http://bravenewfilms.org/topics/burma 2008-05-17T02:30:07Z http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/38983-democracy-now-headlines-thurs-may-15-2008 2008-05-17T02:30:07Z I Want Democracy Now <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0xTTc_p_iTI&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0xTTc_p_iTI&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/38983-democracy-now-headlines-thurs-may-15-2008"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/44006" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Today's Headlines</p> <p> * Red Cross: Up to 128,000 Dead in Burma <br /> * China Toll Rises as Rescue Hopes Fade <br /> * 20 Dead in Baghdad Suicide Attack <br /> * Palestinians Mark 60 Years Since "Nakba" <br /> * Bush Visits Israel to Celebrate 60th Anniversary <br /> * Following Unrest, Lebanon Reverses Crackdown on Hezbollah <br /> * Edwards Endorses Obama in Dem Race <br /> * Polar Bear Designated an Endangered Species</p> </div> <a href="/blog/38983-democracy-now-headlines-thurs-may-15-2008">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/38951-mccain-fire-charlie-black 2008-05-15T22:32:21Z moveon <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/p6u06dUUELk&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/p6u06dUUELk&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/38951-mccain-fire-charlie-black"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/43974" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>John McCain's chief adviser, lobbyist Charlie Black, worked for some of the world's worst dictators -- mass murderers, terrorists, and tyrants. McCain should fire Charlie Black.</p> <p>www.moveon.org</p> <p>If you want others to see this video, help it climb the YouTube ratings. 5-star it, favorite it, comment, and pass to friends!</p> </div> <a href="/blog/38951-mccain-fire-charlie-black">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/38894-headzup-mccain-s-junta-man 2008-05-17T02:33:11Z headzup <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Rbdc3ltb7Lg&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Rbdc3ltb7Lg&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/38894-headzup-mccain-s-junta-man"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/43899" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>John McCain is asked about Doug Goodyear, the man he personally chose to run the Republican Convention, and his ties to the brutal junta in Myanmar.</p> <p>Read more about it here-- <br />http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/05/11/doug-goodyear-mccains-pick-to-run-rn-convention-resigns-over-myanmar-lobbyist-ties/</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/38894-headzup-mccain-s-junta-man">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/38849-democracy-now-headlines-wed-may-14-2008 2008-05-17T02:30:08Z I Want Democracy Now <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Okp87JFiA3Y&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Okp87JFiA3Y&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/38849-democracy-now-headlines-wed-may-14-2008"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/43851" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Today's Headlines <br />China Quake Toll Hits 15,000 <br />Amidst Desperate Recovery Effort, Burma Could Face New Storm <br />60 Killed in India Bombing <br />Overnight Clashes Claim 7 Lives in Sadr City <br />Bush: Iran "Biggest Threat" to Mideast Peace <br />Clinton Wins West Virginia Primary <br />Colombia Extradites 14 Paramilitary Leaders to US <br />Berlusconi Can Be Called to Testify in CIA Kidnap Case <br />Report: US Forcibly Injecting Deportees with Psychotropic Drugs</p> </div> <a href="/blog/38849-democracy-now-headlines-wed-may-14-2008">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/38809-democracy-now-headlines-tues-may-13-2008 2008-05-17T02:30:08Z I Want Democracy Now <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hnC4G1ReXXE&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hnC4G1ReXXE&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/38809-democracy-now-headlines-tues-may-13-2008"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/43811" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Today's Headlines <br />Over 12,000 Killed in Chinese Earthquake <br />Clinton Expected to Win in WV; Obama Looks to November <br />McCain Outlines Plans to Address Global Warming <br />Up to 700 Arrested in Immigration Raid in Iowa <br />Report: 83 Immigrants Have Died in US Custody <br />Bush Vows to Help Arm Lebanese Army <br />Bush Accuses Iran of Arming Militias in Iran <br />US Admits Some "Iranian-Supplied" Arms Aren't from Iran <br />Ban Ki-moon Presses Burmese Junta to Accept Aid <br />Inglewood, California Police Shoot Dead Unarmed Teenager <br />South African Apartheid Suit to Proceed <br />Pentagon Drops Charges Against Alleged 20th Hijacker</p> </div> <a href="/blog/38809-democracy-now-headlines-tues-may-13-2008">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/38778-myanmar-s-junta-use-food-aid-to-maintain-iron-grip 2008-05-17T02:34:34Z The Real News <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TsjuvF6yM9g&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TsjuvF6yM9g&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/38778-myanmar-s-junta-use-food-aid-to-maintain-iron-grip"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/43776" 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 />Military junta, afraid of mutiny, accused of hoarding relief supplies for military personnel</p> </div> <a href="/blog/38778-myanmar-s-junta-use-food-aid-to-maintain-iron-grip">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/38587-democracy-now-headlines-mon-may-12-2008-must-watch 2008-05-17T02:30:09Z I Want Democracy Now <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/de_pzhjJpaA&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/de_pzhjJpaA&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/38587-democracy-now-headlines-mon-may-12-2008-must-watch"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/43576" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Today's HeadlinesOxfam: Burma on Brink of Massive Public Health Catastrophe Junta Blocks & Delays Aid Supplies to Burma Climate Change Group: Cyclone Is a Sign of Things to Come GOP Convention Coordinator Resigns Over Ties to Burma's Junta Obama Gains Support of 21 Superdelegates After 1,000 Killed, a Ceasefire Is Reached in Sadr City US-Backed Iraqi Troops Launch Attack in Mosul Report: Blackwater Won't Face Criminal Charges for Civilian Deaths Price of Oil Reaches New High: $126 Per Barrel Environmental Activist Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison NYPD Disciplines White Officer Who Stopped Black Commander</p> </div> <a href="/blog/38587-democracy-now-headlines-mon-may-12-2008-must-watch">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/38497-myanmar-junta-seizes-aid-shipments 2008-05-17T02:34:35Z The Real News <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CCdLP1kN0Ac&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CCdLP1kN0Ac&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/38497-myanmar-junta-seizes-aid-shipments"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/43472" 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 />Military Junta blocks new aid and insists on constitutional referendum despite cyclone disaster</p> <p>Sunday May 11th, 2008</p> <p>Based in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Pepe Escobar writes The Roving Eye for Asia Times Online. He has reported from Iraq, Iran, Central Asia, US and China. He is the author of the recently published Red Zone Blues. Pepe is a regular analyst for The Real News Network.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/38497-myanmar-junta-seizes-aid-shipments">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/38491-voting-in-myanmar-s-referendum-goes-ahead-11-may-08 2008-05-15T08:36:42Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7DTt1uMPC1g&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7DTt1uMPC1g&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/38491-voting-in-myanmar-s-referendum-goes-ahead-11-may-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/43462" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Al Jazeera's Tony Cheng reports from the town of Myawaddy in Myanmar, where people are voting in the referendum that has gone ahead despite the recent devastation. <br />Many are illiterate and therefore can not read or understand the constitution, however despite the lack of understanding, one family still plans to vote 'no'.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/38491-voting-in-myanmar-s-referendum-goes-ahead-11-may-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/38484-crisis-in-the-rice-bowl-of-mynamar 2008-05-15T04:36:39Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UqZ-rKrlaho&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UqZ-rKrlaho&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/38484-crisis-in-the-rice-bowl-of-mynamar"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/43453" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Al Jazeera reports from the town of Maubin and from the Irrawaddy Delta, where farmers in the Rice Bowl of Burma have lost their livelihoods because of cylone Nargis.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/38484-crisis-in-the-rice-bowl-of-mynamar">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/38469-john-mccain-s-myanmar-burma-connection 2008-05-17T02:32:58Z Citizen Mike Logan <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wMem8ovvJjc&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wMem8ovvJjc&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/38469-john-mccain-s-myanmar-burma-connection"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/43436" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>For a straight-talker, McCain's lack of judgment sure seems awfully crooked.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/38469-john-mccain-s-myanmar-burma-connection">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/38443-democracy-now-headlines-mon-may-5-2008-2-2 2008-05-14T10:33:07Z I Want Democracy Now <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cN_d7bUs1jg&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cN_d7bUs1jg&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/38443-democracy-now-headlines-mon-may-5-2008-2-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/43409" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Today's Headlines <br />Cyclone Kills Nearly 4,000 People in Burma <br />Clinton Defends Statement about "Obliterating" Iran <br />Report: Bush Authorizes Covert Offensive Against Iran <br />US Missile Hits Iraqi Hospital, 30 Injured <br />Private Contractors to Help Train Iraqi Military <br />NAACP Files Voter Suppression Complaint <br />Lawmakers Demand Probe into Pentagon Propaganda Program <br />US Military Launches Foreign Language News Websites <br />US Considers Sending 7,000 More Troops to Afghanistan <br />UN Relief Agency Suspends Food Aid in Gaza <br />Sami al-Haj: Koran Desecrated at Guantanamo</p> </div> <a href="/blog/38443-democracy-now-headlines-mon-may-5-2008-2-2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/38444-democracy-now-headlines-mon-may-5-2008-1-2 2008-05-14T10:33:07Z I Want Democracy Now <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/FeneUudk77k&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FeneUudk77k&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/38444-democracy-now-headlines-mon-may-5-2008-1-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/43410" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Today's Headlines <br />Cyclone Kills Nearly 4,000 People in Burma <br />Clinton Defends Statement about "Obliterating" Iran <br />Report: Bush Authorizes Covert Offensive Against Iran <br />US Missile Hits Iraqi Hospital, 30 Injured <br />Private Contractors to Help Train Iraqi Military <br />NAACP Files Voter Suppression Complaint <br />Lawmakers Demand Probe into Pentagon Propaganda Program <br />US Military Launches Foreign Language News Websites <br />US Considers Sending 7,000 More Troops to Afghanistan <br />UN Relief Agency Suspends Food Aid in Gaza <br />Sami al-Haj: Koran Desecrated at Guantanamo</p> </div> <a href="/blog/38444-democracy-now-headlines-mon-may-5-2008-1-2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/38366-cyclone-in-burma-kills-15-000-people 2008-05-16T06:31:05Z I Want Democracy Now <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3ZRHYFDtAxA&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3ZRHYFDtAxA&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/38366-cyclone-in-burma-kills-15-000-people"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/43330" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Report from Burmese-Thai Border on the Devastating Cyclone that Has Killed Over 15,000 People in Burma <br />In Burma, at least 15,000 people have now died following a devastating cyclone. Another 30,000 people are still missing. Aid agencies estimate as many as one million people may be without shelter. The storm hit Burma on Friday night. David Scott Mathieson joins us on the telephone from the Thai-Burma border. He is a consultant to Human Rights Watch on Burma. [includes rush transcript]</p> </div> <a href="/blog/38366-cyclone-in-burma-kills-15-000-people">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/38367-democracy-now-headlines-tues-may-6-2008 2008-05-16T06:31:05Z I Want Democracy Now <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hI4AqDWCGBo&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hI4AqDWCGBo&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/38367-democracy-now-headlines-tues-may-6-2008"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/43331" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Today's Headlines <br />Cyclone in Burma Kills at Least 15,000 <br />Pro-Democracy Groups Urge Postponement for Referendum <br />Obama & Clinton Face Off in N.C. & Indiana <br />NYT Scrutinized for Report on Hezbollah Training Iraqis in Iran <br />John Bolton: Striking Iran Is "Really the Most Prudent Thing to Do" <br />Report: Suicide May Be More Deadly Than Combat for Troops <br />UN Adviser Calls for Overhaul of Food Aid System <br />Iraqi Man Files Torture Suit Against US Contractors <br />Georgia Schedules First Execution Since End of Moratorium <br />North Carolina Man Released After 14 Years on Death Row <br />New Book Alleges Mumia Abu-Jamal Is Innocent <br />Lawsuit Filed to Stop California Prison Expansion <br />Mildred Loving, 68, Dies; Challenged Interracial Marriage Ban</p> </div> <a href="/blog/38367-democracy-now-headlines-tues-may-6-2008">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/38361-democracy-now-headlines-wed-may-07-2008 2008-05-16T20:30:22Z I Want Democracy Now <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YdzbWc0wUuU&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YdzbWc0wUuU&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/38361-democracy-now-headlines-wed-may-07-2008"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/43325" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Today's Headlines <br />Obama Widens Lead Over Clinton with Big NC Win, Narrow Indiana Loss <br />Burma Toll Could Top 80,000 <br />White House Missing Emails Around Iraq Invasion <br />Gitmo Lawyers Allege Government Spying <br />San Diego Orders Probe of Blackwater Permit <br />House Subpoenas Cheney Chief of Staff on Interrogation <br />US Re-establishes Navy Fleet in South America <br />Studies: Racial Disparity in Drug Arrests Grows <br />Newly Published Photographs Depict Hiroshima Aftermath <br />Brazilian Jury Overturns Rancher Conviction for Killing of US Nun <br />NY Activists to Protest Sean Bell Killing</p> </div> <a href="/blog/38361-democracy-now-headlines-wed-may-07-2008">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/38355-democracy-now-headlines-thurs-may-8-2008 2008-05-17T02:30:11Z I Want Democracy Now <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rQZR2LmZeqw&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rQZR2LmZeqw&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/38355-democracy-now-headlines-thurs-may-8-2008"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/43319" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Today's Headlines <br />Burma Cyclone Toll Could Top 100,000 <br />Sadr City Residents Told to Flee Homes <br />Report: 10M Children Die Yearly from Preventable Causes <br />Vowing to Press On, Clinton Loans Campaign $6.5M <br />McCain to Yield $7M at New York Fundraiser <br />Independent Whistleblower Agency Targeted in FBI Raid <br />FBI Withdraws National Security Letter Issued to Internet Archive <br />Michigan Supreme Court Upholds Denying Benefits to Gay Couples <br />Philadelphia Police Caught Beating Unarmed Victims</p> </div> <a href="/blog/38355-democracy-now-headlines-thurs-may-8-2008">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/38353-death-toll-in-burma-could-top-100-000 2008-05-17T02:30:10Z I Want Democracy Now <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6LbedsYAkzA&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6LbedsYAkzA&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/38353-death-toll-in-burma-could-top-100-000"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/43317" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>As Aid Delivery Arrives in Cyclone-Ravaged Burma, Fears Death Toll Could Top 100,000 <br />The first major international delivery of aid has finally landed in Burma amidst new fears the death toll from this week's cyclone could top 100,000. We speak to Jeremy Woodrum, co-founder of the US Campaign for Burma. [includes rush transcript]</p> </div> <a href="/blog/38353-death-toll-in-burma-could-top-100-000">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/38346-democracy-now-headlines-fri-may-9-2008 2008-05-17T02:30:10Z I Want Democracy Now <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zCKq6VJe9-8&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zCKq6VJe9-8&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/38346-democracy-now-headlines-fri-may-9-2008"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/43310" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Today's Headlines <br />UN Chides Burma Junta for Delaying Aid Relief <br />US Denies Capture of al-Qaeda Leader in Iraq <br />KBR Faces New Sexual Harassment Claims in Iraq <br />Beirut Clashes Stoke New Fears of Civil Conflict <br />Israelis, Palestinians Mark 60th Anniversary of Israel's Founding <br />Israeli PM Denies Taking Bribes <br />Clinton Cites White Support to Press Case for Campaign <br />CIA Ordered to Release 2002 Torture Memo <br />Special Counsel Thwarted Siegelman Probe <br />State Dept. Imposes Gag Order on India Nuke Deal <br />Pentagon Cancels Pakistan Post for Gitmo General <br />House Approves Homeowner Measure <br />Bolivia to Hold Referendum on Morales Government</p> </div> <a href="/blog/38346-democracy-now-headlines-fri-may-9-2008">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/38308-richard-carmona-humanitarian-aid-and-foreign-policy 2008-05-17T02:32:05Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/r3_8ur1LOkU&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/r3_8ur1LOkU&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/38308-richard-carmona-humanitarian-aid-and-foreign-policy"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/43270" 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/2008/04/02/Former_Surgeon_General_Dr__Richard_Carmona">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>Former U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona argues for greater forcus on humanitarian aid as a staple of American foreign policy.</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Prevention: The Key to Heading off a National Health-Care Crisis with former Surgeon General Richard Carmona, M.D.</p> <p>Carmona describes the current health crisis as preventable and reversible. He notes that chronic disease accounts for 7 in 10 deaths and 75 cents of every dollar spent on health care in the United States.</p> <p>As 17th U.S. surgeon general, Carmona worked to revise our nation's approach to health by emphasizing the importance of increasing prevention, eliminating health disparities and improving health literacy.</p> <p>Carmona's rise to being "doctor of the nation" is particularly remarkable because of his disadvantaged childhood. He was homeless at age 6 and a high-school dropout at 17. Join us to hear Carmona's insights about our health-care challenges and opportunities - The Commonwealth Club of California</p> <p>Dr. Richard H. Carmona was born to a poor family in New York City. Dr. Carmona experienced homelessness, hunger and health disparities during his youth. The experiences greatly sensitized him to the relationships among culture, health, education and economic status and shaped his future.</p> <p>After dropping out of high school, Dr. Carmona enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1967. While serving, he earned his General Equivalency Diploma and went on to become a combat-decorated Special Forces Vietnam veteran. After leaving active duty, he was able to attend Bronx Community College of the City University of New York through an open enrollment program for veterans. He earned an associate of arts degree and then attended the University of California, San Francisco, where he received a bachelor of science degree (1977) and medical degree (1979). At the University of California Medical School, Dr. Carmona was awarded the prestigious gold-headed cane as the top graduate.</p> <p>Originally trained in general and vascular surgery after medical school, Dr. Carmona completed a <br />National Institutes of Health-sponsored fellowship in trauma, burns and critical care. He is a Fellow <br />of the American College of Surgeons. Recruited jointly by the Tucson (Arizona) Medical Center and <br />the University of Arizona, Dr. Carmona started and directed Arizona's first regional trauma care <br />system, and became the chairman of the State of Arizona Southern Regional Emergency Medical <br />System, a professor of surgery, public health and family and community medicine at the University <br />of Arizona, and the Pima County Sheriff's Department surgeon and deputy sheriff.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/38308-richard-carmona-humanitarian-aid-and-foreign-policy">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/38042-burmese-monk-appeal-for-cyclone-relief 2008-05-17T02:29:44Z Avaaz <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/b1lkYTH2MJ0&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/b1lkYTH2MJ0&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/38042-burmese-monk-appeal-for-cyclone-relief"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/42977" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>U Uttara, the Secretary General of <br />the International Burmese Monks Organization, appeals for support for cyclone relief. Donate now at https://secure.avaaz.org/en/burma_cyclone/.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/38042-burmese-monk-appeal-for-cyclone-relief">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/38024-monk-appeal-for-burmese-cyclone-relief 2008-05-07T22:32:22Z Avaaz <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xSA8PNjVuNE&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xSA8PNjVuNE&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/38024-monk-appeal-for-burmese-cyclone-relief"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/42951" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>U Uttara, the Secretary General of <br />the International Burmese Monks Organization, appeals for support for cyclone relief. Donate now at https://secure.avaaz.org/en/burma_cyclone/.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/38024-monk-appeal-for-burmese-cyclone-relief">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/38013-republicans-no-more 2008-05-17T02:26:08Z aorin <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TETWeue_pJw&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TETWeue_pJw&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/38013-republicans-no-more"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/42938" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Submit your own opinion at <a href="http://www.linktv.org/dearamericanvoter">www.linktv.org</a> </p> <p>Lyndal Barry is sure that no one outside of the U.S. wants another Republican president. The next election weighs so greatly upon her that, as an Australian, she wishes she could participate in the U.S. presidential election.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/38013-republicans-no-more">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/38010-does-america-care-about-burma-myanmar 2008-05-17T02:26:08Z aorin <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wrN5p8a7evU&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wrN5p8a7evU&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/38010-does-america-care-about-burma-myanmar"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/42935" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Submit your own opinion at <a href="http://www.linktv.org/dearamericanvoter">www.linktv.org</a> </p> <p>An anonymous Burmese respondent expresses the Burmese people's dissatisfaction with the White House's meek actions towards the military junta in Burma. Will a new president offer greater support? Is America interested in spreading democracy when there aren't clear gains for itself?</p> </div> <a href="/blog/38010-does-america-care-about-burma-myanmar">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/37989-burmese-monk-appeal-for-cyclone-relief 2008-05-07T22:32:23Z Avaaz <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UaSVjjKKvL0&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UaSVjjKKvL0&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/37989-burmese-monk-appeal-for-cyclone-relief"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/42912" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>U Uttara, the Secretary General of <br />the International Burmese Monks Organization, appeals for support for cyclone relief. Donate now at https://secure.avaaz.org/en/burma_cyclone/.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/37989-burmese-monk-appeal-for-cyclone-relief">Watch the video</a>