Pacifica PeaceWatch
Thursday, October 17, 2002
Today's Stories:
Interview with Phyllis Bennis on the Non
Aligned Movement in the UN
North Korea’s Nuclear threat
Who is the real nuclear threat?
UN Compensation Committee from the first
Gulf War
Ariel Sharon comes to Washington DC
Protests against the War in North Carolina
Robert Borosage speech
Folk Singer David Rovics sings against war
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Story: Interview with Phyllis Bennis on the Non
Aligned Movement in the UN
Facing strong opposition from dozens of nations, the United
States has backed down from its demand that a new UN
resolution must explicitly authorize military force if Iraq
fails to cooperate with UN weapons inspectors. Instead, the
United States is floating a compromise that would give inspectors
a chance to test Baghdad's will to cooperate on the ground.
Guest: Phyllis Bennis, with Institute
for Policy Studies
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Story: North Korea’s Nuclear threat
President Bush believes it is "troubling, sobering
news'' that North Korea has a nuclear weapons program, his
spokesman said today. McClellan said that Bush decided to
address the issue through diplomatic channels. "We seek
a peaceful solution,'' he said. Listeners to WPFW
in Washington DC responded on this morning’s community
comment program.
Tape: from Ryme Katkhouda of WPFW
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Story: Who is the real nuclear threat?
Professor Peter Zunich points out to students gathered for
a teach-in at American University that it is the US that has
used nuclear weapons.
Tape: Peter Zunich, Professor at American University
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Story: UN Compensation Committee from the first
Gulf War
After the 1991 Gulf War, Iraq agreed to UN resolution 687,
which set up a United Nations compensation committee to receive
and approve compensation claims against Iraq for damages incurred
during their invasion of Kuwait.
Tape: CKUT producer Samaa Elibyari spoke with Michael Schneider,
a partner in a Geneva based international law firm, which
has represented Iraq before the UN compensation commission.
Music Break
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Story: Ariel Sharon comes to Washington DC
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was welcomed to the
White House but not all residents of Washington DC shared
the sentiment. Protesters gathered outside the White House
to speak out against his policies.
Tape: from Ryme Katkhouda of WPFW
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Story: Protests against the War in North Carolina
Even though Congress passed a joint resolution giving Bush
war powers last week, the protests against a possible war
have not subsided.
Tape: Dave Lippman reports from North Carolina.
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Story: Robert Borosage speech
Presidential economic advisor, Lawrence Lindsey is estimating
a war in Iraq will only cost $100 billion dollars. Other economists
think the immediate costs could be much higher and that a
war on Iraq could have unknown long term economic effects.
Tape: Robert Borosage, from the Campaign
for America’s Future
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Story: Folk Singer David Rovics sings against war
Musicians and artists are joining the chorus against a pre-emptive
attack on Iraq. We spoke with folk-singer David
Rovics about the political content of his music.
Tape: David Rovics interview and music
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