Just a friendly reminder

Since having a ton of google video windows open on a page kinda slows it down, i've limited the main page to 4 posts. Don't forget you can always find older posts in the archive, to the right of the page. If the page is slowed down anyways, clicking on the one you want to watch in the archive will single it out for you.

Tuesday, November 28, 2006

WW1 in colour

Here's a great doc on WW1 with footage redone in colour.

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Monday, November 27, 2006

Pure

Drugs

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The Death Squads

Here's a gruesome look into the situation on the ground in Iraq.


*UPDATE*
Video re-posted

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Saturday, November 25, 2006

The War On Science;

Christian fundamentalism is on the rise in America. Here's a look at what that could mean for the education system.

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Supermarket Secrets;

Great look at where our food comes from.

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Part 1



Part 2

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Baghdad ER; Iraq Uncensored

Here's a brutal, uncensored look at what american troops in Iraq suffer through. This was filmed in the 86th Combat Support Hospital in the green zone.

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The After School Arms Club;

Check it out, a movie showing how unbelievably easy it is to become an arms broker. Any kid could do it (literally, check it out). I guess the only real requirement is "flexible" morals.

Any kid can do it......

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Monday, November 20, 2006

Syria - Islam's Rising Star;

A look at the Syrian Regimes support for Hezbollah and the effect this support is having on the internal politics of the country.

Syria's relationship with Hezbollah is a case of mutual manipulation. They are both friends for reasons of mutual convenience, but in the end both sides are only looking out for themselves.

Syria Islam's Rising Star

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Thursday, November 16, 2006

Call that Justice;

A revealing glimpse into the child justice systems in Pakistan, America, and Kenya.

Pakistan

USA

Kenya

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Return to Sarajevo;

10 years after the 1995 peace agreement that brought about the end of the war in Bosnia, BBC heads back to Sarajevo to meet up with survivors they had interviewed during the war.

It's in realAudio format, so you'll need realplayer

Part One


Part Two

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Sunday, November 12, 2006

Sex Crimes and the Vatican;

Here's a video on the cover up of endemic child sexual abuse in the catholic priest hood. This video includes first hand testimony of a "prolific" child abusing priest including testimony where he demonstrates how he would lure a child.

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Thursday, November 09, 2006

Unreported World; Brazilian Slum Warfare

An inside look at daily life in Brazils worst slums.

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Frontline Football; Bosnia vs Serbia

Here's a great video about a soccer match between Bosnia and Serbia, following years of war. An interesting look at the mix of sports, religion and politics, as well as the post-war situation there.

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Tuesday, November 07, 2006

Hacking Democracy; How to steal the vote;

The American electoral system is broken. Today in the states electronic voting systems are being used that allow anyone who cares enough to rig the election. I'm gonna show you how, and then show you what's going on. This video is called "Hacking Democracy", and it's a frightening look into the systemic electoral fraud developing in the united states. The fundamental tenant of democracy in the united states has been surrendered to self-serving corporations with no interest in the public good. We live in scary times.

Let me show you how to steal an election.

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Hacking Democracy

Sunday, November 05, 2006

The True Story of Black Hawk Down;

It's important to understand what happend in Somalia in the early 90's. The events of Somalia are the main reason for the lack of American intervention in Rwanda. Somalia is the most dangerous country on the face of the planet. It is a country that has lacked any government for over a decade. These people are under educated, under fed, over stimulated, over armed and severly traumatized.

Today the UIC has gained control over most of Somalia, implementing some sort of rule of law. I have little faith this will last. As differences arise within the UIC, perhaps between Islamic hard-liners and more moderate voices within the militia they will settle their differences as they have for a long time, with guns. The only hope for Somalia is a brutal strong armed dictatorship. I hope the Islamic hard-liners dominate the country in the same way the Taliban dominated and pacified Afghanistan during the 90's. Although they may implement a draconian rule of law Somalia is not a nation ready for dialogue. They need a brutal and powerful dictator to terrorize and pacify the different warring factions. If the UIC can't consolidate their hold on Somalia, I fear the Somali's will face many more years of lawless anarchy.

I've got one more comment to make. I hate, absolutely hate, when first world musicians say things like "fuck the police". You hear it all the time in the mainstream music industry, they glorify violance and violant disregard for the law in their music. Fuck them. Let's see how well they do without any law. We live in the richest, safest nations on the face of the earth and we have assholes like 50 cent posing with tiny hand guns, pretending to be "hardcore". I have a hard time beleaving he could glorify violence if he had grown up in Somalia. The worst ghettos in NYC are safe havens compared to Somalia.

K'naan's a somalia rapper living in canada now, and he's got some great lyrics that sum it up.

from "Smile"
"You gotta keep in mind man, I grew up in Mogadishu. The only law was gun law and we don't walk with pistols (for real). You'd get laughed at for being so insensitive to the environment, cause how will you be heard when them big boys is firin'?"

from "What's Hardcore"

listen to the song here. (scroll down, theres a link after the ads)

"I walk with three kids that can't wait to meet God
lately, that's Bucktooth, Mohamed and Crybaby,
what they do everyday just to eat lord have mercy,
strapped with an AK and they blood thirsty...

So what's hardcore? Really, are you hardcore? Hmm.
So what's hardcore? Really, are you hardcore? Hmm."

People in the first world should appreciate what they have.

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Make it Plain; Louis meets the black supremists

Here's a look at black power groups in the united states. The first video is a look at the life and times of Malcolm X. The second video is a Louis Theroux video (think Louis and the Nazi's) looking at black supremist groups in the united states.

Racial issues in the united states are still fresh. Simply changing laws in the 1960's can't over night change 400 years of state sponsored racism and slavery, however I don't beleave that these groups help anything at this point. In the 60's the likes of Malcolm X where expressing a rage within the black community that stemmed from state sponsored racism, and they helped to wake the white community. However at this point, when the racism doesn't exist in the law books the answer is not militant action. The black community in the united states suffers from the legacy of institutionalized racism however more racism, more violance is not the answer.

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Make it Plain


Louise and the Black Supremists

Thursday, November 02, 2006

The Pleasure in FInding Things Out;

This is an amaizing interview with Nobel Laureate RP Feynman. He's an award winning physist who helped produce the atomic bomb, but he covers all sorts of topics, not just physics. He's a very insightful man, so listen up.

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