we're going to turn to longtime marshall islands political leader anti-nuclear activist tony de brum,leader. he was one of the world's most prominent voices confronting climate change, and spent decades organizing against nuclear weapons after having witnessed firsthand the united states' nuclear testing on his homeland. this is de brum, speaking in 2015 as he accepted the right livelihood award, known as the alternative nobel peace prize. >> decades after conclusioion of devastating nuclear testing in the marshall islands, i might be branded by some as a radicical r my inpatient conviction against the use, , testing, or possssesn of nuclelear weapons. but this i is not radical. it is only logical. i have seen with my very own and nosuch devastation with conviction that n nuclear weapons must never agagain be visited upon humanity. between 1946 and 1958, the united states conducted 67 large-scale nuclear tests in the marshall islands. that is the equivalencece of 1.6 for 12ma shohots every d day years. amy: that was tony de brum, longtime marshall islands political leader accepting th

de brum helped organize for his country's independence from the united states and went on to serve in a number of top political position during his 50 year career in government. he was one of the world's most prominent voices confronting climate change, which threatens the marshall island's future. he also spent decades organizing against nuclear weapons after having witnessed firsthand the united states' nuclear testing on his homeland. this is tony de brum speaking in 2015 as he accepted the right livelihood award, known as the alternative nobel peace prize. after conclusion of devastating nuclear testing in the marshall islands, i might be branded by some as a radical for my impassioned conviction against the use, testing, or possession of nuclear weapons. but this is not radical. it is only logical. i have seen with my very own eyes such devastation and no with conviction that nuclear weapons must never again be visited upon humanity. between 1946 and 1958, the united states conducted 67 large-scale nuclear test in the marshall islands. 1.6 is the equivalence of hiroshima shots ev

among the many to criticize the plan was tony de brum, the foreign minister of the marshall islands who told the australian broadcasting corporation any proposals that won't limit the increase of warming to no more than 2 degrees celsius threatens his country's very existence. >> it is the end of our country. we will go underwater when that happens. asis important for australia our brothers to the south to take our cause and not to do things that would endanger our very existence. amy: in news from ferguson, missouri, the st. louis county police department has released a video it says shows african american teenager tyrone harris drawing a pistol before he was shot and critically injured by ferguson police officers sunday night. the shooting occurred during the ongoing protests over the one year anniversary of michael brown's death. harris has been charged with four counts of assault on law enforcement, and is being held on $250,000 bail. his father says harris did not have a gun. meanwhile, the presence of a group of heavily armed white men in ferguson is sparking controversy. the oath

sheila watt-cloutier, italian surgeon gino strada, and marshall islands' foreign minister tony de brum. at the pride parade in new york city this year, nabagesera spoke about the repression the lgbt community faces in uganda, as well as the role u.s. missionaries have played in sowing violence against gay, lesbian and transgender people , in her country. the crowd would have been broken down in police, broken down by the government. we are also suffering because of the american evangelicals that are planted in our society. [indiscernible] we must not go around the world spreading hate. amy: that was one of this year's winners of the right livelihood award. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh. nermeen: welcome to all our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. russia has launched airstrikes in syria for a second day , becoming the latest foreign government to intervene in a war that has already killed over 240,000 people. millions have been displaced. the