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Today on Flashpoints:
US occupation forces continue their assault on the Imam Ali
shrine in Najaf. We'll have a full report from the ground.
We take a look at the Pentagon-appointed so-called independent
investigation into the crimes at Abu Graib and Guantanomo.
Plus, we'll have a discussion on the story of women raped
and attacked in India who are fighting back. And the Knight
Report;
5:01 PM PST
The Knight Report: The final showdown nears in Najaf, and
a Pentagon panel whitewashes torture and abuse at Abu Graib.
Capt. William Ponce, Jr in an intelligence memo to interrogators:
"The gloves are coming off, gentlemen, regarding
these detainees. Colonel Bolts has made it clear that we
want these individuals broken"
Read the Schlesinger
Report (PDF, 5.7MB) which blames local commanders, but
also lays institutional and personal responsibility with leaders
up the chain of command in Washington.
5:05 PM PST
Disabled in Abu Graib: Pacifica correspondent Salam
Talib reports from Baghdad on the situation in Najaf.
Salam also talks about the US raid which resulted in his brother's
tragic imprisonment and torture in Abu Graib that has left
him paralyzed and disabled.
5:21 PM PST
Musical Break
5:24 PM PST
The Schlesinger Report: Michael Ratner of the Center
for Constitutional Rights, interviewed by Nora Barrows-Friedman,
discusses the culpability of Washington and Pentagon officials
under US War Crimes statutes. The abuse has been shown to
be more widespread than previously reported. Read the Schlesinger
Report (PDF, 5.7MB)
5:38 PM PST
Musical Break
5:40 PM PST
Victims of Violence - Women in India: Angana
Chatterji, professor in Social and Cultural Anthropology
at the California
Institute of Integral Studies, interviewed by Solange
Echeverria, talks about the case against 5 Indian women accused
in the killing of a suspected serial rapist. The legal framework
which failed to protect women in India now threatens to further
victimize them.
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