Afsan Chowdhury on climate change, environmental refugees, and the Bali conference Story Transcript PAUL JAY, SENIOR EDITOR: Tropical cyclone Sidr devastated parts of Bangladesh on November 15. The tallies of people killed and left homeless keeps going up. This week, the U.N.’s humanitarian agency announced that over 8.5 million people were affected by the storm. […]
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Iran, media and the candidates
Babak Yektafar on the NIE report that says no nuclear weapons in Iran (3 of 3) Story Transcript (CLIPS BEGIN) NEWS SHOW HOST, CBS: President Bush called a news conference today in part to address that new intelligence analysis. NEWS SHOW HOST, CNN: The latest intelligence estimate is a stunning turnaround. NEWS SHOW HOST, FOX […]
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Iranian reaction to Bush
Babak Yektafar on the NIE report that says no nuclear weapons in Iran (2 of 3) Story Transcript PAUL JAY, SENIOR EDITOR: How did this report play out in Iran in the last day or two? BABAK YEKTAFAR, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, WASHINGTONPRISM.ORG: Well, that’s the interesting thing. As I was tracking it, the initial reaction, of course, […]
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No Iranian bomb
Babak Yektafar on the NIE report that says no nuclear weapons in Iran (1 of 3) Story Transcript PAUL JAY, SENIOR EDITOR: On Tuesday, December 4, President Bush addressed the White House press gallery, defending his position on Iran after a report from the National Intelligence Estimate revealed that Iran had halted its nuclear weapons […]
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What’s next for Venezuela?
Gregory Wilpert on the Venezuelan referendum (3 of 3) Story Transcript PAUL JAY, SENIOR EDITOR: So, what happens now in the next few months? Does life go back to a kind of normalcy? Does the opposition come out in the streets again in the next two weeks? What’s the next step? GREGORY WILPERT, AUTHOR/JOURNALIST: Well, […]
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Chavez and why the referendum failed
Gregory Wilpert on the Venezuelan referendum (2 of 3) Story Transcript PAUL JAY: Now, it was a very, very close vote. And just under 51% in favour of the opposition, the no vote; just under 50% for the pro-Chavez vote. It was so close, and the opposition was certainly expecting a very, very close vote, […]
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Chavez and the referendum
Gregory Wilpert on the Venezuelan referendum (1 of 3) Story Transcript PAUL JAY: On Sunday December 2nd, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was handed his first electoral defeat since coming to power eight years ago. Nine million Venezuelans voted on sweeping constitutional reforms which would brought the country one step closer to what Chavez calls “21st […]
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Putin and a new Pan-Slavism
Eric Margolis comments on Putin and Russia’s Duma elections Story Transcript Putin and a new Pan-Slavism Eric Margolis comments on Putin and Russia’s Duma elections Wednesday December 5th, 2007 PAUL JAY, SENIOR EDITOR: A lot of people are criticizing Putin’s manipulation of these elections, criticizing his human rights record. But he seems rather popular. The […]
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Climate change election topples Howard government
Dr. Clive Hamilton: Ratification of the Kyoto protocol is not a symbolic act Story Transcript ZAA NKWETA, PRESENTER/PRODUCER: Australia has a new prime minister. Kevin Rudd, head of the Australian Labor Party, defeated his Liberal rival John Howard last week. Observers cite climate change as one of the critical issues that toppled the Howard administration, […]
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Venezuela: The "No" vote and democracy
Edgardo Lander analyzes the referendum from Caracas