Democracy Now! 2012-08-16 Thursday




Democracy Now! Audio show

Summary: Headlines for August 16, 2012; Ecuador Grants Julian Assange Asylum; U.S. Seen as "Hidden Hand" Behind U.K. Threat to Raid Embassy; Undocumented Youth Line Up by the Thousands as Temporary Immigration Reprieve Takes Effect; "Back Off": Assange Attorney Michael Ratner Urges U.K., U.S. to Respect Asylum Decision, Int'l Law; Mexican Poet, Activist Javier Sicilia Brings Peace Caravan into U.S. to Condemn Deadly Drug War