Medea Benjamin on Democracy Now today. Also,

[babylonsister]

http://www.democracynow.org/

eadlines for July 27, 2006

- 9 Israeli Soldiers Killed in Lebanon
- Israel Continues Lebanon Strikes
- 23 Palestinians Killed in Largest Single-Day Toll 2 Weeks
- UN Appealed to Israel Before Fatal Bombings
- US, UK Block International Effort for Ceasefire
- Lebanese PM: Lebanon “Cut to Pieces”
- UK Complains Over US Shipment of Bombs to Israel
- Family of Captured Israeli Soldier Opposes Lebanon War
- Bombings Bring Environmental Catastrophe to Lebanon Coast
- CodePink Protester Interrupts Iraqi PM Speech
- US Mulling Delaying Troops' Return Home
- House Approves India Nuclear Deal
- Chicago Approves Living Wage Over Objections of Mayor, Wal Mart

Ahead of New Confirmation Hearings, UN Ambassador Bolton Blocks Measure Condemning Lethal Israeli Attack on UN
US Ambassador to the UN John Bolton has blocked a Security Council resolution condemning Israel's killing of four UN observers in Lebanon. UN commanders say that Israel ignored 10 calls to stop attacking the UN base. Meanwhile, the Senate holds confirmation hearings for Bolton today. We're joined by author Phylis Bennis.

As Fighting Continues, Lebanese Author Says New Poll Shows Overwhelming Support For Hezbollah
Authors Amal Saad Ghorayeb and Robert Dreyfuss join us to talk about the origins of Hezbollah and Hamas. According to Ghorayeb, a new poll shows 87 percent of Lebanese support Hezbollah’s resistance against the ongoing Israeli attack.

CodePink Founder Interrupts Iraqi PM's Speech To Congress in Protest Against Iraq War
On Wednesday, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki addressed a joint session of Congress. He was interrupted when CodePink founder Medea Benjamin yelled out: “Iraqis want the troops to leave, bring them home now.” Benjamin was arrested and charged with disrupting Congress. She joins us from Washington, where she is on her 24th day of a fast against the war.