when they got trapped, what trapped, what happened exactly? was there an explosion? a massive explosion. the structure of the mountains gave way. it was way. it was like an earthquake underground the way the men described it. the stone walls began to undulate. there were explosions. another told me it was like listening to a machine gun fire at them. so they were trapped below. it was it was like basically living a massive collapse underground. they had enough food for 25 men to last two days. as the days went by they began to ration. they lived on a single cookie a day and then a a cookie every two days along with a spoonful of tuna as some dirty industrial water was trapped with them and they gradually began to die. they could hear drills coming for them in the stone caverns, so the drills started coming down, but they kept missing them. they lived this existential tortured two weeks waiting to be rescued, found even. no one knew they were alive for two weeks. they
in libya, militants are calling for the kidnapping of americans and attacks on europe-bound gas pipelines after the u.s. snatched an accused bombing suspect off the streets of tripoli saturday. he is facing interrogation on board a u.s. warship in the mediterranean. as of monday, he had not been read his miranda rights. on monday, libya summoned its u.s. ambassador to answer questions about the capture, a top suspect in the 1998 bombings of the u.s. embassies in kenya and tanzania. libya says it had no prior knowledge of the operation while the u.s. claims it provided assistance. protesters in benghazi accused the libyan government of aiding the united states. the case of the kidnapping of our brother from tripoli is just an act against libya. we will not remain silent. we will go out with peaceful protest. a case like this one up as easily in libya. maldives, the supreme court has rejected the first round of voting in a presidential election, dealing a blow to mamed nashee
all that and more coming up. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i m amy goodman. today, we look back at 2012, and the most expensive election in u.s. history. president obama defeated mitt romney forcing the republicans to reconsider their policies among others returning women and immigrants. while the major party presidential candidate did not take on fossil fuel, climate change in any of their debates, it was a year of extrem e weathr from melting of the arctic to superstorm sandy to the massive typhoon in the philippines. 2012 will also be remembered for a series of mass shootings from aurora, arata, to the sikh temple, to be shooting in newtown, conn.. the case around trayvon martin sparked national protest after officials refused to arrest george zimmerman. president obama continues his secret drone wars. we spend the hour looking back at the moment and movements that shaped 2012. democratic congresswoman gabrielle giffords has announce
all that and more coming up. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i m amy goodman. today, we look back at 2012, and the most expensive election in u.s. history. president obama defeated mitt romney forcing the republicans to reconsider their policies among others returning women and immigrants. while the major party presidential candidate did not take on fossil fuel, climate change in any of their debates, it was a year of extreme weather from melting of the arctic to superstorm sandy to the massive typhoon in the philippines. 2012 will also be remembered for a series of mass shootings from aurora, arata, to the sikh temple, to be shooting in newtown, conn.. the case around trayvon martin sparked national protest after officials refused to arrest george zimmerman. president obama continues his secret drone wars. we spend the hour looking back at the moment and movements that shaped 2012. democratic congresswoman gabrielle giffords has announce
our children s futures. today, we look back at 2012. all that and more coming up. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i m amy goodman. today, we look back at 2012, and the most expensive election in u.s. history. president obama defeated mitt romney forcing the republicans to reconsider their policies among others returning women and immigrants. while the major party presidential candidate did not take on fossil fuel, climate change in any of their debates, it was a year of extreme weather from melting of the arctic to superstorm sandy to the massive typhoon in the philippines. 2012 will also be remembered for a series of mass shootings from aurora, arata, to the sikh temple, to be shooting in newtown, conn.. the case around trayvon martin sparked national protest after officials refused to arrest george zimmerman. president obama continues his secret drone wars. we spend the hour looking back at the moment and movements that shaped 2012. d