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Afghanistan Surge? Jamal Dajani Weighs In

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Link TV - Sep. 23 (News Report) - The top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan has warned that the U.S.-led NATO coalition risks losing the war unless there are fundamental changes in military strategy, including the addition of at least 10,000 more American troops

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Bonus Battle

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Link TV - By Erin Coker - Sep. 19 (News Analysis) - The Fed stepped up today with the US version of a worldwide backlash on bonuses for bankers. Led by French President Nicholas Sarkozy, this is another example of the G20 nations' rising power. Sarkozy is dragging a reluctant US along on his crusade to curb banker's pay. It only works if the whole world does it - and that could never have happened in the past, even though majorities of Americans have steam coming out of their ears over the obscene bonuses.

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World Leaders - NAKED!

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Link TV - By Erin Coker, Steven Colbert - Aug. 14 (Comedy News) - It's the summer season, so bring on the silly news stories. That is, news stories about scantily clad politicians worldwide. Chancellor Merkel in her underwear gives new meaning to government transparency. President Correa of Ecuador gets a resounding WOW! And the obsession with Russian Prime Minister Putin's pecs vs. President Obama's buff physique had many in the media talking. SOURCES: FOX, U.S; CNN, U.S; ARD, Germany; Teleamazonas, Equador; RT, Russia; BBC, U.K; The Colbert Report, U.S.

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Uighurs vs Han: China's West Side Story

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Link TV - Jul. 10 (News Analysis) - Uighurs are in the news: a handful were released from Guantanamo in June, and others rioted in western China in July. Huge numbers of Han Chinese have moved into the region, where the indigenous Uighers have been fighting domination by China since the 1800s. China let foreign reporters into the region, but immediately lost control of the story.

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Iran Protests

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Link TV - Jun. 16 (News Report) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad is under increasing international pressure over the disputed results of Friday's election.

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Saudi Arabia: A Player in Middle East Elections

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Link TV - Jun. 13 (News Analysis) - Saudi Arabia shifts its focus from Lebanon to Iran. Mousavi finds support from Saudi-run media outlets. Will the monarchy influence these elections too?

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Iranian Election: Media Matters

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Link TV - Jun. 13 (News Analysis) - State TV gave President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad more airtime but Mir Hossein Mousavi was the favorite of the Internet. How the Iranian media covered the historic presidential election.

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Cairo University Preps for Obama

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Link TV - Jun. 04 (News Analysis) - Cairo University is prepping for President Barack Obama's historic visit. Old and cracked roads are being repaved and workers have been busy mowing the lawns and planting new shrubs and flowers. Initially, Obama was scheduled to speak at the world's oldest university, Al Azhar, built almost a thousand years ago. However, for security reasons, Cairo University was chosen.

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Pakistan: Women vs. Taliban

Mon, 11 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Link TV - By Evelyn Messinger - May. 11 (News Analysis) - Women across Pakistan are galvanized to act by the threat of harsh Taliban-stye Islamic law, recently instituted in parts of northwest Pakistan. Yet even among women in the region, the Taliban have defenders: for some it's just political expediency; for others, it's a path to justice in a corrupt court system.

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North Korea: Where Truth Lies

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Link TV - Apr. 10 (News Analysis) - While most media sources agree that North Korea failed at testing a missile, Koreans insist they successfully launched a satellite....

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Accountability for Torture

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Link TV - Apr. 08 (News Analysis) - Has America resorted to torture in the name of the "War on Terror"? Scenes from Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo made many question whether we have damaged our democratic values and humanitarian ideals. Now, with President Barack Obama sworn into office, there is a strong current of change in the air. Will the new administration hold the perpetrators of torture - including those at the top who authorized water-boarding and other interrogation techniques - accountable for their actions?

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Meltdown Australia

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Aljazeera - Mar. 31 (Special Report) - Like so many of the earth’s treasures these days, the Great Barrier Reef faces a grave threat. Polyps, the tiny organisms that manufacture the coral, are threatened with extinction because of rising water temperatures, caused by global warming. This film documents the damage already caused, examines possible remedies and questions whether man still has time to save the reef.

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Global Meltdown: Human Fallout

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Link TV - Mar. 20 (News Analysis) - (Global Pulse: March 19, 2009) As the waves of the financial meltdown pound banks and governments, the human cost is easily lost in the background. From layoffs to shattered dreams, the global crisis becomes a personal crisis. Do we really see how deeply it reaches into the global community? Sources: Al Jazeera English, Qatar; CNN, U.S.; Deutsche Welle, Germany; South Asia Newsline, India; Russia Today, Russia; KBS, South Korea

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Mexico's Drug Wars

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Link TV - Mar. 06 (News Analysis) - Beheadings, assassinations, gun battles on the street -- Mexico is ground zero in the global war on drugs. U.S. media focuses on the spread of violence north of the border, as drug cartels spread fear and intimidation south of it. What will it take for Mexico to beat the drug lords?

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Obama and the Middle East

Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800

New America Media - By Jamal Dajani - Jan. 24 (News Analysis) - President Barack Obama has taken the Middle East by surprise with the speed of his diplomacy. Is he bringing a new approach for dealing with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? And will he be able to gain Arab nations’ trust? Jamal Dajani has the Mosaic Intelligence Report.

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Gaza, Qaddafi, And Starbucks

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Link TV - By Jamal Dajani - Jan. 17 (News Analysis) - (VIDEO - 5:30) With the Israeli offensive on Gaza dragging into its third week, demonstrators around the globe have been pouring into the streets expressing their outrage against Israel's indiscriminate bombardment of residential neighborhoods in the Gaza Strip. In the Arab world, demonstrators have also turned their anger towards their leaders. They have been demanding the expulsion of Israel's ambassadors from Egypt and Jordan and the opening of the borders between Egypt and Gaza. In Egypt (the largest Arab country), demonstrators carried placards demanding "To stop the Gaza Holocaust", and "Gaza, Forgive Us." BTW, did I mention that here in the U.S. Arab Americans in solidarity with Gaza have been boycotting Starbucks? For the last couple of weeks, internet conspiracy theorists have been spreading a story that Starbucks is funding the Israeli attacks on Gaza!

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Gaza Media War

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Link TV - Jan. 14 (News Analysis) - (VIDEO - 5:25) Israel and Hamas are fighting on two fronts in Gaza -- a military battle, and a battle for public opinion. People around the world are being confronted with horrifying images of war, as well as all sorts of spin from various sources in the ongoing Gaza tragedy. As the combatants attempt to control the message, the media sphere is also crowded with self-promotion by secondary players.

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Gaza: 14 Days of Horror

Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Mosaic Intelligence Report - By Jamal Dajani - Jan. 10 (News Analysis) - At least 778 Palestinians have been killed and 3,250 injured since the Israeli offensive on Gaza began on December 27. More than 200 Palestinian children are among the dead. Thirteen Israelis, including three civilians, have been killed during the same period. A UN resolution fails to stop Israeli attacks on Gaza. Anger over Gaza grows on Arab streets. Close to 800 people perish in 14 days of fighting. When will the war end?

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Gaza: CNN "Missing in Action"

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Huffington Post - By Jamal Dajani - Jan. 09 (News Analysis) - Campbell Brown said, "much of the information coming out of Gaza is impossible to verify and many of the images you see on television are provided by Hamas." This is total nonsense.

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No Happy New Year in Palestine

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Link TV - By Jamal Dajani - Jan. 01 (Opinion) - I wake up with a news hangover. Israeli jets are pounding Gaza for the sixth continuous day, and the IDF continues to build up its forces along the border in preparation for a possible ground invasion. Olmert promises that more is on the way, yet Hamas remains defiant and has not lost its ability to launch rocket attacks on Israeli towns and cities. Angry Arabs demonstrate in Arab capitals, while Arab League members only blow more hot air. Mahmoud Abbas addresses the Palestinian people...no one listens. Leader of Hezbollah, Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah, says that the resistance (Hamas) is already triumphing and Israel is doomed to failure despite its massive offensive on the Gaza Strip "because of resistance and steadfastness, because of rejecting compromises or surrender." The number of dead in Gaza reaches 400.

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Shoe Adieu: The Bush Legacy

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Global Pulse - By Evelyn Messenger, Erin Coker - Dec. 18 (News Analysis) - Over the past year, (Bush's) legacy has been under sharp review in the international media. From the Iraq War and accusations of torture, to Katrina, the economic crisis, and the Axis of Evil, their coverage paints an unflattering image of the Bush administration's tenure

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Mumbai: The Kashmir Connection

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Global Pulse - Dec. 12 (News Analysis) - After 181 people were killed in the Mumbai terrorist attacks, fingers immediately pointed at Pakistan. But, Pakistan says they are victims of terrorism too. While the terrorists may have arrived from Karachi, part of the motivation to attack India stems from long-simmering tensions in Kashmir. SOURCES: ABC News, U.S.; Times Now, India; South Asia Newsline, India; Al Jazeera English, Qatar; Deutsche Welle, Germany; Dawn TV, Pakistan; Press TV, Iran; BBC, U.K.

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Deceiving Images

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Link TV - By Nicholas Lemann, George Lakoff, - Oct. 05 (Special Report) - (VIDEO 1 hour 24 mins.) This special panel features experts in the field of communication in a discussion about the escalating use of manipulative techniques in American political life. The panel is moderated by Nicholas Lemann, Columbia University dean of its Journalism School, and George Lakoff, UC Berkeley professor.

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China's Milk Shakeup

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Global Pulse - Oct. 03 (News Analysis) - [video 5:05] Thousands of Chinese infants become ill after drinking baby formula laced with the deadly chemical melamine. The compound turns up in Chinese food products around the world. Does Beijing mean business when it vows to clean up its product safety act this time? SOURCES: CCTV, China; BBC, U.K.; Al Jazeera, Qatar; ABC News, U.S.; SABC, South Africa; KBS News, South Korea; Associated Press, U.S.

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Sarah Palin: Media Victim or Campaign Weapon?

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Link TV - Sep. 05 (News Analysis) - The Republican National Convention became the coming out party for Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska as John McCain's vice presidential nominee. A storm of worldwide negative media coverage scrutinizing every controversial detail of her life at times felt like a soap opera. Now, as the media are portrayed as the bad guys, many speculate it was all a part of McCain's grand campaign strategy. SOURCES: Al Jazeera, Qatar; Press TV, Iran; Tele 13, Chile; TV5, France; BBC, U.K.; FOX News; U.S.; San Francisco Chronicle, U.S.; New York Times, U.S.; The Huffington Post, U.S.; NBC, U.S.

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