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Flashpoints – September 27, 2004

Israeli troops storm into the West Bank and Gaza, killing several and invading a hospital, we speak to Kristen Ess about the latest attacks and the expanding settlements by the Israeli colonizers. How the Bush administration is planning to steal the Presidential election, we’ll speak with Greg Palast on why he’s concerned with New Mexico. … Continued


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Flashpoints – September 23, 2004

Dozens killed in car bomb attacks and escalating US aerial bombings, we’ll speak with Patrick Cockburn about the continuing disaster in Iraq; plus, deep analysis of the regional political crisis with Rahul Mahajan; Israel purchases 5000 so-called smart bombs in an unprecedented 319 million dollar arms deal with their main supplier, the United States; also, … Continued


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Flashpoints – September 22, 2004

Attacks unleashed on the streets of Baghdad as more car bombs explode and US warplanes target civilian neighborhoods in Sadr City, killing dozens; plus, Haiti under a siege of floods, we’ll talk with Kevin Pina and Congresswoman Maxine Waters about the unfolding political and humanitarian crisis; also, a look at the war on youth through … Continued


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Flashpoints – September 21, 2004

We’ll have an analysis of Bush’s fantasy speech at the UN about the burgeoning democracy in Iraq, we’ll talk about the latest bloodshed in Iraq with Asad Abu-Khalil; plus, more targeted assassinations in Gaza, we’ll speak with UC Berkeley scholar Dr. Bishara Doumani about his recent time in Palestine; a report from the ground on … Continued


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Flashpoints – September 17, 2004

US forces attack civilians in Fallujah, leaving over 50 dead, we’ll have a report from Baghdad with a humanitarian aid worker to asses the current slaughter; Plus, a very special segment with revolutionary poet Naomi Shihab Nye, she’ll read some of her work and talk about Palestine, Iraq and poetry in this time of despair; … Continued