Flashpoints

Flashpoints – May 30, 2007

An in-depth look at the unraveling situation for Palestinian refugees who remain displaced inside Lebanese refugee camps; also, Israeli war planes continue to attack Gaza, killing two Palestinians; two young boys from Gaza, both of them seriously wounded from recent Israeli attacks, join us in the Flashpoints studio as we talk about Israel’s continuous shredding … Continued


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Flashpoints – May 29, 2007

Over 20,000 Palestinians have now fled refugee camps in northern Lebanon as food and medical aid is restricted by constant attacks by the US-backed Lebanese army; plus, Israeli warplanes continue to pound the Gaza strip; gas gouging in a time of war – why oil profits are soaring and Bush’s allies are making a killing; … Continued


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Flashpoints – May 25, 2007

The United States rushes millions of dollars in military equipment to support the Lebanese military attack on refugee camps in Northern Lebanon, we’ll have two reports from the ground on the condition of the refugees and the widening political involvement of the US; In the Margins: poetry with Carolyn Norr; and Flashpoints en Espanol, staff … Continued


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Flashpoints – May 24, 2007

We continue our reporting from northern Lebanon, where the Lebanese army continues to besiege the densely-populated Nahr El-Bared refugee camp; also, Ali Abunimah talks about US-backed Palestinian counter-revolutionaries fomenting violence and suffering in Lebanon and Palestine; plus, former CIA analyst Ray McGovern on Bush’s presidential finding to destabilize Iran through the CIA; JR reports back … Continued


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Flashpoints – May 22, 2007

A report from the Bidalwi refugee camp, where hundreds of Palestinians are streaming in from the nearby camp under siege now for three days in northern Lebanon; also, environmental activist and scientist Rania Masri reports from Beirut on the real origins of the Fatah al-Islam group and the implications of the recent bombing inside the … Continued


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Flashpoints – May 21, 2007

Lebanese security forces continue shelling for a second day the Nahar al-Barad refugee camp, killing over 40 and wounding many more, we’ll have a report from an eyewitness and commentary from our special correspondent in Beirut, where two bombings shook the city in the last 24 hours; also, Israeli war planes pummel the Gaza strip, … Continued


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Flashpoints – May 17, 2007

Internationally-renowned investigative reporter and filmmaker John Pilger talks about the limitless occupation in Palestine, the war in Iraq, the current pathetic state of mainstream journalism, and his new book Freedom Next Time; also Israeli air strikes kill two and injure at least thirty Palestinians in occupied Gaza, while Israeli occupation death squads kidnap more Palestinians … Continued