For the first time in more than half a century. Part of the deal includes cubas release of u. S. Contractor alan gross, as well as a cuban spy. The u. S. Released the final three members of the cuban five. Cuban president raul castro also addressed the cuban people. This in no way means that the heart of the matter has been solved. The economic, commercial, and financial blockade, which causes enormous human and economic damages to our country, must cease. We will spend the hour in a roundtable discussion, well go to havana to speak with kornbluh, who wrote, back channel to cuba the Hidden History of negotiations between washington and havana. Gd we will speak with and martinarbus and Michael Ratner. As well as robert muse, who wrote, the new normalization . All of that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President obama has announced the United States will restore full diplomatic relations with cuba for the first t
For the first time in more than half a century. Part of the deal includes cubas release of u. S. Contractor alan gross, as well as a cuban spy. The u. S. Released the final three members of the cuban five. Cuban president raul castro also addressed the cuban people. This in no way means that the heart of the matter has been solved. The economic, commercial, and financial blockade, which causes enormous human and economic damages to our country, must cease. We will spend the hour in a roundtable discussion, well go to havana to speak with kornbluh, who wrote, back channel to cuba the Hidden History of negotiations between washington and havana. Gd we will speak with and martinarbus and Michael Ratner. As well as robert muse, who wrote, the new normalization . All of that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President obama has announced the United States will restore full diplomatic relations with cuba for the first t
Attempt to tie alqaeda to Saddam Hussein, and justify the invasion of iraq. We will speak to retired colonel Lawrence Wilkerson who served as chief of staff to secretary of state colin powell. But first, do no harm . We will look at the central role the Health Professionals played in the cia torture program. Ddid doctors violate the nuremberg code banning human experimentation . Then to the 25th anniversary of the u. S. Invasion of panama. Clear this invasion was illegal. It is not debatable. The goals of the United States have been a safeguard the lives of americans, to defend democracy in panama. How in the world do restore that which has never existed . Panama customer been a democracy since we created panama for own purposes in 1903. Thiss did was go down american control and dominance in panama. We will speak with former panamanian diplomat Humberto Brown and latin american historian greg grandin. His latest piece, how the iraq war began in panama. And colonel wilkerson. All that
Attempt to tie alqaeda to Saddam Hussein, and justify the invasion of iraq. We will speak to retired colonel Lawrence Wilkerson who served as chief of staff to secretary of state colin powell. But first, do no harm . We will look at the central role the Health Professionals played in the cia torture program. Ddid doctors violate the nuremberg code banning human experimentation . Then to the 25th anniversary of the u. S. Invasion of panama. Clear this invasion was illegal. It is not debatable. The goals of the United States have been a safeguard the lives of americans, to defend democracy in panama. How in the world do restore that which has never existed . Panama customer been a democracy since we created panama for own purposes in 1903. Thiss did was go down american control and dominance in panama. We will speak with former panamanian diplomat Humberto Brown and latin american historian greg grandin. His latest piece, how the iraq war began in panama. And colonel wilkerson. All that
To be doing everything i can to close it. It is something that continues to inspire jihadists and extremists around the world. Six years after first promising to close guantanamo, president obama is beginning to release more men from the 13yearold prison. This week, four afghans were sent home, but 132 men remain locked up. Will guantanamo ever close . Then we look at why a veterinarian from portland, oregon is still locked up in an East Timorese jail after getting into the wrong taxi in september. And we end with a story of love, birth, and politics a story some are calling diplomaculate conception. The wife of one of the members of the cuban five who was just released from prison after 16 years is expecting a baby, due in just two weeks, thanks to some unusual diplomatic moves. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Police in missouri have fatally shot in 18yearold black man just two miles from ferguson or