Military presence in syria and iraq, we speak to cool its a prizewinning journalist Seymour Hersh who has been writing an alternative history of the u. S. War on terror from the wars in iraq and syria to the assassination of Osama Bin Laden to the fall of gaddafi. I think what happened in libya, including the president , should have been a clue that when you depose a dictator, you have to be aware of what is going to and you have to think long and hard about what you are doing. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President obama has announced the deployment of 250 more special operations troops to syria in a move that nearly doubles the u. S. Presence in the country. This comes just days after the Obama Administration announced 217 more troops would be sent to iraq to help in the fight against isis. President obama addressed the wars in syria and iraq during a speech in germany. We continue
More on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Sreenivasan its the eve of the president ial primaries in the Hoosier State. 57 delegates are at stake for republicans and ted cruz is trying to wrestle whatever he can away from his rival donald trump. John yang has our report. You are the problem, politician. You are the problem. Reporter ted cruz went for broke today, trying to pull off a crucial primary win indiana. This afternoon he faced off with backers of republican frontrunner donald trump. I think anyone that wants to be president owes it to the people of this state to come in front of you and ask for your support. And im running to be everyones presi
Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Sreenivasan its the eve of the president ial primaries in the Hoosier State. 57 delegates are at stake for republicans and ted cruz is trying to wrestle whatever he can away from his rival donald trump. John yang has our report. You are the problem, politician. You are the problem. Reporter ted cruz went for broke today, trying to pull off a crucial primary win in indiana. This afternoon he faced off with backers of republican frontrunner donald trump. I think anyone that wants to be president owes it to the people of this state to come in front of you and ask for your support. And im running to be everyones president those who vote for me a