Hundreds of civilians have been killed and injured since the u. S. Backed offensive began in june. Then as thousands of muslims march against violence after last weeks barcelona van attack , we will speak to prominent muslim scholar tariq ramadan. And we will look at President Trumps warning to pakistan. Trumka we can no longer be silent. The taliban and other groups that pose a threat to the region and beyond. Amy all of that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In charlottesville, virginia, residents cheered and celebrated as wororkers covered two confederate statues one of general robert e. Lelee and another of general Stonewall Jackson with black fabric on wednesday in order to mourn the death of heather heyer, who was kikilled by a neonanazi duringa white supremacist rally in charlottesville on august 12. I feel like it is progress. I am concerned it wiwill be an invitation for people who disagree with shroudi
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They were assassinated or killed while on assignment. In the last decade, the number of journalists who have been killed for doing their job numbers at least 695. It has been especially d dangers for members of the media working in syria, afghanistan, iraq, and yemen. With its convoluted relationship between politics and organized crime, the mosost dangerous country outside a war zone is mexico. The power of the pen. In his work, political cartoonist Rafael Pineda exposes the dangers that journalists face in mexico. Rafael mexicos not a good place for freedom of expression. Were attacked, tortured, kidnapped,d, murdere afael pinenedas work makeks him a ththorn in the side e of mexicos drug kingpins and corrupt politicians. That puts his life in dangere. Rafael once, after a party, i got in the car. It was early in the morning, a grey day. And then i saw a message that had been left on the back of the car keep quiet. I saw it in the rearview mirror. I was badly shaken. He defied the thr
Trump. The first letter of each paragraph of his Resignation Letter spells out the word impeach. About hiseak to resignation, charlottesville, how trends, policy threads the world, andnd how t the massive hurricane is racing toward texas. And to florida when the state has just executed a man despite protests from pharmaceutical giant Johnson Johnson about drugs in theits execution last night. Meanwhile, in missouri, the governor stayed an execution after new dna evidence. Plus, the white house has drafted a memo on implementing President Trumps ban on transgender people serving in the u. S. Military. Seems what the president is saying is that he is going to fire 15,000 highly trainined motivated troopops. It is a catastrophe for military readiness. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In texas, tens of thousands of residents began evacuating coastal communities thursday, as forecasters predicted Hurric
Lacus. Isolating will say from europe so joining us. We saw with afghanistan like almonds still negotiate mosque in the capital kabul worship this went friday france. One man even threw himself upon at the entranc. According to officials some thirty six people were killed when a new. Including women and children of the Islamic State group. Which has launched several attacks against the shea minorities hundreds in afghanistan. Has claimed responsibility. Worshippers in kabul attending friday afternoon prayers were panicked and distraught. After a suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance to a shiite mosque. Many were injured and dozens including the cleric were killed. Gunmen took over separate prayer areas for women and men fully many people hostage. Muslim just send us and i was trying to escape over a wall when i saw my daughter. Who was wounded trying to climb the wall as well . There was another girl who was shot in her head. I saw the body myself if i can make a little. For t