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For The Week Ending Dec. 13, 2002
ANNOUNCEMENTSWe have recently moved our office. Our new phone number is (203) 268-8446. WPKN's number is still (203) 331-9756. Due to the move, our email service at betweenthelines@snet.net was temporarily interrupted Nov. 26-Dec. 1 and has been restored as of Dec. 2. We apologize for any inconvenience and kindly request that you resend any email sent to us during the period our service was disabled. As always, we look forward to hearing from you!
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Interview with Peter Kornbluh,
The appointment by President Bush of Henry Kissinger to lead an investigation into the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks has provoked criticism by many in the U.S. and around the world. Those who have followed Kissinger's career as national security advisor to President Nixon, and later serving as Gerald Ford's secretary of state, are skeptical that this tainted Washington insider is capable of conducting an objective inquiry.
Kissinger's involvement in the overthrow of democratic governments such as Chile, the Indonesian invasion of East Timor, his role in the secret bombing of Cambodia, as well as his well-documented record of misleading Congress and the American people have contributed to efforts across the globe to prosecute the Noble Prize-winning diplomat for his complicity in crimes against humanity. The threat of an indictment is so real that Kissinger now consults a lawyer before leaving the U.S.
Other questions about possible conflicts of interest stemming from his list of powerful corporate clients working with his business consulting firm Kissinger and Associates have surfaced. Kissinger maintains that his client list is secret and he alone will be the judge of any potential ethical conflicts. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Peter Kornbluh, senior analyst with the National Security Archive, who has closely studied Kissinger's career and explains why he believes the former diplomat is not the right person to lead the 9-11 commission.
Peter Kornbluh's forthcoming book, " The Pinochet File" will soon be published by the New Press. To contact the National Security Achive Web site, visit www.nsarchive.org
the Oil-Rich Kingdom's Repression and Human Rights Violations
Interview with As'ad AbuKhalil,
Since the Sept. 11th terrorist attacks, where 15 of the 19 men who hijacked three U.S. planes were citizens of Saudi Arabia, the oil-rich kingdom has come under close scrutiny. The fact that Al Qaeda terror network mastermind Osama bin Laden is a member of one of Saudi Arabia's most prominent families has also contributed to new inquiries into Saudi terror connections.
But because of the strategic importance of Saudi Arabia, which possesses the single largest reserves of oil in the world, successive American presidents have been hesitant to criticize the Saudi monarchy, its government's repressive policies and its officially sanctioned religious intolerance. In the post-9/11 period, the Bush family's positive personal and business relationship with members of the Royal Saudi family has added additional conflicts of interest in formulating U.S. policies to effectively confront the roots of terrorism.
Recent unconfirmed reports alleging that the U.S. Saudi ambassador's wife had funneled money to 9/11 hijackers underscores the strains now apparent in this once strong relationship. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with As'ad AbuKhalil, associate political science professor at California State University and author of the forthcoming book, "The House of Bush and the House of Saud." Professor AbuKhalil explains why he feels the U.S. must dramatically transform its relationship with the Saudis if our nation is serious about applying one standard in challenging oppression and supporting human rights.
As'ad AbuKhalil's book, "The House of Bush and the House of Saud" is soon to be published by Seven Stories Press.
Religious Persecution of Women
Interview with Taslima Nasrin,
Taslima Nasrin can relate to the Nigerian journalists' dilemma. Nasrin, a Bangladeshi medical doctor and writer, was forced into exile under a death threat for criticizing Islam for its treatment of women in her own nation. Between The Lines' Melinda Tuhus spoke with Taslima Nasrin during a recent book tour promoting the English translation of the first volume of her memoirs titled: "Meyebela: My Bengali Girlhood." In it, Nasrin describes growing up in a middle-class Muslim household in Bangladesh where she was repeatedly raped by male relatives beginning at age 6. She describes her father's philandering and her mother's desperate clinging to religion to give her miserable life meaning. Nasrin, an atheist and humanist, presents her views on the backwardness of religions and on what women who live in Bangladesh and other religiously-dominated societies need to improve the quality of their lives. Taslima Nasrin's first volume of her autobiography, "Meyebela: My Bengali Girlhood" is available from Steerforth Press.
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