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Myanmar Burma Cyclone and Aung San Suu Kyii's Biographer

2008-07-25T19:05:37Z

Initial reports on the worst weather diaster in Asia since 1991. Afshin Rattansi in Tehran interviews Justin Wintle in London

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Cluster Bomb Interview from Press Tv in Iran

2008-07-25T19:05:07Z

Cluster bombs at a glance
By The Associated Press -- 1 day ago

WHAT IS A CLUSTER BOMB?: Fired by artillery or dropped by aircraft, cluster bombs are canisters that open in flight and eject dozens or hundreds of "bomblets" across a wide area, typically the size of one or two football fields. Bomblets are small metallic spheres or cylinders that can be as small as a flashlight battery, with about the same force as a hand grenade. The weapon is designed to slow or halt an enemy army by destroying or disabling troops and vehicles over a wide area in a single attack.

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DANGERS: An exploding bomblet sends jagged shrapnel through the air much like grenades and mines. It can kill or maim someone within 10 to 50 yards. Bomblets can be set to explode above ground or on the ground with a time delay. Usually they are set to detonate on impact, but 5 percent to 25 percent typically fail to explode, essentially creating minefields wherever they land. The unexploded "duds" are volatile and can detonate if disturbed.

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Betting on a war with Iran

2008-07-26T16:44:05Z

Pioneer of predictive real-world markets, Max Keiser, in Paris talks to Afshin Rattansi in Tehran about oil, the U.S. economy and changing financial probability markets on the chance of an airstrike on Iran

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Russia and China use their veto on Zimbabwe at the UN

2008-07-26T16:44:03Z

Afshin Rattansi interviews Zimbabwe's Ambassador to the UN, Boniface Chidyausiku, minutes after China and Russia veto sanctions against Zimbabwe at the UN Security Council.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia and China vetoed on Friday a Western-backed U.N. Security Council resolution to impose sanctions on Zimbabwe for holding a violent presidential poll that was boycotted by the opposition candidate.

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China's race toward Olympic finish line - 25 July 2008

2008-07-26T16:44:16Z

With two weeks to go until the Olympics, Chinese authorities have taken extreme measures to reduce air pollution for the games.

Al Jazeera's David Hawkins reports on the dozens of factories ordered to shut down and will remain closed until late September.

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Tibet poet speaks out - July 24 2008

2008-07-26T16:44:16Z

With Beijing in the world spotlight for the Olympic games, China is leaving no stone unturned to ensure things run smoothly.

Only days out from the opening of the games, one woman has dared to speak out about what she says is a worsening situation in Tibet.

David Hawkins reports from Beijing.

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Picking a Fight with the Wrong Guys

2008-07-26T16:44:58Z

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Henry Kissinger - China as a Rising Power

2008-07-26T16:43:52Z

Complete video at: fora.tv

Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger discusses the long-term implications of Chinese economic and political growth for United States security.

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Henry Kissinger discusses war and more with Peter Robinson as part of the Hoover Institution's interview series, Uncommon Knowledge.

War and the media - the two have not partnered so well since Vietnam. But in the days of the Internet, conservative talk radio, and Fox News, has the dynamic changed?

Kissinger says only a bit, and that the media remain heavily biased against military action.

Additionally, the 1960s concept that the U.S. government is somehow an evil enterprise is alive and well.

In this environment, Kissinger says our leaders need to present a clearer and more educated vision of the American role in the world - Hoover Institution

Henry Alfred Kissinger was the 56th Secretary of State of the United States from 1973 to 1977, continuing to hold the position of Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs which he first assumed in 1969 until 1975. After leaving government service, he founded Kissinger Associates, an international consulting firm, of which he is chairman.

Peter M. Robinson is a research fellow at the Hoover Institution, where he writes about business and politics, edits Hoover's quarterly journal, the Hoover Digest, and hosts Hoover's television program, Uncommon Knowledge. Robinson is also the author of three books: How Ronald Reagan Changed My Life; It's My Party: A Republican's Messy Love Affair with the GOP; and the best-selling business book Snapshots from Hell: The Making of an MB.

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Democracy Now Headlines- Mon. July 21, 2008

2008-07-26T16:38:44Z

Headlines

* Maliki Supports Obama's Troop Withdrawal Plans
* US Forces Kill Son of Iraqi Governor
* Obama: Afghanistan Is Central Front in War on Terrorism
* Afghan Residents Criticize Obama's Call For More Troops
* Coalition Forces Kill 13 in Afghanistan
* Sen. McCain Suggests Obama Might Be a Socialist
* First US War Crimes Tribunal to Begin at Guantanamo
* UK Warns About US Torture Policies
* Maryland State Police Spied on Peaceful Groups
* Video Shows Israeli Soldier Shooting Handcuffed Palestinian Detainee
* War Resister James Burmeister Sentenced to Six Months in Jail
* Mexican Immigrant Beaten to Death in Pennsylvania
* Three Die in Explosions in China

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China Set To Ban Blacks & Mongolians

2008-07-26T16:45:00Z

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John McCain: Town Hall 07/18/08

2008-07-26T16:23:08Z

John McCain
Town Hall
Warren, MI 07/18/08

TRANSCRIPT:
AUDIENCE MEMBER: [...] My concern with the free trade is when we source to a Canadian supplier who was our tier one source, and I have a part that has three or four pieces that go together. Canadian law states that they must go to a Canadian source in order to purchase their secondary pieces that go on that part. Well, that doesn't seem fair trade to me then they're not allowed to come to the US and get a better price so that we can have a reduction in the part that I'm buying for my vehicle. What would you do to help us in that area for free trade?
JOHN MCCAIN: "I would take them to the arbitration that is supposed to be part of our free trade agreement -- the North American Free Trade Agreement - where their violations, there's been cases concerning Canadian lumber and there's been other cases. I would take them right to those arbitration panels.
"I think it also maybe in violation to the WTO agreement, but I'm not that much of an expert. But this seems to me clearly in violation of the agreement that we made that we would have free and open markets for all of our products between our two countries.

"I just want to assure you, I believe in free trade. But I don't believe in the abuse of free trade. I don't believe that people should have special advantages over American workers and over American products. And I will exercise those capabilities that I have in order to reach arbitration and reach fairness and justice for American workers and American products.
"And I also want to tell you the next China, the next toy that comes in from China with arsenic on it may poison our young children will be the last toy that came into the United States of America from China."

LABEL: JM MI 07-18 (JR#62) AKG-ClipB

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Authors@Google: Marten Troost

2008-07-26T16:40:18Z

Maarten Troost visits Google's Mountain View, CA headquarters to discuss his book "Lost on Planet China: The Strange and True Story of One Man's Attempt to Understand the World's Most Mystifying Nation, or How He Became Comfortable Eating Live Squid." This event took place on July 16, 2008, as part of the Authors@Google series.

Lost on Planet China finds Troost dodging deadly drivers in Shanghai; eating Yak in Tibet; deciphering restaurant menus (offering local favorites such as Cattle Penis with Garlic); visiting with Chairman Mao (still dead, very orange); and hiking (with 80,000 other people) up Tai Shan, China's most revered mountain. But in addition to his trademark gonzo adventures, the book also delivers a telling look at a vast and complex country on the brink of transformation that will soon shape the way we all work, live, and think. As Troost shows, while we may be familiar with Yao Ming or dim sum or the cheap, plastic products that line the shelves of every store, the real China remains a world—indeed, a planet--unto itself.

Maarten Troost brings China to life as you've never seen it before, and his insightful, rip-roaringly funny narrative proves that once again he is one of the most entertaining and insightful armchair travel companions around.

J. MAARTEN TROOST is the author of Getting Stoned with Savages and The Sex Lives of Cannibals. His essays have appeared in the Atlantic Monthly, the Washington Post, and the Prague Post. He spent two years in Kiribati in the Equatorial Pacific and upon his return was hired as a consultant by the World Bank. After several years in Fiji and Vanuatu, he recently relocated to the U.S. and now lives with his wife and two sons in California.

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Are the Olympics Outdated? - Frank Deford

2008-07-26T16:43:54Z

Complete video at: fora.tv

Acclaimed sportswriter Frank Deford addresses political issues surrounding the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and argues that the Olympic Games have become outdated as a cultural concept.

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Frank Deford, senior contributing writer at Sports Illustrated and commentator for National Public Radio, delivers a lecture encompassing a wide swath of the world of sports from the Olympic Games to college athletics.

Frank Deford is a six-time National Sportswriter of the Year, Senior Contributing Editor at Sports Illustrated, commentator on NPR's Morning Edition, and a correspondent on the HBO show RealSports with Bryant Gumbel.

In addition to being the author of more than a dozen books, he has been elected to the Hall of Fame of the National Association of Sportscasters and Sportswriters and has been awarded both an Emmy and a Peabody.

Sporting News describes Deford as the most influential sports voice among members of the print media and GQ simply calls him the world's greatest sportswriter.

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People & Power - Tip of the Spear - 15 Jul 08

2008-07-18T02:41:56Z

People & Power looks at how the US is turning the island of Guam into a key part of its military strategy in the western Pacific.

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People & Power - Two Tier Island - 15 Jul 08

2008-07-18T02:41:56Z

People & Power looks at the impact the US military build-up on the western Pacific island of Guam is having on the indigenous Chamorro population.

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John McCain: Town Hall Meeting 07/11/08

2008-07-24T14:25:03Z

John McCain
Town Hall Meeting
Hudson, WI 07/11/08

TRANSCRIPT:
AUDIENCE MEMBER: "One of my biggest concerns is our sovereignty. We seem sometimes all too willing to turn over our decision-making processes to someone like the U.N. [...]"

JOHN MCCAIN: "[...] You have a very dangerous situation [in Iran]. What should be happening at the United Nations is the United Nations Security Council enacting vigorous, tough sanctions, which would then modify Iranian behavior. But what happens [...]? The Russians will block meaningful action. [...]

"But you've got other countries, like India and China, who are growing and coming on the world stage. And it seems to me that we ought to work more closely with our allies [...]

"My friends, things are not going the way we want them to in Afghanistan [...] But at least we are there with a number of other countries, who are sending their young people to serve as well. [...] And we have to urge more of our friends and more of our allies, particularly within NATO, to dispatch more troops and help out in a lot more ways. [...]"

LABEL: JM WI 7-11 (SD#26) YKHB-ClipE

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Street Food - Beijing - 14 July 08 - Part 1

2008-07-17T06:42:44Z

China's economy is expanding at an astounding rate - but its waistlines are too.

The food of the streets tells the story of a culture torn between tradition and modernity, the customs of an ancient past competing with the convenience age of the new. What will survive and what will be lost? In a China which has gone within two generations from mass starvation to mass obesity, what does the future hold?

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Street Food - Beijing - 14 July 08 - Part 2

2008-07-17T06:42:44Z

China's economy is expanding at an astounding rate - but its waistlines are too.

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Melissa Hart: China Could Be Drilling Near Florida Right Now

2008-07-25T14:48:46Z

Former Rep. Melissa Hart (R-PA), July 8, 2008 - from 2politicaljunkies.blogspot.com

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Harry Harding: A World Divided into Two Main Parties

2008-07-26T16:24:28Z

If we take the metaphor of a world divided into two parties, the U.S. is the leader of the "elitist reform party" and the China and Russia lead the "populist conservative party." This is an excerpt from a Carnegie Council Global Policy Innovations event, "The Rise of the Rest," on July 1, 2008. For the full video, audio, and transcript, go to www.policyinnovations.org or www.carnegiecouncil.org

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Charlie Rose - Ted Koppel

2008-07-26T16:44:09Z

Former ABC news anchorman Ted Koppel has just completed a four-part documentary on China for the Discovery Channel. I spoke to him this week about his observations on the country and what kind of debate we ought to be having back home.

Full interview airs July 9, 2008 Check your local listings.

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Is the US 'encircling' China?

2008-07-26T16:41:51Z

More at therealnews.com
Aijaz Ahmad: What would a rational American foreign policy look like? Pt 3

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Struggles for Democratic Reform in China - Mark Leonard

2008-07-26T16:43:55Z

Complete video at: fora.tv

Mark Leonard, Executive Director of the European Council on Foreign Relations, discusses the current state of democratic reforms in China, arguing that experimentation with democracy may have the result of making the Chinese one-party state stronger rather than weaker.

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The extraordinary economic growth and reemergence of China on the world stage has underscored how little is really known about this rising power. China is clearly a global player that will impact international relations throughout the twenty-first century.

Mark Leonard's What Does China Think? explores Chinese politics and society and analyzes their possible effects on the world at large - World Affairs Council of Washington, DC

Mark Leonard is the Executive Director of the European Council on Foreign Relations. He is also an adviser to companies and governments on China as well as Middle East reform.
Previously, Mark Leonard was the Director of Foreign Policy at the London-based Centre for European Reform, and was a transatlantic fellow at the German Marshall Fund in the United States.

Mr. Leonard has authored two books and has written several articles on international affairs in periodicals including The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, and The International Herald Tribune.

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China's ruthless Olympic preparations - 08 July 08

2008-07-13T14:40:34Z

The opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics is on August 8.

China's preparations have been consistenly ahead of schedule. Authorities in Tangshan, industrial city north of Beijing, have ordered 267 firms to shut down operations by
July 8 to improve air quality ahead of the Olympics.

Tony Cheng reports on the final countdown to the beginning of the Games.

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Robby Roadsteamer presents General Gao's Chicken Pizza

2008-07-05T21:40:14Z

Watch Robby as he tries and gets his bandmates to stop playing megaman on nintendo and try some General Gao's chicken pizza!! Yummy!!!

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