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Imperial Presidency: Sovereignty, Terror, and the “Second Superpower,” plus, “An Issue of Justice: Origins of the Israel-Palestinian Conflict” – we’ll hear from two leading intellectuals – Noam Chomsky, and Norman Finkelstein.

Today we spend the hour taking a look at the central themes of US foreign policy regarding the post-9-11 wars, and the related Israeli occupation of Palestine. In the spirit of asking the “why” questions, as journalist Robert Fisk says, which the mainstream media rarely does – we’ll hear first from Professor Noam Chomsky. In a seminal speech about the Bush presidency, Chomsky helps us understand current US foreign policy.

According to Christopher Lehmann-Haupt in the New York Times, Chomsky “continues to challenge our assumptions long after other critics have gone to bed. He has become the foremost gadfly of our national conscience.” …

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This Tuesday, foreign ministers from four Latin American countries — Mexico, Colombia, Panama and El Salvador — flew to Washington DC to meet with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. They were in the US to voice their alarm about a draconian bill on immigration, called the “Sensenbrenner Bill” after it’s sponsor. The bill passed the House on December 16th and is scheduled to be debated by the Senate in coming weeks. Among other things, it seeks to severely criminalize the millions of undocumented workers and build a 700-foot fence on the US-Mexico border. The issue of immigration has become a flashpoint across the country. Here on Uprising, every time we cover it, a small but vocal group of critics responds vehemently at our characterization of immigrants as poor workers rather than criminals. …

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A Black History Special Edition of Uprising from the Pacifica Radio Archives featuring:

- “Women of the Civil Rights Movement” with Rosa Parks, Lorraine Hansberry, Fannie Lou Hamer and June Jordan

- “Defining Black Power” with Huey Newton, Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X, and David Hilliard

Most historians date the beginning of the modern American civil rights movement in to December 1st 1955. That was the day when a woman by the name of Rosa Parks was arrested and fined for violating a city ordinance enforcing segregation. All that Rosa Parks did was refuse to give up her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger. Her act sparked a city wide boycott, leading to a nationwide movement that eventually ended legal segregation …

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The Great War for Civilization – we’ll hear from award winning journalist Robert Fisk on day one of our fund drive. Plus, perspectives on US foreign policy from British MP George Galloway, author and activist Naomi Klein, and writer Gore Vidal.

GUESTS: Robert Fisk, Middle East Correspondent for the Independent

The recent eruption over racist and anti-Muslim cartoons published in a Danish newspaper have led to thousands of people demonstrating across Asia and the Middle East. Many newspapers across Europe and the United States have reprinted the offensive cartoons in the name of freedom of the press. But the reaction of Muslims is rarely explained in our media anything other than a demeaning manner. There are daily examples of the degradation of Arab and Muslim people at the hands of Western forces. For example, a recent …

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GUEST: Tezozomoc, representative of South Central Farmers

The South Central Farmers of Los Angeles, who run the country’s largest community garden, are trying to buy back their farm. In a running controversy over the farm’s ownership, developer Ralph Horowitz was was given legal ownership of the land by the city. The farmers had appealed to LA mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to demand that the city purchase the farm.

The South Central Farmers are calling on supporters to help the city raise enough money to buy the farm from Horowitz for $15-$16 million. The city originally sold the land to Horowitz for approximately $5 million.

Checks can be made out to “Save the South Central Farm” and mailed to 200 N. Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012.

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GUESTS: Mohsen and Mojtaba Mirmehdi, two of the four Mirmehdi brothers, Steven Rodhe, Constitutional lawyer, former president of the ACLU of Southern California, one of the founders of Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace

In October 2001, four Iranian brothers were arrested by immigration authorities on suspicion of being members of an Iranian opposition group. The group Mujaheddin-e Khalq or MEK, seeks to overthrow the Iranian government, and is listed by the State Department as a terrorist organization. Immigration authorities threatened to deport the men back to Iran, where they would most likely be arrested and/or tortured by the Iranian government for their political ties. The four brothers, Mostafa, Mojtaba, Mohsen, and Mohammed Mirmehdi, were among the longest serving detainees on US soil since 9/11. Meanwhile new analysis …

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Empire Notes
GUEST: Rahul Mahajan, author of Full Spectrum Dominance and The New Crusade

Empire Notes are weekly commentaries filed by Rahul Mahajan, author of Full Spectrum Dominance and The New Crusade. Today’s commentary is on “A Clash of Civilizations.”

Empire Notes is online at www.empirenotes.org.

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GUEST: Bill Santiago, political comedian

Born in New York to Puerto Rican parents, Bill Santiago left a career in journalism for stand-up comedy. After graduating from New York University Film School, Santiago initially worked for the San Juan Star, an English language daily in Puerto Rico. He then switched careers and moved to San Francisco to work the local comedy clubs. Over the years, his act has evolved to include political commentary and Spanglish. The move has paid off for Bill Santiago, leading to television appearances on Comedy Central’s Premium Blend, Galavision’s Que Locos, and the Conan O’Brien show. He still dabbles in journalism and has an article in Mother Jones magazine called, “Trading Faces: Labrador Prompts Transplant Breakthrough.”

Bill Santiago’s website is www.billsantiago.com.

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This week on Uprising —

Is the Internet as we know it coming to an end? Jeff Chester explains how big telephone and cable companies are lobbying Congress against the democratic nature of today’s internet.

In the wake of the controversy over government spying on Americans, constitutional lawyer Ann Fagan Ginger discusses how ordinary people can fight Bush.

30 years after the incarceration of AIM activist Leonard Peltier, we’ll speak with his lawyer on new documents that may uncover Peltier’s innocence.

Plus Empire Notes on anti-Muslim cartoons in the media, and the Black Commentator on Bush’s proposed budget for 2007.

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GUEST: Professor Gerald Horne, Professor of History at the University of Houston, author of “Black And Brown: African Americans And The Mexican Revolution, 1910-1920″

For six days in a row, violence has plagued the LA County Jail at a medium security Facility in Castaic, about 40 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles. The violence has been racially charged, involving hundreds of Latino and black inmates. Dozens of inmates have been injured and one has died. According to Sheriff Lee Baca, the fights were started by Latino gang members as apparent revenge for feuds that began on the streets of Los Angeles. According to Baca, “Latino inmates were following the racial code of the jails that requires them to fight, but not really inflicting injuries. It’s clear many …