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"Iraq On The Record," U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman report, March 16, 2004
"Greenspan Testimony Highlights Bush Plan for Deliberate Federal Bankruptcy," by Michael Meurer, truthout.org, March 2, 2004
"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
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"Keeping Secrets: The Bush administration is doing the public's business out of the public eye. Here's how--and why," by Christopher H. Schmitt and Edward T. Pound, U.S. News & World Report, Dec. 12, 2003
"FBI Memo: Tactics Used During Protests And Demonstrations" Federal Bureau of Investigation, Oct. 15, 2003
"F.B.I. Scrutinizes Antiwar Rallies" by Eric Lichtblau, New York Times, Nov. 23, 2003
"Fascism Anyone?" 14 Signs of Fascism, Free Inquiry Magazine, Volume 23, No. 2
"Germany In 1933:
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For The Week Ending Aug. 13, 2004
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The Democrats who gathered in Boston for their presidential convention were subjected to one of the most highly-scripted and controlled events in the recent history of U.S. politics. Every speech given and every sign held by delegates was subject to approval by presidential candidate John Kerry's staff. Outside the FleetCenter convention site, Boston police attempted to corral protesters into a cage-like area compared by many to an internment camp. But despite all their efforts to control the image of the Democratic party, as seen by Americans in very limited broadcast television coverage, John Kerry received little or no post-convention bounce in his public standing, according to opinion polls. And while many of the thousands of Democratic delegates went home from Boston energized and optimistic about their chances for victory in November, others have lingering doubts about John Kerry's vague strategy for ending the U.S. occupation of Iraq. Medea Benjamin, the co-founder of Global Exchange and an activist with the group Code Pink Women For Peace, was in Boston for the Democratic convention. As Teresa Heinz Kerry spoke at the podium in support of women's rights and free speech on the second night of the convention, Benjamin -- who ran as the Green Party candidate for U.S. Senate from California in 2000, unfurled a banner which read, "End the Occupation of Iraq." Immediately, she was set upon by security guards and forcibly removed from the convention center. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Medea Benjamin about her experience in Boston and her views about strategic voting in the upcoming presidential election. Contact Global Exchange by calling 1-800 497-1994 or visit their website at www.globalexchange.org. Visit Code Pink's website at www.codepinkalert.org Related links:
 Activist Granny D, 94, Launches Campaign for U.S. Senate Seat in New Hampshire
Speech by Doris "Granny D" Haddock,
Haddock began another campaign last year, traveling around the country encouraging working women to register to vote, in line with her conviction that if more working women vote, more progressives will be elected to office at all levels. She interrupted that campaign in June to announce a run for a U.S. Senate seat from New Hampshire, against well-funded incumbent Republican Sen. Judd Gregg after his Democratic challenger suddenly dropped out of the race. Haddock says she is running to win, and has attracted several highly experienced campaign volunteers, one of whom is Joe Trippi, the mastermind behind Howard Dean's insurgent Internet- driven campaign. Haddock was one of the keynote speakers at the Boston Social Forum which took place the weekend before the Democratic National Convention. The following are excerpts from her July 24th talk, recorded by Between The Lines' Melinda Tuhus For more information on Granny D's New Hampshire Senate campaign, call (603) 563-8036 or visit her website at www.grannyd.com Related links:
Latin American Musicians Performin Support of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez
Enormous stakes for
Interview with Roy Brown,
After much controversy and internationally brokered negotiations a coalition of business leaders, opposition parties and labor union officials finally collected the 2.4 million signatures required to hold a national referendum on Hugo Chavez's rule. But according to polls, the momentum which once seemed on the side of those wanting to depose Chavez, has now switched to the president's supporters. Over the past year Chavez's government has bolstered its support in Venezuela's impoverished neighborhoods by using the nation's vast oil wealth to increase funding for education, housing and health care benefiting the nation's poor majority. In advance of the August referendum, both sides have held large rallies to energize the faithful. One such event was an Aug. 1st concert in Caracas organized by the government's ministry of communication that presented Venezuelan, Cuban and Puerto Rican musicians. The concert, dubbed "Voices for Unity" attracted more than 10,000 Chavez supporters and featured performances by famed Cuban artist Silvio Rodriguez, Ibrahim Ferrer of the Buena Vista Social Club and Puerto Rican Nueva Trova singer song-writer and activist Roy Brown. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Brown about the concert and what he feels is at stake for Venezuela and Latin America in the upcoming recall election. For more information on the August 15th recall referendum visit the English language website www.venezuelaanalysis.com
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Last Week's Program Between The Lines Week Ending 8/6/04 Bush Regime/Election 2004 "9/11 Commission Chimera," by Ray McGovern, truthout Perspective, Aug. 3, 2004 "Abu Ghraib General Claims Conspiracy," by Michael McDonough, The Associated Press, Aug. 3, 2004 "Another F.B.I. Employee Blows Whistle on Agency," New York Times, Aug. 2, 2004 " Probe Concludes Whistle-Blowing was a Factor in FBI Firing," by the Associated Press, July 30, 2004 "Kerry 'Will Not Change Foreign Policy,'" Telegraph/UK, July 29, 2004 "White House to Project Record Deficit," Associated Press, July 28, 2004 American Empire/War Profiteering "Hundreds of Millions Missing in Iraq," The Associated Press, July 30, 2004 "Iraq Funds Are Focus of 27 Criminal Inquiries," Los Angeles Times, July 30, 2004 "The Unbearable Costs Of Empire," by Mark Weisbrot, Business Week, July 29, 2004 "Postwar" Occupation of Iraq "Iraq's Child Prisoners," The Sunday Herald, Aug. 1, 2004 "The Secret File of Abu Ghraib," Rolling Stone, July 28, 2004 "Three Days Of Extraordinary Bloodshed Shake Iraq," The New Standard, July 29, 2004 "Radical Islam Grows Among Iraq's Sunnis," Christian Science Monitor, July 28, 2004 "U.S. General Witnessed Abuses, Iraqi Says," Associated Press, July 28, 2004 "Fort Carson Soldier: I Was Ordered To Push Iraqis Off Bridge," Associated Press, July 28, 2004 Civil Liberties "Arab Americans Report Abuse," Washington Post, July 29, 2004 "Canadian Sent To Syrian Prison Disputes U.S. Claims Against Torture," Knight Ridder, July 28, 2004 "Former Prisoners Challenge The Legacy Of Torture In Chicago's Jails," The New Standard, July 28, 2004 "Boston's Pen Of Shame," by Thad Williamson, Common Dreams, July 28, 2004 "U.S. Wins Dubious 'Big Brother' Award," Associated Press, July 28, 2004 "Free Speech Behind The Razor Wire," Wired News, July 27, 2004 Media Issues "Patriot Game, Media Shame" by Lawrence Martin, Globe and Mail/Canada, July 29, 2004 "Our Media Kills A Troubling Story The Rest Of The World Saw," by Joshua Holland, Common Dreams, July 29, 2004 "Bloggers Line Up At Media Buffet" MediaChannel.org, July 27, 2004 Activism "Anti-Bush Group Combines Humor, Street Theater To Deliver Its Message," Knight Ridder, July 29, 2004 |
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