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Flashpoints – August 17, 2009

An exclusive interview with Army Sergeant Travis Bishop, the highest enlisted officer to resist deployment to Afghanistan, we'll hear the voice of the Sergeant before he was locked away in the brig and we speak to Dahr Jamail about the significance of the expanding GI resistance movement; also, 24 dead and over 120 wounded in … Continued


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Flashpoints – August 14, 2009

We'll continue our live reports from the front lines of resistance in Tegucigalpa, Honduras; also, we hear the personal story of an ICE kidnapping and the impact on an entire family; plus, we'll continue our series on how ICE is misusing the Department of Motor Vehicles' bureaus to seize immigrant's cars; Flashpoints en Espanol has … Continued


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Flashpoints – August 13, 2009

The son of a leading anti-coup human rights activist in Honduras is missing and may have been kidnapped and tortured, we'll feature a special report from San Pedro Sula on the expanding resistance in Honduras and the continuing violent crackdowns; also, JR and the Block Report look at attacks on Black media in the South; … Continued


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Flashpoints – August 12, 2009

In our continuing coverage of the coup in Honduras and the growing resistance, we'll feature an on-the-ground report and be joined by NarcoNews Bulletin founder Al Giordano with a breaking story on close ties between Hillary Clinton and a USAID agency corporation caught funneling money to five private contractors in Honduras; plus, the US military … Continued


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Flashpoints – August 11, 2009

Nobel Laureate and Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is sentenced to 18 months in a Burmese dungeon after already spending 14 of the past 20 years in detention, we'll have a special report on the conviction; also, the situation heats up in Honduras, where marchers from all over the country are arriving in … Continued


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Flashpoints – August 7, 2009

We take an in-depth look at the Obama crackdown on immigrants' rights; we'll also hear from immigrants rights activists who are fighting back against the state's draconian program of illegally impounding the cars of immigrant workers; AIM West director Tony Gonzales talks about the celebration of the first international Indigenous Rights Day this weekend; also, … Continued


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Flashpoints – August 6, 2009

We continue our drumbeat coverage of the ongoing military coup in Honduras, where yesterday, riot police attacked hundreds of students protesting against the coup; also, pro-democracy activists in Haiti clash with security forces and UN forces as former President Bill Clinton gets ready to address the Haitian diaspora; Catherine Austin Fitts returns with Community Business, … Continued


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Flashpoints – August 5, 2009

Resistance in Honduras grows as the coup leaders continue to crack down on protesters, educators, and radio stations who oppose the coup; also, an in-depth interview with Jeremy Scahill on sworn allegations that the founder of Blackwater murdered or conspired to murder investigators and was on a self-described crusade to wipe out Islam; plus, Community … Continued


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Flashpoints – August 4, 2009

We'll have deep background on the current multiple struggles in Iran; also, Honduran coup leaders shut down the key radio station of the resistance, we'll have a special report from Tegucigalpa; plus, Hillary Clinton takes Africa by storm, we;ll take a look at what her policies should be in the Congo; and the Block Report … Continued