we will go to indonesia this week with allan nairn who is there to rebuild the former general's role in mass killings of civilians. then historian gerald horne on the counterrevolution of 1776. the united states in many ways was really the first up state. africa, the south founding fathers of apartheid did not intend [indiscernible] >> all of that and more coming up. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. sunni militants in iraq have reportedly executed up to 190 captives in the northern city of tikrit. the massacre took place earlier this month according to human rights watch. the news comes as iraq he prime minister maliki faces increasing pressure to resign for failing to unite the country or beat back ends by the islamic state of iraq and syria, or isis. another round of 50 u.s. special operations troops have arrived in iraq to act as military visors on the crisis. president obama has asked congress for $500 million to train and arm syrian rebels. if approved, it would mark the most erect military role in the conflict to date followin

on his website, allan nairn said "i am currently in indonesia, so if the army would like to capture me, they can." nairn has reported from indonesia for years, previously exposing government killings of civilians. journalists covering the united nations held an emergency session on wednesday to denounce egypt's sentencing of three al jazeera journalists to between seven and 10 years in prison. peter greste, mohamed fahmy, and baher mohamed were convicted this week of "spreading false news coastal in support of the muslim brotherhood, deemed by the government a terrorist group. speaking before the united nations, al jazeera america president kate o'brien demand it the trio's release. >> we want our al jazeera journalists returned to their families and colleagues where they belong. we're doing everything in our power to achieve that. it has been 179 day since they were arrested. it is time for them to come home to their families, their colleagues, into their all-important work. >> an egyptian official attending wednesday session said it may take three to four months for the journalists a