Independence. It clashes with the sunsettet that is Legendary British musician billy bragg singing about Scottish Independence and his song take down the union jack. Today, he joins us in the studio for debate against historian Sam Wetherell on thursday Scottish Independence vote. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The most senior u. S. Military officer has said u. S. Ground troops may be needed in iraq as part of the obama ministrations offensive against the Islamic State. General Martin Dempsey testified before the Senate Armed Services committee tuesday. As i said in my statement, my view at this point is that this coalition is the appropriate way forward. I believe that will prove true. But if it fails to be true and if there are threats to the United States, then i would go back to the president and make a recommendation that may include the use of u. S. Military ground forces. His remarks can less t
Fast in ukraine in recent days after weeks of protests. The opposition took over power in the t at last week the capital kiev last week. President Viktor Yanukovych took flight. Those developments are welcome for a lot of the people, particularly in the west of the country. He took you there and showed you how busloads of her testers would regularly travel to tf, but while the predominant feeling is now one of hope, many also feel it is too early to sit back and relax. Since the revolution, the city has been without a police force, but hundreds of people have volunteered to patrol the streets from their cars. I have been doing it for six days. I started off in kiev, but then i returned to my hometown because i wanted to do something. There are 600 drivers out every night, and it will not be long before there are 1000 of us. Slogans such as ukraine starts with you and slaves do not go to paradise. The head of the Group Expects his people will have to lug the hole left by the police for
Punish russia for occupying crimea. Some are calling it the worst eastwest crisis since the cold war. Well host a roundtable discussion. Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro cuts off ties with panama. Be quiet, sir, and do not meddle with someone who did not call you. Venezuela is not going to have a debate about its internal situation. Debate on the unrest in venezuela, who is protesting. All of that and more. To democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Russian president Vladimir Putin is rebuffing warnings from the u. S. And European Union as the crisis in ukraine threatens one of the worst eastwest standoffs since the cold war. Putin held a onehour phone call with president obama on thursday but continued to reject calls to withdraw his forces from crimea. On thursday, the prorussian Crimean Parliament voted to hold a referendum on splitting off from ukraine and joining russia. But the votes legitimacy has been called into question after the install
As the house votes on whether to arm rebels in syria today, we will speak with Congress Member Jim Mcdermott of washington. Then, to the scottish vote for independence. It clashes with the sunsettet that is Legendary British musician billy bragg singing about Scottish Independence and his song take down the union jack. Today, he joins us in the studio for debate against historian Sam Wetherell on thursday Scottish Independence vote. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The most senior u. S. Military officer has said u. S. Ground troops may be needed in iraq as part of the obama ministrations offensive against the Islamic State. General Martin Dempsey testified before the Senate Armed Services committee tuesday. As i said in my statement, my view at this point is that this coalition is the appropriate way forward. I believe that will prove true. But if it fails to be true and if there are threats to the Unit
Execution chaos as Drug Companies have refused to let their product be used to put people to death, some states are using untested combinations that have resulted in deaths like Dennis Mcguire, using an untested twodrug method despite warnings it might cause immense suffering. Well talk to a reporter who witnessed the execution, and speak with a lawyer for a man executed in missouri with an entirely different cocktail. Made by a pharmacy this date refused to name. Then, to texas. How many people need ems . Call when four11 people were killed by a drunk driver, 16yearold ethan couch. Prosecutors sought a 20 year sentence, but a judge sentenced 20 years 10 years probation citing affluence of. We will talk to the author of an article. And we look at the case of jordan davis, who was shot dead on the day after thanksgiving. There was an argument about music during which the accused, michael dunn, did not feel he was treated with respect. You are not going to talk to me like that, he shoute