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Now on New Hampshire Outlook: President Bush on the alleged abuse of Iraqi prisoners by some members of the U-S military. We'll get some perspective on the scandal. |
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Plus, at the statehouse: a salute to veterans and debates on contraceptives and adoption. |
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And later, a conversation with NH Poet Laureate Cynthia Huntington. |
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Hello. I'm Beth Carroll. Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. |
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The fallout from photos of U-S soldiers allegedly abusing Iraqi prisoners continues to widen. President Bush engaged in damage control Wednesday appearing on Arabic Television to let the Arab world know the United States does not condone any abuse of prisoners in Baghdad. |
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. Professor Thomas Trout WORLD OUTRAGE Q The U-S is facing mounting international anger!! FRANCE: Called the abuse of Iraqi prisoners UNACCEPTABLE-- a clear violation of international conventions. THE MUSLIM WORLD: " A "despicable" show of Western Hatred toward Muslims --which proves the double standards of America, a country that always preaches about HUMAN RIGHTS to the rest of the world. Q How Serious is the DAMAGE from this incident? Q Making matters even worse: Where these alleged abuses took place. The ABU GRAYB prison was notorious during Sadam Hussein's rule for TORTURE AND KILLING. Now, ironically -- its the focus of global outrage over U-S mistreatment. As far American credibility goes this has got to be devastating. ========= BUSH SPEECH - Q Let's talk about the President's Message to the ARAB world. It's unprecedented -- clearly America already had an image problem in that part of the world. Was it a good political move for the President to hit the AIRWAVES. Q President Bush is getting some flak for stopping short of apologizing for the prisoner abuse. His spokesman did later. Was that a mistake. Should he have apologized? Q Will the President's interview have any impact on Arab perception of the US? --or fall on deaf ears? ======================================================= PICTURES / take vo The Pictures that sparked the GLOBAL OUTRAGE -- first surfaced on "60 Minutes-2". The photos show U-S soldiers humiliating prisoners inside Abu Grayb.including piling them up naked and hooded. In one case a prisoner standing on a box had wires attached to his hands and feet and was reportedly told he would be electrocuted if he stepped off it. Criminal charges have been filed against 6 U-S Army Officers -- 4 more guards are under investigation. ========================================== Q Prof Trout: The Military is loathe to discussing methods used to "convince" or coerce prisoners to divulge information. Aim to humiliate prisoners and make them uncomfortable in order to get the info. Is this kind of treatment of prisoners of war customary or an aberration? Q Overall, How do you think this could have happened? Outside the Abu Grayb prison where the alleged abuse took place, about 300 demonstrators protested against the United States Wednesday. Even though the President promised reform at the prison, many of those in the crowd said they do not have faith Americans can rectify the situation. ====================== Q British forces are also facing similiar allegations. The Muslim world is demanding that the COALITION leave Iraq Immediately. This certainly gives them ammunition in that stance? Q The President has been trying to secure more U-N involvement in IRAQ -- Now, we have Muslims calling on the U-N to take the lead role in Iraq as soon as possible. Will this put more pressure on the U-N to get more involved? Your sense of End result? =============== calls to LEAVE Q Sunni Muslim Leaders in Iraq have called the alleged prison abuses WAR CRIMES. They're demanding an independent investigation? We know the military is carrying on its own investigation. Amnesty International is questioning whether an investigation conducted by the military could be CREDIBLE. It would seem that an INDEPENDENT inquiry would be a reasonable request? Q In addition to the humiliation of Iraqi prisoners, U.S. authorities are investigating 14 prisoner deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan, 2 of which already have been found to be homicides. What happens if this Mistreatment is more WIDESPREAD than at first glance. Q President Bush is getting some flak for stopping short of apologizing for the prisoner abuse. Was that a mistake. Should he have apologized? Q Will the President's interview have any impact on Arab perception of the US? --or fall on deaf ears? ======================================================= PICTURES / take vo The Pictures that sparked the GLOBAL OUTRAGE -- first surfaced on "60 Minutes-2". The photos show U-S soldiers humiliating prisoners inside Abu Grayb.including piling them up naked and hooded. In one case a prisoner standing on a box had wires attached to his hands and feet and was reportedly told he would be electrocuted if he stepped off it. Criminal charges have been filed against 6 U-S Army Officers -- 4 more guards are under investigation. ================================================================================== Q Prof Trout: Military is loathe to discussing methods used to "convince" or coerce prisoners to divulge information. Aim to humiliate prisoners and make them uncomfortable in order to get the info. Is this kind of treatment of prisoners of war customary or an aberration? Q Overall, How do you think this could have happened? Q British forces are also facing similiar allegations. The Muslim world is demanding that the COALITION leave Iraq Immediately. This certainly gives them ammunition in that stance? Q The President has been trying to secure more U-N involvement in IRAQ -- Now, we have Muslims calling on the U-N to take the lead role in Iraq as soon as possible. Will this put more pressure on the U-N to get more involved? =============== calls to LEAVE Q Sunni Muslim Leaders in Iraq have called the alleged prison abuses WAR CRIMES. They're demanding an independent investigation? We know the military is carrying on its own investigation. Amnesty International is questioning whether an investigation conducted by the military could be CREDIBLE. It would seem that an INDEPENDENT inquiry would be a reasonable request? Q In addition to the humiliation of Iraqi prisoners, U.S. authorities are investigating 14 prisoner deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan, 2 of which already have been found to be homicides. What happens if this Mistreatment is more WIDESPREAD than at first glance. and said it had continued to receive allegations of mistreatment of prisoners at Abu Ghraib and other Iraqi facilities as recently as the past month. |
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The Pictures that sparked the GLOBAL OUTRAGE -- first surfaced on "60 Minutes-2". The photos show U-S soldiers humiliating prisoners inside Abu Grayb.including piling them up naked and hooded. In one case a prisoner standing on a box had wires attached to his hands and feet and was reportedly told he would be electrocuted if he stepped off it. Criminal charges have been filed against 6 U-S Army Officers -- 4 more guards are under investigation. |
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Making matters even worse: Where these alleged abuses took place. The ABU GRAYB prison -- 20 miles west of Baghdad -- was notorious during Sadam Hussein's rule for TORTURE AND KILLING. Now, ironically -- its the focus of global outrage over U-S mistreatment. As far as American credibility goes this has got to be devastating. |
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Outside the prison where the alleged prisoner abuse took place, about three-hundred demonstrators protested against the United States Wednesday. Even though the President promised reform at the prison, many of those in the crowd said they do not have faith Americans can rectify the situation. |
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There are only a few weeks left in the legislative session so lawmakers are scrambling to wrap up their remaining bills. But as Richard Ager tells us, state lawmakers took time out today to focus on the men and women of our armed forces. |
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Confirmation hearings for Justice Broderick are expected later this month. |
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Finally tonight, a conversation with New Hampshire's new Poet Laureate. Cynthia Huntington is a published poet and director of the creative writing program at Dartmouth College. Chip Neal sat down with her after her March swearing in ceremony at the State Library in Concord. |
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One programming note, we had hoped to bring you the story of African American author Harriet Wilson. The Milford woman is believed to be the first black woman to publish a novel in the US. We hope to bring you that story Thursday night on Outlook. That is it for this edition of our program. For information and links to our guests and interviews, connect with us on-line at nhptv.org. Join our online discussion and tell us what's on your mind. You can also find streaming video of all our broadcasts. |
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On the next New Hampshire Outlook - One on one with folk singer Arlo Guthrie. Chip Neal caught up with Guthrie to talk about his work for children and charity. |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. The President's message for the arab world. A perspective on the iraqi prison torture scandal. Join us tonight at 10:00 only on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. Uncovering history. Meet the people behind Milford's Harriet Wilson project. Tonight at 10:00 only on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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The town of Milford recently honored one of their own at a special event celebrating the life and works of pre-Civil War author Harriet Wilson. Scholars believe Wilson was the first African American to publish an English novel in the United States. Susan Hajdu has the story. |
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At a time when the state and nation are focused on the troops serving overseas in Iraq-- today New Hampshire got a visit from President Bush's Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Anthony Principi made a brief stop at the State House to speak before a joint session of the Legislature after a town hall meeting at the Manchester V-A Medical Center. The 59-year-old Vietnam veteran says his department is working to meet the needs of the newest veterans. 14-percent of the more than 127-thousand veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom who are no longer on active duty have sought health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs since deployment. |
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Gates Tape 1 - 00:50ish "Harriet Wilson was strong willed, bull-headed, self educated, she attended school, if her life conformed to that of the protagonist in the novel, she attended school here in Milford for a few years." Narr 2 - Dr. Gates is Chair of African and American Studies at Harvard University. He owns the rights to Our Nig, which he bought for 85 dollars. Harriet Wilson's work is poetic and impressive, he says, despite her life of hardships and limited education. Gates 1:30ish "Here is a woman who was an indentured servant and then shortly after ending her indenture becomes impregnated by a black man who was pretending to be a fugitive slave, a fraudulent presence on the abolition circuit, then is abandoned by the same black man and is forced to live hand to mouth trying to raise this son. And in between bouts with the poorest most difficult conditions, spells spent in the county's poor farm and trips to Boston, she writes a novel, which is not only the first novel written by an African American woman but the first novel published by any African American in the continental United States." Barbara White 48:54 How much is know about Harriet Wilson? 48:56 "Well not a lot is know about her right now. But people are finding out new facts about her life all the time so hopefully we'll soon have some more." Narr 3: Dr. Barbara White has researched Harriet Wilson's life. She's Professor Emeritus of Women's Studies at the University of New Hampshire. Tape 2 White 54:39 "I would say this is a very important book as Professor Gates said in his talk. This is the first novel by an African American published in the U.S. and the first novel that we know to be written by an African American woman. And interestingly, it's not about a slave and it's not about slavery, it's about being black in the North. Gates 1-8:29 "There were many, many remarkable successful black people, all things considered, who thrived in the North. It was better than the south, not as good as it should have been." Narr 4: Dr. Gates believes that the fictional "Our Nig," is actually based on Harriet Wilson's own life experience. Tape 1 Gates 17:10 "See when I read the novel, I made of list of the events that happened to Frado the protagonist, put that on one side of the computer screen , I split the screen, and made a list of all the facts I could find out about this Mrs. H.E. Wilson from Milford, NH. And do you know that at a certain point, it's like two mirrored images." Narr 5: Scholars don't know what happened to Harriet Wilson after 1863. Dr. White did, however, discover some historical irony with the real-life Hayward family, portrayed by the Belmonts in the book. Harriet was an indentured servant to the Haywards from age 6 until 18. White 52:56 "One of the interesting things about this was that Mrs. Hayward, the she-devil as she's called, Mrs. Hayward, was a Hutchinson, one of the most famous families in Milford. And the Hutchinson family singers were of course from Milford and Mrs. Hayward was a Hutchinson, although she did not apparently share their abolitionist beliefs." Gates 1-18:34 What did you learn from this book? 18:38 I learned from this book that the will to power, even for an indentured African American female servant stuck in the wilds of icy, wintery NH, that the will to power is manifested through the will to write. That the human spirit cannot be contained, cannot be limited. Against the odds, this woman overcomes enormous adversity and not only writes a novel but writes a good novel and gets it published. She failed in her attempt to generate enough income to retrieve her son from the poor house b/c he died there. But she became immortal. She's the mother of the African American novel. Not bad for a poor colored girl from a rural area in NE." 19:41 Narr 6: for NH Outlook, I'm Susan Hajdu . |
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This month, The Harriet Wilson Project will host several panel discussions about the author in the context of her time and place. For more information, visits www.harrietwilsonproject.org |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 05/05/04 22:00 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 1:45 minutes Now on New Hampshire Outlook: President Bush on the alleged abuse of Iraqi prisoners by some members of the U-S military. We'll get some perspective on the scandal. Plus, at the statehouse: a salute to veterans and debates on contraceptives and adoption. And later, a conversation with NH Poet Laureate Cynthia Huntington. The fallout from photos of U-S soldiers allegedly abusing Iraqi prisoners continues to widen. President Bush engaged in damage control Wednesday appearing on Arabic Television to let the Arab world know the United States does not condone any abuse of prisoners in Baghdad. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Beth Carroll NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: President Bush |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 05/05/04 22:00 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 1:45 minutes Now on New Hampshire Outlook: President Bush on the alleged abuse of Iraqi prisoners by some members of the U-S military. We'll get some perspective on the scandal. Plus, at the statehouse: a salute to veterans and debates on contraceptives and adoption. And later, a conversation with NH Poet Laureate Cynthia Huntington. The fallout from photos of U-S soldiers allegedly abusing Iraqi prisoners continues to widen. President Bush engaged in damage control Wednesday appearing on Arabic Television to let the Arab world know the United States does not condone any abuse of prisoners in Baghdad. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Beth Carroll NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: President Bush |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 05/05/04 22:00 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 10:02 minutes Now on New Hampshire Outlook: President Bush on the alleged abuse of Iraqi prisoners by some members of the U-S military. We'll get some perspective on the scandal. Plus, at the statehouse: a salute to veterans and debates on contraceptives and adoption. And later, a conversation with NH Poet Laureate Cynthia Huntington. Here to talk about the Fallout from the Iraqi Prison abuse scandal is Thomas Trout, UNH Professor of Political Science who specializes in international relations, intelligence and terrorism. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Beth Carroll NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: B. Thomas Trout, PhD\UNH Political Science |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 05/05/04 22:00 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 10:02 minutes Now on New Hampshire Outlook: President Bush on the alleged abuse of Iraqi prisoners by some members of the U-S military. We'll get some perspective on the scandal. Plus, at the statehouse: a salute to veterans and debates on contraceptives and adoption. And later, a conversation with NH Poet Laureate Cynthia Huntington. Here to talk about the Fallout from the Iraqi Prison abuse scandal is Thomas Trout, UNH Professor of Political Science who specializes in international relations, intelligence and terrorism. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Beth Carroll NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: B. Thomas Trout, PhD\UNH Political Science |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 05/05/04 22:00 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 4:20 minutes Now on New Hampshire Outlook: President Bush on the alleged abuse of Iraqi prisoners by some members of the U-S military. We'll get some perspective on the scandal. Plus, at the statehouse: a salute to veterans and debates on contraceptives and adoption. And later, a conversation with NH Poet Laureate Cynthia Huntington. There are only a few weeks left in the legislative session so lawmakers are scrambling to wrap up their remaining bills. But as Richard Ager tells us, state lawmakers took time out today to focus on the men and women of our armed forces. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Richard Ager NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Rev Hays M. Junkin\St Andrews Episcopal Church, Hopkinton Anthony Principi\Secretary - US Veterans AdministrationRichard Ager\NH Outlook Rep Sandra Keans\R - Rochester Rep Kathleen Souza\R - Manchester |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 05/05/04 22:00 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 4:20 minutes Now on New Hampshire Outlook: President Bush on the alleged abuse of Iraqi prisoners by some members of the U-S military. We'll get some perspective on the scandal. Plus, at the statehouse: a salute to veterans and debates on contraceptives and adoption. And later, a conversation with NH Poet Laureate Cynthia Huntington. There are only a few weeks left in the legislative session so lawmakers are scrambling to wrap up their remaining bills. But as Richard Ager tells us, state lawmakers took time out today to focus on the men and women of our armed forces. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Richard Ager NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Rev Hays M. Junkin\St Andrews Episcopal Church, Hopkinton Anthony Principi\Secretary - US Veterans AdministrationRichard Ager\NH Outlook Rep Sandra Keans\R - Rochester Rep Kathleen Souza\R - Manchester |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 05/05/04 22:00 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 4:20 minutes Now on New Hampshire Outlook: President Bush on the alleged abuse of Iraqi prisoners by some members of the U-S military. We'll get some perspective on the scandal. Plus, at the statehouse: a salute to veterans and debates on contraceptives and adoption. And later, a conversation with NH Poet Laureate Cynthia Huntington. There are only a few weeks left in the legislative session so lawmakers are scrambling to wrap up their remaining bills. But as Richard Ager tells us, state lawmakers took time out today to focus on the men and women of our armed forces. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Richard Ager NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Rev Hays M. Junkin\St Andrews Episcopal Church, Hopkinton Anthony Principi\Secretary - US Veterans AdministrationRichard Ager\NH Outlook Rep Sandra Keans\R - Rochester Rep Kathleen Souza\R - Manchester |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 05/05/04 22:00 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 4:20 minutes Now on New Hampshire Outlook: President Bush on the alleged abuse of Iraqi prisoners by some members of the U-S military. We'll get some perspective on the scandal. Plus, at the statehouse: a salute to veterans and debates on contraceptives and adoption. And later, a conversation with NH Poet Laureate Cynthia Huntington. There are only a few weeks left in the legislative session so lawmakers are scrambling to wrap up their remaining bills. But as Richard Ager tells us, state lawmakers took time out today to focus on the men and women of our armed forces. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Richard Ager NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Rev Hays M. Junkin\St Andrews Episcopal Church, Hopkinton Anthony Principi\Secretary - US Veterans AdministrationRichard Ager\NH Outlook Rep Sandra Keans\R - Rochester Rep Kathleen Souza\R - Manchester |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 05/05/04 22:00 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 8:15 minutes Now on New Hampshire Outlook: President Bush on the alleged abuse of Iraqi prisoners by some members of the U-S military. We'll get some perspective on the scandal. Plus, at the statehouse: a salute to veterans and debates on contraceptives and adoption. And later, a conversation with NH Poet Laureate Cynthia Huntington.Finally tonight, a conversation with New Hampshire's new Poet Laureate. Cynthia Huntington is a published poet and director of the creative writing program at Dartmouth College.Chip Neal sat down with her after her March swearing in ceremony at the State Library in Concord. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Chip Neal NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Concord Cynthia Huntington\NH Poet Laureate |
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