Flashpoints

02.01.07 - 5:00pm

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01.31.07 - 5:00pm

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Robert Fisk speaks on "Lebanon and Iraq: Point the Finger of Guilt"

01.30.07 - 5:00pm

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As Israel and the United States solidify their plans for an apartheid ghetto-ized Palestinian state, Ali Abunimah calls for a one-state solution and describes how to implement it. We’ll feature a recent SF Bay area speech and the new book by Ali Abunimah.

01.29.07 - 5:00pm

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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

01.26.07 - 5:00pm

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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.

01.25.07 - 5:00pm

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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

01.24.07 - 5:00pm

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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

01.23.07 - 5:00pm

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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

01.22.07 - 5:00pm

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Dissent and the Search for Alternatives in a Time of War Co-host Dennis Bernstein speaks with two of the twelve hundred active duty soldiers who redressed Congress to cut off funds for the Iraq War; Also, Free speech and the free press face off with the Pentagon in a time of war, Emily Howard gets … Continued

01.19.07 - 5:00pm

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A Hemispheric Look at Human Rights Abuses Flashpoints broadcasts live from San Francisco’s Mission District! co-host Dennis Bernstein reports on a Palestinian family taken hostage by Homeland Security and John Gibler reports on Oaxacan human rights abuses. Also, a live in-studio performance by Melissa Rivera and Silvia Parra and Flashpoints in Espanol.