Flashpoints

Flashpoints – June 15, 2006

Legendary filmmaker John Pilger talks about the wars and occupations in Iraq and Palestine, and the pathetic state of Western journalism; also, a report on the brutal free trade zones in Jordan, where raping and beating slave wage workers is not uncommon; an update on Paul LaRudee, a piano tuner, human rights activist and friend … Continued


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Flashpoints – June 14, 2006

Human Rights Watch rejects Israel’s claim that Hamas was responsible for the Israeli shelling that killed 7 members of the same family last Friday in Gaza, we speak with the investigator; also, as 75,000 US and Iraqi security forces crash down on Baghdad, US forces prepare to raze the city of Ramadi; an update on … Continued


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Flashpoints – June 12, 2006

We speak with a doctor who treated the victims of Israel’s crowded beach attack last Friday, which wiped out a picknicking family of seven; also, Patrick Cockburn reports on the situation in Iraq; Michael Berg blames the US government for the beheading of his son, Nick; Michael Ratner of the Center for Constitutional Rights talks … Continued


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Flashpoints – June 8, 2006

The killing of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi aids and abets the US killing fields in Iraq; the Center for Constitutional Rights sues a former high-level Israeli official for war crimes and human rights violations; on Earth Matters, Karen Pickett of Earth First! talks about the Green Scare, the latest FBI witch hunt for environmental activists; and … Continued


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Flashpoints – June 7, 2006

Another victim of the attack on the people of San Salvador de Atenco dies after going into a coma; also, we’ll feature a special report on the first Army lieutenant to refuse service in Iraq; veterans and human rights activists educate the public on the real story in Iraq; updates on the cases of death … Continued


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Flashpoints – June 5, 2006

Utah governor sends troops to the Arizona border, we’ll have a report from Tucson; also, an international human rights group condemns the Mexican government for their bloody attacks on the people of San Salvador De Atenco; Mahmoud Abbas sets up death squads as US and Israel continue their ethnic cleansing of Palestine; Flashpoints celebrates the … Continued