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Today on Flashpoints:
War, children and media: Iraq at the boiling point in Najaf
and Baghdad, we'll have deep analysis of the current crisis
and media shut-out in Iraq, and we'll go to Baghdad for a
look on how this war is affecting children in particular;
plus, we'll hear from a member of the United Nations Office
of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs on the massacre
in Burundi; we'll play excerpts from the radically uncompromising
film documentary Hijacking Catastrophe; and the Knight Report;
5:01 PM PST
The Knight Report: American Blackhawk helicopters ferry a
US-backed delegation to Najaf, where Saudi Arabia, Iran, the
Vatican and the United Nations are all seeking an end to the
continuing American seige; Israeli general and Prime Minister
Ariel Sharon is pushing a thousand more Jewish homes for occupied
Palestine; the Pentagon says "not so fast!" to Halliburton
payments; and Cassini makes a useful discovery at Saturn.
5:06 PM PST
Character of Resistance: Asad Abu Khalil, editor of the AngryArab
weblog and author of The Battle for Saudi Arabia, interviewed
by Nora Barrows-Friedman, discusses US miscalculation of Iraqi
resistance.
5:18 PM PST
Report from Baghdad on Iraqi Children: Peggy Gish, member
of Christian Peacemaker Teams, www.cpt.org,
interviewed by Nora Barrows-Friedman relates observations
and experiences with children in war-torn Iraq. Read the August
CPT Iraq report for more information. Check the CPT Iraq
program website
or the publisher, Herald
Press, for Peggy Gish's upcoming book Iraq: A Journey
of Hope and Peace.
5:32 PM PST
Music Break
5:33 PM PST
Massacre in Burundi: Steve O'Malley, UN OCHA, interviewed
by Nora Barrows-Friedman, describes the brutal attack last
week on a UN refugee camp in Burundi which left 160 people
dead - mostly women and children.
5:43 PM PST
Hijacking Catastrophe: 9/11, Fear & the Selling of American
Empire: Documentary by the Media
Education Foundation. For more information, including
a summary, reviews and articles, visit the Hijacking Catastrophe
website.
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