U. S. Meddling in venezuela and the thawing of u. S. Cuban relations. The u. S. Launched a major terrorist war against cuba. Though we kind of downplay at it and cia attempts to kill castro bad enough, but that was a very minor part of it. Major terrorist war is part of the background for the missile crisis which almost led to nuclear war. Amy and we will hear noam chomsky talk about love and his new marriage. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Iraqi forces are continuing their largest offensive to date against the socalled Islamic State as they seek to retake the city of tikrit. Playing a key role in the campaign for the sunni city with reports of iranian troops even operating artillery in the area. U. S. Officials, meanwhile, have expressed surprise with the tikrit operation and the pentagon has said it is not providing air support because it wasnt asked. Meanwhile, in syria key u. S. Backed rebel grou
John Pilger investigates the effects of sanctions on the Iraqi civilian population and reveals that the ten years of extraordinary isolation, enforced by Britain and the US and imposed by the United Nations, has resulted in a higher number of deaths compared with the WWII atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Paying the Price: Killing the Children of Iraq highlights the misery caused to the people of Iraq by the illegal bombing campaign carried out by the UK and US in the nation's northern and southern 'no-fly zones'. The outcomes of these sanctions were that a large number of Iraqi citizens were delayed or denied access to medicine and drugs, along with medical supplies and equipment. This caused their cultural life, health and education to decline significantly, with the young and the poor coming off worst of all. Several members of the UN, including Assistant Secretary-General Dennis Halliday and Humanitarian Coordinator in Iraq Hans Von Sponeck, resigned as a re
When you decide to leave the school athletic program that has become more of a family experience, it makes it that much tougher. Such is the case of trainer Elicia Jacobs, who is departing Foothill as her family is moving to Colorado.