KPFA - Flashpoints

Today on the Show: Global protests against the largest ever US led military exercises in the Philippines. We to talk to the organizers of the actions here in San Francisco. Also, Australia speaks up even as the U.S. and U.K. seek to silence Julian Assange and the free press. And are growing attacks on the homeless a sign of a new economic crunch in the US

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Today on the show: Israeli occupation forces attack Lebanon and the locked down Gaza strip. We’’ll be joined by Ziad Abbas, Executive Director of the Middle East Children’s Alliance, based right here in the Bay Area. Ziad knows first hand what it means to grow up under Israeli Apartheid. Also we rebroadcast yesterday’s segment on Afghanistan after the destructive 20 year long US occupation:

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Today on show: Israel’s neo-fascist government continues its violent and deadly crackdown on Palestinians, and dozens of rockets are fired from Lebanon into Israel for the first time since 2006 in response: And the Pentagon announces the partial release of the after-action reports from the deadly withdrawal from Afghanistan.

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Today on the Show: A deadly attack in Reno, as Trump supporter, David Turner, faces murder charges for purposefully ramming his vehicle into an active Food Not Bombs distribution in Reno. Also, black alliance for peace campaigning for a new zone of peace.  And success for progressiveness in Wisconsin.

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Today on show: The Donald indicted on a couple of dozen campaign felonies. Greg Palast reports on the multiple implications and the impact it will have on the other Trump cases. Also, our special correspondent for border and human rights violations, Camilo Perez, remembers the names of those who died in the flames as guards watched

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Today on the Show: National Book Award-winning poet Martin Espada, Author of The Floaters, speaks out against the latest crime against humanity on the Mexican side of the US Mexico Border. Also, our special correspondent for border and human rights violations, Camilo Perez, remembers the names of those who died in the flames as guards watched: And Flashpoints senior producer, Kevin Pina offers a retrospective on People’s Park in Berkeley

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Today on show: The plot thickens in the case against the Trumpistas, while they continue to attack anyone who tries to stand in their way. Greg Palast is back with another exciting addition of the Election Crimes Bulletin. and today in Virginia Reverend Al Sharpton called for justice in his eulogy  at the the funeral of Irvo Otieno, a 28-year-old Black man who died in custody after authorities say deputies and hospital staff piled on top of him for more than 10 minutes.

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