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Flashpoints – November 3, 2006

Today on Flashpoints, we broadcast to you from New College of California on Valencia Street in the heart of San Francisco’s Mission District! We’ll speak with visitors from the Venezuelan Department of Justice and Barrios Unidos on prison reform and violence prevention; A report from the streets of Oaxaca City with John Gibler; Sounds from … Continued


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Flashpoints – October 31, 2006

Israeli death squads invade Gaza and kill three Palestinians, we’ll speak with Sam Bahour in Ramallah about the current situation in occupied Palestine and he gives an update on the Israeli policy of beurocratic ethnic cleansing, as thousands of foreign-born Palestinians remain unable to enter the country; also, an update on Oaxaca, where Mexican troops … Continued


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Flashpoints – October 25, 2006

US occupation forces along with US-backed Iraqi troops attack Sadr City in Baghdad as Bush continues to praise his administration’s success in the so-called war on terror, we’ll speak with Dahr Jamail about the unraveling situation in Iraq; also, we’ll talk about child exploitation in Bangladesh for US and European corporations; JR and the Block … Continued