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Today on Flashpoints:
An eleven year old shot in the back by US-armed Haitian death
squad police as he attempted to go to school, as Prime Minister
Yvon Neptune finally goes to court; also, FBI documents bolster
allegations that the Koran was flushed down the toilet by
interrogators in Guantanamo; Ali Abunimah joins us to talk
about the Gaza-fication of Baghdad as a part of a new national
security crackdown in the city; and John Pilger's film, Stealing
A Nation, a troubling documentary of the Chagos Islands by
the British for a US military base;
5:01 PM PST
Update from Haiti: Kevin Pina describes unprovoked deadly
attacks on school children by Haitian National Police in Port
au Prince, and an update on former Prime Minister Yvon Neptune's
fight for his day in court. Also discussed is the role of
former death squad leader Guy Philippe. Read more on haitiaction.net
5:16 PM PST
Torture and Abuse by US Military Continues: Michael Ratner,
President, Center for Constitutional
Rights interviewed by Dennis Bernstein discusses the use
of torture by the US military in recent decades, and ongoing
direct violations of the Geneva Conventions.
Read the latest
on BBC World News - The US military finds at least five cases
of Koran 'mishandling'
5:26 PM PST
Iraq and Palestine: Ali Abunimah, co-founder, ElectronicIntifada.net
discusses the cordoning of Baghdad behind a security wall
with more than 600 checkpoints to restrict movement in and
out of the capital and similarities to Israeli mistreatment
of Palestinians. Also discussed are plans for new Israeli
settlement construction in Gaza in defiance of government
withdrawal promise.
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