Prohibition of chemical weapons wednesday 2013 Nobel Peace Prize, we will speak with paul walker of green cross international. He just won the right livelihood award, otherwise known as the alternative nobel, for his work on dismantling chemical weapons. We will also speak with professor Stephen Zunes on how the Bush Administration forced out the former head of the opcw ahead of the iraq war. Then the committee to protect journalists criticizes the Obama Administrations crackdown on journalists in its firstever report on press freedoms in your in the United States. Here in the United States. We will speak with reports author, former Washington Post editor Leonard Downie. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The 2013 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons, i hate how when ha based group tasked with enforcing the chemical Weapons Convention. The group re
Prohibition of chemical weapons wednesday 2013 Nobel Peace Prize, we will speak with paul walker of green cross international. He just won the right livelihood award, otherwise known as the alternative nobel, for his work on dismantling chemical weapons. We will also speak with professor Stephen Zunes on how the Bush Administration forced out the former head of the opcw ahead of the iraq war. Then the committee to protect journalists criticizes the Obama Administrations crackdown on journalists in its firstever report on press freedoms in your in the United States. Here in the United States. We will speak with reports author, former Washington Post editor Leonard Downie. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The 2013 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons, i hate how when ha based group tasked with enforcing the chemical Weapons Convention. The group re
Forces in disarray, many militia groups hold sway in tripoli and elsewhere, supposedly enlisted to prop up the government, but in most cases, mostly loyal to their own leaders and agendas. The cicely why the Prime Minister was taken may remain murky, but it is thought many militias were angered by the recent seizure by u. S. Forces of an al qaeda suspect on the streets of chirpily and accuse the government of complicity, although it denied this. What has unfolded now in tripoli raises further questions and alarms about the stability of libya. What do we know about the libyan Prime Minister . Who he is and the challenges he faces as libyas leader. Mr. Zeidan was a career diplomat but affected from colonel qaddafi in 1980 and was working as a human rights lawyer in geneva when the 2011 civil war began. He then returned to libya and then became the main point of contact with europe and the opposition. He is credited with winning recognition from several european countries. Entering parlia
Lampedusa, which is closer to africa than the italian mainland, is the destination of choice for smugglers taking migrants to europe. Dozens are feared dead. Bodies corpses were spotted in the water. At least one news agency ansa, is saying that at least 50 people have been killed. That includes children. The coast guard received a Satellite Phone call from the boat. That helped them decide where the coordinates of the boat were. It was an aircraft that spotted the boat in trouble. Then it was maltese ships and Italian Navy Ships that arrived on site and managed to rescue some of the people that were on board that boat. Some 200 people may have been rescued. Many have been taken to italy others to malta. These numbers could change as the rescue operation continues. This tragic incident coming just eight days after the other boat the boat carrying somali and eritrean migrants capsized, and we saw more than 300 People Killed in that incident. The boat landings have not stopped. On friday
A prominent leadership role. Reporter china wants more say in International Issues as its economy is growing. But getting that not only depends on whether industrialized nations make concessions, it also depends on how much responsibility china is willing to take on. Nhk world, washington. The Deputy Governor of Chinas Central Bank suggested its country might be reversing its slow down. They expect their economy to grow about 7. 6 . He joined a conversation in washington. Chinese leaders previously saw their gdp reduce its rate of growth for two consecutive quarters. He said certain problems in the chinese economy were dealt with. Leaders have focused on the practice of nonbank lending and reined in local government debt. Populous, prosperous, pushing ahead. Chinas wealth brought it power, weal and problems. An income gap threaten its people, pollution threatens its health. Find out the problems china faces on newsline. The host of this years east asia summit says chinese leaders have