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Today on Flashpoints: Deep background on the 60 years of CIA meddling in internal Iranian affairs, in the context of the murder of General Qasem Suleimani, with author, Douglas Valentine. Also, witness at the border: a major action at the US/Mexico border in support of refugees and the right to apply for asylum.

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An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein.

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Today on Flashpoints: We’re joined with multi-award winning filmmaker, John Pilger, on the assassination in Baghdad, the fires in his homeland and his newly released film documenting the fronal right wing attack on the highly successful and effective National Health services of Great Britian. Also, how the threat of war has inflated the stock holdings of military contractor CEO’s/

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Today on Flashpoints: We’ll spend the entire hour talking about US foreign policy in the context of the high profile US assassination of the Iranian General, Qassim Suleimani, the leader of Iran’s Quds force, and among the most powerful and influential people in that country. We’ll be joined by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, activist, Chris Hedges. Professor Francis Boyle, and more.

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Today on Flashpoints: We’ll speak to an Iraqi born human rights activist in Washington DC, about the deadly protests in Iraq, that have left scores dead and wounded , with no end in sight. Also, we’ll step back and look at the long term plans by the CIA to vilify and perhaps overthrow the Iranian government.

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An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein.

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An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein.

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Today on Flashpoints: We present the latest episode of the Electronic Intifada podcast, with host, Nora Barrows-Friedman.

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An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein.

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Today on Flashpoints: Fighting with the California Governor to shut down Diablo Canyon nuclear reactor before it melts down and makes some of the most beautiful coastline of California uninhabitable for a couple hundred years. Also, we’ll take another close look at the cannabis roll out and what’s working and what isn’t.

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