oops Flashpoints, Pilger: Palestine is Still The Issue, complete audio!

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Monday, Oct 28, 2002 - Start Audio
-00:00 Dennis Bernstein: introduction: Flashpoints Special: complete audio John Pilger's electrifying new documentary, Palestine is Still The Issue
-00:38 Dennis: in 1977, British journalist John Pilger made a documentary, Palestine is Still The Issue, telling how the Palestinians were forced from their homes in 1948 and again in 1967.. now in 2002, he asks why the Palestinians' right of return is still denied.. now begin documentary audio.. Israeli voices: There is only one way of ending this, it is ending the Occupation.. the Occupation has reduced us to animals.. this is a huge bluff of Israel, that every criticism of its policy is anti-semitism.. Palestinian Woman: the soldiers' mothers should come and see what their sons are doing here.. Pilger: Israel is backed by a very powerful friend, the US.. in 25 years nothing has changed.. except the Palestinians have stood up and fought back.. they have no tanks, no planes, no missiles.. but still they fight back.. about the ruthless control of all aspects of their lives.. last April troops and tanks invaded Ramallah.. an attack on schools, offices, radio stations..this vandalism is typical.. even the Palestinian Cultural Ministry was destroyed.. (Amira Hass report) (more Amira) Administrator: (leading Pilger on a tour) this is the administration room, everything is broken.. exhibitions, folklore.. now we don't have anything, except a feeling of humiliation.. this is a bag of shit.. and shit smeared all over the copymaker.. Pilger: they ate and shit in the same room.. Administrator: putting the shit everywhere, even on the walls.. they didn't use the toilets.. (also see: Kathleen Christison) Pilger: let's go in this room.. good grief! these are children's drawings.. Administrator: yes, this the room for children.. to express themselves.. they (the Israelis) don't respect anything.. this is the terrorism of the Israeli state.. Pilger: the heart of the struggle here is a struggle for land, for soil.. during the early part of the 20th century, the majority of inhabitants of Palestine were Palestinian Arabs (not further review tonight, no synopsis could do justice, listen yourself)
-57:00 End today's show. today's review by john lionheart

PAUL WELLSTONE KILLED IN SUSPICIOUS PLANE CRASH, BALANCE OF POWER SHIFTS TO REPUBLICANS.. Wellstone was bitterly opposed by the White House and the large pharmaceutical industry.. no one can help but recall the death of Democratic Senatorial candidate Mel Carahan in 2000.. Locked in a tight senate race against now Attorney General John Ashcroft, Carnahan too was killed in a similar plane crash.. (read more)

Friday, Oct 25, 2002 - Start Audio
-00:00 Dennis Bernstein: introduction: Venezualan military plots a new coup.. secret FTAA meetings in Ecuador.. Jeb Bush on the ropes in Florida?.. about tomorrow's anti-war protests in SF and DC..
-00:53 Dennis: insurrection by Venezualan military against elected populist president, Hugo Chavez; General Gomez demands Chavez's resignation.. now w Greg Palast, author of the The Best Democracy Money Can Buy.. Greg: the majority of the military refused to knuckle under to a few coup plotters.. but a US AP wire report this morning said Chavez *disbanded the constitution*.. Dennis: Washington's involvement?.. Greg: when Chavez was kidnapped in April, the US ambassador ran down and had his picture taken with the guys who kidnapped the president.. about Chavez role as president of OPEC.. "the US can't leave Chavez in power, if they invade Iraq".. Dennis: people should be concerned about Otto Reich? Greg: he was.. illegally supplying aid to the Contras violating US law.. now given power in the Bush administration.. Dennis: Jeb Bush having problems with his re-election in Florida? Greg: the people in Florida aren't buying the weapon of mass distraction, ie the war on Iraq.. they're looking at the economy.. not allowing Jeb to wrap himself in a flag.. polls show Jeb losing.. but Jeb has the means of correcting that problem.. [wry laughter].. Greg: in Salon Magazine next week I'll give more details.. about the thousands of black voters kicked off the rolls in Florida in 2000.. NAACP has sued Katherine Harris.. Harris confessed, said we're sorry, said we'll restore those people.. now the state saying we cannot restore those people until after this election.. 125,000- 150,000 votes.. that could be the difference.. Greg: my money is on an endless round of litigation until after 2004 election..
-11:53 music break
-12:40 Leslie Kean: about the FTAA summit in Ecuador next week.. Ecuadoreans mobilizing for a fight.. beginning next Thursday.. FTAA destructive.. the Seattle of South America.. now w David Solnick (sp?) in studio, and on the phone, Justin Ruben and Kristina Chamorra (sp?) from Ecuador.. Justin: Ecuador has a long history of resistance to neo-liberalism.. kicked out the last two presidents.. FTAA a bigger badder NAFTA.. Leslie: Kristina a 22 year old student from Quito, grew up on a farm in Ecuador.. Kristina: the National Organization for Campezinos.. our campaign is organized and growing.. if the FTAA gets power here, natural resources.. water will be privatized, already started.. farmers can no longer use the water.. cultural.. food programs.. with FTAA this will be lost.. a market oriented activity.. destroy our traditional practices.. make us dependent.. now w David with Action for Global Justice.. David: about Bechtel Corp.. taken over the water.. about their takeover in Cochacabamba, Boliva.. they drastically raised rates, then people rose up.. 100 wounded.. but they won their water system back.. but now Bechtel suing these poor people for 25 million dollars.. Justin: a seamless web, business summit and trade summit.. mixing behind closed doors.. an incredible gulf between them and the people.. all the FTAA negotiations out of the reach of the public.. David: not just a South American issue.. Bechtel privatizing water in California too..
-27:00 David: on Sunday October 27 a Bay Area Social Forum.. (gives details).. at the Women's Building, SF 1-5PM .. workshops.. on October 28 11AM.. protest at Bechtels HQ SF, Beale and Mission.. a non violent direct action.. demand Bechtel drop their lawsuit against Boliva.. more info http://www.StopFTAA.org/sf 415-621-8100 www.Ecuador.indymedia.org..
-30:30 music break It's All About The Price Of Oil
-33:38 Dennis: about the quote by California US House rep, Tom Lantos to the Knesset member.. 'My Dear Collette,.. you won't have anymore problem with Saddam, we'll be rid of the bastard soon, we'll install a pro-Western dictator who'll be good for us and you'.. Dennis: clearly he is not talking about democracy.. tens of thousands of protestors expected in SF and DC tomorrow.. authorities in DC doing their best to undermine the protest.. from DC, Ilias Rushwawe (sp?).. and in studio, Barbara Lubin of the Middle East Children's Alliance.. both on the steering committee of Answer.. Ilias: a press conference at the Washington Press Club.. we plan to collect ten million signatores.. a planned Peoples Peace Congress on MLK's birthday.. an incredibly upbeat mood in DC.. thousands of buses expected.. a historic moment in the US peace history.. Dennis: the Israelis now not permitting the Pals to pick their own olives.. Ilias: the attack against the Pals, Bush's attack on Iraq.. to remove any hurdle to US dominance in the Middle East.. Palestinians a hurdle.. Iraq a hurdle.. Afghanistan a hurdle.. US civil liberties a hurdle.. now w Barbara Lubin of the Middle East Children's Alliance.. Barbara: we all know.. the taking away our basic human liberties.. the role of the US in the world.. WE NEED TO BE OUT IN THE STREETS TOMORROW.. SHOW THAT THE PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY ARE SAYING NO TO WAR.. a lot of coalitions building.. if we want to have peace in the Middle East.. JUSTICE FOR PALESTINE, THE HEART OF THE ISSUE.. THAT AND OIL.. we can not.. try and find the lowest common denominator, and leave Palestine out.. Barbara: about the horrible conditions killing the people, the children of Palestine.. Ilian: of 1.5 million acres, of the West Bank and Gaza, 750,000 already taken by Israel.. 120,000 olive trees uprooted.. wells banned, houses demolished.. a truly horrendous situation.. 1.5 million Iraqis dead.. Lantos says US will install another dictator.. eliminating the right of people to self-determination, so that US citizens can enjoy the monetary benefits.. info www.VoteNoWar.org.. Barbara: the people of the South Bay have an alternative to Tom Lantos, Maude ^^^^.. Ilias: I want to echo Barbara's support for Maude.. LANTOS' POSITIONS.. FOR WAR AND ISRAEL.. NOT SERVING THE INTERESTS OF THE US, BUT SERVING THE INTERESTS OF A FOREIGN GOVERNMENT.. Dennis: hard to imagine what would happen if the US attacked Iraq.. Barbara: like in the first Gulf War hundreds of thousands of people murdered.. old people, mothers, fathers.. bridges down.. ANOTHER WAR WILL MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR OUR CHILDREN IN THIS COUNTRY TO EVER LEAVE THIS COUNTRY.. IT'S GOING TO BE A VERY DANGEROUS WORLD FOR ALL OF US.. Dennis: about the treatment of Arab Americans at home, the degredation of all our civil liberties.. Barbara: EVENT: on Nov 8 I'm going to the Arab Film Festival, at 5PM.. film Power and Terror by Noam Chomsky.. info: 510-548-0542
-57:00 End today's show. today's review by john lionheart

Thursday, Oct 24, 2002 - Start Audio

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