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For The Week Ending July 5, 2002
THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMLISTEN to this week's half-hour program of Between The Lines by clicking on one of the links below. MP3 files available until July 10, 2002.
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Bush Middle East Peace Plan Demands Removal
While Israeli troops reoccupied large swaths of the West Bank in reaction to recent suicide bombings, President Bush announced that the U.S. would support the establishment of a Palestinian state in the next three years, but only if Yasir Arafat is removed from power. He called for Palestinian legislative elections by the end of the year, a new constitution, economic reform and reorganization of Palestinian security forces. In his June 24 address, Bush also asked Israel to stop building new settlements in the West Bank and Gaza and an eventual pullback to borders established before the 1967 Arab-Israeli war.
But the president's demand that Arafat be removed from power as a condition for the creation of a Palestinian state was greeted with anger by many Palestinians. Others in the Arab world criticized Mr. Bush's proposal for its lack of a specific timetable and uneven pressure on the Palestinians. Israeli officials, while quite pleased with the speech which echoed Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's own demand that Arafat be deposed, nevertheless rejected the White House call for a provisional Palestinian state over the next 18 months.
Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with writer Nadia Hijab, who takes a critical look at the Bush peace plan and discusses what she believes must be part of any future peace agreement for it to be succeessful.
For other perspectives on the Middle East conflict, visit the Web site: www.endtheoccupation.org
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That Washington Believes Itself Exempt from International Law Interview with Matthew Rothschild, editor of the Progressive Magazine Interview by Scott Harris
Speaking at commencement exercises at the West Point Military Academy on June 1, President Bush dismissed the Cold War doctrine of containment and deterrence as irrelevant and instead called for the U.S. to adopt a new first-strike military policy. Many observers regarded this pronouncement as part of a White House strategy to prepare the American public for a future U.S. war against Iraq, which is widely expected to be launched in the coming months. These changes are necessary, White House and Pentagon officials say, to destroy weapons of mass destruction held by nations which may in the future transfer them to terrorist groups.
This newly announced doctrine of pre-emptive armed intervention combined with Washington's unilateral abandonment of a number of important global treaties and conventions, has many diplomats from around the world persuaded that the U.S. has taken on the role of an arrogant empire to whom international law no longer applies. In recent years, the U.S. has rejected or abbrogated agreements that include the Kyoto convention on climate change, the Anti-Ballistic Missile treaty and the establishment of an International Criminal Court.
Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Matthew Rothschild, editor of the Progressive Magazine, who assesses the Bush administration's first strike military doctrine and how the rest of the world now perceives the U.S. in the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks.
Contact The Progressive by calling (608) 257-4626 or visit their Web site at www.theprogressive.org
in Favor of Cutting Services for the Poor Interview with Shelly Geballe, co-director of Connecticut Voices for Children Interview by Melinda Tuhus
Like many other states, Connecticut is wrestling with a massive budget deficit -- almost a billion dollars on a budget of $13.5 billion. But unlike other states, Connecticut is once again number one in terms of per capita income in the U.S., according to the latest census data. Research by the non-profit group Connecticut Voices for Children shows that during the 1990s, the income gap between the state's poorest and wealthiest families increased dramatically, with the poor getting poorer and the rich getting much richer.
So a new coalition called "One Connecticut" -- made up of dozens of social service and social justice groups in the state -- proposed a temporary "millionaire's tax" as the most equitable way to help close the budget deficit. The tax consisted of a one percent surcharge on personal income over a million dollars that would be imposed for two years. A budget that incorporated the tax was approved by the Democrat-controlled state legislature, but vetoed by Gov. John Rowland, a Republican.
Between The Lines' Melinda Tuhus spoke with Shelly Geballe, co-director of Connecticut Voices for Children, about the state's budget woes and who is likely to suffer in one of the nation's wealthiest states, if program cuts are made to balance the budget.
Connecticut Voices for Children can be contacted at (203) 498-4240 or visit their website at: www.ctkidslink.org
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