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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 ISSUES IN DEPTH
War And Profiteering
"The Future of Iraq: The Spoils of War," Blood and oil: How the West will profit from Iraq's most precious commodity, by Danny Fortson, Andrew Murray-Watson and Tim Webb, The Independent/UK, Jan. 7, 2007 "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 Compilation of Washington insiders speaking out on Bush administration policies and actions 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
"Martial Law Threat is Real," by Dave Lindorff, commondreams.org, July 27, 2007 "ACLU: US Constitution in Grave Danger,"United Press International, July 25, 2007 "Old-line Republican warns 'something's in the works' to trigger a police state," by Muriel Kane, Rawstory.com July 19, 2007 "Fascist America, in 10 easy steps," by Naomi Wolf, The Guardian, April 24, 2007 "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 "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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John McCain Antiwar Protest About 100 peace activists demonstrated as U.S. Rep. Chris Shays (R-Conn.) and U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) spoke at a Sunday, Feb. 3 rally held at Sacred Heart University, in Fairfield, Conn. for Republican presidential candidate John McCain. Between The Lines' Scott Harris interviewed several protesters (in MP3). Related links:  Protesters affiliated with Connecticut Opposes the War demonstrate outside Sacred Heart University in Fairfield Sunday, showing their unhappiness with Republican presidential candidate John McCain. (Tony Spinelli/ConnPost.com) "War protesters turn out in force," Connecticut Post, Feb. 4, 2008 
View Between The Lines' single-payer health plan forum "Health Care: Basic Human Right or Privilege?" with Dr. Stephanie Woolhandler, cofounder of Physicians for a National Health Program and John Wilhelm, president/hospitality undustry, UNITE HERE union.
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 Universal Healthcare Solutions Offered by Candidates Fall Short Interview with Dr. Don McCanne, senior health policy fellow, Physicians for a National Health Program, conducted by Scott Harris  Now 15 years later, opinion polls tell us that the public overwhelmingly supports fundamental changes in our healthcare system. Sixty-four percent of those surveyed in a February 2007 CBS News-New York Times poll said they favored a government role to guarantee health insurance for every American. With 47 million Americans without health insurance, the U.S. remains the only industrialized nation in the world that doesn't provide its citizens universal healthcare coverage. While the Republican presidential frontrunner candidate John McCain is opposed to a government-run universal healthcare system, both remaining Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton and Barrack Obama have proposed reforms that keep private insurance companies in place as the primary provider. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Dr. Don McCanne, senior health policy fellow with Physicians for a National Health Program, a group that advocates a single-payer universal system. Dr. McCanne discusses the presidential candidates' positions on reforming the failing U.S. health care system and why a single-payer system is not being considered by the candidates or the press. He begins with a summary of Sen. John McCain's health care platform. Contact Physicians for a National Health Program by calling (312) 782-6006, or visit their website at PNHP.org. Unaccountable Superdelegates Could Pick Democratic Presidential Nominee Interview with Rob Richie, executive director, Center for Voting and Democracy, conducted by Scott Harris 
In the event that Clinton and Obama win the same number of delegates in the primaries, super-delegates may well name the winner. If this undemocratic element were to override the choice of voters, it would likely call into question the integrity of the nomination process and disaffect grassroots support for the eventual candidate. Apart from primary elections, Americans have many other valid concerns about the veracity of the U.S. electoral system. Questions about the accuracy and reliability of electronic voting machines, the undemocratic nature of the Electoral College that chooses the president and party campaigns to disenfranchise voters are but a few of the issues that have set off debate over the need for reform in recent years. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Rob Richie, executive director of the Center for Voting and Democracy, who assesses the flaws in party primaries and proposals to reform the current system. Contact the Center for Voting and Democracy by calling (301) 270-4616 or visit their website at www.fairvote.org Arrested Blackwater Protesters Have Their Say in Court Interview with Mark Colville, Amistad Catholic Worker activist conducted by Melinda Tuhus  The group of protesters was convicted of minor crimes -- such as trespass, passively resisting arrest and destruction of property -- for parking cars on the grass outside the headquarters. Five of the protesters were sentenced to time served, which was the five days they had spent in jail after their arrest. Two were given five-day suspended sentences. Between The Line's Melinda Tuhus spoke with Mark Colville of the Amistad Catholic Worker House in New Haven, Conn., who participated in the Blackwater protest. He describes the unusual opportunity he and his co-defendants had to discuss issues of international law during their trial, and the meaning of such actions as the media and presidential candidates marginalize the anti-war movement. For more information on the Blackwater protest, visit the Amistad Catholic Worker's website at www.amistadcw.wordpress.com or Witness Against Torture at www.witnesstorture.org
Credits: Executive producer: Scott Harris Segment producers: Scott Harris, Melinda Tuhus Senior news editor: Bob Nixon Program narration: Denise Manzari News reader/Copy editor: Indu Anand Senior web editor/producer: Anna Manzo Web producer: Jeffrey P. Yates Newswire editor: Hank Hoffman Photo editor: Scott Harris Outreach coordinator: Anna Manzo Distribution: Anna Manzo, Bill Cosentino and Jeffrey P. Yates Theme music: Written by Richard Hill and Jody Gray, and performed by Mikata
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'Cannot' Probe Waterboarding, Mukasey Says," Washington Post, Feb. 8, 2008 "Now Is There Any Excuse For Not Disclosing The OLC Opinions?," by Marty Lederman, Balkinization, Feb. 8, 2008 "Mukasey: The Law Is What The Justice Department Says It Is," by Paul Kiel, Talking Points Memo, Feb. 7, 2008 "Waterboarding: Two Questions For Michael Hayden," by Andy Worthington, Antiwar.com, Feb. 7, 2008 "CIA Destroyed Tapes As Judge Sought Interrogation Data," by New York Times, Feb. 7, 2008 "White House defends Interrogation Method," Associated Press, Feb. 6, 2008 "The Legacy Of Bush II," by Robert Scheer, TruthDig, Feb. 5, 2008 "Lie After Lie: What Exactly Colin Powell Knew Five years Ago Today, And What He Told the World," by Jonathan Schwarz, A Tiny Revolution, Feb. 4, 2008 American Empire/War Profiteering "Deep State Coup Averted In Turkey," by Christopher DeLison, balkanalysis.com, Feb. 9, 2008 "Another Act Of War," by Gordon Prather, Antiwar.com, Feb. 9, 2008 "Undermining Bolivia," by Benjamin Dangl, The Progressive, Feb., 2008 "Chomsky On The Rise Of The South," by Michael Shank, Foreign Policy in Focus, Jan. 30, 2008 "Postwar" Occupation of Iraq, Afghanistan "Conflicting Assessments Of War In Afghanistan," Washington Post, Feb. 11, 2008 "Iraq's Tidal Wave Of Misery: The First History Of The Planet's Worst Refugeee Crisis," by Tom Engelhardt & Michael Schwartz, TomDispatch.com, Feb. 10, 2008 "Standoff In An Iraqi Province," Los Angeles Times, Feb. 10, 2008 "Conflicts Deepen Between Local Iraqi Governments And U.S.-Backed Sunni Groups," New York Times, Feb. 10, 2008 "Documentary: Military Brass Frequently Viewed Hooded, Shackled Detainees," Raw Story, Feb. 9, 2008 "The Truth Is, Iraq's Future Is Abysmal," by Scott Ritter, TruthDig, Feb. 8, 2008 "Violations Of 'Islamic Teachings' Take Deadly Toll On Iraqi Women," CNN, Feb. 8, 2008 "More U.S. Bombing Creates New Enemies," by Ali al-Fadhily & Dahr Jamail, Inter Press Service, Feb. 8, 2008 "Why Baghdad Will Explode Again: A Question Of When Not If," by Patrick Cockburn, Counterpunch, Feb. 7, 2008 "Shia Call On Mehdi Army To Again Take Up Arms In Iraq," by Patrick Cockburn, Independent/UK, Feb. 7, 2008 "Top U.S. Uniformed Military Officer: Troops Are Tired," Associated Press, Feb. 6, 2008 Civil Liberties/ Human Rights "Every Year Brings Us Closer To 1984," by Leonard Pitts, Jr., Miami Herald, Feb. 12, 2008 "The Police And Tasers: Hooked On Shock," by Naomi Klein, Common Dreams, Feb. 11, 2008 "'Taxi To The Dark Side': A Nation Betrayed, A Nation's Conscience Stained," by Eric Mink, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Feb. 11, 2008 "'State Secret' Privilege Used To Block Lawsuit On Behalf Of Torture Victims," by Maya Harris, ACLU of Northern California, Feb. 10, 2008 "Tortured Justifications," by Alan Bock, Antiwar.com, Feb. 9, 2008 "Corporations Are Given 'Human Rights,' Humans Are Denied Them," by Jeffrey Kaplan, New America Media, Feb. 8, 2008 "The Surveillance Scam: Why The Protect America Act Is A Bad Idea," by Tim Lee, Reason, Feb. 7, 2008 "The Ticking Time Bomb Thought Experiment," by Caroline Arnold, Common Dreams, Feb. 7, 2008 "Border Searches Of Electronic Devices," American Constitution Society blog, Feb. 7, 2008 "Clarity Sought On Electronics Searches: U.S. Agents Sieze Travelers' Devices," Washington Post, Feb. 7, 2008 "Exclusive! The FBI Deputizes Business," by Matthew Rothschild, The Progressive, Feb. 7, 2008 "AP Confirms Secret Camp Inside Gitmo," Associated Press, Feb. 6, 2008 "The Torture State's Domestic Face," by William N. Grigg, Pro Libertate, Feb. 6, 2008 "FISA: Get Ready To Be 'Rockefellered,'" by Kagro X, Daily Kos, Feb. 6, 2008 "Informant Games: The Disturbing GreenScare Case Of Briana Waters," by Ben Rosenfeld, Counterpunch, Feb. 5, 2008 "Sen. Rockefeller Lets Slip The Spying Truth: Drift Nets To Be Legalized," by Ryan Singel, Wired, Feb. 5, 2008 "New Court Can Silence Captives Who Tell Secrets," Miami Herald, Feb. 4, 2008 "The New Crime Of Thinking," by Gary D. 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