A weekly radio newsmagazine
WHO WE ARE
ARCHIVES
"Between The Lines Q&A"/Transcripts
[If
you don't already have the FREE RealPlayer 8 Basic, then download
it here.]
BROADCAST SCHEDULE
Click here to find a radio station which broadcasts Between The Lines near you.
ACTIVIST RESOURCES
Global social justice movement resourcesCollection of interviews and Web sites with contacts for breaking news about the global social justice movement. (Audio files in MP3 and RealAudio formats.)
SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
Get "Between The Lines" delivered right to your desktop! For more information, click here.
To sign up for Between The Lines Q&A, a weekly interview transcript with RealAudio link, send an email by clicking here!
To sign up for Between The Lines Weekly Summary, a summary of the week's program with RealAudio link, send an email by clicking here!
Listener/Activist Network Subscriptions
Downloadable, MP3 broadcast quality audio files now
available. Please contact
us for our distribution schedule.
Hungry for more news from "Between The Lines?"
Many BTL interviews are excerpted from Scott Harris' WPKN
program, "Counterpoint." To hear more in-depth analysis you'll
rarely hear in corporate media, listen to "Counterpoint" LIVE Monday
nights from 8 to 10 p.m. ET.
Listen during the above time slot by clicking
here!
Check out our
new archive of selected in-depth
interviews and other audio collectibles on our distribution
production company's site at www.squeakywheel.net
WPKN Radio mentioned in Danny Schechter's "The News Dissector" column on independent media values. Click here to view the column on Mediachannel.org.
New Haven Advocate's
"Best of New Haven 2001"
-- Staff Picks
--
Scott Harris, Best Radio News Reporter
WPKN Radio, 89.5 FM
"Giving Voice to Dissent: Bridgeport's WPKN Radio Covers The News With Left-Of-Center Takes Not Found In The Mainstream Media" Hartford Courant, Feb. 26, 2003
"The Rest of the News," New Haven Advocate, July 3, 2003
ISSUES IN-DEPTH
War And Profiteering
Those Who Dared to Come Forward
Project for the New American Century's Letter to President Clinton on Iraq, Jan. 26, 1998 Urges President Clinton to remove the threat that Iraq poses by stating a strategy to do so in his "upcoming State of the Union Address."
"Iraq On The Record," U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman report, March 16, 2004
"Greenspan Testimony Highlights Bush Plan for Deliberate Federal Bankruptcy," by Michael Meurer, truthout.org, March 2, 2004
"Noam Chomsky on Middle East Conflict and U.S. War Plan Against Iraq," Between The Lines interview with Noam Chomsky, conducted by Scott Harris, for the Week Ending May 3, 2002
"The Iraq War & The Bush Administration's Pursuit of Global Domination," Counterpoint, Sept. 15, 2003
The Iraq Crisis, a Global Policy Forum, U.N. Security Council section on the 13 years of sanctions and other background of the war, the humanitarian situation, the importance of Iraq's huge oil resources, and disputes over a post-war government and reconstruction plan
"Occupation, Inc." Southern Exposure, Winter, 2003/2004
"Pipeline
Politics: Oil, The Taliban, and the Political Balance of Central
Asia," World Press Review Special Report, Nov.-Dec. 2001
"War
Profiteering," by The Nation editors, April 24, 2003
"An Annotated Saddam Chronology," ZNet, Dec. 15, 2003
Civil Liberties
"The Global Gulag: Into The Shadows," by Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com, April 5, 2004
"Keeping Secrets: The Bush administration is doing the public's business out of the public eye. Here's how--and why," by Christopher H. Schmitt and Edward T. Pound, U.S. News & World Report, Dec. 12, 2003
"FBI Memo: Tactics Used During Protests And Demonstrations" Federal Bureau of Investigation, Oct. 15, 2003
"F.B.I. Scrutinizes Antiwar Rallies" by Eric Lichtblau, New York Times, Nov. 23, 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
Multi-Ethnic Issues Advocacy
Dr. Earl Ofari Hutchinson's Commentaries, The Hutchinson
Report
Compilation of Washington insiders speaking out on Bush administration policies and actions
and in Audio (needs
RealPlayer)
Broadcast Schedule | Contact us | Squeaky Wheel Productions
Between The Lines
For The Week Ending May 20, 2005
ANNOUNCEMENTS
 THIS WEEK'S PROGRAM
Interview with Greg Palast,
Just before Britain's parliamentary elections, the Sunday Times of London published a leaked British government memo that laid out the Bush administration plan for an invasion of Iraq to remove Saddam Hussein from power, justified on intelligence fixed around the policy. The memo, dated July 23, 2002, summarizes a meeting of British Prime Minister Tony Blair with his security advisers and indicates that President Bush had already made a decision to attack Iraq in the summer of 2002 The memo, front page news in Britain and Europe, specifically says, "the intelligence and facts were being fixed around the policy," in a reference to the rationale for war -- namely weapons of mass destruction -- which have never been found. The revelation made just before the British people went to the polls, may have played a role in significantly weakening Tony Blair's Labor Party May 5th election victory. Although the U.S. press has paid little attention to the implications of the memo, Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., joined by 88 members of Congress, has asked the White House to explain the memo's explosive assertions. Between The Lines, Scott Harris spoke with investigative reporter and author Greg Palast, who examines the political significance of the leaked British memo. Greg Palast is a former columnist with Britain's Guardian newspapers and is the author of "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy." Visit his website at www.gregpalast.com Related links:
 Space for Political, Cultural and Religious Expression Opening up in Cuba
Interview with Joy Gordon,
The recent wave of democratically- elected leftist leaders in one Latin American nation after another, is challenging U.S. policy toward the hemisphere. Washington's economic and political domination over the region, almost two centuries old, was first articulated in the Monroe Doctrine. The Monroe Doctrine claimed the U.S. had an almost proprietary relationship with the rest of the countries in the hemisphere, and that the European powers should stay out. For the past 45 years, the top priority of U.S. foreign policy vis-a-vis Latin America and the Caribbean has been the isolation of Cuba under Fidel Castro. Over several decades the U.S. has placed enormous pressure on governments in the region not to recognize Cuba, even as Washington repeatedly attempted to assassinate Castro and overthrow his government. Enforcing the U.S. policy of isolation was never wholly successful, less so now with many current leaders, such as Venezuela's Hugo Chavez and Uruguay's Tabare Vasquez establishing friendly relations with Havana. Between The Lines' Melinda Tuhus spoke with Joy Gordon, professor of philosophy at Fairfield University, who has made a dozen trips to Cuba since 1989. The Bush administration -- and the European Union -- have focused on what they call an intensification of repression in Cuba after 75 dissidents were sentenced to long prison terms in 2003. But Gordon says on her most recent trip, in March of 2005, she observed the opposite -- that there is now more room for dissent in Cuba, in all realms of public life, than has been seen in decades. For more information on the current situation in Cuba visit www.ifconews.org
Rushed through Congress, Real ID Act Legislation Threatens Privacy Rights
Interview with Ari Schwartz,
The Republican-controlled Congress is about to pass controversial legislation called the Real ID Act, a measure that would nationalize standards for issuing drivers licenses and identification cards. Advertised as a tool to fight terrorism, the Real ID Act would require states to verify documents people present to prove their identity and legal address. Nine states that currently issue licenses to undocumented immigrants would be forced to end these programs. The Act will also place new obstacles in granting asylum to persons fleeing political, religious or ethnic persecution. But critics are concerned that the Real ID ACT, attached to an Iraq War spending bill, is being rushed through Congress without hearings or privacy protections. Civil liberties advocates say that although the legislation won't mandate a national identification data base as originally planned, there are no restrictions on access to each state's database. State officials also complain that the bill will cost millions of dollars not provided by the federal government. Between the Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Ari Schwartz, associate director of the Center for Democracy and Technology. Schwartz explains why his group and hundreds of other national organizations oppose the Real ID Act. Contact the Center for Democracy and Technology by calling (202) 637-9800 or visit their websites at www.cdt.org and www.unrealID.com Related links:
This week's summary of under-reported news Compiled by Bob Nixon
DOWNLOAD this week's half-hour program of Between The Lines by clicking on one of the links below. Needs Quicktime Player or your favorite MP3 player. Note: Make sure your browser is set for streaming or download depending on your connection speed. MP3 files available until May 24, 2005 Note to our broadcast affiliates: We are now offering FTP access for faster, more reliable download of our broadcast quality files. Please call Anna Manzo at (203) 268-8446 ext. 2, to register for FTP logon access or send feedback to us at betweenthelines@snet.net.
Credits:
BETWEEN THE LINES Telephone: E-Mail: betweenthelines@snet.net
(c)2005 Squeaky Wheel Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
|
... MORE ...
Last Week's Program Between The Lines Week Ending 5/13/05 Between The Lines Community Forum Share your thoughts with the Between The Lines crew and listeners' community! Between The Lines Special Report Speeches from "Denounce Torture: Torture and US Policy - What your government is doing in your name," Teach In at Yale University, by the Yale and New Haven chapters of Amnesty International, April 8, 2005
Mark Danner, New Yorker writer and author of "Torture and Truth," MacArthur Fellow
Barbara Olshansky, deputy director at the Center for Constitutional Rights
The Honorable John Conyers Jr., Congressman, Michigan's 14th District Broadcast-quality MP3s of these speeches available at www.radio4all.net U.S. Politics "GOP Wants Far-Right Judges; 'Nuclear Option' Nears," Los Angeles Times, May 13, 2005 "Bolton Fight Widens Rift In GOP," The New York Times, May 13, 2005 "Everything You Wanted To Know About The 'Nuclear Option,'" by Tim Grieve, Salon.com, May 12, 2005 "The Politics Of Dominionism: The New Religious Right In America," by Carolyn Baker, Counterpunch, May 12, 2005 "God's Own Party," by Jim Wallis, TomPaine.com, May 12, 2005 "Jockeying Intensifies In Battle Over Judicial Nominees," The New York Times, May 10, 2005 "The Progressive Tax Revolt--And The Possibility Of A Progressive Ownership Society," Gar Alperovitz, Common Dreams, May 10, 2005 Bush Regime "The Christian Agenda At Bush's FDA: Evangelical Doctor's 'Plan B' Memo Disclosed," Washington Post, May 12, 2005 "The Bolton Endgame: Democrats Succeed In Making Public Display Of Bush Administration's Extremism," by Laura Rozen, TomPaine.com, May 12, 2005 "Indignation Grows In U.S. Over British Pre-War Documents: Prove Bush's Lies," Los Angeles Times, May 12, 2005 "Cheney Wins Court Ruling On Energy Panel Records," Washington Post, May 11, 2005 "Ridge Drops Terror Alert Bombshell," USA Today, May 10, 2005 "Bush Mendacity Will Shock Historians," by Bill Gallagher, Niagara Falls Reporter (New York), May 10, 2005 "Real Wages Fall At Fastest Rate In 14 Years," Financial Times, May 10, 2005 "The Final Insult: Bush As Robin Hood," by Paul Krugman, The New York Times, May 9, 2005 American Empire/War Profiteering "Army Awards Halliburton $72 Million In Bonuses," Reuters, May 10, 2005 "U.S. Policy Continues To Fan The Embers Of Terrorism," by David Benjamin, Common Dreams, May 9, 2005 "The Intensifying Global Struggle For Energy," by Michael Klare & Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com, May 9, 2005 "Postwar" Occupation of Iraq, Afghanistan "Mosul Diary: 'They Destoyed Everything,'" by Patrick Cockburn, Counterpunch, May 13, 2005 "Iraqi Border Town Resisting U.S. Forces," Associated Press, May 13, 2005 "Anti-U.S. Protests Spread To Afghanistan," Associated Press, May 13, 2005 "Flushing Koran Down Toilet At Guantanamo Spurs New Violence," The New York Times, May 12, 2005 "Tally Of Iraq Civilian Deaths Depends On Who Is Counting," San Francisco Chronicle, May 12, 2005 "Marine Unit Wiped Out In Iraq," Washington Post, May 12, 2005 "Iraq Cost To Pass $200 Billion; Army To Ask For More," Washington Post, May 11, 2005 "Seymour Hersh: Iraq 'Moving Toward Open Civil War,'" Democracy Now, May 11, 2005 Civil Liberties/ Human Rights "Western Practice Of Outsourcing Torture Under Fire," Inter Press Service, May 13, 2005 "Suspects Sent To Egypt Face Torture," Human Rights Watch report, May 11, 2005 "National Insecurity Cards," by Bruce Schneier, Schneier.com, May 11, 2005 "Bipartisan Dissatisfaction With PATRIOT Act Surfaces In Senate Debate," Associated Press, May 11, 2005 "Senate Gives Department Of Homeland Security Power To Waive All Laws," by Robert Shull, Counterpunch, May 11, 2005 "Wiretapping The People: The Century Of Private Totalitarianism?," by Jacques Attali, L'Express/France, May 9, 2005 "True Patriots Should Worry More About Freedom At Home," by Ivan Eland, Independent Institute, May 9, 2005 "Logic Lost In Bush's 'Rendition,'" by Tom Blackburn, Palm Beach Post (Florida), May 9, 2005 "Conservatives Push Eco-Terror Laws," Associated Press, May 9, 2005 Media Issues "Public Broadcasting To Launch Self-Review," Associated Press, May 13, 2005 "Outgoing NY Times 'Public Editor' Blasts Paper's Iraq Coverage," Editor & Publisher, May 12, 2005 "Remote Control: GOP Censors Go After Cable, Radio And The Internet," by U.S. Rep. Bernie Sanders, In These Times, May 10, 2005 "Washington Press Corps Takes Steps To Loosen Bush's Grip On Info," by Sydney Schanberg, Village Voice, May 10, 2005 "Pushing PBS To The Right," by Eric Boehlert, Salon.com, May 10, 2005 "St. Louis 2005: The Media Reformers Are Coming To Town," by Danny Schechter, Common Dreams, May 9, 2005 Activism "Halliburton Protest," by Scott Parkin, ZNet, May 13, 2005 "Interview With David Graeber: Yale Fires An Acclaimed Anarchist Scholar," by Joshua Frank, Counterpunch, May 13, 2005 "Navy Judge Finds War Protest Reasonable," by Marjorie Cohn, Truthout, May 13, 2005 "Waging War On War," by Traci Hukill, AlterNet, May 12, 2005 "Support Graeber," by Andrej Grubacic, ZNet, May 11, 2005 "Antiwar Hoopster Steve Nash Wins Basketball MVP--And It Feels So Good," by Dave Zirin, Common Dreams, May 10, 2005 |
Broadcast Schedule | Contact us