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"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
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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
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"An Annotated Saddam Chronology," ZNet, Dec. 15, 2003
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"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?" 21 Signs of Fascism, Free Inquiry Magazine, Volume 23, No. 2
"Germany In 1933:
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THIS WEEK'S PROGRAM
Interview with John Sifton,
Since the March 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, the civilian death toll resulting from the conflict remains a topic rarely discussed by American politicians or corporate media. While the Pentagon has refused to provide an estimate of Iraqi casualties, other groups have used various methods to arrive at the numbers of Iraqis killed. Iraq Body Count website states that up to 42,000 have lost their lives, while The Lancet, a respected British medical journal, reported that a study in 2004 found that over 100,000 Iraqi civilians had died due to the U.S. invasion. The May 17 pronouncement of Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., that U.S. Marines deliberately killed 15 unarmed Iraqi civilians "in cold blood" last November, has momentarily refocused public attention on the little discussed costs of the occupation. Murtha, an opponent of the war, said that a Pentagon investigation into a Nov. 19 incident in the western Iraqi town of Haditha found that Marines had killed 15 or more Iraqi civilians execution-style in their homes after one of their comrades was killed by a roadside bomb. Among the dead were four women and five children, including a 3-year-old girl. The Pentagon says the probe is not yet complete and refused comment. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with John Sifton, a researcher with Human Rights Watch, who takes a critical look at the Pentagon's credibility in investigating soldiers accused of brutalizing civilians. Sifton also comments on the U.N. Committee Against Torture's call for the closing of the U.S. Navy's detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Contact Human Rights Watch by calling (212) 290-4700 or visit their website at www.hrw.org
Interview with Jeff Faux,
Immigration has emerged as one of the most contentious issues in U.S. politics this year. A punitive bill has passed the House of Representatives, which would criminalize undocumented workers and citizens who help them, and fund construction of a wall between the U.S. and Mexico. The threat of arrest and deportation prompted millions of people to march for immigrant rights in cities around the country, demanding a path to citizenship for the nation's estimated 12 million undocumented immigrants. The Senate continues to debate legislation that differs substantially from the House bill. A proposed measure would expel undocumented immigrants who have been in the U.S. less than two years, create a guest worker program for those here between two and five years, and provide a path to citizenship for those who have been in the country more than five years. But in the debate on Capitol Hill and in the media, one issue is just about never raised, except by the immigrants themselves. That is the U.S role in creating an economic crisis in Mexico, where 75 percent of the undocumented immigrants in the U.S. come from. Between The Lines' Melinda Tuhus spoke with Jeff Faux, founder of the Economic Policy Institute in Washington, and now a distinguished fellow there. He explains how the North American Free Trade Agreement destabilized and weakened Mexico's economy, exacerbating cross border immigration and why more than fences are needed to address the problem. Call Economic Policy Institute at (202) 775-8810 or visit the group's website at www.epinet.org. Faux's book, "Global Class War," has recently been published by John Wiley & Sons.
Interview with Ned Lamont, On March 13, Ned Lamont, a relatively unknown communications entrepreneur, announced his candidacy to challenge Connecticut U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman. Since then, the progressive Democrat has criss-crossed the state working to win 15 percent of the delegate votes needed at the Democratic Party nominating convention on May 19 to force a primary against Lieberman. To the surprise of many, including his own campaign staff, Lamont won more than 33 percent of the vote among the party establishment at the convention, and will now go head-to-head with Lieberman in an Aug. 8th primary. One of the major issues that has polarized Connecticut Democrats on Lieberman is the three-term senator's strong support for President Bush's invasion and occupation of Iraq, and his alliance with the White House agenda on a host of economic and social policies. This unexpected race between a political newcomer and Lieberman, the party's 2000 vice presidential candidate, has been the focus of growing interest across the U.S. The progressive political action committee MoveOn.org is conducting a poll of its 50,000 Connecticut members to determine if the grassroots group will help Lamont in the primary. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Ned Lamont about his successful drive to force a primary and the reasons he's challenging Joe Lieberman, often referred to as - "President Bush's favorite Democrat." Contact the Lamont campaign by calling (203) 622-7091 or visit their website at www.nedlamont.com
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