Democracy Now! 1-11 On its Sixth Anniversary, Calls Resound Worldwide for Closure of Guantanamo Bay Prison

TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!:
With Amy Goodman

* Gareth Porter: Official Version of U.S.-Iranian Naval Incident Starts to Unravel *

The United States has lodged a formal diplomatic protest against Iran for its �provocation� in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday morning. But new information reveals that the alleged Iranian threat to American naval vessels may have been blown out of proportion. We speak to investigative historian Gareth Porter.

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* On its Sixth Anniversary, Calls Resound Worldwide for Closure of
Guantanamo Bay Prison *

Over 800 men and boys, so-called �enemy combatants,� have been held without charge at Guantanamo since January 11, 2002. We speak to Michael Ratner, president of the Center for Constitutional Rights. We�re also joined by London-based writer Mogib Hassan. His cousin, Fawaz Mahdi, was jailed in Guantanamo for over five years. He was released in June but has been suffering severe psychological problems and has tried committing suicide several times.

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* Guantanamo: A Look Back at Six Years of Imprisonment, Torture and Suicide *

Over the past six years, Democracy Now! has closely followed the story of illegal detentions at Guantanamo Bay. We have interviewed former Guantanamo detainees and interrogators, dozens of attorneys, human rights activists and more. These are some their voices.

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http://www.democracynow.org/2008/1/11/guantanamo_a_look_back_at_six

* Writers Strike Continues in Third Month of Impasse Over Internet Content *

The writers� strike has entered its 68th day. Over 10,000 members of the Writers Guild of America went on strike November 5 over the refusal of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers to pay writers for reruns of their work online and for original work written for the internet. We speak to Michael Winship, president of the Writers Guild of America,East.

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* Headlines for January 11, 2008 *

Bush Calls for Palestinian State, But Backs Israeli Settlement Expansion
Olmert: Expansion-Freeze Only Applies to Settlements Israel Doesn�t Want to
Keep
U.S. Claims Victory in Massive Iraq Bombing Campaign
Pentagon Backtracks on Iran Naval Claim
African Union Delegation Leaves Kenya Without Truce
Kerry Endorses Obama in Democratic Race
Kucinich Calls for New Hampshire Vote Recount
Exonerated Prisoner Reaches Multi-Million Dollar Settlement
Blocking Deportation, Judge Rules Egyptian National May Face Torture
Audit: Telecoms Halted FBI Wiretapping Over Unpaid Bills
2 Colombian Hostages Released in Venezuela-Brokered Deal
22 Killed in Pakistan Suicide Attack

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