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Flashpoints Radio Oct 1: Dennis Kucinich; Dr. Angana Chatterji; Norman Solomon
KPFA Flashpoints Radio Oct 1, 2002:
-Robert Knight and the Knight report, news summary with wit (5 min)
-Dr. Angana Chatterji on India and Kashmir, possibilities and dangers
-Norman Solomon of the Institute for Public Accuracy on the media role in fomenting the US war on Iraq (20 min)
-US House Representative Dennis Kucinich, on peace and how to get there and stay there (25 min)...
Posted: Tue, Oct 1, 2002 10:49pm PDT
Lantos Champions a US-Sponsored Dictatorship in Iraq
Congressman Lantos to Israeli Politicians:
" ... we'll install a pro-Western dictator (in Iraq), who will be good for us and for you."
This quote's been published today in the Israeli daily Ha'aretz. Read below
the full text, in particular the first 3 paragraphs....
Posted: Mon, Sep 30, 2002 6:01pm PDT
Democratic Congressman Asserts Bush Would Mislead U.S. on Iraq
Wake up, America and world! Congress members are reprimanded for LEGITIMATE criticisms of attack on Iraq? Isn't this ONE PARTY--ONE OPINION OF WAR state of affairs only characteristics of fascism totalitarian regimes? Are Congress members supposed to be only TOKEN representatives? The American people do not want war! The citizens of this world do
not want war! These self-appointed few do not care what the citizens want for THEIR government! This is an overthrow of our federal democratic gov...
Posted: Mon, Sep 30, 2002 5:45pm PDT
Day of Protest
Anti-war protestors and supporters of Palestine marched from San Francisco's Dolores Park to the Civic Center Saturday September 28 to voice their opposition to the impending war against Iraq and commemorate the Al Aqsa Intifada and the twentieth annivesrary of the massacres of Sabra and Shatila....
Posted: Sun, Sep 29, 2002 11:05pm PDT
British people say NO to war on Iraq
Results from two pools in Great Britain show contempt for the Bush war on Iraq....
Posted: Sun, Sep 29, 2002 5:46pm PDT
Alexander Cocburn speaks at anti war rally in sf 9/28/02 (video/x-pn-realvideo 1.8MB)
Several thousand people (ch 5 said 1000, the organizers said 10,000) rallied in San Francisco today to support Palestinian self-determination and no new war on Iraq. 12 minute video...
Posted: Sun, Sep 29, 2002 12:15am PDT
Free Palestine! War on Iraq? Not in Our Name
Thousands march and rally for a free Palestine, and say "not in our name" to a U.S. war on Iraq....
Posted: Sat, Sep 28, 2002 9:07pm PDT
Thousands March For Peace In San Francisco
The rally Saturday Sept 28th 2002 was not just about Palestine but also about the looming war in Iraq and the reduction of American Civil Liberties...
Posted: Sat, Sep 28, 2002 8:24pm PDT
400,000-600,000 in UK March for Peace on 9/28
Some 400,000 to 600,000 people marched for peace and no new war against Iraq in London on 9/28/02. See links for photos....
Posted: Sat, Sep 28, 2002 5:00pm PDT
California Federation of Teachers opposes Iraq War
The Calfornia Federation of Teachers state council passed a resolution opposing war on Iraq at its September 21st meeting....
Posted: Thu, Sep 26, 2002 9:55am PDT
American Pacifists Descend on Baghdad - Meanwhile, US Airstrike Hits Civilian Airport
But we fire missles anyway . . .
Published on Thursday, September 26, 2002 by the Associated Press
US Accused of Terrorist Act in Bombing of Civilian Airport
by Sameer N. Yacoub
BAGHDAD, Iraq –– Iraq said a U.S. airstrike hit its civilian airport in the southern port city of Basra. The announcement did not mention casualties....
Posted: Thu, Sep 26, 2002 8:57am PDT
9/28: Free Palestine — National Day of Protest
Free Palestine — National Day of Protest — San Francisco and
Chicago
Protest the U.S. War Drive
Stop the War on Iraq Before It Starts...
Posted: Wed, Sep 25, 2002 6:16pm PDT
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America Oppose Iraq Invasion
United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers of America pass resolution opposing U.S. attack and invasion of Iraq....
Posted: Wed, Sep 25, 2002 9:07am PDT
Latest Flashpoints: Fisk; Colombia; Palestine; D Ellsberg; Sabra & Chatila, more
KPFA Flashpoints Radio: Sept 16 to Sept 24
-Sept 24: Colombia; Arafat
-Sept 23: women against war
-Sept 20: hour of Daniel Ellsberg
-Sept 19: Medea messes with Rumsfeld; Rahul Mahajan
-Sept 18: Dennis Halliday on Iraq; REMEMBERING SABRA AND CHATILLA part 2
-Sept 17: Scott Ritter; Barbara Lubin; Korean unification?
-Sept 16: Robert Fisk exclusive: REMEMBERING SABRA AND CHATILLA part 1...
Posted: Tue, Sep 24, 2002 11:39pm PDT
Robert Fisk: The dishonesty of this so-called dossier
The Blair "dossier" tells us that, despite sanctions, Saddam was able to go on building weapons of mass destruction. All that nonsense about dual-use technology, the ban on children's pencils – because lead could have a military use – and our refusal to allow Iraq to import equipment to restore the water-treatment plants that we bombed in the Gulf War, was a sham....
Posted: Tue, Sep 24, 2002 9:57pm PDT
Daniel Ellsberg (Pentagon Papers) Slices Through US Lies On Iraq
Daniel Ellsberg leaked the Pentagon Papers, and now, he's speaking out strongly against the lies and half-truths within the Bush administration's policy on Iraq. This is a mind-changing interview - POWERFUL REASONING. 55 minutes (Real Audio Stream click "full story" link // Also, MP3 Format)...
Posted: Tue, Sep 24, 2002 6:18pm PDT
LET THE UN INSPECTORS IN--Israel This Means YOU!
Okay, let's see if I get this straight: the U.S. is preparing to go to war with Iraq because Saddam might, in the future, develop "weapons of mass destruction" and therefore threaten the peace of the Middle East. But the U.S. is itself prepared to use weapons of mass destruction if the Arabs and Israelis should come to blows – no matter who starts it – or if nuclear-armed Israel is attacked. Perhaps those UN arms inspectors, instead of picking over the ruins of Iraqi mil...
Posted: Mon, Sep 23, 2002 11:26pm PDT
Iraq inspections pave way for peace
Iraq’s agreement to unconditional weapons inspections is a significant step forward, but the Bush administration’s negative reaction shows it wants to start a war regardless, former senator James Abourezk (D-S.D.) said Sept. 17....
Posted: Mon, Sep 23, 2002 7:21am PDT
No matter who wins the German elections, Germany is still occupied
While there was some talk by the SPD and Greens against the US war with Iraq, Germany remains the largest US military outpost. With 70,000+ US troops can Germany even really be considered its own country? There are protests in Japan and Puerto Rico against US occupation, but are there any such protests in Germany?...
Posted: Sun, Sep 22, 2002 12:47pm PDT
POWELL: USA WILL FIND A WAY TO BLOCK INSPECTIONS
Just when you think Bush cant act any worse....
The US is actually trying to stop Iraqi inspections since they may get in the way of war....
Posted: Fri, Sep 20, 2002 5:15pm PDT