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Crossing Over

Category: Documentary
Description:
Crossing Over is a 2009 American drama film about illegal immigrants of different nationalities struggling to achieve legal status in Los Angeles. The film deals with the border, document fraud, the asylum and green card process, work-site enforcement, naturalization, the office of counter terrorism and the clash of cultures. Crossing Over was written and directed by Wayne Kramer, himself an immigrant from South Africa, and is a remake of his 1995 short film of the same name. Kramer produced the film alongside Frank Marshall. The movie was filmed on location in Los Angeles in 2007. The film originally featured a scene in which an Iranian character is murdered by her brother in an honor killing, but the National Iranian American Council opposed the plotline as being unrealistic and offensive, and the killing was rewritten as a crime of passion to remove all reference to "family honor". However the original plot line was fully restored in the DVD release.
Seeders: 1216
Leeches: 1915

Audiobook: The Isreal Lobby And U.S. Foreign Policy

Category: eBooks, Magazines, Audio Books
Description:
The Israel Lobby,” by John J. Mearsheimer of the University of Chicago and Stephen M. Walt of Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, was one of the most controversial articles in recent memory. Originally published in theLondon Review of Books in March 2006, it provoked both howls of outrage and cheers of gratitude for challenging what had been a taboo issue in America: the impact of the Israel lobby on U.S. foreign policy. Now in a work of major importance, Mearsheimer and Walt deepen and expand their argument and confront recent developments in Lebanon and Iran. They describe the remarkable level of material and diplomatic support that the United States provides to Israel and argues that this support cannot be fully explained on either strategic or moral grounds. This exceptional relationship is due largely to the political influence of a loose coalition of individuals and organizations that actively work to shape U.S. foreign policy in a pro-Israel direction. Mearsheimer and Walt provocatively contend that the lobby has a far-reaching impact on America’s posture throughout the Middle East—in Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, and toward the Israeli-Palestinian conflict—and the policies it has encouraged are in neither America’s national interest nor Israel’s long-term interest. The lobby’s influence also affects America’s relationship with important allies and increases dangers that all states face from global jihadist terror. Writing in The New York Review of Books, Michael Massing declared, “Not since Foreign Affairs magazine published Samuel Huntington’s ‘The Clash of Civilizations?’ in 1993 has an academic essay detonated with such force.” The publication of The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy is certain to widen the debate and to be one of the most talked-about books of the year. “Controversial.” —Terry Gross, Fresh Air, NPR “It could not be more timely.” —David Bromwich, The Huffington Post “The strategic questions they raise now, particularly about Israel’s privileged relationship with the United States, are worth debating.” —David Remnick. The New Yorker “Ruthlessly realistic.” —William Grimes, The New York Times “The argument they present is towering and clear and about time.” —Philip Weiss, Mondoweiss.com “Mearsheimer, a political scientist at the University of Chicago, and Walt, on the faculty at Harvard, set off a political firestorm.” —Jay Solomon, The Wall Street Journal.com “Promises controversy on a scale not seen since Samuel Huntington’s Clash of Civilizations sought to reframe a new world order.” —Stefan Halper, National Interest.com “Deals with Middle East policymaking at a time when America’s problems in that region surpass our problems anywhere else . . . People are definitely arguing about it. It’s also the kind of book you do not have to agree with on every count (I certainly don’t) to benefit from reading.” —MJ Rosenberg, Israel Policy Forum Newsletter About the Author(s) John J. Mearsheimer is the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science and the co-director of the Program on International Security Policy at the University of Chicago. He has published several books, including The Tragedy of Great Power Politics. Stephen M. Walt is the Belfer Professor of International Affairs at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and was academic dean of the Kennedy School from 2002 to 2006. He is the author of Taming American Power: The Global Response to U.S. Primacy, among other books.
Seeders: 31
Leeches: 11

PBS Frontline - News War: Part 4of4 - Stories From a Small Planet (2007.HDTV.SoS)

Category: Documentary
Description:
Originally aired: 2007.03.27 all parts have now been released... "In a four-and-a-half-hour special, News War, FRONTLINE examines the political, cultural, legal, and economic forces challenging the news media today and how the press has reacted in turn. Through interviews with key figures in the print and electronic media over the past four decades -- and with unequaled, behind-the-scenes access to some of today's most important news organizations, FRONTLINE traces the recent history of American journalism, from the Nixon administration's attacks on the media to the post-Watergate popularity of the press, to the new challenges presented by the war on terror and other global forces now changing -- and challenging -- the role of the press in our society. Episode 4: STORIES FROM A SMALL PLANET The fourth hour of News War looks at media around the globe to reveal the international forces that influence journalism and politics in the United States. The lead story focuses on the new Arab media and its role in both mitigating and exacerbating the clash between the West and Islam. With a focus on Al Jazeera and how it has changed the face of a parochial and tightly controlled Arab media, this hour explores Al Jazeera's growing influence around the world -- from Muslim communities in Europe to the pending launch of a new English-language service that will be broadcast in the United States." more info: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/newswar/ == Runtime: 54mins Source: OTA High Definition 1080i Encoding: xvid.720x416.1403kbps.mp3.160.vbr File Size: 600MB Support your local PBS Station by making a contribution or by purchasing their DVDs. To help speed up future releases, please try to seed this torrent as much as possible. Thanks. == SoS = http://www.sonofshun.com/forums ------------ Content Type: [Documentary] [News]
Seeders: 17
Leeches: 8

Audio Books: Atheism (Dawkins, Harris, Hitchens, Sagan and Bertrand Russel)

Category: eBooks, Magazines, Audio Books
Description:
All files encoded at 32kbps, with excellent quality apart from a little tape-hiss from the cassettes of Russell and Sagan. Three complete essays on religion - by Bertrand Russell, read by Terence Hardiman (2½hrs) Terrence Hardiman gives an excellent reading of three philosophical essays from Bertrand Russell (1870-1970). Russell was one of the prominent voices that defined the religious and moral questions of the 20th century. These essays (What I Believe; Why I Am Not A Christian; and A Free Man's Worship) present Russell's persuasive opposition to any dogma that he believed could shackle the human mind. A British philosopher and mathematician, an ardent pacifist, opponent of nuclear weapons, and an advocate of sexual freedom, Russell once stated that his life had been governed by three passions: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and an unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind. Remarkably relevant, beautifully written, and filled with wit and wisdom, these three essays will delight anyone who values the free and impassioned exchange of ideas. Religion and Science – by Bertrand Russell, read by David Case (2¼hrs) Bertrand Russell was a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge University, where he taught for many years. He also lectured widely in the United States. Winner of the 1950 Nobel Prize for Literature, he authored many books including the influential Principia Mathematica, with Alfred North Whitehead, and The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell 1872-1967, published in three volumes. In Religion and Science, Russell offers a brief yet insightful study of the conflicts between science and traditional religion during the last four centuries. Examining accounts in which scientific advances clashed with Christian doctrine or biblical interpretations of the day, from Galileo and the Copernican Revolution, to the medical breakthroughs of anaesthesia and inoculation, Russell points to the constant upheaval and re-evaluation of our systems of belief throughout history. In turn, he identifies where similar debates between modern science and the Church still exist today. In the paperback edition, Michael Ruse's new introduction brings these conflicts between science and theology up to date, focusing on issues arising after the Second World War. This classic is sure to interest all readers of philosophy and religion, as well as those interested in Russell's thought and writings. God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything – written and read by Christopher Hitchens (9hrs) In the tradition of Bertrand Russell's Why I Am Not a Christian and Sam Harris' recent best-seller, The End of Faith, Christopher Hitchens makes the ultimate case against religion. With a close and erudite reading of the major religious texts, he documents the ways in which religion is a man-made wish, a cause of dangerous sexual repression, and a distortion of our origins in the cosmos. With eloquent clarity, Hitchens frames the argument for a more secular life based on science and reason, in which hell is replaced by the Hubble Telescope's view of the universe, and Moses and the burning bush give way to the beauty of the double helix. Hitchens contends that religion is "violent, irrational, intolerant, allied to racism, tribalism, and bigotry, invested in ignorance and hostile to free inquiry, contemptuous of women and coercive toward children." Regarding his friend Salman Rushdie and the ayatollah’s fatwa: “One might have thought that such arrogant state-sponsored homicide . . . would have called forth a general condemnation. But such was not the case. In considered statements, the Vatican, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and the chief sephardic rabbi of Israel all took a stand in sympathy with – the ayatollah. So did the cardinal archbishop of New York and other lesser religious figures. While they usually managed a few words in which to deplore the resort to violence, all these men stated that the main problem raised by the publication of The Satanic Verses was not murder by mercenaries but blasphemy.” God Is Not Great is a coolly angry book, but there are good laughs too; for example, Hitchens’s hilarious account of how Malcolm Muggeridge launched “the ‘Mother Teresa’ brand upon the world” with his story that, while the BBC struggled to film her under low-light conditions, she spontaneously glowed. The cameraman later told Hitchens the true explanation of the “miracle” – the ultra-sensitivity of a new type of film from Kodak – but Muggeridge fatuously wrote: “I myself am absolutely convinced that the technically unaccountable light is, in fact, the Kindly Light that Cardinal Newman refers to in his well-known exquisite hymn”. A wonderful review of this book (by Richard Dawkins) can be found at http://tls.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,25349-2649121,00.html The Portable Atheist – by Christopher Hitchens, read by Nicholas Ball (10¾hrs) From the #1 New York Times best-selling author of God Is Not Great, a provocative and entertaining guided tour of atheist and agnostic thought through the ages. Christopher Hitchens continues to make the case for a splendidly godless universe in this first-ever gathering of the influential voices--past and present--that have shaped his side of the currently raging God/no-god debate. With Hitchens as your erudite and witty guide, you’ll be led through a wealth of philosophy, literature, and scientific inquiry, including generous portions of the words of Lucretius, Benedict de Spinoza, Charles Darwin, Karl Marx, Mark Twain, George Eliot, Bertrand Russell, Emma Goldman, H. L. Mencken, Albert Einstein, Daniel Dennett, Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, and many others well-known and lesser known. And they’re all set in context and commented upon as only Christopher Hitchens can. Atheist? Believer? Uncertain? No matter: The Portable Atheist will speak to you and engage you every step of the way. The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark – by Carl Sagan, read by Michael Page (13½hrs) The Demon-Haunted World is a collection of twenty-five essays, several written with Sagan's wife, Ann Druyan. The essays range in scope from eloquent paeans to science to impassioned denunciations of bigotry, from humorous accounts of a variety of pseudoscientific endeavours to serious attempts to understand the nature of alien abduction delusions. With intelligence and wit, and the rational calmness that was his trademark, Sagan takes on a wide variety of topics, among them: alien abductions, astrology, Atlantis, the Bell Curve, channelling, crop circles, demons, ESP, the face on Mars, fairies, faith healing, magic, miracles, prayer, religion, Roswell, satanic rituals, therapy, and, of course, one of his favourite topics, UFOs and extra-terrestrials. Through each of his essays he extols the virtues of scepticism, empirical evidence and control studies, while uncovering a multitude of errors and weaknesses in the positions of occultists, para-normalists, super-naturalists and pseudo-scientists. And he does so with extreme grace, gentility and civility. The God Delusion – by Richard Dawkins, read by Richard Dawkins and Lalla Ward (14hrs) The God Delusion caused a sensation when it was published in 2006. Within weeks it became the most hotly debated topic, with Dawkins himself branded as either saint or sinner for presenting his hard-hitting, impassioned rebuttal of religion of all types. His argument could hardly be more topical. While Europe is becoming increasingly secularised, the rise of religious fundamentalism, whether in the Middle East or Middle America, is dramatically and dangerously dividing opinion around the world. In America, and elsewhere, a vigorous dispute between 'intelligent design' and Darwinism is seriously undermining and restricting the teaching of science. In many countries religious dogma from medieval times still serves to abuse basic human rights such as women's and gay rights. And all from a belief in a God whose existence lacks evidence of any kind. Dawkins attacks God in all his forms. He eviscerates the major arguments for religion and demonstrates the supreme improbability of a supreme being. He shows how religion fuels war, foments bigotry and abuses children. The God Delusion is a brilliantly argued, fascinating polemic that will be required reading for anyone interested in this most emotional and important subject. The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason – by Sam Harris, read by Brian Emerson (9¼hrs) Harris offers a vivid historical tour of mankind's willingness to suspend reason in favour of religious beliefs, even when those beliefs are used to justify harmful behaviour and sometimes heinous crimes. He asserts that in the shadow of weapons of mass destruction, the world can no longer tolerate views that pit one true god against another. Most controversially, he argues that we cannot afford moderate lip service to religion - an accommodation that only blinds us to the real perils of fundamentalism. Harris' main premise, simply stated, is that in an age of Weapons of Mass Destruction, religious belief is a hazard of major proportions. Any belief system that speaks with assurance about the hereafter has the potential to place far less value on the here and now. And thus the corollary -- when death is simply a door translating us from one existence to another, death loses its sting and finality. Harris pointedly asks us to consider that those who do not fear death for themselves, and who also revere ancient scriptures instructing them to mete death out generously to others, may soon have these weapons in their own hands. If thoughts along the same line haunt you, this is your book. Letter to a Christian Nation – by Sam Harris, read by Jordan Bridges (2hrs) "Forty-four percent of the American population is convinced that Jesus will return to judge the living and the dead sometime in the next 50 years," writes Sam Harris. "Imagine the consequences if any significant component of the U.S. government actually believed that the world was about to end and that its ending would be glorious. The fact that nearly half of the American population apparently believes this, purely on the basis of religious dogma, should be considered a moral and intellectual emergency." In response to his award-winning best seller The End of Faith, Sam Harris received thousands of letters from Christians excoriating him for not believing in God. Letter to A Christian Nation is his courageous and controversial reply. Using rational argument, Harris offers a measured refutation of the beliefs that form the core of fundamentalist Christianity. Addressing current topics ranging from intelligent design and stem-cell research to the connections between religion and violence, Letter to A Christian Nation boldly challenges the influence that faith has on public life in the United States. “If you believe in a religion, even the mildest form of Christianity, please read this book. It won’t take you long, but it might change your mind.” — Matt Ridley, author of Genome and Nature via Nurture This combination of ruthless argument with polemic designed to provoke (he describes the Catholic Church as the “institution that has produced and sheltered an elite army of child-molesters”) will further delight Harris’ supporters and infuriate his critics. — San Francisco Chronicle "Reading Harris’ Letter to a Christian Nation was like sitting ring-side, cheering the champion, yelling “Yes!” at every jab. For those of us who feel depressed by this country’s ever increasing unification of church and state, and the ever decreasing support for the sciences that deliver knowledge and reduce ignorance, this little book is a welcome hit of adrenalin." — Marc Hauser, Professor of Psychology, Biology. and Biological Anthropology at Harvard University, author of Moral Minds
Seeders: 60
Leeches: 20

Tornallom - 2005 documentary

Category: Documentary
Description:
A Tornallom is a documentary about the struggle to defend de irrigated area used for cultivation known as La Huerta de Valencia. It shows us images and testimonies of the events that occurred between September 2002 and March 2003, when more than 200 residents of La Punta (in the Huerta area) were evicted from their houses. The villages were demolished and the fields bulldozed to make room for the ZAL (logistics activities zone) of the Port of Valencia, which is planned to take up around 600,000 square meters, most of the area of La Huerta. A tornallom shows the lifestyle of the inhabitants of La Punta who were evicted for the expansion of the Port. The documentary recounts the legal, physical and emotional fight of the neighborhood (small owners with young people in the squatting movement) to prevent the demolition program. It includes scenes with demonstrations, protest actions, concerts in support, statements of the authorities (including from the mayor), as the views of sociologist Josep Vicent Marqués, the clash between advocates and implementers, and , evictions and enderrocaments which involved the disappearance of the neighborhood and an ineffective resettlement neighborhood. “A Tornallom", is what the agricultural workers of La Huerta call the way they swap work amongst themselves. For heavy agricultural tasks workers usually help each other, pooling their efforts to do the work on one person’s field and going on to another the next day until all the work is done. That's working ‘a tornallom’: work in exchange for work. Runtime: 0.48.11 Genre: Documentary Spoken Language: Valenican/Spanish Subtitles: English, German, Italian, French, Portugese - sorry Catalan subs listed but not working.
Seeders: 0
Leeches: 2

Highway Courtesans

Category: Documentary
Description:
In rural India, 6 years in the life on young Guddi Chauhan are examined, as she struggles against the centuries-old tradition of prostitution she's expected to honor www.imdb.com/title/tt0352402/ linktv stdv xvid rip Highway Courtesans Category: Documentaries Regions: South Asia Topics: Women / Gender / Sexuality, ;;Human Rights What happens when an independent-minded young girl is born into a centuries-old tradition of prostitution? Highway Courtesans chronicles the story of young women living in the Bachara community in rural India - the last hold-out of a custom that started with ancient palace courtesans and survives today with the sanctioned prostitution of every Bachara family’s oldest daughter. Guddi, Shana and their neighbor Sungita serve a daily stream of roadside truckers to support their families. Their work as prostitutes forms the core of the local economy, but their contemporary ideas about freedom of choice, gender and self-determination slowly intrude on the Bachara way of life. Beautifully filmed and remarkably candid, this provocative coming-of-age film follows Guddi Chauhan from age 16 to 23 as she struggles to realize her dreams in a community caught between traditional and contemporary values. LEARN MORE: Visit the film's website, Highway Courtesans. ;; Agenda Magazine on sexual rights in India. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Highway Courtesans A film by Mystelle Brabbee India/US, 2005, 71 minutes, Color/BW, VHS/DVD, Hindi, Subtitled Order No. W05870 This provocative coming-of-age film chronicles the story of a bold young woman born into the Bachara community in Central India – the last hold-out of a tradition that started with India’s ancient palace courtesans and now survives with the sanctioned prostitution of every Bachara family’s oldest girl. Guddi, Shana and their neighbor Sungita serve a daily stream of roadside truckers to support their families. Their work as prostitutes forms the core of the local economy, but their contemporary ideas about freedom of choice, gender and self-determination slowly intrude on the Bachara way of life. HIGHWAY COURTESANS follows Guddi from the ages of 16 through 23 as she turns her world upside down, incurring the wrath of her fathers and brother as she struggles with tradition, family and love in hopes of realizing her dreams. In probing beyond the surface of a world of paradoxes, HIGHWAY COURTESANS resists easy moralizing and reveals the very real costs – financial, social and personal – for breaking with tradition. As a community hangs in the balance between traditional and contemporary values, this gripping documentary raises universal questions about sex, the roles of women, and the right of one culture to judge another. AWARDS, FESTIVALS, & SCREENINGS Galway Film Fleadh, Best Feature Documentary Chicago Int'l FF, President's Jury Award Singapore International Film Festival IFP Market Best of Fest, Berlinale Market Indo-American Art Council Film Festival Hamptons International Film Festival South by Southwest Film Festival, US Premiere IDFA, Int'l Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, World Premiere International Women's Film Festival Asian American International Film Festival Seattle Independent So. Asian Film Festival Jakarta International Film Festival "Stranger than Fiction", IFC Center Nashville Film Festival Belgrade Film Festival Adelaide Film Festival Thessaloniki Documentary Festival Cardiff Screen Festival Tekfestival 2005, Rome Jackson Hole Film Festival Jerusalem International Film Festival Mill Valley Film Festival Bermuda International Film Festival Atlanta Film Festival Kino Movie Eye Film Festival Seattle Documentary Film Festival Rio De Janiero Film Festival Hawaii International Film Festival Zagreb Film Festival Denver International Film Festival Women's Film Festival in Seoul QUOTES "Timeless in its observations" Jeanette Catsoulis The New York Times, Critic's Pick "Candid interviews with the subjects are impressive." Erin Clements Time Out New York "Extraordinary documentary... fair-minded portraits" Andrew O'Hehi Salon.com "Far from the altogether downbeat experience you'd expect." Jay Carr AM New York "Compelling and illuminating" Avi Offer Nycmovieguru.com "Courtesans' poignant, provocative...Brabbee's view is respectful. Despite the girls' nearly hopeless situation, she portrays them as hopeful, strong and surprisingly optimistic...." Rachel Mehendale The Daily Texan "15 films to watch from IDFA 2004...” Eugene Hernandez indieWIRE ”The prostitutes of Mystelle Brabbée's Highway Courtesans hold the audience enchanted with their strong characters and beautiful souls in the face of unfortunate circumstances...” Mark Fagan Austin Chronicle "****(four stars)…[a] thoughtful and sure-handed documentary... We follow Guddi for several years and learn about life in "the profession" and the extraordinary challenges she faces in leaving it… Finding ways to be ordinary in their world must take extraordinary courage." Sarah Lindner Austin American-Statesman “Intriguing subject and revealing interviews…” Joe Leydon Variety "****(4 stars) Critics' Choice. Recommended" Chicago Reader "ABSORBING, touching and sometimes enraging." Chicago Tribune "* * * (3 stars) " Chicago Sun Times "…an incisive examination of a prostitution caste in India...." Galway News "... a remarkable piece of ethnographic work.” Michael Rabiger Author of Directing the Documentary “Brabbee's intelligent documentary…represent(s) the latest achievements in Asian and Asian American filmmaking.” Asiance Magazine “Highly Recommended...Excellent…Uniquely presents the clash among the strong roots of family tradition, the social problems of prostitution, and the issues surrounding modernization of the Indian society.” Educational Media Reviews Online
Seeders: 30
Leeches: 9

PBS Frontline - News War - Complete 4 Part Series - 2007 [SoS]

Category: Documentary
Description:
In a four-and-a-half-hour special, News War, FRONTLINE examines the political, cultural, legal, and economic forces challenging the news media today and how the press has reacted in turn. Through interviews with key figures in the print and electronic media over the past four decades -- and with unequaled, behind-the-scenes access to some of today's most important news organizations, FRONTLINE traces the recent history of American journalism, from the Nixon administration's attacks on the media to the post-Watergate popularity of the press, to the new challenges presented by the war on terror and other global forces now changing -- and challenging -- the role of the press in our society. Episode 1: NEWS WAR: SECRETS, SOURCES & SPIN (Part I) In part one of News War, FRONTLINE examines the political and legal forces challenging the mainstream news media today and. how the press has reacted in turn. Correspondent Lowell Bergman talks to the major players in the debates over the role of journalism in 2007, examining the relationship between the Bush administration and the press; the controversies surrounding the use of anonymous sources in reporting from Watergate to the present; and the unintended consequences of the Valerie Plame investigation -- a confusing and at times ugly affair that ultimately damaged both reporters' reputations and the legal protections they thought they enjoyed under the First Amendment." Episode 2: NEWS WAR: SECRETS, SOURCES & SPIN (Part 2) Part two continues with the legal jeopardy faced by a number of reporters across the country, and the additional complications generated by the war on terror. Correspondent Lowell Bergman interviews reporters facing jail for refusing to reveal their sources in the context of leak investigations and asks questions on tough issues that now confront the editors of the nation's leading newspapers, including: how much can the press reveal about secret government programs in the war on terror without jeopardizing national security? FRONTLINE looks past the heated, partisan rhetoric to determine how much of this battle is politics and whether such reporting actually harms national security." Episode 3: WHAT'S HAPPENING TO THE NEWS The third part of News War puts viewers on the front lines of an epic battle over the future of news. America's major network news divisions and daily newspapers are under siege, facing mounting pressure for profits from corporate owners, and growing challenges from cable television and the Internet, which are remaking the economics of the business and transforming the very definition of news. FRONTLINE talks to network executives, journalists, Wall Street analysts, bloggers, and key players at Google and Yahoo! who are all battling for survival and market dominance in a rapidly changing world of news. FRONTLINE also goes inside the embattled newsroom of The Los Angeles Times, one of the last remaining papers in the country still covering major national stories. Under severe pressure from Wall Street to cut costs and to compete for "eyeballs" in a new media world, editors at the paper are urgently trying to figure out what this means for their future news coverage and their public service mission." Episode 4: STORIES FROM A SMALL PLANET The fourth hour of News War looks at media around the globe to reveal the international forces that influence journalism and politics in the United States. The lead story focuses on the new Arab media and its role in both mitigating and exacerbating the clash between the West and Islam. With a focus on Al Jazeera and how it has changed the face of a parochial and tightly controlled Arab media, this hour explores Al Jazeera's growing influence around the world -- from Muslim communities in Europe to the pending launch of a new English-language service that will be broadcast in the United States." For more information: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/newswar/ --==[ File Information ]======------ Runtime: 4.5 hours total Video: ..Codec: H264 ..Resolution: 512x288 ..Bit rate: 450 kbps ..Passes: 2 pass Audio: ..Codec: AAC ..Channels: 1 (mono) ..Bit rate: 52 kbps ..Sample rate: 24 kHz --==[ Playable with ]======------ iPod / iTunes VLC Media Player MPC with ffdshow MPlayer Older video iPods (5G) will required newest firmware & iTunes v7 or later to open videos.
Seeders: 2
Leeches: 5

PBS Special - The War of the World: Parts 1-3of3 (2008.HDTV.SoS)

Category: Documentary
Description:
Originally aired (PBS): July 2008 Harvard historian Niall Ferguson presents an explosive challenge to common assumptions about the 20th century. In this extraordinarily written and stunningly filmed series, Ferguson challenges nearly all our enduring assumptions about World War II which was, without question, the most destructive conflict the planet has ever seen. Episode one, The Clash of Empires, posits that economic volatility, ethnic conflict and empires in crisis combined to spawn the 20th century’s bloodiest conflicts, leading to the rise of the brutal regimes of Germany, Japan and Russia, the "age of genocide" and a preoccupation with racial purity. Episode two, A Tainted Victory, cites the horrors of World War II to show how, in order to win, the Allies acted with the same savagery as their enemies, thus attaining a "tainted victory." Episode three, The Icebox, describes the Cold War as a continuation of the "war of the world" in which millions died in proxy wars conducted by the two superpowers. The end of the Cold War led to great new dangers and challenges, and presaged the rise of East. ==each part== Runtime: ~55mins Source: OTA High Definition 1080i Encoding: xvid.720x416.1620kbps.mp3.160.vbr File Size: 700MB If you found this program informative, support the network/series by purchasing their DVDs if available. To help speed up future releases, please try to seed this torrent as much as possible. Thanks. == SoS = http://www.sonofshun.com/forums
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Leeches: 38

Our World - Billy Bragg (CBC TVrip June 22 2008)

Category: Documentary
Description:
This week, a conversation with Billy Bragg: musician. political activist of the Left and bard of a new England. He chronicled an era of tumultous political change, and now speaks to a new generation, drawn to his songs of idealism, love and social justice. A conversation with about Britain, then and now, and why he thinks his country still lives under the shadow of Margaret Thatcher. He has been one of the most politically engaged performers of recent times.Bragg's remarkable career has been sometimes controversial--he was always right in the thick of political wars---and yet he's now viewed as almost a national treasure in England for his poetic songs about love and life and as a chronicler of some of the most turbulent times in recent British history, the era of Margaret Thatcher. He came of age musically in the late 1970's and was influenced by folk musicians like Bob Dylan, but also by the famous punk band the Clash, which was rebellious musically and politically, speaking out against racism in England at the time, for example. Bragg and many of his generation were politicized by the Cold War, and the threat of nuclear war; but also, closer to home, by the politics of Prime Minister Thatcher and her relentless war on unionized workers, which led to the great miners' strike of 1984. Bragg got involved in this conflict, on the side of the miners, and wrote some of his most famous songs like There is Power in a Union and A New England. He went on to become the bard of the Left Wing of the British Labour Party. But he has always been primarily a writer of songs about love and life, which explains his enduring appeal. Bragg is now 50 but he is still very engaged in grassroots activism. He has spoken out against the war in Iraq, and against racism in England today. But he's a strong believer in "Positive Patriotism" and the virtues of England, all themes he's written a book about. He still tours with the energy of a twenty year old, and is being discovered by a new generation of British singer song writers. He was recently in Toronto performing songs from his latest cd "Mr Love and Justice". In this conversation he talks about about his eventful career and his views on British politics, past and present. ============================================================== Name.............: OurWorld.BillyBragg.xvid.avi Filesize..........: 349 MB (or 358,066 KB or 366,659,584 bytes) Runtime.........: 00:22:38 (40,686 fr) Video Codec...: XviD Video Bitrate...: 2018 kb/s FPS...............: 29.970 Audio Codec...: 0x0055(MP3) ID'd as MPEG-1 Layer 3 Audio Bitrate...: 134 kb/s (67/ch, stereo) VBR LAME3.97 Frame Size.....: 640x448 (1.43:1) [=10:7] Frame Quality..: 0.235 bits/pixel ------------ Content Type: [Documentary] [Talk]
Seeders: 15
Leeches: 3

Sam Harris - The End of Faith (CSPAN talk) 2005

Category: Talks, Debates, Interviews
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Sam Harris delivers a talk on CSPAN, 16 November 2005 Author of "The End of Faith" DVDrip, 1hr22mins, good quality. Sam Harris is critical of all unreasoning religious faith. Sam Harris is the author of the New York Times bestsellers, The End of Faith and Letter to a Christian Nation. He is a graduate in philosophy from Stanford University and has studied both Eastern and Western religious traditions, along with a variety of contemplative disciplines, for twenty years. Mr. Harris is now completing a doctorate in neuroscience. His work has been discussed in Newsweek, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Chicago Tribune, The Economist, The Guardian, The Independent, The Globe and Mail, New Scientist, Wired, SEED Magazine, and many other journals. Mr. Harris makes regular appearances on television and radio to discuss the danger that religion now poses to modern societies. The End of Faith won the 2005 PEN Award for Nonfiction. Several foreign editions are in press. Mr. Harris lives in New York City. --------------- An impassioned plea for reason in a world divided by faith. This important and timely book delivers a startling analysis of the clash of faith and reason in today\'s world. Harris offers a vivid historical tour of mankind\'s willingness to suspend reason in favor of religious beliefs, even when those beliefs are used to justify harmful behavior and sometimes heinous crimes. He asserts that in the shadow of weapons of mass destruction, we can no longer tolerate views that pit one true god against another. Most controversially, he argues that we cannot afford moderate lip service to religion?an accommodation that only blinds us to the real perils of fundamentalism. While warning against the encroachment of organized religion into world politics, Harris also draws on new evidence from neuroscience and insights from philosophy to explore spirituality as a biological, brain-based need. He calls on us to invoke that need in taking a secular humanistic approach to solving the problems of this world. Download this torrent
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