Flashpoints

Flashpoints – December 13, 2007

The Bush Administration and HUD send bulldozers to New Orleans, where they plan to demolish thousands of housing units as tens of thousands of people still remain homeless or waiting for federal assistance, over 2 years since Hurricane Katrina; also, Kristen Ess reports from occupied Palestine; Activist Nation, a new segment that focuses on direct … Continued


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Flashpoints – December 12, 2007

In the aftermath of another Israeli siege we speak with Dr. Mona Al-Farra inside occupied Gaza about the ensuing humanitarian catastrophe; We get an update from the West Bank on Israel’s blatant violations of international law as it prepares to build more illegal settlement colonies; Also, Blackwater defeated in Southern California as the community of … Continued


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Flashpoints – December 11, 2007

Israeli tanks, bulldozers, helicopters and US-made F16s invade the occupied Gaza strip from all sides, our special correspondent Mohammed Omer has an on-the-ground report on the ensuing bloodbath in the streets as the international community once again turns its back on the people; also, Cathy Wilkerson, infamous member of the Weather Underground and community activist … Continued


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Flashpoints – December 10, 2007

We focus our attention on several stories from across the country of civil rights under attack: At the gates of Fort Huachuca, Arizona, The US Army continues to jail nonviolent protesters who demonstrate against the military’s teaching of torture and interrogation tactics; in New York City, we hear the case of the New Jersey Seven, … Continued