Tonight’s Guests are Michelle Kinman and Josh Ruebner
Headlines worth reading up on:
- Thousands of people marched in Istanbul and around the world protesting Israeli raid on Gaza convoy which led to the deaths of at least 9 people, Ambassadors from the 27 EU countries condemned Israel’s use of violence against a flotilla of ships carrying aid to Gaza on Monday and demanded an impartial inquiry
- BP: ‘Top Kill’ Has Failed to Stop Gulf Oil Leak by the McClatchy Newspapers
- Oil to Spill Into Gulf ‘for at Least Two More Months by The Telegraph/UK
- Nigeria’s Agony Dwarfs the Gulf Oil Spill. The US and Europe Ignore It by The Observer/UK
- Fuel Swap Shakes Sanctions Draft, Prods U.S. on New Iran Talks by Inter Press Service
Guests:
Michelle Kinman on the Chevron Meeting in Houston
Michelle Kinman is co-founder and Deputy Director of Crude Accountability. In Crude Accountability’s first few years, Michelle led the international campaign to ensure greater public participation in the decision-making process surrounding the Framework Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Caspian Sea, and conducted extensive research on oil spill prevention and response measures to be adapted to the Caspian region. More recently, Michelle has turned her attention to shedding light on the need for greater corporate responsibility by the petroleum industry, researching and writing about oil and gas companies active in Turkmenistan and about Chevron’s activities in Kazakhstan.
Josh Ruebner on the Israeli raid on the flotilla heading to Gaza
Josh is the National Advocacy Director for the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, a national coalition of more than 250 organizations working to change U.S. policy toward Israel/Palestine to support human rights, international law and equality for all. He also co-founded an organization named Jews for Peace in Palestine and Israel (JPPI), which later merged with Jewish Voice for Peace.
For more background on the Israeli raid you can listen to a press conference given on this topic by George Galloway here in Houston this morning click here.
