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Today on Flashpoints:
An on-the-ground update on the violence and civil unrest in
Haiti;
we speak to a Venezuelan activist about the destabilization
process already in the works for Venezuela;
and a broadcast of the radical documentary, Uncovered: The
Whole Truth about the Iraq War;
5:01 PM PST
Direct From Haiti: Flashpoints Special Correspondent Kevin
Pina is interviewed by Nora Barrows-Friedman. In Port-Au-Prince
there are no blockades and no sign of armed Aristide supporters.
Armed former military leaders from the Dominican Republic
have seized northern towns and continue to terrorize the countrywith
US-made weapons. Aristide again called for an end to violence
and extended an invitation to opposition groups to begin negotiations.
The AP and mainstream media continue to spread misinformation
and accuse Aristide of violence and misconduct. Haitians brace
for civil war and pledge support for the democratically elected
Aristide government. More at DemocracyNow!
Listen (RealAudio)
and Haiti
Action Network and read the OAS resolution of Support
for Public Order and Democracy in Haiti (PDF format).
5:07 PM PST
Venezuela Destabilization: Venezuelan Solidarity Committee
member Eva Gollinger speaking with Associate Producer Solange
Echeverria provides an update of the Chavez Recall referendum
vote-count which has uncovered fraudulent petition signatures.
Efforts to certify the signature count have been slowed by
the discovery of thousands of petitions with the same handwriting,
signatures of deceased and underaged persons, and unverifiable
partial thumbprints. Overseen by a court-appointed committee
and international observers from the Carter
Center and OAS,
the signature count is expected to be announced on February
28th. If sufficient signatures are certified (2.4 million),
a recall election would follow within 90 days. Chavez continues
to enjoy majority popular support, but documents
obtained under the US Freedom of Information Act show that
the US State Department gave $1M to opposition groups through
the misnamed National
Endowment for Democracy. Representing a significant jump
in funding, the documents raise questions about the State
Department's intentions toward the Chavez government. For
more informations, read the OAS
Press Release affirming support for Aristides government
and the CARICOM initiative. More information at venuzuelanalysis.com
5:29 PM PST
UNCOVERED: The Whole Truth About the Iraq War - Excerpts from
the hard-hitting documentary co-produced by MoveOn.org
detail the misuse of intelligence to exaggerate the case for
invading Iraq.
"The Bush Administration officials either routinely
said or tried to give the impression that if Iraq had not
fully accounted for all or some of a certain item related
to chemical or biological weapons, then it must be there,
and that;s not at all what the inspectors said or found..."
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