Flashpoints – May 23, 2007
Greg Palast, author of "Armed Madhouse: From Baghdad to New Orleans – Sordid Secrets & Strange Tales of a White house Gone Wild," talks about Karl Rove, electoral fraud and US politics.
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Flashpoints – May 22, 2007
A report from the Bidalwi refugee camp, where hundreds of Palestinians are streaming in from the nearby camp under siege now for three days in northern Lebanon; also, environmental activist and scientist Rania Masri reports from Beirut on the real origins of the Fatah al-Islam group and the implications of the recent bombing inside the … Continued
Flashpoints – May 21, 2007
Lebanese security forces continue shelling for a second day the Nahar al-Barad refugee camp, killing over 40 and wounding many more, we’ll have a report from an eyewitness and commentary from our special correspondent in Beirut, where two bombings shook the city in the last 24 hours; also, Israeli war planes pummel the Gaza strip, … Continued
Flashpoints – May 18, 2007
Israeli academic Ilan Pappe talks about his groundbreaking book "The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine."
Flashpoints – May 17, 2007
Internationally-renowned investigative reporter and filmmaker John Pilger talks about the limitless occupation in Palestine, the war in Iraq, the current pathetic state of mainstream journalism, and his new book Freedom Next Time; also Israeli air strikes kill two and injure at least thirty Palestinians in occupied Gaza, while Israeli occupation death squads kidnap more Palestinians … Continued
Flashpoints – May 16, 2007
An in-depth report on homeland security and Boeing’s “Project 28” to build endless hundred-foot towers along hundreds of miles of the US-Mexico border; 23 Palestinians dead in Gaza today as factional violence intensifies while Israel launches a series of air strikes; a call to action as Mumia abu-Jamal awaits a pivotal hearing tomorrow; noted historian … Continued
Flashpoints – May 14, 2007
A presentation of Bill Moyers’ new documentary "Buying the War", about the Iraq occupation and the media.
Flashpoints – May 11, 2007
Michael Parenti talks about the intersection of culture and politics.
Flashpoints – May 10, 2007
"Occupation 101," an award-winning Documentary film, looks at the root causes of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict."