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Tuesday Video File: Time for a U.S.-Iranian 'Grand Bargin'
Article Excerpt: "Nearly three decades of U.S. policy toward Iran emphasizing diplomatic isolation, escalating economic pressure, and thinly veiled support for regime change have damaged the interests of the United States and its allies in the Middle East. U.S.-Iranian tensions have been a constant source of regional instability and are an increasingly dangerous risk factor for global energy security. As a result of a dysfunctional Iran policy, among other foreign policy blunders, the American position in the region is currently under greater strain than at any point since the end of the Cold War."
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Torturing Democracy
"Torturing Democracy relies on the documentary record to connect the dots in an investigation of harsh interrogations of prisoners in U.S. custody - and points straight to the top. Timely and powerful, at its heart the film is about the rule of law - and how the government pushed it aside despite the fierce resistance of many on the inside."
The Torturing Democracy website.
Tuesday Video File: Honor Veterans Today by Listening to Their Stories.
"IN THEIR BOOTS is a compelling new magazine show about the dramatic impact the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are having on us - the people here at home. The show will feature our Iraq and Afghanistan service men and women, and their families, in stories that have universal appeal.
"Every week an episode will be built around a dramatic and emotional IN THEIR BOOTS "Real Story," a non-fiction narrative about how our servicepeople, their families, and their communities have been profoundly changed by the nation's campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan. Then Jan Bender, our host, will interview the participants and lead a discussion that includes experts and service-providers." (more info.)
War Scar:
Hero's Welcome:
Go directly to the In Their Boots website to watch their Veteran's Day Special.
Don't Call me That!
Americans of Middle Eastern decent use humor to raise awareness about the harmful effects of prejudice. Watch:
Tuesday Video File: Top 10 Middle East Gaffes of the Presidential Campaign
When you speak to supporters at rallies and reporters in interviews day after day, eventually you're bound to make a mistake, as both of our presidential candidates know all too well. Some of these gaffes, like mispronouncing "Ahmadinejad," are funny but all too forgivable. Other gaffes end up having serious policy implications that put candidates in hot water.
Here, just for fun, are 10 of the significant foreign policy gaffes on the campaign trail to date, fairly evenly divided between the two campaigns and ranging from the utterly silly to the downright terrifying:
10) Israel is a Strong Friend of Israel's
9) Obama Confused about Afghan Language
Obama, midthought, seems to realize that Afghanistan isn't a predominately Arabic-speaking country. Pashto and Dari are the official languages of Afghanistan.
8) McCain mistakenly claims that Iran is training Al Qaeda.
With a whisper in the ear from Joe Lieberman, he immediately corrects himself.
"A Single Dividing Line..."
Referencing a massacre committed in the name of Christianity, Newt Gingrich explains why he feels that Islam is not necessarily incompatible with modernity and describes the role of women as a "single dividing line" determining whether a predominately Muslim society adheres to a "modernizing islam."
Tuesday Video File: Iraqi Refugee Stories
Since the 2001 U.S. invasion of Iraq, over 4 million Iraqis have fled their homes, becoming internally displaced or seeking refuge in neighboring countries such as Syria and Jordan. On the website, Iraqi Refugees Stories, videojournalist Jennifer Utz is attempting to collect the stories of as many refugees as she can in the form of video interviews. Here are just a few samples:
Rawnaq's Story Basem's Story
Ahmad's Story Layla's Story
Warning: Some of these stories are of a graphic nature, viewer discretion is advised.
About Iraqi Refugee Stories: The idea behind Iraqi Refugee Stories emerged from an interest in creating an intimate oral history of the refugees and displaced from Iraq, who currently number more than 5 million.