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Today's headlines:
Flashpoints Special Correspondent Shot
in Nablus;Israeli Tanks and Helicopter Gunships Invade the
Gaza Strip;
Texas Shrimp Boat Captain Locks Down in Front of the UN;
From the Archives: Children’s Voices & New Songs
for Peace;
8:00:00 PM (PST)
Dennis Bernstein: introduction: Anne Gwynn shot in Nablus..
in Gaza 12 killed.. a Texas shrimpboat captain *locks down*
at the UN..
8:00:54 PM (PST)
Dennis: I brace myself before I check my phone messages..
today a familiar voice, 65 year old grandmother from Wales,
now w special Flashpoints correspondent, Anne Gwynn today
shot by an IOF soldier, while trying to rescue a child shot
for throwing rocks at a tank.. 10:29PM Anne: this is Anne..
in Nablus.. trying to.. Israeli children firing on children
throwing stones.. we were fired on by a tank.. we shouted
Stop Stop.. the tank pointed it's cannon at us.. later: we
are pinned down I can see down a tankd 80mm barrel.. 11:06PM
3 taxis carrying old people children to safety, three taxis
shot.. 11:22PM DENNIS, I WOULD LIKE AMERICANS TO KNOW.. THESE
BULLETS CAME FROM YOU.. ONE KILLED ALREADY.. PLEASE, PLEASE
US CITIZENS FOR GOD'S SAKE CALL THE WHITE HOUSE.. THIS IS
YOUR MONEY PAYING TO SHOOT THESE CHILDREN.. 11:00 I HAVE JUST
BEEN SHOT, I AM HOLDING A YOUNG MAN WHO HAS ALSO BEEN SHOT..
WE WERE GOING TO A HOUSE TO PICK UP A YOUNG WOMAN.. THIS IS
WHAT YOUR TAX DOLLARS ARE DOING.. OH MY GOD!.. THIS IS A NIGHTMARE..
PROTEST! THIS IS AN OUTRAGE!.. 12:47: I was just shot in the
leg by an Israeli soldier, the ambulance driver shot in the
hand.. I went around the corner to pick up the pregnant woman,
and they shot at me again.. I am 65 years old, with grey hair,
obviously an international and this is new, they are shooting
at us.. they are shooting down the alley.. we are still trying
to get the pregnant woman.. later: I am come from the hospital,
we are facing the soldier who shot us before, amazing to see
this young soldier threatening the lives of so many people..
we have shown we have nothing, hands in the air, and still
he says no.. later: we finally got the pregnant woman out..
they were shooting the big cannon from the tank.. a milk drink,
we've been here five hours..
8:10:12 PM (PST)
Dennis: we continue our coverage of the mad Israeli onslaught
against Palestinian people.. now w Amani in Gaza City again,
about the last 24 hours.. Amani: Apache homicide helicopter
shot a rocket and killed three cops trying to stop attacks
on Israelis.. and they hit a school.. students not able to
go to school today.. more people killed.. today a general
strike.. now they (the Israelis) have closed Gaza City.. people
not able to go home after work, not able to go back to their
families.. Dennis: the Israelis trying to kill off all leadership?..
and steal all the land they can before a possible ceasefire?..
a lot of resistance now?.. why are the people shooting at
the Israelis soldiers?.. Amani: a very normal reaction.. they
are coming, and the people out in the street to resist.. we
are under occupation, this is our land, and we want it back..
this is the situation.. a very basic right of human beings
to fight for their own land..
8:18:34 PM (PST)
Dennis: Diane Wilson a fourth generation Texas fisherman,
shrimpboat captain.. just returned from Baghdad and NY city..
where she was arrested.. Diane: with the Code
Pink women.. I was done out in the American flag.. it
is patriotic to dissent.. Medea
Benjamin and I were in front of Donald Rumsfeld.. once
again I was amazed at how long you can stand there and disrupt..
while locked down at the UN, we went through four versions
of 'No Blood For Oil', and Medea gave a speech in front of
cameras..
8:29:04 PM (PST)
music break
8:30:54 PM (PST)
Dennis: this is a Pacifia Network pledge drive period, make
a donation today.. call 510-848-5732 or 800-439-5732.. KPFA
is the troubadour of the electronic airwaves.
8:58:00 PM (PST)
Dennis: wrapup: see Greg Palast at the First Congregational
Church, Berkeley, Feb 26, 7PM, $15 tickets, no one turned
away, wheelchair accessable.. more info call 510-548-0542.
And that wraps it up for another edition of Flashpoints, which
airs every week day and is produced by Dennis Bernstein with
Associate Producer Leslie Kean and Contributing Producer Robert
Knight. Our Technical Directors are Mary Bishop and Rainjita
Geesler. We had production assistance from Stephanie Hendricks
and Eric Park. For a taped copy of this broadcast, call 510-848-6767
ext. 625. An archive of our recent shows can be heard on the
web at www.flashpoints.net.
Many thanks to John Lionheart, our Web Maestro and thank you
for listening.
8:59:06 PM (PST)
End today's show. today's review by John Lionheart
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