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US forces attack civilians in Fallujah, leaving over 50 dead, we’ll have a report from Baghdad with a humanitarian aid worker to asses the current slaughter; Plus, a very special segment with revolutionary poet Naomi Shihab Nye, she’ll read some of her work and talk about Palestine, Iraq and poetry in this time of despair; … Continued
A secret Defense Department report warns of civil war in Iraq. We’ll have deep analysis of the current situation with noted author and scholar Rahul Mahajan. Plus the United States is engaged in a quiet nuclear war with the people of Iraq and its own soldiers. We’ll speak with Major Doug Rokke about the depleted … Continued
A day of blood, occupation and resistance, we’ll have an on the ground report on the latest situation in Baghdad with Patrick Cockburn of the Independent of London; also, Palestinians in Jenin and Nablus suffer intensified Israeli attacks that kill a dozen in two days, including an eleven year old girl shot in the face; … Continued
A bloody nightmare of a day in Iraq leaves more than 50 dead and over 100 wounded, we’ll have a report from Patrick Cockburn of the Independent of London; also, as Bush speaks to the National Guard today in Las Vegas, military families protest the war and his own checkered military record; an international scholar … Continued
US Forces kill 16 more Iraqi civilians in sweeping arial bombardments in Fallujah and Baghdad; We’ll have two reports from on the ground on the ongoing crises. A new book by Pulitzer Prize winner Seymour Hersh states there was knowledge of abuse and potential war crimes at the highest level of the Bush Administration as … Continued
US forces kill 16 more Iraqi cilivians in sweeping aerial bombardments in Fallujah and Baghdad, we’ll have two reports from the ground on the ongoing crisis; plus, award-winning investigative journalist Seymour Hersh calls on the top levels of the Bush Administration for their responsibility in the Abu Ghraib torture scandal, we’ll play excerpts from an … Continued
Israeli colonizing forces continue to slam into the Gaza strip, today killing another teenager, we’ll have a full report from a physician on the ground; plus, a very special segment with musician and activist Michael Franti speaking about his recent experiences in Palestine and Iraq and sharing some live music with us; a hard-hitting overview … Continued
Another bloody day in Iraq as US warplanes continue to pound Fallujah, we’ll have an extensive report from Baghdad and analysis with As’ad Abu-Khalil; plus, the continuing reign of terror of the US-supported death squads in Haiti, we’ll go to Port-au-Prince for a full update; and, of course, the Knight Report.
US-led assaults on Sadr City and Fallujah leave dozens dead and hundreds wounded, we’ll have a report from Baghdad on the ongoing crisis in Iraq including breaking news on the suspicious kidnapping of International humanitarian aid workers; plus, fourteen deaths in Gaza in a massive overnight raid and the ongoing murderous policies of the Sharon … Continued
Today on a special Labor Day Edition of Flashpoints, a freewheeling discussion with activists from the International Solidarity Movements and their work inside Palestine and their struggle with the Israeli Government. Plus a tribute to labor activist Mother Jones by Utah Phillips and Ani di Franco. All this straight ahead on Flashpoints.
