Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy: Inside a school for suicide bombers
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http://www.ted.com Filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy takes on a terrifying question: How does the Taliban convince children to become suicide bombers? Propaganda footage from a training camp is intercut with interviews of young camp graduates. A shocking vision. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Con... Read more
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- -: Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy: Inside a school for suicide bombers
May 26, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)http://www.ted.com Filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy takes on a terrifying question: How does the Taliban convince children to become suicide bombers? Propaganda footage from a training camp is intercut with interviews of young camp graduates. A shocking vision. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast o...
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- -: Authors@Google: Jere Van Dyk
August 24, 2010 (over 13 years ago)The Authors@Google program welcomed Jere Van Dyk to the Google office in Mountain View on July 14, 2010 to discuss his book "Captive: My Time as a Prisoner of the Taliban." Jere Van Dyk was on the wrong side of the border. He and three Afghan guides had crossed into the tribal areas of Pakistan,...
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- -: Charlie Rose - David Kilcullen
October 12, 2009 (over 14 years ago)counterinsurgency and counterterrorism expert David Kilcullen www.charlierose.com
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- -: Charlie Rose - David Rohde
October 27, 2009 (over 14 years ago)David Rohde, The New York Times reporter for Afghanistan who was captured by the Taliban, escaped and then wrote about it in a 5 part series in the The New York Times www.charlierose.com
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- -: Charlie Rose - Leon Panetta (09/06/11)
September 7, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Leon Panetta, Secretary of Defense www.CharlieRose.com
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- -: Deborah Rodriguez - "The Kabul Beauty School"
April 26, 2007 (almost 17 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=912 Deborah Rodriguez, founder of the Kabul Beauty School, explains why she decided to leave her home in Michigan to join a humanitarian aid group in Afghanistan. ----- Deborah Rodriguez talks about "The Kabul Beauty School: An American W...
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- -: John Bolton - Does Iran Need a "Regime Change?"
August 27, 2007 (over 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=1347 John R. Bolton, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, argues that "regime change" may be the international community's only option to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. ----- "America, International Security and t...
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- -: Historical and Political Context for "The Kite Runner"
January 11, 2008 (over 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2007/12/18/Kite_Runner_A_Panel_Discussion Peter Bergen and Massoud Aziz discuss the historical and political context for the book and movie of "The Kite Runner." ----- A panel discussion before an advanced screening of The Kite Runner. Presented by the New Rep...
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- -: Misguided Aid in Afghanistan - Washington Post Panel
May 7, 2008 (almost 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/03/13/Washington_Post_Panel_America_and_the_World_2008 Washington Post reporter Pamela Constable discusses problems with American aid distribution in post-war Afghanistan. This excerpt is taken from a panel discussion entitled, "Washington Post Panel: Ameri...
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- -: Pakistan and the War on Terrorism - Husain Haqqani
December 3, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/10/27/Pakistani_Ambassador_Husain_Haqqani Pakistani Ambassador to the U.S. Husain Haqqani discusses his country's views on the fight against international terrorism. ----- His Excellency Ambassador Husain Haqqani speaks to the World Affairs Council of Wa...
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