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Democracy Now! 2024-02-21 Wednesday

Democracy Now! Audio

Democracy Now!

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4.75.8K Ratings

🗓️ 21 February 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Headlines for February 21, 2024; “Political Prosecution”: WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange Faces Final U.K. Appeal to Avoid U.S. Extradition; “Moral Failure”: Democrats Rep. Khanna & Michigan State Rep. Aiyash Urge Biden to Change Gaza Policy; Colonialism, Occupation & Apartheid: African Countries See “Shared Experiences” with Palestinians

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0:07.0

support. From New York, this is Democracy Now.

0:27.0

The message given today to Israel with this veto is that it can continue to get away with murder. Israel cannot and should not and

0:37.8

will not get away with it. We will not allow it.

0:42.4

For the third time the US veto is a UN Security Council resolution demanding a ceasefire in Gaza.

0:49.0

The Biden administration's backing of Israel has sparked widespread criticism, including in Michigan, home to one of the largest

0:56.3

populations of Arab Americans in the country.

0:59.4

We'll host a discussion with California, Congress member Rokana, and state representative from Michigan,

1:07.0

Abraham Aya.

1:08.0

She's the Michigan House Majority Leader.

1:10.5

Rokana is headed to Michigan to meet with Muslim and Arab American

1:14.4

leaders in the state. Then to London where critical appeal for WikiLeaks

1:19.7

founder Julian Assange against his extradition to the United States is underway at the

1:25.7

British High Court of Justice.

1:28.9

This case is an admission by the United States that they now criminalize investigative journalism.

1:36.6

It's an attack on all journalists all over the world.

1:40.2

It's an attack on the truth and it's an attack on the public's right to know.

1:44.0

We'll go outside the British High Court to get the latest.

1:48.0

All that and more coming up.

1:53.0

Welcome to Democracy Now.

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Democracy Now.

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