Sunday, September 17, 2006

Monday night on Counterpoint

8:00 p.m. - Counterpoint with Scott Harris features the following interviews:
  • Dahr Jamail, an independent journalist who has reported from Iraq in recent years -- and who just returned from Lebanon, takes a critical look at the Iraq war and the Bush administration's failed Middle East policies.
  • Sasha Abramsky discusses his recent Mother Jones magazine article, "Just Try Voting Here: 11 of America's worst places to cast a ballot (or try)"
  • Nadia Martinez, of the Institute for Policy Studies assesses the continuing unrest surrounding Mexico's presidential election and the strategy of "losing" candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.
  • Fr. Emmett Jarrett talks about an interdenominational walk for peace in Connecticut, "Praying with Their Feet" - from Sept. 10-24 - where pilgrims from various faiths: Christian, Muslim, Jewish, discuss how to achieve peace in a war-torn world.
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