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Today on Flashpoints:
Vice President Dick Cheney faces possible indictment in an
international bribery scandal stemming from Halliburton's
collaboration in a Nigerian natural gas project; also, Catherine
Austin Fitts on Cheney's ongoing domestic scandals and Halliburton's
near-bankruptcy before it was given sweetheart no-bid contracts
in Iraq; plus, the latest in the ongoing assault on the residents
on Beit Hanoun in the Gaza strip; and of course the Knight
Report;
5:01 PM PST
The Knight Report: Iraqi resistance celebrates Bastille Day
with the biggest attacks against US occupation since June
28th; the Philippines removes a few troops to save the lives
of a hostage and 4000 of its workers in Iraq; Britain whitewashes
a report on Prime Minister and Islamic scholar Tony Blair's
rush to war in Iraq; and a member of Congress speaks out against
possible plans to cancel the Presidential election.
Anyone who would suggest that elections should be
moved for reasons of terrorist disruption or anything of
that sort is off base... The idea of postponing elections
is the stuff of banana republics and we dare not do that
in the Unites States
NJ Rep. Rush Holt
5:08 PM PST
Report from Gaza: Mohammed Ali, interviewed by Nora Barrows-Freeman,
reveals details of the latest in the 4th week of attacks in
the Israeli assault on Beit Hanoun. Read a summary
of earlier attacks.
For more on the crisis and to contribute for humanitarian
relief in Beit Hanoun, visit the Middle
East Childrens Alliance
5:19 PM PST
Dennis Bernstein, back in the studio, and a Musical Break
5:22 PM PST
Cheney Bribery Scandal In Nigeria: Lucy Komisar, investigative
reporter, interviewed by Dennis Bernstein, discusses allegations
in Africa
Confidential of $180million in illegal commisions paid
in a Nigerian natural gas export project by Halliburton subsidiary
Kellogg, Brown and Root. Catherine Austin Fitts, President
of Solari
joins the discussion of Halliburton's $1 billion per month
earnings from its Iraq contracts. Also read a Corpwatch article
about Halliburton bribes to nigerian officials in 2003.
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