FLASHPOINTS

From August 20th-September 3rd, hundreds of people are sitting-in at the White House to tell President Obama to reject the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. Bill McKibben was arrested at the Tar Sands Action.

Today on Flashpoints: Wikileaks documents show US soliders shooting kids in the head in Iraq: Also a series of reports on the growing protests against the 1700 mile tar sands nightmare pipeline coming out of Canada: We’ll speak to protest leader and scientist Bill McKibben, with a young Nebraska rancher, arrested yesterday and several members of the indigious communities of Canada and the US.

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Guests: Bill Mckibben-Scientest and author, Ben Gotschall-Nebraskan rancher arrested yesterday in front of the White House, Marty Cobenais-Red Lake Ojibaway nation pipeline campaigner with the Indigenous Environment Network, Chief Bill Erasnus-Assembly of first nations/regional chief from northwest territories, and Raed Jarrar-Iraqi-American Blogger.