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New Haven Advocate's
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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
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ANNOUNCEMENTS"Ladies and gentlemen, we are already at war with Iran." -- Scott Ritter, former U.N. chief weapons inspector and Marine Intelligence officer Come listen to Scott Ritter describe why he believes the U.S. is already in pre-war conflict activities against Iran, and why Ritter, who is a registered Republican who voted for George W. Bush in 2000, believes the peace movement has a decades-long fight ahead. He also believes the America that his children will grow up to live in will not be the same America we know today. Ritter's speech, "Parallel Deceptions: The Bush Agenda for War in Iraq and Iran," will be held at the United Church on the Green, 270 Temple St., New Haven, CT on Saturday, Sept. 17 2-4 p.m. Suggested donation $10, students $5. Reception for Ritter will be at Rev. Allie Perry and Charlie Pillsbury's home, 6-8 p.m. $50. Limited seating, please RSVP by Friday Sept. 10 by calling (203) 268-8446. Benefit for Squeaky Wheel Productions.
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THIS WEEK'S PROGRAM
Interview with Chris Toensing,
Negotiators working to draft a new Iraqi constitution were unable to gain consensus among the nation's ethnic and religious groups when Shiite and Kurdish officials circumvented Sunni objections and approved a new national charter that must now go before Iraq's voters in a Oct. 15 referendum. Some observers predict that the impasse over the constitution will fuel the Sunni-led insurgency and could lead to civil war. Sunni leaders from around the country denounced the draft constitution and spoke of organizing a campaign to defeat the measure in the October referendum. Sunnis, the minority group that ruled Iraq since the nation's founding in 1920, fear a break-up of the country through provisions that will allow for a Kurdish autonomous zone in the north and a possible future Shiite dominated zone in the south. Secular critics say that the draft constitution, establishing Islam as Iraq's official religion, will diminish the rights of women and other religious groups. The militant Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr, who has resisted the U.S. occupation, also opposes the constitution. The proposed charter can be defeated if a two-thirds majority vote "no" in three of Iraq's 18 provinces. The October referendum will be followed by a December vote for a new Parliament. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Chris Toensing, editor of Middle East Report, who assesses the climate in Iraq as the nation prepares for the constitution referendum and the prospects for deepening military conflict. Contact Middle East Report by calling (202) 223-3677 or visit their website at www.merip.org.
 Bush Administration Efforts to Oust Venezuelan President Was Context for Pat Robertson's Call to Assassinate Hugo Chavez
Interview with Eva Golinger,
Rev. Pat Robertson's televised call on Aug. 22 for the assassination of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez further deteriorated the already hostile relationship between Washington and Caracas. Although the founder of the fundamentalist Christian Coalition was seen on his "700 Club" program calling for the U.S. government to assassinate Chavez, Robertson initially denied having made the statement and then, after growing condemnation, was shamed into issuing a written apology. The U.S. State Department understatedly called Robertson's comments made on the Christian Broadcast Network "inappropriate." Hugo Chavez responded in a televised address by indicating that his government would take legal action against Pat Robertson and might ask for his extradition to Venezuela. The South American head of state also declared that "to call for the assassination of a head of state is an act of terrorism." The Bush administration is widely believed to have played a supporting role in the April 2002 coup against Chavez, later reversed by a popular uprising. Since then, Washington has helped finance groups that organized an August 2004 failed national recall referendum aimed at forcing the populist president from office. Chavez, who has won two presidential elections and six referendums, is expected to run for re-election when his current term ends in 2006. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Eva Golinger, a Venezuelan-American attorney and author, who looks at current U.S. policy towards Venezuela beyond the Robertson controversy. Eva Gollinger is author of the book, "The Chavez Code: Cracking U.S. Intervention in Venezuela." Read her articles on line at www.venezuelaanalysis.com or www.VenezuelaFOIA.info
United Farmworkers Union Organizesat Guimarra Vineyards After Heatstroke Deaths
Interview with Marc Grossman,
In mid-June, the United Farmworkers Union launched a boycott of all wines made by Ernest & Julio Gallo Winery due to stalled contract negotiations. Gallo is the world's largest winery by volume sold, and includes many brands, such as Redwood Creek, that don't carry the Gallo name. This was the first national boycott initiated by the UFW in more than 20 years. But as the summer wore on, another labor issue for the UFW came to the fore: intensely hot weather and intolerable working conditions that led to the deaths of several farmworkers due to heat stroke. Two of those who died worked at Guimarra Vineyards, the largest grower of table grapes in the world. So the UFW shifted its priorities, at least for the short term, and filed to conduct a secret ballot election at Guimarra, to be held in early September. Between The Lines' Melinda Tuhus spoke with Marc Grossman, a spokesman for the United Farmworkers Union, about this summer's campaigns and what the union hopes to accomplish with the Guimarra organizing drive. For more information on the struggle at Guimarra as well as the Gallo boycott, Call the UFW at (661) 822-5571 or visit the union's website at www.ufw.org. Related links:
This week's summary of under-reported news Compiled by Bob Nixon
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