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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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War And Profiteering
"Cheney is Longtime Bad News for U.S.," by John Nichols, by the Madison Capital Times (Wisconsin), Jan. 16, 2007
"Bush administration provokes open war on Iran: Irbil raid, and other operations, authorized "several months ago," by Larry Chin, Global Research, Jan. 15, 2007
"Iran: The Next War," by James Bamford, Rolling Stone, July 24, 2006
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
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ANNOUNCEMENTS"Energy Wars: Popular Movements at Home and Abroad" discussion and booksigning with Benjamin Dangl, author of "The Price of Fire: Resource Wars and Social Movements in Bolivia," April 28, 2007 from 2-4 p.m. at the Kasbah Garden Cafe, 106 Howe St., New Haven, CT
Ben Dangl, who is also editor of the online publication, www.TowardFreedom.org, will be speaking on "Why the Left is Winning in Latin America." Social Justice activist Frank Panzarella, who is organizing "Fight the Hike", will discuss "Resisting Utility Price Hikes and Deregulation"; clean energy advocate and mechanical engineer Bruce Crowder will talk about public power and environmentally sustainable energy production in his speech, "Connecticut Power Trip: From Power Plant to Pool Pump and all the Tolls in Between" Suggested donation: $5. Call (203) 268-8446 for more information. THIS WEEK'S PROGRAM
Interview with Katie Barge,
On the weekend preceding the 4th anniversary of President Bush's launch of the U.S. war against Iraq, thousands of Americans gathered in marches, rallies, teach-ins and vigils across the country to call for an end to the war which has claimed the lives of over 3,200 U.S. soldiers and an estimated 600,000 Iraqi civilians. A recent ABC News poll found that most Iraqis blame President Bush and America for the violence in their country. On March 16, more than 3,000 Christians from 48 states converged on the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., to pray for an end to the Iraq war. Then, most of them walked to Lafayette Park, across the street from the White House, where more than 225 eventually crossed police lines to stand or kneel in prayer, and were subsequently arrested. The Christian Peace Witness was organized by a broad coalition of faith-based groups, as a response to the view held by many around the world that the U.S. war in Iraq is a war waged by Christians. Between The Lines' Melinda Tuhus spoke with Katie Barge, a spokeswoman for Faith in Public Life, one of the groups that organized the White House protest. She explains the rationale for the action, and what these pro-peace Christians plan to do as the U.S. occupation of Iraq enters its fifth year. Contact Faith in Public Life at (202) 481-8147 or visit the group's website at www.faithinpubliclife.org More information is also available at www.christianpeacewitness.org Related links:
Interview with Mark Weisbrot,
President Bush, on his first extended tour of Latin America, visited five nations, including: Brazil, Uruguay, Colombia, Guatemala, and Mexico, where he was confronted by thousands of angry protesters. During his week-long early March trip, the president discussed trade issues and the hemisphere's problem of widespread poverty. In speeches and in conversations with heads of state, Bush spoke often of his administration's commitment to "social justice" for Latin America, surprising many observers, given the devastating impact Washington-driven neo-liberal economic policies have had on the region's poor. Emphasizing his concern for U.S. allies in the region, Bush stated that he had doubled U.S. economic aid to Latin America since 2001. But news reports indicated that U.S. aid to the region has remained relatively stagnant since 2000. In fact the president's proposed budget sent to Congress in February called for an eight percent cut in Latin American aid from $1.6 billion to $1.47 billion. Although Bush refused to utter the name of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez during his seven days in Latin America, the trip was largely thought to be a direct challenge to the populist socialist leader's growing influence. Not to be ignored during Bush's trip, Chavez conducted a shadow tour of the region, leading spirited protest rallies against the U.S. president. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Mark Weisbrot, co-director of the Center for Economic Policy Research, who assesses the economic realities in Latin America which have fueled the ascendancy of progressive and leftist political movements in the hemisphere and hostility toward U.S. policies. Contact the Center for Economic Policy Research by calling (202) 293-5380 or visit their website at www.cepr.net
Interview with David Becker,
In the swirl of scandals engulfing President Bush's second term, one of the latest involves the Justice Department firing of eight U.S. attorneys. Although these federal prosecutors serve at the pleasure of the president, it appears that the post-election termination of these loyal Republicans was linked to partisan political maneuvering. Many of the eight attorneys fired had either been engaged in prosecuting Republicans or were deemed by the Bush administration as insufficiently aggressive when it came to prosecuting Democrats. Allegations of misconduct include GOP legislators making calls to U.S attorneys in order to speed up the indictment of Democrats prior to the November 2006 Congressional election. When complaints about attorneys reached the White House, decisions allegedly were made to fire them. Although the White House and Attorney General Alberto Gonzales originally denied any involvement in the firings, email messages confirmed that presidential advisor Karl Rove was involved in communicating some of these complaints to Gonzales. A little-known provision of the Patriot Act put in place last year, which allows the Justice Department to bypass Senate confirmation for U.S. attorneys appointed to replace terminated predecessors, may have motivated the firings. Now, Democrats chairing key congressional committees are working to forcefully investigate the scandal, and intend to subpoena Karl Rove and other administration officials. Many Democrats and some Republicans are calling for the resignation of Attorney General Gonzales. Between The Lines' Scott Harris, spoke with David Becker, director of People for the American Way's Democracy Campaign, who was a senior trial attorney with the Justice Department for seven years in both the Clinton and Bush administrations. He examines the growing U.S. attorney firing scandal and how this conduct fits into a Bush administration pattern of abusing power. David Becker is senior litigation counselor with People for the American Way. Contact People for the American Way by calling (202) 467-4999 or visit their website at www.pfaw.org Related links:
 This week's summary of under-reported news
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