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Today on Flashpoints:
Greg Palast catches the Florida Republicans red-handed trying
to disenfranchise the African-American community in the upcoming
vote; plus, Israeli occupying forces swarm into the Gaza strip,
killing Palestinians with new Hellfire missiles, we'll have
an eyewitness account from on the ground in Rafah; also, an
analysis of Sharon's decision on the Gaza so-called disengagement
plan; we'll also feature a discussion about the growing resistance
within the US military in Iraq; we begin a series which takes
a look at violence against women worldwide; and of course,
the Knight Report with Robert Knight;
5:01 PM PST
The Knight Report: Iraq's puppet Prime Minister blames Bush
for the deaths of 50 army recruits as rebels today claim the
abduction of a dozen more members of the so-called Iraqi National
Guard; 78 Muslims suffocate in police hands after a protest
against dubious terrorism arrests in Thailand; and the Bush
Administration now gives up entirely on the Geneva Conventions
in Iraq (Robert Knight)
5:05 PM PST
Report from Rafah: Mohammed Omar, journalist, webmaster of
www.rafahtoday.org,
describes Palestinians fleeing their homes tonight as Israeli
helicopter gunships and tanks menace Rafah, and the recent
shootings of 8 children in a UN school. Also discussed is
the recent intense October attacks on refugee camps in the
Gaza Strip (Nora)
5:20 PM PST
Palestine Analysis: Ali Abunimah, electronicintifada.net,
shares insight on the Israeli "disengagement" plan
for Gaza and concurrent expansion of settlements in the West
Bank (Dennis) For Iraq news also visit electroniciraq.net
5:28 PM PST
Iraq and US Soldiers: Dahr Jamail, journalist and webmaster
of www.dahrjamailiraq.com,
discusses the military resistance among US soldiers in Iraq,
equipment shortages and refusal to follow orders. Dahr also
reveals the propaganda behind the Fallujah attacks. (Nora)
Read Dahr's
article on the CommonDreams
website.
5:41 PM PST
Florida Election Worries: Greg Palast, investigative journalist,
with another shocking revelation of Florida election irregularities
- now revealing Republican plans to disrupt voting in heavily
African-American (and therefore heavily Democratic) Jacksonville
precincts. Also read details in his commentary The
Republican "Caging List" (Dennis)
5:46 PM PST
Domestic Violence: Andrea
Bible, Free Battered Women discusses the Habeas
Project recent legislation (SB1385)
to allow expert testimony on Battered Women's Syndrome to
be recognized retroactively. Nationally one in four women
have been the victims of imtimate partner violence, but slowly
progress is being made. The Free
Battered Women project (FBW) engages in creative solutions
to addressing the particular needs of incarcerated survivors
of domestic violence as part of the struggle to combat all
forms of violence against women. (Solange)
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