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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.
Iraq is in flames: we’ll go to occupied Baghdad with a full report from Pretap Chatterjee; we’ll speak with Dr. Paul Farmer about the current political situation in Haiti as well as the dire medical catastrophe that is worsening by the day; a look at the juvenile justice system after California Youth Authority guards violently … Continued
Israeli security forces attack Palestinian worshippers at the al-Aqsa Mosque on the heels of a raid against a mental hospital in Bethlehem; we’ll have a discussion on the implications of the expanding resistance in Iraq; we’ll have an update from the ground in Haiti; and we’ll open the phones to discuss the situation in Iraq … Continued
Robert Fisk dissects the latest violence in Iraq as the death tolls of Iraqis and American soldiers continue to spike, we will have a report from him on the ground in Baghdad; and we’ll speak with Brian Concannon, a lawyer for president Aristide about the latest legal issues facing the exile president and the increasing … Continued
Special Correspondent Lyn Duff on the ground in Haiti; An in-depth interview with author David Ray Griffin about the events surrounding 9/11; What the Bush Administration knew, when they knew it and how the current investigation is playing out; The Robert Knight Report.
The US government pressures Jamaica to evict Aristide from the region as the repression in Haiti continues, we’ll feature a special report from Brian Concannon, attorney for President Aristide just back from the Dominican Republic; also, we’ll hear from a leader of Lavalas who risked his life to leave the country to testify before Congress; … Continued
An exclusive interview with Haiti’s former drug czar and defense minister, Patrick Elie, on CIA involvement with terrorists and drug traffickers in Haiti; also, a report from Lyn Duff on a member of Lavalas in hiding from the death squads; Phyllis Bennis on Sharon’s indictment and the killing of Sheikh Yassin; a family member from … Continued
An on the ground report from Haiti where the body count continues to rise; Palestinian leaders question the circumstances of today’s capture on-camera of an alleged Palestinian bomber; ISM activist Lora Gordon talks about her time in Gaza in part two of our interview; an excerpt of an discussion on the questions surrounding 9/11 and … Continued
An on-the-ground report from Haiti, where the body count continues to rise; Palestinian leaders question the circumstances of today’s capture on camera of an alleged Palestinian bomber; ISM activist Laura Gordon talks about her time in Gaza, in part 2 of our interview; an excerpt of a discussion on the questions surrounding 9/11 and the … Continued
A report from a woman in hiding and in fear of her life in Haiti; dissecting the US-Israeli relationship in the context of the recent assassination of Sheikh Yassin in Gaza; protesters in San Francisco descend on the Israeli Consulate, denouncing the targeted assassination of Sheikh Yassin and the complicity of the United States; ISM … Continued
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
