AIPAC Dinner Protest
More than sixty activists including a brass band assembled a line of drying clothes outside of the Westin Hotel in downtown Seattle. The protesters had written on each clothesline item some of Israel's war crimes against the Palestinian people. This “dirty laundry” of war crimes was listed in a recent United Nations report. The target of the protest was the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). Local supporters of this lobbying organization were holding their annual membership dinner at the hotel.

Earlier this month, AIPAC lobbied the House of Representatives to pass a resolution condemning the United Nations’ report critical of Israel. The author of the report, Richard Goldstone accused both Israel and Hammas of committing war crimes during Israel’s recent attack on the Gaza Strip. David Griffith reports from last weekend’s protest.

The music you just heard was from the Yellow Hat Band. Don’t let their name mislead you. They don’t actually wear yellow hats, but “yellow head-bands” on their hats.
For more information, check out AIPAC and Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP).
For more information about the Goldstone report, see here.
Reporter: David Griffith
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Molecular BioHUH?
There’s a new field of materials science emerging. And scientists at the University of Washington are on the forefront. Dr. Mehmet Sarikaya calls his work molecular biomimetics. He’s building materials the way nature does, with proteins. Science reporter Audrey Quinn talks with Dr. Sarikaya about the exciting possibilities for applying this new approach.

To learn more about this growing field of biomemetics, check out Dr. Sarikaya's research group homepage.
Reporter: Audrey Quinn
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Reid unveils Senate’s Healthcare Bill
In Washington today, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid unveiled health care legislation. The bill would cost $849 billion to start but supporters say it will be paid for through premiums and Medicare taxes. The bill is projected to save $127 billion from the federal deficit over the next 10 years. Reid's proposal would cover over 94 percent of all Americans under 65 and it includes a public option. But the bill still has a long way to go before it reaches the president's desk.
FSRN Reporter: Leigh Ann Caldwell
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Interview with CAIR Project Co-Founder Sara Miller about Stupak Amendment
Not everyone is happy with the House’s Affordable Health Care for America Act, and we don’t just mean opponents of healthcare reform. One bipartisan addition to the act prohibits the use of Federal funds to pay for any abortion. It also prohibits federal funds to cover any part of health plan costs covering abortions except in certain cases.

Sara Miller is the co-founder of the Seattle-based Community Abortion Information & Referral Project (CAIR Project) in 1998. This independent nonprofit organization provides financial assistance, information, and referrals to women seeking abortions. She came by the studios to speak with Joaquin Uy about the bipartisan amendment and the future of abortion access and healthcare reform.
Interviewer: Joaquin Uy
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Go Local for your Thanksgiving!
Washington State local farmers are hard at work this Thanksgiving, not only to make sure there is enough local crops to go around. They are also making sure Washington residents actually buy their locally produced foods for the upcoming holiday. This week, Green ACRE Radio looks into a Northwest campaign encouraging consumers to buy local for the holidays.

For more information, visit these websites: Eat Local for Thanksgiving, Cascade Harvest, Tilth Producers and Nash’s Organic Produce.
Reporter: Martha Baskin
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Interview with Former CIA Analyst Ray McGovern on Accountability for Torture
Ray McGovern is a retired CIA officer and an outspoken critic of the flawed intelligence used to justify the Iraq war and of the use of torture. So he co-founded the group Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS), which is committed to analyzing and criticizing the use of intelligence today. McGovern has served under seven U.S. presidents for over 27 years. He was in Seattle recently giving a talk titled, "Why Accountability for Torture Is Crucial for Human Rights, Our Security and Our Souls.”
To read the Bush Torture Memo, you can download the document here.
Interviewer: Joaquin Uy
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Sable Verity Commentary: Bah, Humbug!
We conclude this week’s One World Report with a commentary from Seattle-based writer and blogger Sable Verity. It's not even Thanksgiving and you can already hear Christmas holiday songs in the stores and malls across the U.S. Sable warns us all to not be taken in by the true meaning of the early holiday tunes.
Commentator: Sable Verity
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Interview with Rick Lawson, Originator of the War Experience Project
CORRECTION: Before we end the show, we have a correction to make. Last week, we aired a story about the War Experience Project produced by One World Report contributor Tom Allen. We edited the story, as we do every story, and the result was not what Tom had hoped for. Tom would like you to hear the story as he originally intended it to be heard.
A reflection followed by an interview with Rick Lawson, the originator of the War Experience Project exhibit. The exhibit is currently touring the country. To find out where it will be next, go to The War Experience Project for more information.
Interviewer: Tom Allen
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Credits
Benjamin Ernst is our managing producer. Antonio Dileo wrote our headlines. Special thanks to reporters Martha Baskin, Gabriel L. Freeman and Audrey Quinn. Henry Smelser is our intern. Jill Bolduc is the engineer. Tonight’s audio editor is Havens Tipps. Joaquin Uy is the executive producer.