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Brattelboro, Vermont officials empower local police to arrest Bush and Cheney on war crimes; Greg Palast talks about his time with the new President of Ecuador and the current hostilities happening in the region, we’ll also talk about voter fraud and the next election; Kristen Ess reports on the condition of Palestinian prisoners inside Israeli … Continued
We’ll feature an in-depth report of Vanity Fair’s expose that documents the US-led contra operation to purge democracy in occupied Palestine; plus, Kristen Ess reports from the West Bank on Condoleezza Rice’s visit and her refusal to call off the Israeli attacks; Ziad Abbas talks about the human rights nightmare and the aftermath of the … Continued
Israelis kill or wound over 400 people in the last six days in Gaza, we’ll feature a series of special reports from Gaza and the West Bank, including an update on an expanding medical emergency there; we’ll also speak with Ali Abunimah of the Electronic Intifada for an overview; and the Knight Report.
Israel’s deputy defense minister threatens a quote “holocaust” against the 1.5 million Palestinian people in Gaza; also, we’ll have a report back on the Longest Walk from Jimbo Simmons; we’ll talk about today’s international actions calling for the return to democracy, 4 years after the US-sponsored coup in Haiti; headlines from the region and Flashpoints … Continued
Today on a Flashpoints special, should Penny Pritzger, finance chair for Obama 2008, step down? We’ll speak with independent financial whistleblower Tim Anderson; we’ll also speak with former Assistant HUD secretary and financial wizard Catherine Austin Fitts about the larger challenges on the horizon of the sub-prime meltdown; also, US-made Israeli fighter jets, helicopter gunships, … Continued
Palestine Bureau Chief Kristen Ess reports on the total breakdown of infrastructure within the occupied West Bank and Gaza strip; plus, historian and human rights activist Mary Elizabeth King talks about the collective history of Palestinian nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience strategies; and the Knight Report.
In still one more act of peaceful disobedience to the violent Israeli military, thousands of Palestinians trapped in Gaza form a human chain at the northern border fence, Kristen Ess reports; also, we’ll get full analysis from Ali Abunimah; and investigative reporter Allan Nairn on the possibility of another full-scale Israeli invasion into Lebanon.
