Podcasts about Raed Jarrar

Today on the show:  Raed Jarrar from Democracy for the Arab World Now on new revelations about the close-range murder of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, by an israeli sniper. And we'll feature, as we do every Thursday, the independently produced weekly newscast from the electronic intifada, with Nora Barrows Friedman The post The Latest Newscast From The Electronic Intifada appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: We'll speak to Raed Jarrar in Washington D.C. about Israel's latest slaughter of unarmed and heavily self-identified medical workers shot down and apparently buried alive.  And Bernie and AOC take their fight the Oligrachy tour deep into the heart off red-state Idaho in the deep red state of Idaho The post Flashpoints – April 22, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: It's revealed that Marco Rubio personally signed off to detain Mahmoud Khalil on “Foreign Policy Grounds”.  Meanwhile, A federal judge temporarily blocks the deportation of Khalil. We'll get the lowdown in Washington D.C. from Raed Jarrar of DAWN.  Also radical singer and songwriter David Rovics shares some thoughts and a new song calling for the release of Mahmoud Khalil: And mass murder and the expanding US/israeli occupation of Syria. The post The Detaining of Palestinian Activist Mahamoud Khalil appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: Zeaid Abbas, Executive Director Middle East Children's Alliance, updates us on the situation in Gaza, and the West Bank, where the Israeli military supports an onslaught of illegal settler violence to steal more Palestinian land. And we'll be joined in Washington D.C. by Raed Jarrar to talk about DAWN's plea to the International Criminal Court to hold high US officials accountable for their role in the ongoing genocide in Palestine. The post Update on Gaza From The Middle East Children's Alliance appeared first on KPFA.

This week on Talk World Radio we're talking about the crime of war in Palestine with Raed Jarrar, advocacy director for DAWN -- the organization founded by slain writer Jamal Khashoggi and found at dawnmena.org.

Today on the Show: Israel's long-term strategy for the complete ethnic cleansing of the Gaza strip: we'll feature  a genocide up-date with Raed Jarrar of Democracy for the Arab World Now. Also Over 25,000 people have signed petitions to hold Netflix and Trader Joe's accountable for normalizing Israel's occupation of Palestine: And Immigrant Communities In The Greater Bay Area Hold Traditional Day Of The Dead Procession To Respond to Donald Trump's Attacks Against Migrants The post Flashpoints – October 31, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

* Israel Expects International Criminal Court Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu, Other Officials; Michael Lynk, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Western Ontario, Canada; Producer: Scott Harris. * State Dept Report Presents Contradictory Findings re: Israel's Illegal Use of US Weapons in Gaza; Raed Jarrar, Advocacy Director at DAWN; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. * Trump's Contempt for Women Seen in Hush Money Trial, Linked to his Misogynist Policies; Amanda Marcotte, a senior politics writer at Salon and author; Producer: Scott Harris.

Today on the Show: Is genocide Joe Biden getting ready to pull the plug on Israel's expanding regional war  before Bebe goes thumbs up for Trump? We'll welcome back Raed Jarrar with Democracy for the Arab World Now. Also tightening the anti-abortion noose around Roe and pro choice, and a poet takes on the first hundred days of the Israeli Genocide The post Raed Jarrar on Biden Calling For a Ceasefire appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the Show: US/Israeli bombers continue to shred Gaza's fleeing population; Ice cream trucks have been turned in to mobile morgues on wheels for children,4500 of them: We'll speak to Palestinian American activist, Raed Jarrar about the fake war pause that never was: Sam Husseini is back at the State Department trying to get a few questions answered about US support for Genocide: And the Chinese President Sloted to Sit down with Biden on Wednesday in San Francisco: San Franciscians have planned their own meet and greet for the two presidents. The post US/Israeli Bombers Continue to Shred Gaza's Fleeing Population. appeared first on KPFA.

“The newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” The post Raed Jarrar on Biden & Saudi Arabia, Joe Torres on Tulsa Massacre appeared first on FAIR.

Today's Guests Are: Rev. Vickie Johnson, Atty. CK Hoffler, Rev. Dr. Todd Yeary, Esq., ATTY. MARK FANCHER, DR. FRANCIS BOYLE, and RAED JARRAR

* Biden Effort to Normalize Israel - Saudi Relations Provides Support to Repressive Governments; Raed Jarrar, Advocacy Director with the group Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN); Scott Harris. * California Leads Nation with Climate Legislation and Launches Lawsuit Targeting Big Oil; Laura Deehan State Director with Environment California; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. * Mexico Poised to Make History by Electing First Woman President in June 2024 Election; Laura Carlsen, Coordinator of Global Solidarity & Learning, with Just Associates in Mexico City; Producer: Scott Harris.

It's hard to parse corporate media coverage of Biden's Saudi visit, because that coverage obscures rather than illuminates what's going on. The post Raed Jarrar on Biden's Saudi Trip, Lindsay Koshgarian on People Over Pentagon appeared first on FAIR.

Part two of a series discussing the ongoing anti-government protests in Iraq and the impact of US-Iranian geopolitical violence on their vision for a new political culture. With Iraqi human rights activist Raed Jarrar and an anonymous participant of the protests in Baghdad.

Guests: Gerald Horne is an historian, and author of a numbers of books, he holds the John J. and Rebecca Moores Chair of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston. Conn Hallinan is a military analyst and a columnist for Foreign Policy In Focus. Raed Jarrar is an Iraqi political analyst and human rights activist based in Washington, D.C. The post Deescalating War? appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 – The US escalation on Iran and the killing of a commander happened through a targeted airstrike near the Baghdad airport, in Iraq. Days later, the Iraqi Parliament voted to expel US troops from Iraq, and to “end the presence of any foreign troops on Iraqi soil.” That means both US and Iran, and it may signify a growing anti-imperialist movement. Raed Jarrar is an Iraqi-born human rights activist and writer based in Washington, D.C. His most recent piece in Truthout is titled “Iraq's Vote to Kick Out U.S. Troops Reflects Growing Anti-Imperialist Movement.“ 0:34 – Kayla Moore was killed by Berkeley Police in 2013. The officers were never charged, and the family sued. In 2018, a judge ruled there was insufficient evidence to prove discrimination. But now Moore family is headed back to court of appeals on Jan 9 for oral arguments. The family wants the City of Berkeley to overhaul it's mental health response policies, and provide care instead of police. Maria Moore is the sister of Kayla Moore, who was killed by Berkeley Police in 2013, and a mental health reform advocate. Adante Pointer is an attorney with John Burris Law, and legal council for the Moore family. 1:08 – Shortly after President Trump ordered the targeted assassination of an Iranian commander via an airstrike outside the airport in Baghdad Iraq, escalating major tensions with Iran, the Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Patrol began detaining and questioning Iranians and Iranian-Americans at the border. Some were held and questioned for hours. The agency has denied the reports. But advocacy groups have activated legal support and are loudly denouncing the detentions and violation of civil rights. Zahra Billoo  is an attorney and the Executive Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter (CAIR-SFBA). 1:34 – Series Premiere: Unmasking America Shaun Assaels is a New York Times best-selling author, magazine writer and investigative journalist, as well as a sometime television correspondent. He can be seen in a documentary based on his latest book, The Murder of Sonny Liston, now on Showtime. His latest piece in Politico is The Massacre That Spawned the Alt-Right. The post Iraq's vote to expel US troops reflects a growing anti-imperialist movement; Plus: Family of Kayla Moore killed by Berkeley Police goes back to court this week, urges overhaul of Berkeley mental health response appeared first on KPFA.

Today on Sojourner Truth: We dig deep into the growing crisis following the U.S. assassination of the third most powerful Iranian leader. Are we at the brink of war? Our guests are Phyllis Bennis, Farida Chehata and Raed Jarrar. Phyllis Bennis directs the New Internationalism Project at The Institute for Policy Studies, focusing on U.S. Middle East and war policy. Her most recent books include Understanding ISIS and the New Global War On Terror and Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict. Farrida Chehata is the immigrant rights managing attorney at the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Los Angeles. Raed Jarrar is an Iraqi-born human rights activist and writer based in Washington, D.C. He has been on two recent accuracy.org news releases warning against U.S. actions in the Middle East.

Today on Sojourner Truth: We dig deep into the growing crisis following the U.S. assassination of the third most powerful Iranian leader. Are we at the brink of war? Our guests are Phyllis Bennis, Farida Chehata and Raed Jarrar. Phyllis Bennis directs the New Internationalism Project at The Institute for Policy Studies, focusing on U.S. Middle East and war policy. Her most recent books include Understanding ISIS and the New Global War On Terror and Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict. Farrida Chehata is the immigrant rights managing attorney at the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Los Angeles. Raed Jarrar is an Iraqi-born human rights activist and writer based in Washington, D.C. He has been on two recent accuracy.org news releases warning against U.S. actions in the Middle East.

Today on Sojourner Truth: We dig deep into the growing crisis following the U.S. assassination of the third most powerful Iranian leader. Are we at the brink of war? Our guests are Phyllis Bennis, Farida Chehata and Raed Jarrar. Phyllis Bennis directs the New Internationalism Project at The Institute for Policy Studies, focusing on U.S. Middle East and war policy. Her most recent books include Understanding ISIS and the New Global War On Terror and Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict. Farrida Chehata is the immigrant rights managing attorney at the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Los Angeles. Raed Jarrar is an Iraqi-born human rights activist and writer based in Washington, D.C. He has been on two recent accuracy.org news releases warning against U.S. actions in the Middle East.

Today on Sojourner Truth: We dig deep into the growing crisis following the U.S. assassination of the third most powerful Iranian leader. Are we at the brink of war? Our guests are Phyllis Bennis, Farida Chehata and Raed Jarrar. Phyllis Bennis directs the New Internationalism Project at The Institute for Policy Studies, focusing on U.S. Middle East and war policy. Her most recent books include Understanding ISIS and the New Global War On Terror and Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict. Farrida Chehata is the immigrant rights managing attorney at the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Los Angeles. Raed Jarrar is an Iraqi-born human rights activist and writer based in Washington, D.C. He has been on two recent accuracy.org news releases warning against U.S. actions in the Middle East.

Today on Sojourner Truth: We dig deep into the growing crisis following the U.S. assassination of the third most powerful Iranian leader. Are we at the brink of war? Our guests are Phyllis Bennis, Farida Chehata and Raed Jarrar. Phyllis Bennis directs the New Internationalism Project at The Institute for Policy Studies, focusing on U.S. Middle East and war policy. Her most recent books include Understanding ISIS and the New Global War On Terror and Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict. Farrida Chehata is the immigrant rights managing attorney at the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Los Angeles. Raed Jarrar is an Iraqi-born human rights activist and writer based in Washington, D.C. He has been on two recent accuracy.org news releases warning against U.S. actions in the Middle East.

Today on Sojourner Truth: We dig deep into the growing crisis following the U.S. assassination of the third most powerful Iranian leader. Are we at the brink of war? Our guests are Phyllis Bennis, Farida Chehata and Raed Jarrar. Phyllis Bennis directs the New Internationalism Project at The Institute for Policy Studies, focusing on U.S. Middle East and war policy. Her most recent books include Understanding ISIS and the New Global War On Terror and Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict. Farrida Chehata is the immigrant rights managing attorney at the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Los Angeles. Raed Jarrar is an Iraqi-born human rights activist and writer based in Washington, D.C. He has been on two recent accuracy.org news releases warning against U.S. actions in the Middle East.

Today on Sojourner Truth: We dig deep into the growing crisis following the U.S. assassination of the third most powerful Iranian leader. Are we at the brink of war? Our guests are Phyllis Bennis, Farida Chehata and Raed Jarrar. Phyllis Bennis directs the New Internationalism Project at The Institute for Policy Studies, focusing on U.S. Middle East and war policy. Her most recent books include Understanding ISIS and the New Global War On Terror and Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict. Farrida Chehata is the immigrant rights managing attorney at the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Los Angeles. Raed Jarrar is an Iraqi-born human rights activist and writer based in Washington, D.C. He has been on two recent accuracy.org news releases warning against U.S. actions in the Middle East.

Today on Sojourner Truth: We dig deep into the growing crisis following the U.S. assassination of the third most powerful Iranian leader. Are we at the brink of war? Our guests are Phyllis Bennis, Farida Chehata and Raed Jarrar. Phyllis Bennis directs the New Internationalism Project at The Institute for Policy Studies, focusing on U.S. Middle East and war policy. Her most recent books include Understanding ISIS and the New Global War On Terror and Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict. Farrida Chehata is the immigrant rights managing attorney at the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Los Angeles. Raed Jarrar is an Iraqi-born human rights activist and writer based in Washington, D.C. He has been on two recent accuracy.org news releases warning against U.S. actions in the Middle East.

Today on Sojourner Truth: We dig deep into the growing crisis following the U.S. assassination of the third most powerful Iranian leader. Are we at the brink of war? Our guests are Phyllis Bennis, Farida Chehata and Raed Jarrar. Phyllis Bennis directs the New Internationalism Project at The Institute for Policy Studies, focusing on U.S. Middle East and war policy. Her most recent books include Understanding ISIS and the New Global War On Terror and Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict. Farrida Chehata is the immigrant rights managing attorney at the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Los Angeles. Raed Jarrar is an Iraqi-born human rights activist and writer based in Washington, D.C. He has been on two recent accuracy.org news releases warning against U.S. actions in the Middle East.

Today on Sojourner Truth: We dig deep into the growing crisis following the U.S. assassination of the third most powerful Iranian leader. Are we at the brink of war? Our guests are Phyllis Bennis, Farida Chehata and Raed Jarrar. Phyllis Bennis directs the New Internationalism Project at The Institute for Policy Studies, focusing on U.S. Middle East and war policy. Her most recent books include Understanding ISIS and the New Global War On Terror and Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict. Farrida Chehata is the immigrant rights managing attorney at the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Los Angeles. Raed Jarrar is an Iraqi-born human rights activist and writer based in Washington, D.C. He has been on two recent accuracy.org news releases warning against U.S. actions in the Middle East.

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As Washington D.C. remains focused on the Trump impeachment, Daniel Jones, the former top Senate Intelligence Committee investigator into the CIA torture program discusses the years-long battle with the Bush and Obama administrations to make public the findings of his still-classified 7,000 page report. Jones, the subject of the new feature film, The Report, starring Adam Driver and Annette Bening, discusses his findings. He tells the story of how the CIA, under John Brennan, spied on the Senate investigators and accessed their classified computers. As a rebellion in Iraq forces the resignation of the country’s prime minister, Iraqi activist Raed Jarrar describes the roots of the protests, the impact of foreign intervention by numerous countries, and the history of the U.S. encouraging sectarianism in Iraq. Plus, "Bigger Than Baghdad" — we hear new music from Iraqi-Canadian hip-hop artist Narcy about the protests in Iraq.

The current protests in Iraq began at the start of October. Much like the ongoing protests in Lebanon, the protests in Iraq have largely been mobilized by youth, with no clear leadership, and with a decidedly anti-sectarian focus, with demands to address chronic unemployment, and to reform entrenched corruption and rule by political elites. They are also the largest protest in Iraq since the end of the Saddam Hussein regime. Unlike Lebanon, protests in Iraq have seen a heavy handed response from the government that has already led to more than 300 deaths. We speak with political analyst Raed Jarrar to get more context, and to learn what and who are behind the protests and just who is running Iraq these days. This episode is the second in a series that Latitude Adjustment podcast will be putting out on current protests around the world. Be sure to check out the other episodes in the ongoing series. #LatitudeAdjustment_Protests

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker is joined by editorial cartoonist and columnist Ted Rall.Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation hearings are underway as Gorsuch himself is scheduled to testify today. What would it mean if this hard-right conservative takes a seat on the Supreme Court?International controversy rages as a high-ranking UN official is forced to resign after releasing a report labeling Israel an apartheid state. Lara Kiswani, Executive Director of the Arab Resource & Organizing Center, and Mike Prysner, a journalist with TeleSur, join the show.Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi met with President Trump in the White House yesterday. Trump is now the fifth consecutive president to bomb the country -- is there any hope of the U.S. government getting its hands off of Iraq? Raed Jarrar, Government Relations Manager at the American Friends Service Committee, discuses this with Brian.

Raed Jarrar is an Iraqi-American activist and serves as the Government relations manager for the American Friends Service Committee. Trained as an architect, Raed was displaced during the 2003 American-led Iraq war and rose to prominance as his experience was documented on the blog Where is Raed? A subject matter expert in US relations with the Arab world, Raed has testified before congress many times and often appears as a guest on US and international news outlets.

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker is joined by Raed Jarrar, Government Relations Manager at the American Friends Service Committee. Protests continue to rage nationwide as tens of thousands descend on airports to rally against Donald Trump’s executive order establishing a moratorium on entrances into the United States by citizens of 7 majority-Muslim countries. But Trump is sticking by his deeply unpopular order despite global outrage. Donald Trump spoke with King Salman of Saudi Arabia and pledged his support for so-called “safe zones” in Syria and Yemen. Trump criticized Hillary Clinton’s interventionist position on the Middle East during the campaign, but not it appears he is getting ready to implement her program. Daniel Lazare, journalist and author, discusses Trump's policy toward the Middle East.Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first time over the weekend in a phone call lasting an hour. Is a thaw in relations between the U.S. and Russia in the making, and what are the big issues? Mark Sleboda, international security and affairs analyst, joins the show.

After the breakdown of the ceasefire, Russia says the U.S. failed to separate moderate rebels from terrorists, as the U.S. rattles the saber and alludes to a military intervention. President Obama will send 600 more U.S. troops to Iraq in the last months of his presidency. 13 years after its murderous invasion of Iraq, over 5,000 troops remain in the country, managing the sectarian bloodletting that the U.S. occupation instigated. Becker speaks with Iraqi-American journalist Raed Jarrar about why Obama is sending more troops into the country while not referring to them as "boots on the ground."The resistance to the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline continues at Standing Rock as the government intensifies its repression. 21 were arrested this Wednesday during a peaceful protest, but activists are showing no signs of going anywhere despite the brutal tactics from military style law enforcement. Dennis Banks, co-founder of the American Indian Movement in 1968 and 2016 Vice Presidential candidate of the Peace and Freedom Party in California, discusses the protests and history of Standing Rock resistance.

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker talks with CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou, the only man who went to prison for the U.S. government's torture program -- not for participating in it, but for exposing it.Abu Zabaydah, one of the Guantanamo prisoners that the United States has admitted to waterboarding, has made his case for release in his first appearance in 14 years of imprisonment. Kiriakou discusses his role in Zubaydah's capture, the extent of the torture that was inflicted on him, and whether the Guantanamo prison camp will ever close. A new investigation shows that the U.S. downplayed the extent of Shia militias’ torture and abuse of Sunni civilians after the recent liberation of Fallujah from ISIL. But this sectarianism was purposely fomented by the murderous U.S. occupation following the 2003 invasion. Becker is joined by Iraqi-American journalist Raed Jarrar.A Sputnik News poll found that the majority of people over 35 in almost every former Soviet republic believed that life was better before the disintegration of the USSR. Public intellectual and Michael Parenti, author of Blackshirts and Reds: Rational Fascism and the Overthrow of Communism, and Loud & Clear producer Walter Smolarek speak with Becker about the significance of the dissolution of the Soviet Union nearly a quarter of a century later.

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker discusses Secretary of State John Kerry's two-day trip to Russia with the host of RT’s Crosstalk Peter Lavelle and Mark Sleboda, an international affairs and security analyst.As John Kerry arrives in Moscow to talk about the Syrian War, the Turkish Prime Minister has a new policy and is prepared to normalize relations with Syria. Is there really a prospect for peace or is this old wine in new bottles?As NATO met in Warsaw, thousands of activists gathered at counter-summits to protest the alliance’s aggressive posture. Phil Wilayto of the United National Anti-War Coalition joins the show to give an eyewitness report.Today is Republic Day in Iraq - the anniversary of the 1958 revolution. Raed Jarrar, Government Relations Manager at the American Friends Service Committee, and Richard Becker, author of the book "Palestine, Israel and the U.S. Empire", join Brian to take a look at Iraqi history to debunk the bogus mainstream media presentation that the country has always been in a state of sectarian war.

We speak with Vijay Prashad and Raed Jarrar about the politics of Saudi Arabia, its ties to the United States and its role in the Middle East. We also discuss the rise of ISIS and what steps to take to weaken it and end the war on Syria. Both Vijay and Raed will speak at the upcoming Summit on Saudi Arabia being organized by CODEPINK on March 5 and 6 in Washington, DC. A thread that ties this all together and that is not discussed enough is how the conflicts in this region reflect the U.S. foreign policy of hegemony, which is designed by and for the benefit of the wealthy. We ask: what would a foreign policy for the 99% look like? For more information, visit www.ClearingtheFOGRadio.org.

Abby Martin takes a short look back at the events leading up the US led invasion of Iraq, calling out the lies told by the government and the corporate media’s complicity in perpetuating these falsehoods. Then BTS producer Ameera David talks about the plight of Iraqi refugees seeking asylum in the US; Iraqis who helped American forces throughout the war as linguists and translators. Finally, an interview with blogger and political analyst Raed Jarrar about the fallout of the invasion of Iraq 10 years on, and we discuss the discrepancies surrounding the true civilian death toll of the war.  Breaking The Set 3-20-13Enjoy this podcast?  Bandwidth doesn't pay for itself.  Help keep this podcast going with a bitcoin donation to: 19a51xGrb8rMMdbJEyvsJW7L7trzdZswur  or simply scan the QR code! This content was provided by http://rt.com/shows/breaking-the-set/Subscribe on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/user/breakingtheset

Deadly bombings in Baghdad; the Supreme Court to consider rolling back a century of campaign finance doctrine; climate change bill vs. inexorable climate change.  With host Kris Welch, noon to one. guests: Raed Jarrar, Iraqi blogger and activist; Iraq consultant, American Friends Service Committee         Craig Holman, legislative representative, Public Citizen's Congress Watch         Center for American Progress   The post Counterspin – July 31, 2009 at 2:00pm appeared first on KPFA.

Deadly bombings in Baghdad; the Supreme Court to consider rolling back a century of campaign finance doctrine; climate change bill vs. inexorable climate change.  With host Kris Welch, noon to one. guests: Raed Jarrar, Iraqi blogger and activist; Iraq consultant, American Friends Service Committee         Craig Holman, legislative representative, Public Citizen's Congress Watch         Center for American Progress   The post Living Room appeared first on KPFA.

NYU's Greg Grandin on the coup in Honduras, Robert Jensen on Ameican patriotism and his new book “All My Bones Shake: Seeking a Progressive Path to the Prophetic Voice; Iraqi blogger Raed Jarrar on U.S. troops beginning to withdraw from Iraq; Oscar-winning filmmaker Steven Okazaki on “The Conscience of Nhem Em” and Cambodia. The post Puzzling Evidence – May 1, 2009 at 3:00am appeared first on KPFA.

Voices for Peace 2008 took place on 9/14/8 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. This 3rd and last segment includes the speech by Raed Jarrar, a representative of the Speak for Peace tour, sponsored by the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC).

Dave talks with journalist/advocate Raed Jarrar who says that maybe it IS about the oil after all. Which may put our policy on a collision course with the fledgling democracy we're trying to protect

Our discussion of the U.S. in Iraq concludes. Raed Jarrar gives us his final thoughts; Irene interviews Anthony Lappe of Guerrilla News Network on his documentary and time in the Middle East; Steve the Drummer closes things out with a few choice words of his own. Part 3 of 3.

N1L explores coverage of Iraq from the United States and other sources. Skye tests her knowledge of the country and its history; Irene talks to blogger Raed Jarrar (http://raedinthemiddle.blogspot.com/) about Iraq, the U.S. and the region. Part 1 of 3.