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Recent Pacifica Reports On Haiti
 Flashpoints
- 6/30
Another fake transfer of power, this time in a destroyed Haiti;
an eerie quietness sweeps Baghdad - we'll go back to Christian
Parenti for a report from Iraq; remembering the Nuyorican
poet Pedro Pietri; and the Knight Report;
Flashpoints
- 6/24
Our special correspondent in Iraq is shot at by US troops
as he investigates the bloody mess in Baquba today; Nablus
under seige once again by Israeli occupying soldiers in the
West Bank; an update on the situation in Haiti forgotten by
mainstream media; womens' reproductive rights under fire by
right-wing pharmaceutical industry heads; and the Knight Report;
Flashpoints
- 6/15
A report from musician and activist Michael Franti on the
ground in the Rafah Refugee Camp; an update on the continuing
horrors in Haiti with our correspondent Kevin Piña;
a look at the dangers of electronic voting as we inch closer
to November’s election; a talk by Dr. Mustafa Baghouti
on the devastation in Palestine, he speaks about the apartheid
wall, the illegal Israeli settlement sand a dally life under
occupation; and the Knight Report;
FSRN
- 5/12
Rumsfeld Under More Fire; Can the New Najaf Governor End the
Siege?; Haiti’s PM Visits the UN; Mexican UNAM Activist
Victim of Hate Crime?; Lori Berenson's Last Trial: Will She
Be Freed?;
Flashpoints
- 5/6
More heartache and destruction in Iraq as the US continues
it’s brutal occupation. And moving words from on the
ground in Palestine. Author David Ray Griffen asks the painful
questions on 911 and a fresh report from the flames of resistance
of U.S.occupied Haiti. And of course the Knight Report;
Democracy
Now! - 4/12
Massacre in Fallujah: Over 600 Dead, 1,000 Injured,
60,000 Refugees; Mass Antiwar Protests in Japan, Fate of Iraq
Hostages Remains Unclear; Hundreds of Corpses Fill Haiti Morgues;
Palestinian Activist Ordered Released After Two Years in Prison
Without Charge;
Flashpoints
- 4/7
US forces open fire on Mosques as the situation continues
to worsen in occupied Iraq, We’ll feature reports from
the ground as well as an interview with Robert Fisk; An in-depth
discussion on the climate of political terror in Haiti as
the death squads and former military continue their reign
of terror, We’ll be joined in-studio by Flashpoints
Haiti correspondent Kevin Pina, and speak with a human rights
attorney about the growing numbers in Haiti’s killing
fields; The Knight Report;
Democracy
Now! - 4/7
Battles Rage Across Iraq As U.S. Comes Face To Face
With a Unified Armed Resistance; The Roots of Resistance:
Why The U.S. Faces a Joint Shia, Sunni Uprising in Iraq; The
Other War: Pentagon's Own Report On Afghanistan Invasion Blasts
U.S. War Strategy; Witnesses: U.S. Special Forces Trained
and Armed Haitian Anti-Aristide Paramilitaries in D.R.;
Flashpoints
- 4/6
A dozen more marines are killed in Ramadi during fierce
confrontations with Shia muslims loyal to Moqtada Sadr; meanwhile
US attack helicopters kill more than 20 in Fallujah. We feature
reports from the ground in Iraq and interviews with two middle
eastern scholars. Also Flashpoints Special Correspondent Lyn
Duff reports from Haiti on the continuing violence against
pro-democracy activists and the arrests of high-level Aristide
officials. And from New York, the Knight Report with Robert
Knight;
Flashpoints
- 3/25
An on-the-ground report from Haiti, where the body
count continues to rise; Palestinian leaders question the
circumstances of today's capture on camera of an alleged Palestinian
bomber; ISM activist Laura Gordon talks about her time in
Gaza, in part 2 of our interview; an excerpt of a discussion
on the questions surrounding 9/11 and the current investigations;
and a look at the day-laborer situation for immigrants;
Flashpoints
- 3/24
A report from Haiti - a woman in hiding and in fear
of her life; Dissecting the US-Israeli relationship in the
context of the recent assassination of Sheikh Yassin in Gaza;
Protesters in San Francisco descend on the Israeli Consulate,
denouncing the targeted assassination of Sheikh Yassin and
the complicity of the United States; ISM activist Lora Gordon
speaks about her time in occupied Rafah; poetry by Aurora
Levins-Morales;
Flashpoints
- 3/23
An on the ground report from Haiti, where former Police
Deputy is hiding from U.S. backed Death Squads. Israel attacks
Lebanon one day after the assasination of Sheik Ahmed Yassin
in Palestine. An in depth look at elections in El Salvador.
We talk about the Group of Five, Cubans held captive on trumped
up charges and conviction. Dolores Huerta talks about the
Legacy of Hugo Chavez. The Knight Report;
Flashpoints
- 3/22
Haiti’s newly-installed US puppet government
praises the death squad coupists as pro-democracy activists
continued to be hunted down, tortured, imprisoned and killed;
In Palestine, US-supported Israeli colonialists assassinate
the spiritual leader of Hamas, and the streets of Gaza erupt
into angry protests; Robert Fisk reports from occupied Iraq
on the latest details of US occupation;
Flashpoints
- 3/19
A Priest in Haiti gives an update on the current situation
on the ground; on this year anniversary of the illegal Anglo-
American invasion and occupation of Iraq, we speak to Kathy
Kelly of Voices in the Wilderness; a look at this weekend’s
elections in El Salvador, and Kathleen Cleaver joins JR on
the Block Report;
Flashpoints
- 3/18
We follow the lives of those in hiding and under death
threat since the US coup that drove President Aristide out
of Haiti. We'll speak with a youth reporter whose collegue
was murdered by US backed members of the former military.
We hear from Haitian human rights activist Mietzlean Wilson,
also in hiding; and an Aristide official who sneaked out of
Haiti to brief members of congress and demand temporary asylum
for the growing numbers of Haitians fleeing the violence.
We'll hear from an American pro-democracy activist now in
Haiti protesting at the US embassy who was threatened by American
soldiers. A report back from occupied Palestine where today
Israeli soldiers killed two children. And of course, the Knight
report;
Flashpoints
- 3/17
Breaking story on false translation of what the US
embassy called Aristide’s resignation; Continued coverage
of pro-democracy activists now in hiding in Haiti facing beatings,
torture, prison and assassination; Massive car-bombing of
a downtown Baghdad Hotel kills more than 25 and wounds scores.
We’ll speak to a reporter from Al-Jezera about the bombing
and about US coverage of the war. Laura Flanders talking about
Bush women. Celebrate publication of Laura's book in SF, Thur
March 18;
Flashpoints
- 3/16
A frontline report from Haiti's US-sponsored killing
fields; Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez recognizes Jean Bertrand
Aristide as the legitimate leader of Haiti and offers him
sanctuary in Venezuela; Remembering Rachel Corrie, we'll feature
excerpts from an interview we did with members of her family
after she was killed; the mayor of Santa Cruz proclaims today
Rachel Corrie Day in her honor; We'll speak to Brian Avery
who was shot in the face while standing in solidarity with
the Palestinian people in the West Bank; and a poem by Aurora
Levins-Morales dedicated to Rachel Corrie; and from New York
City, The Knight Report;
Democracy
Now! - 3/16
DN! Exclusive: Aristide Talks With Democracy Now! About
His Return to the Caribbean; DN! Exclusive: Aristide and His
Bodyguard Describe the U.S. Role In His Ouster; U.S. Warns
Aristide: Stay Out of Hemisphere;
Flashpoints
- 3/15
Aristide in Jamaica; US Marines open fire on pro democracy
demonstrators; Events in Spains elections; The Knight Report
FSRN
- 3/15
DN! Exclusive from Jamaica; Socialists Win Spanish Election:
A Turn to the Left?; Medicare Cost Cover-up?; A Prescription
Drug Alternative in Tampa; Conscientious Objector is Court-Martialed;
Iraq’s Oil Workers are Underpaid;
Democracy Now! - 3/15
Defying Washington: Haiti's Aristide Returns to the
Caribbean; Socialists Oust Pro-War Party In Spain In Surprise
Vote;
Flashpoints
- 3/12
We re-broadcast a documentary about the 1991 coup that
sent President Aristide into exile after his first presidential
election; Haiti, Drugs, Thugs and the CIA shows how the CIA
collaborated with drug-dealing Haitian military terrorists
like Guy Philippe for more than a decade; Also members of
the Burmese pro-democracy movement speak out about continuing
repression against their movement and their leader, Nobel
Laureate, Aung San Suu Kyi; and The Block Report with JR and
Rashita focuses on education in Oakland;
FSRN
- 3/12
Senate Passes Bush’s Budget; US Supplied M16’s
to Haitian Rebels?; Affordable Housing Under Threat in DC;
Bushwomen: Part 4: Elaine Chao; Migrants Worker’s Rights
in Hong Kong; Post-Saddam Iraq any better for Women?;
Flashpoints
- 3/11
Two pro-democracy activists are killed and seven wounded
in a mass protest calling for the restoration of democracy
in Haiti, and the return of President Aristide; We'll feature
a special report from the ground on today's killings; We'll
also continue our coverage of pro-democracy activists under
attack or in hiding from US-sponsored military death squads;
We'll hear from the mayor of a northern Haiti city who has
been in hiding since the coup and fears for his life; We'll
hear from Haiti's foreign press liason on the steps that led
up to the coup, and the action taken by the international
community to restore Aristide; and from New York, the Knight
Report;
Democracy Now! - 3/11
In-Depth: The Full Story of Aristide's Kidnapping;
Was Martha Stewart Targeted Because She is a Major Democratic
Contributor and a Woman? Where is Ken Lay?; NYC Residents
Sue EPA For Lying After 9/11;
Flashpoints
- 3/10
Haiti’s US supported Death Squads continue to terrorize
thousands of supporters of Jean Bertrand Aristide; We’ll
be joined by Kevin Pina in Port-au-Prince, we’ll hear
from Father Gerald Jean-Juste now under death threat by US
trained killers. We speak with the President’s attorney
just back from the Central African Republic. The Knight Report;
FSRN
- 3/10
Elijah Cummings on Haiti; Venezuelan Ambassador to OAS on
Haiti; Cuban Vice President on Haiti; Senate Debates Bush’s
Budget; Electronic voting machines: A Tool for Disenfranchisement?;
Bushwomen Part 2: Karen Hughes;
Flashpoints
- 3/9
Attorneys for Jean-Bertrand Aristide start legal proceedings
against the United States government for their involvement
in the coup against the sitting president of Haiti. We'll
continue our on-the-ground reporting from Port-au-Prince,
we'll hear from a young Haitian media activist now in hiding
and fearing for his life, we'll also go back to occupied Palestine
where Israeli occupiers have killed at least fifteen in Gaza
and others in Jenin, and the Knight Report;
FSRN
- 3/9
Haiti Update; IA director testifies on Capitol Hill; 10 Years
of 3 Strikes; Maryland to Abolish Death Penalty?; Part 1:
Behind the Bush Women – a Theatrical Journey!;
Democracy
Now! - 3/9
Aristide Lawyers Demand U.S. Prosecute "Kidnappers"
Of Aristide and His Haitian-American Wife; Bushwomen Pt II:
Tales of a Cynical Species; Oscar-Winning Actress, Activist
Vanessa Redgrave Calls For Justice, Legal and Human Rights
For Guantanamo Prisoners;
Flashpoints
- 3/8
Today on Flashpoints, we continue our drumbeat coverage of
the situation in Haiti as the violent, US-backed coup surges
into another week. We hear the words of a twelve year-old
Haitian girl in hiding from the death squads; Flashpoints
correspondent Kevin Pina returns with an on-the-ground report;
We go to the Central African Republic where Aristide’s
lawyers meet with him for the first time as they begin to
map out a legal strategy to undo the coup; A rebroadcast of
Aristide’s first address to the Haitian people, a Flashpoints
exclusive; A roundtable discussion on Haiti through the eyes
of Haitian and American women activists; Poetry by homeless
youth on a new Flashpoints segment, Roaddawgz;
Democracy
Now! - 3/8
Exclusive: Aristide speaks to Democracy Now! in most
extensive English-language interview since his removal from
Haiti; Bushwomen Pt I: A Look At The Women in Bush's Cabinet
and Inner Circle; Former Nader Running-mate Defends Nader's
2004 Presidential Bid, Discusses International Women's Day,
Racism and Alternative Energy;
Flashpoints
- 3/5
Today on Flashpoints, an exclusive broadcast of President
Aristide’s first address to the Haitian people and the
people of the world, recorded covertly this morning by cell
phone; A roundtable of Haitians and activists respond to the
President’s words and talk about the future of Haiti;
Angry Haitians speak out from yesterday’s protest on
the coup against Aristide; Dr. Mustafa Barghouti on Israeli
terror in the West Bank;
Democracy
Now! - 3/5
Caribbean Nations Call For UN Investigation on Ouster
of Aristide In Haiti; How to Overthrow A Government Pt. 1:
The 1953 U.S. Coup in Iran; How to Overthrow A Government
Pt. 2: The 2002 Attempted Coup in Venezuela; Nuyorican Poet
Pedro Pietri 1944-2004; New Paltz, NY Mayor Arrested For Solemnizing
Same Sex Marriages;
Flashpoints
- 3/4
We continue our reporting from the US-sponsored killing fields
of Haiti; also the Ambassador to the United States from the
Central African Republic admits collaborating with the US
to silence Aristide as he remains under armed guard; also
excerpts from yesterday's congressional hearings on the US
coup against Haiti and the kidnapping of the elected president,
and we focus on the situation in Venezuela where the US government's
destabilization attempts have failed to date, but continue
unabated; and a protest this morning against Bush policy in
Haiti, the Middle East, and domestically, as the selected
President stumps California for re-selection;
Democracy
Now! - 3/4
House Members Blast Administration For Haiti Policies;
Rep. Maxine Waters Says Aristide Is Being Held Like a Prisoner;
Rep. Barbara Lee Criticizes U.S. "Systematic Destabilization
and Undermining of Democracy in Haiti"; Hugo Chavez Accuses
U.S. of Spending Over $1 Million To Help Oust Him;
Flashpoints
- 3/3
Today on Special Two Hour Edition of Flashpoints: Haiti's
U.S. supported killers continue to exact their bloody revenge
against leaders of Lavalas. We'll have our special reports
from our correspondent Kevin Pina, on the ground in Port-au-Prince
about these latest killings and about the treatment of the
Prime Minister. We'll hear about a tax on community organizations
and we'll counteract the massive disinformation campaign being
carried out against President Aristide by U.S. architects
of the coup;
FSRN
- 3/3
Iraq Bombings; Humanitarian Crisis Looms in Haiti; Haiti Discussed
in Congress; Gay Marriage Amendment; Voters Voice Concerns
Other than Kerry's Victory; Venezuela's Recall Referendum;
Democracy
Now! - 3/3
Kerry Wins 9 of 10 in Super Tuesday, Edwards To Drop
Out; Exclusive: Haitian Consul General Says Aristide Still
President; Will the UN and OAS Recognize Aristide or Coup
Leaders?; The Haitian Army Returns: Who Is Guy Philippe?;
Fmr. U.S. Special Forces Officer Describes Arresting Current
Coup Leader in 1994;
Flashpoints
- 3/2
The US turns the keys to Haiti's killing fields back over
to the killers; We'll have a report from Flashpoints Special
Correspondent Kevin Pina in Port-Au-Prince on revenge attacks
against Aristide supporters and on the Prime Minister, Yvon
Neptune; We'll also speak to Haitian activists across the
country, and with Hazel Ross-Robinson, a close personal friend
of the Aristides; and from New York City, the Knight Report;
FSRN
- 3/2
Bush’s 2005 Budget; On the ground Haiti; Haiti at the
UN; Electronic voting systems; Gun Liability Bill Vote; Pine
Ridge Alcohol vote;
Democracy
Now! - 3/2
Ramsey Clark On Haiti: "A Clear Demonstration
of U.S. Regime Change By Armed Aggression"; Exclusive:
U.S. Psy-Ops Exposed, South Africa Rejects Washington's Claim
Aristide Was Denied Asylum; Black Caucus Vows to Find Out
if U.S. Engineered Coup Against Aristide; Head of U.S. Security
Firm That Guarded Aristide Speaks Out;
Flashpoints
- 3/1
Today on a special national edition of Flashpoints, the Anatomy
of a Coup and the Kidnapping of a Democratically-Elected President
by the US Marines. We’ll feature an on-the-ground report
from our Flashpoints special correspondent Kevin Pina under
fire; we’ll hear about an attack on a radio station
set up by Aristide and destroyed today by anti-Aristide thugs
as US Marines stood by; we’ll speak with Ira Kurzban,
General Counsel to the Haitian government and the Aristides;
we’ll also speak with a close personal friend of the
Aristides, Hazel Ross-Robinson, former senior foreign policy
analyst for Ron Dellums; Knight Report;
Democracy
Now! - 3/1 Haiti Special
Ousted Haitian President Says, "I was kidnapped",
Explosive Charges Cast Doubt on Voluntary Resignation Claim..
more
FSRN
- 3/1
Accountability for Haiti; Pro democracy protests in Brooklyn;
On the ground in Haiti; Iraq Constitution; GM Crops in Northern
California;
Democracy
Now! - 3/1
Exclusive Breaking News: President Aristide says 'I
was kidnapped' 'Tell The World It Is A Coup'; Rep Maxine Waters:
Aristide Says 'I Was Kidnapped'; Randall Robinson: Aristide
Says 'Tell the World It Is a Coup';
Programs Leading Up To The coup d'etet
Democracy
Now! - 2/27 Haiti Evening Special
Haitian First Lady Mildred Aristide Speaks From The
National Palace in Port Au Prince; Democracy Now! aired a
special show Friday afternoon on the latest from Haiti where
opposition groups with ties to the U.S. are preparing to invade
the capital city of Port Au Prince; We spoke with Haitian
First Lady Mildred Aristide, independent reporter Kevin Pina
in Haiti, U.S. Reps. John Conyers (D-MI) and Maxine Waters
(D-CA) and attorney Michael Ratner;
Flashpoints
- 2/27
Today on a special national edition of Flashpoints, we spend
the whole hour on the expanding crisis in Haiti. We’ll
feature a live report from our special correspondent Kevin
Pina, live in Port-au-Prince, we’ll speak with Representative
Barbara Lee of California, co-chair of the Congressional Black
Caucus, we’ll speak with Former Attorney General Ramsey
Clark, and the host of Family Lavalas on Radio Soleil in Brooklyn,
along with several Haitian activists;
FSRN
- 2/27
Haiti on Brink of Internationally Backed Coup?; California
Supermarket Strike Nearly Over; Nigeria Rejects US Polio Vaccines;
Detention Sweeps Under Fire in NY; Label GE crops: Vermont
Legal Challenge;
Democracy
Now! - 2/27
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