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World War II ended almost 70 years ago but some Filipino veterans are still waiting for recognition of their services. "We are just asking for fair treatment," Celestino Almeda said. Almeda is one of approximately 4,000 applicants for compensation who were not granted veteran status and are contesting that decision. Continue
To The Contrary
To the Contrary travels to China to learn what a foreign service officer in the consular section does overseas. Continue
Need To Know
Following the two-year anniversary of Anastasio Hernandez Rojas’ death, Need to Know sits down with Andrea Guerrero, Executive Director of the Equality Alliance. In an emotional interview, Guerrero speaks about her work advocating for justice in the Hernandez Rojas case. Continue
FRONTLINE
In what represents the most direct legal challenge yet to the Obama administration's policy to kill U.S. citizens, relatives of three Americans killed in U.S. drone strikes in Yemen last fall filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against top CIA and military officials today. Continue
The Open Mind
New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly discusses crime, terrorism, and police technology. Continue
PBS NewsHour
In other news Wednesday, NATO officials reported that a man wearing an Afghan army uniform opened fire outside a base in the country's eastern Wardak Province, wounding five U.S. service members. Also, in Mali, some of the country's most prized artifacts and relics were in the process of being destroyed by Muslim extremists. Continue
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Pakistan re-opened a key truck supply route for U.S. forces into Afghanistan. This comes after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton apologized Tuesday for the killing of 24 Pakistani soldiers. Continue
Bill Moyers
International relations expert and former US Army Colonel Andrew J. BacevichIs on whether an imperial presidency destroying America. Respected across the political spectrum, Bacevich has contributed to The Nation, The American Conservative, Foreign Affairs, among others, and his latest book is The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism. Continue
Bill Moyers
Executive director of the ACLU Anthony D. Romero and former GOP Congressman Mickey Edwards about wiretapping and domestic surveillance. Jack Goldsmith, former head the Office of Legal Counsel at the DOJ, gives an insider's view of advising the President on the limits of executive power. West Virginia evangelical Christians who are turning to their faith to battle mountaintop mining. Continue
Bill Moyers
Journalist Jane Mayer on the debate over whether the U.S. sanctioned torture to prosecute the war on terror. Mayer's recent book is THE DARK SIDE: THE INSIDE STORY OF HOW THE WAR ON TERROR TURNED INTO A WAR ON AMERICAN IDEALS. Former Senator Fritz Hollings talks about what's right and wrong with Washington, and his book MAKING GOVERNMENT WORK.. A Bill Moyers essay. Continue
Need To Know
On this week's episode of Need to Know, our team traveled deep into the mountains of central Mexico to speak with a woman who says she was sexually assaulted by a Border Patrol officer. Later, correspondant John Larson speaks with a former Border Patrol agent turned whistleblower, who describes deplorable conditions in detention centers. Continue
Need To Know
In the rush to stem the tide of undocumented immigrants, has Border Patrol committed widespread abuse on American soil? A former Border Patrol agent blows the whistle on unacceptable conditions in detention centers, including massive over-crowding and detainees who claim they were deprived of food and water. Continue
PBS NewsHour
In other news Thursday, Bulgarian officials announced that the suicide bomber responsible for Wenesday's bus attack in Burgas had a fake Michigan driver's license. Also, organizers of the London Olympics fear huge delays at Heathrow Airport as British border guards announce a 24-hour strike for the eve of the Games. Continue
To The Contrary
The shocking video of an Afghan woman's execution by the Taliban. Then, a first for women and the Olympics? And, Behind the Headlines: BPA. A plastic by-product that's everywhere and rasing health concerns. Continue
FRONTLINE
The costs of guarding America's secrets were at least $11.36 billion in 2011, up 12 percent from the year before and double the amount it cost to classify secrets a decade ago. What's behind the rapid rise? Continue
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Pakistan has agreed to open key supply routes to Afghanistan after a US apology, but questions linger over the nature of the U.S.-Pakistan relationship. Jeff Brown interviews retired Army Gen. Jack Keane and Vali Nasr, dean of the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University. Continue
FRONTLINE
Details are emerging about Sayed Zabiuddin Ansari, the suspected Laskhar-e-Taiba operative who was arrested by Indian authorities last week for his alleged role in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, a slaughter that left 166 dead, including six Americans. But does he have new evidence of Pakistan’s involvement in the attacks? Continue
Bill Moyers
"Old-school socialist" Mike Davis gives his critique of the government's response to the economic crisis and how he thinks it compares to Roosevelt's New Deal. And, Marta Pelaez, president of Family Violence Prevention Services, Inc., with perspective on the human face of the economic downturn and how it may be pushing some families over the edge. Continue
Bill Moyers
One of America's most prominent conservative evangelicals, Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, gives his perspective what's happening with the evangelical vote. . Thousands have weighed in on The Moyers Blog to suggest one book the next President should take to the White House. Bill Moyers reviews the submissions for essential presidential reading. Kathleen Hall Jamieson on Super Tuesday results. Continue
Bill Moyers
Leader of politically powerful Christians United for Israel (CUFI), Pastor John Hagee wants to bring millions of Christians together to support Israel and "consider a military preemptive strike against Iran." Theological & political context from Rabbi Michael Lerner, of TIKKUN, a Jewish journal and Dr. Timothy Weber, an evangelical Christian. And, what the Amish can teach us about healing. Continue
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