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For The Week Ending April 11, 2003
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THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMThis week we present Between The Lines' summary of under-reported news stories and:
Iraqi People Facing Humanitarian Crisis
Interview with Denis Halliday,
As U.S. and British soldiers fight for control of southern Iraq on their way toward a crucial battle in Baghdad, civilians in large cities like Basra and smaller towns are confronting severe shortages of water, food and medicine. But with the American military insisting that they alone will control the distribution of aid, international relief organizations are reluctant to participate, not wanting to be identified with a U.S. invasion viewed by many as illegal and launched without U.N. Security Council authorization. The fact that much of the territory now occupied by U.S forces remains un-secure, makes the distribution of supplies by the Pentagon itself that much more difficult and chaotic.
Aid agencies from around the world have demanded that President Bush place the humanitarian relief effort under the supervision of United Nations agencies and personnel with many years of experience in Iraq. With an eye toward post-war administration of Iraq, the Security Council recently voted to transfer control of Iraq's oil for food program to U.N. Secretary General Koffi Anan.
Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Denis Halliday, a former Under-Secretary General at the U.N. who administered Iraq's oil for food program before he resigned in protest against economic sanctions in 1998. Halliday discusses the current humanitarian crisis confronting the people of Iraq and the legal obligation of the American and British invasion force to provide immediate aid to the desperate and frightened population under their control.
To get more information on the international campaign to protect Iraq's long suffering civilian population, call Voices in the Wilderness at (773) 784-8065 or visit their Web site at www.vitw.org
in Baghdad to Protect Civilian Infrastructure
Interview with international volunteers Tom Cahill and John Richardson,
As the relentless U.S. bombing over Baghdad continues, it is becoming increasingly difficult to contact those who remain in the city due to the destruction of telephone towers and other communications equipment. Between The Lines' Denise Manzari recently reached several international volunteers by phone in Baghdad who traveled to Iraq to act as human shields, protecting civil infrastructure and to minimize civilian casualties.
Provide a Distorted View of Iraq War
Interview with John MacArthur,
Since the war was launched, branded "Operation Iraqi Freedom" by the Pentagon, corporate television networks have featured unprecedented live reports from the front lines using the latest video satellite technology. Unlike the first Persian Gulf War 12 years ago, the Pentagon has allowed reporters to accompany U.S. troops in the field of battle by "embedding" them with specific combat units while subjecting their dispatches to military censorship. But as American soldiers encountered stiffer resistance than expected and U.S. bombs and troops killed and injured a growing number of Iraqi civilians, much of the press continued to cheerlead for the Pentagon and minimize critical reporting. John MacArthur reviewed the U.S. media's conduct during the 1991 war with Iraq in his book titled, "Second Front, Censorship and Propaganda in the Gulf War." which described how the White House easily manipulated public opinion through the use of propaganda and with the eager collaboration of a compliant press corps. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with MacArthur, publisher of Harper's Magazine, who assesses the performance of U.S. corporate media in covering America's ongoing war in Iraq. John MacArthur's book, "Second Front, Censorship and Propaganda in the Gulf War," is published by University of California Press. Visit Harper's magazine Web site at www.harpers.org Related link:
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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 4/4/03 War on Iraq "The Battle Between Donald Rumsfeld and the Pentagon," by Seymour Hersch, The New Yorker, April 7, 2003 "Halliburton's Axis of Influence" In These Times, March 28, 2003 "Crude History Lesson" In These Times, March 27, 2003 Between The Lines Special Reports in RealAudio Dissent is Essential when Governments Engage in Illegal Conflict and Impose Repressive Measures, philosophy professor Joy Gordon, April 4, 2003 U.S. War Violates U.N. Charter, Michael Ratner, Center for Constitutional Rights, March 28, 2003 Soldiers, Their Parents and Lawmakers Sue to Stop U.S. Attack on Iraq Without Congressional Declaration of War, Lead attorney John Bonifaz in Doe v. Bush lawsuit, March 14, 2003 Campaign to Impeach President Bush Will Require Broad Public Support, law professor Francis Boyle, March 7, 2003 White House Successor to USA Patriot Act Threatens Further Erosion of Civil Liberties, author Nancy Chang, Feb. 28, 2003 200,000 to 500,000 at Anti-War March, 1/18/03 in Washington, D.C.
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