Eve Ensler Reads “Congo Cancer: My Cancer Is Arbitrary. Congo’s Atrocities Are Very Deliberate”
Democracy Now - 26 Aug 2010
Earlier this year, award-winning playwright and bestselling author Eve Ensler was diagnosed with uterine cancer. In a widely read article in The Guardian newspaper of London titled “Congo Cancer,” Ensler writes about her illness and relates it to the widespread violence against women in Congo. “The atrocities committed against the people of Congo are not arbitrary, like my cancer. They are systematic, strategic and intentional,” she writes. [includes rush transcript]

Swimming Upstream: Eve Ensler Marks Fifth Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina with Performances of New Play
Democracy Now - 26 Aug 2010
The award-winning playwright Eve Ensler plans to mark the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina by staging performances of her new work Swimming Upstream in New Orleans and New York City. The piece was written by sixteen women from New Orleans who describe surviving the flood and living through the aftermath of the storm, which permanently changed their city and many of their lives. [includes rush transcript]

Colleague of NYC Taxi Driver Stabbed in Anti-Muslim Attack Describes What Happened
Democracy Now - 26 Aug 2010
A New York City taxi driver was stabbed multiple times Tuesday after a drunken passenger determined he is a Muslim. The victim, Ahmed Sharif, was slashed across his face, neck and hands. Sharif says the suspect, Michael Enright, had asked him several questions about his religion, including whether he’s a Muslim and observing Ramadan. Bhairavi Desai of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance spoke with Sharif at his hospital bed. She describes what he said happened. [includes rush transcript]

Headlines for August 26, 2010
Democracy Now - 26 Aug 2010
Over 50 Killed in Iraq Violence, Report: Corruption-Linked Afghan Official on CIA Payroll, New York Taxi Driver Stabbed in Anti-Muslim Attack, Religious, Civic Groups Form NY Coalition to Back Islamic Center, Islamic Center Vandalized in California; Kentucky Board Rejects Mosque, Top Obama Environmental Advisers Sidelined During Drilling Talks, 72 Killed in Mexico Drug Killings, Pakistani Towns Evacuated; 800,000 Cut Off from Aid, Scores Killed in Somali Clashes, Zelaya: US Subverting Honduran Democracy, Honduran Journalist Found Dead with Gunshot Wounds, Sweden Continues Probe of WikiLeaks Founder, WikiLeaks Releases CIA Report, Ex-RNC Chair Reveals He’s Gay, Study: More Than Half of Poor Infants Raised by Mothers Suffering from Depression, Deficit Commission Co-Chair Urged to Resign over Social Security Comments

CIA Red Cell Memorandum on United States “exporting terrorism”
Campaign Against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran (CASMII) - 26 Aug 2010
Summary: This CIA “Red Cell” report from February 2, 2010, looks at what will happen if it is internationally understood that the United States is an exporter of terrorism; ‘Contrary to common belief, the American export of terrorism or terrorists is not a recent phenomenon, nor has it been associated only with Islamic radicals or people of Middle Eastern, African or South Asian ethnic origin. source: Wikileaksread more