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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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 Middle Class at Risk If U.S. Economy not Restructured Interview with economist Max Wolff, conducted by Scott Harris  Fears that the U.S. is moving toward a recession have been reinforced as economic growth all but stalled in the past two quarters. The economy expanded at an annual rate of just 0.6 percent during the last quarter of 2007 and the first quarter of 2008. Harvard University economist Martin Feldstein, observing that just about every economic indicator is down from last year, recently stated his belief that the U.S. was "sliding into a recession." With the presidential election just six months away, opinion polls find that the troubled economy has emerged as the No. 1 issue for most American voters, followed by the Iraq war and the failed U.S. healthcare system. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with economist Max Wolff, who assesses the state of the U.S. economy and how the presidential candidates are addressing the current crisis. Read economist Max Wolff's commentaries online at HuffingtonPost.com and www.GlobalMacroscope.com Raul Castro Acts on Citizen-Initiated Change in Cuba Interview with Joy Gordon, professor of philsophy, conducted by Melinda Tuhus 
Since taking office, Raul has lifted a ban on cell phones and other consumer items, such as DVD players and rice cookers. He has increased pensions for the elderly and purchased new Chinese buses for Havana's mass-transit system. To address a food shortage, Raul has given Cuban farmers more control over their land, and allowed them to sell their own produce. Restrictions have also been lifted on Cubans wishing to stay at the island's resort hotels that cater to foreign tourists. Between The Lines' Melinda Tuhus spoke with Joy Gordon, a professor of philosophy at Fairfield University, who has visited Cuba almost every year since 1990, often for extended periods. She spent two semesters as a visiting professor at the University of Havana. Gordon explains why she believes the change in leadership has led to improvements in the day-to-day lives of Cubans. For updates on the situation in Cuba, visit the website of the Latin American Working Group at www.lawg.org Related links:
Oil Companies, SpeculatorsAre Big Winners in Energy Price Spike Interview with Tyson Slocum, director of Public Citizen's Energy Program, conducted by Scott Harris  The spike in oil prices has provoked two U.S. presidential candidates, Republican John McCain and Democrat Hillary Clinton to embrace a federal gas tax holiday that would temporarily suspend collection of the 18.4 cent tax per gallon from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Clinton says she would make up the federal tax shortfall by imposing a windfall profits tax on big oil companies that have posted record profits in recent years. Clinton's opponent in the Democratic primary Barack Obama, has rejected the tax holiday idea as an election year gimmick that he says fails to address the fundamental flaws with U.S. energy policy. While Americans cope with a weakening economy, a mortgage crisis and higher energy prices, big oil companies continue to receive tax payer subsidies, estimated at $8 billion a year that critics say would be better spent on renewable energy. Between the Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Tyson Slocum, director of Public Citizen's Energy Program, who discusses the continuing rise in gasoline prices, record oil company profits and what the federal government can do about it. Contact Public Citizen at (202) 588-1000 or visit their website at www.citizen.org
Credits: Executive producer: Scott Harris Segment producers: Scott Harris, Melinda Tuhus Senior news editor: Bob Nixon Program narration: Valerie Richardson News reader: Chris Ferrio 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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