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GUEST: Jeffrey Boyce, Tucson Participant with the No Borders Camp

Border Patrol officers brought a bi-national no borders encampment to a violent close last Sunday by forcefully dispersing activists. Organizers with the No Borders Camp gathered at the U.S.-Mexico border on the 18th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, for a 5-day-long camp to oppose its …

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GUEST: Gary Langham, Director of Bird Conservation for Conservation for Audubon, California

Federal investigators have launched a criminal probe into the cause of last week’s Bay Bridge oil spill in San Francisco. A 900 foot tanker crashed and spilled 58,000 thousand gallons of oil last Wednesday in what has been the worst accident of its kind to hit …

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GUESTS: Shakeel Syed, Executive Director of the Islamic Shura Council of Southern California, Kathy Masaoka, Nikkei for Civil RIghts and Redress

The LAPD’s anti-terrorism bureau says it plants to map the city’s Muslim neighborhoods. Deputy Chief Michael Downing said that although the plan is in its early stages, he wants to create extensive maps to avoid what …

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GUEST: Larry Syverson, National Board of Directors of Military Families Speak out

A taxi driver in Baghdad was killed by US private security firm Dyncorp over the weekend, as the debate over the role of private guards in Iraq continues. An Iraqi policeman who witnessed the shooting says that the attack was unprovoked, and that the private security …

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GUEST: Gerald LeMelle, Africa Action Executive Director

The House Committee on Financial Services held a hearing last Thursday on new legislation that would expand debt cancellation for African nations. Activists testified before Congress on behalf of the proposed “Jubilee Act” saying that it would enable impoverished nations opportunities for development. Both the House and Senate versions of …

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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 commentary is on Henri Alleg.

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GUESTS: Hamid Khan, Executive Director of the South Asian Network; Syed Bokhari, Protest Organzier

General Pervez Musharraf announced a new timetable for parliamentary elections yesterday, as Pakistan’s state of emergency continues. Addressing his National Security Council, Musharraf declared that he would resign as army chief before starting his third term as president. He also stated that elections would …

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GUEST: Jose Garcia, Senior Research and Policy Associate at Demos

As the cost of living continues to rise, more families in the United States are turning to their credit cards for relief. A new report titled “Borrowing to Make Ends Meet: The Rapid Growth of Credit Card Debt in America,” documents this financial trend along age, race and …

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