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Flashpoints – January 29, 2007

Over 30 Palestinians killed in escalating street battles between Fatah and Hamas, fomented by the apartheid Israeli government and its American counterparts; we’ll have an on the ground report from Flashpoints special correspondent Jon Elmer in Gaza city; also, human rights activists accuse the United Nations of collective punishment against pro-Aristide communities in Haiti; indigenous … Continued


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Flashpoints – January 26, 2007

Immigration rights activists head to the border for the Great March and All People’s Immigration Hearing; Also, a Chicano woman’s odyssey with the Zapatista’s Other Campaign; And, indigenous groups face off against corporations who want to drill on sacred land; Also, a commentary from Miguel Gavilan Molina; Headlines from the Region; and Flashpoints in Español.


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Flashpoints – January 25, 2007

Street battles between pro and anti-government students on the ground in Beirut, Lebanon; We’ll have a series of special reports live from Lebanon; Also, in a national sweep, Homeland Security targets Black Panthers based on a 34 year old murder case, we’ll speak with an attorney in the case and hear a 2006 interview with … Continued


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Flashpoints – January 24, 2007

Flashpoints Exclusive: FOIA documents indicate the United Nations used excessive force in the Haitian massacre of July 6, 2005. In an exclusive Flashpoints story special correspondent Kevin Pena obtains documents under FOIA that indictes the United Nations used excessive force in what Haitians are calling the UN Massacre of July 6th, 2005.Seven hundred immigrants are … Continued


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Flashpoints – January 23, 2007

Citizens of the world reject politics-as-usual Co-host Dennis Bernstein speaks to Bilal El-Amine on the ground in Lebanon as a general strike cripples the country. And Nora Barrows-Friedman reports from Occupied Palestine. As George Bush prepares his State of the Union address, activists around the country prepare to march in the streets to end the … Continued