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THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMANNOUNCEMENTS: Scott Harris' Counterpoint interview with former UN weapons inspector and U.S. Marine Scott Ritter is now available. Click here to listen to the audio. Archive restoration is underway; some files older than Nov. 2001 may not be available. Please let us know of any nonworking links.
As Middle East Road Map Peace Plan
Interview with Hussein Ibish,
The Bush administration's Middle East peace plan, known as the "road map," has quickly unraveled over the last month. The breakdown of a cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian militants, coupled with the resignation of Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas has shattered hope that the plan could diminish escalating violence and pave the way for a negotiated settlement. The cease-fire fell apart soon after Israel targeted leaders of the militant Islamic group Hamas for assassination, which in turn triggered a series of Palestinian suicide bombings, killing Israeli civilians in buses and restaurants.
A declaration by Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon's government to "remove" Yasser Arafat has drawn international criticism. Israeli Vice Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's public statement that Arafat could be removed from his besieged Ramallah compound either by expulsion or assassination further deepened the crisis atmosphere and was condemned by nations around the world, including the United States. In reaction, to the threat against their leader, thousands of Palestinians recently gathered at Arafat's compound vowing to defend him against any Israeli attack.
Between the Lines Scott Harris spoke with Hussein Ibish, communications director with the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, who looks at the underlying cause of the road map's failure and the dangers that lie ahead for both Israelis and Palestinians.
Contact the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee at (202) 244-2990 or visit the group's website at www.adc.org
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As Coalition of Developing Nations Rejects 'Bad Deal' on Farm Subsidies
Interview with Anuradha Mittal,
Poor nations of the developing world have long condemned wealthy nations' agricultural subsidies, which they assert undercuts their own farmers' ability to compete in domestic and export markets. Removing these subsidies presents a difficult obstacle for politicians in Europe and the U.S. who are reluctant to offend powerful agribusiness interests. The WTO's fifth ministerial in Cancun drew tens of thousands of demonstrators from all over Mexico and around the globe, who protested against free trade policies that many of them believe enriches corporations at the expense of the world's impoverished majority. Among those protesting was Lee Kyung Hae, a South Korean farm union organizer, who during a confrontation at a barricade erected by police, symbolically stabbed himself to death while wearing a sign around his neck which read, "WTO Kills Farmers." Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Anuradha Mittal, co-director with the Institute for Food and Development Policy -- or Food First -- who in an interview conducted while she was in Cancun, summarizes the policy disagreements which led to the collapse of the WTO's summit meeting. Contact Food First by calling (510) 654-4400 or visit their website at www.foodfirst.org Related links
New Attack on Clean Air Rules; Environmental Groups Fight Back
Interview with John Walke,
Around the second anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, it has come to light that the Environmental Protection Agency's assurance that the air was safe just a week after the buildings collapsed was far from accurate and labeled a cover-up by many critics. Thomas Cahill of the University of California at Davis, leader of a recently released independent study on the issue said, "The debris pile acted like a chemical factory. It cooked together the components of the buildings and their contents, including enormous numbers of computers, and gave off gases of toxic metals, acids, and organics for at least six weeks." Last month, an internal report by Environmental Protection Agency Inspector General Nikki Tinsley said the White House pressured the agency to make premature statements that the air was safe to breathe. New York City leaders including U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton (D.-N.Y.) have called on the Justice Department to investigate. In another blow to clean air, the Bush administration in late August rolled back the New Source Review rules of the Clean Air Act. Under those rules, utilities were required to install state-of-the-art pollution controls when they upgraded their facilities. Now, those rules will be relaxed for 17,000 of the nation's oldest and dirtiest coal-fired power plants, oil refineries, and factories. That's good news for utility companies, which stand to save hundreds of millions of dollars from the rule change. Advocates of the rollback say it will improve the affordability, reliability, and safety of the nation's electricity supply, but critics call it an industry giveaway and say it will undermine efforts to crack down on industrial polluters. Between The Lines' Melinda Tuhus spoke with John Walke, director of clean air programs with the Natural Resources Defense Council in Washington, D.C., who discusses the damage these rules changes may inflict on the environment and public health, and how opponents of the Bush policies are fighting back. Contact the Natural Resources Defense Council, call (202) 289-6868 or visit their website at www.nrdc.org Related links
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"Stretched Thin, Lied to & Mistreated: On the ground with US troops in Iraq," The Nation, Oct. 6, 2003
"Iraqis' Bitterness Is Called Bigger Threat Than Terror," New York Times, Sept. 17, 2003
"Iraq: Civil War a Credible Hypothesis," La Liberation, Sept. 4 2003
Civil Liberties
"Conservative Backlash," Conservative Backlash, Baltimore Sun Editorial, Aug. 22, 2003
"Fascism Anyone?" 14 Signs of Fascism, Free Inquiry Magazine, Volume 23, No. 2
"Germany In 1933: The Easy Slide Into Fascism," The Crisis Papers, June 9, 2003
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Dr. Earl Ofari Hutchinson's Commentaries, The Hutchinson Report
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