Democracy Now! May 29, 2012

May 29, 2012 from Democracy Now! via Creative Commons License BY-NC-ND

Protests erupt in Egypt as Mubarak's ex-PM secures a spot in presidential run-off election. Sharif Abdel Kouddous talks to Jimmy Carter about monitoring the Egyptian elections. Charles Ferguson, director of the Academy Award-winning documentary, "Inside Job," speaks about his new book, which argues Wall Street has turned the US into a "predatory nation." Plus headlines, and more.

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Drone

An unmanned aerial vehicle, commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft without a human pilot on board. Its flight is controlled either autonomously by computers in the vehicle, or under the remote control of a pilot on the ground or in another vehicle. There are a wide variety ... Explore this topic

Drone attacks in Pakistan

The United States government has made hundreds of attacks on targets in northwest Pakistan since 2004 using drones controlled by the American Central Intelligence Agency's Special Activities Division. These attacks are part of the United States' War on Terror campaign, seeking... Explore this topic

Reaper drone

The General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper is an unmanned aerial vehicle, capable of remote controlled or autonomous flight operations, developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems for use by the United States Air Force, the United States Navy, the CIA, U.S. Customs and Border Prote... Explore this topic

Predator drone

The General Atomics MQ-1 Predator is an unmanned aerial vehicle built by General Atomics and used primarily by the United States Air Force and Central Intelligence Agency. Initially conceived in the early 1990s for reconnaissance and forward observation roles, the Predator car... 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

Yemen

La República de Yemen es un país bicontinental situado en Oriente Próximo y en África. Su parte asiática está situada en el Mashreq, al sur de la península de Arabia, rodeado por el mar Arábigo, el golfo de Adén y el mar Rojo, en Asia. La isla de Socotra está en África. Compar... Explore this topic

Somalia

Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti to the northwest, the Gulf of Aden to the north, the Indian Ocean to the east, and Kenya to the southwest. Somalia has a population... 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

Thomas E. Donilon

Thomas E. "Tom" Donilon is the National Security Advisor in the Obama Administration, and has had a career as a U.S. political advisor, government official and lawyer. Previously, he served together with diplomat Wendy Sherman as Agency Review Team Lead for the State Departmen... Explore this topic

Assassination

Assassination is the murder of a prominent person or political figure by a surprise attack, usually for payment or political reasons. A person who commits such an act is called an assassin. An assassination may be prompted by religious, ideological, political, or military moti... Explore this topic

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