Warrant for Mikhail Khodorkovsky. The businessman says the kremlin has gone mad. We begin here in france where, six weeks on after the paris attacks that left 130 people dead, the french government has announced plans to amend the constitution in order to, it says, protect the country from the threat of terrorism. They will strip dual citizens of their french nationality in terrorism cases. It also seeks to legally enshrined the state of emergency in the constitution. Proposal seemed dead and buried, yet prime came backanuel valls on the decision after a Cabinet Meeting on wednesday. A bill to strip dual citizens convicted of terrorism of their french nationality will be included. To blindly kill fellow citizens in the name of an ideology is a complete rejection of our common will to live with no distinctions of race or religion. Its a repudiation of our nation and values. Reporter under the proposed law, only an independent court will be allowed to strip the nationality of convicted t
For years, he didnt speak. And then his father, the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist ron suskind, made a remarkable discovery he could communicate with his son by acting out scenes from disney films. Owen, when did you and i become such good friends . And he said, when i watched aladdin, you made me laugh. And then we talked. Owen and iago, for a minute, a minute and a half. It is the first conversation we have ever had. Amy owen and ron suskind join us today at the Sundance Film Festival along with the Academy Awardwinning filmmaker Roger Ross Williams who directed a new film about owens life titled, life, animated. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In oregon, rightwing militia leaders ammon and ryan bundy have been arrested and Group Spokesperson Lavoy Finicum has reportedly been killed following a traffic stop along highway 395. The stop took place near the National Wildlife refuge, where the bundys
Again. Amy today we spend the hour with a young man with autism who learned to interact with the world in an unusual way. His name is owen suskind at the age of 3, he was diagnosed with regressive autism. For years, he didnt speak. And then his father, the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist ron suskind, made a remarkable discovery he could communicate with his son by acting out scenes from disney films. Owen, wh did you and i become such good friends . And he said, when i watched aladdin, you made me laugh. And then we talked. Owen and iago, foa minute, a minutend a half. It is the first conversation we have ever had. Amy owen and ron suskind join us today at the Sundance Film Festival along with the Academy Awardwinning filmmaker Roger Ross Williams who directed a new film about owens life titled, life, animated. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In oregon, rightwing militia leaders ammon and ryan bundy
The Danish Parliament approved a controversial law. And preventing child abuse. Forensic medical scientists are stepping in. Officials have begun work on a terminal that will transport people at record speeds. Theyre building the first stop for a train. They are starting work on a train that will run up to 500 kilometers per hour. They plan to put the magnetically levitated train into operation in 2027. The line will cover nearly 300 kilometers and cutravel time by about an hour to just 40 minutes. The officials held a Ground Breaking ceremony. They said the terminal will be about 40 meters underground, directly below the station for the shinkansen bullet train. Translator were going to go all out, but well also be mindful of safety issues and environmental concerns. And well work closely with the local community to get this done. The company is avoiding expensive property purchases by laying the track 40 meters below ground in urban areas. They say the train will be mostly straight. T
The International Economic stage. The saudibacked it Syrian Opposition decides whether to attend u. S. Peace talks. The biggest push yet to resolve the countrys war. Hour, a taxip this strike in france may have paid dividends as court has ordered uber to pay taxi drivers 1. 2 million euros. We will have details in our business update. Berlin looks for buyers for a sprawling lakeside property that once served as a love nest for a top nazi official. The template iranian in live from paris. Details later on in live from paris. Frances Justice Minister has resigned this wednesday. Christiane taubira has often openly criticized Francois Hollandes government. News of her resignation came ahead of parliaments debate over a controversial constitutional reform that would allow people convicted of terrorism to be stripped of their french citizenship in certain circumstances. Expressed taubira has reservations about that plan, and news of her resignation spread as it did spread, she upeted, somet