Flashpoints

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


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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.