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For The Week Ending April 4, 2003
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THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMThis week we present Between The Lines' summary of under-reported news stories and:
Iraq War Sets Off Growing Anger Toward U.S. in Arab World
Interview with Hussein Ibish,
In defiance of majority opinion in the United Nations and around the world, President Bush, along with Britain, America's sole military ally, launched their war to overthrow the Iraqi government by conducting one of the fiercest aerial missile attacks in military history. But the so-called "shock and awe" bombing campaign against Baghdad and other Iraqi cities has thus far failed to reduce Saddam Hussein's will to fight or force his regime's surrender. In fact U.S. and British forces have faced stiff resistance in southern Iraq, a section of the country they had expected to easily subdue on their way to attack the heavily fortified capital city of Baghdad.
U.S. television networks have broadcast images of Iraqi prisoners of war in U.S. custody. But, the Bush administration has claimed that similar broadcasts by Iraqi TV of interviews with American POWs constitutes a violation of the Geneva convention. Yet, there are many critics of this war who point out that the U.S. itself stands in naked violation of the United Nations charter and international law.
Opponents of the war have long warned that a U.S. attack on Iraq could trigger unintended consequences including new instability in the Middle East and an increase of support among Arabs and Muslims for anti- American terrorist groups. Between the Lines Scott Harris spoke with Hussein Ibish, communications director with the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, who assesses likely civilian casualities in the war and Arab reaction.
Contact the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee at (202) 244-2990 or visit the group's website at www.adc.org
in Illegal Conflict and Impose Repressive Measures
Interview with Joy Gordon,
As President Bush ordered the first air attacks against Iraq's cities, protesters took to the streets in legal and civil disobedience actions around the U.S. and abroad to express their opposition to a war that much of the world views as unjust and unnecessary. In response, right-wing politicians and conservative commentators have branded those opposing the Bush administration's war as "unpatriotic" and "traitors." Meanwhile the Clear Channel Radio Network, whose vice chairman has close ties to the President, has organized what they call "Rallies for America" in many cities to "support U.S. troops." Clear Channel, a giant conglomerate which built their empire on deregulation of the radio industry, is looking to the White House for support to further loosen the rules governing broadcasters.
Although the UN Security Council refused to authorize an invasion of Iraq, the Bush administration claims that UN resolutions from the first Persian Gulf war in 1991, and the more recent resolution 1441, provided all the legitimacy they needed to initiate hostilities. After the war began the White House boasted they had 35 coalition partners - most of whose populations oppose this war, with only Britain, Australia and a few others sending their soldiers to fight Saddam Hussein's regime.
Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Joy Gordon, professor of philosophy at Fairfield University, who has closely examined the toll taken by 12 years of U.N. economic sanctions on the people of Iraq. Here, Gordon
considers the ethical questions surrounding the U.S. justification for war and the role of citizens when their government defies international law and adopts repressive measures.
Joy Gordon is professor of philosophy at Fairfield University. Her article: "Cool War: Economic Sanctions as Weapons of Mass Destruction," appeared in the November 2002 edition of Harpers Magazine which can be read online at www.harpers.org
His Opposition to Bush Administration's War in Iraq
Interview with Dennis Kucinich,
Kucinich, chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, led the fight in the House of Representatives last fall against legislation authorizing President Bush to use force in Iraq. Though he and his allies lost that vote, the tally was closer than many had predicted. Kucinich more recently was one of the lead plaintiffs in an unsuccessful lawsuit to stop the war based on the lack of constitutional authority. Between The Lines' Melinda Tuhus spoke with Dennis Kucinich while he was in New Haven to accept the Gandhi award. He explains why he opposes the Bush administration's war in Iraq, and his changing views on abortion, as he seeks the Democratic presidential nomination. Contact Dennis Kucinich's campaign office at (866) 413-3664 or visit his website at www.kucinich.us
of under-reported news Compiled by Bob Nixon and Brita Brundage
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Greg Palast, BBC journalist, comes to New Haven, CT Sat., April 12! Last Week's Program Between The Lines Week Ending 3/28/03 War With Iraq Between The Lines Special Report: Interviews Recorded at "The World Says 'No' to War" in NYC, Feb. 15, 2003 in MP3. Bishop Desmond Tutu, Angela Davis, Leslie Cagan, Medea Benjamin, Ossie Davis and more. "The World Says 'No' to War" National Mobilization on Feb. 15, 2003 New York City and Feb. 16, San Francisco, United for Peace & Justice "New York City Sued Over War Protest Permit," www.unitedforpeace.org 200,000 to 500,000 at Anti-War March, 1/18/03 in Washington, D.C. Interviews with International A.N.S.W.E.R. organizer Brian Becker, Institute for Policy Studies' Phyllis Bennis and Vietnam War veteran, Jaime Vazquez. Organizers say 200,000 to 500,000 attended the protest "U.S. Had Key Role in Iraq Buildup: Trade in Chemical Arms Allowed Despite Their Use on Iranians, Kurds" By Michael Dobbs, Washington Post, Dec. 30, 2002, Page A01 U.S. Facing Bigger Bill For Iraq War Total Cost Could Run As High as $200 Billion, by Michael Dobbs, Washington Post, Dec. 1, 2002, Page A01 IMF/World Bank and Anti-Iraq War Protest Interviews, Teach-Ins Sept. 27-29,2002 Interviews with Mary Bull, Medea Benjamin, Ralph Nader in D.C. (in MP3 format) "Stopping Water Privatizers at Home and Abroad," Part 1 Featuring Clemente Martinez and Rudolf Amenga-Etego on campaigns in Nicaragua and Ghana. In RealAudio. Energy Standoff in Central Asia "Bush Fuels Oil Conspiracy Theory," by Ted Rall, www.AlterNet.org, Jan. 10, 2002 "Pipeline Politics: Oil, The Taliban and the Political Balance of Central Asia," World Press Review Special Report "The New Great Game: Oil Politics in Central Asia" by Ted Rall, www.AlterNet.org, October 11, 2001, Economic Globalization Resources ZNet's Global Economic Crisis resource site Excellent source for understanding global economics and trade issues in preparation for ongoing demonstrations about economic justice
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