Democracy Now! · Season 2011

Monday, June 13, 2011

2011/06/13 Headlines: FBI Grants Agents Increased Freedom to Investigate Without Firm Evidence; Syria: Thousands Flee to Turkey Following Military Attack, Government Reportedly Deploys Helicopters; Obama Administration Approved $200M in Military Sales to Bahrain in Run-Up to Violent Crackdown; Soaring Costs of U.S. Involvement in Libya Set to Exceed $750 Million; U.N.: May Deadliest Month for Afghanistan Civilians in Ongoing War; $6.6 Billion Shipped to Iraq Alleged Stolen; Possibly "Largest Theft of Funds in National History"; Imprisoned Iran Activist Dies Following Hunger Strike; Bombing Follows Third Consecutive Election of Turkish Prime Minister; U.S. Works to Deploy Secret Internet, Mobile Phone Systems for Dissidents; Most Wanted al-Qaeda Operative in Africa Killed in Somalia; Mexico Anti-Violence Protesters Arrive in U.S., Demand Change from American People, Government; Republican Presidential Contenders Set to Debate in New Hampshire; Rep. Anthony Weiner Refuses to Resign amid Ongoing Internet Scandal; Photos Released of Wounded Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords; Hundreds Protest Release of Police Officer Convicted of Killing Unarmed Man; Government Adds Formaldehyde to List of Known Carcinogens; New Zealand Suffers Second Major Earthquake Since February; American Admits to Fabricating Blog Detailing Life of “Gay Girl in Damascus”; “The Book of Mormon,” Eve Ensler Take Home Honors at Tony Awards