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For The Week Ending May 17, 2002
THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMLISTEN to this week's half-hour program of Between The Lines by clicking on one of the links below. MP3 files available until May 22, 2002.
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Le Pen Defeated in France, But Neo-Fascist Parties
Jean Marie LePen, leader of the neo-fascist National Front party shocked many in France and Europe in April when he captured enough votes to enter the final round of the French presidential election May 5. Surpassing the Socialist party of Prime Minister Lionel Jospin, LePen faced off against the conservative incumbent Jacques Chirac.
During the first round vote, many French voters stayed home, owing to the perceived lack of difference between Chirac and Jospin. But LePen's entry into the final round with 17 percent of the vote woke up the French electorate -- prompting a million and a half to take to the streets in anti-LePen protests.
With the backing of rival Socialists, Chirac overwhelmed LePen in the May 5 vote by an 82 percent to 18 percent margin. Although LePen was soundly defeated, he did manage to increase his support in the second round by almost a million votes -- a fact which confirmed LePen's appeal to voters angry at immigrants, rising crime rates and elite politicians. LePen and his party hope to capitalize on hostility toward the European Union and anti-globalization sentiment in legislative elections set for June 9 and 16.
Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Doug Ireland, a contributing editor at In These Times Magazine who lived in France and reported on French politics for over a decade. He assesses the results of the French presidential election and the rise of right-wing parties across the European continent, already in power in Italy, Portugal and Norway.
Doug Ireland is contributing editor at In These Times Magazine. Read Ireland's analysis of the French elections online at www.inthesetimes.com
to Serve in Occupied Territories Lt. Noam Weiner explains why he has chosen to resist Interview by Scott Harris
In the face of defiance from Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan abandoned the Security Council endorsed investigation into the conduct of Israeli soldiers who attacked the Palestinian Jenin refugee camp. Sharon, who flew to Washington on May 6th for talks with President Bush, advocated the exclusion of Yasir Arafat from future peace talks, and took time to thank the White House for their help in blocking the human rights inquiry.
Although Mr. Sharon has gained broad public support for his invasion of Palestinian West Bank cities, not all Israelis are applauding their government's policies. Hundreds of Israeli reserve soldiers who oppose their nation's 35-year occupation of the West Bank and Gaza, have signed a public declaration refusing to serve in the occupied territories. Since Jan. 25, more than 450 Israeli soldiers have signed onto the Courage to Refuse campaign which proclaims that "we shall not continue to fight beyond the 1967 borders in order to dominate, expel, starve and humiliate an entire people." Thus far 41 resisters have been sent to military prison for their disobedience.
Noam Wiener is a 27-year-old lieutenant in the Israeli Army Reserves and a law student who has signed the Courage to Refuse declaration. He traveled to the U.S. in May and addressed audiences at Yale University, a local synagogue and community groups in New Haven, Conn. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Noam Wiener about why he has refused to serve in the occupied territories and in so doing, risk imprisonment.
Contact the Courage to Refuse U.S. support network by calling (312) 409-4845 or visit their Web site at www.couragetorefuse.org
Fast Track Legislation in U.S. Senate Although likely to pass, opponents have strategy to defeat bill in House Interview by Scott Harris
Last December, the House of Representatives approved by a one-vote margin the Trade Promotion Authority bill opposed by many labor, environmental and human rights activists. The legislation, more commonly known as "Fast Track," is now being considered by the U.S. Senate and is designed to grant the president authority to negotiate future international trade deals with minimal debate and in Congress with no chance for legislators to propose corrective amendments.
If signed into law, Fast Track will enable the White House to expedite approval of the controversial Free Trade Area of the Americas treaty. The FTAA, like the North American Free Trade Agreement, has been criticized for the lack of labor or environmental standards and the power it surrenders to corporations. Although passage in the Senate is likely, a broad coalition of groups opposed to Fast Track are promoting several amendments that they say will defend worker's rights and protect public health, safety and environmental regulations.
Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Patrick Woodall, research director with Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch, who discusses what's at stake in the current campaign to defeat fast track trade legislation.
Contact Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch by calling (202) 546-4996 or visit their Web site at www.tradewatch.org
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