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An award winning front-line investigative news magazine focusing on human, civil and workers rights, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein.
Assessing the massacre of Fallujah, we’ll speak with our special correspondent Dahr Jamail on the ground in Iraq; plus, Phyllis Bennis on the skirting of international law by both the Bush and Sharon administrations; also, housecleaning in Bush’s cabinet, why Colin Powell and other Bush minions are resigning; and the Knight Report.
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat buried in Ramallah today, we’ll have an in-depth report on his funeral and the latest Israeli aggressions against Palestinians; plus, Dahr Jamail reports from Baghdad, where resistance is spreading and Fallujah boils over; also, a discussion on the Palestinian women’s experience; an update on the crisis in Haiti; and Flashpoints en … Continued
Palestinian President Yassir Arafat dies in Paris, we’ll have an in-depth look back at his life, his legacy and his symbolism as an icon of Palestinian resistance; plus, the nightmare of Fallujah continues as all hell breaks loose around Iraq; nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu re-arrested this morning in Jerusalem; and the Knight Report.
US occupation forces continue their brutal assault on the people of Fallujah, we’ll go to Baghdad for an in-depth report; visionary and peace activist Kathy Kelly live in the studio talks about nurturing our ongoing commitment to global justice; plus, Ashcroft resigns, but who will take his place? We’ll look at the legal situation of … Continued
US warplanes drop 2,000-pound bombs on the city of Fallujah as thousands of Marines storm the city, we’ll have an on-the-ground report from Dahr Jamail in Baghdad; plus, we’ll air excerpts of a recent speech by noted author and analyst Rahul Mahajan on the implications of the attack in Fallujah; also, live sounds from the … Continued
US Marines storm Fallujah as the Iraqi puppet Prime Minister authorizes the killings, we’ll have a report from Dahr Jamail in Baghdad and up-to-the minute analysis with Rahul Mahajan; plus, settler violence and land confiscation continues in the occupied West Bank; and renowned human rights activist Van Jones live in the studio talks about Our … Continued
US occupation forces attack Fallujah, signaling the beginning of the anticipated all-out siege; plus, Palestinian President Yassir Arafat in critical condition as Israeli colonizing forces kill two children in Gaza; Kevin Pina live in the studio to talk about the ongoing purge of the pro-democracy movement in Haiti; the Block Report on the California Youth … Continued
Greg Palast lays out how Bush claimed victory in Ohio and his overall win of the Presidential election; plus, international and Palestinian activists in the West Bank attacked by Israeli soldiers, we’ll hear firsthand what went on; also, another world is possible: Kathy Kelly on how we move forward toward a just and sustainable future; … Continued
Today on an election day edition of Flashpoints: As Americans head to the polls, we take a look at the human toll of the Bush administration and discuss concerns about the future with Phyllis Bennis; plus, the use of depleted uranium weapons up ten-fold in Iraq, we’ll speak to Major Doug Rokke about the silenced … Continued
