

This is the MSNBC - there are likely better - broadcast of Rummy's confrontation with a former CIA Analyst during a public questioning period. This clip contains the full exchange as well as highlighting the inconsistancies. **coughdouchecough** Oh, pardon me.
This short video takes a hard look at how 9/11 benefited the Bush Administration and establishes the motive for the argument that 9/11 was a U.S. government inside job. Also discussed are the Patriot Act, the real reasons the U.S. is in Iraq, and the "Shock & Awe" theory of warfare. The Bush Administration did not only use Shock & Awe against the people of Iraq in 2003, they used it against the American people on 9/11/2001.
A comparison between the pre-air version of the Simpsons and the one that made it to the air, with the latter being censored due to a comment about the Iraq War.
In this clip we contrast the opinions of highly credentialed military veterans all of whom fought in Vietnam with that of the President who also claims to have learned the lessons of the war -- by paying attention. SERIOUSLY! We should all be very scared that this is the man who will be making the ultimate decision on whether we attack Iran.
Sectarian violence is a constant refrain in the media coverage of Iraq. Details, insight, and complex analysis tend to be absent. Today Alive in Baghdad brings you another story about residents of Adhamiya. Adhamiya has been the target of much of the sectarian violence discussed in the media.Alive in Baghdad reported on once such incident on August 17th 2006.The Iraqi National Guard has been accused of being primarily assembled of Shi'a Iraqis. This accusation has raised many fears in the Sunni community that Iraq's new security forces are sectarian and have a stronger loyalty to militias than to the Iraqi state.In this episode the Imam of the Abu Hanifa Mosque calls on Iraq's government to form special Iraqi National Guard force from the residents of Adhamiya, to ensure real security for its residents. He also asks Adhamiya's residents to engage in a demonstration demanding this force be created to ensure the safety and security of Adhamiya.For other examples of sectarian violence reported on by Alive in Baghdad, see this story about another rocket attack, and this about an AiB correspondent who was kidnapped by a militia. To hear more about concerns with Iraq's security forces, see this interview with a man who was detained by the Iraqi Army in Ramadi.Tags: iraq, baghdad, aliveinbaghdad, terrorism, waronterror
ABC News reports that the Pentagon has ordered hundreds of Americans who had already served their 1-year tour of duty, back to Iraq to serve for several more months because the situation in Baghdad and several other parts of the country has gotten much worse. Many of the soldiers had just gotten home and were celebrating with their families, when they were ordered back into the middle of the bloody civil war that rages on. Others had not even made it home yet, and were on the way home when they were ordered to turn around.
Iraq for Sale uncovers the connections between private corporations making a killing in Iraq and the decision makers who allow them to do so.
In this episode, a human rights advocate interviewed the mother of a man who was apparently murdered in cold blood by United States troops in Samarra. Her son died on May 6th, and the events prior to it are here described by his mother.
Ten journalists discuss the failures of the MSM, the future of collaborative media and an overview of The Echo Chamber Project open source documentary. It answers the following questions: * How is the Press supposed to Work? * How and why does the Press act like an Echo Chamber? * How is media changing? * What does it mean that the "news is becoming a conversation"? * Will these new media changes affect the nature of politics? * How does The Echo Chamber Project fit into all of this?
The all too pertinent 1986 Jackson Browne song made terribly, terribly relevant.
First Lieutenant Ehren Watada publicly refuses orders to fight in Iraq on the grounds that the war is illegal. Visit www.thankyoult.org for more details.
Mhyar Abdullah is one of the tens of thousands of men living in Iraq who have been detained and released without charge over the last 4 years of the war in Iraq.Mhyar, or Merky, has an especially interesting case, because he is a Palestinian who has lived his entire life in Baghdad, since birth. It seems the Coalition Forces weren't properly prepared for the circumstances of Iraq's Palestinian residents. Because Merky is Palestinian, he does not have Iraqi citizenship, and was initially treated as a "foreign fighter" by the Coalition. He was detained in 2003 and held for approximately 11 months, in what amounted to a Kafka-esque game of "pass the buck." As he describes, perhaps the main reason he was held for such a long time was simply that no single authority wanted to take responsibility for his detention and processing. In this interview Merky elaborates on his detention, describing things he saw during his time in Bucca and Abu Ghraib. Merky also highlights the issues of torture, abuse, as well as just a few of the complexities that appear to have initially mystified the Coaltion and stymied and effective response and reconstruction after Baghdad's fall.
This is a series of three BBC documentaries that show how fear is an ultimate tool that allows politicians to preserve their power. In the words of Adam Curtis, the director, "Instead of delivering dreams, politicians now promise to protect us from nightmares." Curtis details wide ranging evidence that suggests that the concept of a well-organized international terror network intent on harming America and the West simply a myth. Politicians have opted to declare a "war on terror" as a means to keep us loyal to their ideals. Fear of a threat we cannot see and do not understand is propogated and promoted purely for political gain. Much of this threat is a fantasy, that has been exagerated and distorted by politicians. This series of films is about how and why that fantasy was created, and who it benefits. Format: This is a .iso disk image file. It is an NTSC DVD image with no region code. Watch it on your computer using VLC player or similar, or burn the image to a DVD and you can watch it using any DVD player.
The members of the Bush Administration most responsible for taking the United States into the Iraq War are visited by the devils and demons that inspired them. The video includes images of the results of the war: death & maiming, however this is a censored version - the most graphic images have been screened. The video includes recommendations for political action.
Get into position, we gonna teach you about liberation.
On honor, drugs, disillusionment and the hope to return to the country he loves.Related Links ::: Peace Has No Borders, War Resisters CA, GI Rights Hotline, Jeremy Hinzman, A.W.O.L. in Canada ~ Ryan Johnson, U.S. Army First Lieutenant Ehren Watada
Today we go to the gas station in Baghdad, to learn a little more about a major issue in Iraqi life. The inability to get affordable gasoline and kerosene has nearly ground economic life in Baghdad to a standstill. visit http://www.aliveinbaghdad.org for more information!