Democracy Now! - Season 2011 Episode 171 : Monday, August 29, 2011

2011/08/29 Headlines: Hurricane Irene Pummels East Coast with Massive Flooding; At Least 22 Dead; Libya: NATO Bombs Gaddafi’s Hometown; HRW: Gaddafi Forces Executed 45 Prisoners Last Week; United Nations Calls for Humanitarian Aid for Libya; U.S. Journalist Among 10,000 Prisoners Freed in Libya; U.S. Claims Senior Level al-Qaeda Officer Killed by CIA Drone Attack in Pakistan; Report: U.S. Special Forces May Have Killed BBC Journalist in Afghanistan; Suicide Mosque Bombing Kills at Least 28 in Iraq; Israel Orders Reinforcements Deployed to Gaza Strip, Egypt Border; Indian Anti-Corruption Activist Ends 13-Day Hunger Strike; Obama Prepares to Tap Princeton Professor as Chair of Economic Council; WikiLeaks Cables Confirm U.S. Efforts to Push Genetically Engineered Food Abroad; U.S. Soldier Suspected of Killing Four Found Dead in Philadelphia Suburb; Widow of Army Ranger Removed from Event After Confronting Donald Rumsfeld; New York Drops Contract with Murdoch-Owned Wireless Company; Canada Holds State Funeral to Honor Opposition Leader Jack Layton