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 5/31
Common Ground founder Malik Rahim talks about the battle to
beat back the ethnic cleansers in New Orleans; also, the struggle
for the thousands of displaced New Orleanians cut off by FEMA
and facing evictions; fighting on-campus recruiters and pro-war
politicians; a report from South Central Farm; Palestinian
gay activists fight for perResist On Campus Military Recruiting!sonal
freedom and human rights in the context of Palestinian liberation;
and the Knight Report;
5/30
The mainstream corporate media slowly picks up on last November's
Haditha massacre in US-occupied Iraq, in which US Marines
slaughtered Iraqi children, women and men, but what are they
continuing to leave out of the story? We'll have a report
from our special correspondent Dahr Jamail; also, voices from
the recent Bush War Crimes commission at UC Berkeley;
5/29
We take an in-depth look at US and Israeli policies of occupation
in the Middle East; we’ll feature interviews with Jeff
Halper of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions
on the burgeoning apartheid system in Palestine-Israel, and
Anthony Arnove, author of Iraq: the Logic of Withdrawal talks
about US militarism and the Bush doctrine of occupation;
5/26
A UC Berkeley student is thwarted trying to give Mexican President
Vincente Fox a bouquet with a special gift inside, we’ll
have a freewheeling discussion on Mexico with the Flashpoints
team; and we feature an interview with the filmmaker of Why
We Fight, an award-winning film not yet released, which offers
a dark glimpse into the workings of the military industrial
complex;
5/25
Convicts Ken Lay and Jeffrey Skilling face dozens of years
in the pokey for ripping off billions from millions, we’ll
have a report from Houston, Texas; also, Israeli Prime Minister
and ethnic cleanser Ehud Olmert gets a heroes welcome in Washington;
5/24
We remember Judi Bari by furthering the battle against global
warming; we’ll feature interviews with several of her
close friends, plus a brand-new feature documentary, not yet
released, called The Great Warming; also, we’ll hear
Judi Bari in her own words;
5/23
The people of Diego Garcia and the Chagos Islands win a bittersweet
victory in the British Courts after having been cleansed from
their way of life some thirty years ago; we’ll feature
an award-winning documentary by legendary filmmaker John Pilger
on the vicious expulsion of this humble people for a military
base;
5/22
A former US Army Ranger talks about killing families and children
at point-blank range during house-to-house interrogations
in Iraq; also, Israeli missiles kill three generations of
one family, paralyze two children and wound dozens, we’ll
have a report from Gaza City; San Francisco Supervisors attempt
a major land grab in the BayView-Hunter’s Point neighborhood
of the city; and former Brigadier General Janis Karpinsky
talks about torture and war crimes at US-controlled prisons
in Iraq;
5/19
A day of international protest against the violent military
attacks by Mexican security forces on campesinos, we'll have
a report from Mexico City; also, political analyst and noted
journalist Arnoldo Torres talks about the militarization of
the border and Bush's policies; Commentary on the Palestinian
Nakba by Nora Barrows-Friedman; and a riveting speech by 9-11
investigator David Ray Griffin;
5/18
The Haitian people continue their quest for self-determination
as the new president, Rene Preval, accepts the reigns of power;
Flashpoints special correspondent Kevin Pina will be in the
studio to talk about his recent trip to Haiti and his new
film, Haiti: The Untold Story; and Jeff Halper of the Israeli
Committee Against House Demolitions talks about resisting
every element of the Israeli occupation;
5/17
Miguel Molina reports from a protest, one of many taking place
across the country in support of immigrants’ rights
and against the militarization of the border; also, TruthOut
stands by its story that Bush’s brain Karl Rove is facing
imminent indictment; and a compelling speech by Robert Fisk,
introduced by Noam Chomsky;
5/16
Immigrants' rights activists from coast to coast call for
an emergency protest tomorrow in response to Bush's move to
send troops to the southern border; we'll also get the Mexican
point of view; and Michael Parenti gets personal, and talks
about his evolution into one of the country's most important
radical political thinkers;
5/15
Key Bush advisor Karl Rove faces imminent indictment in the
CIA leak case; also, Bush moves the country one step closer
to fascism by sending troops to the US-Mexico border; Israeli
high court solidifies apartheid policies as Palestinians commemorate
the 58th anniversary of their forced exile and disposession;
and UN troops murder political prisoners just before Rene
Preval is sworn in as the new president of Haiti;
5/12
A Zapatista march to the Presidential palace in Mexico City
in support of hundreds being held as a result of last week’s
clash in San Salvador Atenco; we’ll have a live report
from the march; also, signs of a new leadership in Haiti as
Preval prepares to take the reigns of power, we’ll speak
to Kevin Pina on the ground, who spent part of the day with
political prisoner So Anne; commentary by Miguel Molina; and
readings from the audio companion to Armed Madhouse, the brand
new book by Greg Palast;
5/11
Tensions in Haiti heat up as the US coup government plans
to stop Preval supporters from celebrating in front of the
Presidential palace on Sunday for Preval’s inaguration
as President of Haiti; also, Ali Abunimah reports on the spike
in children’s deaths from lack of medicine in Gaza from
US-backed economic sanctions; Michael Parenti, in his new
book, The Culture Struggle, takes on cultural imperialism,
racism and gender oppression; and the Knight Report;
5/10
Another bloody day in US-occupied Iraq, as dozens of people
are killed and wounded in multiple bombings; we’ll hear
the first-hand experiences of a medical doctor and a human
rights worker to the horrific mayhem US policy has now created
in the Middle East; also, investigative journalist Jeremy
Scahill talks about the role that the corporate media and
the democratic party have playes in allowing the Bush administration
to declare war on the world;
5/9
An exclusive preview of The Armed Madhouse a soon-to-be-released
book by Greg Palast, the author of The Best Democracy Money
Can Buy; and the Knight Report;
5/8
The General who oversaw the illegal bugging of thousands of
US citizens in the US, nominated to be CIA super snoop; Clinton
plays front man for a natural foods stunt; Mumia Abu Jamal
appears to take a step closer to death, as appeals court goes
against him, and the Knight Report;
5/5
Today, we celebrate Cinco De Mayo in the context of the new
immigrant rights revolution; we will go live to Mexico, where
the Zapatista Other Campaign, led by Subcommandante Marcos
and other supporters, are marching to San Salvador de Atanco
to show solidarity with campesinos under attack by government
forces; also, we’ll have a report on a demonstration
that took place at the Mexican Consulate here in San Francisco;
an update on the Chilean hunger strike; we’ll be joined
by members of the Flashpoints team and Nancy Charraga to talk
about the significance of Cinco de Mayo; plus, Fernando Suarez
del Solar, the father of the first soldier killed in the Iraq
war speaks out; a commentary by Miguel Gavilan Molina; and
Flashpoints en Espanol;
5/4
Mexican special forces open fire on peasant protesters resisting...
who knows? maybe a WalMart?... in Mexico killing a 14 year-old
and arresting over a hundred - we'll have a report from that
bloddy scene; also a report-back on the total breakdown if
the Iraqi medical system after the US-led occupation and sanctions;
Palestine news headlines from Kristen Ess; and Earth Matters
- MAXXAM Pacific Lumber is suing activists who risked their
lives defending California's ancient redwood forests; and
of course, the Knight Report;
5/3
Brigadier General Janis Karpinski, former head of the prison
at Abu Ghraib, charges Bush, Rumsfeld, Cheney and Gonzales
with war crimes and crimes against humanity; also, a roundtable
discussion with editors of Left Turn magazine on grassroots
journalism and the global intifada;
5/2
The former British Ambassador to Uzbekistan accuses the Bush
and Blair administrations of war crimes and crimes against
humanity; also, President-elect of Haiti Rene Preval shunned
in Canada; Israeli tank shellings continue as Gazan economy
is in free-fall collapse, we’ll have a report from the
ground with Laila el-Haddad;
5/1
Today on a special May Day edition of Flashpoints, millions
of people gather from coast to coast in a massive show of
support for immigrants’ rights; Flashpoints will feature
interviews with some of the key organizers of the march in
San Francisco and talk about the new civil rights movement
that is rocking the US; we’ll hear sounds from the streets
from students and workers, mothers and daughters and grandfathers,
whole families who joined together to demand their rights;
and the Knight Report features a summary of activities across
the country;
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