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Tens of thousands of protesters in Honduras shut down the major highways and close the capital city from the North to the South today; plus, the life of another Haitian pro-democracy activist hangs in the balance in a Haitian dungeon as Bill Clinton assumes control over the UN mission to Haiti; also, Barbara Lubin reports … Continued
The deposed President of Honduras, Manuel Zelaya, calls for an insurrection by the Honduran people against the coup government, we'll have an on-the-ground report from Tegucigalpa and deep background on the US' participation in the coup; also, Goldman Sachs turning a huge profit on people's losses, Catherine Austin Fitts will talk about this on our … Continued
Leading progressive journalist Reese Erlich talks about the stolen elections in Iran and the current situation on the ground; also, Flashpoints special correspondent Jon Elmer on the border of Gaza and Egypt, documents the collusion between Israel and Egypt in preventing life and death aid to Palestinians; and part two of the Knight Report's special … Continued
The Military Coup continues in Honduras. We'll devote the entire hour to the ongoing repression there, including the killing of two activists. We'll get a live report from the ground, speak with the Founder of Narco News, Al Giordano, from Somewhere in a Country CalledAmerica, and continue our dialogue with Eva Golinger in Caracus, where … Continued
Today on Flashpoints, Diplomatic efforts to restore President Manuel Zelaya to power in Honduras fail today, and Zelaya vows again to return to the country, we’ll continue to look closely at the volatile situation in the twelfth day of the coup; we’ll also be joined by regular Friday co-host Evelyn Sanchez, who will focus on … Continued
Longtime CIA analyst Ray McGovern confronts the Bush torture issue head-on in Texas, we'll also talk about the relationship between the US torture and imprisonment of Uighurs at Guantanamo and what's unfolding now with the Uighur communities in China; and a freewheeling discussion on race, privilege, religion and war with author and journalist Robert Jensen. … Continued
We continue our drumbeat coverage from on the ground in Tegucigalpa, where Hondurans continue their resistance to the ten day-old military coup, we'll speak to Andres Thomas Con-te-REES and the Latin America bureau chief for the School of the Americas Watch; also, is the Obama administration trying to quietly support illegal settlements in the West … Continued
In the ninth day of the military coup in Honduras, ousted President Manuel Zelaya meets with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, as Senator John McCain invites the coup government for meetings in the Senate; we'll feature a report from Tegucigalpa on the continuing mass protests in the streets, and we'll go back to Caracas, … Continued
A tense standoff continued in Honduras today in the eighth day of a military coup that has already claimed its first lives as the military apparently opened fired on protesters demanding the return of their President, we'll feature a series of special reports from on the ground in Honduras; we'll be joined by a Honduran … Continued
Entrevista can la banda mexicana Los Jaiguey; El Golp Traidor sobre el "Mexican Elliot Ness" y su supuesta lucha contra el crimen; NotiRock con Gerardo Fernandez. Produced by Miguel Guerrero and Issel Campos, with the contributions of Oscar Leon Bernal, Flor Rebollar, Gerardo Fernandez and El Nagual. Music Theme: "El Espía que te amó", from … Continued
