Pacifica's Peace Watch
Wednesday, October 23, 2002
Today's Stories:
Oil and Iraq
Bush met with protests in Maine
Survivors of Hiroshima speak out against
war
Saddam Hussein is No Angel
Human Rights Activists in the Middle
East Don’t Thank Bush
Spiritual Segment: Rabbi Michael Lerner
The audio of today's show is posted at http://www.radio4all.net/
Story: Oil and Iraq
As the Bush administration prepares for a second war with
Iraq - - - the country which possesses the world’s second
largest oil reserves (after Saudi Arabia)- we thought it would
be a good idea to have a discussion about the role oil has
played in U.S. foreign policy towards the Middle East since
World War II.
Tape: KPFK host Jerry Quickly and guests Hisham Melhelm of
As-Safir and Micheal Klare, author of Resource Wars: The New
Landscape of Global Conflict.
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Story: Bush met with protests in Maine
President Bush made a stop in Bangor Maine yesterday to
attend a Republican fund raiser and rally. Protesters, organized
by Veterans for Peace, were on hand to express their opposition
to war in Iraq.
Tape: from Amy Browne, Host of Radio Active
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Story: Survivors of Hiroshima speak out against
war
When the Bush administration talks about launching a pre-emptive
strike against the people of Iraq, what is the reality of
the consequences of such action? Survivors of Hiroshima know
all too well the horrors of the nuclear age.
Tape: Ryme Katkhouda, from WPFW, Pacifica's station in Washington
DC
Music Break
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Story: Saddam Hussein is No Angel
With a U.S. invasion looming, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein
reached out to his people Monday issuing a decree meant to
empty his jails of everyone from pickpockets to political
prisoners. The government called the amnesty a way of thanking
the nation for re-electing Saddam last week in a referendum.
But exiled Iraqis said the move was too little, too late and
U.S. officials dismissed it as a ploy to rally domestic and
international support.
Guest: Joe Stark, Human Rights Watch
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Story: Human Rights Activists in the Middle East
Don’t Thank Bush
While the Bush Administration and American human rights
organizations criticize Saddam Hussein, some human rights
activists in the Middle East find that the US government's
actions and rhetoric actually hurts their organizing efforts
against repressive governments in the region.
Tape: Marlyn Tadros, a visiting scholar at Northeastern
University and former director of the Legal Research and Resource
Center for Human Rights in Egypt.
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Story: Spiritual Segment: Rabbi Michael Lerner
In our ongoing series on spiritual responses to the potential
war against Iraq, today we spoke with Rabbi Michael Lerner,
who has given the matter a great deal of thought.
Guest: Rabbi Michael Lerner, editor of Tikkun Magazine
Music and Credits
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