Democracy Now! - Season 2012 Episode 49 : March 08, 2012

2012/03/08 Headlines: Admin Orders Military Planning for Syria Intervention; Syrian Minister Defects from Assad Gov't; U.N. Humanitarian Chief Visits "Completely Destroyed" Neighborhood in Homs; 17 Killed in Iraq Attacks; 6 U.K. Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan; U.S. Probes Afghan Air Force for Drug, Weapons Trafficking; Egypt: Court Cancels Death Penalty for Sole Policeman Tried in Protest Deaths; Rollback of Reproductive Rights Advances in Multiple States; Cuba to Avoid OAS Meeting Following U.S. Objection; Report: Number of U.S. Hate Groups on the Rise; Lawsuit Seeks Voting Rights for California Prisoners; Stanford Convicted in $8 Billion Ponzi Scheme;$