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Flashpoints – March 28, 2006

Patrick Cockburn of the Independent of London reports from Kurdistan on the unraveling into civil war in US-occupied Iraq; also, Israelis vote for a new parliamentary government as occupation policies expand on the ground in the West Bank and Gaza; excerpts from a talk by Flashpoints special correspondent Dahr Jamail and investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill … Continued


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Flashpoints – March 27, 2006

Nearly a million protesters hit the streets of Los AngelHundreds of Thousands March For Immigrants Rightses to stop the war on immigrants,we’ll have a report from Miguel Molina from the massive protest; also, health care under occupation: how Palestinian refugees are battling the health effects of Israel’s illegal policies; an inteview the director of a … Continued


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Flashpoints – March 24, 2006

We’ll feature a special interview with radical MC and hip hop visionary M-1 from Dead Prez; also, Rene Saucedo joins us on her fourth day of hunger striking for immigrant rights; a report from the Zapatista’s Other Campaign; headlines from the region; and Flashpoints en Espanol.


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Flashpoints – March 23, 2006

Cindy Sheehan speaks out against Bush’s war, former CIA officer Ray McGovern outlines Bush’s program of torture and subversion, and also talks about the real reasons Bush went to war: to protect Israel; also, Larry Everest talks about the real politics behind the war; Flashpoints special correspondent Lyn Duff talks about children’s prisons in Haiti; … Continued


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Flashpoints – March 22, 2006

Iraqi women talk speak out against the destruction of their country; also, Associated Press erases footage of Israeli soldiers shooting a teenager without provocation in Palestine and we’ll talk about how they refused to answer questions about it; the unexpected death of Marco Antonio Firebaugh, one of the leaders of the Latino caucus in the … Continued


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Flashpoints – March 21, 2006

An extended interview with Dr. Hans Von Sponek, the former United Nations assistant Secretary General and former head of the Iraqi "Oil for Food" Program; also, 2-time Nobel Prize nominee Kathy Kelly speaks out against the war; we’ll hear about a national protest and hunger strike against the crackdown on immigrants; and the Knight Report.


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Flashpoints – March 17, 2006

Marking the third anniversary of the Anglo-American invasion and occupation of Iraq, hundreds of thousands will gather around the country to protest unending war; we’ll be joined by Malik Rahim, tomorrow’s keynote speaker in San Francisco and the founder of Common Ground relief, fighting the ethnic cleansers in New Orleans; plus, American Indian Movement co-founder … Continued


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Flashpoints – March 15, 2006

Renowned Israeli journalist and occupation expert Amira Hass speaks about yesterday’s seige by Israeli forces on the Jericho Prison and the expanding policies on the ground in Palestine; also, Flashpoints’ special correspondent Kevin Pina with an update on Haiti as the Parliamentary elections and Rene Preval’s inaguration are postponed again; a call to action against … Continued