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Today on Flashpoints:
We go to the Republican National Convention, we'll feature
interviews with Michael Franti, Michael Moore, Danny Glover
and Eve Ensler. We present Salem Salebs report from on the
ground in Iraq. And the Robert Knight Report;
5:01 PM PST
The Knight Report with Robert Knight.
5:05 PM PST
Iraq Ground Report. Nora Barrows Friedman introduces Pacifica
correspondent Salam
Talib. Salam was in Najaf over the weekend and gives ongoing
updates and coverage.
5:12 PM PST
Dennis Bernstein reports on the Republican Convention from
Madison Square Garden, 'Lockdown Central' in New York City.
He reviews the news with Robert Knight, including recently
released reports on torture and the current administrations
legal culpability. They discuss police abuse and the political
pressures and scares directed on the March organizers.
5:22 PM PST
Music: Bomb The World - Michael Franti. Lyrics . Audio from
Live Music Archive.
5:24 PM PST
World Trade Center / Ground Zero Observance. RingOut
- Ringout the Republicans with Christian Harold. Saturday
August 28th, Bell Ringers surrounding the site at Ground Zero
to commemorate those killed in the Tower attacks. Thousands
of bells rang to commemorate the loss and to symbolize the
freedoms that the Bush administration is trying to take away
in the name of War on Terror.
Dennis interviews the mother of Sgt.
Sherwood Baker, whose son was the first National Guardsman
to be killed in war since 1945. He died April 26, 2004 in
Baghdad after being in Iraq for only six weeks. Her message
to "Bring 'Em On" GW Bush: "If you believe
so strongly in this war, which one of your children will you
urge to sign up to replace my son?".
5:36 PM PST
The Thousand Coffins March. Comments for Marchers in NYC.
Young people of America are in these coffins-we do not want
them in harms way, we want them here at home.
We carry coffins to show the death toll that Bush's lies
are causing. Sounds from the half million march in Manhatten.
5:38 PM PST
Interview with Michael Franti. Why hecame 3,000 miles to be
a Peace Maker. Joining the 500,000 saying no to the Bush agenda.
When I vote this year, I'm not just voting for myself. I am
voting for those who are the subjects of this empire. His
visit to Palestine and Iraq and seeing first hand how our
exploitive foreign policies affect the world negatively.
5:50 PM PST
Flashpoints in Espanol with Miguel Guerrero.
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