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“]Today on Flashpoints: One Year ago this week, the Deep Water Horizon exploded, triggering a disaster that would ultimately spew about 5 million barrels of oil, and 2 million gallons of toxic chemical dispersants, into the Gulf of Mexico: We’ll take an in-depth look at the permanent damage the BP disaster has caused to the gulf region, and to the people who live there: Also we’ll hear more about at the dangerous process of “Fracking” to capture natural gas for commercial distribution: And we will rebroadcast our front line interview with John Gibler on the deadly cartel wars of Mexico that have claimed over 37,000 lives.

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Guests:

Dahr Jamail: BP oil Disaster could Linger for Decades

Maura Stevens– Coalition to Protest New York

“To Die in Mexico” John Gibler talks about his new Book tells behind the scenes stories that address the causes and consequences of Mexico’s multi billion-dollar drug-trafficking business.

Ted Lewis, Human Rights Director of Global Exchange Joins the discussion and fills us in on the case of Javier Sicilia, a journalist and poet whose son and six other young friends were murdered last March 28th