you can go to democracynow.org to see our interview with scott olsen. democratic senator daniel inouye of hawaii has died at the age of 88. the most senior member of the senate with 49 years in office, he was the first japanese- american to serve in either chamber of commerce. -- chamber of congress. he set in motion a process that ultimately saw the u.s. apologize and pay compensation to victims of japanese internment during the second world war. and those are some of the headlines. this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. residents of newtown, connecticut, have begun holding the first of many funerals for the 27 victims killed in friday's shooting rampage at sandy hook elementary school. on monday, noah pozner and jack pinto -- both 6 years old -- were laid to rest in small caskets. rabbi edgar gluck recalled the words of inouye's mother during a memorial service in which his brief life was remembered. >> she spoke about him in glowing terms. the main thing she said, whenever he said "i love you, cause got

dousing of pepper spray to the face or a nightstick to the stomach or in the case of marine vet scott olsen a tear gas canister to the skull so what was the f.b.i. so afraid of. but they had finally pushed the nation to a breaking point the backlash was underway and the profiteers who had been sitting rich collecting their tolls for health care and education and housing thought the game might finally be up corporate america had good reason to be afraid as hundreds of billions of dollars in profits were at stake if occupy was if it was successful and things like free universal health care and education were suddenly afforded to everyone but again why was the f.b.i. which has no. health care so concerned about occupied why was the f.b.i. focused on peaceful demonstrators rather than actual criminals on wall street who are routinely committing fraud. to me this is what's most disturbing about all of this we are once again witnessing in america a clash between organized people on one side an organized money on the other it's another one of those turning points in american history where we decid

. >> my name is scott olsen. i have with me today my global war on terror metal, operation iraqi freedom medal, national defence metal. these metals, once upon a time, made me feel good about what i'm doing. they made me feel like i would do the right thing, but i came back to reality. i do not want these any more. >> we are a global afghan peace movement speaking against the occupation and war in afghanistan. we are here to protest nato and call on all representatives to end this inhumane, a legal, barbaric war against our own country and people. >> "the new york times" resident obama has a personal kill list. according to the paper, obama signs off on every targeted killing in yemen and somalia and the more complex and risky to strikes in pakistan. >> i want people to understand that drones have not caused a huge number of civilian casualties. for the most part, they have been very precision strikes against al qaeda and their affiliates. we are very careful, in terms of how it has been applied. >> it was ramada