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The Myth of Martyrdom Young People & the Insurgency in Iraq

2008-10-07T06:44:23Z

How can we combat and effectively deal with Global Security threats Without Using Military Force. Video is from a presentation following the Panels held at the StarzGreenRoom @ the DNC Tuesday 26, 2008
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John McCain Town Hall Meeting 11/27/07

2008-07-15T18:39:39Z

John McCain
Town Hall
Anderson, SC 11/27/07

TRANSCRIPT:
JOHN MCCAIN: "We were honered to spend time with the young men and women who are serving and had the chance to spend Thanksgiving Dinner with them. My friends, we are succeeding in Iraq. We are succeeding. This new strategy is succeeding. And by almost any calculation the change has been very dramatic since we have Gen Petraeus and this new strategy in this conflict. What's the new strategy? The old strategy is basically one we called search and destroy . . . we went out to kill bad people and we came back to our base . . . . now we have this new strategy which is the classic counterinsurgency strategy where you go out and you secure a neighborhood for the people of that neighborhood and you stay there . . . "

LABEL: JM SC 11-27 (JR#7) A-ClipF

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John McCain: Rally 12/27/07

2008-07-02T18:20:01Z

John McCain
Rally
Cedar Rapids, IA 12/27/07

TRANSCRIPT:
QUESTIONER: " . . . I just spent 16 months in Iraq and . . . I understand that a counterinsurgency takes between 10 and 13 years to accomplish something. Our nation doesn't have the heart or the patience to last 10 or 13 years. What are you going to do next year, sir, to encourage our nation and to stress to them the importance of what's happening in that region of the world?"

JOHN MCCAIN: " . . . I need to impress upon them the importance of it, what the Iranians are doing, look at what's happening in Pakistan . . . if I could respectfully say to you, in 10-13 years is for complete success. 10 to 13 years means everything's fine and we're gone. I believe that if we can make the same progress in the next seven or eight months that we did in the last seven or eight then I think you're going to see Americans largely satisfied because I think the key is not American presence but American casualties. In other words, as you know, we've got troops in Korea, we've got troops in Japan, we've got troops in Bosnia today . . . "

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Kathleen Frydl - Is Iraq Another Vietnam?

2008-06-10T14:43:58Z

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UC-Berkeley Professor of History Kathleen Frydl draws parallels between the Vietnam War and the current war in Iraq.

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Kathleen Frydl discusses Echoes of the 60s.

Are we now living in an era that echoes the 1960s? Comparisons between the wars in Iraq and Vietnam have become commonplace rhetorical devices in political campaigns, newspaper columns, and stand-up comedy routines. These comparisons can be illustrative, illuminating, and even funny, but are they apt?

In conversation with Grace Cathedral's Dean, Alan Jones, U.C. Berkeley professor of history Kathleen Frydl will discuss the cultural features - the rise of the mass media, fluctuations in American knowledge and public opinion, the level of public trust in government - of the Vietnam Era against the backdrop of the intervening 40 years and today's zeitgeist.

Kathleen Frydl's field is the U.S. since 1607, with special emphasis on the 20th century. Thus far her research has focused on political history and, within that subfield, she has maintained a particular interest in institutions. She lectures survey courses on recent U.S. history, political history from the Gilded Age, and (with her colleague Peter Zinoman) on the Vietnam War.

Her forthcoming book, The GI Bill, will be published by Cambridge University Press - Grace Cathedral

Dr. Kathleen Frydl is an Assistant Professor of History at U.C. Berkeley. Kathleen Frydl's field is the U.S. since 1607, with special emphasis on the 20th century. Thus far her research has focused on political history and, within that subfield, she has maintained a particular interest in institutions. She lectures survey courses on recent U.S. history, political history from the Gilded Age, and (with her colleague Peter Zinoman) on the Vietnam War.

Her forthcoming book, The GI Bill, will be published by Cambridge University Press.

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Making Pita Bread In Iraq

2008-10-07T06:26:16Z

me getting my butt kicked in making pita bread by my Iraqi friend.

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Fighting for hearts and minds in Thailand - 02 Feb 07

2008-06-11T15:33:53Z

Al Jazeera's David Hawkins reports on the military's attempts to befriend the Muslim population in the south of Thailand where a separatist insurgency carries out frequent attacks.

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Thailand cracks down on religious schools - 27 Jan 08

2008-06-10T15:35:11Z

The head of Thailand's People Power Party, Samak Sundaravej, is expected to be named as the country's new new prime minister on Monday.

One of his biggest challenges will be bringing violence in the Muslim majority south under control.

The long-running insurgency deteriorated during the term of former Prime minister Thaksin Shinawat.

Now religious schools are being accused of involvement.

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Insurgency Begins

2008-06-09T21:31:20Z

The result of hundreds of thousands of unemployed military men and unguarded ammunition dumps.

This is a clip from the Documentary "No End in Sight" Directed by Charles H. Ferguson.Visit this website for More Information.
http://www.noendinsightmovie.com/

Interviews included in this documentary.
* General Jay Garner, who briefly ran the reconstruction before being replaced by L. Paul Bremer
* Ambassador Barbara Bodine, who was placed in charge of the Baghdad embassy
* Richard Armitage, former deputy secretary of the State Department
* Robert Hutchings, former chairman of the National Intelligence Council
* Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, Colin Powell's former chief of staff
* Col. Paul Hughes, who worked in the ORHA and then the CPA

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Meeting Resistance Trailer

2008-06-12T09:31:24Z

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The armies of Iraq - Sunni fighters - 03 Sept 07

2008-06-17T09:30:37Z

Al Jazeera's Hoda Abdel Hamid looks at the different groups fighting for control of Iraq. Here she examines Iraq's Sunni fighters.

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John Bolton wants a US attack on Iran within Six Months

2008-09-08T09:51:57Z

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Iraq War: No End in Sight-CAP's Katulis Capital Sunday Pt 2

2008-07-09T15:08:44Z

Center for American Progress Senior Fellow Brian Katulis debates the US policy in Iraq with the conservative Heritage Foundation on Capital Sunday with Leon Harris 8/5/07

To read STRATEGIC RESET, the Center's plan for Iraq and the region please see: www.AMERICANPROGRESS.org

What if our most powerful weapons were ideas?
THE CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS
www.AMERICANPROGRESS.org

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Headzup: Saudi Arms Deal

2008-06-05T21:29:48Z

Tony Snow answers questions about the proposed Saudi Arabian arms deal. Read more about it here.

Download daily Catch and Release Comedy™ political cartoons to your mobile phone or iPod at www.headzup.tv

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Iraqi Police Join Insurgents to Ambush US Troops

2008-10-07T06:47:33Z

Iraqi police, armed and trained by the U.S., have attacked both American soldiers and Iraqi civilians wearing the police uniforms and using the guns WE provided them.

When we are arming and training our own enemies, it's time to get out.

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Witness - Red Zone - Part 1

2008-06-06T15:36:14Z

Both victims and perpetrators speak about the insurgency in southern Thailand

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Witness - Red Zone - Part 2

2008-06-06T15:35:54Z

Both victims and perpetrators speak about the insurgency in southern Thailand

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Talk to Jazeera - William Caldwell - 11 Apr 07 - Part 1

2008-06-06T15:36:32Z

As part of Al Jazeera English's Talk to Jazeera series, presenter Sami Zeidan interviews Major General William Caldwell, chief spokesman for the multi-national forces in Iraq.

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Iraq's Thermal Brigades - 30 May 07

2008-06-06T21:30:36Z

Men who claim to be a special unit of the Islamic State of Iraq, an al-Qaeda-linked group, demonstrate new combat tactics.

Sebastian Walker reports.

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People & Power - Bloody Tea - 30 May 07 - Part 2

2008-06-06T21:30:54Z

Assam produces a quarter of the world's tea but is home to a 28-year insurgency.

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People & Power - Bloody Tea - 30 May 07 - Part 1

2008-06-06T21:30:55Z

Assam produces a quarter of the world's tea but is home to a 28-year insurgency.

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Ali Abdul-Amir Allawi - Al-Qaeda and U.S. Withdrawal

2008-06-07T09:36:04Z

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Ali Abdul-Amir Allawi, former Minister of Finance for the Iraqi Transitional Government, speculates on the effects of a U.S. withdrawal on Al-Qaeda operations in Iraq.

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"The Occupation of Iraq: Winning the War, Losing the Peace" with Ali Abdul-Amir Allawi.

The U.S. effort in Iraq is at a critical turning point, as Congress attempts to set a timetable for withdrawing American forces while the administration increases troop levels in Iraq. Meanwhile, casualties continue to mount.

Don't miss this unique opportunity to hear an insider's viewpoint on the road ahead in Iraq, from a leading official of the Iraqi government.

Allawi spent three decades in opposition to Saddam's regime, living abroad and teaching at Oxford University. He returned to his homeland in 2003 to serve as minister of trade, minister of defense and minister of finance in the post-Saddam Iraqi governments.

In January 2007, Allawi authored a key article in the London Independent newspaper, laying out a blueprint for peace in Iraq. He knows intimately the key figures and factors shaping the situation in Iraq. -- Commonwealth Club of California

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Between Two Stones - Part 1

2008-06-10T15:35:26Z

In February 1996, the first shots of Nepal's civil war rang out across the Himalayas. Ten years on, more than 12,000 people have lost their lives as Nepal's ruling monarchy battles with Maoist rebels seeking to establish a communist republic.

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Between Two Stones - Part 2

2008-06-11T15:37:51Z

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Between Two Stones - Part 3

2008-06-08T15:30:06Z

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Alive in Baghdad: Uncut - Another Rocket in Baghdad

2008-06-07T15:32:18Z

Brian Conley discusses the constant rocket attacks in Baghdad. From original AIB episode on 05.14.2007

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