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WSQT Direct Action Radio 90.5 FM in DC
(battle sounds from video)
That's the sound of fighting outside the US Consulate in Benzhagi, Libya on September 11, 2012.
Egypt
John Hoberman, a professor at University of Texas, Austin, and author
of Black and Blue, a scathing exposure of the role of racism in
medicine and its impact on Black people, Black doctors and health
workers and all of us. Larry Everest,Revolutionary journalist and
author, digs into the current situation in Egypt and the stakes for the
Egyptian people, the imperialists and the people of the world. A resident
of Sanford, Florida talks about his repeated bouts with
police brutality and abuse and what it means to meet a movement for
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Palestine Today for June 18
Generals in Egypt stage coup to overturn election results
Between the Lines short:NATO to leave Afghanistan by same route Soviets used to bypass Pakistan
War Update:Suicide bombing at NATO base June 1 much worse than reported
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DC Flag Day coverage
Wells Fargo confronted at Pride parade(interview with participant)
JP Morgan Chase hearing on Capitol Hill disrupted by foreclosure protest
War of the Trees Intro
This weeks guests are Amy Berg (filmmaker/director); Debra Sweet (National Director World Can't Wait); Karim El Hakim (filmmaker/director).
Berg talks about her new film "West of Memphis", the story of how the West Memphis 3 were framed, convicted and carted to prison for a crime the system knew they didn't commit. Sweet talks about the growing threat of war against Iran and a call to stand up against it before it starts. Hakim talks about his new film "1/2 Revolution", the story of the 2011 uprising in Egypt and how it was hijacked by the military and other pro-US forces.
Here is the playlist from our November 30 broadcast:
Excellent speech on the current events in the Middle East, with historical background,
held in Auckland, New Zealand 17 March 2011
Original lecture title: Islam and its discontents (Sir Douglas Robb Lectures)
Larry Everest, writer for Revolution newspaper and author of "Oil, Power and Empire: Iraq and the U.S. Global Agenda," discusses developments in Egypt, their significance in the world and what lies ahead for the Egyptian people.
Richard Falk, professor, author, UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories of Palestine, talks about the whitewash report on the May 2010 Israeli assault on the Gaza Aid Flotilla from the Turkel Commission and the treachery revealed in the Palestine Papers released by Al Jazeera. Prof. Falk also talks about the renewed efforts to remove him from his UN position.
Here is the playlist from our Feb 3 broadcast featuring special Egypt coverage:
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Palestine Today for Feb 2
War Update: Taliban tries to kill top Blackwater exec in Afghanistan
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What if Army ads had heath warnings?
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Between the lines short on Arab democracy movements
Egypt prepares for "Day of Departure" featuring al-Jazeera report from the ground
Between the Lines on history of US support for Mubarak