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Today's Stories:
The first Gulf War II AWOL
Depleted Uranium
Student Walkouts
Creative Interpretation of a Bush Speech
Anti-War Resolutions
William Hartung, Elections and the War
Part Two of Media Analysis from FAIR
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Story: The first Gulf War II AWOL
The first military resister for what may be the Gulf War
II has stepped forward. U.S. Army private Wilfredo Torres
says he’s been absent without leave or AWOL for nearly
a year because he wants no part of a war against Iraq. Tod
Ensign, Director of Citizen Soldier is representing his case
and says the 19-year old found Uncle Sam’s pitch didn’t
deliver the goods.
Guest: Tod Ensign of Citizen Soldier.
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Story: Depleted Uranium
Doug Rokke is an Army health physicist with 35 years in
the military. He is currently a Major in the Army Reserves.
He was head of the Army's depleted uranium project after the
Gulf War. He himself suffers from uranium poisoning and has
a 40 percent disability. On Nov. 10, Rokke appeared in New
Haven, Connecticut as part of a speaking tour.
Tape: From Melinda Tuhus
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Story: Student Walkouts
Sonoma County, California high school and college students
walked out of classes Wednesday to protest a possible war
against Iraq. Smaller protests occurred on other high school
campuses, including Analy High School in Sebastopol and Petaluma
High School. The rallies and marches were part of a national
Student Day of Resistance initiated by Not in Our Name, an
anti-war group founded after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks
to protest U.S. foreign policy.
In New York City, over a thousand students took to the streets.
Six of them came from the Institute for Collaborative Education,
and their decision to leave class has resulted in disciplinary
action from the school administration. We spoke earlier with
Peggy Werns, the mother of one of the students.
Guest: Peggy Werns, mother of a student against war
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Story: Creative Interpretation of a Bush Speech
President Bush made his case for war on Iraq to the rest
of the world on September 12th, when he addressed the United
Nations General Assembly in New York. We present a creative
interpretation of what he really said as analyzed by the technicians
in the “Department of Corrections” musical collective.
Tape: Crush, Kill, Destroy by “Department of Corrections”
Music Break
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Story: Anti-War Resolutions
Another city council just entered the fold this week, this
brings to 18 the number of city legislatures that have delved
into US foreign policy arena and voted to oppose any attack
on the Iraqi people. Madison’s city council voted 11-5
to oppose the war. In our next segment we talk with lawmakers
from Madison, Washington, DC and Seattle Wash, where each
have passed similar resolutions.
Guests: Alder Tom Powell from Madison, Nick Licata from
Seattle and Adrian Fenty from DC
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Story: William Hartung, Elections and the War
Since the mid-term Congressional elections on November 11th—when
Republicans gained control of both houses many analysts are
debating whether Bush has a mandate for war or not. We spoke
with William Hartung, Senior Research Fellow with The World
Policy Institute in New York and director of the Arms Trade
Resource Center, regarding an article he wrote entitled “The
Elections and the War”.
Guest: William Hartung, Senior Research Fellow with the
World Policy Institute
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Story: Part Two of Media Analysis from FAIR
There is an apparent lack of dissention in the mainstream
media regarding going to war with Iraq. I sat down with Seth
Ackerman of FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting) to get
his assessment as to why this is.
Guest: Seth Ackerman
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