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Flashpoints – May 15, 2006

Key Bush advisor Karl Rove faces imminent indictment in the CIA leak case; also, Bush moves the country one step closer to fascism by sending troops to the US-Mexico border; Israeli high court solidifies apartheid policies as Palestinians commemorate the 58th anniversary of their forced exile and disposession; and UN troops murder political prisoners just … Continued


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Flashpoints – May 11, 2006

Tensions in Haiti heat up as US coup government plans to stop Preval supporters from celebrating in front of the Presidential palace on Sunday for Preval’s inaguration as President of Haiti; also, Ali Abunimah reports on the spike in children’s deaths from lack of medicine in Gaza from US-backed economic sanctions; Michael Parenti, in his … Continued


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Flashpoints – May 8, 2006

The General who oversaw the illegal bugging of thousands of US citizens in the US, nominated to be CIA super snoop; Clinton plays front man for a natural foods stunt; Mumia Abu Jamal appears to take a step closer to death, as appeals court goes against him, and the Knight Report.


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Flashpoints – May 5, 2006

Today, we celebrate Cinco De Mayo in the context of the new immigrant rights revolution; we will go live to Mexico, where the Zapatista Other Campaign, led by Subcommandante Marcos and other supporters, are marching to San Salvador de Atanco to show solidarity with campesinos under attack by government forces; also, we’ll have a report … Continued


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Flashpoints – May 3, 2006

Brigadier General Janis Karpinsky, former head of the prison at Abu Ghraib, charges Bush, Rumsfeld, Cheney and Gonzales with war crimes and crimes against humanity; also, a roundtable discussion with editors of Left Turn magazine on grassroots journalism and the global intifada.