Flashpoints

Flashpoints – September 20, 2006

Hugo Chavez takes the Bush administration head-on in a direct address to the American people, Chavez recommends Chomsky and a US uprising before Bush destroys the world; also, another US torture victim freed without charges; members of the World Can’t Wait stand up to the architects of Bush torture; Israel gets back into the bank … Continued


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Flashpoints – September 15, 2006

We broadcast both from our studios in Santa Rosa and from our homebase at KPFA in Berkeley. On the show tonight, we’ll feature a young, new investigative unit of bilingual producers and hear some of their maiden voyages into radio with an emphasis on the immigrant revolution; also, an interview with the filmmakers of Occupation … Continued


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Flashpoints – September 13, 2006

A special report by Patrick Cockburn on the deadly conditions in occupied Gaza and the West Bank; also, the situation in Mexico intensifies as both sides intend to greet their supporters in the same Zocalo this weekend; we’ll take a look at the psychological impacts of migration and immigration, particularly focusing on women and children; … Continued


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Flashpoints – September 12, 2006

An Israeli commander publicly says his own actions in the Israeli bombing of Lebanon were quote “insane and monstrous,” we’ll have responses from Lebanon on this public admission of a war crime; a news report from occupied Palestine where another 14 year old is gunned down by Israeli occupiers; also, the Cuban 5 face another … Continued