Friday, June 18, 2004
Headlines
- 9/11 Commission Says Confusion and Miscommunication Left U.S. Unprepared For Sept. 11
- White House Reasserts Iraq–al-Qaeda Links Despite 9/11 Commission Debunking
- 41 Dead in Baghdad Blast, Iraq Defense Minister Considers Martial Law
- CIA Contractor Indicted in Prison Abuse
- UN’s Kofi Says US Not Exempt From War Crimes
- Senate Votes Down Amendment Making War Profiteering a Crime
- More Headlines…
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Final 9/11 Commission Hearing: Chaos, Miscommunication Left U.S. Woefully Unprepared For Sept. 11 Attacks
Plagued by miscommunication and confusion, U.S. aviation and military officials were entirely unprepared for the Sept. 11 attacks in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania, the 9/11 Commission reported Thursday. We hear excerpts of the hearings, including the voices of the hijackers on the planes and a minute-by-minute account of President Bush’s reactions on the morning of the attacks.[includes transcript]
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Banana Republicans and Weapons of Mass Deception
We speak with PR Watch editors, John Stauber and Sheldon Stauber about their new book, Banana Republicans: How the Right Wing is Turning America into a One-party State.[includes transcript]
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Battleground State: Wisconsin and the 2004 Elections
We take a look at how Wisconsin could impact on the elections in November with Ed Garvey, perhaps the best-known rebel lawyer in the state and John Nichols, Editorial Editor of the Madison Capitol Times.[includes transcript]
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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]








