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Political Perspectives on 12/16/09

Airs at: Wed, 12/16/2009 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
Focus on Palestine-Israel - Dan Fleshler: Transforming the Israel Lobby: The Limits of Its Power and the Potential for Change. Host Will Seaman interviews Dan Fleshler, a media and public affairs strategist, who spends much of his free time trying to convince the American ... Read more

The plight of Christians in Bethlehem today

Airs at: Thu, 12/10/2009 at 12:00am
As Christians around the world prepare for the annual Christmas holiday, Christians who live in Bethlehem say that their plight has been neglected and forgotten. Christian Palestinians have lived in Bethlehem since the time of Christ, but have faced dislocation and repressi... Read more

Press**Watch: return of the zombie 20th century

If you missed your favorite historical events in the Twentieth Century, you'll be thrilled to learn they're all coming back.  Imperial wars?  Check.  Rampant and unrelieved racist oppression?  Check.  Economic Collapse?  Yes, we have that too.  Good thing we have global war... Read more

Ambush in Afghanistan

Airs at: Mon, 12/07/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 What pushed Obama into Afghanistan?  What will it do to the Afghans?  What will it do to Obama's domestic programs and the Democrats?  Clayton Morgareidge reads from"Afghan Ambush" by Michael Winship;  "How the War Hawks Caged Obama", by Robert Parry; and'There hasn't been... Read more

Shalom Portland 12/04/09 - Religious Freedom, Seperation of Church and State, and J Street Conf.

Airs at: Fri, 12/04/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Shalom Portland
The Ban Prohibiting Public School Teachers from Wearing Religious Dress: A Denial of Religious Freedom or Preservation of the Separation of Church and State? ACLU attorney Charles F. Hinkle and Willamette University law professor Steven K. Green Tension between the Free E... Read more

Peace Activist Kathy Kelly Reacts to Obama's Plan for Troop Buildup in Afghanistan

Airs at: Wed, 12/02/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
 Kathleen Stephenson interviews long time peace activist Kathy Kelly of Voices for Creative Nonviolence who discusses her reactions to President Obama's December 1st speech on the future of the war in Afghanistan. Kelly is an author, a three-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee, ... Read more

Vietnam Redux: The Perpetual State of War in These Here United States

Airs at: Tue, 12/01/2009 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Joe Uris and Abe Proctor Vietnam Redux -- Abe and Joe examine President Obama's fateful decision to escalate the War in Afghanistan. Like LBJ before him in Vietnam, President Obama plans to escalate the War in Afghanistan.  Abe and Joe examine the lessons of hi... Read more

Is the Military Ignoring Heroin Problem in its Ranks?

Airs at: Fri, 11/20/2009 at 12:00am
 Hosts Marvin Simmons and Bill Bires of Northwest Vets for peace speak with reporter Shaun McCanna who has written about the use of drugs by the military in Afghanistan. Read more

Dhoruba bin Wahad and Naji Mujahid: Denied entry into Palestine

Airs at: Thu, 11/26/2009 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
5:00 - 6:00 pm Thurs. Nov. 26th, 2009 KBOO interviews Dhoruba bin Wahad, who is speaking from a hotel in Jordan after being detained and then denied entry into Palestine by Israeli authorities. bin Wahad is a former political prisoner in the US who was charged in 1971 with... Read more

Outside The Law: Stories From Gunatanamo; Andy Worthingron on his new Documentary

Airs at: Wed, 11/25/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  A Deeper Look
Journalist, historian and now Film maker, Andy Worthington joins host Linda Olson-Osterlund on A Deeper Look to discuss his new documentary, Outside The Law: Stories From Guantanamo. Co-directed with Polly Nash this powerful film focuses on Three detainees and their journey... Read more