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Today on Flashpoints:
An extended interview with Dr. Hans von Sponeck, the former
United Nations Assistant Secretary-General, and former head
of the Iraq “Oil for Food” program; also two-time
Nobel Prize nominee Kathy Kelly speaks out against the war;
we'll hear about a national protest and hunger strike against
the crackdown on immigrants; and the Knight Report;
5:01 PM PST
The Knight Report
Iraqi resistance stages a Têt-style attack on an Iraqi
police station and free three dozen prisoners while President
Bush insists that all is well with the Iraqi occupation and
calls for a US presence at least until 2008.
5:06 PM PST
The United Nations and Iraq- Dr. Hans Von Sponek, former United
Nations assistant Secretary General, former head of the UN
Oil for Food program discusses the pattern of controlled chaos
that was intended to solidify US control of Iraqi oil resources,
and the Bush administration's willful disregard of UN Security
Council concensus against war in Iraq. Those in the San Francisco
Bay Area can hear
Dr. von Sponeck on Thursday March 23 at 7:30PM at the
Berkeley Friends Church at Cedar and Sacramento Streets in
Berkeley, California. Click here
or call (510) 538-0209 for more information.
Kathy Kelly, second-time Nobel Prize nominee and cofounder
of Voices in the Wilderness
also describes her work in Iraq and how we can all influence
decision-makers and help change policy.
5:50 PM PST
A National Protest and Hunger Strike Against the Crackdown
on Immigrants- Arnoldo Garcia, live in the studio reports
on a 7-day hunger strike protesting the Arlen Spector bill
(HR4437) that would criminalize providing aid to undocumented
immigrants. Let your state Senators know you oppose this draconian
bill before it comes to the Senate floor on Monday March 28,
2006 (Contact pages for Dianne
Feinstein and Barbara
Boxer)
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