Democracy Now! 2023-08-08 Tuesday
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🗓️ 8 August 2023
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Headlines for August 08, 2023; Is Biden Risking War with Iran as U.S. Deploys Marines to Guard Commercial Ships in the Persian Gulf?; Will Biden Stop Texas from Separating Asylum-Seeking Families at Border Under Operation Lone Star?; “Broken System”: NYC Says It Has No More Room for Asylum Seekers as Advocates Demand Long-Term Shelter; Will Abu Ghraib Torture Victims Finally Get Their Day in Court? CACI Lawsuit Will Proceed to Trial
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| 0:00.0 | From New York, this is democracy now. |
| 0:20.8 | These missiles can follow multiple targets except commands when they are launched and |
| 0:24.6 | change their target along the way. |
| 0:27.8 | Thousands of U.S. Marines and sailors have been deployed to the Middle East in an |
| 0:31.5 | effort to deter Iran from seizing oil tankers in what the Washington Post calls a remarkable |
| 0:37.9 | escalation in tensions between the two countries. |
| 0:41.6 | Iran's responded by equipping its navy with drones and missiles. |
| 0:45.8 | We'll speak with the Quincy Institute's Treadaparcy who asks, with Marines on Persian Gulf |
| 0:51.5 | vessels, is Biden risking war with Iran, then an update on the U.S. response to asylum |
| 0:58.4 | seekers starting at the southern border in Texas, where state troopers are reportedly separating |
| 1:04.8 | migrant families to New York City, where there are growing calls for long-term shelter for |
| 1:10.7 | immigrants as the city claims it's run out of room. |
| 1:14.1 | It's kind of another slap in the face. |
| 1:16.2 | Our, you know, historical New Yorkers who've been here and our most recent arrivals |
| 1:22.4 | who are just seeking a little bit of help in this moment. |
| 1:24.9 | We need to actually stop doubling and tripling down on broken systems like our emergency |
| 1:29.6 | shelter system and actually invest in getting people out of emergency shelter and into permanent housing. |
| 1:35.9 | Then the Iraqi men suing U.S. military contractor Kaki for torture they endured at Abu |
| 1:42.2 | Gray Prison may finally get their day in court. We'll speak with their lawyer and hear from one |
| 1:47.7 | of the men, an Al Jazeera reporter, about what they endured. |
| 1:52.4 | One of these methods was that you were kept naked, hand-cut, the hood on your head. |
| 1:58.0 | Then they were bringing a big dog. You hear the panting and bark on the dog very close to your face. |
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