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Paul Koontz: Tourist snapshots from North Korea

2008-10-27T09:30:35Z

www.ted.com While in Asia in 2007, TEDster Paul Koontz got the priceless chance to spend a few days in North Korea. He brought his two kids -- and his camera, capturing both quotidian detail (like the military bearing of a lonely traffic warden) and the grand spectacle leading up to the Mass Games. It's a rare perspective on a culture we know far too little about.

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Christmas In Iraq?

2008-12-01T22:57:53Z

Let there be peace this Christmas

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Be Like Mike ... Gravel

2008-10-21T15:30:09Z

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The Purple Heart

2008-10-14T11:29:25Z

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Children of Conflict - Congo - Part 2

2008-10-14T11:31:05Z

Children of Conflict looks at the Democratic Republic of Congo where child soldiers have been used in fighting between tribes and many have had to carry the guilt of rape, murder and pillage.

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Ishmael Beah - Excerpt from "A Long Way Gone"

2008-10-15T09:29:24Z

Complete video at: fora.tv

Author and Sierra Leone war refugee Ishmael Beah reads an excerpt from his book, "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier."

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Ishmael Beah introduces "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier."

You will never forget Ishmael Beah and his heart-breaking, gripping story of a child's journey through hell. There may be as many as 300,000 child soldiers, hopped up on drugs and wielding AK-47s, in more than fifty conflicts around the world. Beah used to be one of them. He is the first to tell his story in his own words. What is war like through the eyes of a child soldier? How does he become a killer? How does he stop? Child soldiers have been profiled by journalists, and novelists have imagined their lives. Until now, there hasn't been a first-person account from someone who came through this hell and survived to tell the tale. In A LONG WAY GONE, Beah relates fleeing attacking rebels, wandering a land rendered unrecognizable by violence, being picked up by the government army, and finding that he was capable of truly terrible acts. After three years as a soldier, a truck pulled into the army base and Ishmael and other young soldiers were released by their commander to UNICEF workers. Sent to a rehabilitation center, he struggled to regain his humanity and to convince the world of civilians who viewed him with fear and suspicion. It is, at last, a story of redemption. Beah, now 25, came to the US when he was seventeen, and graduated from Oberlin College in 2004. He is a member of Human Rights Watch Children's Division Advisory Committee and has spoken before the United Nations on several occasions. He lives in New York City. - Cody's Books

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Where Do The Children Play In Iraq?

2008-10-15T15:29:51Z

The children of Iraq are the innocent beng killed

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BEYOND THE RIBBON TRAILER

2008-12-01T22:36:58Z

Beyond the Ribbon is an unflinchingly candid look at the people directly affected by War. Directed by Jennifer Welker, United Digital Films.