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Today on Flashpoints:
An on-the-ground report from Haiti, where the body count continues
to rise; Palestinian leaders question the circumstances of
today's capture on camera of an alleged Palestinian bomber;
ISM activist Laura Gordon talks about her time in Gaza, in
part 2 of our interview; an excerpt of a discussion on the
questions surrounding 9/11 and the current investigations;
and a look at the day-laborer situation for immigrants;
5:01 PM PST
Return to Haiti: Flashpoints Special Correspondent Lyn Duff,
now back in Haiti, interviewed by Nora Barrows-Friedman describes
the unreported persecution and targeting of pro-democracy
Haitians, arbitrary imprisonments, house-burnings, non-judicial
killings.
5:11 PM PST
Child of Terror: Amer Abdelhadi, director of KPFA radio sister
station Tariq Al Mahabeh in Nablus, Palestine, is interviewed
by Dennis, trying to discover the real story behind the widely
publicized "capture" of a young Palestinian at a
military checkpoint. Radio Tariq Al Mahabeh was present while
the troubled youth was paraded before the assembled press,
and Amer Abdelhadi provides a different perspective on events,
and speculates on motives behind the apparently staged affair
and similar performances. Also discussed is the recent tragic
killing by Israelis of Muhamed Abuhalimeh, a young Palestinian
journalist in the Balata refugee camp. Email Amer Abdelhadi
at Radio Tariq Al Mahabeh
for information on conditions and events in and around Nablus,
and the pain and destruction being spread by the Israeli military.
5:28 PM PST
One-Way Gate to Misery: International Solidarity Movement
activist Laura Gordon , Interviewed by Nora Barrows-Friedman,
recounts her first visit to Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip
last year and how the journey completely reshaped her understanding
of the conflict.
5:37 PM PST
Musical Break
5:39 PM PST
The New Pearl Harbor: An excerpt from Friday's interview with
David Ray Griffin, author of The New Pearl Harbor: Disturbing
Questions About the Bush Administration and 9/11, on glaring
inconsistencies about the terrible events of that tragic day.
Tune in tomorrow for the full story.
5:42 PM PST
Musical Break
5:43 PM PST
Street Hires - The Battle to Displace Day Laborers: Renee
Salcedo, immigrant attorney with La
Raza Centro Legal, is interviewed by Solange Echeverria,
discussing the struggles of day laborer advocacy programs,
recent victories and retaliatory withdrawal of funding by
the SF mayor's office. Organization, particularly by female
workers, has been a critical factor in creating an audible
political voice. To support the San Francisco Day Labor Program,
or for more information: (415) 252-5375 or visit the website.
Better yet - hire these workers for moving, painting, construction,
gardening, house-cleaning!
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