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Riz Khan- David Horowitz- 21 Aug 08- Part 2

2008-08-27T08:57:36Z

Riz Khan speaks with right-wing activist David Horowitz and Arab-American activist Hussein Ibish.

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Riz Khan- David Horowitz- 21 Aug 08- Part 1

2008-08-27T08:57:36Z

Riz Khan speaks with right-wing activist David Horowitz and Arab-American activist Hussein Ibish.

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'Unveiled' Author Deborah Kanafani (5 of 6)

2008-09-06T12:49:20Z

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Part 5 - Queen Dina of Jordan and Toujan al-Faisal (6:59)

Two other woman whose stories are told in Unveiled are Queen Dina of Jordan and Toujan al-Faisal who was Jordan's first female Member of Parliament.

Queen Dina became the first of King Hussein's four wives when they married in 1955. When they divorced two years later she became known as Her Royal Highness Princess Dina Abdul-Hamid of Jordan. Queen Dina eventually fell in love with the King's enemy - a Palestinian guerilla leader - which resulted in thousands of people dying when the King declared war against the Palestinians in what is now referred to as Black September. Queen Dina is also remembered for secretly arranging one of the largest prisoner exchanges ever.

Toujan al-Faisal was accused of apostasy and there were calls for her execution when she stood up to religious fundamentalism in Jordan. The court eventually dismissed her case and she was elected to Parliament in 1993 where she served until 1997. During their time together Toujan explained how Deborah could help Jordanians:

"People in the Middle East are either born as an oppressor or they were born to be oppressed. The only way to make change was to embarrass her country and its laws. The only way to change our laws is through retention from outsiders. Now that they know outsiders are watching Jordan wants to appear progressive. That's why I wanted to meet you [Deborah] so that you can be our messenger."

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Scott McClellan on Losing Trust in Bush

2008-08-13T18:25:30Z

Complete video at: fora.tv

Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan discusses how his disillusionment towards the Iraq war affected his relationship with President George W. Bush.

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Formerly a member of Bush's select, loyal inner circle, McClellan will speak with rare candor about his experiences as press secretary during the first three years of the Iraq War, one of the most challenging and contentious periods of recent U.S. history, as well as where he thinks the president and his top aides veered off course, and the lessons the American people need to learn as they choose a new leader - The Commonwealth Club of California

Scott McClellan is a former White House Press Secretary (2003-2006) for President George W. Bush. He replaced Ari Fleischer as press secretary in July 2003 and served until replaced by Tony Snow on April 26, 2006.

As Assistant to the President and White House Press Secretary, Scott McClellan served as the primary spokesperson for the President and delivered the daily White House briefing. Prior to joining the White House staff, he served as the traveling press secretary for the Bush-Cheney 2000 campaign.

Mr. McClellan began working as a gubernatorial spokesman for then-Governor Bush in early 1999. Previously, he served as chief of staff to a Texas state senator, worked on grassroots issue outreach in Texas, and managed three successful campaigns for statewide office.

Mr. McClellan is a native of Austin, Texas. He received his bachelor's degree in government from the University of Texas.

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Bugliosi: The Prosecution of George W Bush for Murder Pt. 2

2008-09-06T12:49:25Z

See entire talk at: www.hotpotatomash.com

Bugliosi had a similar answer for those who simply believe it is impossible to prosecute Bush for murder:

"There's this sense out there among many that prosecuting Bush for murder can't be done. Which is the equivalent of saying what - that he is above the law. That ordinary laws simply don't apply to him."

Bugliosi also had some special words for the American Right Wing which has expressed its disapproval with his book:

"The third group of people responding to my book is the nation's right wing. And they of course have contempt for me and my book. But whatever contempt they have for me, I can assure them and I can assure you I have much much much more contempt for them. There are no more repugnant, hypocritical and un-American -- and that's the word I want to emphasize -- un-American people in our society today than the right wing."

Bugliosi, however, made clear that this book was not political for him and even said he would have written the same book had Bush been a Democrat. So fair is Bugliosi that he even offers up some mitigating evidence for Bush and his co-conspirators:

"And there is one thing that I should probably say in partial defense of these people that goes in mitigation, arguably reduces their moral culpability. And what I'm talking about is that many of these people are incredibly stupid. And they make up for their stupidity by being extremely ignorant. And when you combine stupidity with ignorance that's a toxic combination."

Finally, Part 2 ends with the law:

"If a conspirator, or anyone for that matter, deliberately sets in motion a chain of events which he knows will cause -- that's the key word -- cause a third party innocent agent to commit an act, the defendant is criminally responsible for that act. Bush, in invading Iraq, caused Iraqis to kill American soldiers in much the same fashion that a person causes a gun to fire a bullet that kills someone by pulling the trigger."

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VINCENT BUGLIOSI: The Prosecution of George Bush for Murder

2008-09-06T12:49:25Z

On Wednesday, famed Charles Manson prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi spoke to a packed and enthusiastic crowd of more than 350 Angelinos about his new book, "The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder." While Bugliosi's talk will eventually appear on C-SPAN, you can view it first in its entirety below...

"In my book, "The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder," I present evidence that proves beyond all reasonable doubt that George Bush took this nation to war on a lie, under false pretenses, and therefore under the law is guilty of murder for the deaths of over 4,000 young American soldiers who died so far in this war."

Bugliosi began the evening by explaining to the Los Angeles audience that George W. Bush is guilty of murder, according to the law, if he brought the country to war under false pretenses. And Bugliosi emphasized the legal aspect of the case in order to fend off likely attackers:

"So although Bush supporters can argue that Bush should not be prosecuted because they don't think he did anything wrong, they cannot legitimately say that he should not be prosecuted if he has done what I say he did. To say that is to admit that you have no respect for our American system of justice and democracy and that you would prefer that presidents have the same rights as tyrannical dictators like Hitler, Stalin, Mao, Saddam Hussein."

Bugliosi had a similar answer for those who simply believe it is impossible to prosecute Bush for murder:

Bugliosi also had some special words for the American Right Wing which has expressed its disapproval with his book:

Finally, Part 1 ends with the law:

See the entire talk at www.hotpotatomash.com

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Cal Thomas Under Fire for Islamophobic Comments

2008-09-06T12:40:34Z

WTOP-FM's July 2nd morning radio show featured conservative guest Cal Thomas commenting on the recent terror attacks in Scotland and London.

In response to these attacks, Thomas asked: "How much longer should we allow people from certain lands, with certain beliefs to come to Britain and America and build their mosques, teach hate, and plot to kill us?"

Thomas also compared Muslims to a "slow spreading cancer" that must be stopped.

Please call or e-mail WTOP to express your concerns about the Islamophobic attitudes expressed in this commentary. As always, be POLITE.

CONTACT: Jim Farley, WTOP Programming Vice President, Tel: 202-895-5071, Fax: 202-895-5088, Email: jfarley@wtopnews.com
COPY TO: info@cair.com

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Republican Rep. Steve Hussein King predicts terrorists would celebrate an Obama win

2008-03-09T10:53:10Z

Apparently a middle name can cause entire groups of people to dance in the streets and terrorists to win victories over America.

An Iowa Republican congressman said Friday that terrorists would be "dancing in the streets" if Democratic candidate Barack Obama were to win the presidency.
Rep. Steve King based his prediction on Obama's pledge to pull troops out of Iraq, his Kenyan heritage and his middle name, Hussein.

King's whole name is Steven Arnold King. I guess that makes him an Austrian bodybuilder with a strong accent who gropes women.

"The radical Islamists, the al-Qaida … would be dancing in the streets in greater numbers than they did on Sept. 11 because they would declare victory in this war on terror," King said in an interview with the Daily Reporter in Spencer.

I see his point. Democratically electing someone to the presidency is a win for murderering radicals. Makes sense to me.

King said his comments were not meant to demean Obama but to warn how an Obama presidency would look to the world.

He needn't have explained that. We all understood that in no way were those remarks meant to make Obama look like a 9/11 killer. They were meant to increase his popularity. It's the rest of the world he's worried about. You know that world, the one that thinks so highly of our Republican president? Yeah, that one.

"His middle name does matter," King said. "It matters because they read a meaning into that."

Think, Steven Arnold King, think about what they'll read into what you just said. Think hard.

The Illinois senator, born in Hawaii to a white Kansas woman and a Kenyan man, is a Christian ...

It is now un-American to have a heritage or a name that Steven Arnold King doesn't like. Chaos will result, the world will disapprove, and we will all die.

Not quite sure why he's not kicking up a fuss over a few last names, too: John Boozman's (alcoholics are taking over our government!) for one. What about Bob Goodlatte? How could any good Republican have a name reminiscent of a Starbucks sipping, tree-hugging elitist!

And don't get me started on Boehner.

The War For Iraq's Oil

2008-07-09T18:18:27Z

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Saddam: I lied about WMD's to scare off Iran.

2008-09-06T12:40:10Z

For Republicans that argue Saddam MUST of had WMD's because of "all the games he played with inspectors", and "if he didn't have them, why not just let the inspectors in?"

Also consider the unspoken point on the worthlessness of torture. Befriending Saddam and gaining his trust provided more insight and a willingness to talk than torture ever could have.

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Connecting with Iraqi Students through American Pop Culture

2008-06-15T21:31:01Z

Complete video at: fora.tv

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."

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Ian Klaus delivers "Elvis is Titanic: Classroom Tales from the Other Iraq."

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.

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

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.

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George Galloway vs. U.S Senate (5/17/05)

2008-06-16T03:33:34Z

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Sadr City, Iraq

2008-09-06T12:43:32Z

Sadr City is a small neighborhood in Baghdad that holds over half the city's population. It was the center of Shi'a resistance to Saddam's regime, the Northern epicenter of the two Shi'a intifadahs, and is now the stronghold of Moqtada Al Sadr's Mehdi Army. A Big Noise camera spent a summer in Sadr City and brought back these video clips.

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Perino Grilled on El Pais Transcript

2008-06-16T09:35:55Z

White House Press Secretary Dana Perino is asked about the transcript in the Spanish newspaper, El Pais, that was said to be from a meeting between Bush and the Spanish Prime Minister about Saddam Hussein during the run-up to war in Iraq. September 27, 2007

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Gen. Colin Powell - "I Tried To Avoid This War."

2008-06-16T09:39:40Z

Complete video at: fora.tv

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell responds to critics who claim he could have personally done more to prevent the current U.S. war in Iraq.

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Jim Lehrer interviews General Colin Powell at the 2007 Aspen Ideas Festival.

Some of the most inspired and provocative thinkers, writers, artists, business people, teachers and other leaders drawn from myriad fields and from across the country and around the world all gathered in a single place - to teach, speak, lead, question, and answer at the 2006 Aspen Ideas Festival. Throughout the week, they all interacted with an audience of thoughtful people who stepped back from their day-to-day routines to delve deeply into a world of ideas, thought, and discussion.

Gen. Colin L. Powell served as the 65th US Secretary of State from 2001 to 2005. As a professional soldier for 35 years, Sec. Powell held many command and staff positions and rose to the rank of four-star general. From 1989 to 1993, he served as the 12th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the highest military position in the US Department of Defense. During this time, he oversaw many crises, including Operation Desert Storm. He served previously as National Security Advisor to President Reagan. His civilian awards include two Presidential Medals of Freedom, the President’s Citizens Medal, the Congressional Gold Medal, the Secretary of State Distinguished Service Medal, and the Secretary of Energy Distinguished Service Medal.

Jim Lehrer is the anchor and executive editor of PBS’'s The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. Lehrer has been honored with numerous awards for journalism, including a presidential National Humanities Medal in 1999. In the last five presidential elections, he moderated ten of the nationally televised candidate debates. Lehrer has written 16 novels. His latest, The Phony Marine, was published in November 2006. He also has written two memoirs and three plays. His 17th novel, Eureka, will be published in fall 2007.

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Why are 1/3 of Americans still so ignorant?

2008-06-16T21:30:41Z

Disturbing poll numbers on Iraq and those non-existent WMD. Watch the entire show at www.theyoungturks.com.

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Exiled Iraqi Judge: Stop funding corrupt Iraqi Government!

2008-09-06T12:40:10Z

A former Iraqi judge now living in exile pleads with the U.S. to stop giving money to the Iraqi government because it is fraught with corruption. "Five years. No electricity, no water, no gas, no oil. Millions of dollars are being wasted or stolen."

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Does Bush want war with Iran to cover colossal blunder?

2008-09-06T12:40:10Z

President Bush delivers a mixed message on Iranian interference in Iraq during a speech before American Legion, threatening to attack if they don't stop interfering, yet in the same speech, he notes that "Sectarian violence is DOWN" and "progress is being made" in Iraq. So either Iran is BLAZINGLY incompetent or President Bush is threatening to expand his war on the Middle East because Iran is getting too chummy with Iraq, making his decision to invade Iraq a blunder big enough to see from space.

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