FLASHPOINTS

Dylcia Pagan, Former Puerto Rican Political Prisoner

We will rebroadcast the compelling interview with Flashpoints’ Special Correspondent Jon Gibler on the expanding involvement of the Mexican Military and State Police in the country’s deadly drug trade; also, JR and the Block Report sit down for an extended interview with the legendary revolutionary Dylcia Pagan; and we’ll examine the decision of the 9th circuit to put an indefinite stay on same sex marriage in California.
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Guests:

Dylcia Pagan, Former Puerto Rican Political Prisoner

Dennis Herrera, San Francisco City Attorney

Leland Traiman, long time activist in the LGBT community

Elizabeth Gill, Lawyer with the ACLU of Northern California

John Gibler, Independent Reporter in Mexico

POCC Minister of Information JR and the Block Report

The Kent State Massacre, 1970

The Pentagon is calling for a crackdown on Wikileaks and a shutting down of the site; we’ll have an update on the Wikileaks story from a military perspective; also, we’ll have a special report on the Kent State Truth Tribunal, produced by Michael Moore, as the Tribunal prepares to take testimony from West Coast witnesses this weekend; we’ll also have a report on seven people who are still in jail on high bails after being arrested in the post Mehserle verdict actions in Oakland three weeks ago.

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Guests:

Michael Prysner, Iraq War Veteran now working with the ANSWER Coalition and March Forward

Emily Kunstler, Producer of the Kent State Truth Tribunal as well as ‘William Kunstler, Disturbing the Universe‘

Laurel Krause, Producer of the Kent State Truth Tribunal and Sister of Allison Krause, one of the victims of the 1970 National Guard attack on Kent State

POCC Minister of Information JR and the Block Report featuring Matt Garrity