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Today on Flashpoints:
An extended interview with former CIA officer Philip Agee
on the US program to destabilize the government of Hugo Chavez
in Venezuela. Also, remembering Archbishop Oscar Romero 25
years after his assassination by US-supported killers. We'll
also take a look at El Salvador's economy on the verge of
collapse. We'll feature our weekly environmental segment,
Earth Matters which hones in today on the slaughter of wolves
in Alaska. And the Knight Report;
5:01 PM PST
The Knight Report: More resistance attacks in Iraq, and a
shootout between Iraqi troops and police; a UN report criticizes
Lebanon's assassination probe; a military reprieve for Guatemala
from Donald Rumsfeld; and immunity for Chilean dictator Augusto
Pinochet in the killing of his predecessor. (Robert Knight)
5:05 PM PST
Philip Agee, Former CIA agent speaks on Venezuela: In his
books Inside
the Company and On the Run, Philip
Agee wrote about CIA destabilization activities in Chile,
El Salvador, Nicaragua, Cuba and now in Venezuela, predicting
many of the events which came to pass to overturn popular
governments in Latin America. Agee discusses some of the tactics
used recently in Venezuela, funded by Washington-based "consulting"
organizations under the control of the US embassy. For more
details, read Jonah
Gindin's article on Zmag. (Dennis)
5:26 PM PST
Remembering Archbishop Romero and El Salvador Today: Francisco
Herrera, Poet, musician and activist, with Burke Stansbury,
Program Director CISPES
share background on the murder of Archbishop Oscar Romero,
and current opposition to the US-backed CAFTA trade agreement,
and the crisis triggered by the dollarization of El Salvador's
currency. (Solange)
5:38 PM PST
Musical Break Francisco Herrera (followed by more on El Salvador
with Francisco Herrera and Burke Stansbury)
5:48 PM PST
Earth Matters: In violation of federal law, state sanctioned
aerial gunmen indiscriminently terrorize and kill hundreds
of wolves. Incredibly, their goal is to increase moose populations
for trophy hunting, in spite of a lack of supporting biological
science. Karen Deatherage of Defenders
of Wildlife is interviewed. For more information visit
the Defenders of Wildlife Wolves
in Alaska page and read Karen's article Wolf
Control Programs are Ill-Advised. (Amanda Bellerby)
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