http://bravenewfilms.org/topics/iranians 2008-07-22T11:08:08Z http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/45121-mccain-jokes-about-killing-iranians 2008-07-22T11:08:08Z tpmtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LKIt316Ajas&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LKIt316Ajas&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/45121-mccain-jokes-about-killing-iranians"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/51708" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>John McCain, July 8, 2008</p> </div> <a href="/blog/45121-mccain-jokes-about-killing-iranians">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/41412-condoleezza-rice-on-diplomatic-challenges-to-iran 2008-07-02T14:40:21Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/twEbmwqZb2s&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/twEbmwqZb2s&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/41412-condoleezza-rice-on-diplomatic-challenges-to-iran"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/46692" 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/2008/04/29/Condoleezza_Rice_on_Israel_at_60">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice discusses Iran's nuclear ambitions, working with the international community to isolate Iran, and Iran's actions in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Lebanon.</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Secretary Condoleezza Rice uses the occasion of Israel's 60th birthday to call for renewed commitment to Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts.</p> <p>She stresses the need to isolate Hamas and other terrorist groups while urging Arab nations to embrace the Road Map for peace. - American Jewish Committee</p> <p>Dr. Condoleezza Rice became Secretary of State on January 26, 2005. Prior to this, she was the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, commonly referred to as the National Security Advisor, since January, 2001.</p> <p>In June 1999, she completed a six year tenure as Stanford University's Provost, during which she was the institution's chief budget and academic officer. As Provost she was responsible for a $1.5 billion annual budget and the academic program involving 1,400 faculty members and 14,000 students.</p> <p>As professor of political science, Dr. Rice has been on the Stanford faculty since 1981 and has won two of the highest teaching honors -- the 1984 Walter J. Gores Award for Excellence in Teaching and the 1993 School of Humanities and Sciences Dean's Award for Distinguished Teaching.</p> <p>At Stanford, she has been a member of the Center for International Security and Arms Control, a Senior Fellow of the Institute for International Studies, and a Fellow (by courtesy) of the Hoover Institution. Her books include Germany Unified and Europe Transformed (1995) with Philip Zelikow, The Gorbachev Era (1986) with Alexander Dallin, and Uncertain Allegiance: The Soviet Union and the Czechoslovak Army (1984). </p> <p>She also has written numerous articles on Soviet and East European foreign and defense policy, and has addressed audiences in settings ranging from the U.S. Ambassador's Residence in Moscow to the Commonwealth Club to the 1992 and 2000 Republican National Conventions.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/41412-condoleezza-rice-on-diplomatic-challenges-to-iran">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/34994-should-the-u-s-use-surgical-strikes-on-iran 2008-06-12T09:35:21Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pRtVqeQPPIY&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pRtVqeQPPIY&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/34994-should-the-u-s-use-surgical-strikes-on-iran"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/38465" 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/2008/02/12/Abbas_Milani_and_Barbara_Slavin_Inside_Iran">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>Middle East expert Abbas Milani and USA Today reporter Barbara Slavin argue that U.S. "surgical strikes" are not a practical option for dealing with Iran's alleged nuclear program.</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Inside Iran: Bitter Friends, Bosom Enemies with panelists Abbas Milani and Barbara Slavin. Jamal Dajani of Link TV moderates.</p> <p>The heat is rising and it's time to take a fresh look at our frenemy, Iran. Is Iran the new Iraq in U.S. foreign policy? Are the people of Iran anti-U.S., or is only the current regime? Is there an effective difference?</p> <p>An American journalist, an Iranian journalist and a professor of Iranian culture, politics and history will help demystify Iran and lead us to a new understanding of the future of our relationship with our neighbors in the Middle East - The Commonwealth Club of California</p> <p>Barbara Slavin is the senior diplomatic reporter for USA TODAY since 1996, with the responsibility for analyzing foreign news and U.S. foreign policy. She has covered such key issues as the U.S.-led war on terrorism, policy toward "rogue" states, the reform movement in Iran and the Arab-Israeli conflict. She has also accompanied two Secretaries of State on their official travels and reported from Libya, Israel, Egypt, North Korea, Russia, China, Saudi Arabia and Syria.</p> <p>Abbas Milani is a research fellow and co-director of the Iran Democracy Project at the Hoover Institution. In addition, Dr. Milani is Director of the Iranian Studies Program at Stanford University and a visiting professor in the department of political science. His expertise is U.S./Iran relations, Iranian cultural, political, and security issues.</p> <p>Jamal Dajani is an award winning producer and Senior Director of Middle Eastern Programming at Link TV. Born and raised in Jerusalem, Dajani completed his early studies at College des Freres and attended Columbia University in New York City, where he received a B.A. degree in Political Science.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/34994-should-the-u-s-use-surgical-strikes-on-iran">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/34993-impact-of-an-iranian-nuclear-program-on-the-middle-east 2008-06-12T15:36:47Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MTz9E574jE8&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MTz9E574jE8&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/34993-impact-of-an-iranian-nuclear-program-on-the-middle-east"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/38464" 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/2008/02/12/Abbas_Milani_and_Barbara_Slavin_Inside_Iran">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>Middle East expert Abbas Milani and USA Today reporter Barbara Slavin discuss the impact of an Iranian nuclear program on diplomacy in the Middle East.</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Inside Iran: Bitter Friends, Bosom Enemies with panelists Abbas Milani and Barbara Slavin. Jamal Dajani of Link TV moderates.</p> <p>The heat is rising and it's time to take a fresh look at our frenemy, Iran. Is Iran the new Iraq in U.S. foreign policy? Are the people of Iran anti-U.S., or is only the current regime? Is there an effective difference?</p> <p>An American journalist, an Iranian journalist and a professor of Iranian culture, politics and history will help demystify Iran and lead us to a new understanding of the future of our relationship with our neighbors in the Middle East - The Commonwealth Club of California</p> <p>Barbara Slavin is the senior diplomatic reporter for USA TODAY since 1996, with the responsibility for analyzing foreign news and U.S. foreign policy. She has covered such key issues as the U.S.-led war on terrorism, policy toward "rogue" states, the reform movement in Iran and the Arab-Israeli conflict. She has also accompanied two Secretaries of State on their official travels and reported from Libya, Israel, Egypt, North Korea, Russia, China, Saudi Arabia and Syria.</p> <p>Abbas Milani is a research fellow and co-director of the Iran Democracy Project at the Hoover Institution. In addition, Dr. Milani is Director of the Iranian Studies Program at Stanford University and a visiting professor in the department of political science. His expertise is U.S./Iran relations, Iranian cultural, political, and security issues.</p> <p>Jamal Dajani is an award winning producer and Senior Director of Middle Eastern Programming at Link TV. Born and raised in Jerusalem, Dajani completed his early studies at College des Freres and attended Columbia University in New York City, where he received a B.A. degree in Political Science.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/34993-impact-of-an-iranian-nuclear-program-on-the-middle-east">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/34992-does-the-iranian-public-support-a-nuclear-program 2008-06-12T15:36:44Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cDJZ7NN5mmc&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cDJZ7NN5mmc&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/34992-does-the-iranian-public-support-a-nuclear-program"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/38463" 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/2008/02/12/Abbas_Milani_and_Barbara_Slavin_Inside_Iran">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>Middle East expert Abbas Milani and USA Today reporter Barbara Slavin discuss the Iranian public's lack of support for a nuclear weapons program.</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Inside Iran: Bitter Friends, Bosom Enemies with panelists Abbas Milani and Barbara Slavin. Jamal Dajani of Link TV moderates.</p> <p>The heat is rising and it's time to take a fresh look at our frenemy, Iran. Is Iran the new Iraq in U.S. foreign policy? Are the people of Iran anti-U.S., or is only the current regime? Is there an effective difference?</p> <p>An American journalist, an Iranian journalist and a professor of Iranian culture, politics and history will help demystify Iran and lead us to a new understanding of the future of our relationship with our neighbors in the Middle East - The Commonwealth Club of California</p> <p>Barbara Slavin is the senior diplomatic reporter for USA TODAY since 1996, with the responsibility for analyzing foreign news and U.S. foreign policy. She has covered such key issues as the U.S.-led war on terrorism, policy toward "rogue" states, the reform movement in Iran and the Arab-Israeli conflict. She has also accompanied two Secretaries of State on their official travels and reported from Libya, Israel, Egypt, North Korea, Russia, China, Saudi Arabia and Syria.</p> <p>Abbas Milani is a research fellow and co-director of the Iran Democracy Project at the Hoover Institution. In addition, Dr. Milani is Director of the Iranian Studies Program at Stanford University and a visiting professor in the department of political science. His expertise is U.S./Iran relations, Iranian cultural, political, and security issues.</p> <p>Jamal Dajani is an award winning producer and Senior Director of Middle Eastern Programming at Link TV. Born and raised in Jerusalem, Dajani completed his early studies at College des Freres and attended Columbia University in New York City, where he received a B.A. degree in Political Science.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/34992-does-the-iranian-public-support-a-nuclear-program">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/25358-norman-podhoretz-the-case-for-bombing-iran 2008-06-12T03:33:33Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8XVcgmTOdhI&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8XVcgmTOdhI&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/25358-norman-podhoretz-the-case-for-bombing-iran"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/27391" 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/2007/11/30/Norman_Podhoretz">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>Neoconservative commentator Norman Podhoretz argues for a pre-emptive U.S. military attack on Iran.</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Norman Podhoretz discusses his new book "World War IV: The Long Struggle Against Islamofascism," and reflects on the Bush administration's middle-east policies. - Hoover Institution</p> <p>Norman Podhoretz is editor-at-large of Commentary magazine, where he served as editor-in-chief from 1960-1995. He is the author of 10 books, including The Norman Podhoretz Reader: A Selection of his Writings from the 1950's through the 1990's; The Prophets: Who They Were, What They Are; My Love Affair with America; Ex-Friends; The Bloody Crossroads: Where Literature and Politics Meet; Making It; Why We Were in Vietnam; The Present Danger; Breaking Ranks: A Political Memoir; and Doings and Undoings: The Fifties and After in American Writing.</p> <p>Podhoretz has written hundreds of articles for most major American periodicals and lectured at many universities and before many civic and religious groups on foreign policy, American culture, and Jewish affairs. He appears frequently on radio and television.</p> <p>He was a Pulitzer Scholar at Columbia University, earning his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1950. Podhoretz also holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Cambridge University, England, where he was a Fulbright Scholar and a Kellett Fellow. In addition, he has a Bachelor's degree in Hebrew Literature from the Jewish Theological Seminary. <br />He is most recently the author of the book, "World War IV: The Long Struggle Against Islamofascism."</p> </div> <a href="/blog/25358-norman-podhoretz-the-case-for-bombing-iran">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/11403-us-iran-propaganda-machine-spinning-out-of-control 2008-07-09T16:43:09Z rev24 <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/G2v00XTkoQw&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/G2v00XTkoQw&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/11403-us-iran-propaganda-machine-spinning-out-of-control"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/11588" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>I say Americans should get to know more about Iran and Iranians before we go to war. And if you were wondering, of course that's the one and only Bush/Cenk Uygur/Fischerspooner remix!</p> <p>For more updated news in regards to Iran, I suggest the Young Turks at www.theyoungturks.com!</p> </div> <a href="/blog/11403-us-iran-propaganda-machine-spinning-out-of-control">Watch the video</a>