http://bravenewfilms.org/topics/us 2008-12-01T16:56:52Z http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/64331-iran-s-power-game-in-afghan-conflict-1-dec-08 2008-12-01T16:56:52Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zzTPCHQIxqo&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zzTPCHQIxqo&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/64331-iran-s-power-game-in-afghan-conflict-1-dec-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/81410" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Casualties among US and Nato forces in Afghanistan are running at a higher level than they are in Iraq and the coalition is accusing Iran of arming the Taliban.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/64331-iran-s-power-game-in-afghan-conflict-1-dec-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/64319-obama-s-presidency-sceptics-30-nov-08 2008-12-01T16:56:53Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GAnf-Yf_6_I&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GAnf-Yf_6_I&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/64319-obama-s-presidency-sceptics-30-nov-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/81377" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>US President-elect Barack Obama is expected to name Hillary Clinton as his secretary of state on Monday. But that choice and other Obama picks are raising questions about his promise of change. As a presidential candidate, Obama said he would take a fresh approach to the way politics and government work. But many are now wondering if he's dumping his pledge of change by choosing former Washington insiders who once worked for President Bill Clinton. Al Jazeera's Shihab Rattansi reports.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/64319-obama-s-presidency-sceptics-30-nov-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/64273-meyer-brysac-obama-and-the-middle-east 2008-12-01T16:52:50Z Carnegie Council <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TaTADzIkgOU&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TaTADzIkgOU&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/64273-meyer-brysac-obama-and-the-middle-east"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/81270" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Advice on Middle East policy for Barack Obama? Close Guantanamo. <br />This Carnegie Council event took place on October 29, 2008. For the full video, audio, and trasncript, go to <a href="http://www.cceia.org">www.cceia.org</a> </p> </div> <a href="/blog/64273-meyer-brysac-obama-and-the-middle-east">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/64223-the-listening-post-us-media-post-bush-28-nov-08 2008-12-01T16:56:55Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Lr0XarudG-o&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Lr0XarudG-o&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/64223-the-listening-post-us-media-post-bush-28-nov-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/81113" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>In part two of The Listening Post we look at the media scene in the US post-George Bush. What will it look like in the new Obama political era and what will the Obama presidency mean for aggressively pro-Bush media like Fox News and the Wall Street Journal?</p> </div> <a href="/blog/64223-the-listening-post-us-media-post-bush-28-nov-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/64219-inside-iraq-security-pact-approved-28-nov-08-part-1 2008-12-01T16:56:55Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5w02XSvI7KE&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5w02XSvI7KE&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/64219-inside-iraq-security-pact-approved-28-nov-08-part-1"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/81103" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>After much political wrangling, Iraq's parliament has approved the controversial security agreement that sets December 31, 2011 as the deadline for US troops to withdraw from Iraq. Inside Iraq asks whether the agreement will foster national reconciliation or further divide the country.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/64219-inside-iraq-security-pact-approved-28-nov-08-part-1">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/64220-inside-iraq-security-pact-approved-28-nov-08-part-2 2008-12-01T16:56:56Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/oMSA9uJAkc0&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/oMSA9uJAkc0&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/64220-inside-iraq-security-pact-approved-28-nov-08-part-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/81104" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>After much political wrangling, Iraq's parliament has approved the controversial security agreement that sets December 31, 2011 as the deadline for US troops to withdraw from the country. Inside Iraq asks whether the agreement will foster national reconciliation or further divide the country.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/64220-inside-iraq-security-pact-approved-28-nov-08-part-2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/63986-happy-thanksgiving-from-sam-harris-and-sarah-palin 2008-12-01T16:55:58Z SamHarris <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YdvNRsTI2AI&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YdvNRsTI2AI&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/63986-happy-thanksgiving-from-sam-harris-and-sarah-palin"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/80638" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>► <a href="http://SamHarris.com/free">SamHarris.com</a> </p> <p>Happy Thanksgiving from Sam Harris <br />... and Sarah Pain???</p> <p>Sam is off to stuff himself with his family, and Sarah is getting ready to cook her turkey... but not without showing us the evisceration process of poultry. </p> <p>Evisceration processes remove the internal organs of the poultry. 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</div> <a href="/blog/63986-happy-thanksgiving-from-sam-harris-and-sarah-palin">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/63948-inside-story-us-globale-power-set-to-decline-nov-24-part-1 2008-12-01T02:56:34Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HljCXdREVZ0&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HljCXdREVZ0&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/63948-inside-story-us-globale-power-set-to-decline-nov-24-part-1"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/80563" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>A report issued by the National Intelligence Council (NIC), a group of US intelligence analysts, has predicted that America's economic, military and political power will decline over the next couple of decades.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/63948-inside-story-us-globale-power-set-to-decline-nov-24-part-1">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/63945-inside-story-russia-resurgent-nov-25-part-2 2008-12-01T00:58:12Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9P8v0UfkB1A&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9P8v0UfkB1A&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/63945-inside-story-russia-resurgent-nov-25-part-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/80553" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Inside Story explores the complex relations between Russia, Venezuela and the US and whether ties will become increasingly under strain, leading to heightened tensions in the Americas and Europe. <br />Appearing on the show are Michael Shifter, an expert on Latin America at the Washington-based Inter-American Dialogue, and Dmitri Trenin, deputy director of the Carnegie Moscow Centre, and co-chair of the Moscow Centre's Foreign and Security Policy Program.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/63945-inside-story-russia-resurgent-nov-25-part-2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/63944-inside-story-russia-resurgent-nov-25-part-1 2008-12-01T00:58:12Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/uTHREKbDo0Q&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/uTHREKbDo0Q&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/63944-inside-story-russia-resurgent-nov-25-part-1"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/80552" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Inside Story explores the complex relations between Russia, Venezuela and the US and whether ties will become increasingly under strain, leading to heightened tensions in the Americas and Europe. <br />Appearing on the show are Michael Shifter, an expert on Latin America at the Washington-based Inter-American Dialogue, and Dmitri Trenin, deputy director of the Carnegie Moscow Centre, and co-chair of the Moscow Centre's Foreign and Security Policy Program.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/63944-inside-story-russia-resurgent-nov-25-part-1">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/63916-andrew-bacevich-us-expansionism 2008-12-01T16:52:50Z Carnegie Council <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/uqUHHRau0m8&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/uqUHHRau0m8&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/63916-andrew-bacevich-us-expansionism"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/80499" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>The central theme of U.S. foreign policy is expansionism, beginning in the wake of the American Revolution and continuing down to the present day, says Bacevich. Until recently this was wildly successful; but no more. <br />This Carnegie Council event took place on November 3, 2008. For the full video, audio, and transcript, go to <a href="http:///www.cceia.org">link</a> </p> </div> <a href="/blog/63916-andrew-bacevich-us-expansionism">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/63836-witness-cousins-20-nov-08-part-2 2008-11-30T12:57:21Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8hnNZr7kOHo&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8hnNZr7kOHo&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/63836-witness-cousins-20-nov-08-part-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/80367" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Can a small grocer in a big city keep up with the Thanksgiving demands of a very diverse community?</p> </div> <a href="/blog/63836-witness-cousins-20-nov-08-part-2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/63835-witness-cousins-20-nov-08-part-1 2008-11-30T12:57:21Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2v8kCRWqif4&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2v8kCRWqif4&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/63835-witness-cousins-20-nov-08-part-1"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/80366" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Can a small grocer in a big city keep up with the Thanksgiving demands of a very diverse community?</p> </div> <a href="/blog/63835-witness-cousins-20-nov-08-part-1">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/63826-inside-story-us-global-power-set-to-decline-nov-24-part-2 2008-11-30T08:56:43Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/arqhlxvEkVo&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/arqhlxvEkVo&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/63826-inside-story-us-global-power-set-to-decline-nov-24-part-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/80350" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>A report issued by the National Intelligence Council (NIC), a group of US intelligence analysts, has predicted that America's economic, military and political power will decline over the next couple of decades.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/63826-inside-story-us-global-power-set-to-decline-nov-24-part-2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/63808-us-muslim-charity-guilty-of-supporting-hamas-25-nov-2008 2008-11-29T06:56:09Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wvyQeGFFvgs&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wvyQeGFFvgs&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/63808-us-muslim-charity-guilty-of-supporting-hamas-25-nov-2008"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/80309" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Five officials of the now defunct Holy Land Foundation, once the biggest Muslim charity in the US, have been convicted of sending financial aid to Palestinian charities allegedly controlled by Hamas, listed by the US government as a terror group.</p> <p>Al Jazeera's Tom Ackerman reports from Dallas, Texas, where the trial featured secret Israeli witnesses and drew accusations from the foundation's defenders that the government selectively prosecuted the charity.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/63808-us-muslim-charity-guilty-of-supporting-hamas-25-nov-2008">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/63744-us-iraq-what-s-the-deal 2008-12-01T16:57:10Z mpal <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qZNHol1xMN8&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qZNHol1xMN8&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/63744-us-iraq-what-s-the-deal"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/80216" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>More at <a href="http://therealnews.com/t/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=100">therealnews.com</a> </p> <p>Michael Schwartz deconstructs the US-Iraq security pact</p> </div> <a href="/blog/63744-us-iraq-what-s-the-deal">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/63656-people-power-island-of-protest-22-nov-08 2008-11-28T00:57:34Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/IrUeFEn2Uak&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/IrUeFEn2Uak&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/63656-people-power-island-of-protest-22-nov-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/79946" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>The pacific island of Okinawa, situated some 500 miles from the Japanese mainland has a rich unique culture. But a bloody historical legacy has dictated that since 1945 the people of Okinawa have had to share their island with 50,000 US servicemen. Phil Cox investigates the long standing tensions between the two communities.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/63656-people-power-island-of-protest-22-nov-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/63568-listening-post-us-air-raid-on-syria-nov-21-part-2 2008-11-26T02:55:35Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2tcBcq_yIOM&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2tcBcq_yIOM&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/63568-listening-post-us-air-raid-on-syria-nov-21-part-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/79781" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>The Listening Post's Salah Khadr looks at the US air raid on Eastern Syria last month, and the way that story was covered. There are two conflicting narratives: Damascus says four US helicopters illegally entered Syrian airspace from Iraq and killed innocent civilians; Washington says the target was a senior al-Qaeda figure. The eyewitness accounts and amateur video footage shown on Syrian TV posed a lot of questions that remain unanswered by the Pentagon and ignored by the Western media. We look at the difficulties of differentiating between truth and propaganda.</p> <p>In this week's Newsbytes: Israeli soldiers are put on trial for posting video evidence on YouTube of abusing a Palestinian civilian; the Pentagon launches TroopTube a tool for families to post messages to soldiers on the frontline; Syria backs a new TV channel aimed at Palestinians; strikes are affecting the broadcast of Indian soap operas; and the spoof edition of the New York Times with the headline 'Iraq War Ends' is exposed.</p> <p>Finally, for our Video of the Week the animators at satirical website 23/6 take a dig at the latecomers who've just jumped on board the Obama bandwagon.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/63568-listening-post-us-air-raid-on-syria-nov-21-part-2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/63555-inside-iraq-security-pact-nov-21-part-2 2008-11-26T00:56:36Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/b3To1s-FaRE&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/b3To1s-FaRE&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/63555-inside-iraq-security-pact-nov-21-part-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/79759" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>After months of stalemate, painstaking negotiations, and political poker play, the US and Iraq have finally agreed on a definite date - to end the US-led occupation of Iraq by 2011.</p> <p>Iraqi negotiators consider the firm withdrawal date a victory after the outgoing Bush administration had long insisted it would rely on conditions on the ground rather than be tied down to a timetable.</p> <p>Senior US military officials, on the other hand, have been quoted as privately criticising US President George Bush for giving Iraq more control over American military operations for the next three years than it had contemplated.</p> <p>Some critics say Bush gave in to Iraqi demands to avoid leaving the decisions to his successor, President-elect Barack Obama</p> <p>However, the security agreement approved by the Iraqi Cabinet by a resounding majority last week could still be derailed by the Iraqi parliament.</p> <p>But with talks of conspiracy theories and secret deals circulating in Baghdad, critics believe Iraq's Parliament will be split further, making it even more difficult for the new security pact to be passed.</p> <p>Our guests this week are Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, plus the leader of Iraq's National Dialogue Front Saleh Al-Mutlaq and Asma Al-Musawi from the Sadrist Movement.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/63555-inside-iraq-security-pact-nov-21-part-2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/63554-inside-iraq-security-pact-nov-21-part-1 2008-11-26T02:55:35Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ygQaNEfULbk&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ygQaNEfULbk&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/63554-inside-iraq-security-pact-nov-21-part-1"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/79758" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>After months of stalemate, painstaking negotiations, and political poker play, the US and Iraq have finally agreed on a definite date - to end the US-led occupation of Iraq by 2011.</p> <p>Iraqi negotiators consider the firm withdrawal date a victory after the outgoing Bush administration had long insisted it would rely on conditions on the ground rather than be tied down to a timetable.</p> <p>Senior US military officials, on the other hand, have been quoted as privately criticising US President George Bush for giving Iraq more control over American military operations for the next three years than it had contemplated.</p> <p>Some critics say Bush gave in to Iraqi demands to avoid leaving the decisions to his successor, President-elect Barack Obama</p> <p>However, the security agreement approved by the Iraqi Cabinet by a resounding majority last week could still be derailed by the Iraqi parliament.</p> <p>But with talks of conspiracy theories and secret deals circulating in Baghdad, critics believe Iraq's Parliament will be split further, making it even more difficult for the new security pact to be passed.</p> <p>Our guests this week are Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, plus the leader of Iraq's National Dialogue Front Saleh Al-Mutlaq and Asma Al-Musawi from the Sadrist Movement.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/63554-inside-iraq-security-pact-nov-21-part-1">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/63537-what-does-the-west-owe-afghanistan 2008-12-01T16:57:11Z The Real News <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/O6ffG9zQ-R8&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/O6ffG9zQ-R8&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/63537-what-does-the-west-owe-afghanistan"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/79733" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>More at <a href="http://therealnews.com/t/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=100">therealnews.com</a> </p> <p>Eric Margolis: The US and NATO must cease military operations and negotiate with Taliban pt4/4</p> </div> <a href="/blog/63537-what-does-the-west-owe-afghanistan">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/63393-iraq-us-security-pact-bitter-battles-ahead 2008-12-01T16:57:11Z mpal <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GsfCTeyengo&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GsfCTeyengo&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/63393-iraq-us-security-pact-bitter-battles-ahead"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/79505" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>More at <a href="http://therealnews.com/t/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=100">therealnews.com</a> </p> <p>Leila Fadel: Iraq deal will NOT allow residual forces, but opponents say too many loopholes</p> </div> <a href="/blog/63393-iraq-us-security-pact-bitter-battles-ahead">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/63316-leon-kuhn-live-neck-and-neck-obama-and-clinton 2008-12-01T16:51:41Z adycousins <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/itPfmoMkMUQ&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/itPfmoMkMUQ&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/63316-leon-kuhn-live-neck-and-neck-obama-and-clinton"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/79372" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><a href="http://www.leonkuhn.org.uk">www.leonkuhn.org.uk</a> <br />Leon Kuhn's take on the race for the Democratic Party Nomination. <br />Film by Dawit Smallmoney.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/63316-leon-kuhn-live-neck-and-neck-obama-and-clinton">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/63222-riz-khan-imperial-presidency-nov-18-part-2 2008-11-28T04:57:35Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/m81-3It-ZHU&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/m81-3It-ZHU&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/63222-riz-khan-imperial-presidency-nov-18-part-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/79243" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Riz Khan speaks with Andrew Bacevich, author of The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/63222-riz-khan-imperial-presidency-nov-18-part-2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/63214-riz-khan-imperial-presidency-nov-18-part-1 2008-11-23T08:55:17Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3m6_M6AaK_Q&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3m6_M6AaK_Q&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/63214-riz-khan-imperial-presidency-nov-18-part-1"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/79226" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Riz Khan speaks with Andrew Bacevich, author of The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism. He argues that the US has developed an over-reliance on military power, as opposed to diplomacy, to achieve its foreign policy aims.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/63214-riz-khan-imperial-presidency-nov-18-part-1">Watch the video</a>