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Today on Flashpoints:
Palestinian former political prisoners speak out about the system of torture and oppression inside Israeli prisons; we'll speak to a Latin American human rights activist who interrupted John Negroponte's senate confirmation hearings today; Plus, environmental activists sue law enforcement for pepper spray torture during a nonviolent demonstration; and the Knight Report;

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5:01 PM PST
The Knight Report, Robert Knight

5:05 PM PST
Negroponte Hearings Interrupted, Andrés Tomás Contreras, human rights activist, www.hiddeninplainsight.org, www.mayispeakfreely.org

5:16 PM PST
Palestinian Political Prisoners, Akram al-Ayasa and Sahar Francis, http://sumoud.tao.ca, www.justiceinpalestine.net

5:51 PM PST
Pepper Spray Trial Begins, Karen Pickett, Director for Bay Area Coalition for Headwaters

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