Democracy Now! · Season 2011

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

2011/09/27 Headlines: Gaddafi Forces Stave Off Assault on Libyan Leader's Hometown of Sirte; U.S. to Sell Bahrain $53 Million in Military Equipment Following Brutal Crackdown; U.S. To Keep Bin Laden Photos Secret; Pakistan's Imran Khan Speaks Out on ISI-Haqqani Ties; Poverty Rate Increases in 46 States; Michael Moore Addresses Ongoing "Occupy Wall Street" Protest; Senior NYPD Officer Accused in Wall Street Pepper-Spray Incident Subject of 2004 Investigation; Israel Ordered to Pay $430,000 for Shooting Death of 10-Year-Old Palestinian Girl; Israel Releases Al Jazeera Journalist Held Six Weeks Without Charge; Bolivia's Morales Halts Road Project amid Mass Protests, Violent Crackdown; 9,000 West Papua Mining Workers Continue Strike; Pelican Bay Prisoners Resume Hunger Strike in California; Hundreds Gather to Protest Dick Cheney’s Visit to Vancouver, Canada; Canada: 117 Arrested in Keystone XL Pipeline Protest; Sen. Rand Paul Blocks Legislation Strengthening Pipeline Safety Rules; Animal Rights Activists Claim Responsibility for Idaho Fur Retailer Fire; Green Belt Movement Vows to Continue Anti-Deforestation Advocacy in Wake of Wangari Maathai's Death