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Today on Flashpoints:
The General Council for the government of Haiti in the United
States speaks out against US support of right-wing opposition
in Haiti;
Robert Fisk discusses the ongoing violence in Iraq;
and Larry Everest talks about Empire and the US Global Agenda;
5:01 PM PST
Undermining Democracy: Ira Kurzban, Council for the Govenment
of Haiti, is interviewed by Nora Barrows-Friedman, as he reveals
the methodical destabilization process perfected by the US
over the last 15 years, and hints at the motivation behind
eliminating popular democracies in the Western Hemisphere.
In the absence of an army to control the populace, economic
sanctions are imposed to sabotage efforts to help the poor,
leaving popular leaders unable to fulfill promises of aid.
Aristide, like Chavez in Venezuela, was elected by the poor
and in serving their interests represents a threat to the
elite, and to the exploitive free-trade agenda of more powerful
economies.
5:18 PM PST
The Beating Goes On: Award-winning British Journalist Robert
Fisk with the London Independent on the phone from Ireland
talks with Nora Barrows-Friedman about continuing violence
in Iraq, the increasing death tolls for US soldiers and Iraqi
citizens, and the anger behind attacks on police and US forces.
On the recent police station bombing in Fallujah, Robert Fisk
observes "two things that are perfectly clear - the first
is that the Resistance ... have got a good deal more ... daring
[and] certainly coordinated ... The other, and potentially
much more serious issue for President Bush is the fact that
the Americans themselves now acknowledge that this attack
on the police station was not carried out by 'foriegn fighters',
but by Iraqis themselves." Also discussed are recent
articles "The
Fantasy of Democracy in an Arab State" and the
story of brutality by British soldiers at Camp Bucca
5:38 PM PST
Oil, Power and Empire: Excerpts from a recent talk by Larry
Everest and Daniel Ellsberg in Berkeley covering the central
strategic role of the Iraq invasion in the US plan to ensure
adequate security of energy for the coming decades.
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