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Friday, September 17, 2004
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New Greg Palast Documentary Highlights How Bush’s Military Records Were Purged
As controversy swirls around the authenticity of documents used by 60 Minutes last week, we play an excerpt of a new documentary "Bush Family Fortunes" by investigative reporter Greg Palast that examines Bush’s military duty and includes a rare interview with former Texas Air National Guardsman Lt. Col. Bill Burkett. [includes rush transcript]
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Reconstructing Bush’s Military Record: Examination of Official Docs Released by White House Question Bush’s Duty
We take a close look at President Bush’s record in the National Guard with Eric Boehlert. He is the senior writer at Salon.com and has written extensively about Bush’s military service–closely examining the more than 400 pages of military documents released by the White House last February. [includes rush transcript]
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An Invitation to Terrorists? U.S. To Ship Over 300 Pounds of Weapons-Grade Plutonium Across Atlantic
Greenpeace has launched a campaign to stop a controversial shipment that contains enough plutonium to make up to 50 nuclear weapons. While the government hasn’t done a threat or environmental assessment of the trip, the Department of Homeland Security has admitted it has conducted assessments of protest groups opposed to the shipment. [includes rush transcript]
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David Solnit on His Book "Globalization Liberation: How to Uproot the System and Build a Better World"
In the aftermath of the historic protests and arrests during the Republican National Convention in New York, we take a look at direct action movements and global justice struggles around the world with veteran protester David Solnit, he is the editor of a new book, "Globalization Liberation: How to Uproot the System and Build a Better World." [includes rush transcript]
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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.
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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]
