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Today's Stories:
Where are the Weapons of Mass Destruction?
Joseph Cirincione
Global Boycott for Peace Liz Snyder in UK and Beena
Sarwar in Pakistan
Why Do They Hate Us?
The Christmas Coup Comedy Players
Voices in the Wilderness Witness the Invasion of Iraq
Dr. April Hurley
The Effects of War on Iraqi Children Dr. Curtis Doebbler
A Political Satire from the Creative Unity Collective
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Story: Where are the Weapons of Mass Destruction?
Joseph Cirincione
Joseph Cirincione, a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment
and the author of Deadly Arsenals…Tracking Weapons of
Mass Destruction. He questions the whereabouts of the weapons
and warns there’s a far more serious concern.
Tape: Joseph Cirincione, a senior associate at the Carnegie
Endowment and the author of Deadly Arsenals…Tracking
Weapons of Mass Destruction
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Story: Global Boycott for Peace Liz Snyder
in UK and Beena Sarwar in Pakistan
In response to growing frustration over the US attacks on
Iraq, people around the world have decided to organize boycotts
against American companies to deal a blow to the economic
livelihood of U.S. corporations. Liz Snyder of stopspending.org
and the Global Boycott for Peace said the campaign is relatively
new, but it’s already been successful.
Tape: Liz Snyder
Among the boycotts organized is one against Coke and Pepsi
at the University of Peshawar in Pakistan. After the prayers
on Friday, the religious leaders asked the devotees to boycott
American products. Cafeterias at the University of Peshawar,
and the high court bar association, banned the sale of Coca
Cola and Pepsi.
Local soft drink companies in Pakistan have been eager to
step in and fill the gaps by manufacturing soft drinks to
replace the US products. According to the article, the manager
of the university cafeteria, said: Pepsi sales dropped 40%.
Pepsi could not be reached for a comment before airtime, but
the article quoted a Pepsi supervisor, Asad Khan, as saying
Pepsi sales remained unaffected.
Tape: Beena Sarwar, a Pakistani journalist in Karachi
Liz Snyder says unlike other forms of protest, boycotts
give average people a unique opportunity to put their money
where their mouth is.
Tape: Liz Snyder
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Story: Why Do They Hate Us?
As people throughout the world express their disdain for
America, many Americans are questioning why. Why do they hate
us?
In a new book titled "Why do People Hate America,”
writer and critic Zia Sardar and anthropologist Merilyn Davis
take a closer look at growing hostility towards the U.S.,
not just in the Middle East, but also throughout the global
community. According to Zia Sardar, "the U.S. acts like
an overgrown teenage bully, constantly expressing indignation
at having to accept limits on its behavior, while refusing
to understand why this behavior might have real consequences
on the lives of others."
Peacewatch correspondent Ryme Katkhouda recently spoke with
Sardar about his book, and why he feels it is a critical time
for America's relations with the world.
Tape: Zia Sardar, author of “Why do People Hate America,”
speaking with Peacewatch correspondent Ryme Katkhouda of Pacifica
station WPFW.
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Story: The Christmas Coup Comedy Players
On a lighter note we have a skit from the Christmas Coup
Comedy Players, produced by Pacifica stations, KPFT in Houston
and WBAI in New York.
Tape: The Christmas Coup Comedy Players
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Story: Voices in the Wilderness Witness the Invasion
of Iraq Dr. April Hurley
As the US forces move into the major cities of Iraq, the
stories increase of US soldiers firing upon unarmed civilians.
Yesterday, reports emerged of soldiers opening fire on a shopkeeper
as he tried to defend his property from looters. But many
mainstream media outlets have chosen to limit the pictures
they show of Iraq’s dead and dying.
Santa Rosa, California physician Dr. April Hurley went to
Iraq as part of a peacekeeping team of the humanitarian group
Voices in the Wilderness, to bear witness to the results of
the US invasion of Iraq. Peacewatch spoke to Hurley yesterday
regarding what motivated her to go to Iraq, and why she remained,
even after the bombing began. Hurley related how over fifty
percent of the residents of Baghdad are children under 15
years old. Today we continue with part two of our interview,
as Hurley relates the conditions of the health care system
in Baghdad. We reached her in Amman, Jordan…
Tape: Dr. April Hurley, a family physician from Santa Rosa,
CA, who was in Baghdad as part of the peacekeeping team of
Voices in the Wilderness.
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Story: The Effects of War on Iraqi Children
Dr. Curtis Doebbler
As the US military campaign against Iraq winds down, Iraqi
civilians, particularly women and children continue to bear
the brunt of the attacks and the continuing economic sanctions.
Dr. Curtis Doebbler who works with an International Study
Team of independent academics, researchers and practitioners
examining the humanitarian effects of military conflict on
the civilian population, particularly on children. The team
recently compiled a study entitled "Our Common Responsibility:
The Impact of a New War on Iraqi Children. Dr. Doebbler spoke
recently with Armando Gudiño of Pacifica station KPFK
in Los Angeles.
Tape: Dr. Curtis Doebbler who researches the humanitarian
effects of military conflict on children. For the complete
copy of his group’s report entitled "Our Common
Responsibility: The Impact of a New War on Iraqi Children
go to www.warchild.ca. Special thanks also to Fidel Rodriguez
for preparing that piece.
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Story: A Political Satire from the Creative Unity
Collective
Tape: the Creative Unity Collective and from our sister
station WBAI in New York
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