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A Discussion on US Military Suicides
In Iraq
Fiftieth Anniversary of CIA-led Coup in Iran
Citizens Organize to Recall Bush
Domestic Costs and Consequences of the War in Iraq
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A Discussion on US Military Suicides In Iraq
There have been reports from Iraq of non-combat related
deaths, and some observers speculate that many of these deaths
may have been suicides. According to a recent article in the
Washington Post, there have been a dozen or more suicides
in Iraq.
Military doctors and soldiers say part of the challenge
for troops in Iraq is handling the stress of a long deployment
in oven-like temperatures, rationed water and no precise knowledge
of exactly when they're going home. To help soldiers cope,
more than 100 military psychiatrists and counselors have been
deployed throughout Iraq in "Combat Stress Control teams
to offer classes in suicide prevention, anger and stress management.
Peacewatch spoke with Steve Robinson of the National Gulf
War Resource
Center today and asked what information his organization
garnered about the number of possible suicides of US troops
stationed in Iraq.
Tape: Steve Robinson, Executive Director of the National
Gulf War Resource Center
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Fiftieth Anniversary of CIA-led Coup in Iran
Washington has abandoned plans to report Iran to the Security
Council for what it says are breaches of UN nuclear rules,
after realizing that its move had little support, diplomats
said on Friday.
According to Reuters, Washington had circulated a draft
resolution among members of the governing board of the International
Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) declaring Iran in "non-compliance"
with UN nuclear obligations.
The US had named Iran as one of the countries in the “axis
of evil” that included pre-war Iraq and North Korea.
It cited the need for democracy as one of the objectives for
the invasion of Iraq, yet 50 years ago, the US led a coup
to overthrow the democratically elected Iranian President
Mohammed Mossadeq. We continue today an interview with Mark
Gasiorowski, Professor of Political Science at Louisiana State
University, speaking with Goudarz Eghtedari of community radio
station KBOO in Portland, Oregon. He describes the 1953 CIA-led
coup that removed Mohammed Mossadeq from power.
Tape: Mark Gasiorowski, Professor of Political Science at
Louisiana State University, speaking with Goudarz Eghtedari
of community radio station KBOO in Portland, Oregon
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Citizens Organize to Recall Bush
The California recall election has dominated many of the
headlines in recent weeks, with 135 candidates vying to replace
embattled governor Grey Davis. One group has come along and
said if the California governor can be recalled, why not the
president.
Tape: Democratic political strategist Michael Lux, the founder
of Fair and Balanced Political Action Committee, which has
launched a website to recall Bush. Visit www.bushrecall.org
MUSIC : George’s America, parody of America the Beautiful
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Domestic Costs and Consequences of the War in Iraq
Well, as activists with the website bushrecall.org compare
what they call President Bush and California Governor Gray
Davis's similarly dismal records on the economy, we're going
to take a look at some of the domestic costs of the war. Earlier
this week, senior administration officials crafted an ambitious
spending plan to fund the continually rising costs of the
Iraq occupation. Sources close to the matter figure it may
total as much as $65 billion dollars.
Tape: Peacewatch producer Scott Gurian checked in with Dean
Baker of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, Frida
Berrigan of the World Policy Institute, Arun Prabhakaran of
the Kensington Welfare Rights Union and former welfare mother
Diane Dujon of the Massachusetts Welfare Rights Union to ask
them how they think the money might be better spent, and here's
what they said.
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