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 9/30
There is no Flashpoints broadcast this evening. The hour has
been devoted to Pacifica's live coverage of the first Presidential
Debate of 2004. Round one of the Presidential debates takes
place this evening in Florida with the most controlled debate
format in US history. Listen
to the KPFA archive, and then please verify that you are
registered to vote and raise your political voice this election.
9/29
International peace activists accompanying Palestinian children
to school beaten by Israeli settlers near Hebron, we’ll
have a report from one victim speaking to us from the hospital
room; plus, Republicans in Ohio conspire to steal that swing
state for Bush; an update on the severe humanitarian crisis
in Haiti; and the Knight Report;
9/28
US war planes slam into Fallujah; Hostages from Bridge to
Baghdad, and others, are released after 3 weeks in captivity;
Catherine Austin Fitts on Bush, Enron, and the continuing
war on the poor; Indigenous people under siege in Guatemala;
And, of course, the Knight Report;
9/27
Israeli troops storm into the West Bank and Gaza, killing
several and invading a hospital, we speak to Kristen Ess about
the latest attacks and the expanding settlements by the Israeli
colonizers. How the Bush administration is planning to steal
the Presidential election, we'll speak with Greg Palast on
why he's concerned with New Mexico. Bush cronyism and the
energy policies of the White House.
9/24
More Israeli invasions into Gaza, we discuss the latest in
the attacks with a young journalist under siege in Gaza city;
plus, a freewheeling discussion with noted author and scholar
Michael Parenti on why he’s voting for John Kerry;
9/23
Dozens killed in car bomb attacks and escalating US aerial
bombings, we’ll speak with Patrick Cockburn about the
continuing disaster in Iraq; plus, deep analysis of the regional
political crisis with Rahul Mahajan; Israel purchases 5000
so-called smart bombs in an unprecedented 319 million dollar
arms deal with their main supplier, the United States; also,
how you can make a difference in Palestine; a report from
Haiti; how Schwarzenegger continues his war against immigrants
in California; and the Knight Report;
9/22
Attacks unleashed on the streets of Baghdad as more car bombs
explode and US warplanes target civilian neighborhoods in
Sadr City, killing dozens; plus, Haiti under a siege of floods,
we’ll talk with Kevin Pina and Congresswoman Maxine
Waters about the unfolding political and humanitarian crisis;
also, a look at the war on youth through the eyes of the juvenile
justice system, we’ll feature a brand new documentary
entitiled Juvies and interviews with the director and a formerly
incarcerated young man; and the Knight Report;
9/21
We’ll have an analysis of Bush’s fantasy speech
at the UN about the burgeoning democracy in Iraq, we’ll
talk about the latest bloodshed in Iraq with Asad Abu-Khalil;
plus, more targeted assassinations in Gaza, we’ll speak
with UC Berkeley scholar Dr. Bishara Doumani about his recent
time in Palestine; a report from the ground on Haiti after
the flood which has killed over 700 people in the last few
days; and the Knight Report;
9/20
More US assaults on Fallujah, we’ll go to Baghdad for
a full report on the latest attacks. Alexander Cockburn talks
about his latest book with Jeffrey St. Clair on the tight
harmony of the two major political parties, A Dime’s
Worth of Difference: Beyond the Lesser of Two Evils. The upcoming
trainings with the International Solidarity Movement (ISM).
How women are affecting powerful change in the western hemisphere;
and the Knight Report;
9/17
US forces attack civilians in Fallujah, leaving over 50 dead,
we’ll have a report from Baghdad with a humanitarian
aid worker to asses the current slaughter; Plus, a very special
segment with revolutionary poet Naomi Shihab Nye, she’ll
read some of her work and talk about Palestine, Iraq and poetry
in this time of despair; and Flashpoints en Español;
9/16
A secret Defense Department report warns of civil war in Iraq.
We'll have deep analysis of the current situation with noted
author and scholar Rahul Mahajan. Plus the United States is
engaged in a quiet nuclear war with the people of Iraq and
its own soldiers. We'll speak with Major Doug Rokke about
the depleted uranium being used wantonly in the region. We'll
talk to Kathy Kelly about the movement to resist the war.
Also, further persecution of activists of color. And the Knight
Report;
9/15
A day of blood, occupation and resistance, we’ll have
an on the ground report on the latest situation in Baghdad
with Patrick Cockburn of the Independent of London; also,
Palestinians in Jenin and Nablus suffer intensified Israeli
attacks that kill a dozen in two days, including an eleven
year old girl shot in the face; plus, a report from Haiti,
still under severe occupation by the US-supported death squads;
also, Texans for Truth offer a $50,000 reward for the proof
of Bush’s military service; and the Knight Report;
9/14
A bloody nightmare of a day in Iraq leaves more than 75 dead
and over 100 wounded. We'll have a report from Patrick Cockburn
of the Independent of London. Also, as Bush speaks to the
National Guard today in Las Vagas, military families protest
the war and his own checkered military record. An international
scholar makes the case for war crimes against the Bush Administration
based on new revelations by Seymour Hersh. Plus, we'll take
a look at the immigrant revolution as students nationwide
fast for their rights for education. And the Knight Report;
9/13
US Forces kill 16 more Iraqi civilians in sweeping aerial
bombardments in Fallujah and Baghdad; We'll have two reports
from on the ground on the ongoing crises. A new book by Pulitzer
Prize winner Seymour Hersh states there was knowledge of abuse
and potential war crimes at the highest level of the Bush
Administration as early as Autumn 2002. We'll hear excerpts
from an interview broadcast earlier today on WNYC in New York
City. And the Robert Knight Report;
9/10
More deaths in occupied Iraq, we’ll have a full report
with Patrick Cockburn on the most recent US attacks; nuclear
whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu violates the Israel government-imposed
gag order andspeaks about his time in prison and talks about
who the real nuclear threat is in the Middle East; plus, immigrant
drivers license rights head to theGovernator’s office;
and Flashpoints En Espanol speaks with Fernando Suarezde Solar,
father of the first Mexican marine killed in Iraq;
9/9
Israeli colonizing forces continue to slam into the Gaza Strip,
killing another teenager. We'll have a full report from a
physician on the ground. Plus, a very special segment with
musician and activist Michael Franti, speaking about his recent
experiences in Palestine and Iraq, and sharing some live music
with us. A hard-hitting overview from Catherine Austin Fitts
on the Citizens Commission's response to the 9/11 coverup.
And the Knight Report;
9/8
Another bloody day in Iraq as US warplanes continue to pound
Fallujah, we’ll have an extensive report from Baghdad
and analysis with As’ad Abu-Khalil. The continuing reign
of terror of the US-supported death squads in Haiti, we’ll
go to Port-au-Prince for a full update; and, from New York
the Robert Knight Report;
9/7
US led assaults on Sadr City and Fallujah leave dozens dead
and hundreds wounded. We'll have a report from Baghdad on
the ongoing crisis in Iraq, including breaking news on the
suspicious kidnapping of international humanitarian aid workers.
Plus fourteen deaths in Gaza in a massive overnight raid and
the ongoing murderous policies of the Sharon government. We'll
have a full report from the West Bank. And an overview of
the erosion of civil liberties following the RNC and on the
approaching third anniversary of our 9/11;
9/6
Today on a special Labor Day Edition of Flashpoints, a freewheeling
discussion with activists from the International Solidarity
Movements and their work inside Palestine and their struggle
with the Israeli Government. Plus a tribute to labor activist
Mother Jones by Utah Phillips and Ani di Franco. All this
straight ahead on Flashpoints;
9/3
Interviews with Michael Moore and Danny Glover. A Roundtable
discussion on Police Brutality at the Republican National
Convention. The Block Report with a rare interview with Iman
Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin formerly known as H. Rap Brown from
behind prison bars. Plus an interview with Palestinian activist
Ms. Hamad who talks about her trip to the West Band and shares
some of her recent work with us;
9/2
From Madison Square Garden, we spend most of the hour with
Robert Fisk, evaluating the merits of the Bush war policy
that the Republicans are so proud to run on; and an extended
edition of the Knight Report;
9/1
New York City becomes a Police State as Cheney and Bush arrive
for the Republican Party Coronation. We'll talk about police
violence in this armed camp, and we'll talk about those most
vulnerable under the new draconian laws of the Patriot Act.
I'm talking about the immigrants. Also we'll look at how the
Drug War paved the way to the Patriot Act. And the Knight
Report;
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