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For The Week Ending June 6, 2003
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THIS WEEK'S PROGRAM
Middle East Roadmap for Peace
Interview with Rabbi Michael Lerner,
Although the latest plan for peace in the Middle East, known as "the Road Map," was drawn up and awaiting action for many months, the proposal wasn't given serious attention until just days before the U.S. launched its war against Iraq. Now, after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein's regime, the "road map" is moving forward with an endorsement from the new Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas and half-hearted acceptance from the Israeli government of Ariel Sharon.
The plan, put forward by the U.S., the European Union, the U.N. and Russia, envisions the cessation of hostilities leading to the establishment of a Palestinian state within 3 years. But critics of the blueprint for peace worry about opposition to the plan from hardliners on both sides and that many of the most difficult negotiations will not begin until the final and third phase of the plan. Contentious issues such as the dismantling of Israeli settlements in the West Bank and Gaza and the right of Palestinian refugees to return to their former homes are formidable obstacles which could derail the plan.
Rabbi Michael Lerner, editor of Tikkun magazine, has for many years been working for a just solution to decades of Middle East violence. He co-founded a new organization called the Tikkun Community with co-chair Harvard professor Cornel West which serves as a progressive alternative to conservative Jewish lobby groups that generally back Israel's aggressive policies. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Rabbi Lerner about how he views the prospects for success of this latest Middle East peace plan.
Tikkun is sponsporing a four-day event, "Tikkun Teach-in To Congress" in Washington, D.C. June 1-4. Contact Tikkun at (510) 644-1200 or visit their Web site at www.tikkun.org
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Giving U.S./U.K. Open-Ended Occupation Authority
Interview with Joy Gordon,
After Saddam Hussein's 1990 invasion of Kuwait, the United Nations, led by the U.S. and Britain, imposed comprehensive economic sanctions against Iraq which devastated the nation's economy and infrastructure. Thirteen years of sanctions, which made it difficult for Baghdad to purchase medicines, fertilizer and other materials basic for health care, agriculture and sanitation, were -- by the U.N.'s own estimates -- responsible for the deaths of more than half a million Iraqi children.
But following the American-led war that overthrew the government of Saddam Hussein, the U.S., now the occupying power in Iraq, prevailed on the U.N. Security Council to end the sanctions on May 22. This occurs as the U.S. occupation of Iraq continues to confront lawlessness, slow restoration of basic services and seething anger over the delay in establishing an interim government.
Between The Lines' Melinda Tuhus spoke with Joy Gordon, professor of philosophy at Fairfield University and author of "Cool War: Economic Sanctions as Weapons of Mass Destruction," a widely circulated article published in Harper's Magazine. She discusses how the U.S. used the sanctions to cripple Iraq, and the respective roles the U.S. and U.N. will now have in establishing a new government in Baghdad and rebuilding the wartorn nation.
Joy Gordon's article, "Cool War: Economic Sanctions as Weapons of Mass Destruction," appeared in the November 2002 edition of Harper's Magazine and can be read online at www.harpers.org
Gordon is author of the book, "A Peaceful, Silent, Deadly Remedy: The Ethics of Economic Sanctions," forthcoming from Harvard University Press.
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Interview with Jonathan Schell,
Still many citizens strongly believe that the only effective means to fight the terrorists who viciously attacked America on Sept. 11 and perceived threats from rogue states, is through war and violence. But, long time Nation magazine columnist Jonathan Schell, author of the new book, "The Unconquerable World: Power, Nonviolence and the Will of the People," argues that history has shown us that there are viable alternatives to endless cycles of violence. With so much uncertainty about the terrorists' next target and where the next war may be fought, a discussion of alternatives is welcome and goes beyond a mere academic exercise. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Jonathan Schell, columnist and author of "The Unconquerable World," who examines the many dangers now facing the world and concludes that war is far from the only answer. "The Unconquerable World: Power, Nonviolence and the Will of the People," is published by Metropolitan Books. Read Schell's Nation Magazine column online at www.thenation.com Related links
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