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 Nadene Ghouri Rebuilding Ancient Bamiyan Buddhas Video (12min 2sec). In 2001 the Taliban swept through Afghanistan's Bamiyan Valley. Their target was the colossal stone Buddha statues which had stood for over 1500 years. The world watched powerless as one of its true wonders was lost. In Rebuilding Bamiyan Al Jazeera's Nadene Ghouri travels to Bamiyan to explore the restoration work being done on the site, and to talk to those planning to rebuild the statues. The savage destruction of this world heritage site shocked the world, but can it be restored to it's former glory?" "The Tabilan had been arguing for months about whether or not to destroy the Buddhas. The leadership was split..." |
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 Water for Iraqis "Oxfam Releases Iraq Report - 30Jul07" Video (24min 25sec) tells the story of the horrible way people of Iraq are being treated now. "The bombings. The misery of daily life in Iraq mark a deepening humanitarian crisis in the country. The helpless and the homeless are suffering beyond imagination says Oxfam. Why? Who's responsible...?"
"Hello, I'm David Foster. Oxfam issued a report from Jordan, Monday, highlighting the humanitarian crisis in Iraq. It says warnings have been ignored and the reality for millions is a life of misery that none could have imagined five years ago." "The coalition that invaded Iraq promised that life after Saddam would be much better, but for the majority of Iraqis it has become far worse..." |
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 Max Keiser "Torture Chic" This video (9min 10sec) is the second of two videos about CIA's Extraordinary Antics in Italy. "All joking aside, this keystone cop gulag and torture operation had cost me more than just money. It had cost me and all Americans, for that matter, the moral high ground, honor and security. I wanted to talk to Bob Lady. Give him a piece of my mind. Bob had been the head of the CIA's Milan substation, he couldn't be too difficult to find in this day and age."The CIA calls these things 'flaps.' A flap is, you know, when these kind of operations are exposed. |
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 Max Keiser in Milan "Torture Chic" In the first of two videos (13min 19sec), Max Keiser is tracing the CIA's activities in Milan. Twenty-six American CIA operatives stand accused of the kidnapping of
an Egyptian cleric from the streets of Milan. The defendants, including
an Air Force colonel and two CIA station chiefs, are being tried in
absentia at the Milan Palace of Justice for the 2003 abduction of
Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr, also known as Abu Omar. |
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 India Rising This video (7min 14sec) by ABC News describes the phenomenal growth of India the world's largest Democracy and all this growth is coming from the street up. "India's economy grows while their government 'sleeps'" Here's a question for you. Do you need to touch your customers? Does you job require handshakes and eye contact? If not, if you spend your days on a computer or on a phone, there is an Indian your job, perfectly qualified, at one tenth your salary. |
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