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Sunday between noon and 1pm (GMT) 104.4 FM (London) or http://www.resonancefm.com/ worldwide War on Terror, Inc. Corporate Profiteering from the Politics of Fear by Solomon Hughes (Verso, 2008). "Who is behind companies that reap the dividend of war? How close are they to our political decision-makers? Do they actually deliver what they are contracted to deliver, and at a cost-effective price? " Iraq: 5 Years On. "How the Media Sells War and Why?" From a public meeting called by Media Workers Against the War. Speakers include: Nick Davies , an award-winning investigative reporter (the Guardian): "Our media have become mass producers of distortion." And Dhar Jamail , independent journalist and author of Beyond the Green Zone . Related: War on Terror, Inc. Review Flat Earth News by Nick Davies Other: "Our Reign of Terror, by the Israeli Army"

Wednesday between 9pm and 10pm (GMT) Sunday between noon and 1pm 104.4 FM (London) or http://www.resonancefm.com/ worldwide Underbelly Egypt's Neoliberal Agenda: IBSF, immiseration and struggle, bread and gathering dissent. The European Union and Turkish Accession - Human Rights and the Kurds ( Pluto Press 2008 ), including a conversation with the co-author Kerim Yildiz, Executive Director of Kurdish Human Rights Project. Listen to the programme Related: Video: " Protesters face Egyptian riot police " Clashes in Egypt's Strike Stand-off Underbelly Egypt's Neoliberal Agenda

Wednesday between 9pm and 10pm (GMT) Sunday between noon and 1pm 104.4 FM (London) or http://www.resonancefm.com/ worldwide The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew and the Heart of the Middle East by Sandy Tolan . In The Lemon Tree , Sandy Tolan tells the big-picture story of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the parallel, very personal story of Bashir and Dalia. An interview conducted by C. S. Soong, Against the Grain programme on KPFA (Pacifica) Radio. Listen to the programme Related: Reviews of The Lemon Tree

Wednesday between 9pm and 10pm (GMT) Sunday between noon and 1pm 104.4 FM (London) or http://www.resonancefm.com/ worldwide Iraq: "The Politics of the Local" - an interview with Charles Tripp, professor of Middle East Studies at School of Oriental and African Studies, London. "Iraq may fall into a second violent civil war. Or it may become an imperial protectorate with a privileged military and sharp class divisions." Oil-linked Inflation Exacerbates Instability in the Middle East: Egypt : The Wave of Strikes Continues. Historic Strike by University Staff Israel : Arab and Jewish Women March for Jobs in Tel Aviv Listen to the programme Related: Iraq: " No, no to the new Dictatorship " Egypt: Historic Strike by University Staff Egypt's Doctors Take on Mubarak Arab and Jewish Women March in Tel Aviv Workers Protest in UAE and Egypt Other: "A Delusional War"

Wednesday between 9pm and 10pm (GMT) Sunday between noon and 1pm 104.4 FM (London) or http://www.resonancefm.com/ worldwide Listen to the programme Iraq: Five Years On... Related: Charles Tripp and Jonathan Steele (audio) US Hypocrisy, and Worse, on Pakistan Democracy (I. Chernus) The War Economy of Iraq (Christopher Parker)-audio Endless War? (David Keen) - audio Interview with Greg Palast (audio) Interview with Ted Honderich (audio)

Wednesday between 9pm and 10pm (GMT) Sunday between noon and 1pm 104.4 FM (London) or http://www.resonancefm.com/ worldwide Listen to the programme The United States plotted the armed overthrow of the Hamas government elected by the Palestinian people in January 2006, according to “ The Gaza Bombshell ”, an article based on leaked documents and interviews with key players in the Bush administration that was published in the latest edition of the US magazine Vanity Fair . Middle Eastern soundscapes: A concert by Al-Finjaan group. Nizar Al-Issa and his group performed at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London, 11th of March 2008. Listen to the programme Related: The Gaza Bombshell US Plot to Overthrow Elected Palestinian Government Exposed Nizar Al-Issa - artist profile

Wednesday between 9pm and 10pm (GMT) Sunday between noon and 1pm 104.4 FM (London) or http://www.resonancefm.com/ worldwide Listen to the show Iraq: "The many regional and sectarian leaders in Iraq now wield a power over ordinary citizens that the new national institutions cannot, and may not want to temper. Iraq may fall into a second violent civil war. Or it may become an imperial protectorate with a privileged military and sharp class divisions." (Charles Tripp, Professor of Middle East politics, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and author of A History of Iraq ). Also views by Jonathan Steele, a Guardian Columnist and author of Defeat: Why They Lost Iraq . Hamid "the terrorist" and Harry "the hero": Both Mohammed Hamid and Prince Harry have links with Afghanistan . Analysis and views by Gabrielle Tierney, a character witness in Hamid's trial, Mohammed Hamid, and Heiko Khoo, speaker at Speakers' Corner, Hyde Park.