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Jeu de la Guerre: Revolution, Sieges, and Board Games
Complete video at http://fora.tv/2012/03/15/Revolutionary_War_Lecture_III_Victory_at_Yorktown Dr. Julia Osman, Professor of History at Mississippi State University, discusses France's proficiency at sieges during the American Revolution.Collected in foratv's videos Mar 30, 2012 -
Jonathan Axelrad: What's the Real Cost of Oil?
Complete video at http://fora.tv/2012/02/12/Jewish_Response_to_the_Energy_Challenge Jonathan Axelrad, VP and Energy Security Task Force Co-Chair of AJC, Northern California, discusses the myriad problems created by our reliance on fossil fuels. Oil is harmful to the environment, but Axelrad shows that it also creates a situation where U.S.Collected in foratv's videos Feb 25, 2012 -
Lieberman on Iraq War: Worth it, despite costing more in "life and treasure" than anticipated
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/series/monitor_breakfast Saying he was "cautiously optimistic" about Iraq's future, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) told reporters at a breakfast sponsored by The Christian Science Monitor that the Iraq War was, in the final analysis, worth America's time and that it served as a positive symbol for Arab revolutionaries in in the last year.Collected in foratv's videos Dec 23, 2011 -
The Confederacy Politics Behind the Slave Trade
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/chq_2011_video_sampler Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian Gordon Wood explains that while the end of the international slave trade is commonly viewed as the first step towards abolition, it actually served to bolster the domestic slave trade. Wood argues that the Confederacy included an embargo against international slave trading in its constitution, perhaps in a political move to pressure states into joining them.Collected in foratv's videos Aug 31, 2011 -
McConnell: 'Most' Senate GOP Support Obama on Afghanistan
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/series/monitor_breakfast Senator Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said he feels "reasonably confident" General David Petraeus has given his support to President Obama's plan for withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, and that "most" Senate Republicans have supported the President's policies in the country so far. ----- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks with reporters at the Christian Science Monitor Breakfast.Collected in foratv's videos Jun 22, 2011 -
Rumsfeld Explains Why He Nixed CIA Briefings in 2004
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/02/28/Uncommon_Knowledge_Donald_Rumsfeld Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld clarifies a controversial assertion from his 2011 memoir, Known and Unknown. ----- Beginning with the successful campaign in Afghanistan, which broke with American military tradition, and tackling all that went wrong in Iraq, former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld offers behind-the-scenes insights into how wartime decisions were made.Collected in foratv's videos Jun 1, 2011 -
When Disaster Strikes, Ushahidi Gives Social Check-Ins a Purpose
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/04/26/Advancing_the_New_Machine_Disaster_Responsev Patrick Meier, director of crisis mapping and partnerships at the non-profit tech company Ushahidi, explains how digital devices are capable of crowdsourcing real-time information to create maps of disaster areas. Ushahidi puts a twist on Facebook and Foursquare, providing activists and communities "check-ins with a purpose" during disaster situations.Collected in foratv's videos May 10, 2011 -
Satellite Sentinel Project: Protecting Civilians in Crisis Areas
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/04/26/Advancing_the_New_Machine_Mapping_and_Geospatial_Tools Nathaniel Raymond, director of human rights documentation at the Satellite Sentinel Project, discusses civilian lifesaving capabilities with the emerging satellite imagery project. The project provides real-time surveillance of nations in conflict to help prevent war and genocide.Collected in foratv's videos May 9, 2011 -
Weighing Strikes on North Korea, Iran, Pakistan
Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/conference/aba_spring_meeting_2011 Former CIA official Paul Pillar outlines a few possible consequences of a preemptive military strike on Pakistan, North Korea, or Iran, in the name of nuclear non-proliferation. ---- On the Rim of the Abyss: Military Intervention to Neutralize a Potential Nuclear Threat Many have wondered whether Taliban or al Qaeda may wrest control of nuclear arsenals from Pakistani forces, whether instability in the isolated and disaffectedCollected in foratv's videos Apr 21, 2011 -
What Are the Taliban's Motives in Afghanistan?
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/04/06/Reconciliation_Human_Rights_and_Exiting_Afghanistan Ahmad Nader Nadery, a commissioner of the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission, disagrees with the assumption that Taliban insurgents are fighting for inclusion in the political process in Afghanistan. "This war at best is about domination, not a desire to be included," argues Nadery.Collected in foratv's videos Apr 14, 2011 -
Libya: Has the International Community Prevented Another Genocide?
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/03/23/Terrorism_and_International_Law_Accountability_Reform_and_Remedies Javaid Rehman, head of the Brunel Law School, discusses the recent no-fly zone over Libya authorized by the United Nations Security Council. Rehman emphasizes that rarely does the UN get involved in internal conflicts and argues, "If they hadn't taken any action, we'd be sitting here and criticizing the West for actually ignoring a brutal regime killing its people systematically." ----- The IntCollected in foratv's videos Mar 31, 2011 -
V-Day Congo: Eve Ensler Builds 'City of Joy' for Rape Victims
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/03/02/I_Am_An_Emotional_Creature_An_Evening_with_Eve_Ensler Eve Ensler, V-Day founder and author of The Vagina Monologues, discusses her efforts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to end sexual violence against women. Ensler is creating the City of Joy, a safe haven for sexually abused women and girls in the DRC.Collected in foratv's videos Mar 7, 2011 -
Donald Rumsfeld Reflects on Iraq War Casualties
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/02/09/Donald_Rumsfeld_Known_and_Unknown Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld reflects on the sacrifices made by American soldiers during the war in Iraq, which began during his tenure in the Bush administration.Collected in foratv's videos Feb 18, 2011 -
US 'Not Doing Badly' In Afghanistan, Says Brzezinski
Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/series/monitor_breakfast Former U.S. National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski says the reason the Afghanistan War has been out of the news lately is that the U.S.Collected in foratv's videos Feb 10, 2011 -
Lugar: Path to Afghan Withdraw May Be 'Disappointing'
Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/series/monitor_breakfast Senator Dick Lugar (R-IN) suggests that the complete withdraw of American troops from Afghanistan may require enlisting the help of local Taliban militias, a compromise he predicts will be "disappointing" to many. "Withdrawal even partially or largely is going to mean acceptance of certain conditions that Afghans choose, and sometimes not by the ballot, but simply by the force of whoever happens to be in charge at that point," says Lugar.Collected in foratv's videos Jan 18, 2011 -
WikiLeaks: Assange Responds to Pentagon Demands to 'Return' Documents
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/10/25/Daniel_Ellsberg_and_Julian_Assange_Talk_WikiLeaks The Pentagon publicly demanded WikiLeaks "return" the Afghan War Diary, a collection of U.S. military logs the website published online, and any other classified material it has slated for release.Collected in foratv's videos Jan 13, 2011 -
WikiLeaks: Military Is Skewing War Casualties
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/07/26/WikiLeaks_Press_Conference_with_Julian_Assange WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange discusses apparent inconsistencies in the reporting of friendly fire events as exposed by the Afghan War Diaries. Assange implies that U.S.Collected in foratv's videos Jan 6, 2011 -
Whistleblowers: Daniel Ellsberg on Bradley Manning and WikiLeaks
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/09/29/The_Bomb_Daniel_Ellsberg "Pentagon Papers" whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg weighs in on the case of U.S. Army P.F.C.Collected in foratv's videos Dec 14, 2010 -
Putin's Russia: 'Evil Empire' 2.0?
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/10/04/Uncommon_Knowledge_Victor_Davis_Hanson Why have Russian-American relations been on shaky ground over the last few years? According to military historian Victor Davis Hanson, it's all thanks to an "angry" Vladimir Putin.Collected in foratv's videos Nov 9, 2010 -
Ellsberg: What if Hitler Had Dropped the Bomb?
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/09/29/The_Bomb_Daniel_Ellsberg Daniel Ellsberg, the man responsible for leaking the Pentagon Papers to the press in 1971, imagines how nuclear weapons would be viewed today if Germany had used them in World War II. Because they would not have changed the outcome of the war, Ellsberg claims they would be branded "criminal, murderous" tools of Nazi desperation.Collected in foratv's videos Oct 19, 2010
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foratv Complete video at http://fora.tv/2012/03/15/Revolution... Dr. Julia Osman, Professor of History at Mississippi State University, discusses France's proficiency at sieges during the American Revolution.
Mar 30, 2012