Statues dating back 200 years. The results of the cricket world cup. We begin in mexico, where police captured one of the countrys most wanted drug lords. Gomezmartinez is the leader of the Knights Templar drug cartel the prime target in the president s drive to regain control of the state. Crossing over to mexico city, we will learn more about the circumstances leading to his capture. The capture happened this morning in the very Early Morning in the southwest mexican state. Federal police apparently captured him without firing a shot and hes now reportedly being transferred to mexico city at the moment, so oh this is a as you say a huge capture in mexico probably the biggest the worlds number one drug dealer. Police and all of Mexico Federal courts have been after him for quite some time, so this is a big deal for them. How do we expect the cartel to respond and what more can you tell us about him . He is an exschoolteacher then turned into organized crime. He formed the cartel using
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Crews are coping with dozens of avalanches and the heaviest snow that the panjshir valley has seen in decades. Weve oh long heard the word terrorist to describe the word ham hamas but the Egyptian Court has rule hamas a terrorist organization, which the group itself calls a dangerous precedent. We have to go back to the fact that hamas is widely seen as supportive of the Muslim Brotherhood in egypt. Hamas said that it does not meddle in egyptian internal affairs. But egypt also named Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group five months before president morsi was ousted in a military coup. Hamashamas says that the decision hurts the Palestinian People. The courts decision is shocking dangerous, and targets the Palestinian People. Its a shame for egypt, which is trying to export its internal crisis. Now the occupation is becoming a friend and the Palestinian People the enemy. This has no effect on hamas role. That has respect of the people and leadership of the muslim world. We also had from
Nowhere to go, thousands left homeless as fire ravages one of manilas poorest districts. Thousands of people in moscow cue cued up to pay respects to russian Opposition Leader Boris Nemtsov who was shot dead near the kremlin friday. Polish and latvian officials who wanted to attend were denied entry to russia. Long queues at the center as people pay respect to Boris Nemtsov. Several european politicians and critics have been barred from attending the funeral. He is a reformer. That is how he will go in history. Already has. Over the past years when boris could not tolerate what was happening in russia and watching the current government practically stamp out the constitution and take rights from people, we were fighting against it. They are calling on the russian government to investigate his killing. He stood for freedom of speech. He stood in a word for liberty. The things he he stood against were very important, as well, aggression repression and corruption. If anyone believes that
They are interrogation facilities. We speak to Spencer Ackerman about his explosive report on how the nations thirdlargest city runs a secret interrogation facility. We will also speak to a woman who was held inside. And we will look at the connection between the Chicago Police department and guantanamo. In 2003, Richard Zuley oversaw one of the most brutal interrogations on record at Guantanamo Bay. But he tested versions of his interrogation techniques in chicago for 30 years. Then to the middle east. As the Islamic State seizes 220 christians in syria while u. S. Led Coalition Airstrikes have reportedly killed over three dozen people in iraq including at least 20 civilians, earlier today, isis posted a video showing members destroying ancient artifacts inside a mozilla museum mo resume days aftersul the Historic Library was destroyed. We will go to the iraqi city and speak to electric cockburn. All of that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and