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GUEST: Uri Davis, Israeli Peace Activist

Israelis began voting today in general elections widely regarded as one of the most important in its history. Late opinion polls revealed a high percentage of undecided voters raising the possibility of surprises. Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is expected to win. He has called the vote a referendum on his plans to unilaterally draw Israel’s borders. Jewish settlers in the West Bank cast their ballots for parties that vowed to resist any pullout from Palestinian territory. And many Israelis in Tel Aviv welcomed any prospect of reducing Israel’s occupation. Meanwhile the Palestinian parliament approved Hamas’ new Cabinet and their basic principles on Tuesday. Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas is expected to swear in the new government on Thursday.

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GUEST: Trin Yarborough, journalist and author of “Surviving Twice: Amerasian Children of the Vietnam War”

“Surviving Twice: Amerasian Children of the Vietnam War,” is the title of independent journalist Trin Yarborough’s new book. Nearly 100,000 Amerasian children were born to U.S. soldiers during the course of the Vietnam War. In the book, Yarborough explores the personal stories of five such Amerasians who came to the United States under the Amerasian Homecoming Act. Under the Act, some 30,000 Amerasians came to the United States between the years of 1988-1994. “Surviving Twice,” highlights their obstacles as children of mixed parentage in Vietnam society as well as the difficulties they faced when they eventually came to the United States. After considering their experiences, the author then asks the poignant question, “When does a …

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On Saturday, more than half a million people turned out on the streets of downtown Los Angeles in what was the largest march in the city’s history. Wearing mostly white, immigrants, their families, and their supporters poured out of city buses and trains to fill 26 city blocks. They were carrying US and Mexican flags, and signs against HR 4437, the harshest anti-immigrant Congressional bill in recent history. Los Angeles immigrants joined their counter parts in cities across the country who marched against the bill last week. The Senate is set to debate its version of HR 4437 today. While many Republicans plan to push the enforcement-only bill, President Bush favors a guest worker program. Some immigrant groups are backing a bill by Senators John McCain and Edward …

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GUEST: Maria Roman, transgender Latina activist, Ron Brenesky, Co-Founder of Unity Coalition

As part of a campaign launched in September 2005, Amnesty International has released a new report entitled, “Stonewalled: Still demanding respect.” The report highlights police abuse and misconduct against the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community in the USA. Cases of abuse, harassment, and humiliation are most common against transgender, minorities, and young people. Recently, a Los Angeles based transgender Latina was assaulted, and incarcerated by Miami police after she appeared on the Cristina show. After the show Maria Roman had gone to a popular Miami night club. It was there that she was assaulted verbally and physically by a partygoer. Instead of helping her, Miami police that were present only furthered her humiliation.

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GUEST: Nick Adams, stand up comic, and author of “Making Friends with Black People”

Stand up comic Nick Adams has a new book out called “Making Friends with Black People.” Adams deals with the issues of “the N word,” Ebonics, Eminem, black actors in Hollywood, and many other issues. The back cover of the book declares “White people of America, we know you’ve got it tough.”

Nick will be reading from his book on Wednesday, March 29th at 7:00 PM at BOOK SOUP, 8818 Sunset Blvd. in West Hollywood, CA 90069.

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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 the Changing Face of the Iraq War.

Empire Notes is online at www.empirenotes.org.

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This week on Uprising —

Immigration reform is debated in Congress while hundreds of thousands march in cities across the US against HR 4437.

Argentina commemorates the 30th anniversary of the start of the “Dirty War”

Peabody Energy Threatens Hopi and Navajo Drinking Water Supplies.

Plus Empire Notes and the Black Commentator

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HR 4437: A View from Washington DC
GUEST: Frank Sharry, executive director of the National Immigration Forum

The US Senate is set to debate immigration reform in the next few days. Last December, the House …

The march for immigrant rights will begin on the corner of Olympic and Broadway at 10 am on Saturday. It will commence to City Hall.

KPFK will be broadcasting live coverage of the immigration march this Saturday. From 11 to 12 noon Sonali Kolhatkar, host of Uprising, will be hosting the broadcast. From 12 – 1, People without Borders will continue the English language broadcast followed by an hour of bilingual broadcast from 1-2. From 2-4 pm, Centro America Sin Censura, Enfoque Latino and Nuestra Voz will host two hours of Spanish language broadcast. Listen live to KPFK’s live coverage of the march from 11 am to 4 pm tomorrow.

Also, on Sunday there will be a march sponsored by the United Farm Workers and co-sponsored by a number of other organizations, calling for humane immigration reform. That march will begin at 1 pm on …

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Criminalizing the Aiding of Immigrants
GUESTS: Shanti Sellz, volunteer with the No More Deaths Coalition and Daniel Strauss, activist for immigrant rights.

Two immigrant aid volunteers with the Arizona based “No More Deaths” organization are facing charges for aiding undocumented immigrants. 23 year old Shanti Sellz and 24 year old Daniel Strauss were transporting three people to get emergency medical care when they were arrested last July. Their trial date had been set for this April 25th. However, the judge overseeing the trial has now delayed it indefinitely.

For more information visit www.nomoredeaths.org.

HR 4437: A View from Washington DC
GUEST: Frank Sharry, executive director of the National Immigration Forum

The US Senate is set to debate immigration reform early next week. Last December, the House passed H.R. 4437, the “Border …

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GUESTS: Marie Trigona, journalist and participant in the Direct Action and Video Alario Collective, Alicia Kozameh,

Today marks the thirtieth anniversary of the right-wing military coup in Argentina that began a 7 year so-called “Dirty War.” Yesterday, Argentine President Nestor Kirchner announced that all military archives relating to the “Dirty War,” will be opened to the public. Last week, 10,000 people gathered outside the home of former dictator Jorge Rafael Videla where he is currently under house arrest.

It was exactly 30 years ago today, March 24th 1976, that the junta of General Jorge Rafael Videla, Admiral Emilio Eduardo Massera, and Air Force Brigadier Orlando Ramon Agosti deposed and arrested then President Isabel Peron. Videla was designated President soon after and headed the regime’s so-called “National Process of …