Political asylum as he faces investigations in both sweden and the United States. What is he wanted for here in the u. S. . Among other things, Julian Assange says , the release of cablekate u. S. To palmetto cables released all around the world the u. S. Cables released around the world. Largest that is ever been released. Julian assange also response to former secretary of state Hillary Clintons recent comment that nsa whistleblower Edward Snowden should return to the United States to face a trial. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The Palestinian Death toll has surged as israel intensifies its Bombing Campaign of the gaza strip. Palestinians say at least 27 people have been killed and over 150 wanted since israel launched major strikes on sunday. At least 18 civilians, including around seven children, have died over the past day. Israel carried out nearly 300 strikes on tuesday with more overnight, se
Political asylum as he faces investigations in both sweden and the United States. What is he wanted for here in the u. S. . Among other things, Julian Assange says , the release of cablekate u. S. To palmetto cables released all around the world the u. S. Cables released around the world. Largest that is ever been released. Julian assange also response to former secretary of state Hillary Clintons recent comment that nsa whistleblower Edward Snowden should return to the United States to face a trial. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The Palestinian Death toll has surged as israel intensifies its Bombing Campaign of the gaza strip. Palestinians say at least 27 people have been killed and over 150 wanted since israel launched major strikes on sunday. At least 18 civilians, including around seven children, have died over the past day. Israel carried out nearly 300 strikes on tuesday with more overnight, se
To iraq, we will speak with longtime middle east correspondent Patrick Cockburn about isis and the new sunni uprising. His new book, the jihadis return isis and the new sunni uprising. Iraq is really disintegrated already. It is still called iraq and america want being called iraq, but if youre in baghdad, particularly if anybody in baghdad, you cannot move from north or west of the city without being in isiscontrolled territory or you might be killed. You cant move to baghdad or into the kurdish controlled expanded. H is just they really has expanded. Pulitzer prize winning journalist Glenn Greenwald calls the was humanitarian arming of iraq a redundant president ial ritual. We will speak with greenwald about Media Coverage of the latest attacks as well as what the Edward Snowden documents reveal about u. S. Israeli nations. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The pentagon has confirmed it is deploying an
Former idaho soldier who served in afghanistan and helped the late reporter Michael Hastings write his groundbreaking piece on Bowe Bergdahl, americas last prisoner of war. Farwell came to know bergdahls parents after they attended the funeral of his brother who served and died in afghanistan. And we look at the five members of the taliban released from guantanamo. I would say these five arent the worst of the worst. It doesnt mean theyre good guys. Its not my job to defend them. We will speak with frank goldsmith, the attorney for one of the freed men, and Andy Worthington, author of, the guantanamo files the stories of the 774 detainees in americas illegal prison. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The political firestorm is continuing over the rescue of Sergeant Bowe bergdahl in exchange for five guantanamo prisoners. The deal has come under partisan attack amidst reports bergdahl voluntarily left his
Former idaho soldier who served in afghanistan and helped the late reporter Michael Hastings write his groundbreaking piece on Bowe Bergdahl, americas last prisoner of war. Farwell came to know bergdahls parents after they attended the funeral of his brother who served and died in afghanistan. And we look at the five members of the taliban released from guantanamo. I would say these five arent the worst of the worst. It doesnt mean theyre good guys. Its not my job to defend them. We will speak with frank goldsmith, the attorney for one of the freed men, and Andy Worthington, author of, the guantanamo files the stories of the 774 detainees in americas illegal prison. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The political firestorm is continuing over the rescue of Sergeant Bowe bergdahl in exchange for five guantanamo prisoners. The deal has come under partisan attack amidst reports bergdahl voluntarily left his