Wednesday, July 2, 2003
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Two African-American New Yorkers Die Following Recent NYPD Raids
A month ago Alberta Spruill suffered a heart attack and died after the police kicked down her door and tossed a flash grenade into her apartment. On Saturday a Brooklyn man died 10 days after suffering a heart attack after police raided his house. We talk to other victims of police raids and Manhattan Borough President Virginia Fields.
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Another New York Times Scandal? Officers Say Embedded Reporter Judith Miller Influenced Military Decisions in Iraq, Provided Intelligence & Took Part in Army Ceremony
We talk to Harper’s Magazine Publisher Rick MacArthur who compares The New York Times to the state-run newspapers of the Soviet Union. And we broadcast an excerpt of a recent address by Miller on journalistic ethics.
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By Amy Goodman with Denis Moynihan
Gen. John Allen, commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan, spoke Wednesday at the Pentagon, four stars on each shoulder, his chest bedecked with medals. Unlike Allen, many decorated U.S. military veterans left the streets of Chicago after the NATO summit without their medals.
In an extended interview, David Bronner, president of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, discusses the history of the company, why they put sustainability and social justice ahead of profits, the organic and GMO labeling movements, the U.S. war on hemp, and why they refuse to sell out. [includes rush transcript]
Human Rights Watch’s Kenneth Roth examines why the U.S. has not pressured Bahrain to release pro-democracy activists. He also discusses Syria and the conditions in Israeli jails and courts that prompted 1,550 Palestinian prisoners to go on a hunger strike. [includes rush transcript]







