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A bridge linking Sunni and Shiite neighborhoods that was barricaded shut three years ago reopened Tuesday, offering the latest sign of improving security in the Iraqi capital despite near-daily scattered attacks. (Nov. 11)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/09/03/Joe_Lieberman_-_What_Would_A_McCain_Presidency_Do Joe Lieberman, U.S. Senator (I-CT) and former Democratic Vice-Presidential Nominee, discusses Senator John McCain's plans for ending the Iraq war. ----- Joe Lieberman argues that John McCain's experience in foreign policy is "unmatched" and would provide a steady hand in troubling times. Lieberman and his fellow panelists focus on how McCain would approach public diplomacy, trade, energy independence, and confronting America's adversaries. Joe Lieberman is the junior United States Senator from Connecticut. Lieberman was first elected to the United States Senate in 1988, and was elected to his fourth term on November 7, 2006. In the 2000 U.S. presidential election, Lieberman was the Democratic candidate for Vice President, running with presidential nominee Al Gore, becoming the first Jewish candidate on a major American political party presidential ticket. He and his running mate won the popular vote, but failed to gain the electoral votes needed to win the heavily controversial election. Lieberman ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate while he was also Gore's running-mate, and he was re-elected by the voters of Connecticut. He attempted to become the Democratic nominee in the 2004 Presidential election, but was unsuccessful. During his re-election bid in 2006, he lost the Democratic Party primary election, but won re-election in the general election as a third party candidate under the party label "Connecticut for Lieberman." Lieberman is now officially listed in Senate records for the 110th Congress as an "Independent Democrat", and sits as part of the Democratic Senate caucus in the 110th Congress. Author: ForaTv Keywords: john mccain iraq war iraqis foreign policy national security military withdrawal occupation terrorism terrorists iran Added: November 3, 2008

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/10/20/Ann_Wright_Voices_of_Conscience Retired U.S. Army Colonel and antiwar activist Ann Wright argues that, while she believes Barack Obama to be the best choice to end the Iraq war, neither McCain or Obama are representative of a true "peace" candidate. ----- Ann Wright talks about Dissent: Voices of Conscience. During the run-up to the Iraq War, Wright was deputy ambassador to a Central Asian Republic, culminating 29 years of military service. But for the first time she was unable to uphold a US policy. She saw clearly that the invasion would aid terrorism and make us less secure; and as an act of conscience, she submitted her resignation. This is her story and the story of 24 others who stood up to the government - Book Passage Ann Wright resigned from the U.S. Foreign Service on March 19, 2003, while serving as Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in Mongolia. She resigned due to her disagreement with the Bush administration's decision to go to war in Iraq without the authorization of the UN Security Council, the lack of effort in resolving the Israel-Palestinian situation, the lack of policy on North Korea and unnecessary curtailment of civil liberties in the United States. Ms. Wright joined the Foreign Service in 1987 and served as Deputy Chief of Mission of US Embassies in Sierra Leone, Micronesia and briefly in Afghanistan. She received the State Department's Award for Heroism for her actions during the evacuation of 2500 persons from the civil war in Sierra Leone, the largest evacuation since the evacuation of Saigon in 1974. Ms. Wright was on the first State Department team to go to Kabul, Afghanistan. She helped reopen the US Embassy in Kabul in December, 2001 and worked in Afghanistan for five months, serving in the last month as Deputy Chief of Mission (Deputy Ambassador). Ms. Wright's other overseas assignments include Somalia with both the US mission and as chief of the Justice Division (reconstituting the Somali police, judicial and prison systems) of the United Nations Mission to Somalia (UNOSOM). She also served in US Embassies in Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Grenada, Micronesia and Nicaragua. Ms. Wright has been featured in articles in the Washington Post magazine, Government Executive magazine, Foreign Service Journal, Ms magazine and has been interviewed by radio and TV networks. She participated in the documentary film "Uncovered: The Truth About the Iraq War. Ms. Wright lives in Honolulu , Hawaii. She writes on current US foreign policy and speaks to university classes and civic groups in the United States and internationally. Author: ForaTv Keywords: barack obama john mccain iraqis end anti war iraq occupation military army occupying force power withdrawal peace foratv Added: November 3, 2008

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/09/11/Ambassador_Barbara_Bodine_Iraq_and_the_Road_Ahead Former American Ambassador to Yemen Barbara Bodine argues that the claimed success of the U.S. troop surge in Iraq was largely due to the "luck" of the selection of General David Petraeus to lead the deployment. ----- Ambassador Barbara Bodine joins the Council to discuss recommendations for the next administration's policy with regard to Iraq and consider what Iraq's future means for regional stability. Drawing on over 30 years in the US Foreign Service, Ambassador Bodine is a veteran diplomat with expertise in Middle Eastern affairs. Her many posts have included Ambassador to the Republic of Yemen, Deputy Chief of Mission to Kuwait during the first Gulf War and the first coalition coordinator for reconstruction of Baghdad after the US invasion in 2003 - World Affairs Council of Northern California Ambassador Barbara K. Bodine is lecturer and diplomat-in-residence at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs where she teaches courses on the Iraq War and on US diplomacy in the Middle East as it relates to the Persian Gulf region and southwest Asia, and also serves as a resource for students interested in careers in public service. Bodine's over 30 years in the US Foreign Service were spent primarily on Arabian Peninsula and greater Persian Gulf issues, specifically US bilateral and regional policy, strategic security issues, counterterrorism, and governance and reform. Her tour as Ambassador to the Republic of Yemen 1997-2001, saw enhanced support for democratization and increased security and counterterrorism cooperation, the establishment of a coast guard, resumption of Fulbright scholarships for Yemeni students, initiation of a $40 million/year economic assistance and development program, and an indigenous landmine awareness and demining program. Bodine also served in Baghdad as Deputy Principal Officer during the Iran-Iraq War, Kuwait as Deputy Chief of Mission during the Iraqi invasion and occupation of 1990-1991, and again, seconded to the Department of Defense, in Iraq in 2003 as the senior State Department official and the first coalition coordinator for reconstruction in Baghdad and the central governorates. Author: ForaTv Keywords: troop surge general david petraeus colin powell military strategy occupation iraq bush rumsfeld iraqis shiite sunni Added: October 15, 2008

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/09/23/Dexter_Filkins_Reporting_from_the_Front_Lines New York Times foreign correspondent Dexter Filkins argues that the U.S. "troop surge" in Iraq has, to date, largely been effective. ----- War correspondents often provide us with greater insight into the complex experiences behind the headlines of the daily news. Reporting from Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, and New York during 9/11, Dexter Filkins works on the ground to interview soldiers, insurgents, suicide bombers and civilian victims of conflict and gives us unique access to situations such as street-to-street combat and wartorn homes and villages. In The Forever War, he offers a personal glimpse into the experiences of the people involved in war - combatants and victims alike - World Affairs Council of Northern California Dexter Filkins, a foreign correspondent for The New York Times, has worked in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and, from 2003 to 2006, in Iraq. He has been a Pulitzer Prize finalist and has received a George Polk Award and two Overseas Press Club awards. In 2007–2008 he was a fellow at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government. Author: ForaTv Keywords: iraq iraqis troop troops surge sunni shiite insurgents insurgency military george bush occupation withdrawal foratv Added: October 14, 2008

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/08/07/Chris_Hedges_The_Ten_Commandments_in_America Author and journalist Chris Hedges recalls criticism of his opposition to the Iraq war during the fall of 2002, an opinion he claims led to his dismissal from a job as a war correspondent for the New York Times. ----- At the Chautauqua Institution's 2008 season, Chris Hedges, a journalist and author specializing in American and Middle Eastern politics and society, discusses his book Losing Moses on the Freeway: The Ten Commandments in America. Chris Hedges is a journalist and author, specializing in American and Middle Eastern politics and society. He has written for Foreign Affairs, Granta, Harpers, Mother Jones, National Geographic and The New York Review of Books. He is the author of War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning - a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction. His other books are What Every Person Should Know About War and Losing Moses on the Freeway: The 10 Commandments in America. Author: ForaTv Keywords: iraq war iraqis george bush administration rumsfeld cheney wmds saddam hussein terrorism al qaeda antiwar occupatio Added: September 24, 2008

On September 16, 2007, Blackwater guards shot and killed 17 Iraqi civilians in Nisour Square, Baghdad. The fatalities occurred while a Blackwater Personal Security Detail (PSD) was escorting a convoy of U.S. State Department vehicles en route to a meeting in western Baghdad with United States Agency for International Development officials. The next day, Blackwater Worldwide's license to operate in Iraq was revoked. The US State Department has said that "innocent life was lost" while U.S. military reports indicate Blackwater's guards opened fire without provocation and used excessive force. Iraq's government vowed to punish Blackwater after an Iraqi inquiry found that the guards were "not touched even by a stone" when they opened fire on the civilians in Nisour Square. The incident has sparked at least 5 investigations, with the FBI now saying it will begin a probe. A senior aide to al-Maliki said that three of the Blackwater guards were Iraqis and could be subject to prosecution. The aide also said that the Iraqi government was pushing for an apology, compensation for victims or their families and for the guards involved in the shooting to be held "accountable." Robert Gates has testified before Congress that the Pentagon has sufficient legal authority to control its contractors, but that commanders lack sufficient "means and resources" to exercise adequate oversight. The US House has passed a bill that would make all private contractors working in Iraq and other combat zones subject to prosecution by U.S. courts and Senate Democratic leaders have said they plan to send similar legislation to President Bush as soon as possible. Author: ColoradoChange Keywords: nisour square massacre 17 iraq iraqis killed blackwater usa mercenary mercenaries war illegal Added: August 1, 2008

SelectPlusObama Gets Withdrawal Support From IraqisObama Gets Withdrawal Support From IraqisThe Associated PressDemocratic presidential candidate Barack Obama traveled to Baghdad, where he met with Iraqi leaders who voiced support for his proposal to withdraw U.S. combat troops by 2010. (July 21)[Notes:Obama walking out of meeting]Barack Obama had few words as he emerged from his highly anticipated meeting with Iraqi leaders Monday.SOTBarack Obama"we had a very constructive discussion" But the two sides appear to share a hope for when U-S combat troops will leave Iraq. [Notes:Basra]Obama arrived first in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, where he greeted U-S troops.From there, he traveled to Baghdad, where he met with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and President Jalal Talibani. An Iraqi spokesman said that while the country doesn't endorse a fixed date, they hoped U-S combat troops would be out of Iraq sometime in 2010.That falls within the 16-month timetable Obama has proposed. The Bush administration opposes setting specific dates for troop withdrawal, but did say last week that it would be open to discussing a general time horizon.SOTMichael O'Hanlon/The Brookings Institute "the overall trend of the last few months has made it possible to think of an earlier american departure from iraq with most of its forces than we previously assumed and so if obama plays it right, it may help him, as long as he shows enough flexibility that he can adapt as circumstances change"Iraq is the third stop on Obama's overseas tour, a trip designed to burnish his foreign policy credentials. National security issues are the one area where Obama trails Republican rival John McCain in the polls. McCain says Obama's trip wouldn't have been possible if it weren't for the success of the U-S troop surge, a policy McCain supported. SOTJohn McCain "the fundamental difference between myself and senator obama is that when it was not popular to call for an increase in american troops, sen obama said it wouldn't work and couldn't succeed, i put everything on the line for it" While all five surge brigades have left Iraq, there are still about 147-thousand U-S soldiers in in the country. ___ ___, The Associated Press. Author: AssociatedPress Keywords: obama withdrawal support from iraqis Added: July 21, 2008

NYTimes.com - Families that fled a Diyala village have returned, which has offered a glimpse of the difficulties that lie ahead. Author: thenewyorktimes Keywords: NYTimes.com NYT The New York Times Iraqis Return to Destroyed Village Diyala World News Added: July 14, 2008

The MoD has agreed to pay almost £3m in damages to Iraqis tortured by UK troops in Basra in 2003. Author: bbcworldnews Keywords: BBC News Iraqis to get £3m in damages Added: July 10, 2008

Baghdad is a dangerous, chaotic and destroyed-- for the most part. But somehow life goes on, rebuilding continues and Iraqis cohabit with US soldiers for the time being. A somewhat rare, strange street-level journey through some of Baghdad's neighborhoods is what you will see. Author: gettyimages Keywords: baghdad street scenes soldiers civilians pool iraqis cityscape culture destination travel log patroll strange iraq iraqi rebuild surge US army marines Added: July 8, 2008

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/05/29/Senator_Harry_Reid_in_Conversation U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) criticizes the widely popluarized "flypaper" argument for the Iraq war - to wit, that the U.S. should remain in that country to fight terrorism, so that it will not have to fight it in the United States. ----- Harry Reid discusses his book, "The Good Fight," in a conversation with Dan Ashley. In his book, Reid takes us on a journey through his lifetime and the ideals he finds important. Where did he get the resolve and ideals that power his political career? Hear Reid discuss his journey from a childhood of deep poverty in the tiny mining town of Searchlight, Nevada, to his current place in Washington, D.C. - The Commonwealth Club of California Senator Harry Mason Reid is the senior United States Senator from Nevada and a member of the Democratic Party, as well as the U.S. Senate Majority Leader for the 110th Congress. Reid has been leader of the Senate Democrats since 2005, serving as Minority Leader from 2005 until the Democrats won control of the Senate in the 2006 congressional elections. He is the first member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commonly known as the Mormons, to serve as a Senate Majority Leader. Dan Ashley is anchor of ABC7 News at 6 & 11 p.m. and ABC7 News at 9 p.m. on Your TV20, weekdays. He is joined by Sandhya Patel and Larry Beil who report weather and sports news, respectively. FORA.tv podcasts are sponsored by Pfizer. Visit our Pfizer "Health and Wellness" channel at http://fora.tv/wellness.

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/02/13/Ron_Paul_The_Weakening_of_the_US_Constitution U.S. Congressman (R-TX) and self-professed libertarian Ron Paul gives his thoughts on foreign policy and the U.S.-led war in Iraq. ----- Texas Congressman and Republican Presidential Candidate Ron Paul spoke in Gaston Hall during a speech sponsored by the Georgetown University Lecture Fund. He argues that the United States Constitution has been progressively weakened in recent decades and suggests some possibilities for reinforcing it - Georgetown University Ronald Ernest Paul is a Republican United States Congressman from Lake Jackson, Texas, a physician, a bestselling author, and a former 2008 U.S. presidential candidate. FORA.tv podcasts are sponsored by Pfizer. Visit our Pfizer "Health and Wellness" channel at http://fora.tv/wellness.

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/05/07/Larry_Diamond_on_The_Spirit_of_Democracy Stanford political science professor Larry Diamond discusses the Bush Administration's approach to democracy promotion in the Middle East, and examines barriers to further democratic reforms in the region. ----- Larry Diamond discusses the recession of democracy and its role in developing countries. Diamond contends that although more than half of all countries are now democracies, recent efforts to promote democracy around the world have faltered. These stumbles have constituted, Diamond maintains, a very serious threat to freedom. In a bold vision for the future, Diamond explains that the desire for democracy runs deep, even in very poor countries, and proposes that entrenched regimes like Iran and China could become democracies within a generation - The Commonwealth Club of California Larry Diamond is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and a professor by courtesy of political science and sociology at Stanford University. He is also co-editor of the Journal of Democracy and co-director of the International Forum for Democratic Studies of the National Endowment for Democracy. He has written and edited numerous articles and books on democracy in developing countries and the problems of development and corruption, particularly in Africa and Asia. Dr. Diamond has also served as a consultant to the U.S. Agency for International Development and co-authored its recent report, Foreign Aid in the National Interest. FORA.tv podcasts are sponsored by Pfizer. Visit our Pfizer "Health and Wellness" channel at http://fora.tv/wellness.

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/05/07/General_Ricardo_Sanchez_on_Commanding_the_Forces_in_Iraq General Ricardo Sanchez discusses his experiences as Commander of Coalition Forces in Iraq during the breaking of the 2004 Abu Ghraib scandal. ----- General Ricardo Sanchez was the commander of Coalition forces in Iraq in 2003 and 2004. In this conversation, General Sanchez discusses the challenges of managing Iraq, rising from a poor family in Texas to the highest ranks of the military, and a range of other issues - Oxonian Society Lieutenant General Ricardo S. Sanchez is a retired United States Army general who served as the commander of coalition forces in Iraq from June 2003 to June 2004. He was the highest-ranking Hispanic in the United States Army when he retired on November 1, 2006.

A precedence has been set, and its for our own good as citizens in maintaining our Constitution. Please watch congress so Bush when he tries to have them write a law to go arrounfd the ruling they do not let him.

Al Jazeera's Hoda Abdel Hamid looks at the major events of the Iraq war in 2007. Author: AlJazeeraEnglish Keywords: aljazeera war without end hoda abdel hamid iraq invasion occupation american US united states iraqis 2007 troop surge Added: June 3, 2008

Al Jazeera's Hoda Abdel Hamid looks at the major events of the Iraq war in 2007. Author: AlJazeeraEnglish Keywords: aljazeera war without end hoda abdel hamid 2007 iraq invasion occupation america US united states troop surge iraqis Added: June 3, 2008

PlusBlackwater Shooting: Iraqis Called to TestifyBlackwater Shooting: Iraqis Called to TestifyThe Associated PressA federal grand jury in Washington has heard testimony from 3 Iraqis about a deadly shooting by Blackwater security guards that left 17 Iraqi civilians. One of the witnesses is the father of a slain 9-year-old boy. (May 27)Photos like this one were plastered across the front pages of newspapers last year ---after Blackwater security guards allegedly fired into a crowded Baghdad intersection--- killing 17. [Notes:ap photo and then broll of newspapers on stands] The incident angered the Iraqi people ---and now is the subject of a federal grand jury investigation. [Notes:capitol hill shot]Tuesday--three Iraqi's testified --to a federal grand jury about the September 16th shooting --involving the private security contractor. One of the Iraqi's present ---was the father of a nine-year-old boy ---who was killed during the shooting. [Notes:back to broll of shooting] He calls what happened a "true massacre.''The grand jury testimony is secret ----but Iraqi witnesses to the shooting have described it publicly as an unprovoked attack ---- in which Blackwater guards killed motorists, bystanders and children.The company's C-E-O maintains--his contractors were responding to a car bombing when they were ambushed by insurgents----touching off a firefight. [Notes:file of ceo testifying]Blackwater is funded by the State Department to guard U.S. diplomats in Iraq. The company is not a target of the investigation-----rather the case is focused on the actions of several guards working for the company. [Notes:file of blackwater compound] The shooting strained diplomatic relations between Washington and Baghdad ---and has raised questions about the U.S. Military's reliance on private contractors in Iraq. ___ ___, The Associated Press. Author: AssociatedPress Keywords: blackwater prosecutions shooting: iraqis called testify Added: May 27, 2008

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/03/30/Dr__Kathleen_Frydl_Echoes_of_the_60s UC-Berkeley Professor of History Kathleen Frydl draws parallels between the Vietnam War and the current war in Iraq. ----- 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. FORA.tv podcasts are sponsored by Pfizer. Visit our Pfizer "Health and Wellness" channel at http://fora.tv/health_and_wellness.

[IRAQ WAR] [NEWS] insurgents from the army of Jaish al-Rashideen claimed responibility for the operation (meaning army of the rightly guided) they claim operation took place on 3/4/08.. this video was posted on the forums this week..what you are seeing is an attempt to bring down an american cargo plane which has supplies in it for the US army in iraq. i got this video from here http://hanein.info/vb/main.php

[IRAQ WAR] [NEWS] insurgents from the army Jaish Abu Bakr al-Siddiqq al-Salafi claimed responsibility for this operation...video posted on the forums today...and happened in ''South of Baghdad'' as written on the forum where i got this vid from my videos come from this website..so check it out: http://hanein.info/vb/main.php

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NYTimes.com - Iraqis answer questions sent in by readers. Author: thenewyorktimes Keywords: nytimes.com the new york times baghdad bureau iraqis questions readers answer news commentary analysis Added: March 24, 2008

The U.N. refugee agency says the flow of Iraqi refugees returning from Syria has slowed, and most are returning because they exhausted their savings, not because they believe Iraq is safer. More than 2 million Iraqis have fled since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003. Those who return say they feel very uncertain about the future.

The man who interrogated Saddam Hussein tells Scott Pelley the former dictator miscalculat...

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As more and more Iraqi refugees return to Iraq, Inside Iraq asks ordinary Iraqis about their dreams for the future of their country. Author: AlJazeeraEnglish Keywords: aljazeera inside iraq refugees iraqis american us war invasion Added: December 22, 2007