Democracy Now! May 22, 2012

May 22, 2012 from Democracy Now! via Creative Commons License BY-NC-ND

As NATO concludes its largest-ever summit in Chicago, Democracy Now! hosts a debate on whether the trans-Atlantic military alliance should exist at all. An attorney representing one of the activists detained on terror charges in Chicago says the group were victims of police entrapment. And Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson fights extradition from Germany to Costa Rica over decade-old charges. Plus headlines, and more.

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NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, also called the Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April 1949. The organization constitutes a system of collective defence whereby its member states agree... Explore this topic

Chicago

शिकागो अमरीका के इलिनाय प्रांत का पश्चिम-मध्य में सबसे बड़ा शहर है तीन मिलियन आबादी वाला यह शहर अमरीका का तीसरा सबसे बड़ी आबादी वाला शहर है। मिशिगन झील के दक्षिणी नोंक पर स्थित शिकागो विश्व का सबसे बड़ा रेलवे जंक्शन है। यहाँ तीस से भी अधिक रेलमार्ग मिलते हैं। मिशिगन झील पर स्थ... Explore this topic

NATO summit

A NATO summit is a summit meeting that is regarded as a periodic opportunity for Heads of State and Heads of Government of NATO member countries to evaluate and provide strategic direction for Alliance activities. NATO summits are not regular meetings like the more frequent NA... Explore this topic

Afghanistan War

The War in Afghanistan began on 7 October 2001, when the armed forces of the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, France, Canada, and the Afghan United Front launched Operation Enduring Freedom. The U.S. organized the operation in response to the terrorist attacks of ... Explore this topic

Afghanistan

Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked sovereign state forming part of South Asia, Central Asia, and to some extent Western Asia. It has a population of around 30 million inhabiting an area of approximately 647,500 km², making it the 42nd ... Explore this topic

Hamid Karzai

Hamid Karzai GCMG is the 12th and current President of Afghanistan, taking office on 22 December 2001. He became a dominant political figure after the removal of the Taliban regime in late 2001. During the December 2001 International Conference on Afghanistan in Germany, Karza... Explore this topic

ISAF

The International Security Assistance Force is a NATO-led security mission in Afghanistan that was established by the United Nations Security Council in December 2001 by Resolution 1386, as envisaged by the Bonn Agreement. Its main purpose is to train the Afghan National Secur... Explore this topic

Asif Ali Zardari

Asif Ali Zardari is the 11th President of Pakistan. He is co-chairman of the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party and the widower of Benazir Bhutto, who served two nonconsecutive terms as Prime Minister. A Sindhi from a landowning tribe of Baloch origin, Zardari rose to prominence af... Explore this topic

Barack Obama

Barack Hussein Obama II (/bəˈrɑːk huːˈseɪn oʊˈbɑːmə/; born August 4, 1961) is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama served as a U.S. Senator representing the state of Illinois from January 2005 to Novemb... Explore this topic

Pakistan

Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a sovereign country in South Asia. With a population exceeding 180 million people, it is the sixth most populous country in the world. Located at the crossroads of the strategically important regions of South Asia, Cent... Explore this topic

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