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Israeli Terrror Machine

Friday, Feb 7, 2003 - Start Audio

-00:00 Dennis Bernstein:

introduction: Palestinian abused

on the West Bank, ISM members beaten, shot at, threated with death, live interviews from a confrontation at checkpoint outside Nablus.. Cheney's old company, Halliburton, profitting greatly from war.. Ed Rosenthal first weekly feature on Medical Marijuana
-00:49 Dennis: International Solidarity Movement (ISM)

activists beaten, ISM member Sophia punched by Israeli

shot at, received death threats, last week.. today a large group went to confront their torturers.. now w Susan Berkeley, (walking, talking on a cell phone).. Susan: I am with 8 other activists, we are attempting to leave Nablus and walk to three villages, that have been cut off from the outside world.. IDF has dug ISM member Sophia tortured by Israeli

an enormous trench filled with sewage cutting off all roads.. Border Police (Druze).. have beat a number of internationals, pointed M-16s at our heads, told us they are crazy and will kill us.. they detain Palestinians for hours, say that is their hobby.. they make them sit in the mud or sit with their backs to them while they fire live ammunition behind them.. absolutely no way to negotiate with them.. Israeli soldier with 'Born To Kill' written on his jacket

Israeli soldier with 'Born To Kill' written on his jacket

they fire 'warning shots' incredibly close to us.. we have a right to visit these villages.. we have been walking down the hill.. Border Police have spotted us, they are moving.. we are crossing over a roadblock, and attempting to go into Salem Village.. we phonebanked today, and told the IDF we were going to be here.. we are now 15 meters from the BP jeep.. (shouts in the background, 'Come Here').. we are continuing, ignoring them.. there is no closed military area here.. the jeep is right by my side, pulling in front of us.. we are continuing to walk along.. we have a legal right to be here.. the Border Police have given up trying to stop us.. pulled up ahead 20 meters, done a 180, and coming back toward us.. they just passed by, didn't say anything.. I'm giving the phone to someone else.. schoolkids crying under occupation

I am Thomas Neilson from Scandinavia.. yesterday an incident.. four soldiers on foot, really aggressive, shooting at everyone.. they told us they would shoot us in the feet.. shooting at every movement.. at a distance of a hundred meters, they were shooting within a meter of me.. at close range, they pointed a gun right at me and said they would shoot me.. three soldiers jumped me, hit me in the head.. beat us for five six minutes.. two of them went on me again.. I told them that if they didn't stop I would make sure they would face military trial.. schoolgirls cringing under occupation

I told them I was a journalist.. the two soldiers started fighting between themselves.. they started shooting at the Pal women.. we argued with them, the commander came up to me and tried to get me to fight him.. they started aiming shots at me.. while I was leaving they shot 15-20 shots at me walking up the mountain.. I am a human being, and a believer in human rights.. Our presence at the checkpoints, enormously important.. they ask women to undress.. they harrass ambulance.. no ambulances allowed to leave Nablus yesterday.. I want to show the Pals there are other opinions.. we need to show support with the Pals and non-violent action.. yesterday I saw soldiers beat up a Palestinian woman trying to get to visit her sick mother.. one soldier held her and another soldier beat her with a rifle.. seeing Pals get beaten is a daily affair in Nablus.. Dennis: we are told that its really the Israelis that are beaten.. Tom: two Palestinian freedom fighters attacked an armored vehicle in Nablus yesterday.. I do not support suicide bombers, but I understand what drives them.. about what had happened to two young suicide bombers before.. (details).. I don't think even George Bush would let this kind of thing happen to him.. they just couldn't take it anymore.. I would maybe consider suicide bombing if it was me too.. man under the gun

the situation on the ground is so bad.. Israel's strong occupation is creating the attacks inside Israel.. not allowing people to attend universities.. Israelis maybe don't feel secure, but their children can attend school and the parents can go to work.. right now we are at a checkpoint.. today the Israelis have decided not to interfere with us.. because we (made a big announcement).. the Pal farmers' trucks getting stopped.. Palestinian human bingo.. if you want to go two hundred meters to another village.. they detain all.. 26 Palestinians arrested in the last 24 hours, they have the same last name as a suicide bomber, they are arrested.. photo source..
-24:57 Dennis: Halliburton,

formerly run by Cheney, subsidiary Brown and Root (link2), profitting greatly from Bush's war n terror.. now w Sasha Lilley: B&R built the cells at Guantanamo Bay and provides infrastucture for the US military around the world.. a ten year contract, for guaranteed profit based on a percentage of expenditures.. now w Freida Berrigan of the World Policy Instiutute.. Freida: I call it the War On Terrorism Blank Check.. no ceiling on profit or cost.. costs the US taxpayers billions of dollars.. laundry, food, road building.. no ceiling on costs.. the US will reimburse B&R everything they spend, plus a profit, plus a bonus.. B&R chosen for the contract, in spite of GAO charge that they overbilled the US.. 2.2 Billion for services in Kosovo.. GAO said they had four times the personnel needed.. imported plywood for $80 sheet, when could have bought it locally for $20.. men working round the clock, generating huge overtime fees.. B&R knows the contract system inside and out.. many former US military in management.. Dick Cheney.. Joe Lopez.. about the ethical considerations of private well-connected corporations profiting from war.. no war, no profit.. war, profit.. while Cheney CEO of Halliburton, they greatly expanded military contracts.. Cheney didn't have a great business background.. hired for his contacts in government, and the Middle East.. now Halliburton a giant..
-34:12

Dennis: on January 30th

Ed Rosenthal was railroaded into a conviction for helping the City of Oakland provide medical marijuana to the sick.. the jury has asked that their verdict be nullified.. now w Ed Rosenthal starting a regular weekly feature on Medical Marijuana.. Ed: we're going to be covering all aspects of medical marijuana.. [no review this segment]
-48:19 Dennis:

today a poetry reading.. Dennis Bernstein reads: The Draft is a Cruel Wind, and Refugee Children.. and Soldier Blue reads.. [no review this segment]
-55:18 End today's show. today's review by john lionheart

Flashpoints Feb 8: West Bank ISMers attacked; Ed Rosenthal's Marijuana Journal

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