nukes at Brave New Filmshttp://bravenewfilms.org/topics/nukes2008-09-06T00:45:20ZThreat of a Nuclear Terrorist Attack on the UShttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/49834-threat-of-a-nuclear-terrorist-attack-on-the-us2008-09-06T00:45:20ZFORAtv
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<p>Complete video at: <a href="http://fora.tv/2008/07/01/Iran_North_Korea_and_Nuclear_Energy">fora.tv</a> </p>
<p>A panel of defense policy analysts discusses the likelihood of a nuclear terrorist attack on the United States.</p>
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<p>A panel consisting of Joseph Cirincione, Andrew Krepinevich, Bruce Blair, and John Holdren discuss Where Do We Go From Here: Iran, North Korea, Nuclear Energy and the Road to a World Without Nuclear Weapons at the 2008 Aspen Ideas Festival. The event was moderated by Jeffrey Goldberg.</p>
<p>Andrew Krepinevich is a defense policy analyst, president of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, and Distinguished Visiting Professor at George Mason University's School of Public Policy. </p>
<p>Scott Kleeb is an American rancher, professor, and political candidate in Nebraska. Kleeb is the Democratic candidate in the election for the open US Senate seat being vacated by Republican Chuck Hagel.</p>
<p>John P. Holdren is Teresa and John Heinz Professor of Environmental Policy and Director of the Program on Science, Technology, and Public Policy at the Kennedy School, as well as Professor of Environmental Science and Public Policy in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Harvard University. His work focuses on causes and consequences of global environmental change, analysis of energy technologies and policies, ways to reduce the dangers from nuclear weapons and materials, and the interaction of content and process in science and technology policy.</p>
<p>Bruce Blair is president of the World Security Institute, a nonprofit organization that he founded in 2000 to promote independent research and journalism on global affairs. Blair is an expert on US and Russian security policies, specializing in nuclear forces and command-control systems. Blair, a MacArthur Prize awardee, has taught security studies at both Harvard and Yale universities.</p>
<p>Jeffrey Goldberg is the staff writer and Middle East correspondent for the New Yorker. He joined the staff of the New Yorker in 2000.</p>
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NUKES OVER AMERICA!http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/49356-nukes-over-america2008-09-03T12:42:47ZOPERATION ITCH
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The US, Russia, and Iran's Nuclear Programhttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/47473-the-us-russia-and-iran-s-nuclear-program2008-08-21T18:47:20ZFORAtv
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<p>Complete video at: <a href="http://fora.tv/2008/06/04/Dr_Sergei_Khrushchev_Russia_after_Putin">fora.tv</a> </p>
<p>Sergei Khrushchev, Senior Fellow at the Watson Institute for International Studies and son of former Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, discusses Russia's position on an Iranian nuclear program, and on nuclear proliferation in general.</p>
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<p>Senior Fellow, Watson Institute for International Studies Son of Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, Sergei Khrushchev has been an eyewitness to the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the establishment of the Russian state.</p>
<p>Originally a missile engineer in the USSR, Dr. Khrushchev is now a U.S. citizen and frequent NPR commentator.</p>
<p>Dr. Khrushchev provides a unique perspective on Russia's future and its changing role in global politics - World Affairs Council of Oregon</p>
<p>Sergei N. Khrushchev, son of former Soviet Prime Minister Nikita Khrushchev, has been a senior fellow at the Watson Institute since 1996 and a senior visiting scholar from 1991-1996. Before that, he was a fellow at the Institute of Politics at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. From 1968-1991, he served at the Control Computer Institute in Moscow.</p>
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John McCain: Town Hall Meeting 07/09/08http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/45257-john-mccain-town-hall-meeting-07-09-082008-07-18T16:52:32ZIssueAlliance
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<p>John McCain
<br />Town Hall Meeting
<br />07/09/08</p>
<p>TRANSCRIPT:
<br />JOHN MCCAIN: "I did see a person over here with a 'no nukes' sign so maybe we can't start with you. Because obviously you know I am a supporter of nuclear power. [...]"</p>
<p>QUESTIONER: "[...] I live here in Portsmouth. And my father also worked in the Piketon plant and he also died young of cancer. He had 4 cancers. My mother died of cancer as well. And I feel strongly about getting the Piketon plant cleaned up and bringing alternative energy industry into Portsmouth [...] We've done this for 50 years. We deserve better. We don't want our young people to continue to have to work in a highly toxic industry. And I believe that a lot of people here probably feel the same way and are afraid to say anything. Because I know the outcome in my personal life has been very detrimental to me in fighting this nuclear industry."</p>
<p>MCCAIN: "I know I speak on behalf of all of us [...] and extend our sympathy at the loss of your parents. There's no way that I can provide proper consolation except to say to you that I believe that nuclear power is and can be safe. [...] We have sailed Navy ships around the world for more than 60 years with nuclear power plants on them. There has never been any recorded case that I know of that someone was either injured or killed or had any effects of, of those nuclear power plants. I know that there's been Three Mile Island. And we know about Chernoble. But I do believe that nuclear power is safe. [...] But the evidence that I have that I'd like to share with you, is that nuclear power is safe. And it is, I think, a vital part of our nation's energy future[...]</p>
<p>QUESTIONER: "One of the things that I've been striving for is to make sure that workers that go into the Piketon site are protected, and I haven't been able to get that affirmation from the NRC or the EPA or any of the DOE or any of the groups that are in charge of that cleanup and that site. And I think that's one of the things that many people are concerned about here.</p>
<p>MCCAIN: "Well I will (1) try to get that information from you, (2) myself try to contact the nuclear regulatory [...] commission and any other oversight organization and get the information [...] I promise you I will learn, and I will read the information that you send me, and I will act on it as I think would be appropriate."</p>
<p>LABEL: JM OH 7-9 (SD#25) GHBST-ClipC</p>
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Bush's Changing Policy on North Korea - Fred Kaplanhttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/43549-bush-s-changing-policy-on-north-korea-fred-kaplan2008-07-23T14:27:49ZFORAtv
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<p>Complete video at: <a href="http://fora.tv/2008/05/12/Fred_Kaplan_on_Daydream_Believers_and_American_Power">fora.tv</a> </p>
<p>Slate "War Stories" columnist Fred Kaplan examines shifts in the Bush Administration's approach to negotiations with North Korea.</p>
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<p>Fred Kaplan discusses Daydream Believers: How a Few Grand Ideas Wrecked American Power.</p>
<p>How did America reach its current state of affairs? Come explore Fred Kaplan's understanding of the evolution of what he sees as the misguided ideologies that currently dominate the political sphere.</p>
<p>Kaplan shares his views of how George W. Bush and his aides got so far off track, and why so much of the nation followed - The Commonwealth Club of California</p>
<p>Fred Kaplan is the national security columnist for Slate and the author of Daydream Believers: How a Few Grand Ideas Wrecked American Power.</p>
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North Korea Demolishes Nuclear Tower at Yongbyon Planthttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/43282-north-korea-demolishes-nuclear-tower-at-yongbyon-plant2008-07-15T12:48:58Ztpmtv
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<p>North Korea nuclear tower demolition, June 27, 2008</p>
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Bush Press Conference on North Korea's Nuclear Declarationhttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/43177-bush-press-conference-on-north-korea-s-nuclear-declaration2008-07-11T10:43:03Ztpmtv
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<p>President Bush, June 26, 2008</p>
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Condoleezza Rice on Diplomatic Challenges to Iranhttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/41412-condoleezza-rice-on-diplomatic-challenges-to-iran2008-07-02T14:40:21ZFORAtv
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<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>
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<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>
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Who's Got the Guns?http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/37571-who-s-got-the-guns2008-06-07T03:30:43ZMobLogicTV
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<p>America's got the guns, way more than anyone else anyway.</p>
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Russia on Foreign Policy - The Next Four Yearshttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/35941-russia-on-foreign-policy-the-next-four-years2008-06-08T21:30:13ZFORAtv
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<p>Complete video at: <a href="http://fora.tv/2008/03/07/Putin-to-X_Succession_Part_I">fora.tv</a> </p>
<p>Kathryn Stoner-Weiss, Associate Director for Research and Senior Research Scholar at CDDRL, discusses Russian President-elect Dmitry Medvedev's approach to foreign policy, and speculates on the course of Russia's government over the next four years.</p>
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<p>The Putin-to-X Succession - Part I with panelists Pavel Podvig, M. Steven Fish, and Kathryn Stoner-Weiss. Kenneth Jowitt moderates.</p>
<p>This is the second panel of a three panel event on Political Succession in Russia hosted by the Hoover Institution.</p>
<p>Kathryn Stoner-Weiss is Associate Director for Research and Senior Research Scholar at CDDRL. Prior to coming to Stanford, she was on the faculty at Princeton University for nine years, jointly appointed to the Department of Politics and the Woodrow Wilson School for International and Public Affairs. At Princeton she received the Ralph O. Glendinning Preceptorship awarded to outstanding junior faculty. She also served as a Visiting Associate Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, and an Assistant Professor of Political Science at McGill University. She has held fellowships at Harvard University as well as the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, DC.</p>
<p>In addition to many articles and book chapters on contemporary Russia, she is the author of two single authored books: Resisting the State: Reform and Retrenchment in Post-Soviet Russia (Cambridge, 2006), and Local Heroes: The Political Economy of Russian Regional Governance (Princeton, 1997). She is also co-editor (along with Michael McFaul) of After the Collapse of Communism: Comparative Lessons of Transitions (Cambridge, 2004).</p>
<p>She received a BA and MA in Political Science from the University of Toronto, and a PhD in Government from Harvard University. She speaks Russian and French.</p>
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Should the U.S. Use "Surgical Strikes" on Iran?http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/34994-should-the-u-s-use-surgical-strikes-on-iran2008-06-12T09:35:21ZFORAtv
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<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>
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<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>
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Impact of an Iranian Nuclear Program on the Middle Easthttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/34993-impact-of-an-iranian-nuclear-program-on-the-middle-east2008-06-12T15:36:47ZFORAtv
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<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>
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<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>
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Does the Iranian Public Support a Nuclear Program?http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/34992-does-the-iranian-public-support-a-nuclear-program2008-06-12T15:36:44ZFORAtv
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<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>
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<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>
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Will Bush and Cheney act on their delusions?http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/33408-will-bush-and-cheney-act-on-their-delusions2008-03-21T19:09:52ZGottaLaff
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<p><p><strong>To</strong>: Mrs. George W. Bush, Mrs. Richard Cheney<br /><strong>From</strong>: Bellevue</p><p>We regret to inform you that your spouses are suffering from something we call <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/blog/2008/03/21/BL2008032101852_pf.html">Psychotic Delusionus Swaggerus Idioticus</a>... </p><blockquote><strong>President Bush on Wednesday said something demonstrably false and inflammatory about Iran</strong> <strong>-- asserting that the Iranian government has "declared they want to have a nuclear weapon to destroy people."</strong><p><strong>The Iranians have never done any such thing</strong> -- and for Bush to say so at a time of great tension between the two countries is <strong>bizarre at best</strong>.</p><p>So why did he say it? <strong>Was he actively trying to misrepresent the situation?</strong> Was it just a slip of the tongue? <strong>Or does he believe it, despite the abundant evidence to the contrary?</strong> [...]</p><p>And yet,<strong> as disturbing as the third possibility is -- that Bush is operating in an alternate reality</strong> -- it's supported by this simple fact: <strong>He's said almost exactly the same thing at least once before</strong>.</p></blockquote><p>Mrs. Bush, Mrs. Cheney, the urgency for restraint and the employment of straight jackets cannot be stressed enough. We assure you, we used only the best quality product, the latest models, and have made every effort to meet with their fashion consultants before choosing the hue we like to call "Warmonger Ecru"... </p><blockquote><p>In short,<strong> it seems clear that Bush remains convinced that the Iranians continue to pursue nuclear weapons</strong>. <strong>Does he also somehow believe they've acknowledged this publicly?</strong> Or that they may as well have? <strong>Is this the kind of stuff that Cheney -- often the last person to talk to Bush before important decisions -- whispers in his ear?</strong></p> <p><strong>It's worth getting Bush on the record </strong>about exactly how he understands the facts here.</p> <p>And -- especially after <strong>the <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/blog/2008/03/12/BL2008031201898.html">suspicious dismissal</a> of Admiral William J. "Fox" Fallon</strong> earlier this month, and given <strong>Cheney's conviction that the legislative branch can't limit the executive's war-making powers</strong> -- it may be worth asking ourselves <strong>if there's anything that would prevent the president and vice president from acting on their delusions</strong>.</p></blockquote><p>Thank you for your understanding. Visiting hours are alternate Sundays, 8 am through 12 noon, at which time we force feed them Freedom Fries as a reward for participating in "Waterboarding for Military Wannabes". They seem to genuinely enjoy their time together, and we were especially pleased to grant their request to be handcuffed together during that particular activity.</p><p>Yours very sincerely,</p><p>Dr. Laffy, Psyche Ward 13, Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital </p></p>
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Pre-War Intelligence on Iraq, Revisitedhttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/33292-pre-war-intelligence-on-iraq-revisited2008-06-06T15:39:19ZFORAtv
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<p>Complete video at: <a href="http://fora.tv/2008/02/14/Intelligence_Reform_and_the_Iran_NIE">fora.tv</a> </p>
<p>National Intelligence Council Chairman Thomas Fingar discusses flaws in intelligence analysis on Iraqi WMD in the run-up to the 2003 invasion.</p>
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<p>Intelligence Reform and The Iran National Intelligence Estimate with Thomas Fingar.</p>
<p> The debate over how to deal with Iran received a jolt late last year when the U.S. government's intelligence report concluded that Iran ended its nuclear weapons program four years ago. Don't miss this chance to hear from the intelligence expert who is the principal author of the report that "rewrote the book" on Iran - The Commonwealth Club of California</p>
<p>Dr. Thomas Fingar was Assistant Secretary of the State Department's Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR) from July 2004 until May 2005 when he was named Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Analysis & Chairman, National Intelligence Council. While at the State Department he served as Acting Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Research (2003-2004 and 2000-2001), Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (2001-2003), Deputy Assistant Secretary for Analysis (1994-2000), Director of the Office of Analysis for East Asia and the Pacific (1989-1994), and Chief of the China Division (1986-1989).</p>
<p>His intelligence career began in 1970 as the senior German linguist in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, USAREUR & 7th Army in Heidelberg, Germany. Between 1975 and 1986 he held a number of positions at Stanford University, including Senior Research Associate in the Center for International Security and Arms Control, and Director of the University's U.S.-China Relations Program. Other previous positions include assignment to the National Academy of Sciences as Co-Director of the U.S.-China Education Clearinghouse, adviser to the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment, and consultant to numerous U.S. Government agencies and private sector organizations.</p>
<p>Dr. Fingar is a graduate of Cornell University (B.A. in Government and History, 1968), and Stanford University (M.A., 1969 and Ph.D., 1977 both in Political Science). He is a career member of the Senior Executive Service. His principal foreign languages are Chinese and German. Dr. Fingar has published dozens of books and articles, mostly on aspects of Chinese politics and policymaking.</p>
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Arab Nations' Views of Iran-US Tensionshttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/32254-arab-nations-views-of-iran-us-tensions2008-06-11T03:30:12ZFORAtv
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<p>Complete video at: <a href="http://fora.tv/2007/12/11/Iran_and_Israel_An_Irreversible_Enmity">fora.tv</a> </p>
<p>Egyptian journalist Kahled Dawoud discusses Arabic nations' views of tensions between Iran and the United States.</p>
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<br />Implications for the United States, the Region, and the Security Council with Trita Parsi, president of the National Iranian American Council and author of Treacherous Alliance - The Secret Dealings of Israel, Iran and the United States, and discussants Khaled Dawoud, New York correspondent for Al-Jazeera, and Daniel Levy, director of the Prospects for Peace Initiative.</p>
<p>Khaled Dawoud is a Correspondent for Al-Jazeera Arabic in New York.</p>
<p>From 2002 to 2006, Mr. Dawoud was the Bureau Chief of Egypt's daily Al-Ahram's office in Washington, DC.</p>
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Contrasting Intelligence on Iraq and Iranhttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/27242-contrasting-intelligence-on-iraq-and-iran2008-06-11T21:31:03ZFORAtv
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<p>Complete video at: <a href="http://fora.tv/2007/12/18/EU_and_Iran_s_Nuclear_File">fora.tv</a> </p>
<p>Middle East expert Emanuele Ottolenghi outlines what he sees as differences in intelligence on Iran's nuclear program with pre-war intelligence on Iraqi WMDs.</p>
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<p>Emanuele Ottolenghi discusses The EU and Iran's Nuclear File: What Can Be Done? </p>
<p>Following the release of the National Intelligence Estimate on Iran's nuclear program, Emanuele Ottolenghi, director of the Transatlantic Institute, addresses the American Jewish Committee concerning the misinterpretation of the NIE and how the European Union can pressure Iran to suspend their uranium enrichment without resorting to military action.</p>
<p>Dr. Emanuele Ottolenghi has recently taken up the post of Executive Director at the Transatlantic Institute in Brussels. He previously taught Israel Studies at the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies and at the Middle East Centre of St. Antony's College, Oxford University. He holds a degree in Political Science from University of Bologna, Italy, and a Ph.D. in political theory from The Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Since 1998 he is at Oxford.</p>
<p>His research focuses on Israeli domestic politics, specifically coalition and party politics, and elections, post-Zionism, the Arab-Israeli conflict (mainly the Oslo era), Europe's new anti-Semitism and European attitudes to the Middle East. He is currently finishing a book on Israel's electoral reforms in the 1990s.</p>
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Norman Podhoretz - The Case for Bombing Iranhttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/25358-norman-podhoretz-the-case-for-bombing-iran2008-06-12T03:33:33ZFORAtv
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<p>Neoconservative commentator Norman Podhoretz argues for a pre-emptive U.S. military attack on Iran.</p>
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<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>
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Iran and WMD'shttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/25090-iran-and-wmd-s2008-06-12T21:29:50Zsohail
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Al Jazeera-MIR: Media Fallout-Iran's Nuke Reporthttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/24733-al-jazeera-mir-media-fallout-iran-s-nuke-report2008-07-26T04:55:54Zlinktv
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<p>Mosaic producer Jamal Dajani partnered with Middle East broadcaster Al Jazeera for this special report on the media fallout after the release of a U.S. National Intelligence Report denying Iran's nuke plans.</p>
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When did they know?http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/20630-when-did-they-know2008-09-06T00:37:28Zarmy193
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<p>McCain reality check. What they knew and when they knew it. Will we hold them accountable for their lies?</p>
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Syrian Amb. Imad Moustapha on Israel's September Airstrikeshttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/20504-syrian-amb-imad-moustapha-on-israel-s-september-airstrikes2008-06-10T21:30:07ZFORAtv
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<p>Syrian Ambassador to the United States Imad Moustapha answers questions concerning Israel's airstrikes on alleged Syrian nuclear facilities in September 2007.</p>
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<p>Syrian Ambassador to the United States Imad Moustapha discusses The U.S., Syria and the New Old Middle East: Confrontation or Cooperation?</p>
<p>On the front lines of multiple Middle Eastern crises, Syria is a key player in regional politics, and a strong diplomatic relationship with the United States is critical in efforts to rebuild Iraq and improve the region's relationship with the West, according to the Iraq Study Group's findings. Moustapha was a dean at the University of Damascus and secretary general of the Arab School for Science and Technology. - The Commonwealth Club</p>
<p>Imad Moustapha is the Syrian Ambassador to the United States since March 2004. Prior to that, he was Dean of the Faculty of Information Technology at the University of Damascus, and Secretary General of the Arab School on Science and Technology. He is co-founder of the Network of Syrian Scientists, Technologists and Innovators Abroad (NOSSTIA), and was an active consultant to several international and regional organizations on Science and Technology policies in the Middle East (UNDP, UNESCO, ESCWA, ALECSO).</p>
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No Nukes is Good Nukeshttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/20466-no-nukes-is-good-nukes2008-06-06T03:29:56ZThe Ointment
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<p>US intelligence says that Iran is not pursuing nuclear weapons so maybe Bush will declare war on US intelligence. Putin and Chavez face their electorates with differing results. A teddy bear causes an international incident and Senator Larry Craig gets more action than you. All this and more for December 4, 2007.</p>
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Iran's nukes got our support years agohttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/18582-iran-s-nukes-got-our-support-years-ago2008-01-12T20:34:41ZGottaLaff
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<p><p>This entire post is simply copied and pasted from <a href="http://www.iranaffairs.com/iran_affairs/2006/05/blasts_from_the.html">this site</a>. One of our commenters linked us up, and it's fascinating. </p><blockquote><p><strong>May 30,</strong> <strong>2006</strong> </p><p><strong>Blasts from the Past: <a href="http://www.iranaffairs.com/iran_affairs/2006/05/blasts_from_the.html">Western Support for Iran's Nuclear program</a></strong> </p><p><strong>Iran's nuclear program started with the support, encouragement and participation of the <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3983-2005Mar26.html">United States</a>,</strong> France, Germany and the UK because it made economic sense, <strong>and it still does</strong>. </p><p>At a time when Iran's nuclear program is portrayed as an imminent threat, <strong>it's interesting to see that the program actually started long ago, with the support and participation of the same countries that today insist Iran abandon its nuclear program.</strong> </p><p>(click on each article to read them)</p></blockquote><p>They're on the flip. </p></p>
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Is that your periscope up, or are you just happy to see me?http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/18558-is-that-your-periscope-up-or-are-you-just-happy-to-see-me2008-01-12T20:34:37ZGottaLaff
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<p><p><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=492804&amp;in_page_id=1811">Surprise!</a> Too bad this wasn't a birthday party. It would have been a lot more fun: <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=492804&amp;in_page_id=1811"><br /></a></p><blockquote><p><strong>American military chiefs have been left dumbstruck by an undetected Chinese submarine popping up</strong> at the heart of a recent Pacific exercise and close to the vast U.S.S. Kitty Hawk - a 1,000ft supercarrier with <strong>4,500 personnel on board</strong>.</p></blockquote><p>I'm dumbstruck that they're dumbstruck. Are you dumbstruck?</p><blockquote><p>By the time it surfaced the 160ft Song Class diesel-electric attack submarine is understood to have <strong>sailed within viable range for launching torpedoes or missiles at the carrier.</strong> </p><p>According to senior Nato officials the incident <strong>caused consternation in the U.S. Navy.</strong></p></blockquote><p>I'd be all consternatey too. Nobody likes a sneak. Especially one with nukes. </p><blockquote><p><strong>The Americans had no idea China's fast-growing submarine fleet had reached such a level of sophistication, or that it posed such a threat.</strong> </p><p>One Nato figure said the effect was <strong>"as big a shock as the Russians launching Sputnik" </strong>- a reference to the Soviet Union's first orbiting satellite in 1957 which marked the start of the space age.</p></blockquote><p>We had no idea? First we're surprised that they came within striking distance, and then we're surprised that they've come so far? Why is it we didn't know about this again? </p><blockquote><p><strong>The</strong> <strong>lone Chinese vessel slipped past at least a dozen other American warships which were supposed to protect the carrier from hostile aircraft or submarines.</strong> </p><p>And the rest of the costly defensive screen, which usually includes <strong>at least two U.S. submarines, was also apparently unable to detect it.</strong></p></blockquote><p>Maybe if we had more resources, this kind of thing wouldn't happen. Maybe if we'd stop spending all those billions upon billions on a bloody, senseless occupation, we could devote more time, manpower, and money to, oh I dunno, actual <em>defense</em>?? Maybe if we weren't asleep at the wheel, our attention diverted to idiotic, violent power plays, we'd be--what's the word?--<em>prepared</em>. </p><blockquote><p>The People's Liberation Army Navy's submarine fleet <strong>includes at least two nuclear-missile launching vessels.</strong></p></blockquote><p><a href="http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/11/04/5014/">Iran doesn't have nukes</a>, but BushCo wants to bomb them. The U.S.S. Kitty Hawk is staring Chinese nukes in the face and didn't suspect a thing.</p><blockquote><p>Commodore Stephen Saunders, editor of Jane's Fighting Ships, and a former Royal Navy anti-submarine specialist, said <strong>the U.S. had paid relatively little attention to this form of warfare since the end of the Cold War.</strong> </p><p>He said: <strong>"It was certainly a wake-up call for the Americans.</strong></p></blockquote><p>Pssst...Americans in charge. We know it's all warmy and cozy and sleepy, and you just want 5 more minutes to snooze. Mmmmm. </p><p><em>BUT:</em> The rooster is crowing. The coffee is brewing. The paper's on the porch. <u><em><strong>WAKE THE F*** UP!!!!</strong></em></u> </p></p>
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