Baghdad at Brave New Films

Baghdad at Brave New Films http://bravenewfilms.org/topics/baghdad 2008-05-12T19:29:24Z Kathy Kelly sings "Song of Peace," from her Iraq peace trips http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/38584-kathy-kelly-sings-song-of-peace-from-her-iraq-peace-trips 2008-05-12T19:29:24Z sheri bauer-mayorga <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3Er7htddf3E&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3Er7htddf3E&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/38584-kathy-kelly-sings-song-of-peace-from-her-iraq-peace-trips"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/43570" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Kathy Kelly of Voices in the Wilderness was in Baghdad, Iraq during the aftermath of Bush's "Shock and Awe" attack. A music school was one of the places plundered by looters - people from the school gave her a tape of "Song of Peace.," sung by students there. She sang it herself in Holland, Michigan, to celebrate Jon den Herder of Holland Peacemakers in 2004, who was dying of brain cancer. - I filmed this then at Leaf & Bean Coffee House in Holland -- Wes Rehberg</p> </div> <a href="/blog/38584-kathy-kelly-sings-song-of-peace-from-her-iraq-peace-trips">Watch the video</a> War Without End: 2004 - 12 May 08 - Part 2 http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/38522-war-without-end-2004-12-may-08-part-2 2008-05-16T04:35:36Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YIzlvCgb9dw&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YIzlvCgb9dw&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/38522-war-without-end-2004-12-may-08-part-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/43501" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>In the second part of Al Jazeera's year by year focus on the events and the policies that helped shape Iraq and the current chaos in the country, we look at 2004.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/38522-war-without-end-2004-12-may-08-part-2">Watch the video</a> "The Harp of Ur" by Sheri Bauer-Mayorga http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/38459--the-harp-of-ur-by-sheri-bauer-mayorga 2008-05-16T06:31:27Z sheri bauer-mayorga <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LppxMDGj0K0&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LppxMDGj0K0&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/38459--the-harp-of-ur-by-sheri-bauer-mayorga"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/43426" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>A song from the perspective of the Great Harp of Ur which was housed in the Baghdad Museum. Professional looters destroyed the harp as US soldiers stood by without orders to hault the looting of the World's antiquities. Andy Lowings of Peterborough, UK has reconstructed the harp and has formed the Gold Lyre of Ur Project. Musicians from around the world request to play it. The heart knows why this story is important. <br />Learn more about the Gold Lyre of Ur project at: <a href="http://www.lyre-of-ur.com">www.lyre-of-ur.com</a> </p> <p>Sheri Bauer-Mayorga: <br />http://www.sheribmayorga.com</p> </div> <a href="/blog/38459--the-harp-of-ur-by-sheri-bauer-mayorga">Watch the video</a> Evolving Sectarian Tensions in Iraq - Washington Post Panel http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/38018-evolving-sectarian-tensions-in-iraq-washington-post-panel 2008-05-16T06:33:28Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OELnPylLozI&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OELnPylLozI&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/38018-evolving-sectarian-tensions-in-iraq-washington-post-panel"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/42944" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Complete video at: <a href="http://fora.tv/2008/03/13/Washington_Post_Panel_America_and_the_World_2008">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>Washington Post Baghdad Correspondent Amit Paley discusses evolving tensions between Sunni and Shia groups in Iraq. This excerpt is taken from a panel discussion entitled, "Washington Post Panel: America and the World in 2008," recorded in collaboration with the World Affairs Council of Washington, D.C.</p> <p>-----</p> <p>The Council's Annual Washington Post Panel continues with the Foreign News Editors and Correspondents from the Washington Post discussing major world issues facing the country and the new president - World Affairs Council of Washington, D.C.</p> <p>Amit Paley is a staff writer and Baghdad Correspondent for the Washington Post.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/38018-evolving-sectarian-tensions-in-iraq-washington-post-panel">Watch the video</a> Headzup: Building The Baghdad Mall http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/37993-headzup-building-the-baghdad-mall 2008-05-16T06:35:21Z headzup <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/REPN4DWHi7Y&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/REPN4DWHi7Y&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/37993-headzup-building-the-baghdad-mall"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/42916" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>George Bush is asked about the proposed $5 billion dollar mall and hotel in the Green Zone in Iraq.</p> <p>Read more about it here-- <br />http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080504/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_growing_the_green_zone</p> <p>Download daily Catch and Release Comedy™ political cartoons to your mobile phone or iPod at <a href="http://www.headzup.tv">www.headzup.tv</a> </p> </div> <a href="/blog/37993-headzup-building-the-baghdad-mall">Watch the video</a> Baghdad's Sadr City death toll mounts http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/37716-baghdad-s-sadr-city-death-toll-mounts 2008-05-16T06:30:36Z The Real News <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/l1fkhrmE69k&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/l1fkhrmE69k&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/37716-baghdad-s-sadr-city-death-toll-mounts"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/42513" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>More at <a href="http://therealnews.com/c.php?c=080501YT">therealnews.com</a> <br />10 people killed on Sunday; over 925 killed since al-Maliki's offensives began in March</p> </div> <a href="/blog/37716-baghdad-s-sadr-city-death-toll-mounts">Watch the video</a> War Without End (Part 2) http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/37709-war-without-end-part-2 2008-05-10T00:34:16Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4NKBRzfL0cs&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4NKBRzfL0cs&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/37709-war-without-end-part-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/42506" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>On May 1 2003, President Bush gave a speech on the aircraft USS Abraham Lincoln declaring an "end to major combat operations" in Iraq. Yet five years later, violence continues unabated across Iraq. Al Jazeera's Hoda Abdel Hamid — in a special five part series — looks at the major events of the Iraq war. Each week will focus on one of the last five years looking at the events and the policies that helped shape Iraq and the current chaos in the country.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/37709-war-without-end-part-2">Watch the video</a> People & Power - The other side of surge - 04 May 08 - Part1 http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/37700-people-power-the-other-side-of-surge-04-may-08-part1 2008-05-09T10:35:38Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/g6OthaeoxCM&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/g6OthaeoxCM&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/37700-people-power-the-other-side-of-surge-04-may-08-part1"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/42494" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Iraqi filmmaker Ghaith Abdul-Ahad returns to Baghdad where anger and desperation appear at every turn; </p> <p>Abdel-Karim Sekkar reports on the new omanisation policy in Oman;</p> <p>People & Power shows how a group people are fighting desertification in Burkina Faso.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/37700-people-power-the-other-side-of-surge-04-may-08-part1">Watch the video</a> People & Power - The other side of surge - 04 May 08 - Part2 http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/37699-people-power-the-other-side-of-surge-04-may-08-part2 2008-05-09T12:31:51Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kR9d10enI5E&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kR9d10enI5E&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/37699-people-power-the-other-side-of-surge-04-may-08-part2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/42493" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Iraqi filmmaker Ghaith Abdul-Ahad returns to Baghdad where anger and desperation appear at every turn; </p> <p>Abdel-Karim Sekkar reports on the new omanisation policy in Oman;</p> <p>People & Power shows how a group people are fighting desertification in Burkina Faso</p> </div> <a href="/blog/37699-people-power-the-other-side-of-surge-04-may-08-part2">Watch the video</a> War Without End http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/37698-war-without-end 2008-05-10T13:01:15Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qOvQvswXLBw&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qOvQvswXLBw&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/37698-war-without-end"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/42492" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><p>On May 1 2003, President Bush gave a speech on the aircraft USS Abraham Lincoln declaring an "end to major combat operations" in Iraq. Yet five years later, violence continues unabated across Iraq. Al Jazeera's Hoda Abdel Hamid — in a special five part series — looks at the major events of the Iraq war. Each week will focus on one of the last five years looking at the events and the policies that helped shape Iraq and the current chaos in the country.</p><p>See the second half of this special <a href="../../blog/37709-war-without-end-part-2">here</a>. </p></p> </div> <a href="/blog/37698-war-without-end">Watch the video</a> Keeping safe Iraq's cultural heritage - 26 Apr 08 http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/36974-keeping-safe-iraq-s-cultural-heritage-26-apr-08 2008-05-12T15:30:05Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cbU74ImNFcc&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cbU74ImNFcc&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/36974-keeping-safe-iraq-s-cultural-heritage-26-apr-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/41662" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Hundreds of artifacts, looted in the wake of the US-led invasion of Iraq, have been returned to the country, but many more remain missing, stolen from Iraq's ancient sites.</p> <p>Al Jazeera's Owen Fay, reporting from Baghdad, looks at the efforts to safeguard Iraq's cultural heritage.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/36974-keeping-safe-iraq-s-cultural-heritage-26-apr-08">Watch the video</a> Baghdad violence disrupting everyday life http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/36912-baghdad-violence-disrupting-everyday-life 2008-05-14T00:31:28Z The Real News <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MzwuQ_R6mVA&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MzwuQ_R6mVA&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/36912-baghdad-violence-disrupting-everyday-life"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/41575" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>More at <a href="http://therealnews.com/c.php?c=080401YT">therealnews.com</a> <br />Clashes between Iraqi, US forces and militiamen kill 13 as UK freezes troop withdrawals</p> </div> <a href="/blog/36912-baghdad-violence-disrupting-everyday-life">Watch the video</a> Inside Story - Iraq talks - 22 Apr 08 - Part 1 http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/36740-inside-story-iraq-talks-22-apr-08-part-1 2008-05-09T03:30:58Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Xkq3vpyswrY&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Xkq3vpyswrY&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/36740-inside-story-iraq-talks-22-apr-08-part-1"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/41365" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Iraq's neighbours met Tuesday in Kuwait to discuss assisting the Iraqi government.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/36740-inside-story-iraq-talks-22-apr-08-part-1">Watch the video</a> Inside Story - Iraq talks - 22 Apr 08 - Part 2 http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/36737-inside-story-iraq-talks-22-apr-08-part-2 2008-05-08T21:30:58Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/IMGLl2PBQwo&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/IMGLl2PBQwo&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/36737-inside-story-iraq-talks-22-apr-08-part-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/41358" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Iraq's neighbours met Tuesday in Kuwait to discuss assisting the Iraqi government.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/36737-inside-story-iraq-talks-22-apr-08-part-2">Watch the video</a> "Baghdad is Safer Than Washington D.C." http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/35643--baghdad-is-safer-than-washington-d-c 2008-05-16T06:19:19Z Steve Young for Congress [Ca-48] <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/czpyW1F5M9o&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/czpyW1F5M9o&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/35643--baghdad-is-safer-than-washington-d-c"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/39225" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Can you believe how out of touch John Campbell [R,Ca-48] is? We heard him say it three different times last year. He still thinks the Iraq occupation is a good idea. Give us money to get the message out at www.ActBlue.com/pages/endthewar.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/35643--baghdad-is-safer-than-washington-d-c">Watch the video</a> Re: d http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/35594-re-d 2008-05-16T06:23:58Z davenold <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1PcxBbT558E&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1PcxBbT558E&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/35594-re-d"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/39173" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>controlled explosion</p> </div> <a href="/blog/35594-re-d">Watch the video</a> ALLAH IN THE FAMILY http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/35442-allah-in-the-family 2008-05-12T20:18:31Z Angie <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/S2jNyXBNZLQ&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/S2jNyXBNZLQ&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/35442-allah-in-the-family"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/39012" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>World premiere of BBS-TV and their Americanized lineup, including The Kuwaiti Hillbillies, Omar Pyle USMC, <br />and Allah In The Family... from www.blimptv.net</p> </div> <a href="/blog/35442-allah-in-the-family">Watch the video</a> The Man Who Toppled Saddam http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/35071-the-man-who-toppled-saddam 2008-05-05T21:29:21Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/M7g_lxhNUUM&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/M7g_lxhNUUM&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/35071-the-man-who-toppled-saddam"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/38551" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>The chaos and bloodshed that followed the fall of Baghdad have left some Iraqis ambivalent about the loss of their leaders. Al Jazeera's Hoda Abdel Hamid speaks to one man instrumental in bringing down Saddam's statue.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/35071-the-man-who-toppled-saddam">Watch the video</a> The Ongoing Threat of Roadside Bombs http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/34997-the-ongoing-threat-of-roadside-bombs 2008-05-05T03:31:12Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NfZSuvh7Fs8&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NfZSuvh7Fs8&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/34997-the-ongoing-threat-of-roadside-bombs"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/38468" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>On patrol, searching for a deadly hidden enemy, US troops in Baghdad have one of the most dangerous jobs, specifically looking for the improvised bombs that are now the biggest killer of American forces in Iraq.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/34997-the-ongoing-threat-of-roadside-bombs">Watch the video</a> Who fired on the Green Zone? http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/34956-who-fired-on-the-green-zone 2008-05-08T15:31:39Z The Real News <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MXuJbGNC354&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MXuJbGNC354&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/34956-who-fired-on-the-green-zone"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/38424" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><p>It's not clear where weapons are coming from... </p><p>More at <a href="http://therealnews.com/c.php?c=080401YT">therealnews.com</a> Joost Hiltermann.  </p></p> </div> <a href="/blog/34956-who-fired-on-the-green-zone">Watch the video</a> Mercenaries in Iraq immune to law - part 3 http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/34950-mercenaries-in-iraq-immune-to-law-part-3 2008-05-06T09:32:00Z The Real News <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Qefbqt6xIOc&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Qefbqt6xIOc&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/34950-mercenaries-in-iraq-immune-to-law-part-3"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/38419" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>More at <a href="http://therealnews.com/c.php?c=080401YT">therealnews.com</a> <br />Journalist Jeremy Scahill on "Corporate Pillaging and Military Contractors" panel at Winter Solider</p> </div> <a href="/blog/34950-mercenaries-in-iraq-immune-to-law-part-3">Watch the video</a> Mercenaries in Iraq immune to law - part 1 http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/34948-mercenaries-in-iraq-immune-to-law-part-1 2008-05-07T03:30:42Z The Real News <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7ZEwWPJSuIw&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7ZEwWPJSuIw&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/34948-mercenaries-in-iraq-immune-to-law-part-1"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/38417" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>More at <a href="http://therealnews.com/c.php?c=080401YT">therealnews.com</a> <br />Journalist Jeremy Scahill on "Corporate Pillaging and Military Contractors" panel at Winter Solider</p> </div> <a href="/blog/34948-mercenaries-in-iraq-immune-to-law-part-1">Watch the video</a> Mercenaries in Iraq immune to law - part 2 http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/34949-mercenaries-in-iraq-immune-to-law-part-2 2008-05-07T03:30:43Z The Real News <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4ZJufYjqFBU&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4ZJufYjqFBU&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/34949-mercenaries-in-iraq-immune-to-law-part-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/38418" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>More at <a href="http://therealnews.com/c.php?c=080401YT">therealnews.com</a> <br />Journalist Jeremy Scahill on "Corporate Pillaging and Military Contractors" panel at Winter Solider</p> </div> <a href="/blog/34949-mercenaries-in-iraq-immune-to-law-part-2">Watch the video</a> Relative calm returns to the streets of Baghdad - 31 Mar 08 http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/34455-relative-calm-returns-to-the-streets-of-baghdad-31-mar-08 2008-05-07T21:29:46Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zT9OCt0y22g&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zT9OCt0y22g&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/34455-relative-calm-returns-to-the-streets-of-baghdad-31-mar-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/37603" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>People in Baghdad have been told it's safe to venture out into the streets, but already witnesses report hearing rocket fire in the Green Zone.</p> <p>A key adviser to Nuri al-Maliki, Iraq's prime minister, says most of the southern city of Basra is back under control, but he said military operations will continue there for now.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/34455-relative-calm-returns-to-the-streets-of-baghdad-31-mar-08">Watch the video</a> Neighborhood of sorrow 2 http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/34393-neighborhood-of-sorrow-2 2008-05-12T03:31:17Z IndecisiveJake <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/V2AQvkEro1Y&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/V2AQvkEro1Y&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/34393-neighborhood-of-sorrow-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/37531" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><p>"the same street in neighborhood of sorrow but after 8 months and after the awakening movement have taken over Adhamiya..."</p><p>I stumbled upon this amazingly raw perspective on Iraq from someone who is living it.</p><p>It's worth a read...</p><p>http://last-of-iraqis.blogspot.com/ </p></p> </div> <a href="/blog/34393-neighborhood-of-sorrow-2">Watch the video</a>