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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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 Iran Tests Missiles Amid U.S./Israeli Threats
Interview with professor William Beeman, author of "The Great Satan vs. The Mad Mullahs", conducted by Scott Harris  President Bush maintains that all options, including military action, are still on the table in regard to Washington's belief that Iran is engaged in developing a nuclear weapons program -- all while U.S. aircraft carrier groups cruise the Persian Gulf. On June 6, Israeli Transportation Minister and former Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz was quoted as saying that an attack on Iran was unavoidable if the Islamic Republic didn't stop its development of nuclear weapons. Added to all this is Seymour Hersh's New Yorker article titled, "Preparing the Battlefield," which alleges that the Bush administration is currently engaged in covert actions inside Iran designed to weaken and destabilize the Tehran government. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with professor William Beeman, chair of the Dept. of Anthropology at the University of Minnesota and author of the book, "The 'Great Satan' vs. The 'Mad Mullahs'." He assesses the rising tension between Iran, the U.S. and Israel, and the danger that conflict could erupt in the lastsix months of the Bush presidency. Read William Beeman's articles online at www.wbeeman.com Related links:
Lawsuit Challenges Constitutionalityof New Surveillance Law Interview with Danielle Tully, ACLU staff attorney attorney, conducted by Scott Harris 
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the FISA legislation on July 10. Joining the lawsuit were the Nation Magazine, on behalf of two of their contributing writers -- Chris Hedges and Naomi Klein -- and other plaintiffs, including Amnesty International USA, Human Rights Watch, Global Fund for Women, PEN American Center, Washington Office on Latin America, Service Employees International Union and several private attorneys. The groups and individuals signing on to the suit believe their ability to perform work -- which relies on confidential communications -- will be greatly compromised by the new FISA law. The defendants in the case are the Attorney General of the United States Michael Mukasey; John M. "Mike" McConnell, director of National Intelligence; and Lt. Gen. Keith Alexander, director of the National Security Agency and Chief of the Security Service. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with ACLU staff attorney Danielle Tully, one of five lawyers working on the case, who explains why the lawsuit was filed and how the FISA law undermines important protections in the U.S. Constitution. For more information on the group's FISA lawsuit, contact them at (202) 457-0800 or visit their website at www.aclu.org Related links:
Environmental Justice Group Favors Carbon Tax Over Credits Interview with Cecil Cobin-Mark, policy director of WE ACT, conducted by Melinda Tuhus  Any proposals to tax the amount of carbon dioxide produced, in order to encourage the reduction of CO2, have made no headway in Congress, despite strong support from former Vice President Al Gore and many scientists. Cecil Corbin-Mark is policy director of WE ACT, a Harlem, New York-based environmental justice organization. His group joined with many others concerned about the disproportionate impact of pollution in general -- and global warming in particular -- on communities of color in the U.S. The group is part of the Environmental Justice Forum on Climate Change. Between The Lines' Melinda Tuhus spoke with Corbin-Mark, who explains why his group supports a carbon tax -- along with a carbon cap -- as a fairer, more transparent, less expensive way to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Contact WE ACT at (212) 961-1000, or visit the group's website at www.weact.org
Credits: Executive producer: Scott Harris Segment producers: Scott Harris, Melinda Tuhus Senior news editor: Bob Nixon Program narration: Denise Manzari News reader: Ruben Abreu Senior web editor/producer: Anna Manzo Web producer: Jeffrey P. Yates Web consultant: Gary Trujillo Newswire editor: Reggie Johnson 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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