Democracy Now!

Season 2012, Episode 164

Episode Title: Thursday, August 16, 2012

Air Date: 2012-08-16

Overview:

2012/08/16 Headlines: Ecuador Grants Asylum to Julian Assange; Syria: Dozens Killed in Gov’t Attack on Azaz; OIC Suspends Syria over Crackdown; Pakistan Militants Attack Army Base Thought to Hold Nuclear Weapons; Tens of Thousands of Immigrants Line Up for Deferred Action Under New Policy; Pennsylvania Judge Upholds Controversial Voter ID Law; Security Guard Wounded in Shooting at Right-Wing Family Research Council; Banks Subpoenaed in Probe over Libor Manipulation; Report: Criminal Prosecutions for MF Global Failure Unlikely; Wildfires Across Western U.S. Force Hundreds to Evacuate; Biden Draws GOP Rebuke for "Chains" Remark; GOP-Linked Group Accuses Obama of Politically Motivated National Security Leaks; Bahraini Activist Nabeel Rajab Sentenced to 3 Years for Protesting U.S.-Backed Regime; NATO Helicopter Crash in Afghanistan Kills 11 People;$