06/08/12 06/08/12 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] >> from pacifica, this is "democracy now!" >> the government linked bradley manning to aiding and al qaeda. i mean, that essentially is criminalizing national security journalism if you really work this thing out. what they're saying is anyone who puts this information on the internet, if your report on anything related to military operations and al qaeda reads it, you could be accused that aiding the enemy. >> bradley manning is in court again this week. we will get a report on the pre-

trial hearing and speak with denver nicks, author of, "private: bradley manning, wikileaks and the biggest exposure of official secrets in american history." then, a remarkable film by a palestinian father named emad burnat. he got his first video camera to film his son growing up, but when on to document a movement and occupation. >> the film is called "5 broke cameras." that is how many of his cameras the israeli and settlers broke as he filled his villagers part

two of our conversation with emad burnat and the co-director israeli guy davidi. all of that and more coming up. this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the crisis in syria is intensifying following a massacre of sunni villagers. witnesses and activists say government-backed forces killed up to 86 people in the village of qubair, over how for women and children. most of the victims were burned in their own homes, with many bodies showing signs of grizzly murders. the massacre reportedly came after dozens of syrian troops and militia members surrounded the village of from all directions. on thursday, syrian troops blocked u.n. monitors from reaching the village and some observers came under fire as they tried to approach. the attack came less than two weeks after pro-government

forces killed over 100 civilians in the village of houla. the syrian government blames rebel "terrorists." at the united nations, international envoy kofi annan $8 to his ceasefire plan has failed and says responsibility first rests with syrian president bashar al-assad. >> today, despite the acceptance of the six. plan -- 6-point plan, and the observers to syria, i must be frank and confirm the plan is not being implemented. clearly, all parties must cease violence. but equally clearly, the first responsibility lies with the government. since then, shelling of the city's has intensified,

government-backed militias of seem to have free reign with appalling consequences. >> also in his remarks, kofi annan renewed his warning that syria may already be in a catastrophic civil war. >> given the level of violence, you could say we are directing, if we're not already, in a civil war. all efforts are being made to ensure if it were to become a full-blown civil war, it does not spread to the neighbors. >> appearing with kofi annan, current u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon condemn the massacre in hama. >> any regime or leader that tolerates such killing of innocents has lost its final humanity. today's news reports of another massacre or shocking in sickening.

the village of palace surrounded by civilian forces, the bodies of innocent civilians lying where they were shot, some allegedly burned or slashed with knives. we condemn this unspeakable barbarity and renew our determination to bring those responsible to account. >> members of the massacre accounts remain at an impasse over the international response to serious turmoil. kofi annan has proposed establishing a new contact group involving the u.s., russia, and iran but the u.s. has refused to accept iran's involvement. russia and china continue to oppose proposals for sanctions against syria and the u.s. led calls for al-assad to step down. the russian envoy of the u.n. said council members have ignored the role of syria's armed rebels in the ongoing violence and called for iran's involvement in any future talks. >> the truth of the matter as you know is that armed

opposition groups to not only fail to comply to the kofi annan plan, but to clear it is their intention not to do so, to us, is a very dangerous development and a counterproductive to element. we hear complaints about iran, so the way to deal with that is to have discussions and make sure their activities are in sync with the activities of the rest of us who want to have this matter settled peacefully. >> russian foreign minister lavrov earlier in the day that to oppose any security council measure authorizing outside intervention saying, "there will not be security council mandate from such intervention, i guarantee that." hillary clinton renewed the obama administration's call for al-assad's immediate departure speaking in turkey. >> al-assad has doubled down on his brutality and duplicity. syria will not, cannot be

peaceful, stable or certainly democratic until al-assad goes. so even as we intensify the sanctions pressure, because as we are meeting in istanbul, the sanctions working committee of the friend of the syrian people was meeting in washington. the time has come for the international community to unite around a plan for post-al-assad syria. >> president obama has reportedly ordered a major increase in drone strikes in pakistan over the past two months in apparent anticipation of the pakistani government imposing an all-out ban. according to bloomberg news, is reported order may account for the recent spike in drone attacks that have killed scores of people. a number of u.s. officials say they fear pakistan may order the cia to vacate the air base it uses to deploy its fleet a predator drones. the u.s. is reportedly withholding at least $3 billion in an ongoing dispute with pakistan over the free passage

of nato supply convoys and the u.s. refusal to apologize for a november airstrike that mistakenly killed 24 pakistani troops. speaking in afghanistan, defense secretary leon panetta said the u.s. is "reaching the limits" of its patience with pakistan. >> we're reaching the limits of our patience here. for that reason, it is extremely important that pakistan take action to prevent this kind of safe haven from taking place and from allowing terrorists to use their country as a safety net in order to conduct their attacks on our forces. >> his visit to afghanistan came one day after an estimated 18 afghan civilians were killed in u.s.-led nato bombing. speaking during a visit to the pakistani capital of is on the spot meanwhile, the u.n.'s

common -- top human-rights official questioned the legality of u.s. drone strikes. >> drone attacks to raise serious questions about compliance with international law, in particular, the principle of distinction and proportionality. and ensuring accountability for any to comply with international law, therefore, i stress the importance of investigating such cases and insuring compensation and redress to the victims. >> protests erupted in bahrain on thursday after prominent human-rights activist was arrested for the second time in a month. the bill rajat, the president of bahrain's center for human rights, was detained after criticizing the bahrain monarchy in twitter messages and media appearances, including one on "democracy now!" last week. he had only been out of jail a few days after spending three

weeks behind -- priebus the behind bars. the state department has added members of the somali militant group al-shabab to its wanted list for the first time, offering tens of millions of dollars in bounties for some of the group's leaders. al-shabab launched an attack reportedly on the somali president last week. the state department has accused the group of killing thousands of somali civilians, peace activists, journalists, and aid workers. on the campaign trail, new figures show republican candidate mitt romney vastly out fund raised president obama in donations last month. romney took in more than 7 $6 million, nearly 30% more than obama's haul of around $60 million. 7% of his donors accounted for $64 million of its total figures -- of his total. the figures for both parties do not include numbers raised by super pacs backing the

candidates. a spokesperson for the greek neo-nazi party golden dawn has been charged with assault after slapping a rival politician on live television. ilias kasidiaris was taking place when rena dourou of the left-wing party mentioned his alleged involvement in a 2007 armed robbery kasidiaris responded by throwing a glass of water at the row and then slapped another female politician, leon kanelli, in the face three times. kanelli said it demonstrates the golden dawn party's fascist tendencies. >> anybody can get into parliament. under the so-called democracy. be careful. there is a new generation that

has not felt fascists and its back and on its heart. now they start to understand. >> thousands of indigenous protesters marched into the bolivian capital to demand the ouster of the canadian mining company south american silver. the demonstrators arrived from communities surrounding the silver mine, which holdfasts deposits of silver, and other ores. >> the natural resources belong to each and every bolivian and we want the government to respect the natural resources. the mining company has violated the rights of the people. >> occupy wall street activists returned to zuccotti park thursday to protest trespassing charges against activists who were arrested at new york's trinity church on december 17. the protesters had scaled a fence on a church on a property

after trinity refused to give them sanctuary following their eviction from zuccotti park. thursday's rally was held as part of a campaign to pressure trinity to drop cooperation with prosecutors ahead of the protesters' trial next week. a group of new york pastors led a prayer vigil in support. this is reverend rosemary bray mcnatt of the fourth universalist society. >> i must take issue