Flashpoints

Flashpoints – September 1, 2005

We’ll feature an in-depth report on the Iraqui Bridge slaughter massacre; and an update on the bloody and endless US occupation; we’ll talk about what the Louisiana National Guard should be doing instead of kill and be killed in Iraq; we’ll feature an interview with Michael Parenti on the hurricane and its aftermath; and from … Continued


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Flashpoints – August 29, 2005

Activists in El Paso call for the extradition of CIA asset and known terrorist Luis Posada Carilles; also, the Texas judicial death machine gets ready to execute another innocent victim in the name of Frances Newton; poet and historian Aurora Levins Morales reads poetry in a time of war; and the Knight Report.


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Flashpoints – August 25, 2005

Bush Supreme Court Nominee tied directly to the Administration’s wide-ranging program of illegal detention, abuse and torture, we’ll have a special report on what appears to be an illegal conflict of interest on the part of Judge Roberts; plus, Ali Abunimah on today’s Israeli undercover attack that left five young Palestinians dead; a reading of … Continued


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Flashpoints – August 24, 2005

California’s immigrant community shocked by a pro-Minutemen position taken by Fabian Nunez, the speaker of the California Assembly; plus, Israelis continue to tighten their grip on illegally-seized land in the West Bank, providing more and more homes for the violent settlers from Gaza; organizers prepare for major national demonstrations as opposition to the Bush wars … Continued


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Flashpoints – August 23, 2005

Gazans left in ruins and in the lurch as Israelis solidify their holds in the West Bank, we’ll feature a report from Gaza with Toufic Haddad; also, televangelist Pat Robertson calls for the assassination of President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela; in Iraq, Constitution or no, the slaughter continues; and the Knight Report.


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Flashpoints – August 22, 2005

A large, spirited antiwar demonstration led by Gold Star Mothers greets Bush in Salt Lake City, considered the most conservative area in the country; also, an update on Haiti’s expanding killing fields; the meltdown between Hugo Chavez and the US continues as Chavez removes immunity for US agents; and the Knight Report.