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The Tortured Logic Continues
“Extraordinary rendition” is White House-speak for kidnapping. Just ask Maher Arar. He’s a Canadian citizen who was “rendered” by the U.S. to Syria, where he was tortured for almost a year.
Filed under Weekly Column
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The War Condolences Obama Hasn’t Sent
U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Chancellor Keesling died in Iraq on June 19, 2009, from “a non-combat related incident,” according to the Pentagon. Keesling had killed himself.
Filed under Weekly Column
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Trick or Treat for Climate Change
Climate-change activists, from pranksters to presidents, are stepping up the pressure by staging elaborate stunts.
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Lt. Choi Won’t Lie for His Country
Lt. Dan Choi doesn’t want to lie. Choi, an Iraq war veteran and a graduate of West Point, declared last March 19 on “The Rachel Maddow Show,” “I am gay.” Under the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” regulations, those three words are enough to get Choi kicked out of the military.
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Watch What You Tweet
A social worker from New York City was arrested last week while in Pittsburgh for the G-20 protests, then subjected to an FBI raid this week at home—all for using Twitter.
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Christian Parenti responds to Kevin Bales
Journalist Christian Parenti responds to our interview with Kevin Bales, founder of Free The Slaves
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Podcasting & Torrents
Here is the information for our Free-to-Air satellite feed. These are the details that a public access or public television station would need to downlink the show. (You can also downlink the show at home if you have a C-band dish and the appropriate equipment; however, not many people have a C-band dish at home).
Satellite Coordinates
Democracy Now! feeds M-F 08:00-08:59 Eastern US Time
Democracy Now is changing Satellites:
Starting on 11-09-09, we will be broadcasting on both our old and new satellites up to and including 11-13-09
MPEG 2
on C-Band Galaxy 16, Transponder 08C Slot D
Downlink frequency: 3873.5 MHz, Vertical polarization, Bandwidth: 9 MHz.
Symbol Rate 6.62
FEC 2/3, virtual channel 2
NEW
MPEG-2
C-Band AMC 1, Transponder C22 Slot C
D/L Freq: 4153.5 MHz, Vertical polarization, Bandwidth: 9 MHz
Symbol Rate 6.1113
FEC: 3/4
Starting on 11-16-09 and going forward, we will be airing on:
C-Band AMC 1, Transponder C22 Slot C
D/L Freq: 4153.5 MHz, Vertical polarization, Bandwidth: 9 MHz
Symbol Rate 6.1113
FEC: 3/4
