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For The Week Ending May 30, 2003
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THIS WEEK'S PROGRAM
Critics Claim Bombings in Saudi Arabia, Morocco
Interview with Beau Grosscup,
The bombing attacks on targets in both Saudi Arabia and Morocco over the past week has refocused the world's attention on the threat posed by al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups. Three simultaneous suicide bombings of western residential compounds in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia killed 34 people including eight Americans. In Casablanca, Morocco, five locations were bombed, resulting in the deaths of 28 victims. Saudi and U.S. officials assert that the attacks in Riyadh were organized by al Qaeda, while less is known about the network that carried out the assault in Casablanca.
The deadly suicide bombings come after more than a year of U.S. preparations for its invasion of Iraq, that the White House declared was an integral part of its war against terrorism. But critics charge that the Bush administration has never substantiated its claim that Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden had worked together to plan the Sept. 11 attacks or any other terrorist strike. With security alerts on high in the Middle East and in the U.S., Florida senator and Democratic presidential candidate Bob Graham recently argued that President Bush's almost exclusive focus on the war against Iraq had allowed al-Qaeda to regenerate.
Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Beau Grosscup, professor of international relations at California State University, who examines the conduct of the Bush administration's war against terrorism, in view of the recent bombings in Saudi Arabia and Morocco.
Beau Grosscup's book, "The Newest Explosions of Terrorism" is published by New Horizon Press.
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Interview with Nada Elia,
As chaos and violence overtake Iraq in the wake of the U.S. overthrow of Saddam Hussein's government, the fate of Iraqi women is little remarked upon. But the negative change in their status has been far reaching. Even before the U.S. invasion of Iraq, decades of war and harsh economic sanctions had sparked a revival of Islamic religious practice under the secular Baathist regime. Several factions of the long repressed Shiite Islamic religious majority of Iraq are now competing for power in a future post-occupation government, with many advocating the creation of an Islamic republic similar to that of Iran.
The Arab Women's Solidarity Association was founded in Egypt in 1982. It was established by a group of 120 women who declared that struggle for the liberation of Arab people must include the liberation of Arab women. By 1985, AWSA had 3,000 members internationally. The group promotes Arab women's active participation in social, economic, cultural, and political life.
Between The Lines' Melinda Tuhus spoke with Nada Elia, a representative of the Arab Women's Solidarity Association. A writer and teacher, Elia is a Palestinian who was born in Iraq, grew up in Lebanon, and has lived in the U.S. for the past 15 years. She discusses the status of women under Saddam Hussein's regime, the daily struggle for survival they now confront, and their hopes for a better future.
Contact the Arab Women's Solidarity Association at (425) 558-1006 or visit their Web site at www.awsa.net
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That Will Strengthen Media Monopolies
Interview with John Nichols,
The commission, which has scheduled a June 2 vote on these rule changes, is also expected to eliminate restrictions limiting a television network's national coverage area and concentration of ownership of local radio stations. Although Powell only scheduled one public hearing on the proposed deregulation, thousands of citizens have registered their opposition to the plan by attending nine semi-official hearings organized around the U.S. and writing Congress and the FCC. Many predict that if implemented, the rule changes will result in an extreme transformation of the nation's media and create an ever-shrinking number of media monopolies which offer less diversity of opinion on the airwaves. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with John Nichols, Washington correspondent for The Nation magazine, who takes a critical look at the deregulation plan and the broad coalition of groups that are now fighting for the democratization of the nation's media system. Contact Media Reform Network, the coalition organizing opposition to FCC deregulation by calling (413) 585-1533 or visit their Web site at www.mediareform.net Related links
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