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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 New Haven Advocate's "Best of New Haven 2001" -- Staff Picks -- Scott Harris, Best Radio News Reporter WPKN Radio, 89.5 FM 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 "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 "Pipeline Politics: Oil, The Taliban, and the Political Balance of Central Asia," World Press Review Special Report, Nov.-Dec. 2001
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 "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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 Democrats Surrender on Warrantless Surveillance and Telecom Immunity Interview with Kevin Bankston, senior staff attorney with Electronic Frontier Foundation ,conducted by Scott Harris  The so-called compromise bill was seen by many critics as a Democratic party surrender to the Bush administration's use of fear tactics, charging legislators who opposed the bill as "being soft on terrorism" in an important election year. Many supporters of Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic presidential candidate, were upset by his change in position on the bill. Sen. Obama had initially opposed granting retroactive immunity to telecommunication companies involved in the spy program, but now says he will support the compromise measure when it comes up for a vote in the Senate. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Kevin Bankston, senior staff attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, which has a pending class action lawsuit against phone company giant AT&T for their role in illegally allowing the NSA to monitor customer phone and email communications. Bankston discusses the failure of the FISA legislation to impose meaningful judicial oversight on the government's power to spy on Americans and hold government officials and corporations accountable for breaking the law. Contact the Electronic Frontier Foundation by calling (415) 436-9333 or visit their website at www.stopthespying.org or www.eff.org Development of Solar Power Jeopardized by Government Freeze on New Projects Interview with Kate Johnson, member of the Sierra Club's global warming and energy team, conducted by Melinda Tuhus 
One of the most promising and limitless renewable energy sources, solar power, is growing in the U.S., but is still just a tiny fraction of the total energy mix, dwarfed by fossil fuels like coal, oil and natural gas. Energy researchers say that solar will need serious government support to become a viable alternative. But two recent developments have set up potential roadblocks. One, Congress must vote by the end of the year to extend the solar investment tax credits that have helped the industry grow, or they will expire. And two, the Bush administration just declared a moratorium on new solar projects on public lands, while it conducts environmental impact studies on the 130 applications for solar power plants already received. Between The Lines' Melinda Tuhus spoke with Kate Johnson, a member of the Sierra Club's global warming and energy team. She describes the hurdles that solar energy companies face, the preferential treatment the fossil fuel industry receives from the Bush administration, and legislation pending in Congress that could improve solar's chances for viability. Contact the Sierra Club by calling (202) 547-1141 or visit their website at www.sierraclub.org Diebold Whistleblower Has Grave Concerns About 2008 Election Integrity Interview with Steve Heller, election protection whistleblower, conducted by Scott Harris  Four months later, based partly on the information that Heller released, then California Secretary of State Kevin Shelley de-certified Diebold voting machines, for what he charged was the company's, "fraudulent," "despicable" and "deceitful behavior." For his theft of the legal documents from the law firm representing Diebold, Heller was charged with 3 felonies, fined $10,000 in restitution - and placed on probation for three years. After observing what he believed to be blatant examples of voter suppression in Ohio, during the 2004 presidential election, Heller dedicated his time and energy to exposing violations of the Voting Rights Act and protecting the integrity of future elections. He has recently served as a consultant to Dennis Kucinich on the Ohio Congressman's filing of 35 Articles of Impeachment against George W. Bush. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Steve Heller, who recounts his experience as an election protection whistleblower, and his concerns about the integrity of election machinery in this year's presidential election. Read Steve Heller's articles online at www.VelvetRevolution.us and www.bradblog.com Related links:
Credits: Executive producer: Scott Harris Segment producers: Scott Harris, Melinda Tuhus Senior news editor: Bob Nixon Program narration: Denise Manzari News reader: Bill Cosentino 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 and Jeffrey P. Yates Theme music: Written by Richard Hill and Jody Gray, and performed by Mikata
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