FLASHPOINTS

Minneapolis, Minnesota March 21, 2011 This was a protest against United States military operations in Libya that started March 19. This was organized by Women Against Military Madness and the Anti-War Committee.

Today on Flashpoints: British Parliamentarian George Galloway speaks out on the US lead bombing of Libya: Also Japanese Parliamentarians expand the evacuation zone:we’ ll have an update on the ongoing partial core meltdowns there: A Kansas State Rep calls for migrant workers to be shot down from a Helicopter like Ferrel Hogs: We’ll get a response from Pablo Alvarado of the National Day-Labor Association, and we’ll feature a min-documentary on the Deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, that took place a hundred years ago this week.

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Guests:

Aileen Mioko Smith, director of Green Action, a Japanese environmental group

George Galloway on BBC Radio Scotland

Pablo Alvarado

Documentary on Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire