Pacifica National Programming

Democracy Now! June 16, 2003

Iranian Student Protests Continue as the UN s Nuclear Agency Calls on Iran to Allow Inspections.

8:00-8:01 Billboard 8:01-8:06 Headlines 8:06-8:07 One Minute Music Break 8:07-8:20: The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Mohammed ElBaradei, today called on Iran to accept strict inspection of its atomic program to help dispel Washington s fears that it is secretly developing nuclear weapons.

Democracy Now! June 13, 2003

Hour 1: Democracy Now! Airs Excerpts from the The Panama Deception an Academy Award-Winning Documentary Which Tells the Story of the December 1989 U.S. Invasion of Panama. The documentary uncovers the hidden reasons for this internationally condemned attack and provides a devastating critique of the mainstream media and its complicity with the official government line.

8:00=8:01 Billboard 8:01-8:05 Headlines 8:05-8:58: Today, on Democracy Now! we air the academy award-winning documentary: The Panama Deception. On December 19, 1989, U.S. troops invaded Panama with the stated purpose of ousting the man the media loved to hate, General Manuel Noriega. After 1986, Noriega s relationship with Washington took a turn for the worse.

Democracy Now! June 12, 2003

Road Map to Peace or Road Map to War? Just one week after President Bush met with the Israeli and Palestinian Prime ministers, 25 Israelis and Palestinians were killed in suicide bombings and Israeli military attacks in one of the bloodiest days in the region in years; Pentagon Advisor Richard Perle on North Korea: "We Should Always be Prepared to go it Alone, if Necessary.

8:00-8:01 Billboard 8:01-8:06 Headlines 8:06-8:07 One Minute Music Break 8:07-8:20: Israeli army radio is reporting the Israeli army has been ordered to use whatever means necessary to completely wipe out the militant Palestinian group Hamas. Every member is a legitimate target, from the top leadership to the lowest member. This comes after one of the bloodiest days in the region in years.

Democracy Now! June 11, 2003

Hour 1: US Occupation Forces Draw up New Rules for Press Censorship of Iraqi Media. Officials say the code is not intended to censor the media, only to stifle intemperate speech, but Iraqi journalists who endured censorship under Saddam Hussein are protesting the decision; The U.S. and U.N. Refuse to Provide Protection for Witnesses of Massacres: Dr.

8:00-8:01 Billboard 8:01-8:06 Headlines 8:06-8:07 One Minute Music Break 8:07-8:20 US Occupation Forces Draw up New Rules for Press Censorship of Iraq Media Freedom s untidy. These are the words Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld uttered when faced with increasingly difficult questions at a Pentagon Press briefing on April 11. Rampant looting had broken out across Baghdad.

Democracy Now! June 10, 2003

Hour 1: Attn. Gen.

8:00-8:01 Billboard 8:01-8:06 Headlines 8:06-8:07 One Minute Music Break 8:07-8:20: June is Gay Pride month. Every year, hundreds of thousands of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people participate in marches, parades, and other events around the world. Gay Pride harkens back over thirty years to June, 1969. It was the height of the civil rights era.

Democracy Now! June 9, 2003

A Gulf War Marine and a War Correspondent Speak About the Reality of War. A discussion with New York Times war correspondent and author of What Every Person Should Know About War, Chris Hedges, and Gulf War veteran Anthony Swofford and author of Jarhead: A Marine s Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles; For the First Time in New York History, the Green Party Wins Control of a Village.

9:00-9:01 Billboard 9:01-9:06 Headlines 9:06-9:07 One Minute Music Break 9:07-9:40 A Gulf War Marine and a War Correspondent Speak About the Reality of War Military recruiters have just launched a new campaign to recruit the next generation of the U.S. military. And the new target are car racing fans. According to the Star Ledger of New Jersey, the U.S.

Democracy Now! June 9, 2003

13,000 Arabs & Muslims in U.S.

8:00-8:01 Billboard 8:01-8:06 Headlines 8:06-8:07 One Minute Music Break 8:07-8:30: More than 13,000 Arab and Muslim men are facing deportation in what could result in the largest wave of deportations since the Sept. 11 attacks, this according to a report in the New York Times.

Democracy Now! June 9, 2003

Hour 1: 13,000 Arabs & Muslims in U.S.

8:00-8:01 Billboard 8:01-8:06 Headlines 8:06-8:07 One Minute Music Break 8:07-8:30: More than 13,000 Arab and Muslim men are facing deportation in what could result in the largest wave of deportations since the Sept. 11 attacks, this according to a report in the New York Times.

Democracy Now! June 6, 2003

The Two Top Editors of The New York Times Resign. Yes - The New York Times is at a 152-year low but is it thanks to Jayson Blair? Or is it because the paper has become the Pentagon s most effective mouthpiece?; Latino Lawmakers Demand the Resignation of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Phoenix, Charging he Transferred Sexually Abusive Priests to Latino Neighborhoods.

9:00-9:01 Billboard 9:01-9:06 Headlines 9:06-9:07 One Minute Music Break 9:07-9:20 The Two Top Editors of The New York Times Resign The two top editors of the country s most influential newspaper resigned yesterday after a series of scandals that have severely undermined the paper s credibility.

Democracy Now! June 6, 2003

Rachel Corrie was Crushed by an Israeli Military Bulldozer, Tom Hurndall was Shot in the Head by an Israeli Soldier. Today on the 36th Anniversary of the Occupied Territories, we Speak with the Parents of these Two International Peace Activists. Corrie s family is supporting resolution HCR111 which calls for an independent investigation into Rachel s death and for the U.S.

8:00-8:01 Billboard 8:01-8:06 Headlines 8:06-8:07 One Minute Music Break 8:07-8:58 Rachel Corrie was Crushed by an Israeli Military Bulldozer, Tom Hurndall was Shot in the Head by an Israeli Soldier.

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