Democracy Now!A daily TV/radio news program, hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, airing on over 700 stations, pioneering the largest community media collaboration in the U.S.Colombian Senator Piedad Crdoba on Negotiating with FARC, Her Criticism of Uribe and Why She Was Detained at JFK- July 1, 2008 Senator John McCain heads to Colombia today where he is expected to receive a lavish welcome from Colombian President Alvaro Uribe. We speak with Colombia Senator, Piedad Crdoba, who received a far different reception when she came to the United States - she was detained and questioned by immigration authorities at JFK airport. Crdoba has played a leading role in mediation efforts with the Colombian rebel group FARC and has been an outspoken critic of the Uribe government as well as a leading...http://www.democracynow.org/2008/7/1/colombian_senator_piedad_crdoba_on_negotiating Dozens of Minutemen Confront Day-Laborers Gathered For Work in Aurora, CO- July 1, 2008 The city council of Aurora, Colorado is considering two ordinances that would regulate how day laborers seek out work. The city is proposing to restrict the locations of offices set up to help the day laborers, and limit how they gather to meet prospective employers. Last week, local tensions escalated when members of the anti-immigrant group the Minuteman Project held a day-long protest directly in front of a busy intersection where day-laborers often gather.http://www.democracynow.org/2008/7/1/dozens_of_minutemen_confront_day_laborers Oil and Gas Drilling on Public Lands Reaches New High- July 1, 2008 While offshore drilling has drawn national attention, less has been made of oil and gas drilling on public land within the continental United States. This despite figures showing the amount of oil and gas drilling on public land has reached a new high. The Wilderness Society recently reported more than forty-four million acres of public lands are leased for oil and gas development.http://www.democracynow.org/2008/7/1/oil_and_gas_drilling_on_public Pakistan Military Offensive in Khyber Region Enters Fourth Day- July 1, 2008 Pakistani paramilitary forces have begun a fourth day of assaults on suspected Taliban sites in the northwest region of the country. The offensive marks the first major Pakistani offensive against Taliban fighters in the Khyber region and the first major military operation since Pakistan's new government came to power in March. We speak with journalist and author, David Barsamian.http://www.democracynow.org/2008/7/1/pakistan_military_offensive_in_khyber_region Headlines for July 1, 2008- July 1, 2008 UN Official: Gitmo Tribunals Flawed and Unfair, Bush Signs $162 Billion War Funding Bill, Pentagon to Keep 140,000 Troops in Iraq Until 2009, U.S. Raid Kills Cousin of Iraqi PM Maliki, Iraq Opens Oil Fields to Foreign Firms, Four Iraqis Sue U.S. Contractors Over Torture, Federal Court Dismisses Maher Arar Lawsuit, Ex-CIA Operative Accuses Agency of Suppressing Intel on Iran, June Death Toll For Int'l Troops in Afghanistan Tops Iraq, Report: McCain Tax Cuts to Save Corporations $175 BillionYear,.http://www.democracynow.org/2008/7/1/headlines |