CIA Interrogator: At Time of U.S. Invasion, Saddam Hussein Was Focused on Writing Novel, Not WMDs | Daily Digest 12/28/2016

Report: After Legislative Coup, North Carolina Can No Longer Be Considered a Democracy & George W. Bush's Ethics Lawyer: Trump Will Be in Violation of Constitution on Day One Democracy Now! Daily Digest A Daily Independent Global News Hour with Amy Goodman & Juan González Wednesday, December 28, 2016 democracynow.org Stories CIA Interrogator: At Time of U.S. Invasion, Saddam Hussein Was Focused on Writing Novel, Not WMDs Ten years ago this week, on December 30, 2006, former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was executed. Hussein was toppled soon after the U.S. invasion began in 2003 ... Read More → Report: After Legislative Coup, North Carolina Can No Longer Be Considered a Democracy In North Carolina, a new report finds the state's democratic institutions are so flawed, the state should no longer be considered a functioning democracy. The ... Read More → George W. Bush's Ethics Lawyer: Trump Will Be in Violation of Constitution on Day One Could Donald Trump be in violation of the Constitution on his first day in office? That's the conclusion of some leading constitutional law experts. The Constitution ... Read More → Headlines → Russia Protests as U.S. Plans Speeded Arms Shipments to Syrian Rebels U.S. Tops Global Arms Merchant List in 2015 with $40 Billion in Sales Trump Taps Iraq War Advocate Tom Bossert as Homeland Security Adviser Trump Creates New Negotiator Role for His Attorney, Jason Greenblatt At Pearl Harbor, Japanese PM Expresses Regret over 1941 Attack North Dakota: Four Water Protectors Arrested Opposing Pipeline Investors Delay $2 Billion Purchase of Dakota Access Pipeline Stake Cuban President Says Economy Shrank in 2016; Pledges No Capitalism House Members Could Face Fines for Photos or Streaming Video Trump Ally Recalcitrant After Racist Remarks About Obamas Montana: Neo-Nazis Target Jewish Community in City of Whitefish Drexel Won't Punish Professor After Tweet Provokes White Supremacists Germany Nearing Deal on Reparations to Namibia over Genocide Carrie Fisher, Famous for "Princess Leia" Role, Dies at 60 Forward this email → Donate today → Follow COLUMN Will Political Chaos in North Carolina Lead to a "Third Reconstruction"? WEB EXCLUSIVE Part 2: Jameel Jaffer on Obama's National Security Legacy & What Lies Ahead with Trump WEB EXCLUSIVE Chair of Standing Rock Sioux Calls on Obama to Free Leonard Peltier WORK WITH US! Senior TV Producer SPEAKING EVENT 1/14 Randolph, VT 207 W 25th St — 11th Floor — New York, NY — 10001 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License