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Today on Flashpoints:
Haitian death squad activists given the keys to the city of
Port-au-Prince as the US-installed government continues to
beat, kidnap, arrest and kill members of Jean Bertrand Aristide's
Lavalas movement for democracy, we'll have an update on the
arrest of leading pro-democracy activist and Aristide friend
Father Gerard Jean Juste; also, an expanded report on the
killing in Gaza and the specific impact on children and their
families; and the Knight Report;
5:01 PM PST
The Knight Report: Three dozen people die on the eve of Ramadan
in Iraq, as US bombers punish the people of Fallujah and resistance
fighters hit the United States highest security 'Green Zone'
in Baghdad; and in Jerusalem, Muslim pilgrims will see the
al-Aqsa shrine after all, despite threatened Israeli restrictions
(Robert Knight)
5:05 PM PST
Breaking news from Haiti: Kevin Pina, special correspondent
in Port-au-Prince describes the arrest of popular priest Father
Gerard Jean Juste, and the massing of armed former death squad
killers in Port au Prince in anticipation of pro-Aristide
demonstrations on the 10th anniversary of his return in 1994.
The US-installed government has forbidden demonstrations on
the October 15th anniversary, and Lavalas supporters fear
violence at the hands of former death squad gunmen brought
to the capital in the last few days. The stage is set for
a bloodbath at the hands of the puppet government under the
gaze of the UN peacekeeping forces. Visit
the website of the Haiti Action Committee for up-to-date
information (Dennis Bernstein)
5:18 PM PST
Report from Gaza: Laila el-Haddad, correspondent for al-Jazeera
and FSRN reports on the
horrific targeting of schools, killing of Palestinian children
and civilians, ambulances, destruction of homes, and land
confiscations by Israeli military forces (Nora Barrows-Friedman)
5:31 PM PST
Palestinian Mental Health Workers: Siham Rashid and Rana Nashashibi,
Palestinian Counseling Center,
describe the effect of the world's apathy towards the daily
atrocities faced by Palestinians. Siham and Rana will also
be speaking at the Middle
East Childrens Alliance in Berkeley on Saturday Oct 16
at 4PM-6PM.
Call (510) 548-0542 for information.
5:45 PM PST
Break For KPFA Fund Drive: Dennis Bernstein and Barbara Lubin
of the Middle East Childrens Alliance provide more details
of the murderous situation and imminent humanitarian crisis
in the Gaza Strip
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