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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.
Dahr Jamail reports on ongoing violence and focuses on the street war against Iraqi women; plus, Israel engineers a major steal of land in East Jerusalem; Bob Parry talks about three hundred million dollars missing from Iraq and how it relates to the Salvador Option; and the Knight Report.
A brazen attack on the party headquarters of US-installed puppet prime minister and confirmed mass murderer Iyad Allawi; also, in Haiti, UN troops continue to collaborate with Haitian National Police and death squads to crush the pro-democracy movement; plus, an in-depth discussion on US policy towards Iran and Israel in the context of US saber-rattling; … Continued
Dahr Jamail reports on the intensifying urban war on the streets of Baghdad; the lives of hundreds of thousands of Acehnese hang in the balance as the Indonesian military carries on its war against the Gam and the people; plus, Ralph Nader responds to Bush’s coronation and gives his views on war and peace, healthcare … Continued
A series of explosions rock Flashpoints special correspondent Dahr Jamail out of bed, as the death toll continues to grow in the run-up to the planned elections; a report on the 7,000 Palestinians stranded at the Rafah checkpoint in Gaza; also, an update on the situation in Aceh, where the death toll has been adjusted … Continued
Iran in the crosshairs: New revelations about Pentagon plans for military action against Iran; plus, our special correspondent in Baghdad reports on the killing fields in occupied Iraq; also, San Quentin death row prisoner Donald Beardsley is denied clemency by Arnold Schwartzenegger, we’ll have a full update on tonight’s state-sponsored killing; and the Knight Report.
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Dahr Jamail reports on his visit with Iraqis, held captive in a form of collective punishment within their own village by US occupation forces; DU expert Major Doug Rokke talks about the latest reports regarding a growing number of children being born without eyes; plus, human rights lawyers file suit against CIA asset and alleged … Continued
Dahr Jamail continues his reports on the murder and mayhem resulting from U.S. occupation, Israeli snipers shoot an unarmed man through the head as he tried to drive his pregnant wife to the doctor to give birth. Heroes or villains, gulf war veterans roam the streets as the forgotten patriots and Barbara Lubin talks about … Continued
The search for Iraqi WMDs: the CIA comes back empty-handed from Iraq, while US forces continue to bomb and pollute the country with depleted uranium, we’ll have a full report from Dahr Jamail; plus, Israeli forces attack sleeping residents of Gaza City in an expanded series of invasions; Greg Palast on CBS’s phony – Independent … Continued
Another nightmare of a day in Iraq, we’ll get a full report from our special correspondent Dahr Jamail in Baghdad; plus, we’ll hear from Medea Benjamin and a physician just back from a grassroots humanitarian mission to deliver medical aid to Fallujah refugees; also, Phyllis Bennis on the outcome of the Palestinian elections and the … Continued
