Today on Flashpoints, Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto assassinated as the country falls further into political collapse; Plus, Three Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Gaza as illegal settlement colonies expand in the West Bank, our Palestine Bureau Chief Kristen Ess investigates; Haitian human rights leader goes into hiding following a new wave of threats, Kevin Pina speaks with Selma James of the Global Women’s Strike; The Block Report features a discussion with legendary comedian Paul Mooney; and the Knight Report.
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5:01 Knight Report
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Robert Knight
5:06 Benazir Bhutto Assassinated in Pakistan
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Junaid Ahmad, National Muslim Law Students Association
5:18 Report from Palestine: Israeli Attacks in Gaza and Settlement Colony Expansion
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Kristen Ess, Palestine Bureau Chief
5:42 Update from Haiti: Human Rights Worker Goes into Hiding
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Kevin Pina, FP Special Correspondent
Selma James, Global Women’s Strike
5:48 Block Report
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JR and the Block Report with legendary comedian Paul Mooney
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