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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.
Today on Flashpoints: An on the ground report from Haiti, where former Police Deputy is hiding from U.S. backed Death Squads. Israel attacks Lebanon one day after the assasination of Sheik Ahmed Yassin in Palestine. An in depth look at elections in El Salvador. We talk about the Group of Five, Cubans held captive on … Continued
Today on Flashpoints, Haiti’s newly-installed US puppet government praises the death squad coupists as pro-democracy activists continued to be hunt down, tortured, imprisoned and killed; in Palestine, US-supported Israeli colonialists assassinate the spiritual leader of Hamas, and the streets of Gaza erupt into angry protests; Robert Fisk reports from occupied Iraq on the latest details … Continued
Today on Flashpoints, a Priest in Haiti gives an update on the current situation on the ground; on this year anniversary of the illegal Anglo-American invasion and occupation of Iraq, we speak to Kathy Kelly of Voices in the Wilderness; a look at this weekend’s elections in El Salvador, and Kathleen Cleaver joins JR on … Continued
Today on Flashpoints, we follow the lives of those in hiding and under death threat since the US coup that drove President Aristide out of Haiti. We’ll speak with a youth reporter whose collegue was murdered by US backed members of the former military. We hear from Haitian human rights activist Mietzlean Wilson, also in … Continued
Today on Flashpoints, we present a breaking story on false translation of what the US embassy called Jean Bertrand Aristide’s resignation; we continue our coverage of pro-democracy activists now in hiding in Haiti facing beatings, torture, prison and assassination; a massive car-bombing of a downtown Baghdad Hotel kills more than 25 and wounds scores. We’ll … Continued
A frontline report from Haiti’s US-sponsored killing fields, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez recognizes Jean-Bertrand Aristide as the legitimate leader of Haiti and offers him sanctuary in Venezuela; remembering Rachel Corrie, we’ll feature excerpts of an interview we did with members of her family after she was killed; the Mayor of Santa Cruz proclaims today Rachel … Continued
While President Aristide lands in Jamaica, Haiti’s U.S. trained killers and Death Squads continue to hunt for pro democracy activists; Despite mainstream media reports to the contrary, U.S. Marines open fire on pro democracy demonstrators without provocation; The people of Spain reject support for the Iraqi War and elect a socialist to lead the government; … Continued
Two pro-democracy activists are killed and seven wounded in a mass protest calling for the restoration of democracy in Haiti and the return of President Aristide; A special report from the ground on today’s killings; Continued coverage of pro-democracy activists under attack or in hiding from US-sponsored military death squads; We hear from the Mayor … Continued
Two pro-democracy activists are killed and seven wounded in a mass protest calling for the restoration of democracy in Haiti, and the return of President Aristide; We’ll feature a special report from the ground on today’s killings; We’ll also continue our coverage of pro-democracy activists under attack or in hiding from US-sponsored military death squads; … Continued
Haiti’s US supported Death Squads continue to terrorize thousands of supporters of Jean Bertrand Aristide; We’ll be joined by Kevin Pina in Port-au-Prince, we’ll hear from Father Gerald Jean-Juste now under death threat by US trained killers. We’ll also speak with the President’s attorney just back from the Central African Republic. And of course, the … Continued
