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 1/31
Today on a special national edition of Flashpoints, we feature
live reports from Flashpoints unembedded special correspondent
Dahr Jamail; we’ll also hear from London Independent
reporter Robert Fisk, Baghdad-based human rights activist
Iman, we’ll have reports from Kurdish-controlled Iraq
and Washington DC, reflections from People’s History
of the United States author Howard Zinn, renowned novelist
and essayist Gore Vidal; and we’ll conclude with an
online radio photo gallery with Dahr Jamail;
1/28
We go to Baghdad for a full report on the latest attacks in
Iraq heading toward Sunday’s planned elections. A three
year old Palestinian girl is shot and killed by Israeli soldiers
in Gaza as a humanitarian disaster brews. Attacks on the Achenese
people continue as families search for the dead. Solange Echeverria
reports from the World Social Forum and Flashpoints en Espanol;
1/27
Pre-election violence in Iraq continues to rock the capitol
and take a death toll around the country; also, Howard Zinn,
author of A People's History of the United States, reflects
on war and peace and torture sixty years after the liberation
of Auchwitz; Father Gerard Jean-Juste just back from South
Africa from meeting with his close friend and ally, Jean Bertrand
Aristide; day laborers shot as violence against immigrant
workers soars; and the Knight Report;
1/26
In the bloodiest day for US forces, more than three dozen
soldiers are killed in bombings and an apparent helicopter
crash. The US Senate Judiciary Committee sends Bush’s
pro-torture Attorney General nominee to the full Senate for
confirmation. A new weekly environmental segment, Earth Matters.
Solange Echeverria anticipates the opening of the World Social
Forum in Brazil; and the Knight Report;
1/25
Dahr Jamail reports on ongoing violence and focuses on the
street war against Iraqi women; plus, Israel engineers a major
steal of land in East Jerusalem; Bob Parry talks about three
hundred million dollars missing from Iraq and how it relates
to the Salvador Option; and the Knight Report;
1/24
A brazen attack on the party headquarters of US-installed
puppet prime minister and confirmed mass murderer Iyad Allawi.
In Haiti, UN troops continue to collaborate with Haitian National
Police and death squads to crush the pro-democracy movement;
plus, an in-depth discussion on US policy towards Iran and
Israel in the context of US saber-rattling. More on US torture
squads as a special counsel for Human Rights Watch calls for
war crimes investigations; and the Knight Report;
1/21
Dahr Jamail reports on the intensifying urban war on the streets
of Baghdad; the lives of hundreds of thousands of Acehnese
hang in the balance as the Indonesian military carries on
its war against the Gam and the people. Ralph Nader responds
to Bush’s coronation and gives his views on war and
peace, healthcare and the domestic economy; a commentary by
Miguel Molina and Flashpoints en Espanol;
1/20
We report on Bush’s wars and occupations; we’ll
feature special reports from Haiti, Indonesia, Iraq, Palestine;
we’ll also have reports from major protests in progress
in San Francisco and Houston; plus, a hard-hitting interview
with independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader; and the
Knight Report;
1/19
A series of explosions rock Flashpoints special correspondent
Dahr Jamail out of bed, as the death toll continues to grow
in the run-up to the planned elections; a report on the 7,000
Palestinians stranded at the Rafah checkpoint in Gaza; also,
an update on the situation in Aceh, where the death toll has
been adjusted upwards by 50,000; a post-mortem on the state-sponsored
killing of Donald Beardsley; the latest information on the
medicinal uses of marijuana; and the Knight Report;
1/18
Iran in the crosshairs: New revelations about Pentagon plans
for military action against Iran; plus, our special correspondent
in Baghdad reports on the killing fields in occupied Iraq;
also, San Quentin death row prisoner Donald Beardslee is denied
clemency by Arnold Schwartzenegger, we'll have a full update
on tonight's state-sponsored killing; and the Knight Report;
1/17
The Freedom: Shadows and Hallucinations in Occupied Iraq,
we’ll have an extended conversation with Christian Parenti
on his new book that looks at the impact of the US war against
Iraq; and a reading of a weblog entry written by a 25 year
old Iraqi woman on everyday life under occupation. Today is
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr's Day;
1/14
Dahr Jamail reports on his visit with Iraqis, held captive
in a form of collective punishment within their own village
by US occupation forces. Depleted Uranium expert Major Doug
Rokke talks about the latest reports regarding a growing number
of children being born without eyes. Human rights lawyers
file suit against CIA asset and alleged Haitian mass murderer
Toto Constante. Death row prisoner Donald Beardsley moves
one step closer to the needle, we’ll have a report on
his clemency hearing from Sacramento. A commentary by Miguel
Molina and Flashpoints en Espanol;
1/13
Dahr Jamail continues his reports on the murder and mayhem
resulting from U.S. occupation, Israeli snipers shoot an unarmed
man through the head as he tried to drive his pregnant wife
to the doctor to give birth. Heroes or villains, gulf war
veterans roam the streets as the forgotten patriots and Barbara
Lubin talks about the Israeli Bus encampment;
1/12
The search for Iraqi WMDs: the CIA comes back empty-handed
from Iraq, while US forces continue to bomb and pollute the
country with depleted uranium. We'll have a full report from
Dahr Jamail; plus, Israeli forces attack sleeping residents
of Gaza City in expanded series of invasions. Greg Palast
on CBS's phony - Independent investigation into Rather-Gate.
A call-to arms at the Counter - Inaugural Demonstrations in
DC. Christian Parenti on the price of freedom purchased in
Iraq. And the Knight Report;
1/11
Another nightmare of a day in Iraq, we'll get a full report
from our special correspondent Dahr Jamail in Baghdad; plus,
we'll hear from Medea Benjamin and a physician just back from
a grassroots humanitarian mission to deliver medical aid to
Fallujah refugees; also, Phyllis Bennis on the outcome of
the Palestinian elections and the future of the Israeli occupation;
a live update from Port-au-Prince as Haitian death squads
continue their violence against pro-democracy activists; and
the Knight Report;
1/10
The Indonesian military continues to obstruct crucial aid,
threatening the lives of tens of thousands of Acehnese; a
front-line report from Gaza on the election of Mahmoud Abbas;
a status report from the killing fields of Iraq where the
assistant police chief and his son were assassinated on their
way to work; also, the Salvador Option: Is the US sending
death squads to kill and kidnap resistance fighters in Iraq
as they did in the 80’s in El Salvador? And the Knight
Report;
1/7
Today on Flashpoints, The Death Toll continues to rise in
Aceh, where the Indonesian Police both undermine the Aid Networks
and continue their attacks on The Gamm. UN “peacekeepers”
continue their deadly collaboration with Haiti’s National
Police, arresting dozens in door-to door searches. In Palestine
today, Israeli occupiers arrest a main Presidential candidate
and run over an eight-year-old Palestinian child, killing
him elections. After more than three decades, Augusto Pinochet
faces charges for war crimes committed after the 1973 coup.
On Flashpoints en Español, we also focus on the Pinochet
Indictment with an interview with Sebastian Brett of Human
Rights Watch;
1/6
Bush’s pro-torture candidate for Attorney General goes
before the Senate for confirmation, we’ll assess some
of his testimony; plus, an overview of the situation in Iraq
as nine more US soldiers are killed along with a key aide
to the country’s puppet Prime Minister; an in-depth
look at the Israeli lobby; and the Knight Report;
1/5
Eyewitness accounts of Indonesian military brutality against
Acehnese, we’ll feature a report with a human rights
activist just back from Northern Sumatra. A leading civil
rights attorney characterizes Attorney General-designate Alberto
Gonzales as a prima fascia war criminal. Refugees from Fallujah
talk about their plight after US troops cleansed and destroyed
their city;
1/4
Israeli tanks gun down seven Palestinian children on their
way to school in Gaza, and NPR purposely overlooks the killings;
also we'll speak with Allan Nairn about the situation in Aceh
and the deadly actions of the Indonesian military; we'll talk
about the growing resistance to war among the US troops in
Iraq; and the Knight Report;
1/3
Tens of thousands of Achenes still at risk both by their physical
conditions and the violent Indonesian Military. Also, are
child trafficers taking advantage of the tidal waves to kidnap
and sell children into slavery or illegal adaptions? 17 year
old Palestinian shot by Israeli occupiers for putting up a
campaign poster in Gaza. More updates on U.S. involvement
in Iraq. And the Knight Report;
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