The 3 Minute Download: Wayne Madsen, Ana Puig and Sarah Founders

The 3 Minute Download: Wayne Madsen, Ana Puig and Sarah Founders


Tonight on The 3 Minute Download, as the "Ground Zero" mosque continues to stir people's emotions, there has been growing hatred towards Islam. Also, Tea Partiers have sent a political message this year even though they have clashed with groups for peace. Finally, nine years, two presidents, two wars, and countless body scans and warantless wiretaps later, how has the United States and the world changed since 9/11?

Peltier: Framed or guilty?

Peltier: Framed or guilty?


Native American activist Leonard Peltier spent his 66th birthday in prison, marking 34 years since he was convicted of a crime many argue he did not commit. Peltier was a member of the militant group the American Indian Movement and was extradited from Canada back the U.S. on faulty affidavits provided by the FBI where he was convicted of two life terms in prison. High ranking officials from former South African President Nelson Mendala and the late Mother Teresa to movie stars like Robert Redford and Steven Segal have called on the U.S. government to release Peltier. Many also believe the U.S. is holding him as a political prisoner. Peltier has been nominated six times for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Tea party two-getherness?

Tea party two-getherness?


As thousands of people descended upon Washington DC for the second annual 9/12 Taxpayer March, a smaller crowd of 9/11 Unity Walkers gathered on the other side of town to commemorate the 9th Anniversary of September 11th with the message of "Building Peace by Serving Each Other." Whereas the Unity Walk was meant to be apolitical and called for respecting different cultures, traditions, and religions, the Tea Party Protest was clear in its message: "We will remember in November!" The demonstrators called for less government, less taxes, and more freedom, and threatened to take their frustration to the polls and eventually vote politicians like Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, and Barack Obama out of office.

Are Americans afraid of Islam?

Are Americans afraid of Islam?


Thousands of people protested in New York over the controversy of whether or not a mosque should be built steps away from Ground Zero. RT's Anastasia Churkina went to find out what the beliefs of Americans are, and whether some of them are caused by fear.

9/11, Nine Years Later

9/11, Nine Years Later



Nine years, two presidents, two wars, and countless body scans and warantless wiretaps later, how has the United States and the world changed since 9/11? And for all the security, soldiers, and speeches, is it really any safer?

Immigrants attending the Tea Party too

Immigrants attending the Tea Party too

The Tea Party has sent a political message this year even though they have clashed with groups for peace. Ana Puig says that the Tea Party stands for little government involvement; they want the government to protect them from terrorism, less debt and they want their country back. She adds that if people attend the Tea Party rallies they will see that immigrants and minorities are a large part of the movement.

Zero tolerance at Ground Zero

Zero tolerance at Ground Zero

the "Ground Zero" mosque continues to stir people's emotions, there has been growing hatred towards Islam. At a time of economic crisis and since 9/11, there has been targeting and scapegoating of Muslims. Over the weekend, there was a rally held to stop the hatred, it was attended by multiple ethnicities and faiths all calling on people to move forward.