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Today on Flashpoints:
I. Lewis Libby pleads not guilty to 5 felony counts regarding
the coverup of his role in the Leak-gate affair; also the
Oakland Institute calls for a radical transformation in the
way international food aid systems work to help prevent wholesale
starvation; and on Earth Matters this week, an interview with
Goldman Environmental Prize winner Sarah James of the Gwich'in
nation of native Alaskans and our fight to save America's
Serengeti, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; and the Knight
Report;
5:01 PM PST
The Knight Report: The Bush administration seeks an extension
of its occupation in Iraq; there are alleged troop movements
inside Syria; and White House leaker Lewis Libby's not guilty
plea sets the stage for Iraq War revelations higher up in
the Bush administration food chain. Robert Knight
5:07 PM PST
Libby Indictment Analysis: Robert Parry, author, investigative
reporter, and editor of ConsortiumNews.com
draws on Iran-Contra and similar investigations to provide
a backdrop for the unfolding inquiry. Read Robert Parry's
article Libby
& Nuclear Secrets to China for more...
5:20 PM PST
Musical Break
5:22 PM PST
World Food Sovereignty: Anuradha Mittal, internationally renowned
expert on trade, development, human rights and agriculture
issues, and Executive Director of the
Oakland Institute, discusses ways to improve food distribution
systems and outlines some serious flaws in US programs which
destroy local food production capacity in developing countries
and perpetuate food aid dependency, enriching some US corporations
through the misery and deaths of tens of millions each year.
The Oakland Institute's report Food Aid or Food Sovereignty?
Ending World Hunger in Our Time is available in PDF
format
5:45 PM PST
Earth Matters: Amanda Bellerby interviews Goldman Environmental
Prize winner Sarah James, spokesperson for the Gwich'in tribe
of native Alaskans protesting the hand-over of the precious
and delicate Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to US oil companies.
Speaking from a vigil in Washington DC, Sarah describes the
vigil's goals and the importance of the ANWR.
For more information, visit www.gwichinsteeringcommittee.org,
www.drumforthearcticrefuge.info
and www.arcticrefugeaction.org
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