Flashpoints

Flashpoints – April 3, 2007

Independent Journalists Hold Power Accountable Miguel Guerrero speaks with Mexican investigative journalist Lydia Cacho upon receiving an Amnesty International Award for her work uncovering the Mexican government connection to a child pornography ring. Also, legendary investigative journalist Seymour Hersh gives the keynote speech from the Third Annual Al-Jazeera Media Conference in Doha, Qatar.


Flashpoints

Flashpoints – April 2, 2007

The Role of Citizen Journalists in the Changing Political Environment Flashpoints airs part one in a week long series of panels from the Third Annual Al-Jazeera Media Conference in Doha, Qatar. Entitled, ‘The New Media: Speaking Truth to Power’ the panelists represent traditional journalists, bloggers, and citizen journalists discussing citizen’s response to the changing political … Continued


Flashpoints

Flashpoints – March 30, 2007

The Legacy of Cesar Chavez Members of the International Treaty Council as well as a founding member of the American Indian Movement discuss issues of international rights for indigenous and immigrant people. Eva Golinger also joins the discussion with her analysis of the forced relation of indigenous families in Venezuela and the Bush Administration’s continued … Continued


Flashpoints

Flashpoints – March 29, 2007

Legitimacy of the Administration Author Peter Eisner discusses his new book, The Italian Letter: How the Bush Administration Used a Fake Letter to Build the Case for War in Iraq. And legendary media critic and author Bill Moyers talks about the current political climate in the U.S.


Flashpoints

Flashpoints – March 28, 2007

Palestine in an International Context Co-host Nora Barrows-Friedman takes a look at occupation through the lens of a camera, challenging Zionist policy, and the responsibility of Jewish Americans. Barrows-Friedman is joined by two photographers, a journalist, and a young Jewish American woman to open a dialogue on Israel’s policy in Palestine.


Flashpoints

Flashpoints – March 27, 2007

The Repercussions of Negligence by Government on Citizens Co-host Nora Barrows-Friedman gets a report from Dr. Mona al-Farra on the ground in Gaza where a sewage treatment plant burst causing the flood of an entire village. She also speaks with anarchist and feminist scholar Dr. Dalit Baum on the ever-burgeoning pockets of the Israeli government … Continued


Flashpoints

Flashpoints – March 26, 2007

We’ll get an update on the health condition of Dr. Sami al-Arian, professor and Palestinian-American activist after he temporarily suspended his life-threatening hunger strike in protest against the US government’s continued attacks against him, we’ll speak to his daughter, Laila; also, Condoleezza Rice returns to the Middle East to jump-start the so-called peace process, as … Continued


Flashpoints

Flashpoints – March 22, 2007

Dr. Sami al-Arian, professor and Palestinian-American activist on his 60th day of a life-threatening hunger strike to protest the US government’s continued attacks against him, including deportation to nowhere, we’ll speak to his daughter, Laila; also, muckraker Alexander Cockburn talks about the downfall of US journalism; our special correspondent Sarah Olson reports from a traveling … Continued


Flashpoints

Flashpoints – March 21, 2007

Congress moves to subpoena Bush officials in the Gonzales-Gate scandal, we’ll speak with Greg Palast and Bob Parry about the unfolding scandal; also, Israeli occupation forces re-invade Nablus in the West Bank, killing one Palestinian; we’ll speak with a former state department diplomat about the unfolding wars in the Middle East; and the Knight Report.