Aug 19 2013

Daily News Flash for August 19, 2013

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Uprising’s Monday guest expert Rose Aguilar, op-ed writer for Al Jazeera English and host of Your Call on KALW in San Francisco, analyzes today’s news headlines:

Former Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak could be freed soon even as Egypt continues to burn. More than two years after he was forced out of office, former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak could be out of prison on bail this week. A judge has just dismissed corruption charges against him, but he remains charged with the killing of hundreds of protesters during the revolution that toppled him. Meanwhile, state-led violence in Egypt continues with the death toll of Muslim Brotherhood supporters now at 800 over the past month.

Exactly 60 years ago today, Iran’s democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh was ousted in a coup that led to the return of Iran’s Shah. And, on this anniversary, the US CIA has finally released documents through a Freedom of Information Act request that show how the CIA used bribery and propaganda to push for the removal of the nationalist PM. Q.

Even as gun rights groups in the nation claim one victory after another in the face of increasing gun violence, Illinois’ governor Pat Quinn bucked that trend yesterday by signing a broad bill into law. The bill would close what’s called the “gun-show loophole,” by requiring that all gun sales in the state, including those at gun shows, and even online, would require background checks.

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