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Dude, Where’s My Country? – Democracy Now! Interviews
Documentary Filmmaker, Television Producer and Author Michael
Moore
8:01-8:11 Headlines
France, Russia, Germany Drop Demands For Greater
UN Role in Iraq
INTRO: The United Nations Security Council appears poised
to approve a U.S. resolution that would preserve Washington's
power over occupied Iraq and give greater legitimacy to the
U.S. appointed Iraqi Governing Council.
The resolution also drops their demand that a schedule is
set up to determine when the U.S. would hand over power in
Iraq. Secretary General Kofi Annan said the resolution only
solidifies Washington's power and may not help make the country
become safer. He said, " as long as there is occupation,
the resistance will grow.”
- Phyllis Bennis, fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies
in Washington DC, specializing in Middle East and United
Nations issues. She is the author of the book “Before
and After: U.S. Foreign Policy and the September 11th Crisis.”
Link: www.ips-dc.org
Israeli Raids Into Gaza Leave 8 Palestinians Dead
and Thousands Homeless
INTRO: Israel codenamed the raids into Gaza Operation Root
Canal. Up to 120 homes were demolished and 8 Palestinians
were killed. We go to Gaza to speak with a Palestinian online
journalist living in Rafah.
In Israel a senior United Nations official is estimating
up to 1,500 Palestinians have been left homeless following
Israeli raids this weekend in Gaza. The raids were codenamed
Operation Root Canal. Up to 120 homes were demolished and
8 Palestinians were killed. One UN official told the BBC,
Gaza looked like it had been hit by a severe earthquake.
Yesterday, the Israeli military ordered 15 Palestinians
detainees in the West Bank to be expelled to the Gaza Strip.
None of the detainees have been charged with a crime or tried
before a court.
The BBC reports the mass expulsion is unprecedented in scope.
Human rights have condemned previous expulsions.
Palestinian Cabinet minister Saeb Erekat said of the move,
"It's a very dangerous step. This is not an act of self-defense.
This is an act that deserves the condemnation.”
- Mohammad Omar, Palestinian speaking from Rafah in Gaza.
He publishes a website about his life in Rafah.
Link: www.rafah.vze.com
8:11-8:58 Dude, Where’s My Country? –
Democracy Now! Interviews Documentary Filmmaker, Television
Producer and Author Michael Moore
INTRO: We spend the hour with Michael Moore talking about
his latest book Dude, Where’s My Country?, Bush’s
connections to the Bin Ladens and the candidacy of Wesley
Clark for president.
Today we spend the hour with documentary filmmaker, television
producer and author Michael Moore.
Thousands of people in the Chicago area were on their feet
last night cheering as Moore took the stage in McGaw Memorial
Hall.
Moore began the speech by saying, "Thank you, I just
wanted to relive my Oscar night."
Moore was cheered and booed at the 2003 Academy Awards during
his acceptance speech for the Best Documentary Award for "Bowling
For Columbine."
Michael Moore is on a 33-city tour promoting his new book,
Dude, Where's My Country? Almost 1 million copies hit bookshelves
on Oct. 7.
His previous book, Stupid White Men: And Other Sorry Excuses
for the State of the Nation, which was almost pulled by the
publisher after September 11th, has sold more than 4 million
copies and became the best-selling non-fiction book of 2002.
Moore also said, it is especially important for Americans
to "push candidates to take the right positions"
before the primary elections.
Although Moore has failed to endorse any of the five Democratic
candidates who have approached him, he admitted he does like
the idea of having Howard Dean, a doctor, and General Wesley
Clark, a general, on the ballot. He said, “We need a
doctor because there are 43 million of us without health care
and we need a general to kick Bush's ass."
- Tape: Michael Moore, acceptance speech for the Best Documentary
Award for "Bowling For Columbine" at the Oscars
on March 2003.
- Tape: Michael Moore, documentary filmmaker, television
producer and author interviewed by Democracy Now! on October
8, 2003.
For a copy of today’s program, call 1 (800) 881 2359.
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Democracy Now! is produced by Mike Burke, Sharif Abdel Kouddous,
Ana Nogueira, Elizabeth Press, Jeremy Scahill and Parvez Sharma.
Mike Di Filippo is our engineer.
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Simba Russeau, Johnny Sender, Rich Kim, Joe Murgio, John Randolph,
Chris Zucker, Karen Ranucci, Denis Moynihan, Eric Rweyemamu
(RAY MA MU), Jenny Filipazzo and Isis Phillips.
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