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Flashpoints – January 28, 2008

Egyptians attempt to tighten control at the Gaza border to restrain hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who refuse to be locked down in the prison of Gaza, we’ll get a report from the ground in Rafah; Kristen Ess reports on the death of George Habash, resistance leader and political activist as Israeli forces swarm into … Continued


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Flashpoints – January 23, 2008

We devote the entire hour to the genocidal actions of the occupation forces in Gaza; we’ll get a report from southern Gaza, Palestinians broke down the wall at the Egypt border to obtain the life-sustaining supplies they could no longer get under the draconian Israeli embargo; Ali Abunimah joins us to analyze the current actions … Continued


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Flashpoints – January 22, 2008

Israel continues its siege against Palestinians in Gaza, as food runs out and raw sewage floods the streets, we’ll have a report from the ground in Gaza City as Kristen Ess reports from the West Bank; A national speak-out against torture, we’ll speak with Cindy Sheehan, a key participant in the event; also, Deborah Sweet … Continued


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Flashpoints – January 21, 2008

Israel cuts fuel supplies to the occupied Gaza strip, cutting power to over 800,000 Palestinians in another act of illegal collective punishment as US-made warplanes continue to pound civilian areas, we’ll have a report from the ground in Gaza as Kristen Ess also reports from the West Bank; plus, Israel and the UK steal Gaza’s … Continued


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Flashpoints – January 18, 2008

Immigrants rights activists converge in Houston for a national conference on immigration rights, we’ll hear from Flashpoints correspondents Evelina Molina, Rene Saucedo and others attending the conference; also, a preview of the upcoming Santa Cruz Media Strategy Summit; Gold Star mom Cindy Sheehan stands up against torture and endless war; headlines from the region; and … Continued


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Flashpoints – January 16, 2008

Israeli warplanes continue their series of missile attacks against Palestinians inside Gaza, killing five more today, including a 14 year old boy; Reverend Lennox Yearwood Jr., President of the Hip Hop Caucus, talks about Martin Luther King in the context of the upcoming elections; also, we’ll look at the double standard of reproductive rights for … Continued


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Flashpoints – January 15, 2008

Israeli tanks and armored vehicles besiege neighborhoods all over the Gaza Strip, killing nineteen Palestinians and wounding over 50, we’ll hear from a physician and a human rights worker on the scene in Gaza; also, international scholar Francis Boyle deconstructs the Bush visit and its devastating impact on the Palestinian Right of Return; Kathy Kelly … Continued