http://bravenewfilms.org/topics/iraqis 2008-10-08T02:46:08Z http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/54570-chris-hedges-changing-attitudes-on-iraq 2008-10-08T02:46:08Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/I9kxcnAEiVQ&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/I9kxcnAEiVQ&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/54570-chris-hedges-changing-attitudes-on-iraq"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/66197" 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/2008/08/07/Chris_Hedges_The_Ten_Commandments_in_America">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>Author and journalist Chris Hedges recalls criticism of his opposition to the Iraq war during the fall of 2002, an opinion he claims led to his dismissal from a job as a war correspondent for the New York Times.</p> <p>-----</p> <p>At the Chautauqua Institution's 2008 season, Chris Hedges, a journalist and author specializing in American and Middle Eastern politics and society, discusses his book Losing Moses on the Freeway: The Ten Commandments in America.</p> <p>Chris Hedges is a journalist and author, specializing in American and Middle Eastern politics and society. He has written for Foreign Affairs, Granta, Harpers, Mother Jones, National Geographic and The New York Review of Books. He is the author of War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning - a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction. His other books are What Every Person Should Know About War and Losing Moses on the Freeway: The 10 Commandments in America.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/54570-chris-hedges-changing-attitudes-on-iraq">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/46529-scott-mcclellan-on-losing-trust-in-bush 2008-08-13T18:25:30Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kmif8sFrz40&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kmif8sFrz40&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/46529-scott-mcclellan-on-losing-trust-in-bush"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/54906" 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/2008/06/24/Scott_McClellan_What_Happened">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan discusses how his disillusionment towards the Iraq war affected his relationship with President George W. Bush.</p> <p>-----</p> <p>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</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Mr. McClellan is a native of Austin, Texas. He received his bachelor's degree in government from the University of Texas.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/46529-scott-mcclellan-on-losing-trust-in-bush">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/44999-war-funding-and-the-democratic-congress-harry-reid 2008-07-29T16:45:55Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/m7LN4sZC588&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/m7LN4sZC588&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/44999-war-funding-and-the-democratic-congress-harry-reid"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/51496" 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/2008/05/29/Senator_Harry_Reid_in_Conversation">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) explains why the Democrat-controlled Congress has continued to support funding for the U.S. war in Iraq.</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Harry Reid discusses his book, "The Good Fight," in a conversation with Dan Ashley.</p> <p>In his book, Reid takes us on a journey through his lifetime and the ideals he finds important. Where did he get the resolve and ideals that power his political career?</p> <p>Hear Reid discuss his journey from a childhood of deep poverty in the tiny mining town of Searchlight, Nevada, to his current place in Washington, D.C. - The Commonwealth Club of California</p> <p>Senator Harry Mason Reid is the senior United States Senator from Nevada and a member of the Democratic Party, as well as the U.S. Senate Majority Leader for the 110th Congress. <br />Reid has been leader of the Senate Democrats since 2005, serving as Minority Leader from 2005 until the Democrats won control of the Senate in the 2006 congressional elections. </p> <p>He is the first member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commonly known as the Mormons, to serve as a Senate Majority Leader.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/44999-war-funding-and-the-democratic-congress-harry-reid">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/44990-should-the-us-stay-in-iraq-to-fight-terrorism-harry-reid 2008-07-29T14:49:12Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/n89C6vf3wiM&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/n89C6vf3wiM&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/44990-should-the-us-stay-in-iraq-to-fight-terrorism-harry-reid"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/51486" 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/2008/05/29/Senator_Harry_Reid_in_Conversation">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) criticizes the widely popluarized "flypaper" argument for the Iraq war - to wit, that the U.S. should remain in that country to fight terrorism, so that it will not have to fight it in the United States.</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Harry Reid discusses his book, "The Good Fight," in a conversation with Dan Ashley.</p> <p>In his book, Reid takes us on a journey through his lifetime and the ideals he finds important. Where did he get the resolve and ideals that power his political career?</p> <p>Hear Reid discuss his journey from a childhood of deep poverty in the tiny mining town of Searchlight, Nevada, to his current place in Washington, D.C. - The Commonwealth Club of California</p> <p>Senator Harry Mason Reid is the senior United States Senator from Nevada and a member of the Democratic Party, as well as the U.S. Senate Majority Leader for the 110th Congress. <br />Reid has been leader of the Senate Democrats since 2005, serving as Minority Leader from 2005 until the Democrats won control of the Senate in the 2006 congressional elections. </p> <p>He is the first member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commonly known as the Mormons, to serve as a Senate Majority Leader.</p> <p>Dan Ashley is anchor of ABC7 News at 6 & 11 p.m. and ABC7 News at 9 p.m. on Your TV20, weekdays. He is joined by Sandhya Patel and Larry Beil who report weather and sports news, respectively.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/44990-should-the-us-stay-in-iraq-to-fight-terrorism-harry-reid">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/44668-ron-paul-foreign-policy-and-iraq 2008-07-28T18:41:06Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/q6eV5D0ocDY&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/q6eV5D0ocDY&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/44668-ron-paul-foreign-policy-and-iraq"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/51091" 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/2008/02/13/Ron_Paul_The_Weakening_of_the_US_Constitution">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>U.S. Congressman (R-TX) and self-professed libertarian Ron Paul gives his thoughts on foreign policy and the U.S.-led war in Iraq.</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Texas Congressman and Republican Presidential Candidate Ron Paul spoke in Gaston Hall during a speech sponsored by the Georgetown University Lecture Fund.</p> <p>He argues that the United States Constitution has been progressively weakened in recent decades and suggests some possibilities for reinforcing it - Georgetown University</p> <p>Ronald Ernest Paul is a Republican United States Congressman from Lake Jackson, Texas, a physician, a bestselling author, and a former 2008 U.S. presidential candidate.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/44668-ron-paul-foreign-policy-and-iraq">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/44171-revisiting-claims-on-iraqi-wmd-douglas-feith 2008-07-23T18:26:01Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pvbJrmRSb34&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pvbJrmRSb34&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/44171-revisiting-claims-on-iraqi-wmd-douglas-feith"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/50524" 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/2008/04/28/Douglas_Feith_Inside_the_Pentagon">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>Former U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Douglas Feith revisits pre-war claims on Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, arguing that Saddam Hussein was much closer to acquiring these weapons than has been claimed by anti-war advocates.</p> <p>----</p> <p>Douglas Feith's remarkable War and Decision: Inside the Pentagon at the Dawn of the War on Terrorism is the first book written by a former Bush Administration insider to offer a dispassionate and documented account of the reaction to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 that led to the overthrow of Saddam Hussein's regime.</p> <p>War and Decision, as the Wall Street Journal has noted, is the first "revisionist history" of the Iraq war. It challenges the conventional wisdom that holds the belief that in a rush to war a cadre of neoconservatives politicized intelligence findings.</p> <p>Henry Kissinger says of the book, "The fullest and most thoughtful statement of the Pentagon thinking prior to and in the first stages of the Iraq war. Even those, as I, who take issue with some of its conclusions will gain a better perspective from reading this book."</p> <p>To explore Feith's account, Hudson Institute held a discussion with three former officials who were active participants in the decisions of the day: Paul Wolfowitz, Visiting Scholar with AEI, former President of the World Bank, and former Deputy Secretary of Defense; Peter Rodman, Senior Fellow with the Brookings Institution and former Assistant Secretary for Defense and Adviser to the National Security Council; Dan Senor, former Senior Advisor to Presidential Envoy L. Paul Bremer III, Administrator of the Coalition Provisional Authority. This discussion was moderated by Hudson Institute CEO, Kenneth Weinstein - Hudson Institute</p> <p>Douglas J. Feith served as the Under-Secretary of Defense for Policy for United States President George W. Bush from July 2001 until he resigned from his position effective August 8, 2005.</p> <p>Feith's official responsibilities included the formulation of defense planning guidance and forces policy, United States Department of Defense (DoD) relations with foreign countries, and the DoD's role in U.S. Government inter-agency policymaking.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/44171-revisiting-claims-on-iraqi-wmd-douglas-feith">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/41775-honoring-father-s-day 2008-10-08T02:23:43Z codepinkDC <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/g1x0d7AU6HU&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/g1x0d7AU6HU&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/41775-honoring-father-s-day"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/47095" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><a href="http://www.codepink4peace.org/">CODEPINK</a> and <a href="http://www.collateralrepairproject.org/">Collateral Repair Project</a> are working on funding special Father&#39;s Day micro-projects for Iraqi fathers who are trying to support their families amidst the insecurity of refugee life, poor living conditions, and dwindling personal resources. These are the harsh realities that rob many Iraqi refugee fathers of their sense of purpose and worth and lead inevitably to over-riding hopelessness and despair.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/41775-honoring-father-s-day">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/40874-war-without-end-2007-02-june-08-part-2 2008-06-08T08:42:08Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/icB1z5BBDnE&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/icB1z5BBDnE&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/40874-war-without-end-2007-02-june-08-part-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/46092" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Al Jazeera's Hoda Abdel Hamid looks at the major events of the Iraq war in 2007.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/40874-war-without-end-2007-02-june-08-part-2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/40873-war-without-end-2007-02-june-08-part-1 2008-09-21T02:21:36Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QhyrlJvdxJw&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QhyrlJvdxJw&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/40873-war-without-end-2007-02-june-08-part-1"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/46091" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Al Jazeera's Hoda Abdel Hamid looks at the major events of the Iraq war in 2007.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/40873-war-without-end-2007-02-june-08-part-1">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/39585-prince-zied-al-hussein-us-withdrawal-from-iraq 2008-06-16T18:37:52Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/DHjBh70tRfw&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/DHjBh70tRfw&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/39585-prince-zied-al-hussein-us-withdrawal-from-iraq"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/44678" 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/2008/04/17/Prince_Zeid_on_Peace_in_the_Middle_East">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>Jordanian Ambassador to the United States Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein gives his thoughts on a rapid U.S. withdrawal from Iraq.</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Jordanian Ambassador to the United States Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein speaks at The Commonwealth Club of California about the current state of affairs in Middle Eastern countries including Jordan, Israel, Iraq and Iran.</p> <p>Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein is Jordan's Ambassador to the United States and non-resident Ambassador to Mexico. He was previously the kingdom’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations; a post he held six and a half years (2000-2007). From 1996-2000, he was Jordan's Deputy Permanent Representative at the UN, with the rank of Ambassador.</p> <p>An expert in the field of international justice, Prince Zeid played a central role in the establishment of the International Criminal Court. In September 2002, Prince Zeid was elected the first president of the governing body of the International Criminal Court, at a time when the Court was only a plan on paper. Prince Zeid also served as a political affairs officer in UNPROFOR in the former Yugoslavia from February 1994 to February 1996, and, having worked intimately with peacekeeping issues for over the last decade, his knowledge of peacekeeping is extensive.</p> <p>Prince Zeid holds a B.A. from The Johns Hopkins University and a Ph.D. from Cambridge (Christ's College). In 1989, he also received his commission as an officer in the Jordanian desert police (the successor to the Arab Legion) and saw service with them until 1994.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/39585-prince-zied-al-hussein-us-withdrawal-from-iraq">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/38810-kathleen-frydl-is-iraq-another-vietnam 2008-06-10T14:43:58Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QxKrt_iT_gU&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QxKrt_iT_gU&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/38810-kathleen-frydl-is-iraq-another-vietnam"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/43812" 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/2008/03/30/Dr__Kathleen_Frydl_Echoes_of_the_60s">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>UC-Berkeley Professor of History Kathleen Frydl draws parallels between the Vietnam War and the current war in Iraq.</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Kathleen Frydl discusses Echoes of the 60s.</p> <p>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?</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Her forthcoming book, The GI Bill, will be published by Cambridge University Press - Grace Cathedral</p> <p>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. </p> <p>Her forthcoming book, The GI Bill, will be published by Cambridge University Press.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/38810-kathleen-frydl-is-iraq-another-vietnam">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/38018-evolving-sectarian-tensions-in-iraq-washington-post-panel 2008-06-16T03:30:23Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OELnPylLozI&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OELnPylLozI&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/38018-evolving-sectarian-tensions-in-iraq-washington-post-panel"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/42944" 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/2008/03/13/Washington_Post_Panel_America_and_the_World_2008">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>Washington Post Baghdad Correspondent Amit Paley discusses evolving tensions between Sunni and Shia groups in Iraq. This excerpt is taken from a panel discussion entitled, "Washington Post Panel: America and the World in 2008," recorded in collaboration with the World Affairs Council of Washington, D.C.</p> <p>-----</p> <p>The Council's Annual Washington Post Panel continues with the Foreign News Editors and Correspondents from the Washington Post discussing major world issues facing the country and the new president - World Affairs Council of Washington, D.C.</p> <p>Amit Paley is a staff writer and Baghdad Correspondent for the Washington Post.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/38018-evolving-sectarian-tensions-in-iraq-washington-post-panel">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/23483-richard-holbrooke-iraq-and-the-next-president 2008-06-15T21:30:03Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/na-U0YIzB-I&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/na-U0YIzB-I&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/23483-richard-holbrooke-iraq-and-the-next-president"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/25452" 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/2007/10/30/Ambassador_Richard_Holbrooke">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Richard Holbrooke discusses the future of America's war in Iraq.</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Ambassador Richard Holbrooke speaks to the Oxonian Society.</p> <p>Ambassador Holbrooke brokered the peace agreement among the warring factions in Bosnia that led to the signing of the Dayton Peace Accords. He has received seven Nobel Peace Prize nominations and his bestselling book, 'To End War', was named by the New York Times as one of the eleven best books in 1998.</p> <p>Holbrooke served as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, where he was also a member of President Clinton's cabinet. Holbrooke has played a central role in the development of U.S. policy toward the United Nations, the Balkans, Africa, Asia, the Middle East and humanitarian crisis issues such as AIDS. Many continue to mention Holbrooke as the leading contender for the Secretary of State position in a future administration - Oxonian Society</p> <p>Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke was U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Canadian Affairs from 1994 through 1996, during which time he led the Bosnian peace talks, which resulted in the Dayton Peace Accords.</p> <p>Prior to becoming Assistant Secretary of State, he was U.S. Ambassador to Germany. He is currently responsible for business development in Europe and the Far East for Credit Suisse First Boston. He also acts as President Clinton's special envoy to Cyprus, and consults with the White House on foreign policy issues.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/23483-richard-holbrooke-iraq-and-the-next-president">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/22479-inside-iraq-refugees-return-home-21-dec-07-part-2 2008-06-13T15:32:33Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TQTc244wrUc&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TQTc244wrUc&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/22479-inside-iraq-refugees-return-home-21-dec-07-part-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/24010" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>As more and more Iraqi refugees return to Iraq, Inside Iraq asks ordinary Iraqis about their dreams for the future of their country.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/22479-inside-iraq-refugees-return-home-21-dec-07-part-2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/21964-inside-story-basra-handover-16-dec-07-part-2 2008-06-13T15:35:06Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/L7Eu0LLk7yE&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/L7Eu0LLk7yE&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/21964-inside-story-basra-handover-16-dec-07-part-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/21830" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>British troops transfered the security of Basra to Iraqis.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/21964-inside-story-basra-handover-16-dec-07-part-2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/21963-inside-story-basra-handover-16-dec-07-part-1 2008-06-13T15:35:27Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7owRxoQ3FLg&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7owRxoQ3FLg&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/21963-inside-story-basra-handover-16-dec-07-part-1"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/21829" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>British troops transfered the security of Basra to Iraqis.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/21963-inside-story-basra-handover-16-dec-07-part-1">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/19448-a-conservative-s-critique-of-u-s-foreign-policy 2008-06-10T15:32:47Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cjV1cUJgULo&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cjV1cUJgULo&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/19448-a-conservative-s-critique-of-u-s-foreign-policy"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/19122" 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/2007/10/29/Niall_Ferguson_After_the_Bush_Doctrine">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>Harvard University historian Niall Ferguson offers a conservative's critique of U.S. foreign policy under the Bush Administration.</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Niall Ferguson discusses "After the Bush Doctrine: What Next for American Foreign Policy?" This event was part of the Hoover Institution's Fall Retreat 2007.</p> <p>Niall Ferguson, MA, D.Phil., is the Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History at Harvard University. He is a resident faculty member of the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies. He is also a Senior Research Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford University, and a Senior Fellow of the Hoover Institution, Stanford University.</p> <p>He is a regular contributor to television and radio on both sides of the Atlantic. In 2003 he wrote and presented a six-part history of the British Empire for Channel 4, the UK terrestrial broadcaster. The accompanying book, Empire: The Rise and Demise of the British World Order and the Lessons for Global Power (Basic), was a bestseller in both Britain and the United States. The sequel, Colossus: The Rise and Fall of the American Empire, was published in 2004 by Penguin. His latest book is The War of the World, a global history of the Second World War, which was published to critical acclaim in September 2006. He is currently completing a biography of Siegmund Warburg and has recently begun researching a life of Henry Kissinger.</p> <p>A prolific commentator on contemporary politics and economics, Niall Ferguson writes and reviews regularly for the British and American press. He is a contributing editor for the Financial Times. In 2004 Time magazine named him as one of the world's hundred most influential people.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/19448-a-conservative-s-critique-of-u-s-foreign-policy">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/15719-the-listening-post-blackwater-story-12-oct-07-part-2 2008-06-15T21:30:45Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/57ULHXK1wrU&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/57ULHXK1wrU&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/15719-the-listening-post-blackwater-story-12-oct-07-part-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/15513" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>38 Iraqis have been killed by Blackwater personnel since 2003. We ask what tokk the media so long to get involved.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/15719-the-listening-post-blackwater-story-12-oct-07-part-2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/15718-the-listening-post-blackwater-story-12-oct-07-part-1 2008-06-15T21:30:46Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/t0rgGTIqYW8&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/t0rgGTIqYW8&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/15718-the-listening-post-blackwater-story-12-oct-07-part-1"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/15512" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>38 Iraqis have been killed by Blackwater personnel since 2003. We ask what tokk the media so long to get involved.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/15718-the-listening-post-blackwater-story-12-oct-07-part-1">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/10253-shocking-foreign-entrepreneurs-engage-in-profiteering-in-iraq-with-our-tacit-approval 2008-01-12T20:14:50Z cliffschecter <a href="http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/10253-shocking-foreign-entrepreneurs-engage-in-profiteering-in-iraq-with-our-tacit-approval"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/thumbnail_pic/10406" style="border: solid 1px black; margin-right: 7px; margin-top: 3px;" align="left" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><p>Yup.&nbsp;Right under our&nbsp;noses <a href="http://cliffschecter.blogspot.com/2007/08/bush-and-cheney-turn-iraq-into-huge.html">people are&nbsp;getting rich by placing caches of weapons in the hands of those only seeking to murder their fellow man</a>. It&#39;s like Christmas at the NRA:</p><blockquote><p>Iraqi and Italian partners haggled over shipping more than 100,000 Russian-made automatic weapons into the bloodbath of Iraq. As the secretive, $40 million deal neared completion, Italian authorities moved in, making arrests and breaking it up. But key questions remain unanswered.</p></blockquote><p>You want more? <a href="http://cliffschecter.blogspot.com/2007/08/bush-and-cheney-turn-iraq-into-huge.html">You got it</a>:</p><blockquote><p>The purchase would merely have been the most spectacular example of how Iraq has become a magnet for arms traffickers and a place of vanishing weapons stockpiles and uncontrolled gun markets since the 2003 U.S. invasion and the onset of civil war.</p></blockquote><p>And <a href="http://cliffschecter.blogspot.com/2007/08/bush-and-cheney-turn-iraq-into-huge.html">here, as they&nbsp;say, is the kicker</a>:</p><blockquote><p>Iraqi middlemen in the Italian deal, in intercepted e-mails, claimed the arrangement had official American approval. A U.S. spokesman in Baghdad denied that.</p></blockquote><p>Very nice. Good to know someone in our government approved adding weapons of mass murder&nbsp;to a genocidal civil war.</p></p> </div> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/9603-mark-schmitt-cultural-sensitivity-on-the-ground-in-iraq 2008-06-18T03:36:09Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZoimZbzvIv0&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZoimZbzvIv0&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/9603-mark-schmitt-cultural-sensitivity-on-the-ground-in-iraq"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/9733" 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/fora/showthread.php?t=1181">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>Eric Schmitt, Pulitzer Prize-winning war correspondent for the New York Times, describes a botched military raid he witnessed firsthand while embedded with American troops in Iraq in late 2003.</p> <p>-----</p> <p>"Iraq and Afghanistan: A Reporter's Perspective" with Eric Schmitt.</p> <p>What's it like reporting from the front lines in Iraq and Afghanistan? Schmitt has covered every war and major military operation involving American troops since the 1991 Gulf War. He discusses his nine trips to Iraq and four to Afghanistan, and his Pulitzer Prize-winning series exposing the sale of sensitive American technology to China. -- The Commonwealth Club</p> </div> <a href="/blog/9603-mark-schmitt-cultural-sensitivity-on-the-ground-in-iraq">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/8973-inside-story-oxfam-release-iraq-report-30jul07 2008-06-05T21:30:35Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/r0Zb-g0XlJI&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/r0Zb-g0XlJI&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/8973-inside-story-oxfam-release-iraq-report-30jul07"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/8893" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>It says that almost a third of Iraqis are in need of emergency aid.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/8973-inside-story-oxfam-release-iraq-report-30jul07">Watch the video</a>