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Today on Flashpoints:
Vice President Cheney linked to torture and international war crimes by a former high-level Bush administration official; also, an exclusive story from the Electronic Intifada that implicates British foreign secretary Jack Straw in violations of international law for lobbying on behalf of British corporations, helping to expand Israel’s illegal grip on East Jerusalem; plus, four human rights activists kidnapped in Baghdad as the US military continues to raid and destroy hospitals with chemical and uranium weapons; actor Martin Sheen speaks to us about the School of the Americas and the work of late, legendary peace activist Father Bill O’Donnell; and the Knight Report;

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5:01 PM PST
The Knight Report: Sunnis start an American boycott in Iraq; the US military death rate is on the rise again; more hostages are captured; an Iraqi kangaroo court evades the issue of its own legitimacy. Robert Knight

5:06 PM PST
British MP Jack Straw Sells Out Israeli-Occupied East Jerusalem: Ali Abunimah, co-founder, Electronic Intifada. Read the documentary evidence

5:20 PM PST
Report on Iraq: Dahr Jamail, FP Special Correspondent, www.dahrjamailiraq.com. Read an update on the CPT kidnappings from Baghdad.

5:36 PM PST
Cheney Linked to Torture and International War Crimes: Marjorie Cohn, attorney, President, National Lawyer’s Guild www.truthout.org

5:48 PM PST
Musical Break

5:50 PM PST
Martin Sheen on the School of the Americas and Father Bill O’Donnell: Martin Sheen, actor and activist. Visit SOA Watch for more information on the School of the Americas.

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