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Flashpoints – August 12, 2008

Protests to mark a year since Nationally-revered Haitian human rights activist Pierre-Lovinsky Antoine disappeared, we have special reports from protests taking place around the world, and we go to Port-au-Prince for a live update; also, we take a look at the new free-speech cages the Democrats have prepared for the protesters in Denver, and we … Continued


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Flashpoints – August 8, 2008

A special report on the new Zapatista International Caravan with an update from Chiapas; Also, A report from the U.S./Mexico border where the expanding militarization has turned the lives of indigenous people upside down; We’ll have a report on the anti-gang Runner Initiative; Plus, the battle to keep an orphanage open in Haiti; We’ll also … Continued


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Flashpoints – August 6, 2008

Hundreds of Muslim protesters clash, for a second day, with government forces in Indian Administered Kashmir; Ali Abunimah reports on Israel’s expanding crackdown on Gaza and the possibility of a new extreme right wing Prime Minister who is calling for war with Iran; And we’ll feature an expanded debate between Norman Solomon and Larry Everest … Continued


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Flashpoints – August 5, 2008

Torture survivors and a former Abu-Ghraib interrogator denounce John McCain for his support of torture; Also, Injured workers testify about the collapse of Cal Osha and deregulation of workers compensation: labor journalist Steve Zeltzer reports from Sacramento; And, On a special Knight Report: Will the fumes of Ron Suskind’s smoking gun overwhelm Nancy Pelosi’s anti-impeachment … Continued


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Flashpoints – August 4, 2008

We have a live report from Chiapas on an emerging coffee cooperative and continuing attacks on community broadcasters; Also, Flashpoints Special Correspondent Kevin Pina offers background on the new prime minister of Haiti and the resurgence of the dreaded Haitian military; Plus, Project Censored’s Peter Phillips about the 2009 Most Censored Story: A Million Iraqi’s … Continued


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Flashpoints – July 31, 2008

A post-mortem on the Israeli occupation execution of another Palestinian youth in the West Bank; also, Barack Obama “has a feeling” that Israel will lead the attack if the US goes after Iran; Tyson Slocum of Public Citizen discusses Exxon-Mobil’s $11 billion dollar ripoff of the American people; and the Knight Report.


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Flashpoints – July 30, 2008

Israeli occupation snipers in the West Bank shoot a ten year old Palestinian in the head and kill him, we speak to an activist who saw the child’s body in the hospital; also, one of the leading investigators into voter fraud in Ohio sends out a warning about a possible next election steal; local activists … Continued