Democracy Now! 7-16 Is Georgia About To Execute An Innocent Man?

TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!:
With Amy Goodman

* Is Georgia About To Execute An Innocent Man? The Story of Troy Davis *

Outcry is growing over the scheduled execution of Troy Davis. He is set tobe killed at 7 p.m. on Tuesday for murdering a white police officer. The murder weapon was never found. There's no DNA evidence or other physical evidence. Seven of the nine non-police witnesses said they were coerced by police and have since recanted their testimony. We speak to Troy's sister Martina Correia and Amnesty International's Jared Feuer.

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* As Cheney Pushes Bush To Attack Iran, U.S. and Iranian Activists Call For
Peace *

CodePink member Leslie Angeline recently staged a 24-day hunger strike toprotest a possible U.S. attack on Iran. We speak to her and Ali Nasri, arepresentative of "Miles for Peace," a group of Iranian peace activists who are cycling around Europe and the United States to oppose a war on Iran.
They both met Senator Lieberman last week to discuss his stance on Iran.

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* Headlines for July 16, 2007 *

- 80 Die in Pair of Suicide Blasts in Kirkuk
- Report: Nearly Half of Foreign Militants in Iraq Are Saudi
- Maliki Aide Accuses U.S. of Human Rights Abuses
- U.S. Intensifies Air War in Iraq
- IAEA: North Korea Shut Down Nuclear Reactor
- Bush to Veto Children Health Insurance Bill
- NAACP Sues 14 Mortgage Lenders Alleging Racism
- Independent Magazine Face Hike in Postage Rates
- Western Shoshone Spiritual Leader Corbin Harney, 87, Dies

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