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Transcripts For KCSM Democracy Now 20150526

While saying mass. We authorize oscar romero, bishop and martyr, pastor. According to the heart of christ evangelize her and father to the poor, heroic witness of the reign of god reign of justice for eternity and peace. Here on shall be called beatified. Amy but first we go to cleveland, ohio where dozens of people have been arrested protesting officer Michael Brelo for the fatal shootings of two unarmed africanamericans in their car. Police fired a total of 137 rounds at the car. Brelo mounted the cars hood and fired at least 15 shots at pointblank range through the windshield. [indiscernible] they are killing kids. Theyre killing women. Theyre doing whatever they wanted to and nobody is not even doing nothing about it. Amy we will go to cleveland for the latest. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Iraqi forces have launched an offensive to reclaim Anbar Province from the selfproclaimed islamic state. Thousands of iraqi troops and shiite militias have been massing around the isilheld city of ramadi in preparation for the assault. The announcement comes after us defense secretary ash carter criticized the iraqi forces retreat from ramadi, telling cnn they lacked the will to fight. What apparently happened was that the iraqi forces just showed no will to fight. They were not outnumbered. In fact, they vastly outnumber the opposing force. And yet they failed to fight they withdrew from the site and that says to me, and i think to most of us that we have an issue with the will of the iraqis to fight isil and defend themselves. Amy on monday, Vice President joe biden spoke to iraqi Prime Minister Haider Alabadi to reaffirm u. S. Support following carters remarks. In yemen, forces loyal to exiled president Abed Rabbo Mansour hadi have reclaimed the Southern City of dhale from shiite houthi rebels, marking their first major victory since saudi arabia began bombing the rebels in march. Saudiled airstrikes pounded the yemeni capital sanaa over the weekend as officials announced u. N. Sponsored peace talks aimed at easing the crisis have been postponed indefinitely. In saudi arabia, tens of thousands of people attended the mass funeral for 21 shiites killed last week in a suicide bombing claimed by the selfproclaimed islamic state. It was one of the deadliest attacks to hit saudi arabia in recent years. East African Leaders have planned a meeting for next sunday to discuss the political crisis in burundi where a crackdown on protesters has killed at least 20 people. The protests erupted last month over president pierre nkunrunzizas bid for a third term in office. On monday, the president s opponents boycotted peace talks over the assassination of Opposition Leader zedi feruzi, who was shot dead by unknown gunmen. More than 100,000 people have fled the violence, many pouring into tanzania, where 3000 burundian refugees have now been sickened in a cholera epidemic. Ireland has become the first country in history to legalize samesex marriage through a popular vote. 62 of voters backed Marriage Equality in a resounding win. Supporters celebrated the victory in the traditionally conservative catholic country, where homosexuality was only decriminalized in 1993. Were living in a different country that includes everyone. We have come such a long way. We are proud. Amy in spain, an antievictions activist has been elected mayor of barcelona while across the country the Ruling Peoples Party has suffered its worst local Election Results in more than 20 years. Ada coleau cofounded the antieviction Group Platform for people affected by mortgages and was an active member of the indignados, or 15m movement. She has vowed to fine banks with empty homes on their books, stop evictions, expand public housing, set a minimum monthly wage of 670, force Utility Companies to lower prices and slash the mayoral salary. Colaus party, barcelona en comu, a Grassroots Movement of leftist groups, which includes the antiausterity podemos party, won 11 of the City Councils 41 seats, meaning she will need to form alliances to govern. She celebrated her historic victory, which will also see her become the first woman mayor of barcelona. We are proud. This is not happening in barcelona alone. This is a democratic revolution. It is unstoppable and it is happening in spain. We hope to see it happen all over the south of europe. Amy in madrid, the candidate of the podemosbacked Grassroots Coalition ahora madrid, manuela carmena, has won a close second in the mayoral race, but is still expected to become mayor by forming a coalition with the socialists. Carmena is a retired judge and former member of spains underground communist party who fought labor restrictions as an attorney under dictator francisco franco. The dual victories of colau and carmena put grassroots women in control of spains two largest cities, as leftist coalitions are expected to take local governments and other key cities across spain. The Justice Department has reached an agreement with cleveland over a pattern of what it calls unreasonable and unnecessary force by police. A probe last year found chaotic and dangerous abuse across hundreds of cases. This comes just days after an acquittal in a case that helped launch the probe. On saturday, officer Michael Brelo was found not guilty of manslaughter for the fatal shootings of two unarmed africanamericans in their car. In november 2012, brelo was one of 13 officers who fired 137 rounds at Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams after a chase which began when officers mistook a backfiring care for gunshots. Officer brelo personally fired 49 shots, at least 15 of them at pointblank range through the windshield after he climbed onto the hood of the car. Well go to cleveland for more after headlines. The obama administrations authority to collect americans phone records in bulk will likely expire next week after senators from both parties rejected attempts to extend it. First, the Republicanled Senate rejected a housepassed measure to curb bulk spying by keeping the records with phone Companies Instead of the government. The senate then rejected a bid by Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell to extend the current bulk spying program for two months. Next, republican senator rand paul, democratic senator ron wyden and democratic senator Martin Heinrich shot down attempts by mcconnell to extend the powers by as little as one day. The senate adjourned and will reconvene may 31, the day before may 30, the day before the program expires. They will reconvene on may 31. The senate has approved a measure to give president obama fasttrack authority to negotiate the secretive Transpacific Partnership trade deal, then introduce it to congress with no amendments allowed. Critics, including a number of democratic lawmakers, oppose the tpp, saying it will fuel inequality, kill jobs, and undermine health, environmental and financial regulations. The fasttrack bill will head to the house next month, where it is expected to face a tougher battle. In india, at least 800 people have reportedly died in a scorching heat wave, as temperatures climb toward 50 degrees celsius, or 122 degrees fahrenheit. The Southern State of Andhra Pradesh is the worsthit, with more than 550 deaths in the past week, while over 230 have died in neighboring telangana state. In the capital, major roads have melted. Extreme weather in texas oklahoma and across the border in mexico has killed at least 17 people. In the Mexican Border city of ciudad acuna, 13 people were killed when a tornado wrecked homes and slammed cars against buildings. In texas and oklahoma, storms and recordsetting floods have killed at least four people while 12 remain missing. Ken bell, Emergency Management coordinator for san marcos, said the flooding is the worst the region has ever seen. It is the largest flood in the history of this region, so it is significant in its impact. It is different than any flood weve ever had. Amy the heat wave and floods come as protests against the fossil fuel companies largely responsible for humandriven Climate Change faced protests across the united states. On sunday in Santa Barbara california following an oil spill which has killed wildlife and soiled beaches. In bellingham, washington, two protesters suspended themselves from the anchor chain of a ship to oppose shells plans to drill for oil in the arctic. Chiara dangelo hung from the anchor on friday while the low protester matt fuller joined her for 22 hours. The university of hawaii has voted to divest its 66 million endowment from fossil fuel becoming the Largest University to heed the growing divestment movement. Thousands of people around took part in saturdays third annual march against the agribusiness giant monsanto. The protests spanned Six Continents and 48 countries, with more than 450 actions planned. In mexico city, hundreds protested monsantos pesticides and genetically modified foods. Collects most of our food, especially the basic grains, are thinner schmidt for all human beings. Are the nourishment for all human beings. In the methods they use to grow the seeds poisonous with pesticides. These harm the earth kill all diversity, and theyre making us sick. I think it is incredibly important because it has to do with the peoples health, the health of the planet, and the health of the environment that sustains our life. Amy in california, farmers who hold powerful water rights have avoided mandatory cuts by agreeing to voluntarily limit their water use by 25 . The deal applies only to farmers with direct access to rivers or streams. California has already ordered municipalities to cut water use by up to 36 amid a historic drought. Agriculture accounts for 80 of water use. In peru, the government has imposed martial law, suspending Civil Liberties to quell protests in the Southern Region of a copper mine project will stop three protesters and one Police Officer have killed as authorities cracked down on the monthslong protests. It is successfully brought the mine project to a halt. Farmers and residents say the tia maria mine will pollute their land and water. Meanwhile in another part of peru, a protester has been killed amid a weeklong strike by workers at a chineseoperated iron mine. The union said luis quispe was shot dead by police. In mexico, authorities are facing questions about what they claim was a shootout between accused Cartel Members and federal forces in the state of michoacan. Authorities have said 42 criminal suspects and one federal Police Officer were killed in a firefight as forces sought to reclaim a ranch occupied by the cartel. But some victims relatives question the account, telling the Associated Press their loved ones did not belong to a gang and had gone to the ranch for work. Relatives said one body was missing an eye, another had its teeth knocked inward, and a third was shot in top of the head. A group of 30 women activists from around the world has crossed the border from north to south korea in a call for peace. The group, which included feminist icon Gloria Steinem and Nobel Laureates Mairead Maguire of Northern Ireland and Leymah Gbowee of liberia, crossed the Demilitarized Zone by bus after south korea opposed their plan to walk across. Mairead maguire called for a Permanent Peace treaty between north and south korea. We come here as International Women because we do not believe in wars. And we believe this is the longest war in history today, a cold war between brothers and sisters who have so much in common. Amy in the united states, the Third Largest cable tv provider charter communications, has reached a deal to buy time warner cable, the number two cable operator, for 55 billion. By acquiring time warner, and another, smaller firm, charter will reportedly quadruple its Customer Base to 24 million people. The move comes after an earlier bid by comcast to buy time warner failed amid mass opposition. In new york, a protester who threw fake blood at new York City Police commissioner bill bratton at a Police Brutality protest in november will perform 10 hours of Community Service under a deal with prosecutors. Diego ibanez was initially charged with multiple felonies while Police Commissioner bratton said he hoped he would be a professional resident of Rikers Island [jail]. Ibanez told gothamist one of the things i was taught is that its really important to start making the invisible visible. The nypd does a really good job of convincing the general public, through the mainstream media, that they dont have blood on their hands. This was a way of showing that they do. And those are some of the headlines. This is democracy now democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman with aaron mate. Aaron welcome to all our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. The National Conversation on policing africanamerican communities is focused on cleveland today after a major federal settlement and a controversial verdict. The Justice Department has reached an agreement with cleveland over a pattern of what it calls unreasonable and unnecessary force by police. A probe last year found chaotic unlawful abuses across hundreds of cases. The federal settlement could lead to independent oversight and revised policies. This comes just days after an acquittal in a case that helped launch the probe. On saturday, officer Michael Brelo was found not guilty of manslaughter for the fatal shootings of two unarmed africanamericans in their car. In november 2012, brelo was one of 13 officers who fired 137 rounds at Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams after a 22mile long, highspeed chase. The incident began after officers tried to stop russell for wrong term. More officers were rude warning gunfire from his were reporting gunfire from his car. But there were no guns. Instead, prosecutors say the car was making noises from backfiring. Amy the chase involved speeds of up to 100 Miles Per Hour and more than 60 police cruisers. Even though the rules for chases allow only two. After the other officers had stopped shooting, brelo mounted the foot of the car and fired at these 15 shots at the windshield. Russell was shot 23 times. Williams, 24 times. But on saturday, judge John Odonnell said he cant prove belo shot the fatal bullets since 12 other officers also opened fire. Odonnell also said brelo had grounds to fear for his safety. By preponderance of the evidence free lowcost decision to use deadly force against russell and williams was based on probable cause that we believe that threatened serious public harm to human other officers not to mention public. I therefore find his initial decision to use force was constitutionally reasonable. Aaron a report from the Ohio Attorney general called the chase and shooting the result of a systemic failure in the Cleveland Police department. More than 60 officers were suspended over their roles. But brelo was the only officer to be criminally charged. The families of Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams have voiced anger at brelos acquittal. This is rene robinson, a cousin of Malissa Williams, and paul cristallo, attorney for Timothy Russells family. That was my cousin. That was my baby cousin. Im going to tell you something right now. They are killing kids. Theyre killing women now. Theyre doing whatever they want to do and nobody is not even doing nothing about it. Not guilty is not the same as innocent. Jumping on the foot of a car and firing on two unarmed people is hard to say is innocent. We respect the decision of the lawn court, found them not guilty, we want it to be known that, obviously, we feel he is culpable and that he is far from innocent as was the city of cleveland in the role in the situation. Amy the not

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