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Love and Loss in Baghdad (The Leonard Lopate Show: Friday, 25 April 2008)

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25 Apr 2008

Love and Loss in Baghdad (The Leonard Lopate Show: Friday, 25 April 2008) 

Michael Hastings , Newsweek ’s Baghdad correspondent, explains how covering the war in Iraq came at a huge personal cost. He writes about love and loss in wartime in his new memoir, I Lost My Love in Baghdad .

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[10:57]..." higher milk the milk they rescued so much political pressure from the Iraqi government they were no longer allowed to search the mosque. And the soldiers were furious because they had come into these mosque where "...

[12:25]..." and Andy's like -- an end it was funny situation where the Iraqi government US government was denying civil war. Andy is saying to me. You know there's a civil war going on over the I "...

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The Kurdish Quest for Statehood (The Leonard Lopate Show: Tuesday, 22 April 2008)

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22 Apr 2008

The Kurdish Quest for Statehood (The Leonard Lopate Show: Tuesday, 22 April 2008) 

There are 25 million Kurds throughout the world; they’re the world’s largest ethnic group without a nation. Quil Lawrence writes about the long Kurdish struggle for statehood and its place in Middle Eastern politics in Invisible Nation: How the Kurds' Quest for Statehood Is Shaping Iraq and the Middle East . Events : Quil Lawrence will be speaking and signing books Tuesday, April 22 at 2:30 pm Columbia University International Affairs Building, Room 1512 420 West 118th Street (at Morningside Drive) Quil Lawrence will be speaking and signing books Tuesday, April 22 at 5:30 pm Carnegie Council 170 East 64th Street (between 3rd and Lexington Avenues)

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[21:53]..." really cost you. What -- to the Kurds play in the current Iraqi government Jalal Talabani who was mountain rebel for many years is now the president of Iraq and just stood and incredibly unlikely turn "...

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Speaking with Feith (The Brian Lehrer Show: Tuesday, 15 April 2008)

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15 Apr 2008

Speaking with Feith (The Brian Lehrer Show: Tuesday, 15 April 2008) 

Douglas Feith , undersecretary of defense for policy at the Pentagon and now the author of War and Decision: Inside the Pentagon at the Dawn of the War on Terrorism (Harper, 2008), offers an insider's view on the run-up to the war in Iraq.

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[33:47]..." issue is can the problems -- contain. While the capacity of the Iraqi government is increased and you get to the point where. The capacity of the Iraqi government it is. It is sufficient to handle those problems without the United States playing -- combat role. "...

[34:41]..." they shifted and now they're allying with the United States in the Iraqi government and their fighting Al Qaeda. And the goal is debate will. People did not Al Qaeda this safe haven and the opportunity "...

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An Iraqi-American Memoir (The Leonard Lopate Show: Monday, 14 April 2008)

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14 Apr 2008

An Iraqi-American Memoir (The Leonard Lopate Show: Monday, 14 April 2008) 

Haider Ala Hamoudi is the American-born son of two Iraqi parents. Many of his relatives still live in Iraq, and he himself returned to Baghdad to work on a USAID contract. In a new book, Howling in Mesopotamia: An Iraqi-American Memoir , he writes about what he’s seen recently in Iraq and his frustration with the situation there.

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[23:56]..." and from very very dubious sources of bites -- part of the Iraqi government it seems that not everybody in power knew that this was even going on at least deny. That they knew it's gone. "...

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Phil Donahue’s New Film, “Body of War” (The Leonard Lopate Show: Tuesday, 08 April 2008)

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8 Apr 2008

Phil Donahue’s New Film, “Body of War” (The Leonard Lopate Show: Tuesday, 08 April 2008) 

Now that he’s not hosting a talk show, Phil Donahue has directed "Body of War," a documentary about the life of Tomas Young , a young veteran who became paralyzed after less than a week in Iraq. Ellen Spiro is the film’s co-director and cinematographer. It opens Wednesday, April 9 at the IFC Center (323 Sixth Avenue). If you can't see the video click here var so = new SWFObject("http://www.youtube.com/v/j2ARzZVuGIo", "mymovie", "390", "321", "7", "#FFFFFF");so.addParam("wmode", "transparent");connect(window, 'onload', function() {so.write("ytcontent");});

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[29:23]..." redefined consistently and constantly. We we that was in benchmarks for the Iraqi government 4000 that Americans we have four of them. We have. A majority of Iraqis citizens it's Americans it is. Security a worse "...

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Capitol Grill (The Brian Lehrer Show: Tuesday, 08 April 2008)

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8 Apr 2008

Capitol Grill (The Brian Lehrer Show: Tuesday, 08 April 2008) 

General David Petraeus, the top American commander in Baghdad, testifies before the Senate today, and will likely face tough questioning from all three Presidential candidates. The Washington Post's William Arkin offers his analysis. Programming Note: WNYC and NPR are offering live coverage of the hearings available here .

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[6:28]..." stalemate that the surge. Has worked to slow the insurgents. But the Iraqi government can't do it without us so even with -- all these troops that are still keeping their 130000 Americans whatever it is. "...

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Bush’s War: The Past 5 Years (The Leonard Lopate Show: Tuesday, 25 March 2008)

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25 Mar 2008

Bush’s War: The Past 5 Years (The Leonard Lopate Show: Tuesday, 25 March 2008) 

On the 5th anniversary of the Iraq invasion, FRONTLINE has put together a new 2-part documentary special, "Bush’s War," chronicling the trials of the last few years …from the horrors of 9/11 to the recent troop surge. Michael Kirk is a veteran producer with FRONTLINE. Event : ”Bush’s War” will air on PBS Monday, March 24 from 9:00 pm to 11:30 p.m. and Tuesday, March 25 from 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm

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[15:01]..." weapons of mass destruction and a connection between Al Qaeda and the Iraqi government. How early and did that pop up. "...

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March 21, 2008 (On The Media: Friday, 21 March 2008)

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21 Mar 2008

March 21, 2008 (On The Media: Friday, 21 March 2008) 

Show Summary: On the Media's Iraq War Anniversary Special

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[45:35]..." being in Baghdad and being Iraqi. And now more and more the Iraqi government is their main enemy because it's clamping down on them it's throwing them in jail it's beating them up. It's keeping them "...

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March 21, 2008 (On The Media: Friday, 21 March 2008)

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21 Mar 2008

March 21, 2008 (On The Media: Friday, 21 March 2008) 

Show Summary: On the Media's Iraq War Anniversary Special

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[45:35]..." being in Baghdad and being Iraqi. And now more and more the Iraqi government is their main enemy because it's clamping down on them it's throwing them in jail it's beating them up. It's keeping them "...

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August 31, 2007 (On The Media: Friday, 31 August 2007)

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31 Aug 2007

August 31, 2007 (On The Media: Friday, 31 August 2007) 

Show Summary: A senator and a food critic are outed, a messenger is murdered, and an attorney general may or may not have bent the truth.

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[14:14]..." in -- peace in Thursday's post that the draft concluded that the Iraqi government had failed on all but three of the -- team benchmarks that the congress had set up. But that the report was "...

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