FLASHPOINTS: Huwaida Arraf on Rachel Corrie and Tom Hurndall

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00:00 KPFA's Jim Bennett: introduction
-02:00 to the protest in Washington DC.. w International Solidarity Movement (ISM) member Huwaida Arraf, about the recent attacks on ISM members, Brian Avery, Rachel Corrie, and Thomas Hurndall by Israel army.. Huwaida reads a letter from Rachel Corrie's parents..
-07:30 now w an address by Reverend Herbert Daughtry of Brooklyn.. about the children of Iraq.. about Rachel Corrie.. 'we have to expand our compassion for the Palestinian people, as well as the Jewish community.. our hearts must be big enough to emcompass (everyone's suffering).. YOU ARE THE CHILDREN OF GOD, BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS.. LONG LIVE THE PEACE MOVEMENT!
-21:40 Jim Bennett: back to SF, now w Milihae Rasan (sp?), Dennis Bernstein, and Joy Moore.. Joy: about the march today in SF.. Milihae: amazing how people are coming together and seeing the bigger picture.. Dennis: like where are the WMDs?..
-24:30 about Azmi Bishara, a leading Palestinian political activist, a member of the Israeli Knesset since 1996, and founder of Balad (Democratic National Assembly) Party... indicted by Israel for treason for speaking out for the rights of Palestinians.. [see: The International Committee for the Defence of Azmi Bishara].. Dennis: Event: Mr. Bishara is keynote speaker Saturday night (tonight) at a American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee banquet in SF on Van Ness at 7PM.. more info: 415 861-7444.. Milihae: how the US gave Israel the green light on Palestine.. a hundred thousand people took part in a rally in London today.. Joy we pay the tax in this country..
-29:00 now w Toby Harris on stage.. about the principle of accountability.. Pelosi must be held accountable..
-30:35 Leilani, from the stage: Self Determination, no to occupation (announcements)
-31:15 now on stage, Tony Larudi of SF, member of w International Solidarity Movement (ISM).. about Rachel Corrie, and Will Hewett who was with Rachel when she was killed.. Will: reads from a letter from Rachel Corrie's parents.. back to Tony: yesterday Israeli bullet hit Tom Hurndall in the back of his head.. killing him trying to bring two young girls to safety.. and Brian Avery shot in the face.. they are doing this over and over again?.. because they don't want us to see what they are doing there, they want us to disappear so they can finish the job.. we can not let the eyes of the world turn away from Palestine..
-39:00 Dennis Bernstein on stage: this is just the begining, IT IS TIME TO TEAR DOWN THIS WAR MACHINE.. yesterday at 8:30AM I received a call that a young ISM member was targeted by Israel.. a young 22 year old trying the rescue two young children.. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!.. WE HAVE TO KEEP THIS STRUGGLE GOING, POWER TO THE PEOPLE!..
-41:xx now w two US Vets.. Robert Alvarado and John Davies.. Robert: I used to be a war hawk, served in the Gulf War.. frightened of out country waging war on a country with half the population children.. John: I am an ex-Marine, I love my country.. 244 Marines killed in Beruit, my unit.. in Iraq is a baby Beruit forming.. I tremble for those families of US servicemen..
-46:30 show continues, no further review tonight
-53:55 end this first audio segment