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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


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Flashpoints – September 10, 2004

US forces kill 16 more Iraqi cilivians in sweeping aerial bombardments in Fallujah and Baghdad, we’ll have two reports from the ground on the ongoing crisis; plus, award-winning investigative journalist Seymour Hersh calls on the top levels of the Bush Administration for their responsibility in the Abu Ghraib torture scandal, we’ll play excerpts from an … Continued


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Flashpoints – September 9, 2004

Israeli colonizing forces continue to slam into the Gaza strip, today killing another teenager, we’ll have a full report from a physician on the ground; plus, a very special segment with musician and activist Michael Franti speaking about his recent experiences in Palestine and Iraq and sharing some live music with us; a hard-hitting overview … Continued


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Flashpoints – September 8, 2004

Another bloody day in Iraq as US warplanes continue to pound Fallujah, we’ll have an extensive report from Baghdad and analysis with As’ad Abu-Khalil; plus, the continuing reign of terror of the US-supported death squads in Haiti, we’ll go to Port-au-Prince for a full update; and, of course, the Knight Report.


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Flashpoints – September 7, 2004

US-led assaults on Sadr City and Fallujah leave dozens dead and hundreds wounded, we’ll have a report from Baghdad on the ongoing crisis in Iraq including breaking news on the suspicious kidnapping of International humanitarian aid workers; plus, fourteen deaths in Gaza in a massive overnight raid and the ongoing murderous policies of the Sharon … Continued