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Iraq Aftermath

2008-09-07T18:35:35Z

This video will give you an unusual look at Iraq, in and around Baghdad. I shot this footage during and immediately after the March, 2003 US invasion and occupation of that country. Some of the material aired on ABC Nightline.

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Syria negotiates with Israel over the Golan Heights? -Tehran

2008-07-25T19:10:53Z

Mohammed Habash, Syrian MP and director of the Islamic Studies Centre in Damascus speaks to Afshin Rattansi on assignment in Iran about reports of negotiations between Damascus and Tel Aviv through Turkish PM Recep Tayepp Erdogan.

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Palestinians document settler violence - 08 Jun 08

2008-07-14T00:39:37Z

The victim of a beating captured on videotape outside the West Bank city of Hebron has spoken about the day he was set upon by Jewish settlers.

Midhat Abu Karsh, a 30-year-old Palestinian teacher was beaten for allegedly setting fire to fields in the area.

Nour Odeh reports on how he and human rights groups are fighting back.

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Inside Iraq - Nuri al-Maliki - 04 Jul 08 - Part 1

2008-07-09T04:37:43Z

This episode of Inside Iraq looks at the changing perceptions of the Iraqi prime minister and asks if he has found a new political compass and courage or if he is merely a paper tiger propped up by the American military forces on the ground.

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Inside Iraq - Nuri al-Maliki - 04 Jul 08 - Part 2

2008-07-09T04:37:43Z

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Israel blocks Gaza students from studying abroad

2008-09-07T20:24:16Z

I dont understand how another country can decide whether or not i can travel or leave my country?????

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Uncertainty in the Gaza Strip - Taghreed El-Khodary

2008-06-27T18:40:31Z

Complete video at: fora.tv

Palestinian journalist Taghreed El-Khodary describes an atmosphere of uncertainty in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, and emphasizes the importance of renewed communication between Israeli and Palestinian civilians.

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This panel discussion of Arab and Israeli journalists speak on the challenges of covering Israel and the Palestinian territories.

Panelists include Taghreed El-Khodary, Aharon Barnea, Sleman Al-Shafh, Salameh Nematt, and David Makovsky - American Jewish Committee

Taghreed El-Khodary is a Gaza correspondent for the New York Times and freelance television and print reporter.

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War Without End: 2007 - 02 June 08 - Part 2

2008-06-08T08:42:08Z

Al Jazeera's Hoda Abdel Hamid looks at the major events of the Iraq war in 2007.

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War Without End: 2007 - 02 June 08 - Part 1

2008-06-08T08:42:08Z

Al Jazeera's Hoda Abdel Hamid looks at the major events of the Iraq war in 2007.

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Inside Iraq - Shia political power - 23 May 08 - Part 2

2008-06-09T03:30:31Z

With its Sunni-dominated political elite, Iraq was regarded as the regional counterweight to Iran's Shia influence. But the toppling of Saddam Hussein's regime and the renewed political influence of Iraq's Shia community has changed that regional balance of power. Inside Iraq examines this fragile balance of power.

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Inside Iraq - Shia political power - 23 May 08 - Part 1

2008-06-09T03:30:31Z

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Inside Iraq - The cost of war - 16 May 08 - Part 1

2008-06-17T03:32:53Z

With the war in Iraq now in its sixth year, the debate over the true cost of the US invasion and occupation has intensified. Inside Iraq asks if the war in Iraq will pass the cost-benefit analysis of an impatient American public during election year.

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Inside Iraq - The cost of war - 16 May 08 - Part 2

2008-06-16T21:30:58Z

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Kathleen Frydl - Is Iraq Another Vietnam?

2008-06-10T14:43:58Z

Complete video at: fora.tv

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

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Kathleen Frydl discusses Echoes of the 60s.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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CODEPINK Visits Senator McCaskill's St. Louis Office Mar7/08

2008-09-07T20:19:46Z

On Friday March 7th, the day before International Women's Day, St. Louis CODEPINK who are constituents of Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill presented a recently released report detailing the plight of Iraqi women to her St. Louis office representative.

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Inside Iraq - Motives for war - 04 April 08 - Part 2

2008-06-17T21:31:09Z

Inside Iraq examines the 'official' and 'unofficial' reasons the US invaded Iraq.

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Inside Iraq - Motives for war - 04 April 08 - Part 1

2008-06-17T15:33:55Z

Inside Iraq examines the 'official' and 'unofficial' reasons the US invaded Iraq.

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Inside Iraq - The cost of war - 28 Mar 08 - Pt. 2

2008-06-10T09:32:22Z

We examine how Iraqis can rebuild the shattered social fabric of their nation.

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Inside Iraq - The cost of war - 28 Mar 08 - Pt. 1

2008-06-10T09:32:19Z

We examine how Iraqis can rebuild the shattered social fabric of their nation.

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West Bank farmers struggle under occupation - 27 March 08

2008-06-06T21:30:32Z

Palestinian olive tree owners in the occupied West Bank continue to suffer from the presence of Israeli settlers.

Al Jazeera's Nour Odeh reports on one family in Turmos Ayya who recently lost their olive crop.

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5th Anniversary of Iraq Invasion PEACE MARCH in L.A.

2008-06-16T21:30:08Z

The short video mashup above (3:10) is from Saturday's peace march in Los Angeles sponsored by A.N.S.W.E.R. LA to mark the 5th anniversary of the Iraq invasion. The rally was different from others that I've attended since the Iraq occupation began in that it was dominated by young people and because I never once saw a camera crew or truck from the mainstream media.

While the mainstream media rarely report more than a sound bite of one of the crazier or scarier people in attendance at these rallies, at least they previously had the courtesy of pretending to take seriously the majority of Americans who remain anti-war. Apparently this is no longer the case.

Meanwhile, one would have hoped that after five years of horrific war - that has cost nearly 4,000 American lives and hundreds of thousands of Iraqi lives - more than a few thousand people would rally for peace in a city of 10 million. Soon we will be able to add our democracy to the list of the dead.

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Abbas in Egypt to prove a point

2008-06-11T15:33:14Z

More at therealnews.com
Abbas negotiates with Egypt to solve border crisis and provide power for Gaza

Friday February 29th, 2008
Osamah Khalil is a Palestinian-American doctoral candidate in US and Middle East history at the University of California-Berkeley where he is focusing on US foreign policy in the Middle East.

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Santiago Israelite Stadium & Lebanese Cedar

2008-09-07T18:47:24Z

Notice how the Lebanese Cedar stands tall over the Santiago Israeli Stadium's guard posts. I just thought it was very symbolic.

Im sure that is not an actual Lebanese Cedar, but its a cedar and makes the point.

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Iran and WMD's

2008-06-12T21:29:50Z

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No Audience In Sight

2008-03-22T21:54:52Z

As 'best of 2007' lists are now circulating throughout the internet, I am glad to see the film No End in Sight given a little bit of spotlight. Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekley named it his 9th favorite film of the year, awarding it an 'A' grade upon its original release. Richard Corliss of Time named it his 7th favorite. And yet, at my local Hollywood Video, less than half a dozen copies of the DVD are hidden among the sea of straight-to-disc releases, none ever picked off the shelf. Such is the trend for Iraq movies as of late, but as the war remains an issue of importance to all Americans, Glieberman raises a fair question in his list: "What, exactly, will have to happen to make them [watch this film]?"