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Show:
Counterpoint
Original Aired:
Monday, June 21st, 2010
8:09PM to 10:03PM
Duration:
1 hour, 54 minutes
Posted:
Monday, June 21st, 2010 8:05PM
Tags:
british
afghanistan
war
oil
supreme
court
taliban
torture
negotiations
social
forum
petroleum
spill
pentagon
syria
maher
arar
prosecution
detroit
united
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Episode: 06.21.10: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses the Afghan War; a disturbing Supreme Court decision on torture of an innocent man; options to prosecute BP for Gulf oil spill and the purpose of the United States Social Forum in Detroit this week
Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris heard every Monday on WPKN 89.5 FM,Bridgeport, CT and WPKM 88.7 FM Montauk, NY between 8:00-10:00 pm ET. Webstreaming at http://wpkn.org
1) Gareth Porter, historian, journalist and author discusses his recent article about Afghanistan, "McChrystal Faces Iraq 2006 Moment in Coming Months," and willl also touch on the significance of the Pentagon's announcement about Afghanistan's vast mineral wealth.
2) Center for Constitutional Rights attorney, Maria LaHood, assesses the Supreme Court's refusal to hear a case filed on behalf of Canadian citizen Maher Arar who was detained in the U.S., and then sent against his will to Syria where he was tortured. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police are now conducting a criminal investigation into U.S. officials for their role in Mr. Arar's rendition and torture in Syria.
3) Russell Mokhiber editor of the Corporate Crime Reporter looks into the options available to criminally prosecute British Petroleum for their Gulf oil spill and the resulting economic and environmental damage.
4) Matthew Cross, Professor of Political Science at Macomb Community College, in Warren, Michigan talks about the focus and objectives of this year's United States Social Forum in Detroit, the origins of the Social Forum in Brazil -- and how the USSF fits into the work of other Social Forums held around the world.
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Show: Counterpoint
Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris heard every Monday on WPKN 89.5 FM,Bridgeport, CT and WPKM 88.7 FM Montauk, NY between 8:00-10:00 pm ET. Webstreaming at http://wpkn.org