Thursday, July 14 2011
Today on Flashpoints Obama’s illegal war in continues to rage through Libya where officials claim NATO bombs have killed more than 1000 civilians and have left more than 4000 wounded. Madhi Nazemroya joins us for an update. We then turn our attention back to Haiti where that country’s president continues to loose popularity over pandering to the right-wing that supported the coup against former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide in 2004. And finally we take a look at a move to change the electoral college voting system in the United States to a popular vote count.
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Guests: Madhi Nazemroya-Flashpoints special correspondent on the ground in Libya, Fred Branfman, Brian Concannon-Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti, and Jerry Hill-Assembly member.