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Tears of Empire
Mumia Abu-Jamal
“The Tears Of Empire.” It happened with a suddenness that was stunning. The Taliban taking town by town, village by village, province by province until Kabul itself toppled all without virtually firing a shot. The… Full Transcript
Goodnight Afghanistan (Version B)
Goodnight Afghanistan (Version A)
Allies in Lies
Mumia Abu-Jamal
If the WikiLeaks saga has shown us anything, it’s that things are seldom what they seem, and allies in truth are almost indistinguishable from adversaries. That’s because what a nation says and what a nation… Full Transcript
Generals and Presidents (Version B)
Mumia Abu-Jamal
The recent Obama-McChrystal tête-à-tête, which resulted in the general submitting his resignation and the President accepting it, is but an historical echo from conflicts between the army and its civilian leaders for generations. When Abe… Full Transcript
Generals and Presidents (Version A)
Mumia Abu-Jamal
The recent Obama-McChrystal tête-à-tête, which resulted in the general submitting his resignation and the President accepting it, is but an historical echo from conflicts between the army and its civilian leaders for generations. When Abe… Full Transcript
Lessons Lost (Version B)
Mumia Abu-Jamal
It’s been generations since the Vietnam War, or what may be called the war that most Americans want to forget. In part, that’s because the U.S. lost to Vietnam. At the time, it was almost… Full Transcript
Lessons Lost (Version A)
Mumia Abu-Jamal
It’s been generations since the Vietnam War, or what may be called the war that most Americans want to forget. In part, that’s because the U.S. lost to Vietnam. At the time, it was almost… Full Transcript
Ghosts of Vietnam
Mumia Abu-Jamal
If early news accounts are correct, President Barack Obama will send over 30,000 new troops into Afghanistan to support and defend one of the most corrupt governments on Earth. He will do so in part… Full Transcript
ISRAEL TODAYMany of us know, if only by a glimpse, the dreadful fate of the Palestinians, a people who have suffered by occupation and oppression for nearly a century by the zionist settler state of… Full Transcript