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Flashpoints – March 16, 2005

Israeli Nuclear Whistle Blower, Mordechi Vanunu, speaks out against nukes, his own brutal treatment by the Israelis, and the wide-spread Israeli torture of Palestinians: Also former US Weapons Inspector Scott Ritter says the Iraqi elections were fixed; our weekly segment, Earth Matters features the key-note speech at Last weeks Environmental Law Conference by Jeffrey Luers … Continued


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Flashpoints – March 15, 2005

Iraqi Veterans speak out against the war: A front line doctor speaks out about the medical horrors on the Gaza Strip; also a look at the Rumsfeld terrorism solution: that’s all war all the time. And a benefit to Remember Rachel Corrie on the second anniversary of the bull-dozer murder by Israeli occupiers. And of … Continued


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Flashpoints – March 14, 2005

We spend the entire show in the Gaza Strip, with senior producer Nora Barrows Friedman and Pacifica team. Nora takes us to burned up neighborhoods and the devastating Rafah refugee camp. We’ll also visit the site were Rachel Corey was executed two years ago by a US made Israeli Bulldozer. And of course The Knight … Continued


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Flashpoints – March 11, 2005

Piece, Propaganda and the Promised Land , a brand new documentary on the US media coverage of the Israeli Occupation of Palestine. We’ll feature an interview with the film maker and excerpts from the film; also, our weekly commentary with Roving Producer Miguel Molina. And Flashpoints En Español on the one year anniversary of the … Continued


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Flashpoints – March 9, 2005

Grass roots activists continue to rook the government of Bolivia: we’ll have reports from La Paz and Los Altos. Aso Flashpoints Senior Producer Nora Barrows-Friedman on a special mission of mercy in the Gaza Strip; Earth Matters, our weekly environmental report, hones in on Global Warming in Nepal. And of course The Knight Report.


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Flashpoints – March 8, 2005

Congresswoman Maxine Waters pleads for the life of Haitian Prime Minister Yvon Neptune, now on a second week of a life or death hunger strike in Haiti’s National Penitentiary. We’ll speak with the Congresswoman just back from Haiti, and with an attorney for the Artistede government, who was prevented from entering the country. Also, we … Continued


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Flashpoints – March 3, 2005

Israel moves to confiscate another chunk of the west bank for illegal occupation. We’ll have a special report from Nora Barrows Friedman. Also the two main parties in Mexico, the PRI and the PAN, collaborate to illegally arrest, prosecute and jail a key opponent in next years presidential election… We have an update on the … Continued