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Today on Flashpoints:
An Israeli Cabinet Minister Openly Discusses the Assasination
of Palestinian President and Nobel Pece Laureate Yassar Arafat;
The WTO Ministerial Collapses in Response to Resistance by
Developing Nations and Activists;
Rutgers University in New Jersey Attempts to Cancel a National
Conference in Support of Palestinian Liberation. Bush on the
Stump for Coal as An Alternative Energy Source;
The Knight Report
5:01 PM PST
The Knight Report: Saudi Arabia Prison Fire in Riyad. Middle
East News Line alleges Bush Administration ordered a halt
to Israeli scheme to raid Palestinian HQ and capture Yassar
Arafat. Threats of Assassination of Arafat by Sharon government.
5:07 PM PST
WTO Torn Down in Cancun, Mexico: Dennis interviews phone guest
Luke Anderson. Moving and disturbing suicide protest by South
Korean activists cause breakdown in WTO meeting. The suicide
reveals deep opposition to the WTO seen by campesinos and
delegations from other countries.
5:17 PM PST
Music Break:
5:18 PM PST
Yassar Arafat Wanted Dead or Alive: Jess Ghannam, UC Berkeley
Psychology Professor. If public talk shows discussed the pros
and cons of taking out Sharon, the world and especially the
US would respond in horror. Why is revulsion not shown over
the current rhetoric and threats Israel is currently making?
5:30 PM PST
Music Break
5:31 PM PST
Divestment Conference Hits Road-Block at Rutger's: Dennis
Bernstein interviews Charlotte Kates, Palestinian Solidarity
Movement and Ellias Rashmawi, Free Palestine Alliance
How Rutger's tries to shut down and downplay this Solidarity
Movement while upholding Israeli support.
5:45 PM PST
Music Break
5:46 PM PST
Bush Looks After his Coal Buddies: Interview with Tyson Slocum
of Citizen's Action Group Kenny Lay's contributions make him
untouchable as he walks away with hundreds of millions if
not billions. Criminal charges are nowhere to be found, but
the Enron Energy Policies are alive and well in this latest
round.
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