Democracy Now!

Season 2010, Episode 170

Episode Title: Friday, August 27, 2010

Air Date: 2010-08-27

Overview:

2010/08/27 Headlines: UN: Over 1 Million Pakistanis Displaced in 2 Days; Report: Many Afghan Officials on CIA Payroll; Security Council Voices Concern on Congo Rapes; In Cuba, Richardson Claims Progress on Jailed US Contractor; North Korea Frees US Citizen After Carter Visit; South African Union Threatens to Wide Labor Strike; Israeli Military Court Convicts Nonviolent Palestinian Activist; Victim of Anti-Muslim Stabbing Speaks Out; Admin Sides with Utilities in Emissions Case; 2 Arrested Protesting Mountaintop Removal in West Virginia; Gates Foundation Criticized for Increasing Monsanto Investment