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Money, The New Weapon in Iraq
Soldiers walk the streets carrying thousands of dollars to pay Iraqis for doorways battered in American raids and limbs lost during firefights.
American Cash - 2.8 billion dollars - has been spent on this program over the last five years. Soldiers walk the streets carrying thousands of dollars to pay Iraqis for doorways battered in American raids and limbs lost during fi... more -
A shoulder to cry on in Baghdad
The US military says levels of violence in Iraq are at their lowest for four years, but what psychological effect has constant unrest had on ordinary Iraqis? Caroline Wyatt returns to Baghdad after a 10-year absence to find out.
Caroline Wyatt describes how the streets and life of Baghdad has changed over the years. She visits one of the only remaining psychologists who still sees a small sign of hope and meets a soft-spoken UN envoy taking on one of the most dangerous jobs. The US military says levels of violence in Iraq are at their lowest for four years, but what psychological effect has constant unrest ... more -
U.S. helicopter strike kills 8 Iraqi civilians
A U.S. military helicopter air strike on a car on Wednesday night killed eight civilians in Baiji, north of Baghdad, two police officials said on Thursday.
Baiji's police chief, Colonel Mudhher al-Qaisi, told Reuters the civilians were shepherds who were in a farming area in the town when the strike took place.
A doctor who asked not to be named said Baiji hospital received eight bodies after the incident, which took place in the early evening, including a 60-year-old man. A U.S. military helicopter air strike on a car on Wednesday night killed eight civilians in Baiji, north of Baghdad, two police offici... more -
Violating Sanctions - An American Woman's Listening Tour through The Axis of ...
On the Listening Tour Through the Axis of Evil, Kelly Hayes-Raitt will travel to countries threatened by America's foreign policies as she puts a human face on "the enemy."
Writer Kelly Hayes-Raitt is traveling to Syria to work with the Iraqi women in the refugee camps for 3 months this summer.
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from your friends at TouchArt.net and OneEarthBlog.blogspot.com. On the Listening Tour Through the Axis of Evil, Kelly Hayes-Raitt will travel to countries threatened by America's foreign polici... more -
Soldiers Testify at Winter Soldier Hearings
Whether you agree with these soldiers or not, their first-hand stories of tours of duty in Iraq bring home the chilling reality of the war and what it means to follow orders as a soldier. Audio and video of the testamony is available from yesterday and today's shows. It is bone chilling fact and without prejudice...Five years ago tonight, on March 19, 2003, the US launched the invasion of Iraq. Half a decade later, as the occupation continues with no end in sight, some of the most powerful voices against the war have been the men and women who have fought in it. For four days this past weekend, soldiers convened at the National Labor College in Silver Spring, Maryland for Winter Soldier, an eyewitness account of the war and occupations in Iraq and Afghanistan. We broadcast their voices. JImmyP's comment: Amy Goodman, considered to be a left-wing agitator by a few is considered by many to be one of the last true journalists in the US. My opion is the later...Bill O'Reilly can't handle her truth. If you like Current, you should be checking in at DemocracyNow.org on a daily basis to get more FACTS in an hour than the main stream delivers in a week. The show is an eye opener. Best - JimmyP Whether you agree with these soldiers or not, their first-hand stories of tours of duty in Iraq bring home the chilling reality of the... more
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Iraq Body Count
Just something to think about when you hear "high cost of lives" "Collateral damage" something tells me americas would not be willing to put up with their friends and neighbors being shot, their houses blown up just because the military thought terrorists were hiding there.
just my two cents. Just something to think about when you hear "high cost of lives" "Collateral damage" something tells me americas ... more -
Surgery and Recovery; Then Back to Iraq.
A look at the work of Doctors Without Borders, treating badly wounded Iraqi civilians.
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Cherry Blossoms: Representing Iraqi civilian casualties of war
Cherry Blossoms,by Alyssa Wright, consists of a backpack fitted with a GPS unit. Information from recent bombings in Iraq are superimposed over a map of Boston and downloaded into the unit, so that when the person wearing the backpack arrives at an area where a bombing occurred in Iraq, the pack emits confetti holding the names and information of civilians who have died in the war.
From the project website:
"By restricting press access to the suffering, the government systematically obscures public knowledge, which in turn blocks affect, empathy, and protest. The moral and political defeat in Vietnam helped usher in the illusion that human loss is irrelevant to military success." Cherry Blossoms,by Alyssa Wright, consists of a backpack fitted with a GPS unit. Information from recent bombings in Iraq are superi... more -
"You don't understand our audience" - What's wrong with networ...
John Hockenberry (former Dateline NBC, now MIT Media Lab) shares his experience and views on why media is failing us.
Dovetails nicely with our mission here at Current John Hockenberry (former Dateline NBC, now MIT Media Lab) shares his experience and views on why media is failing us. ... more -
US embassy offers blood money in Iraq
In a rare move, the US embassy in Iraq is giving thousands of dollars to the victims of Blackwater shootings. Conservative guilt?
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Friendly Foes
Much of the reporting that we see on the American occupation in Iraq lacks unfiltered perspectives form the Iraqi people themselves. We recently came across the work of Iraqi film director Hayder Mousa Daffar. Hayder has been recording the impact of war on his people since it began in 2003. In this excerpt, he asks some very difficult questions about the American presence in his country. To help find answers, he interviews two ex-army officers with strikingly different opinions about the current occupation. Much of the reporting that we see on the American occupation in Iraq lacks unfiltered perspectives form the Iraqi people themselves. ... more
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Oil Rich But No Gas
In the post-war economy, the Iraqi people are having trouble getting enough fuel for daily living. Iraqi film director Hayder Daffar captures the frustration of his people as they wait in gas lines that stretch for miles. In the post-war economy, the Iraqi people are having trouble getting enough fuel for daily living. Iraqi film director Hayder Daffar ... more
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British Military Incident, Iraq
Controversial footage of a group of British soldiers clubbing and kicking three Iraqi boys.
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Point More Than Guns
Ausama, Saif and Adel learn how to shoot, film that is. In this Hometown Baghdad pod we see just how powerful a camera can be to these three young men. With little experience or instruction they are able to capture some very compelling video without having to go outside. Hopefully for Ausama, Saif and Adel the camera is mightier than bombs. Ausama, Saif and Adel learn how to shoot, film that is. In this Hometown Baghdad pod we see just how powerful a camera can be to these... more
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