Uprising Radio: May 20, 2006

By Sonali Kolhatkar, Uprising Radio. Posted May 20, 2006.

• Examining Michael Hayden’s Senate Confirmation Hearing and a look at one telephone company that actually fights for consumer privacy
• Empire Notes with Rahul Mahajan on the NSA’s telephone surveillance program.
• The island nation of Sri Lanka sees a resumption of civil war. We’ll speak with a pro-democracy activist.
• A realistic view of the Israel Lobby - Stephen Zunes responds to the controversial article by Mearsheimer and Walt.
• Plus the Black Commentator on the US in Somalia.

Sonali Kolhatkar is Co-Director of the Afghan Women's Mission, a US-based non-profit that funds health, educational, and training projects for Afghan women. She is also the host and producer of Uprising Radio, a daily morning radio program at KPFK, Pacifica in Los Angeles.

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