Flashpoints – October 5, 2004
Bush Family Fortunes with Greg Palast: How the Bushies fixed an election and started a phony war on terror to invade iraq and steal the second riches oil reserves in the world. Also the knight report
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Flashpoints – October 1, 2004
Difficulties in providing healthcare in Palestine for victims of Israeli aggression. The California Govenor vetos the Drivers License Bill for the undocumented immigrants. Interview with the selection committee members of the Arab Film Festival. Ed Rosenthal’s report on medical marijuana. And Flashpoints en Español with Solange Escheverria. All this ahead with hosts Miguel Molina, Nor … Continued
Flashpoints – September 29, 2004
International peace activists accompanying Palestinian children to school beaten by Israeli settlers near Hebron, we’ll have a report from one victim speaking to us from the hospital room; plus, Republicans in Ohio conspire to steal that swing state for Bush; an update on the severe humanitarian crisis in Haiti; and the Knight Report.
Flashpoints – September 28, 2004
US warplanes slam into Fallujah and Sadr City, and the kidnapped aid workers from A Bridge To Baghdad are released after three weeks in captivity, we’ll have a report from Baghdad on the latest news. Catherine Austin Fitts live in the studio talks about Bush, Enron and the continuing war on the poor. Indigenous people … Continued
Flashpoints – September 27, 2004
Israeli troops storm into the West Bank and Gaza, killing several and invading a hospital, we speak to Kristen Ess about the latest attacks and the expanding settlements by the Israeli colonizers. How the Bush administration is planning to steal the Presidential election, we’ll speak with Greg Palast on why he’s concerned with New Mexico. … Continued
Flashpoints – September 24, 2004
More Israeli invasions into Gaza, we discuss the latest in the attacks with a young journalist under siege in Gaza city; plus, a freewheeling discussion with noted author and scholar Michael Parenti on why he’s voting for John Kerry.
Flashpoints – September 23, 2004
Dozens killed in car bomb attacks and escalating US aerial bombings, we’ll speak with Patrick Cockburn about the continuing disaster in Iraq; plus, deep analysis of the regional political crisis with Rahul Mahajan; Israel purchases 5000 so-called smart bombs in an unprecedented 319 million dollar arms deal with their main supplier, the United States; also, … Continued
Flashpoints – September 22, 2004
Attacks unleashed on the streets of Baghdad as more car bombs explode and US warplanes target civilian neighborhoods in Sadr City, killing dozens; plus, Haiti under a siege of floods, we’ll talk with Kevin Pina and Congresswoman Maxine Waters about the unfolding political and humanitarian crisis; also, a look at the war on youth through … Continued
Flashpoints – September 21, 2004
We’ll have an analysis of Bush’s fantasy speech at the UN about the burgeoning democracy in Iraq, we’ll talk about the latest bloodshed in Iraq with Asad Abu-Khalil; plus, more targeted assassinations in Gaza, we’ll speak with UC Berkeley scholar Dr. Bishara Doumani about his recent time in Palestine; a report from the ground on … Continued
Flashpoints – September 20, 2004
More US assaults on Fallujah, we’ll go to Baghdad for a full report on the latest attacks; plus, Alexander Cockburn talks about his latest book with Jeffrey St. Clair on the tight harmony of the two major political parties, A Dime’s Worth of Difference: Beyond the Lesser of Two Evils; also, upcoming trainings with the … Continued