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Today on Flashpoints:
A dozen more marines are killed in Ramadi during fierce confrontations
with Shia muslims loyal to Moqtada Sadr; meanwhile US attack
helicopters kill more than 20 in Fallujah. We feature reports
from the ground in Iraq and interviews with two middle eastern
scholars. Also Flashpoints Special Correspondent Lyn Duff
reports from Haiti on the continuing violence against pro-democracy
activists and the arrests of high-level Aristide officials.
And from New York, the Knight Report with Robert Knight;
5:01 PM PST
The Knight Report: An escalating quagmire in Iraq as continuing
resistance demonstrates the failure of mid-east style Vietnamization...
thousands more soldiers may be dispatched to quell the uprisings
which have claimed 130 lives, including as many as 3 dozen
Americans, and more than 300 wounded
Senator Kennedy: "Iraq is George Bush's Vietnam and
this country needs a new president"
Secretary Powell: "[Kennedy] should be a little more
restrained and careful in his comments because we are at war"
Hans Blix: "It's positive that Saddam and his bloody
regime is gone, but when one weighs the cost, it's clearly
the negative aspects that dominate"
5:06 PM PST
Iraq Inflamed: Mideast scholar Asad Abu Khalil is interviewed
by Dennis Bernstein, discusses the latest violence in Iraq
and the US attempts to minimize its importance as contrasted
with non-US coverage. Offended by satirical articles about
him in a local weekly paper, CPA head Paul Bremer, claiming
"false articles" and inciting violence against occupation
forces, closed the newspaper touching off a maelstrom of anti-occupation
demonstrations and attacks. More on Angry
Arab News Service
5:21 PM PST
Sunni and Shia Unity: Independent reporter and human rights
worker Dahr Jamail is inteviewed by Dennis Bernstein, and
describes the scene in Shia stronghold, Sadr City in Baghdad,
and reports from Fallujah, and the surrounding areas. Corpwatch
observer Pratap Chatergee reports on the Shia uprisings in
Baghdad in support of Moqtada Sadr and the beginning of cooperation
between Sunni and Shia muslims in the mounting resistance
to the occupation forces. Also discussed is the bonanza
for mercenaries in Iraq. For more information, visit Corpwatch
or WarProfiteers
5:43 PM PST
Behind the War on Terror: An excerpt of an interview with
author, human rights activist, political analyst and executive
director or the Institute
for Policy Research and Development based in Great Britain,
Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed who shares his insights into the predictable
unravelling in Iraq. The full interview with Dennis Bernstein
is scheduled to air tomorrow, Wednesday, 7 April.
5:48 PM PST
Musical Break
5:50 PM PST
Powell Parade in Haiti: Flashpoints Special Correspondent
Lyn Duff, on the ground in Port-au-Prince, Haiti is interviewed
by Nora Barrows-Friedman, as she describes the spectacle surrounding
Colin Powell's visit on Monday. Amid protestors calling for
elections and respect for the Haitian constitution, Powell
and Latortue announced plans to launch an investigation and
possible prosecution of President Aristide for war crimes
(hold on just a minute... who made war on whom and who pleaded
for peace here?) The situation in Bellaire is described as
"worse than the 1991 coup" with marine attacks and
killings in the poor neighborhoods.
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