Flashpoints – November 24, 2004
We continue our drumbeat coverage of the purging of the pro-democracy movement in Haiti by US-backed coup leaders; Kathy Kelly speaks on the suffering in Iraq and visions for justice and change; and the Knight Report.

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We continue our drumbeat coverage of the purging of the pro-democracy movement in Haiti by US-backed coup leaders; Kathy Kelly speaks on the suffering in Iraq and visions for justice and change; and the Knight Report.
Five thousand Anglo-American-led forces storm the area south of Baghdad as the US mainstream media continues its complicity in Bush’s war crimes; plus, how you can make a difference in Iraq right now; an Israeli Refusenik speaks out after a 21-month-long stint in prison following his refusal to serve in the occupation army; Greg Palast … Continued
Our special Iraq correspondent Dahr Jamail visits a refugee camp full of former residents of Fallujah, well hear some of their stories; plus, how the New York Times and other corporate media sources rewrite Iraq history and misrepresent the facts; Illegal Israeli settlement expansion continues in the occupied West Bank while Israeli forces shoot a … Continued
Bushs crusaders storm the eminent Abu Hanifa Mosque in Baghdad as Friday worshippers attend prayer services, our special correspondent Dahr Jamail shares his exclusive audio from inside the mosque during the raid; also, President Aristide issued an arrest warrant by the US-supported coup leaders of Haiti; Mumia Abu-Jamal speaks from Death Row on the Block … Continued
Dahr Jamail reports on the latest attacks in Iraq and the subsequent media repression; plus, an in-depth analysis with award-winning journalist Robert Fisk on the siege of Iraq, the war against truth and the consequences of US-led aggression; and exploited day laborers in California fight in court for basic civil rights.
Our special correspondent Dahr Jamail visits Iraqi children in the hospital, victims of American aggression that the Pentagon doesnt want you to see; plus, Asad Abu-Khalil on how the media plays into the open arms of the warmakers; an in-depth look at the mounting evidence of election fraud; well talk about rebuilding the left-wing movement … Continued
The Iraqi resistance fighters wage a defensive war against the illegal US occupiers in Iraq. We continue our look at the ongoing affects of the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, also, Latin American Elections lean left as our neighbors reel from the results of our own Presidential election, and the Knight Report.
Assessing the massacre of Fallujah, well speak with our special correspondent Dahr Jamail on the ground in Iraq; plus, Phyllis Bennis on the skirting of international law by both the Bush and Sharon administrations; also, housecleaning in Bushs cabinet, why Colin Powell and other Bush minions are resigning; and the Knight Report.
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat buried in Ramallah today, well have an in-depth report on his funeral and the latest Israeli aggressions against Palestinians; plus, Dahr Jamail reports from Baghdad, where resistance is spreading and Fallujah boils over; also, a discussion on the Palestinian womens experience; an update on the crisis in Haiti; and Flashpoints en … Continued
Palestinian President Yassir Arafat dies in Paris, well have an in-depth look back at his life, his legacy and his symbolism as an icon of Palestinian resistance; plus, the nightmare of Fallujah continues as all hell breaks loose around Iraq; nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu re-arrested this morning in Jerusalem; and the Knight Report.