Flashpoints Dec 17: Kevin Pina @ Haiti Coup; Mujeres Zapatistas : Indybay

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Monday, December 17, 2001 - <big>Start Audio</big> <IMG SRC="http://www.Flashpoints.net/images/a.gif" BORDER=0 HEIGHT=25 WIDTH=52 ALT="for audio FAQ, click here"> -00:00<IMG SRC="http://www.flashpoints.net/images/dennis.jpg" align=left hspace=4 BORDER=1 HEIGHT=88 WIDTH=66 ALT="Dennis Bernstein photo"> Dennis Bernstein and Noelle Hanrahan: <IMG SRC="http://www.flashpoints.net/images/noelle.jpg" align=right hspace=4 BORDER=1 HEIGHT=88 WIDTH=66 ALT="Noelle Hanrahan photo">
 -01:10 the Knight Report news update: War News from Afghanistan, Christian Science Monitor today reports British newsmen shell out $2,000 for exclusive interviews with 17 captured Al Queda.. Pakistan.. Somalia.. Navy denies Taliban fighter, John Walker, access to the Red Cross, an his lawyer.. in occupied Palestine, a 12 year old boy shot dead by Israel.. US criticizes Israel.. 1000's of Haitians storm the streets today after an aborted coup.. -05:30 <IMG SRC="http://www.flashpoints.net/images/aristide2.jpg" align=right hspace=4 BORDER=0 HEIGHT=97 WIDTH=80 ALT="photo of Jean-Bertrand Aristide"> Dennis Bernstein: a pre-dawn coup against the democratically elected government of Jean-Bertrand Aristide turned back.. now w Flashpoints reporter and independent filmmaker, <A HREF="http://www.quixote.org/haiti/harvestofhope.html">Kevin Pina: at 1:30 AM three pickup trucks and a jeep loaded with heavily armed gunmen attack the state prison.. turned back there, they charged into the palace.. looked for Aristide.. a swat team responded and.. are putting down the coup.. Aristide and family ok, not sleeping at the palace.. four members of the Dominican military involved.. a network of former military officers, FRAPP.. <IMG SRC="http://www.flashpoints.net/images/lamb1.jpg" align=left vspace=0 hspace=4 BORDER=0 HEIGHT=132 WIDTH=80 ALT="Photo by Buck Schmidt, link to source"> Dennis: FRAPP the death squads armed and trained by the CIA.. about the Haitian terrorist given sanctuary in the U.S... Kevin: 1000's of armed Lavalas Party members take to the streets in support of Aristide..
the political landscape has changed.. they have shown today that they have the wherewithall to protect their fledgling democracy.. Dennis: the U.S. trying to strangle Haiti economically.. Kevin: look at Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, Chile.. a pattern <IMG SRC="http://www.flashpoints.net/images/lamb2.jpg" align=right vspace=0 hspace=4 BORDER=0 HEIGHT=132 WIDTH=80 ALT="Photo by Buck Schmidt, link to source"> of US fear of popular movement in the Caribbean and Latin America.. US foreign policy can not tolerate independent populist movement.. Kevin: there will be a press conference in an hour.. these are not just mobs of armed people, but organized in their communities.. one of the poorest countries in the world.. burned down the headquarters of the Convergence.. in response to the terrorist attack on the palace..
 -19:10 about the Haitian terrorist/s given the run of the United States..
responsible for the murder of thousands of Haitians.. allowed to live freely in our country.. infuriated these poor people.. and the de facto embargo of Haiti.. the OAS, every international news outlet praised the election.. <IMG SRC="http://www.flashpoints.net/images/lamb3.jpg" align=left vspace=0 hspace=4 BORDER=0 HEIGHT=132 WIDTH=80 ALT="Photo by Buck Schmidt, link to source"> but when it was shown that Lavalas won, the tune changed.. the Convergence won only 4% of the vote.. about the 200 million dollars in loans previously approved for Haiti.. US forces the poorest nation in the hemispere, Haiti, to pay $8,000,000 in interest, but still won't release the loan control. The poor of Haiti (and most Haitians are very poor) support the Lavalas Party, Aristide's party and are out in the streets to fight the coup -23:00 music break..
 -23:45 Dennis: back with Kevin.. Kevin: I saw the bodies of some of the heavily armed gunmen who attacked the palace.. now w Haitian expert, Pierre Laboisier(sp?) of the Haiti Action Committee: Pierre: about the so-called 'Democratic Convergence'.. a group of fifteen political parties.. very small
<IMG SRC="http://www.flashpoints.net/images/piponanny.jpg" align=right vspace=0 hspace=4 BORDER=0 HEIGHT=132 WIDTH=90 ALT="Haitian orphan, Pico, and his Nanny, click to enlarge"> groups.. polled 4%.. friends of the former dictators.. want the Haitian military put back in power.. I, people are very angry, outraged.. all the sacrifices.. the people of Haiti suffer so much.. in 1986 Papa Doc gone.. then the U.S. participation in forming the FRAPP, the death squads.. the return of Aristide.. by the people.. won overwhelmingly.. a beautiful movement.. what are we fighting for? schools, health care.. the average life expectancy is only 48 YEARS.. THE LOANS EARMARKED FOR SCHOOLS, HEALTH CARE.. BLOCKED BY THE U.S... WE NEED TO CALL THE PRESIDENT, OUR REPRESENTATIVES.. <CENTER>Global Exchange *Urgent Action: Lift the aid moratorium against Haiti!* page Haiti Action Committee
: 510/483-7481 (<A HREF="mailto:haitiaction(at)yahoo.com">email) (Also see: Haiti Reborn)
</CENTER> -33:00 Dennis: two respectable ways to raise money.. one: sell tapes of Noam Chomsky <IMG SRC="http://www.flashpoints.net/images/noiam.jpg" BORDER=0 HEIGHT=103 vspace=4 hspace=4 align=right WIDTH=88 ALT="Noam Chomsky"> interviews with Flashpoints (June1) (Sept 14). two: spend time on the subject of the wonderful people of this tiny country of Haiti.. today let's try way number two:
call 510-848-5732 or 800-439-5732.. show your support <A HREF="http://www.windowsonhaiti.com/amber.shtml" target="new"><IMG SRC="http://www.flashpoints.net/images/ambermunger.jpg" align=left vspace=0 hspace=4 BORDER=0 HEIGHT=92 WIDTH=118 ALT="photo copyright Amber Munger"> for Flashpoints, for the information we provide.. Pierre: the level of disinformation in the corporate media.. countered by the truth presented by Flashpoints.. we need KPFA, we need YOU, we need Flashpoints -40:00
Noelle Hanrahan: Hilary Kline has lived in Zapatista communities for four and <A HREF="http://www.actlab.utexas.edu/~geneve/zapwomen/" target="new"><IMG SRC="http://www.flashpoints.net/images/portrait.jpg" align=right vspace=0 hspace=4 BORDER=0 HEIGHT=105 WIDTH=108 ALT="Zapatista kids, click to go to source"> a half years working with women and women's collectives, 'Mujeres Zapatistas'.. Hilary: women working toward self-determination.. collectives a social and political space.. in the past, women were locked up at home.. taking care of kids, doing housework.. get up before dawn to make tortillas.. prepare food for the family to work in the big landowners fields.. has changed publicly.. the rate of domestic violence has gone down.. <A HREF="http://burn.ucsd.edu/~ssady/zap2.html" target="new"><IMG SRC="http://www.flashpoints.net/images/zapkids.jpg" align=left vspace=6 hspace=4 BORDER=0 HEIGHT=100 WIDTH=155 ALT="Zapatista kids, click to go to source"> the rate of drinking has gone down.. a greater sense of freedom.. can choose who to get married to.. more possibilities.. Zapatistas don't accept government assistance, programs.. they are developing their own indigenous social organizations.. to get involved call the Chiapas Support Committee locally at 510-654 9587
 -53:50 Noelle Hanrahan: if you care about hearing these alternative voices.. making change happen.. call 510-848-5732 or 800-439-5732.. <IMG SRC="http://www.flashpoints.net/images/ourword.jpg" align=right BORDER=1 HEIGHT=120 WIDTH=90 ALT="Book Cover">we need to hear from you.. for $165 you get the book Our Word is Our Weapon by Subcomandante Marcos.. Howard Zinn: this is an extraordinary collection of writings.. Noelle: we are the only uncensored station in the Pacifica network right down.. we can do it only with your help.. you are an amazing part of this network.. we are going to change the world with dignity and integrity.. with you joining us we can do it
 -59:00 End today's show.. today's review by john lionheart<hr>

Friday, Dec 14, 2001 - Start Audio <IMG SRC="http://www.Flashpoints.net/images/a.gif" BORDER=0 HEIGHT=25 WIDTH=52 ALT="for audio FAQ, click here"> -00:00 <IMG SRC="http://www.flashpoints.net/images/peace.jpg" BORDER=1 HEIGHT=85 WIDTH=108 align=left ALT="Palestinian Child giving the peace sign">Dennis Bernstein and Noelle Hanrahan
 -01:20 Dennis: Israeli onslaught continues.. Eight killed, dozens wounded.. now w Nor Odeh in Ramallah.. Nor: horrific is one word that comes to mind.. for the last three days the entire Palestinian population has been living in horror.. we are in our holiday season.. the modest shopping areas we have left in our cities are crowded.. F16 fighter jets pounding Gaza.. a missile fell on a mosque.. 150 people treated for shock.. in Ramallah yesterday.. Apache helicopters started striking the city center.. sent all the shoppers hiding.. losing sight of their children, friends.. a frenzy of people trying to figure how to run away..<IMG SRC="http://www.flashpoints.net/images/friendsschoolramallah.jpg" BORDER=1 HEIGHT=125 WIDTH=179 align=right ALT="Friends School in Ramallah before Israeli missile attack, collage by flashpoints.net"> as we speak, Israeli tanks, enter Gaza.. reach as far as the market.. in Ramallah yesterday, an missile strike hit a Quaker High School (link2) (link3) (link4).. the attack happened in the evening, thank God there were no kids in the school.. Dennis: would it be clear that the strikes were hitting innocent shoppers? Nor: the Israeli's know the area better than some of us.. it was full of people, hundreds of people shopping.. the attack happened around 7:30pm.. people all went home, feel a bit safer.. Dennis: Israel says they need to take these actions.. Nor: Ridiculous to begin with.. U.S. not an occupying power, not trying to build on other people.. they destroyed 30 homes yesterday, <A HREF="http://www.flashpoints.net/images/running4.jpg" target="new"> <IMG SRC="http://www.flashpoints.net/images/running44.jpg" align=left BORDER=1 HEIGHT=136 WIDTH=108 ALT="Arab school girls running from Israeli tanks, click to enlarge"> building security does not mean attacking shoppers.. hitting a prison with missiles, destroying one of the oldest radio transmitters.. claiming that fighting terrorism by attacking innocent civilians.. is state terrorism.. Dennis: talk about the hitting of the Palestine Radio.. Nor: the most secure for Palestinians to receive information.. power lost for hours on end.. keeps you up to date on how to be safe.. a media for expression of ideas and thoughts.. it's part of our life.. Dennis: Israeli occupation like one large prison? Nor: <A HREF="http://www.flashpoints.net/carrier2.html" target="new" ><IMG SRC="http://www.flashpoints.net/images/carrier.jpg" align=right BORDER=1 HEIGHT=131 WIDTH=108 ALT="file photo: Israeli personnel carrier menacing Arabs, click to enlarge">it's worse than ever.. we're confined to a very small number of streets.. no one can reach the city.. even those who are sick are turned back.. even if it leads to their death.. we are all trapped.. waiting for the next attack.. nowhere to run, nowhere to hide.. the feeling of terror is one that all nations claim.. an unbearable situation.. feel like death is at the next corner.. as a parent, as a mother you can not dream that your children will come home from school safe..
 -17:00 music break
 -19:00 Dennis: <IMG SRC="http://www.flashpoints.net/images/dennis.jpg" align=left hspace=4 BORDER=1 HEIGHT=88 WIDTH=66 ALT="Dennis Bernstein photo"> now w Robert Knight, still one of the banned and fired at WBAI.. Robert: programmer Bob Fass, just a few hours earlier suspended by interim program manager Robert Daltry.. Bob did the usual show, The Radio Waves UnNameable, yesterday.. <IMG SRC="http://www.flashpoints.net/images/fass.jpg" align=right hspace=4 BORDER=0 HEIGHT=100 WIDTH=90 ALT="Bob Fass photo"> Bob received a call this morning.. Bob Fass could be considered one of the inventers of free form radio.. about the notorious Clayton Riley.. see Robert's witty: Bashfest by the Utricians.. Dennis: Bob played a tape that documented Clayton Riley violence.. Robert: I don't know about that, but (Utrice Leid still has a hand in).. I am in remote love with KPFA... these two stations should be working in tandem, in parallel.. Dennis: I want the listeners to applaud you by calling 510-848-5732.. 800-439-5732.. let's have <IMG SRC="http://www.flashpoints.net/images/redani1.gif" BORDER=0 align=top HEIGHT=23 WIDTH=170 ALT="animation"> for Robert Knight and KPFA.. Robert: FOR FREE SPEECH RADIO MONEY TALKS!! FLASHPOINTS IS A PRECIOUS NATIONAL RESOURCE... -30:50 <IMG SRC="http://www.flashpoints.net/images/mumia.jpg" vspace=4 BORDER=1 align=right HEIGHT=106 WIDTH=85 ALT="Mumia photo"> Noelle Hanrahan: w
Dorothy Alison: about Mumia Abu Jamal: Mumia reads.. My name is Mumia Abu-Jamal.. I am currently a resident of the fastest growing community in America
 -33:20 Professor Cornel West: about Mumia Abu Jamal.. <IMG SRC="http://www.flashpoints.net/images/west.jpg" BORDER=0 align=left HEIGHT=104 WIDTH=90 ALT="Cornel West">now w Noelle Hanrahan, more information and early history of Mumia.. by his mid-twenties he was a leading journalist.. reported for many stations.. in 1981 he won the Armstrong Award.. he interviewed presidential candidate Jimmy Carter, reggae god Bob Marley, many many more.. Noelle: about the arrest and conviction of Mumia for the murder of Philadelphia police <IMG SRC="http://www.flashpoints.net/images/barbara.jpg" BORDER=1 HEIGHT=90 align=left WIDTH=80 ALT="Barbara Lubin"> officer Daniel Falkner.. EVENT: join an evening of solidarity to free Mumia Abu Jamal.. tomorrow, Saturday, Mission High School, SF <IMG SRC="http://www.flashpoints.net/images/goodman.jpg" align=right BORDER=1 HEIGHT=105 WIDTH=82 ALT="amy goodman"> .. with Amy Goodman, Danny Glover, Media Alliance, <A HREF="htp://http://www.MECAforPEACE.org">Barbara Lubin, KPFA.. and celebrate Pacifica's rescue.. Noelle: 2000 people coming to that event (IAC EVENT NOTICE).. ALSO earlier Saturday afternoon, you can meet Amy Goodman at Cafe de la Paz, Shattuck and Cedar, Berkeley, 3-5pm.. Cafe de la Paz reservations call 510-548-0542
 -40:00 Flashpoints in Espanol with Nancy Charraga

 -59:18 End today's show.. today's review by john lionheart<hr>

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Flashpoints Dec 17: Kevin Pina @ Haiti Coup; Mujeres Zapatistas

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