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Today's headlines:
A look at American troops in Iraq and baby steps toward positive
change at home;
Amnesty International documents American forces inhumane treatment
and sometimes torture of Iraqi citizens in US run prisons
in Iraq. Also, after nearly 6000 deaths of civilians in Iraq,
the death toll bodycount of non-combatants in Iraq continues
to rise with increasingly indiscriminate violence perpetrated
by tired, depressed and demoralized American troops;
Two important votes in the House of Representatives regarding
the revising parts of the Patriot Act and the surprising 400-21
vote to completely ignore the Powell Commission recommendations
on allowing a 45% media ownership up from the current (gasp!)
35% which has already scuttled the free flow of information;
The Knight Report;
8:00:00 PM PST
A look at American troops in Iraq and baby steps toward positive
change at home. First, Amnesty International documents American
forces inhumane treatment and sometimes torture of Iraqi citizens
in US run prisons in Iraq. Also, after nearly 6000 deaths
of civilians in Iraq, the death toll bodycount of non-combatants
in Iraq continues to rise with increasingly indiscriminate
violence perpetrated by tired , depressed and demoralized
American troops. Two important votes in the House of Representatives
regarding the revising parts of the Patriot Act and the surprising
400-21 vote to completely ignore the Powell Commission recommendations
on allowing a 45% media ownership up from the current (gasp!)
35% which has already scuttled the free flow of information.
And always leading off with The Knight Report.
8:01:14 PM PST
The Knight Report with Robert Knight. On Wednesday afternoon
at 2:08 PM EDT, James Davis, progressive NY City Councilman
is shot in city hall by deranged political rival Othniel Askew.
Bush rushes to publish a snuff video of the supposed deaths
of Saddam's sons. The photos below show the bodies before
and after US reconstructions, Believe it,... or not? Iraq
is skeptical...
8:07:40 PM PST
Baghdad Ground Report With Leslie Kean interviewing Curt Goering
of Amnesty International on the recently released report on
law and order arrested without charge, disappeared, and tortured
--d'jour. A particularly egregious example mentioned in the
interview: A twelve year old boy was shot while taking his
bedding up to the roof of his dwelling to escape the heat
of his home. After he was shot by US troops and bleeding the
US troops stopped his vehicle (which was enroute to medical
help) and said that it had to be searched.... It is probable
that he could have received battle dressings from the US Army
medics, but they did nothing and the child died.
8:27:00 PM PST
Music Break "Fires Burning in Baghdad Tonight" Jane
Moore
8:28:05 PM PST
Iraqi Civilian Casualties, Christopher Sprinkle interviews
Scott Lipscomb of Musicians Opposing War, and IraqBodycount.org
. Explaining the statistical methods used at the Iraq Body
Count project. Military personnel are not counted from either
side, only civilians and only media reported deaths, no injuries,
just deaths...a situation that spun out of control in January
without any foundation of solid evidence but with plenty of
industrial strength spin by the Bush Administration.
8:40:36 PM PST
Music Break "George the 2nd" Mike Richards
8:42:15 PM PST
Patriot Act II Christopher Sprinkle interviewing Phil Gutis,
American Civil Liberties Union in Washington D.C., regarding
the House vote last night limiting the US law enforcement
from carrying out secret searches on people without notifying
them. 114 Republicans voted against the measure...very surprising!
8:48:09 PM PST
Music Break "God and the FBI" Janis Ian
8:42:15 PM PST
House decision on Media Ownership Christopher Sprinkle, interviewing
Norman Solomon, media analyst. "The Bush Administration
is pushing the limits of corporate flackery..." The House
of Reps vote shows the effect of grass roots organizing which
set out to energize the country against the monopoly bent
FCC. When William Safire, NOW and the NRA and the Consumers
Union all think the Powell Commission ideas are very dangerous
to the perpetuation of Democracy in the US the grass roots
were found and informed through the remnants of the public
broadcasting system and listener supported radio. Major dalies
in San Francisco (The Chronicle) were noticeably absent in
covering the FCC Powell hearing. A Bush veto is possible so
the grass roots effort needs to persist in keeping the Republicans
who voted against the Powell Commission recommendations on
the case for freedom of speech and freedom from secret searches.
Dennis comes back from vacation tomorrow so be sure to tune
in.
comments by michael jordan
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