Getting schooled by Uribe

Getting schooled by Uribe



Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe is lecturing at Georgetown University. However not everybody is happy about it. Protesters gathered in front of the university to remind them that Uribe was responsible for the murders of many Colombians. Investigative journalist Kaelyn Forde was at Georgetown for Uribe's first class. She said he was cautions in his first lecture, avoiding controversial topics such as human rights and trade unions; although the topics did come up in questions from students. While Uribe is a heavily controversial figure there is much he can teach. But many still wonder why he, of all possible choices, was picked to lecture on global leadership.

More arrests as protestors speak out against police shooting

More arrests as protestors speak out against police shooting


Could it be a cop who is too quick on the trigger? Today there are reports that the Los Angeles police officer who shot and killed a Guatemalan immigrant has been involved in two other shootings. There have been rising tensions between the LAPD and several working class neighborhoods and the department's attempts at calming things down has just made things worse. RT's Ramon Galindo reports.

Angry protests after LA police shoot immigrant

Angry protests after LA police shoot immigrant



There is some strong anti-police sentiment on the streets of Los Angeles after a police officer fatally shot an immigrant from Guatemala. Angry protesters say it's a case of police brutality and have faced off with LAPD for two nights in a row.

'Clinton committed to US interventionism, militarism abroad'

'Clinton committed to US interventionism, militarism abroad'



Does Hillary Clinton's speech on US global leadership mean a return of American exceptionalism? Jake Diliberto of Rethink Afghanistan said the speech is merely rhetoric, similar to that used in the past by the Bush administration. He argued that the speech sends the message that the US State Department wants to transform the world into the American image. He said it is ok to be a world leader, but not if leadership means dominance.

Police shooting = cold blooded murder

Police shooting = cold blooded murder


Are tensions between police and the immigrant community on the rise? An LAPD bicycle officer shot and killed a drunken day laborer when he wielded a knife, protests have broken out and police department leadership has promised to investigate. Immigration activist Ron Gochez said such incidents are unfortunately too normal is US police departments and that police leadership should not justify them. The community has a right to stand up and defend its rights as a community. Gochez said the incident was cold blooded murder and that he had heard there may not have been a knife present.

US absent on most global issues

US absent on most global issues


US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke today on the Obama administration's vision of American global leadership in the 21st century. She said that the US has the reach, resources and resolve to mobilize the in order solve global problems. Citing international sanctions on Iran and the US's reset with Russia she argues that the US model of global leadership is producing results. But, what does the rest of the world think? Journalist Matthew Lee of InnerCityPress.com in New York said the speech is pretty striking, because the US performance and success rate is much less than is being promised.