Non Pacifica Programming
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Crisis in the Gulf : public forums at U.C. Berkeley / produced by Robbie Osman.
Highlights from three forums about the crisis in the Middle East following Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait, and theU.S. military response of “Operation Desert Shield.” |r.1. pt.1. History of colonial and American involvement in the Gulf area / Joel Bainen, professor of Middle Eastern History ; pt.2. Political, historical and socioeconomic realities of Iraq and the…
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Within certain boundaries : how U.S. media reports on foreign affairs / hosted by Robert Foxworth.
Documentary series produced from interviews. In this program U.S. foreign policy critic Noam Chomsky explores potential solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict which the media have chosen to ignore, and the relationship between U.S. news reporting and Reagan’s Central American policy.|WITHIN CERTAIN BOUNDARIES : HOW U.S. MEDIA REPORTS ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS / hosted by Robert Foxworth.…
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Inside Tibet : a true story / Christa Meindersma ; interviewed by Sue Supriano.
Meindersma, a young Dutch woman who has lived and worked in Tibet, discusses her experiences in that country. She recounts her involvement in a 1988 demonstration, where she was shot by the Chinese military. She argues that, even though Tibet is closed to the press, the word must get out about the genocide that continues…
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The U.S. and Central America : an interview with Martha Honey / interviewed and produced by Sue Supriano.
Honey, an American journalist living in Costa Rica, and the plaintiff in the Christic Institute lawsuit over the La Panca bombing, discusses the impact of Reagan-Bush policies on Costa Rica. Costa Rica represents the United States’ ideal for the Third World, but our policies undermine their government, as we provide aid for ultra-right business-military movements.
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Palau : a nuclear-free Pacific / hosted by Robert Foxworth.
Documentary series produced from interviews. The citizens of Palau face the pressure of renegotiating its current trustee status with the United States after the historic step of voting in the world’s first nuclear-free constitution in 1979. Bena Sakuma, a member of Palau’s House of Delegates, discusses Palau’s relationship to the United States, and the island…
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The U.S. presence in Honduras / hosted by Robert Foxworth.
Documentary series produced from interviews. Medea Benjamin, a senior analyst on Central America and the Caribbean at the Institute for Food and Development Policy, discusses Honduras’ part in the regional war in Central America, the presence of the United States, and how that impacts upon Honduras’ future.|THE U.S. PRESENCE IN HONDURAS / hosted by Robert…
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Update on El Salvador, part 1 : El Salvador at the boiling point / hosted by Robert Foxworth.
Documentary series produced from interviews. Journalist Marc Cooper, along with associate George Moll, who produced “El Salvador: Our Forgotten War” for PBS, traveled into war zones and observed the mood of discontent in San Salvador. Cooper says that over $3 billion in U.S. aid has neither won civilian support from the Salvadorian government, nor defeated…
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Update on El Salvador, part 2 : Dr. Charlie Clements on the deepening crisis, human rights and hopes for change in El Salvador / hosted by Robert Foxworth.
Documentary series produced from interviews. Clements, author of “Witness to War” and Director of Human Rights Education for the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, discusses the impact of a right wing victory in the Legislative Assembly, and the effect of President Jose Napoleon Duarte’s fatal illness.|UPDATE ON EL SALVADOR PART II : DR. CHARLIE CLEMENTS ON…
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In our best interest? : U.S. military might in Central America / hosted by Robert Foxworth.
Documentary series produced from interviews. Morris Blackman, William Leogrande and Kenneth Sharpe, all editors of “Confronting Revolution: Security Through Diplomacy in Central America,” discuss whether the United States controls change, or even furthers its interests in the region by meddling in nation’s internal affairs.|IN OUR BEST INTEREST? : U.S. MILITARY MIGHT IN CENTRAL AMERICA /…