[IMC-DC] BTL Summary 8-11-06: Wider War in Lebanon; U.S. Foreign Policy Sacrifices Women's Rights; Darfur Conflict Rooted in Part, on Region's Desertification

[Scott Harris]

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BETWEEN THE LINES
THE WEEK ENDING AUG. 11, 2006

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1) After Qana Slaughter, Israel
and Bush Administration
Widen War in Lebanon
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Interview with Ian Williams,
U.N. correspondent with the Nation magazine,
conducted by Scott Harris
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2)  U.S. Foreign Policy Sacrifices
Women's Rights to Satisfy
Interests of Big Oil
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Interview with author Martha Burk,
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3) Darfur Conflict Rooted in Part,
on Region's Desertification
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Interview with Zoe Chafe,
staff researcher with the Worldwatch Institute,
conducted by Melinda Tuhus
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4) This week's summary
of under-reported news
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Compiled by Bob Nixon
*After abdominal surgery, Fidel Castro has provisionally delegated power
to his younger brother Raul Castro.
* Europe' intense heat wave is putting a strain on nuclear power
production, which in turn  is endangering river water ecology with high
wastewater temperatures.
* American corporate profits have risen to a 40-year high, while wage
stagnation plagues the U.S. high-tech economy.

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