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Flashpoints – August 15, 2005

We hear from Palestinian journalists and activists in the occupied Gaza strip and the West Bank about what the Gaza pullout means for the future of Palestine; is this is just another smokescreen to distract from Israel’s illegal land theft in the West Bank? Also, a judge rules that providing Iraqi children basic medical care … Continued


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Flashpoints – August 12, 2005

We return to Haiti’s killing fields where the murders and arrests and tortures of pro-democracy activists continue with the US and the UNcalling the shots; also, we’ll speak with members of the Mayan communityin the Mission District who have begun to organize for their rights;we’ll speak with Senator Simon Salinas about the Dump Arnold Campaign; … Continued


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Flashpoints – August 11, 2005

A series of massacres by Haitian death squad police leave dozens wounded and dead, including a pregnant woman and a teenager; also we’ll return to Crawford, Texas to check in with the Gold Star anti-war activists calling for an end to the Iraq war; we’ll also speak with Rahul Mahajan about the ongoing killing in … Continued


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Flashpoints – August 10, 2005

An in-depth report on the real implications of the Israelis bloody pullout of occupied Gaza; also, we’ll feature a special report from Crawford, Texas, where the Arlington West project has just delivered a thousand crosses to signify the growing number of dead from the illegal war in Iraq; and from exile in Southern California, the … Continued


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Flashpoints – August 9, 2005

In a dramatic, precedent-setting decision, a southern appellate court overturned the life convictions of the Cuban Five; also, Gold Star mother Cindy Sheehan faces arrest as she camps out at the Bush ranch, we’ll ask Sheehan what she wants to talk to the President about; Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez suspends drug fighting cooperation with the … Continued


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Flashpoints – August 8, 2005

We commemorate the 60th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki – the only use of nuclear weapons against a civilian population in wartime. We’ll feature an interview about a new documentary called Original Child Bomb about the real impacts of the bombing and how they were covered up for so many years. … Continued


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Flashpoints – August 5, 2005

Today, we’ll feature a segment on activists who are risking their lives to rescue migrants dying at an accelerating rate in the deserts as a result of new policies by Homeland Security; also, a California Assemblyman speaks out against the Governor’s special elections; headlines from the region, and Flashpoints en Espanol with producers of La … Continued


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Flashpoints – August 4, 2005

A phony investigation by the Haitian Coup Government accuses President Aristide of absconding with fifty million dollars; meanwhile Haiti’s killing fields continue to claim the lives of Lavalas leaders and supporters; plus a Congresswoman from Eastern Congo talks about her country’s struggle for self-determination in the face of IMF and World Bank repression; news headlines … Continued


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Flashpoints – August 3, 2005

A phony investigation by the Haitian Coup Government accuses President Aristide of absconding with fifty million dollars; meanwhile Haiti’s killing fields continue to claim the lives of Lavalas leaders and supporters; plus a Congresswoman from Eastern Congo talks about her country’s struggle for self-determination in the face of IMF and World Bank repression; news headlines … Continued


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Flashpoints – August 2, 2005

A report-back on the situation in Gaza as Israeli troops ready to lock down the strip into a prison camp for 1.5 million Palestinians; plus a round-table on the responsibility of journalists in this time of war – we’ll be joined by Bob Parry and Dahr Jamail; and from exile in Malibu, the Knight Report.