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Saudi Arabia oil connection
Code Pink
Weapons Inspectors in Iraq
On the ground in Iraq
U.K. Legal Action
Yemen
Philly Rally
Sit-in: Kerry’s office
Bush/moron
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Saudi Arabia oil connection
The FBI has announced it’s investigating whether the
Saudi government funded two students who allegedly took part
in the Sept. 11th attacks in the U.S. An article in the latest
issue of Newsweek titled “The Saudi Money Trail links
checks from the Saudi Royal Family’s account to rent
payments for the alleged 9-11 hijackers. Professor Asad AbuKhalil
is an expert on Middle Eastern Affairs at the University of
California , he says the News week leak is timely….
Tape
Guest: Professor Asad AbuKhalil
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Code Pink
A peace vigil and hunger strike by the womens' group Code
Pink continues into its second week out front of the white
house. the demonstrators turned their attention to domestic
affairs today...reacting to the signing of the homeland security
bill. Among them was Zakiya Habi, an iraqi american who was
the first elected female judge in iraq. Before september eleventh,
habi's two sons were jailed in the United States on the basis
of secret evidence which neither they nor their attorneys
were allowed to see. it turned out the US authorities had
made a mistake in identifying the name of a town in syria
called "kabu", thinking the men were terrorists
from the city in afghanistan called Kabul. Habi's sons were
released, but only after four years in prison. Habi is concerned
the US government is trampling American’s civil rights
in the name of protecting the homeland:
Tape:
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Weapons Inspectors in Iraq
As weapon inspectors return to Iraq, there is a sense that
many are holding their breath as though waiting for the other
shoe to drop. There is an overwhelming sense that UN Resolution
1441 clause that calls for Iraq to list “all”
biological and chemical agents for any purpose, is a recipe
for failure.
Guest: James Paul, of the Global Policy Insitute in New
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On the ground in Iraq
The skies in Iraq were blue and unusually clear today upon
the arrival of the weapons inspectors. Iraqis are celebrating
the Holy month of Ramadan under the Muslim faith. There is
a feeling of anticipation in the air according to Kathy Kelly,
co-coordinator of Voices in the Wilderness who’s living
in Bagdad and working with the Iraq peace team. We spoke with
Kelly earlier today and she says the average Iraqi is aware
of the inspectors’ arrival and put off by reports some
in the Bush administration are attempting to discredit Head
U-N Weapons Inspector Hans Von Blix. Kathy Kelly and two other
members of Voices In the Wilderness have been fined $10,000
dollars by the U.S. Treasury Department for violating the
U.S. sanctions imposed against Iraq by entering the country
and taking medicine and supplies to help the Iraqi children.
Kelly says Voices in the Wilderness believes the U.S. imposed
sanctions are a crime against humanity.
Tape:
Guest : Kathy Kelly/Analyst
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U.K. Legal Action
The British government is facing legal action over a possible
invasion of Iraq. The influential Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
has given British Prime Minister Tony Blair seven days to
provide a written guarantee that the UK will not attack without
explicit United Nations backing....
Tape:
Guest: Charlotte Parsons, from London
music break
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Yemen
Last Friday, Dr. Abdel Karim Al-Iryani, political advisor
to the President of Yemen briefed Arab journalists on the
question of cooperation with the USA in the so called war
on terrorism. This in the shadow of a build-up of a war against
Iraq and retheoric of getting Saddam. Ryme Katkhouda, WPFW's
correspondent for Pacifica's Peacewatch attended the briefing
and filed this report.
TAPE:
Guest: Dr. Abdel Karim Al-Iryani
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Philly Rally
Last Saturday The Philadelphia Regional Anti-War Network,
a coalition of peace groups in South East Pennsylvania, organized
a demonstration against the upcoming conflict in Iraq. . There
were over two dozen speakers from such groups as Veterans
for Peace, House of Grace Catholic Worker, and Campaign to
End the Sanctions. About 3000 protestors marched from Philadelphia's
City Hall to the Liberty Bell and back again. Jamie Graham
has this report...
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Sit-in: Kerry’s office
At the New School University in New York City, a number
of students walked out of class in protest of the pro-war
position of it’s President, former democratic Senator
Bob Kerry. Kerry not only has a taken a pro-war stance but
is a member of a ultra conservative group actually advocating
for the “freedom” of Iraq. The New School, founded
by radical pacificists and war resistors at the end of World
War I were obviously outraged and have filed petitions calling
for Kerry’s resignation. We sat down with student organizer
Colin Walsh.
TAPE
Guest: Colin Walsh
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Bush/moron
The US was in an uproar last week over Canadian Director
of Communications Franscoise Ducros's statement that American
President George W. Bush is a moron. But according to Toronto-based
film director Albert Nerenberg-- a self-proclaimed stupidity
expert-- that description might not be so far-fetched after
all...
Tape:
Guest Albert Nerenberg
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