Sunday, October 30, 2005

This week on WPKN

Monday, October 31st 8 p.m. Counterpoint with Scott Harris
  • John Nichols, Washington correspondent with the Nation Magazine discusses the indictment of White House senior aid Lewis Libby and the ongoing investigation of special counsel Patrick Fitzgerald
  • John Sifton of Human Rights Watch takes a critical look at the Bush administration's effort to legalize torture in federal legislation.
  • Kathy Kelly, of the group Voices for Creative Nonviolence -- a Nobel Peace Prize nominee -- talks about the costs of the US war in Iraq: 2,000 US soldiers - and the estimated 100,000 Iraqis killed in the conflict thus far.
Some edited audio files of Counterpoint interviews can be found on the Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine website. Tuesday, November 1st 5:30 p.m. Taliban Attacks and Election of Warlords Spark Concern about America's Forgotten War in Afghanistan. Interview with James Ingalls, co-director of Afghan Women's Mission, conducted by Scott Harris Media Spins 'Success' of Iraqi Troops in Bush War Plan. Interview with John R. MacArthur, publisher of Harper's magazine, conducted by Scott Harris Congress Moves Closer to Permit Oil Drilling in Alaska's National Wildlife Refuge - Opponents gear up to oppose plan. Interview with Annie Strickler, a spokesperson for the Sierra Club, conducted by Melinda Tuhus Text and audio of new and archived Between The Lines programs can be found at http://www.btlonline.org. Sunday, November 6th 10 PM - David Schwartz
  • Ben Alba is the author of a new book about Steve Allen and the Tonight Show.
  • The October 30th Coast Guard Band Halloween Concert with Robert Froehner playing the Theremin
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