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Between The Lines Radio interview of presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich
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Presidential
Candidate Warns Against
GOP Cover-Up of Iraq War
Intelligence Manipulation
Interview with Dennis
Kucinich,
Ohio congressman and Democratic presidential candidate,
conducted by Scott Harris
Of the nine
announced Democratic presidential candidates, Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich
has emerged as a passionate activist on a number of issues important to
progressives inside and outside the party. As chairman of the Congressional
Progressive Caucus, Kucinich led the fight in the House of Representatives last
fall against legislation authorizing President Bush to use force in Iraq. Though
he and his allies lost that vote, the tally was closer than many had predicted.
The congressman has for several years advocated the creation of a Cabinet-level
Department of Peace.
Dennis Kucinich became known nationally in 1977, when he was elected mayor of
Cleveland at the age of 31, the youngest person ever to lead a major American
city. But when Kucinich resisted the demand of powerful banks to privatize the
city's publicly owned electric utility, the banks declared Cleveland in default,
causing him to lose his re-election bid in 1979. Since entering Congress in
1996, Dennis Kucinich has been a tireless campaigner for labor rights, universal
health care, fair trade, sustainable development and protection of the
environment.
Although dismissed by the corporate media as a long shot, the Kucinich
campaign received a boost recently when the candidate captured second place
after former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, in an online poll conducted by MoveOn.org,
an Internet-based activist group. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with
Dennis Kucinich about his candidacy and allegations now being leveled at the
Bush administration that they had exaggerated or misrepresented intelligence
they used to justify the war against Iraq.
Contact Dennis Kucinich's campaign office at (866) 413-3664 or visit his
website at www.kucinich.us
Related links published by Between The Lines:
- Results of Moveon.org's online Democratic primary: www.Moveon.org
- "Dean's
Momentum Stirs Opponents' Fears," by Mark Z. Barabak, The Los
Angeles Times, July 1, 2003 - "Howard Dean
To Americans: 'You've Got The Power'," By Ron Fournier, The Day,
June 24, 2003 - "Cheney And
The CIA: Not Business As Usual," by Ray McGovern, CIA analyst from
1964 to 1990 , op-ed in The Hartford Courant, June 27, 2003 - "Senate Dems
Begin Inquiry Into Iraq Intelligence," Associated Press, June 27
2003 - "Distorted
Intelligence?" by Michael Isikoff, Newsweek, June 25, 2003 - "From
Liberation to Counter-Insurgency," By Jim Lobe, The Asia Times,
June 18, 2003 - "When Will
Republicans Call for Bush's Impeachment?" by Steve Pitelli, Common
Dreams, June 17, 2003 - "With No
Weapons of Mass Destruction Yet Found in Iraq, White House Justification for
War Comes Under Fire," Between The Lines interview with Reese
Erlich, journalist and author, Week Ending 6/20/03 - "CIA Rejects
Blame for Bush's Iraq Uranium Claim," by Jim Wolf, Reuters, June
12, 2003 - "The Risk of
Iraq-Gate," By Michel Schifres, Le Figaro, June 6, 2003 - "Bush 'is on
Brink of Catastrophe,'" By Roland Watson, The Times, May 23, 2003
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Release
date of program: July 4, 2004; Between The Lines follows "magazine
format" with advance publication date