Special correspondent Dahr Jamail talks about the phenomenal upsurge in violence in US-occupied Iraq; also, Mumia abu-Jamal loses a major appeal in the courts, JR and the Block Report speaks with Pam Africa about what that means for his freedom; Greg Palast wonders what happened to Elliot Spitzer after he wrote his op-ed on the subprime predators; plus, Robert Parry talks about Hilary Clinton going negative and lying; and the Knight Report.