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The Presidential Interview- Ecuador's Correa

2008-11-22T08:40:50Z

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Greg Palast get's the exclusive English interview with this controversial new Latin American president.

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Ecuador- The Presidential Interview

2008-11-22T08:40:50Z

www.GregPalast.com
Greg Palast get's the exclusive English interview with this controversial new Latin American president.

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Frost over the World - Jaime Bermudez - 10 Oct 08

2008-10-15T00:50:05Z

The Colombian minister of foreign affairs discusses his government's fight against the Farc.

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Colombians See Drug Trafficking Where They Live

2008-11-22T08:53:41Z

As human rights activists warn that drug wars in Colombia are driving hundreds of thousands of citizens from their homes, Gallup reveals that 35% of Colombians say there are illicit drug sales and trafficking where they live.

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Listening Post - Republican convention - 05 Sep 08 - Part 2

2008-10-30T09:35:46Z

This week on The Listening Post, we bring you a critique of the media coverage of the run up to and during the week-long Republican National Convention.

In News Divide, we see what happened when the McCain 'Straight Talk Express' made a stop at in Minnesota for the Republican National Convention, despite the threat of derailment by Hurricane Gustav and shock news of a teenage pregnancy.

Like the Democratic party did the past week during its convention, the Republicans wanted to seize this opportunity to display party unity and show off McCain's chosen running mate: Sarah Palin. However, with Hurricane Gustav cutting a devastating path along the Gulf Coast, the party re-choreographed the event to avoid a major PR blunder. When the hurricane was at its fiercest, reporters learned that the dyed-in-the-wool conservative's daughter, Bristol Palin, was about to become a mother, out of wedlock and at the age of 17.

In the second half of our show, Salah Khadr poses the following question: was the release of Ingrid Betancourt (and 14 other hostages) by the South American FARC rebel group earlier this year too good to be true?

It has been alleged that military personnel impersonated both humanitarian workers in the form of Red Cross and journalists from pan-Latin American TV station, Telesur, as part of the ruse that enabled them to get close to the guerrillas, and release the hostages.

The against-all-the-odds success of 'Operation Checkmate' raises a whole host of questions, with regards to the mode of rescue and the long term implications it may have on journalists and aid workers in similar situations.

In Newsbytes, we revisit the case of imprisoned Egyptian blogger, Kareem Amer and the new laws that the Mubarak government is employing to keep tabs on internet users. We report on Ingushetian journalist, Magomed Yevloyev, who was shot in the head whilst in Russian police custody. Finally, still in Russia, we see how prime minister and self-styled Action Man figure, Vladimir Putin, supposedly acted the hero when he shot a predatory Siberian tiger dead.

Finally, for our Video of the Week, we show you how Al Jazeera made the news in Golden, Colorado, as reported by the Washington Post's Dana Milbank.

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Democracy Now Headlines- Wed. Aug. 6, 2008

2008-10-28T21:30:57Z

Headlines

* Rwanda Accuses France in 1994 Genocide
* Family of Detained Pakistani Accuses US of Rape, Abuse
* Shunning ICJ, Texas Executes Mexican National
* Audit: Iraq Could Have $79B Surplus
* Ex-Israeli General Who Called for Mass Killing Palestinians Launches PM Bid
* US Revokes Visas for 3 Gaza Fulbright Winners
* Report: Primates Face Growing Extinction Threat
* US Recorded Scores of Gitmo Interrogations
* McCain Staffers Accused of Racial Profiling
* 45,000 Mark 63rd Anniversary of US Bombing of Hiroshima

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Colombia: Hostage Rescue & What Lies Ahead

2008-11-22T08:52:35Z

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On July 2, Colombian military intelligence and Special Forces liberated 3 U.S. hostages, former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt, and 11 Colombian police and soldiers who had been held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia for as many as 11 years. The Americas Project at the Center for American Progress hosted Colombian Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos for a discussion of the hostage rescue mission and other recent severe blows against the FARC and their implications for efforts to bring Colombia's long history of illegal armed conflict to a close.

Introduction by:

Dan Restrepo, Director, The Americas Project, at the Center for American Progress

Distinguished Speaker:

Juan Manuel Santos, Minister of National Defense of Colombia

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a look at the FARC in Columbia-1/3

2008-10-27T21:30:20Z

As Freed US Contractors Speak Out, a Look at the FARC, Colombian Paramilitary Groups and the Generals Being Feted for the Hostage Rescue

Three American military contractors freed from the Colombian jungle have spoken out against their former captors, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC. Marc Gonsalves, Thomas Howes and Keith Stansell were among the fifteen hostages, including the French Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt, rescued in an elaborate military operation last week in a major blow to the FARC. We host a roundtable discussion with Mario Murillo, author of Colombia and the United States; Michael Evans of the Colombia Documentation Project; and Manuel Rozental, a Colombian physician and human rights activist living in Canada following several threats on his life. [includes rush transcript]

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a look at the FARC in Columbia-2/3

2008-10-27T21:30:20Z

As Freed US Contractors Speak Out, a Look at the FARC, Colombian Paramilitary Groups and the Generals Being Feted for the Hostage Rescue

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a look at the FARC in Columbia-3/3

2008-10-27T21:30:20Z

As Freed US Contractors Speak Out, a Look at the FARC, Colombian Paramilitary Groups and the Generals Being Feted for the Hostage Rescue

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Talk to Jazeera - Ingrid Betancourt - 12 Jul 08 - Part 1

2008-10-27T15:31:36Z

Al Jazeera talks to former Farc hostage Ingrid Betancourt.

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Talk to Jazeera - Ingrid Betancourt - 12 Jul 08 - Part 1

2008-10-27T15:31:38Z

Al Jazeera talks to former hostage Ingrid Betancourt.

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Global Pulse - 07/10/08: Free at Last

2008-10-29T15:29:51Z

(July 10, 2008) The world watched as Colombian soldiers "fooled" the rebel group FARC into releasing 15 hostages including 3 Americans and Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt. The Colombian government claimed the entire operation was implemented without guns, without ransom, and solely by the Colombians. But what about the $20 million dollars?

SOURCES: RCN, Colombia; TV5, France; BBC, U.K.; ABC, U.S., NPR News, U.S.; Once Noticias, Mexico; Al Jazeera English, Qatar

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Rescued hostages speak

2008-10-28T21:30:02Z

Jul 7 - After being held captive by rebels in Colombia for more than five years, three rescued Americans speak out. Colombian officials say FARC - which the US has declared a terrorist organization - still holds more than 700 hostages.Katarine Jackson reports

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Colombian mother's plea: Remember hostage son - 07 July 2008

2008-10-27T15:29:38Z

Families of hostages still being held by Colombia's Farc rebels are calling for Alvaro Uribe, the country's president, to do more to secure their release.

The mother of one such hostage tells Al Jazeera she fears the government will forget lower-profile captives such as her son.

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Is Betancourt release the end of FARC?

2008-10-28T03:30:37Z

More at therealnews.com
Plan Columbia weakens FARC but cocaine production up at record levels

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Film emerges of mission to free Farc hostages - 04 July 08

2008-10-27T09:30:33Z

The Colombian military has released a dramatic video of the mission to release Ingrid Betancourt, the French-Colombian politician, and 14 others from Farc rebels.

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What now for Farc? - 04 July 08

2008-10-27T09:30:21Z

What now for the group who held Ingrid Betancourt for more than six years?

She was the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, Farc's, prize hostage among the hundreds held in the jungles of Colombia.

After her release, Betancourt urged the group to make peace with the government.

From Colombia, Mariana Sanchez looks the future for Latin America's oldest left-wing rebel group.

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Democracy Now Headlines- Thurs. July 3, 2008

2008-10-27T21:30:11Z

Today's Headlines

* 15 Colombian Hostages Rescued in Daring Operation
* Critics: Don't Let Rescue Boost Uribe Policies
* McCain Briefed on Rescue Mission; Switches Advisers
* Amidst Progress on Nuke Talks, Bush Restates Iran Threat
* Lawmakers: Bush Admin Knew of Hunt Oil Deal in Iraq
* Adm. Mullen: Iraq War Undermining Afghan Efforts
* US, Poland Near Missile Deal
* US Reverses Moratorium on Solar Projects
* Jailed South Korean Immigrant Released in Return for Dropping Health Claims
* Study: Cheap Materials, Lax Oversight Caused Toxicity in Katrina Trailers
* LA Times Announces 250 Job Cuts

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US hostages freed from Colombian rebels - 3 July 08

2008-10-27T09:30:12Z

Three US military contractors were among the 15 hostages rescued by the Colombian forces that freed Ingrid Betancourt from Farc rebels.

The contractors were working in Colombia as part of America's 35-year effort to fight the production and sale of narcotics - the so-called War on Drugs.

Al Jazeera's Rosiland Jordan reports on the US reaction to their homecoming.

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Former Farc hostages arrive in the US - 03 Jul 08

2008-10-27T09:30:09Z

The three American contractors freed with Ingrid Betancourt have now arrived in the United States.

They were captured when their small airplane crashed in a Farc-controlled area in 2003.

Clayton Swisher reports.

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Mother of freed FARC hostage talks to Al Jazeera - 03 Jun 08

2008-10-27T09:30:10Z

Jo Rosano, whose son Marc Gonsalez is among 15 hostages who have been rescued by the Colombian military from captivity, talks to Al Jazeera's Stephen Cole. The Colombian rebel group FARC had been holding Gonsalez in the jungle for years.

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Colombian Senator Piedad Córdoba-1/2

2008-10-27T21:30:08Z

Colombian Senator Piedad Córdoba on Negotiating with FARC, Her Criticism of Uribe and Why She Was Detained at JFK

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 Córdoba, who received a far different reception when she came to the United States--she was detained and questioned by immigration authorities at JFK airport. Córdoba 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 voice in Colombia's Afro-Colombian community.

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Colombian Senator Piedad Córdoba-2/2

2008-10-27T21:30:08Z

Colombian Senator Piedad Córdoba on Negotiating with FARC, Her Criticism of Uribe and Why She Was Detained at JFK

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On FBN, Asman, Halvorssen and Roth Demonize Hugo Chavez

2008-11-22T08:23:19Z

Rupert Murdoch's johnny-come-lately FOX Business Network continues sister company FOX News' disinformation campaign about Hugo Chavez, the President of Venezuela.

On June 9, 2008 FBN's David Asman interviewed Thor Halvorssen, an attractive, earnest young man from the former ruling class of Venezuela, and Charles Roth, an expert on Latin American finance who works for Murdoch's Dow Jones Newswires.

While FBN has every right to program partisan guests, in the interests of balance, it might be nice if they scheduled a pro-Chavez guest to counter the one-sided propaganda spread by people like Halvorssen and Roth.

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