Jeffery Stern sits down with Democracy Now to discuss his Pulitzer Center supported story in New York Times Magazine: how bombs built by Raytheon in Tucson, Arizona, made its way into the Saudi arsenal and then were dropped on Yemeni villages.
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"Fractured Lands" author Scott Anderson speaks with Democracy Now! about reporting for this project.
A mining bonanza worth $20 billion could help reduce Haiti's dependency on foreign aid. But will mining companies and corrupt government officials take it all for themselves?
Despite days of continuous fighting between security forces and civilians in which more than 40 people were killed, Egyptians went to the polls in the first round of elections for parliament.
Violent protests erupted in Tahrir Square a week before the beginning of parliamentary elections. More than a 30 people are reported to have died in clashes with security forces.
Life after Hosni Mubarak has not quite turned out the way Egypt's young revolutionaries expected.
Despite the ousting of former President Hosni Mubarak, journalists in Egypt still face government oppression.
Former President Hosni Mubarak and his sons were subjected to provisional detention for 15 days after their trial August 3.
Egypt has sealed the Rafah border crossing in Gaza indefinitely, leaving many young Palestinians wondering if they will ever be allowed to leave.
Mourners continued to gather on Saturday in the small farming village of Koshkaky, in eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, where an early Friday morning raid by US and Afghan Special Forces left eight people dead. The military issued a statement saying that their forces came under attack, and in the firefight a Taliban subcommander and seven militants were killed. They reported that no civilians were harmed. But residents here tell a different story. Independent journalist Rick Rowley of Big Noise Films was at the scene and filed this report.
Rush transcript:
Rick Rowley was interviewed on Democracy Now! on September 14th about his interaction with Abu Risha in Amman, Jordan during one of his last taped interviews. Abu Risha's death is considered a major setback for U.S. forces in Anbar. Democracy Now! broadcasts never-before-seen excerpts of Abu Risha in this broadcast exclusive.
Interview transcript:
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