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"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
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"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
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Our special thank yous to Cafe Nine, The Furors, The Sawtelles, Hygiene Wilder, James Velvet with Johnny Memphis, Shellye Valauskas , and Hank Hoffman for organizing the event, as well as special thanks to Best Video for donating raffle items and all who came to listen and support our cause. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "The Case for Impeachment"  Co-authors journalist David Lindorff and Center for Constitutional Rights attorney Barbara Olshansky speak about their book, "The Case for Impeachment: The Legal Argument for Removing President George W. Bush from Office," at the United Church on the Green, in New Haven, June 24. A video DVD and audio CD is in production for our June 24 event, "The Case for Impeachment," with journalist David Lindorff and Center for Constitutional Rights attorney, Barbara Olshansky THIS WEEK'S PROGRAM
Interview with Ian Williams,
As Israel's assault on Lebanon entered its fourth week, the rising number of civilian casualties has provoked worldwide calls for an unconditional and immediate cease-fire, a move blocked by Israel and the Bush administration. Israel's July 25 attack on a United Nations outpost in southern Lebanon -- killing four peacekeepers, followed by the July 30 airstrike on an apartment building in the city of Qana, killing 56 Lebanese civilians, including 34 children -- further angered the international community. Television images of dozens of dead children in Qana unleashed rage against Israel and the U.S. across the Arab world. The attack on the U.N. compound was preceded by 10 calls to the Israeli military from U.N. personnel warning them that their artillery shells were striking dangerously close to the outpost. U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said he was "shocked and deeply distressed by the apparently deliberate targeting ... of a U.N. observer post." He called on Israel to conduct a full investigation. Following the Qana incident, Israel agreed to a 48-hour cessation of airstrikes in Lebanon, but quickly broke that pledge. On July 31, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced his government would widen its ground offensive in Lebanon. In response to the escalating conflict, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has placed his military on full alert. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Ian Williams, U.N. correspondent with the Nation magazine, who discusses the ongoing carnage in Lebanon and the major obstacles preventing a cease fire. Ian Williams is author of "The United Nations for Beginners," published by Writers and Readers. Read his articles on the United Nations in the pages of the Nation magazine and online at www.thenation.com Related links:
Interview with author Martha Burk,
In January 2002, three months after the U.S. launched the post-9/11 war to overthrow the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, President Bush said, "I like to remind my fellow Americans, there's nothing more joyous to my heart than to see our military liberate women who have lived under the most oppressive regime in the history of mankind." But more than four years after Bush made those remarks, the repression of women in Afghanistan continues. Violence against women and girls is rampant in the country, with domestic and sexual abuse and forced marriages common. Ninety percent of school-age girls in southern Afghanistan do not attend classes -- likely linked to the fact that more than 300 girls' schools have been burned or bombed. In the aftermath of the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq and overthrow of Saddam Hussein, women have seen many of their rights disappear in favor of a constitution based on Islamic law. In her recent cover article for Ms. Magazine titled, "Crude Awakening: U.S. Policies In Afghanistan and Iraq Sell Out Women in Favor of Oil," Martha Burk explains the connections between the Bush administration's wars and America's thirst for oil. She spoke with Between The Lines' Scott Harris about why U.S. foreign policy so readily sacrifices women's rights to satisfy the interests of big energy corporations. Martha Burk is author of the book, "Cult of Power: Sex Discrimination In Corporate America and What Can Be Done About It." Read her article, "Crude Awakening," in the Summer 2006 edition of Ms. Magazine or visit the publication's website at www.msmagazine.com
Interview with Zoe Chafe,
The embattled region of Darfur, in western Sudan, is in an area of the world that faces increasing desertification, literally the spread of desert-like areas, where agriculture is often no longer viable. The United Nations has declared 2006 the "International Year of Deserts and Desertification" to focus world attention on the problem. In these areas, which affect one-third of the earth's surface and one billion people, topsoil blows away at a rate 16 times faster than it can be replaced. In sub-Saharan Africa, including Darfur, the growing scarcity of natural resources such as water and arable land have contributed to conflicts among the different groups of peoples living there. Between The Lines' Melinda Tuhus spoke with Zoe Chafe, a staff researcher at the Washington, D.C.-based Worldwatch Institute, which works on sustainability issues. She studies the relationship between natural disasters and conflict. Chafe explains the role of disasters such as desertification in the "backstory" of the violence that has raged in Darfur since 2003. The conflict there has led to the deaths of almost half a million people and the displacement of another two million. Contact the Worldwatch Institute at (202) 452-1992 or visit their website at www.worldwatch.org
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