Flashpoints

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


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Flashpoints – May 16, 2007

An in-depth report on homeland security and Boeing’s “Project 28” to build endless hundred-foot towers along hundreds of miles of the US-Mexico border; 23 Palestinians dead in Gaza today as factional violence intensifies while Israel launches a series of air strikes; a call to action as Mumia abu-Jamal awaits a pivotal hearing tomorrow; noted historian … Continued