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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.
The latest news from a beseiged Iraq, where today at least 74 died in twin attacks outside of Najaf hours before a ceasefire deal was brokered between al-Sistani and al-Sadr; we’ll speak to UK Guardian correspondent Luke Harding who was outside of al-Sistani’s house when the deal was announced, followed by probing analysis from Dennis … Continued
U.S. troops surround the Imam Ali shrine in Najaf; Israeli colonizing forces continue their bloody rampage into the West Bank and Gaza, killing 2 teenagers and destroying home. Activist groups gear up for the Republican National Convention; The police state in New York, and the Knight Report.
US occupation forces continue their assault on the Imam Ali shrine in Najaf. We’ll have a full report from the ground. We take a look at the Pentagon-appointed so-called independent investigation into the crimes at Abu Graib and Guantanomo. Plus, we’ll have a discussion on the story of women raped and attacked in India who … Continued
Iraq under siege, we’ll have two reports from the ground on the ongoing bloody occupations in Baghdad, Kufa and Najaf; plus, protesters and police gear up for the Republican National Convention in New York City as civil rights activists battle the New York Courts for the right for free speech and assembly; and the Knight … Continued
Violence continues to explode in and around Najaf and Fallujah as US forces continue to try and break the spirit of the Iraqi people. We’ll speak with Asad Abu Khalil on the current blood shed of this illegal invasion, also, updates on Mumia Abu Jamal’s death row incarceration and for Flashpoints en Español on the … Continued
Iraqis and Palestinians under Occupation – We spend the entire hour on the two countries under militarized regimes of colonization and illegal occupations. We speak with author Rahul Mahajan for analysis on up-to-the-minute reports comming from a beseiged Najaf. Members of the Middle East Childrens Alliance in the studio to talk about their recent experiences … Continued
We focus on Hemispheric Crises and Revolution. We’ll speak to members of a delegation just returning from Haiti. We’ll speak with Doug Spalding and Casey Corbett from the Haiti Action Committee about the ongoing U.S. sponsored bloodshed. Plus landless workers in Brazil fight for self determination. And we’ll rebroadcast an interview with David Ray Griffin, … Continued
War, children and media: Iraq at the boiling point in Najaf and Baghdad, we’ll have deep analysis of the current crisis and media shut-out in Iraq, and we’ll go to Baghdad for a look on how this war is affecting children in particular; plus, we’ll hear from a member of the United Nations Office of … Continued
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez seems poised to win in a landslide victory against the recall effort by the right-wing opposition, we’ll talk to the Venezuelan Ambassador about what this means for the Chavez government and the people of Venezuela; plus, over 7,000 Palestinian prisoners begin a hunger strike from behind bars as Israeli occupying forces … Continued
The Lavalas movement stages a resistance caravan – we’ll have reports from the route in Haiti, and in the studio; plus depleted uranium continues to kill US Veterans and Iraqi citizens – we’ll talk to an expert and a journalist breaking the latest stories on DU; and Flahpoints en Español on the upcoming referendum vote … Continued
