Brown shooting, the governor of missouri declares a state of emergency and prepares to send in the National Guard warning of the possibility of expanded unrest. We will go to ferguson for the latest. Then 50 years ago today, fbi director j. Edgar hoover called the rev. Dr. Martin luther king, the most notorious liar in the country. Dr. King, what is your reaction to the charges made by J Edgar Hoover . Well, i was quite shocked and surprised to learn of this statement for mr. Hoover questioning my integrity. Frankly, i dont understand what motivated the statement. As Martin Luther king prepared to go to oslo to received the Nobel Peace Prize 50 years ago, the fbi ramped up its efforts to discredit the civil rights leader. We will speak to the yale professor who uncovered an unredacted copy of the fbis socalled suicide letter when to king. The letter threatened to expose kings alleged Extramarital Affairs if he did not commit suicide. And then, no debate and the new war. One in 89. That
Jurys decision not to indict wilson for shooting dead Michael Brown. Were interrupting like friday commerce specifically to send a very important message, which is that black lives matter. We will speak to youth activists from oakland and new york as well as professor Michael Eric Dyson. He asks, where do we go after ferguson . Then we go to egypt where a court has dropped its case against former president Hosni Mubarak over the killing of protesters in the 2011 uprising that ended his 30year rule. All that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson has resigned days after a grand jury elected not to indict him for the killing of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown. Ferguson mayor James Knowles said wilson will leave the police force with no severance. The city manager has accepted officer wilsons resignation. As of yesterday, officer wilson is no longer an employee with the city of f
Will speak with ashley yates. She was at the white house yesterday for a meeting with president obama to address ferguson and police militarization. Then the United Nations slams u. S. Record on Police Brutality and torture. Reports of widespread police. Rced by the they gives rise to concern, of course, and also some vulnerable groups, including ethnic groups, blacks, have been particularly targeted by this force. We will speak to a member of the United Nations committee against torture on u. S. Policing practices, guantanamo and prosecuting Bush Administration officials. And finally, texas prepares to execute a schizophrenic prisoner despite calls for clemency. , an alter ego of mine, sarge killed my illinois my inlaws. Theres nothing to have me become what i am here. Thats the voice of Scott Panetti who is scheduled to die wednesday night. He was sentenced to death after a trial in which he acted as his own attorney and appeared in court wearing a purple cowboy suit and a 10gallon h
Force. As protests continue over the Police Shooting of Michael Brown, the United Nations slams the u. S. Record on Police Brutality, torture and guantanamo. We will speak to a member of the United Nations committee against torture. Then a new report reveals u. S. Drone strikes kill 28 unidentified people for every intended target. We will also speak to a peace activist, father of four, who faces two years in prints and dutch prison in sentencing today for protesting outside Air National Guard in syracuse, new york. A kangaroo court. As has been mentioned, these orders of protections which are a very and installation of the law, getting away with this. Theyre trying to keep what goes on over there a secret. The true scene of the crime. And organizers in the United States are holding a national day of action to protest the u. S. Role in the mexican drug war and the disappearance 43 mexican students in september. Actions yourehe going to hold will have repercussions. Not only for us, but
Its out of it. Well the three d space spectacular gravity towards the nominations list for the oscars. The lean years the people of lebanon on have waited for this day the trial of the four men accused of assassinating former Prime Minister would seek a re re opened on thursday. Especially when quarterback eight but the men on trial are not at the trial theyre still on the run and allegedly had ties to the shiite militant group hezbollah. Will the trial suspects prison total could be a watershed eleven on putting some resolutions will cry and that the nation has never fully recovered from the special truck in lebanon is now in session. Be specific. It may have looked like the beginning of every team trial that this one is different on several accounts its the First International tribunals to deal with the attack and the first to start proceedings without the accused in the dark tree theyre being represented by Court Appointed lawyers the attack. Capture the attention of the world its e