http://bravenewfilms.org/topics/dictator 2008-11-08T04:55:10Z http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/60035-mccain-friendly-with-chilean-dictator-pinochet 2008-11-08T04:55:10Z I Want Democracy Now <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/JU91YkPaVAw&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/JU91YkPaVAw&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/60035-mccain-friendly-with-chilean-dictator-pinochet"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/74007" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Report: McCain Had Private Meeting with Pinochet in 1985</p> <p>The website Huffington Post has revealed John McCain traveled to Chile in 1985 to have a private meeting with Chilean dictator General Augusto Pinochet. According to a declassified US embassy cable, McCain described the meeting with Pinochet as "friendly and at times warm.” At the time of the meeting, the US Justice Department was seeking the extradition of two close Pinochet associates for an act of terrorism in Washington, D.C., the 1976 assassination of former Foreign Minister Orlando Letelier and his colleague Ronni Moffitt. During his trip to Chile, McCain made no public or private statements critical of the dictatorship, nor did he meet with members of the democratic opposition in Chile.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/60035-mccain-friendly-with-chilean-dictator-pinochet">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/58813-911-first-pre-emptive-strike-of-pre-emptive-war 2008-11-19T04:21:20Z mutedmajority <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vePRogeaDyM&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vePRogeaDyM&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/58813-911-first-pre-emptive-strike-of-pre-emptive-war"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/72105" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Seems that anyone who notices that 911 was an inside job is immediately labeled as "unpatriotic". There is wisdom in this children's story, very applicable to the herds of the day. Listen to the FBI jonestown death tape and see just how far the "herd" can go.</p> <p>The Emperor's New Clothes </p> <p>Once upon a time there lived a vain Emperor whose only worry in life was to dress in elegant clothes. He changed clothes almost every hour and loved to show them off to his people.</p> <p>Word of the Emperor's refined habits spread over his kingdom and beyond. Two scoundrels who had heard of the Emperor's vanity decided to take advantage of it. They introduced themselves at the gates of the palace with a scheme in mind.</p> <p>"We are two very good tailors and after many years of research we have invented an extraordinary method to weave a cloth so light and fine that it looks invisible. As a matter of fact it is invisible to anyone who is too stupid and incompetent to appreciate its quality."</p> <p>The prime minister was welcomed by the two scoundrels.</p> <p>"We're almost finished, but we need a lot more gold thread. Here, Excellency! Admire the colors, feel the softness!" The old man bent over the loom and tried to see the fabric that was not there. He felt cold sweat on his forehead.</p> <p>"I can't see anything," he thought. "If I see nothing, that means I'm stupid! Or, worse, incompetent!" If the prime minister admitted that he didn't see anything, he would be discharged from his office.</p> <p>"What a marvelous fabric, he said then. "I'll certainly tell the Emperor." The two scoundrels rubbed their hands gleefully. They had almost made it. More thread was requested to finish the work.</p> <p> Finally, the Emperor received the announcement that the two tailors had come to take all the measurements needed to sew his new suit.</p> <p> "Come in," the Emperor ordered. Even as they bowed, the two scoundrels pretended to be holding large roll of fabric.</p> <p> Everyone said, loud enough for the others to hear: "Look at the Emperor's new clothes. They're beautiful!"</p> <p> "What a marvellous train!"</p> <p> "And the colors! The colors of that beautiful fabric! I have never seen anything like it in my life!" They all tried to conceal their disappointment at not being able to see the clothes, and since nobody was willing to admit his own stupidity and incompetence, they all behaved as the two scoundrels had predicted.</p> <p>A child, however, who had no important job and could only see things as his eyes showed them to him, went up to the carriage.</p> <p>"The Emperor is naked," he said.</p> <p>"Fool!" his father reprimanded, running after him. "Don't talk nonsense!" He grabbed his child and took him away. But the boy's remark, which had been heard by the bystanders, was repeated over and over again until everyone cried:</p> <p>"The boy is right! The Emperor is naked! It's true!"</p> <p>The Emperor realized that the people were right but could not admit to that. He though it better to continue the procession under the illusion that anyone who couldn't see his clothes was either stupid or incompetent. And he stood stiffly on his carriage, while behind him a page held his imaginary mantle. <br />- Hans Christian Anderson</p> </div> <a href="/blog/58813-911-first-pre-emptive-strike-of-pre-emptive-war">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/56070-straight-talk-john-mccain-aspires-to-be-a-dictator 2008-10-31T21:31:22Z mysecret <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ecG8sdx3_ck&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ecG8sdx3_ck&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/56070-straight-talk-john-mccain-aspires-to-be-a-dictator"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/68209" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>From infowars.com: &quot;During an interview with the Des Moines Register editorial board [on 9/30/2008], John McCain - presumably making an attempt at humor - said with a completely straight face that he aspired to be a dictator, while decrying the Congressional rejection of the bailout bill.&quot;</p> </div> <a href="/blog/56070-straight-talk-john-mccain-aspires-to-be-a-dictator">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/55467-john-mccain-i-ve-always-aspired-to-be-a-dictator 2008-10-16T00:49:01Z NCDem Amy <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/i7Hcf7Q1Q9A&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/i7Hcf7Q1Q9A&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/55467-john-mccain-i-ve-always-aspired-to-be-a-dictator"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/67234" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>During an interview with the Des Moines Register on September 30, 2008, John McCain states that he 'has always aspired to be a dictator.'</p> </div> <a href="/blog/55467-john-mccain-i-ve-always-aspired-to-be-a-dictator">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/46159-african-dictatorships-and-double-standards-1-3 2008-10-27T21:31:08Z I Want Democracy Now <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-RKdxIPHCb8&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-RKdxIPHCb8&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/46159-african-dictatorships-and-double-standards-1-3"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/54033" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>African Dictatorships and Double Standards: Where is the International Criticism Over US-Allied Equatorial Guinean Leader Teodoro Obiang?</p> <p>As world attention is fixed on Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe, there has been hardly any outcry from the international community about the dire human rights situation in another African country—Equatorial Guinea—where Teodoro Obiang has ruthlessly ruled for nearly thirty years. Obiang has been called the worst dictator in Africa, but since vast oil and natural gas reserves were discovered in the mid-1990s, he has become a close US ally. We speak with Ken Silverstein of Harper's Magazine and Frank Ruddy, who served as US ambassador to Equatorial Guinea during the Reagan administration. [includes rush transcript]</p> </div> <a href="/blog/46159-african-dictatorships-and-double-standards-1-3">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/46157-african-dictatorships-and-double-standards-3-3 2008-10-27T21:31:31Z I Want Democracy Now <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qzYxi3AaBrQ&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qzYxi3AaBrQ&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/46157-african-dictatorships-and-double-standards-3-3"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/54031" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>African Dictatorships and Double Standards: Where is the International Criticism Over US-Allied Equatorial Guinean Leader Teodoro Obiang?</p> <p>As world attention is fixed on Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe, there has been hardly any outcry from the international community about the dire human rights situation in another African country—Equatorial Guinea—where Teodoro Obiang has ruthlessly ruled for nearly thirty years. Obiang has been called the worst dictator in Africa, but since vast oil and natural gas reserves were discovered in the mid-1990s, he has become a close US ally. We speak with Ken Silverstein of Harper's Magazine and Frank Ruddy, who served as US ambassador to Equatorial Guinea during the Reagan administration. [includes rush transcript]</p> </div> <a href="/blog/46157-african-dictatorships-and-double-standards-3-3">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/46158-african-dictatorships-and-double-standards-2-3 2008-10-27T21:31:08Z I Want Democracy Now <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4bsyjDAugyc&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4bsyjDAugyc&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/46158-african-dictatorships-and-double-standards-2-3"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/54032" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>African Dictatorships and Double Standards: Where is the International Criticism Over US-Allied Equatorial Guinean Leader Teodoro Obiang?</p> <p>As world attention is fixed on Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe, there has been hardly any outcry from the international community about the dire human rights situation in another African country—Equatorial Guinea—where Teodoro Obiang has ruthlessly ruled for nearly thirty years. Obiang has been called the worst dictator in Africa, but since vast oil and natural gas reserves were discovered in the mid-1990s, he has become a close US ally. We speak with Ken Silverstein of Harper's Magazine and Frank Ruddy, who served as US ambassador to Equatorial Guinea during the Reagan administration. [includes rush transcript]</p> </div> <a href="/blog/46158-african-dictatorships-and-double-standards-2-3">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/43245-zimbabwe-election-crisis-and-issues-of-imperialism-2-3 2008-10-27T21:29:43Z I Want Democracy Now <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/r8YLsOwgy5o&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/r8YLsOwgy5o&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/43245-zimbabwe-election-crisis-and-issues-of-imperialism-2-3"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/49427" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Zimbabwe and the Question of Imperialism: A Discussion</p> <p>In Zimbabwe, President Robert Mugabe has come under widespread criticism for refusing to cancel a run-off election scheduled for Friday. Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai won the first round of elections in March but withdrew from the run-off late last week. He has sought refuge in the Dutch embassy in Harare out of what he says is concern for his life. We host a discussion on Zimbabwe with University of Houston Professor, Gerald Horne, author of "From the Barrel of a Gun: The United States and the War Against Zimbabwe, 1965-1980" and Syracuse University University Professor, Horace Campbell, his latest article is titled, "Pan-Africanists: Our collective duty to Zimbabwe."</p> </div> <a href="/blog/43245-zimbabwe-election-crisis-and-issues-of-imperialism-2-3">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/43246-zimbabwe-election-crisis-and-issues-of-imperialism-1-3 2008-10-27T21:29:44Z I Want Democracy Now <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GVAkVyuS8pQ&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GVAkVyuS8pQ&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/43246-zimbabwe-election-crisis-and-issues-of-imperialism-1-3"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/49428" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Zimbabwe and the Question of Imperialism: A Discussion</p> </div> <a href="/blog/43246-zimbabwe-election-crisis-and-issues-of-imperialism-1-3">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/43244-zimbabwe-election-crisis-and-issues-of-imperialism-3-3 2008-10-27T21:29:50Z I Want Democracy Now <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fqJwBZ6hViw&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fqJwBZ6hViw&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/43244-zimbabwe-election-crisis-and-issues-of-imperialism-3-3"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/49426" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Zimbabwe and the Question of Imperialism: A Discussion</p> <p>In Zimbabwe, President Robert Mugabe has come under widespread criticism for refusing to cancel a run-off election scheduled for Friday. Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai won the first round of elections in March but withdrew from the run-off late last week. He has sought refuge in the Dutch embassy in Harare out of what he says is concern for his life. We host a discussion on Zimbabwe with University of Houston Professor, Gerald Horne, author of "From the Barrel of a Gun: The United States and the War Against Zimbabwe, 1965-1980" and Syracuse University University Professor, Horace Campbell, his latest article is titled, "Pan-Africanists: Our collective duty to Zimbabwe."</p> </div> <a href="/blog/43244-zimbabwe-election-crisis-and-issues-of-imperialism-3-3">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/41911-the-dictator-hunter-bringing-chadian-dictator-to-justice 2008-10-26T15:30:11Z I Want Democracy Now <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/n_vGAjvG9Lw&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/n_vGAjvG9Lw&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/41911-the-dictator-hunter-bringing-chadian-dictator-to-justice"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/47266" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>"The Dictator Hunter": Victims of US-Allied Chadian Dictator Hissene Habre Lead Quest to Bring Him to Justice</p> <p>When the US-backed Chadian dictator Hissène Habré fell from power in 1990, one of his victims, Souleymane Guengueng, vowed to bring him to justice. We speak to Guengueng and Human Rights Watch attorney Reed Brody, who joined the quest for justice against Habré. The story is told in the new documentary The Dictator Hunter. [includes rush transcript]</p> </div> <a href="/blog/41911-the-dictator-hunter-bringing-chadian-dictator-to-justice">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/41489-pervez-musharraf-the-fall-of-a-dictator 2008-10-27T03:29:37Z mpal <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/L-RkwM8LiSo&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/L-RkwM8LiSo&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/41489-pervez-musharraf-the-fall-of-a-dictator"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/46777" 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=080601YT">therealnews.com</a> <br />Pakistan's president refuses to resign, while opponents discuss impeachment</p> </div> <a href="/blog/41489-pervez-musharraf-the-fall-of-a-dictator">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/37578-why-vladimir-putin-hates-moblogic 2008-10-14T21:30:41Z MobLogicTV <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tVDUWTi3NEk&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tVDUWTi3NEk&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/37578-why-vladimir-putin-hates-moblogic"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/42357" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Russian President Vladimir Putin weighs in on the new web show moblogic.tv.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/37578-why-vladimir-putin-hates-moblogic">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/26239-obsolete 2008-10-20T03:30:13Z sohail <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/oADlQPJ_Zfc&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/oADlQPJ_Zfc&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/26239-obsolete"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/28250" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p></p> </div> <a href="/blog/26239-obsolete">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/25842-riz-khan-stalin-a-new-look-21-jan-08 2008-10-17T21:31:11Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cnu9U3JAJSU&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cnu9U3JAJSU&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/25842-riz-khan-stalin-a-new-look-21-jan-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/27857" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Soviet archives have offered an unprecedented glimpse into the life of the dictator.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/25842-riz-khan-stalin-a-new-look-21-jan-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/25173-101-east-a-legacy-of-a-dictator-17-jan-08-part-2 2008-10-17T15:32:01Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/JHwEd9aQGi4&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/JHwEd9aQGi4&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/25173-101-east-a-legacy-of-a-dictator-17-jan-08-part-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/27209" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>101 East discusses the legacy of Indonesia's former President, Suharto, one of Asia's most controversial and longest-serving leaders.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/25173-101-east-a-legacy-of-a-dictator-17-jan-08-part-2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/25172-101-east-a-legacy-of-a-dictator-17-jan-08-part-1 2008-10-17T15:32:09Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9AlgoDlaUsU&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9AlgoDlaUsU&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/25172-101-east-a-legacy-of-a-dictator-17-jan-08-part-1"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/27208" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>101 East discusses the legacy of Indonesia's former President, Suharto, one of Asia's most controversial and longest-serving leaders.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/25172-101-east-a-legacy-of-a-dictator-17-jan-08-part-1">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/23914-russia-s-election-dictatorship-or-democracy 2008-10-17T03:31:14Z The Real News <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/u6dHGbWPfnI&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/u6dHGbWPfnI&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/23914-russia-s-election-dictatorship-or-democracy"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/25911" 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">therealnews.com</a> <br />Eric Margolis comments on the Duma elections</p> <p>Friday November 30th, 2007 <br />As contributing editor for The American Conservative and Sun Media, and Founding Committee member of The Real News Network Eric Margolis says: "The reason I was drawn to [The Real News] was the fact it seemed to me to be the voice that I and many others had been looking for."</p> </div> <a href="/blog/23914-russia-s-election-dictatorship-or-democracy">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/22798-what-the-assassination-of-benazir-bhutto-represents 2008-10-21T09:29:22Z cliffschecter <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Vg4DOWJpWBI&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Vg4DOWJpWBI&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/22798-what-the-assassination-of-benazir-bhutto-represents"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/24335" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><p>I will not spend too much time on the internal politics of Pakistan here, for this political murder represents so much more. I don&#39;t know what Bhutto could or would have done had she taken back the reigns of power in Pakistan (I have heard words such as &quot;petty kleptocrat&quot; used by those I respect, so her legacy is not so easy to decipher), but I do know she took great personal risk upon herself by&nbsp;returning to Paksistan,&nbsp;to at least try and be a part of the democratic process there.</p><p>Whether any of the charges of corruption against her are valid, I simply do not know. What I do know is she had the courage to challenge a dictator, and at least for that she deserves our thanks. She easily could have stayed in exile, with wealth and most likely longevity too. Instead she chose to enter the fray and put her life on the line.</p><p>From Michael Collins to Malcolm X, those who speak out quite often end up on the wrong side of an assassin&#39;s bullet. Not all&nbsp;are 100% pure, but in most cases, I would thank them for laying it on the line.</p><p>So all I&#39;ll say as&nbsp;RIP&nbsp;Prime Minister&nbsp;Bhutto. You have joined a long and sad legacy.&nbsp;Those who have stood up to the current order, and paid the ultimate price for doing so. One day, perhaps, human beings will reach a place past personal greed,&nbsp;whether for&nbsp;money, power, etc., where we can solve&nbsp;our problems through dialogue as opposed to wanton destruction.</p><p>Sadly, I&nbsp;wouldn&#39;t count on that&nbsp;day coming any time soon...&nbsp;&nbsp;</p></p> </div> <a href="/blog/22798-what-the-assassination-of-benazir-bhutto-represents">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/21168-how-does-u-s-tv-cover-venezuela 2008-10-17T09:31:16Z COAnews <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/l3w6hbiVuGU&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/l3w6hbiVuGU&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/21168-how-does-u-s-tv-cover-venezuela"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/20890" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p></p> </div> <a href="/blog/21168-how-does-u-s-tv-cover-venezuela">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/20632-bill-moyers-on-democracy-for-pakistan 2008-11-19T04:32:09Z army193 <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/DPY7lnkpGBo&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/DPY7lnkpGBo&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/20632-bill-moyers-on-democracy-for-pakistan"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/20349" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Musharraf silenced the news media, pictures of the rebellion (would that our own lawyers and judges feel as strongly here about the flagrant violations of the law.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/20632-bill-moyers-on-democracy-for-pakistan">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/15806-bush-great-dictator 2008-10-19T21:30:18Z Quinn Monahan <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1bB-Q4ce3m8&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1bB-Q4ce3m8&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/15806-bush-great-dictator"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/15598" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p></p> </div> <a href="/blog/15806-bush-great-dictator">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/15614-connecting-with-iraqi-students-through-american-pop-culture 2008-10-23T15:31:12Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jW-LicOSpmA&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jW-LicOSpmA&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/15614-connecting-with-iraqi-students-through-american-pop-culture"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/15436" 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/2007/09/18/Classroom_Tales_from_the_Other_Iraq">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>Author Ian Klaus talks about using American pop culture to connect with Kurdish students in an excerpt from his book, "Elvis is Titanic: Classroom Tales from the Other Iraq."</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Ian Klaus delivers "Elvis is Titanic: Classroom Tales from the Other Iraq."</p> <p>In the spring of 2005, Ian Klaus, a twenty-six-year-old Rhodes Scholar, traveled eight hours from Turkey, via broken-down taxi and armed convoy, to reach Salahaddin University in Arbil, the largest city in Iraqi Kurdistan. ELVIS IS TITANIC is the poignant, funny, and uplifting story of the semester he spent there teaching US history and English in the thick of the war for hearts and minds.</p> <p>Inspired by the volunteerism of so many young Americans after 9/11, Klaus exchanges the abstraction of duty for an intimate involvement with individual lives. Among the Kurds, a perennially oppressed but seemingly indomitable people, he encounters both openhearted welcome and resentful suspicion -- and soon learns firsthand how far trust can go. With assignments ranging from Elvis to Ellington, from the mysteries of baseball to de Tocqueville, from Michael Jackson to Thomas Friedman, Klaus strives to illuminate the American way for students initially far more attuned to our pop culture than our national ideals. These efforts -- recounted in unforgettable vignettes full of hope and discovery -- also occasion his own reexamination of truths we hold to be self-evident, as well as the less exalted cultural assumptions we have presumed to export to the rest of the world. - Cody's Books</p> <p>Ian Klaus, who now lives in New York City, wrote for publications across the United States while he was in Iraq and Afghanistan. He is currently pursuing a doctorate in history at Harvard.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/15614-connecting-with-iraqi-students-through-american-pop-culture">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/14820-the-coming-martial-law-and-police-state 2008-11-19T04:21:59Z meteoritesplus <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9C_91t6JM5s&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9C_91t6JM5s&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/14820-the-coming-martial-law-and-police-state"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/14723" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>The coming Martial Law and Police State</p> </div> <a href="/blog/14820-the-coming-martial-law-and-police-state">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/10222-return-to-uganda-06-august-07-part-1 2008-10-25T15:31:20Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/l6_MyXrAYKU&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/l6_MyXrAYKU&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/10222-return-to-uganda-06-august-07-part-1"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/10378" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>The story of how Idi Amin ordered his country's Asian citizens to leave.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/10222-return-to-uganda-06-august-07-part-1">Watch the video</a>