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Opposition fighters gaining ground in Somalia - 31 Aug 08

2008-09-05T07:02:01Z

First they took Kismayo, a key port city, now they're making headway across southern Somalia.

Opposition armed groups, including al-Shabab fighters and remnants of the Islamic Courts Union, are seizing control of the small southern town of Dhobley, near the Kenyan border.

There's been a major comeback by Islamic groups in recent months and few in Somalia are complaining.

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Press TV on U.S. Submarine-launched missiles against Somalia

2008-07-25T19:31:30Z

Afshin Rattansi examines U.S. views about the ongoing bombardment of Somalia by the U.S. Military

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U.S.-sponsored Instability in Yemen

2008-07-25T19:05:43Z

Yemen's Army Captures Rebel Camp, Kills 19 Insurgents, AFP Says
May 5 (Bloomberg) -- Yemen's army captured a military camp held by Islamic rebels for the past three months, killing 19 insurgents, Agence France-Presse reported.

The fighting took place in the village of Dafaa, in the northwestern district of Haydan, AFP said, citing an unidentified local government official. Soldiers entered the camp after the fighting, AFP reported.

Shiite Muslim rebels, led by Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, are fighting to restore a Shiite administration in the region, AFP said. The government has accused them of seeking to impose Islamic law in the country that lies on the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula.

The government blamed rebels for bombing a mosque in the disputed region on May 2, killing 18 people, most of them soldiers, the news agency reported. The rebels denied the allegation. Clashes two days ago at Munbah killed 10 people, according to the report.

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Half the Holocaust to Die in Somalia Because of U.S. Policies?

2008-08-27T11:45:27Z

Afshin Rattansi in Tehran talks to Bettina Luescher of the World Food Program about the threat of famine to 3 million Somalis.

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AU peacekeepers under fire in Somalia - 27 May 08

2008-06-12T15:36:15Z

African Union peacekeepers have come under renewed attack in Mogadishu, the Somali capital.

Al Jazeera's Mohammed Adow reports on the continuing conflict.

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Justice For All - The Courts and Equal Rights

2008-09-06T16:24:56Z

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Find out why fair-minded judges are so important to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community, and how radical attacks on the courts are thinly disguised attacks on GLBT rights.

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Riz Khan - Somalia: Forgotten war? - 29 Apr 08 - Part 2

2008-06-07T21:30:53Z

Norway has just hosted a meeting of the International Contact Group for Somalia to discuss the political process, security situation and desperate humanitarian conditions in the country which has endured 17 years of chaos and civil war. Jeffrey Gettleman, the East Africa bureau chief of The New York Times, and John Prendergast, the co-chair of the Enough Project which seeks sustainable solutions to on-going crises in Africa, join Riz Khan to discuss this volatile region of the Horn of Africa.

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Riz Khan - Somalia: Forgotten war? - 29 Apr 08 - Part 1

2008-06-07T21:30:51Z

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Would Roe v Wade Survive a McCain Presidency?

2008-06-11T09:31:02Z

Complete video at: fora.tv

CNN Senior Legal Analyst Jeffrey Toobin speculates as to what type of judge John McCain, if elected President, would appoint to the Supreme Court.

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Legal analyst and journalist Jeffrey Toobin discusses The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court as part of the Herman Schwartz Distinguished Lecture Series on Justice, cosponsored by Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy and the Alliance for Justice

Toobin, a staff writer at the New Yorker and senior legal analyst for CNN, is one of the most highly regarded legal journalists in the country.

In his lecture, Toobin will discuss the history, politics, and interpersonal dynamics of the Supreme Court - The New School

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Jeffrey Toobin - "Conservatizing" the Supreme Court

2008-07-09T17:36:00Z

Complete video at: fora.tv

CNN Senior Legal Analyst Jeffrey Toobin examines ongoing efforts to "conservatize" the Supreme Court, starting with judicial appointments made by the Reagan Administration.

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Toobin, a staff writer at the New Yorker and senior legal analyst for CNN, is one of the most highly regarded legal journalists in the country.

In his lecture, Toobin will discuss the history, politics, and interpersonal dynamics of the Supreme Court - The New School

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Is Computer Code Free Speech?

2008-06-14T15:32:32Z

Complete video at: fora.tv

Artist Jon Ippolito poses the question of whether or not computer code can be considered a form of free expression.

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"At the Edge of Art," with Jon Ippolito and Joline Blais.

With the coming of code and the Web, art moves beyond being representational to something that can execute, can make things happen. Ippolito and Blais show that art, like the antibodies in our immune system, creates alien forces in service of the whole. It anticipates threats and models them. It is a diversity agent. - The Long Now Foundation

One of many foot soldiers in the battle between network and hierarchic culture, Jon Ippolito is an artist, Guggenheim curator, and co-founder of the Still Water program for network art and culture at the University of Maine. His current projects - including the Variable Media Network, the Open Art Network, and his 2006 book co-authored with Joline Blais, At the Edge of Art - aim to expand the art world beyond its traditional preoccupations.

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Woody Harrelson - Larry Flynt and the First Amendment

2008-08-19T22:56:36Z

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Actor Woody Harrelson discusses magazine publisher Larry Flynt, whose life Harrelson portrayed in the 1996 movie "The People vs. Larry Flynt," and his lasting impact on free speech in the United States.

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The Oxonian Society presents a discussion with Woody Harrelson.

Woody Harrelson is best known as the midwestern bartender, Woody Boyd, on the television series Cheers, for which he won an Emmy. Harrelson starred with Wesley Snipes in the hilarious comedy White Men Can't Jump. He then appeared in the controversial Indecent Proposal with Demi Moore and Robert Redford. Harrelson then went on to give a stunning performance as Mickey Knox in Oliver Stone’'s Natural Born Killers. He took the film world and press by storm again by starring opposite Courtney Love in The People vs. Larry Flynt. For his performance, he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. When Terrence Malick resurfaced on the film scene, he immediately put Harrelson in The Thin Red Line, which was nominated for multiple Academy Awards. Other Harrelson films that were widely received by audiences around the World include North Country, Edtv and Wag the Dog. More recently, he had a fairly long run on the sitcom Will & Grace as Grace's love interest Nathan. Whatever film or television sitcom Harrelson appears, the audience is always guaranteed a provocative performance by an extremely talented and humble person. - The Oxonian Society

Woodrow Tracy "Woody" Harrelson is an American Emmy Award winning and Academy Award nominated actor and activist. He was born on July 23, 1961 in Midland, TX.

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William Neukom - What's So Bad About Lawyers?

2008-06-16T21:30:22Z

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William Neukom, current President of the American Bar Association, takes issue with the predominantly negative image the American public holds of lawyers and the U.S. legal system.

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William Neukom discusses "Advancing the Rule of Law in the U.S. and Abroad."

In August, Neukom takes over the helm of one of the world's largest professional organizations and one of the most influential groups in law, politics and society. He faces growing concerns that democratic rule of law is being threatened in an increasingly stormy world climate. Hear Neukom identify the battlegrounds and present the American Bar Association's key goals. - The Commonwealth Club of California

William H. Neukom, a partner in the Seattle office of K and L Gates, is president of the American Bar Association. His one-year term began in ugust 2007 at the adjournment of the association's Annual Meeting in San Francisco.

Neukom was Microsoft Corp.'s chief lawyer for nearly a quarter-century. As executive vice president of Law and Corporate Affairs, Neukom managed Microsoft's legal, government affairs and philanthropic activities for 17 years. Previously, he was the firm's lead counsel while working as a partner at Preston, Gates and Ellis. Neukom rejoined Preston Gates in 2002.

As Microsoft's lead counsel, Neukom led the company's efforts to establish, distribute and protect intellectual property rights around the world. He was instrumental in securing the landmark legal victory in Apple Computer v. Microsoft Corporation, a copyright case which spanned 1988 -- 1995. Neukom also led Microsoft's defense of antitrust claims brought by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, U.S. Department of Justice and the European Union, which culminated in consent decrees in 1994 and 2001.

Before joining Microsoft, Neukom was a partner of Preston Gates and Ellis LLP, where he had a general practice with emphasis on litigation, commercial law and nonprofit organizations.

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People & Power - Hussain Aidid - 22 Jul 07

2008-06-06T03:30:31Z

Hussain Aidid, the Somali deputy prime minister, talks about the Ethiopian 'occupation' of Somalia.

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Inside Story - Somalia - 23 Apr 07 - Part 1

2008-06-06T15:34:06Z

Inside Story asks what can be done to end the chaos in Somalia.

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Inside Story - Somalia - 23 Apr 07 - Part 2

2008-06-06T15:34:19Z

Inside Story asks what can be done to end the chaos in Somalia.

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Talk to Jazeera - Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed - 15 Apr 07

2008-06-06T15:36:31Z

As part of Al Jazeera English's Talk to Jazeera series Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, a leader of Somalia's Union of Islamic Courts, discusses the group's hopes for Somalia, their opposition to Ethiopian troops and US involvement in the country.

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