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D'loadToday on Flashpoints: An on-the-ground report from Haiti, where the body count continues to rise; Palestinian leaders question the circumstances of today's capture on camera of an alleged Palestinian bomber; ISM activist Laura Gordon talks about her time in Gaza, in part 2 of our interview; an excerpt of a discussion on the questions surrounding 9/11 and the current investigations; and a look at the day-laborer situation for immigrants.
01:00 Return to Haiti: Flashpoints Special Correspondent Lyn Duff, now back in Haiti, interviewed by Nora Barrows-Friedman describes the unreported persecution and targeting of pro-democracy Haitians, arbitrary imprisonments, house-burnings, non-judicial killings.
11:00 Child of Terror: Amer
Abdelhadi, director of KPFA radio sister station Tariq Al Mahabeh in
Nablus, Palestine, is interviewed by Dennis, trying to discover the
real story behind the widely publicized "capture" of a young
Palestinian at a military checkpoint. Radio Tariq Al Mahabeh was
present while the troubled youth was paraded before the assembled
press, and Amer Abdelhadi provides a different perspective on events,
and speculates on motives behind the apparently staged affair and
similar performances. Also discussed is the recent tragic killing
by Israelis of Muhamed Abuhalimeh, a young Palestinian journalist in
the Balata refugee camp. Email Amer
Abdelhadi at Radio
Tariq Al Mahabeh
for information on conditions and events in and around Nablus, and the
pain and destruction being spread by the Israeli military.
28:30 One-Way Gate to Misery:
International Solidarity Movement activist Laura Gordon , Interviewed
by Nora Barrows-Friedman, recounts her first visit to Rafah in the
southern Gaza Strip last year and how the journey completely reshaped
her understanding of the conflict.37:20 Musical Break
39:20 The New Pearl Harbor: An
excerpt from Friday's interview with David Ray Griffin, author of The New Pearl Harbor: Disturbing Questions
About the Bush Administration and 9/11, on glaring
inconsistencies about the terrible events of that tragic day.Tune in tomorrow for the full story.
42:15 Musical Break
43:00 Street Hires - The Battle to Displace Day Laborers: Renee Salcedo, immigrant attorney with La Raza Centro Legal, is interviewed by Solange Echeverria, discussing the struggles of day laborer advocacy programs, recent victories and retaliatory withdrawal of funding by the SF mayor's office. Organization, particularly by female workers, has been a critical factor in creating an audible political voice. To support the San Francisco Day Labor Program, or for more information: (415) 252-5375 or visit the website. Better yet - hire these workers for moving, painting, construction, gardening, house-cleaning!