Democracy Now!
Fri., March 28, 2003
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We go to a Houston immigration detention center as a Palestinian
family prepares to be deported to Jordan
A Muslim man in Indiana is attacked and set on fire: Hate
crimes against Muslim Americans on the rise again
A U.S. B-2 stealth bomber drops two bunker busters on Baghdad:
We go to the Iraqi capital for a report from May Ying Welsh
International Black Coalition for Peace and Justice Rally
Calls for major anti-war protest in Los Angeles: We have a
discussion on race and war
8:01-8:10 Headlines
8:10-8:11 One Minute Music Break
8:11-8:15 WE GO TO A HOUSTON IMMIGRATION DETENTION CENTER
AS A PALESTINIAN FAMILY PREPARES TO BE DEPORTED TO JORDAN
They have been described as the "Palestinian Cleavers."
They were a generous and patriotic family that gave away hundreds
of free American flags in Houston after Sept. 11. They have
been publicly supported by their U.S. Congresswoman.
They came to the U.S. after fleeing Saudi Arabia during
the Gulf War. They have lived an unremarkable life in Houston
for 11 years. But that all changed a year ago when armed INS
agents dressed in riot gear raided their house while much
of the family was sleeping. The father and eldest son were
picked up on immigration violations and were detained for
months. And now they face deportation to Jordan, a country
most of the family barely knows.
We last heard from the Kesbeh family in September when they
were first facing deportation. Overwhelming public support
in Houston and the country led officials in Washington to
give them a six-month stay in order for the INS to review
their case.
Well now the family appears to be set to be deported immigration
detention center. They are expected to be deported to Jordan
later today.
- Noor Kesbeh, whose family faces deportation this week
8:15-8:25 A MUSLIM MAN IN INDIANA IS ATTACKED AND SET ON
FIRE: HATE CRIMES AGAINST MUSLIM AMERICANS ON THE RISE AGAIN
The Council on American-Islamic Relations, (CAIR) the largest
Islamic civil liberties group in the US, is reporting that
hate-crimes against Muslim Americans are on the rise again.
A number of anti-Muslim incidents have been reported recently
across the United States.
Just this week, Abdullah Naderi, a 37-year-old Afghanistan
native was attacked at his restaurant in Indianapolis.
According to media reports, Naderi told officials he was
cleaning up in the kitchen when two people burst in and set
him on fire.
Naderi suffered second- and third-degree burns on 60 percent
of his body and was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
Inside the restaurant, investigators found three 21/2-gallon
gasoline cans, a pry bar, rope, aerosol cans and a disposable
lighter.
Fire and police investigators say there is an ongoing investigation
and that no possible motive is being ruled out.
CAIR is attributing the current spate of hate-crimes to
the pro-war rhetoric leading up to the attack on Iraq, coupled
with existing levels of anti-Muslim bias in American society.
- Hodan Hassan, Spokesperson for the Council on American-Islamic
Relations (CAIR)
8:25-8:40 A U.S. B-2 STEALTH BOMBER DROPS TWO BUNKER BUSTERS
ON BAGHDAD: WE GO TO THE IRAQI CAPITAL FOR A REPORT FROM MAY
YING WELSH
A B-2 stealth bomber dropped two 5,000-pound bunker buster
bombs on a major public communications center in Baghdad last
night. They were the biggest bombs dropped on Baghdad so far.
Throughout the day, wave after wave of air raids targeted
both the city center and the outskirts.
United Press International reports US bombs hit a residential
complex affiliated with the Ministry of Housing. Initial reports
indicate 10 more Iraqi civilians were killed and 44 wounded.
Meanwhile, Al-Jazeera is reporting coalition bombs have
landed in a residential area in the northern city of Mosul.
The network reports at least 50 people are dead or wounded.
Al-Jazeera showed footage of destroyed houses in a residential
quarter where relief workers were searching for bodies buried
under the rubble.
A woman who was fleeing the targeted area with family members
and neighbors told al-Jazeera: "They are all children
and women. Why all this? If I see an American soldier, I will
tear him apart.”
Back in Baghdad, the Iraqi Information Minister told reporters
that a total of 75 civilians had been killed in coalition
bombing yesterday.
- May Ying Welsh, independent journalist in Baghdad
8:40-8:41 One Minute Music Break
8:41-8:58 INTERNATIONAL BLACK COALITION FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE
RALLY CALLS FOR MAJOR ANTI-WAR PROTEST IN LOS ANGELES: WE
TALK TO ORGANIZER MAULANA KARENGA
Two of the first US casualties in the invasion of Iraq were
soldiers of color. African-American Marine Sergeant Kendall
Damon Waters-Bey of Baltimore and Jose Angel Garibay, of Orange
County California.
Michael Waters-Bey, Kendall’s father lashed out at
the Bush Administration for the death of his son who he last
saw at Thanksgiving.
He said, "Are you looking George Bush? Are you looking?
This was not your son or daughter. That chair he sat in at
Thanksgiving will be empty for ever.” He continued,
"I am against this war - I'm against killing for any
reason.”
Kendall's sister Nakia, later added, "This war is all
about oil and money. But Bush has already got oil and money.
It's about greed. He ought to send his daughters over there
to fight.
In Jose Angel Garibay’s last letter to his mother,
he asked her to send him a Vicente Fernandez CD because he
missed Mexican music so much. He never got to hear it.
Well today, let’s listen to Youth Radio’s Silvia
Rivera, a college student in Chicago, who has been thinking
about the role of people of color in the military.
She’s a young Latina against the war, but she’s
aware that many people in her community are fighting in Iraq.
Youth Radio sent us her commentary:
- Youth Radio documentary produced by Silvia Rivera
That was Sylvia Rivera, a college student who works with
Radio Arte in Chicago. Special thanks to Youth Radio for sending
us her commentary.
Well, African-Americans make up nearly 20 percent of military
personnel, 30 percent of Army enlistees, but are make up only
12 percent of the nation's population.
Polls have indicated far greater opposition to the war among
African American populations that the general population.
The latest CBS / New York Times poll claimed 78 percent
of the white population approved of Bush’s handling
of the war. This compares to just 37 percent of African Americans.
To display this opposition, the Los Angeles-based International
Black Coalition for Peace and Justice, a federation of 20
organizations has called for a major peace protest for tomorrow,
March 29, in Leimart Park.
The Coalition includes the Southern Christian Leadership
Conference, headed by Martin Luther King III, and the Organization
US, a Black cultural and social change group, chaired by Kwanza
creator Maulana Karenga.
We are joined by Dr. Karenga on the phone.
- Maulana Karenga, Professor in the Department of Black
Studies at California State University, Long Beach and Chair
of the organization US which is one of the groups organizing
the International Black Coalition for Peace and Justice
Rally in Los Angeles tomorrow, Saturday, March 29, at 11
a.m.
8:58-8:59 Outro and Credits
9:00-9:01 Billboard:
NYPD arrests 215 as protesters shut down traffic on Fifth
Avenue: News media targeted at demonstration for its biased
Iraq coverage
“Time’s Up!”: Academy Award winning director
Michael Moore tells the White House comment line with thousands
of cheering supporters
“This has been one long Orwellian week”: Michael
Moore on the corporate media war coverage
9:01-9:06 Headlines
9:06-9:07 One Minute Music Break
9:07-9:20 NYPD ARRESTS 215 AS PROTESTERS SHUT DOWN TRAFFIC
ON FIFTH AVENUE: NEWS MEDIA TARGETED AT DEMONSTRATION FOR
BIASED IRAQ COVERAGE
Some 215 people were arrested yesterday in New York after
a major act of civil disobedience that shut down traffic on
Fifth Avenue near Rockefeller Center.
Scores of demonstrators laid down in the street in the“die
in” to portray Iraqi war victims. Rockefeller Center
was selected because it the home of major media companies
whose coverage of the war was also protested yesterday.
This was just the latest large direct action protest against
the war. Last week some 2,200 peace protesters were arrested
in San Francisco which saw two days of direct action protests
after the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
Let’s now go to hear the voices from yesterday’s
protests.
- Tape: Voices from the NYC direct action protest
9:20-9:21 One Minute Music Break
9:21-9:40 “TIME’S UP!”: ACADEMY AWARD
WINNING DIRECTOR MICHAEL MOORE TELLS THE WHITE HOUSE COMMENT
LINE WITH THOUSANDS OF CHEERING SUPPORTERS
Michael Moore, documentary filmmaker, television producer
and author, produced his first feature-length documentary
Roger and Me, in 1989. The film is a study of the devastating
effect that the loss of the General Motors factory had on
the citizens of Flint, Michigan. According to the LA Times,
it remains the highest-grossing narrative documentary in the
history of American film.
His best-selling book "Stupid White Men: And Other
Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation", which was
almost pulped by the publisher after September 11th, is in
its 12th month on the New York Times best-seller list and
is once again the best selling book in the country.
"Bowling for Columbine" is his latest film and
it won him an Academy Award on Sunday for best documentary.
Let’s take a listen to the awards ceremony…
- Michael Moore at the 75th Academy Awards ceremony on
March 23, 2003
Well last night at Riverside Church, Michael got a chance
to finish his speech. Let’s take a listen.
- Michael Moore at Riverside Chuch, March 27, 2003
9:40-9:41 One Minute Music Break
9:41-9:58 “THIS HAS BEEN ONE LONG ORWELLIAN WEEK”:
MICHAEL MOORE ON THE CORPORATE MEDIA WAR COVERAGE
Michael Moore joins Democracy Now’s Amy Goodman and
Juan Gonzalez for a live interview.
Among other things they discuss recent media coverage of
the war. Yesterday Editor & Publisher ran a column of
15 stories that the press has widely misreported or poorly
reported so far:
1. Saddam may well have been killed in the first night's
surprise attack (March 20).
2. Even if he wasn't killed, Iraqi command and control was
no doubt "decapitated" (March 22).
3. Umm Qasr has been taken (March 22).
4. Most Iraqis soldiers will not fight for Saddam and instead
are surrendering in droves (March 22).
5. Iraqi citizens are greeting Americans as liberators (March
22).
6. An entire division of 8,000 Iraqi soldiers surrendered
en masse near Basra (March 23).
7. Several Scud missiles, banned weapons, have been launched
against U.S. forces in Kuwait (March 23).
8. Saddam's Fedayeen militia are few in number and do not
pose a serious threat (March 23).
9. Basra has been taken (March 23).
10. Umm Qasr has been taken (March 23).
11. A captured chemical plant likely produced chemical weapons
(March 23).
12. Nassiriya has been taken (March 23).
13. Umm Qasr has been taken (March 24).
14. The Iraqi government faces a "major rebellion"
of anti-Saddam citizens in Basra (March 24).
15. A convoy of 1,000 Iraqi vehicles and Republican Guards
are speeding south from Baghdad to engage U.S. troops (March
25).
- Michael Moore, Academy Award winning director of “Bowling
for Columbine”
9:58-9:59 Outro and Credits
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