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Today's headlines:
Special correspondent Anne Gwynne documents another day of
violence in the occupied West Bank;
A new speech by Voices In The Wilderness founder Kathy Kelly;
An interview with Congressman and Peace Candidate Dennis Kucinich,
who is on a national tour to reclaim the conscience in US
politics;
8:00:00 PM PST
Dennis Bernstein and Leslie Kean: Special correspondent Anne
Gwynne documents another day of violence in the occupied West
Bank, also, a brand new speech by Voices In The Wilderness
founder Kathy Kelly, and an interview with Congressman and
Peace Candidate Dennis Kucinich, who is on a national tour
to reclaim the conscience in US politics:
8:00:45 PM PST
Leslie: First, we start with the continuing violence in the
West Bank in this day journal from Anne Gwynne.. Anne: It
was a very traumatic day…I have been visiting families
whose houses have been destroyed…whose family members
have been murdered and imprisoned…there were ten massive
explosions...(continued - please listen!)
8:05:35 PM PST
Leslie: That was Flashpoints special correspondent Anne Gwynne…While
the overwhelming majority of representatives in Congress are
“hawks,” there is one member who has consistently
spoken out for peace and against the war in Iraq. Congressman
Dennis Kucinich, Democrat of Ohio, is co-chair of the Progressive
Caucus with Barbara Lee, and is running for President. His
campaign has been called a “movement” campaign,
because he is a true progressive visionary, offering a solid
platform based on a new set of underlying principles. Among
many other efforts, he has introduced legislation to establish
a cabinet-level Department of Peace, and to ban space-based
weapons. Last Saturday in Iowa, Dennis Kucinich was ranked
#1 among Presidential candidates by the American Federation
of State, County and Municipal Employees, the most active
and powerful Union in the Labor Movement. Congressman Kucinich
will be arriving in California tomorrow, and I spoke with
him earlier today from his office in Washington. I asked him
about the role of corporate media, which has appeared to be
denying him press coverage so far. (Interview follows…)
8:13:47 PM PST
Leslie: And Dennis Kucinich will be in the Bay Area this weekend…you
can hear him at a National TeleConference Town Hall Meeting
on Saturday, it’s called “Reclaiming Our Democracy,”
at the Cowell Theater in Fort Mason Center in SF. For more
info, please call (415)455-9502. He will also be at a rally
at Lake Merritt at Grand Avenue and Lakeshore Avenue in Oakland.
For more information, same number as above…and now we
hear a short clip of Dennis Kucinich from a talk he gave here
in the Bay Area during the invasion of Iraq… 14:40 Dennis
Kucinich: Bombs…Bombs will not bring democracy to Iraq…(continued
– please listen!)
8:17:39 PM PST
Dennis Bernstein: During the war and throughout the bombing,
Kathy Kelly of Voices in the Wilderness was in Baghdad, bearing
witness to the American invasion, and comforting those who
our leaders chose to put in harm’s way…Here is
Kathy Kelly’s speech (recently in Berkeley) preceded
by my introduction…(Kathy Kelly’s speech –
marvelous speech , please listen!)
8:38:50 PM PST
Dennis and Leslie: Break for Pledge Drive. Last day! Please
show your support for Flashpoints and KPFA/Pacifica Radio
by dialing (510) 848-5732 or (800) 439-5732. Stand up for
Free Speech Radio!
8:40:43 PM PST
End today's show. today's review by Nora Barrows-Friedman
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