Democracy Now Headlines- Thus. May 28, 2009

Headlines * US, South Korea Raise Military Alert Level * Ex-Officer: Blocked Photos Showed Rape, Sexual Abuse at Abu Ghraib * US Military Toll Highest in Iraq Since September 08 * Israel Vows Continued Settlement Building as Obama, Abbas Meet * Amnesty: Economic Crisis Fueling Repression * Lengthy Sentences Handed Down in Holy Land Case * Army Halts Training at Base over Record Suicides * Admin Mulls Single Agency for Regulating Banks * Torture-Linked Firm Vacates Spokane Headquarters * Activists Raise Environmental Concerns at Chevron Meeting * Dozens Protest Shell over Niger Delta Trial * Illinois Senate Backs Medical Marijuana * US Plans Massive Embassy in Pakistan * Burmese Court Bars Suu Kyi Witnesses * Ex-Chilean Soldier Indicted in Jara Killing * Haitian Priest, Activist Fr. Gerard Jean-Juste Dies at 62 * More Headlines