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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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Obama Inherits Violent and
Although the war in Iraq and the public's disillusionment with that conflict were largely overshadowed during the election campaign by the urgency of the U.S. financial collapse, the next president will be faced with many difficult choices when he takes office in January.
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Interview with Chris Toensing, editor of Middle East Report, conducted by Scott Harris  President-elect Barack Obama anchored his campaign on his early opposition to the war and has pledged to withdraw U.S. troops on a timetable by mid-2010. But Obama may find it difficult to honor his campaign pledge in a still unstable Iraq, where rival militia and religious groups have yet to sort out their differences over basic governance issues and the allocation of billions of dollars in revenue from vast oil reserves. Once the most advanced Middle Eastern nation, Iraq today stands as a shattered state, devastated by years of an economic embargo followed by the U.S. invasion and five-year occupation. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Chris Toensing, editor of Middle East Report, who examines the extremely volatile situation in Iraq that Barack Obama will inherit when he becomes the nation's next commander in chief. Contact Middle East Report by calling (202) 223-3677 or visit their website at www.merip.org
After Election Activists Vow
NOW, the National Organization for Women, founded in 1966, is one of the oldest and largest multi-issue women's organizations in the U.S. Over the decades, it has worked on six core issues: reproductive rights, including abortion, birth control and the rights of pregnant women; the fight against racism; gay and lesbian rights; violence against women; Constitutional equality through the Equal Rights Amendment; and economic justice for women.
to Repair Damage to Women's Rights RealAudio
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Interview with Latifa Lyles, vice president of National Organization for Women, conducted by Melinda Tuhus 
In endorsing Barack Obama in this year's presidential election, NOW cited among other issues, the Democratic candidate's opposition to President George Bush's "extreme right-wing nominees to the Supreme Court, who have consistently ruled against women's rights." As NOW and many other groups advocating a women's right to choose have observed, the composition of the Supreme Court is crucial in deciding the future of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision which legalized abortion rights in 1973. President Obama will likely have the opportunity to nominate one or more Supreme Court justices, which could change the balance of the court and influence its future decisions on abortion and other questions of individual liberty. Between The Lines' Melinda Tuhus spoke with NOW vice president, Latifa Lyles, about the work her group will do under an Obama presidency to repair the many losses suffered during the eight years of the Bush administration. Contact NOW at (202) 628-8669 or visit their website at www.now.org
Bush Administration Must Be Held
In his new book, "The Trial of Donald Rumsfeld," attorney Michael Ratner of the Center for Constitutional Rights, makes the case that the former defense secretary, along with 14 other government and military officials, including President Bush and Vice President Cheney as unindicted co-conspirators, should be charged with torture and war crimes.
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Interview with Michael Ratner, president of the Center for Constitutional Rights, conducted by Scott Harris  Evidence that the Bush administration has violated both U.S. and international law is found in the testimony of detainees held at the infamous Abu Ghraib and Guantánamo prisons. Statements of American whistleblowers, who witnessed the torture and abuse of prisoners first hand, including water-boarding and stress positions, stands as a powerful indictment of President Bush's post 9-11 policies that guided his "war on terror." As Barack Obama takes office in January, human rights activists and many ordinary citizens will be working hard to restore both America's reputation and constitutional protections that have been systematically dismantled by the Bush administration over the past eight years. Ending torture, rendition, illegal detention and domestic spying are among a long list of issues that will be a top priority for groups working to change the direction of the country under the new administration. Between the Lines' Scott Harris spoke with the Center for Constitutional Right's Michael Ratner about why he believes it's important to hold officials of the outgoing Bush administration accountable for war crimes when a new president takes power in January. Michael Ratner is author of the book, "The Trial of Donald Rumsfeld, A Prosecution by Book." Contact the Center by calling (212) 614-6464 or visit their web site at www.ccrjustice.org 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: Anna Manzo Web consultant: Gary Trujillo 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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