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Flashpoints Special Correspondent Reports
on House Demolitions and the Seizing of the Old City of Nablus;
Internationally Reknowned Author & Palestinian Activist,
Professor Edward Said in a Major Lecture at UC Berkeley;
8:00:00 PM (PST)
Dennis Bernstein: introduction: Anne Gwynn reports on home
demolitions in Nablus.. Edward Said in a major lecture at
UC Berkeley..
8:00:44 PM (PST)
Dennis: yesteray our special correspondent, a 65 year old
grandmother from Wales, Anne Gwynn yesterday shot by an IOF
soldier.. Anne: not a single freedom fighter left in the city,
the IOF attack on a purely civilian population.. they are
firing huge shells, taken hundreds of people captive.. a soldier
said, we are here to give you peace in the future, the Israelis
want peace, the Palestinians not.. buildings 3000 years old,
the demolish one an hour.. they brought everyone out of the
hotel in the middle of the night.. arrested two members of
the staff and their families.. and the terror continues..
you cannot buy any food or drink for two days.. the tanks
drive up and down knocking over land standards.. (sound of
tank shell fire).. My God, how can this continue?!.. attacks
on a civilian population that want peace.. every single day
for the last two months, between 1 and 5 people killed.. people
arrested everyday.. COME ON AMERICANS, GET OUT AND PROTEST..
Anne later: the bombardment of the old city has stopped..
over one hundred buildings destroyed.. a boy aged 14 and his
grandfather killed in the street, holding hands and trying
to get to their homes.. another family given 15 minutes to
produce the father, or their home will be destroyed.. one
Israeli soldier killed today.. so we expect all hell is going
to break loose.. the hospitals are overflowing.. yesterday
30 injured, 2 killed.. I saw those two people being killed..
no drugs for sick..
8:08:53 PM (PST)
Dennis: the whole world is turning its back on this illegal
occupation.. now w excerpts from a lecture last night at UC
Berkeley by Professor Edward Said.. Host: tickets sold out
immediately.. born in Jerusalem, attended Harvard, teaches
at Columbia.. a writer, scholar, literary critic.. author
of many books.. now w Prof. Edward Said: [no review or summary
could do justice, listen yourself to this excellent talk]..
8:33:32 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
FLASHPOINTS 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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