Service, but is he paying the fair price . The nineeria military had a warning of the boko haram attack that led to the abduction of 230 schoolgirls. They were given two hours warning but failed to act. This could have been avoided. A Police Officer and a state mp have told aljazeera that aljazeeras military ignored warnings that boko haram was about to attack this school. It left the Islamic Extremist Group free to kidnap more than 200 girls. And sources said that just 17 soldiers were on duty in the area when boko haram fighters turned up. The number of fighters, they had to flee for their lives. And they fled to the bush. And its as shocking of a revelation. We have been repeatedly calling on the nigerian authorities to provide Adequate Security for the people of nigeria, and especially for schools, because the schools are vulnerable tarts in the last couple of years. The nigerian slow response has led to protests across the country. This was in legas on friday. Nigerias president ,
Alternatives to traditional living arrangements. Its a crucial u. S. Allie in the war on terror. The rising tear in yemen could kill sever. Whilea a separate bomb near the president this afternoon. The latest casualties against that group. Offensive appears to have prompted revenge attacks yesterday. The defense minister was nearly killed with gunmen ambushed his car and an alqaeda gunman tried to storm the president ial palace t the latest reporter tight security, soldiers search vehicles of a attorney in earn entrance to the capitol. A massive hunt for potential suicide bombers tanldz alqaeda operatives is underway. I am worried sending my kids to School Walking by government buildings and thinking a blast might happen any time anywhere. This is the military checkpoint that was attacked by unknown gunmen near the president ial palace on friday. Security forces and government buildings have been targeted many times by alqaeda. Despite security concerns, there is fears alqaeda might ta
Legendary journalist William Worthy. At the height of the cold war, he defied u. S. Government by reporting from cuba, china, the soviet union, and iran. He went to north vietnam. The folksinger phil ochs once even wrote a song about him. Went down to cuba am a hes not an american anymore. Somehow it is strange to hear the state department say, youre living in the free world in the free world you must day we will air excerpts of our 1998 interview with William Worthy and speak to three journalists who knew him. Jeremy scahill and former Washington Post reporter Scott Armstrong. He took documents bill worthy brought back from iran and published them in the Washington Post when the New York Times refused. We will also speak with the worthys close associate photographer Randy Goodman who went with him to iran on a number of trips. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Dozens of people have been killed and tens
Today we remember the life of legendary journalist William Worthy. At the height of the cold war, he defied u. S. Government by reporting from cuba, china, the soviet union, and iran. He went to north vietnam. The folksinger phil ochs once even wrote a song about him. Went down to cuba am a hes not an american anymore. Somehow it is strange to hear the state department say, youre living in the free world in the free world you must day we will air excerpts of our 1998 interview with William Worthy and speak to three journalists who knew him. Jeremy scahill and former Washington Post reporter Scott Armstrong. He took documents bill worthy brought back from iran and published them in the Washington Post when the New York Times refused. We will also speak with the worthys close associate photographer Randy Goodman who went with him to iran on a number of trips. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Dozens of peo
Bank, all those years that we gave it free. Legendary they write and poet amiri baraka has died at the age of 79. Just like Martin Luther king told me the week before he died in my house, he said what we must have is a united front. Will spend the hour looking at the life and legacy of amiri baraka. Poet sonyajoined by sanchez, philippe a lily larry hamm, and more. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. President obama met with privacy advocates at the white house thursday as part of his ongoing surveillance reform. Groups included the American Civil Liberties union and the Electronic Privacy Center aesented the president with number of demands. A White House Panel last month issued a similar call among several others to reign in the widespread spying exposed by Edward Snowden. At the white house, jay carney said a bomb he would unveil his policy changes in the coming weeks. He is still soliciting input, which he did today, reviewing the scope of the ma