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Broadcast dates: 10/8-10/14/04

This week's show:
Fawaz Gerges on Iraq
Michael Klare on Iran and NPT

This week on CounterSpin: the news from Iraq still lands on the front page, and the war and occupation continue with no end in sight. But how much media space is left to discuss the larger issues about America's Iraq policy? And what's the state of the media debate over Iraq? We'll ask Fawaz Gerges of Sarah Lawrence College.

Also this week: Media discussion of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, or NPT, always seems to focus on the compliance of nations the U.S. considers adversaries, with virtually no discussion of friendly nations. Not to mention the U.S.’s own non-compliance. CounterSpin will talk to Professor Michael Klare of Hampshire college about the US, Iran and the NPT.

CounterSpin is FAIR's weekly radio show, hosted by Janine Jackson, Steve Rendall and Peter Hart. It's heard on more than 125 noncommercial stations across the United States and Canada.

CounterSpin provides a critical examination of the major stories every week, and exposes what the mainstream media might have missed in their own coverage. Combining lively discussion and a thoughtful media critique, CounterSpin is unlike any other show on the dial.

CounterSpin exposes and highlights biased and inaccurate news; censored stories; sexism, racism and homophobia in the news; the power of corporate influence; gaffes and goofs by leading TV pundits; TV news' narrow political spectrum; attacks on free speech; and more.

CounterSpin staff:

Host/Producer:
Janine Jackson (jjackson@fair.org)
Host/Producer:
Steve Rendall (srendall@fair.org)
Host/Producer & Distribution:
Peter Hart (phart@fair.org)

CounterSpin is recorded and engineered at Mercer Media.