Showing results for "Iraq" in Social Sciences

In spring 2008, inspired by the Vietnam-era Winter Soldier hearings, Iraq Veterans Against the War gathered veterans to expose war crimes in Afghanistan and Iraq. Here are the powerful words, images, and documents of this historic gathering, which show the reality of life in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Breaking up to stay together.

Hannah and Colleen take you on a tour of what life looks like as an American and teacher in Northern Iraq.

CFR Senior Fellow Max Boot, Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies Director Richard Betts, RAND Senior Political Scientist Rick Brennan, Georgetown Professor Daniel Byman and Brookings Fellow Jeremy Shaprio, and former U.S. Special Envoy to Afghanistan Peter Tomsen debate the lessons of Afghanistan and Iraq.

From the only journalist to win a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting from Iraq, here is the riveting account of ordinary people caught between the struggles of nations. Determined to offer an unfiltered version of events, the Washington Post's Anthony Shadid was neither embedded with soldiers nor...

"Iraq Offers to Mediate Dispute Between Saudi Arabia and Iran" is from the World section of The New York Times. It was written by Kareem Fahim and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

Recorded on January 29, 2005 at the First Parish Unitarian Church in Cambridge, MA.

"Iraq Report Puts Britain's Blair on Defensive" is from the July 7, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Stephen Castle and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"American ISIS Fighter Captured in Iraq" is from the March 14, 2016, World section of The New York Times. It was written by Kamil Kakol and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

As tempting the idea of withdrawing from Iraq may be, it would prove a mistake. U.S. troops, civilians, and funds are still needed to fend off terrorist attacks, strengthen the Iraqi state, and maintain a regional balance of power.

"Iraq Offers Grieving Families the Consolation of Swift Death for Islamic State Fighters" is from the July 04, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Falih Hassan and Tim Arango and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Iraq Executes 36 Men Convicted in Islamic State's 2014 Massacre of Shiites" is from the August 21, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Omar Al Jawoshy and Tim Arango and narrated by Kristi Burns.

For more than 15 years, award-winning journalist Sophie McNeill has reported on some of the most war-ravaged and oppressive places on earth, including Syria, Gaza, Yemen, West Bank and Iraq. In We Can't Say We Didn't Know, Sophie tells the human stories of devastation and hope behind the headlines—of children, families and refugees, of valiant doctors, steadfast dissidents and Saudi women seeking asylum. These innocent civilians bear the brunt of the lawlessness of the current age of impunity, where war crimes go unpunished and human rights are abused.

"The book that America needs right now." --Tom Brokaw, journalist and author of The Greatest Generation "Jake Wood offers one of the most soaring definitions of service I've ever seen." --Maria Shriver, award-winning journalist and author of I've Been Thinking From Marine sniper Jake Wood, a...

"No Safe Place in Iraq': Fire Engulfs Hospital, Killing 13 Babies" is from the August 10, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Falih Hassan, Omar Al Jawoshy and Tim Arango and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Obama to Send Military Advisers Closer to Front Lines of ISIS Fight in Iraq" is from the April 18, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Michael S. Schmidt and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Orlando Gunman Told Police That U.S. Should 'Stop Bombing' Syria and Iraq" is from the June 20, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Eric Lichtblau and Richard Pérez Peña and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Advocating a War in Iraq, and Offering an Apology for What Came After" is from the May 13, 2016, World section of The New York Times. It was written by Tim Arango and narrated by Corey M. Snow.

"Military Campaign against ISIS in Iraq and Syria Shows Gains" is from the April 12, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Matthew Rosenberg, Helene Cooper and Nicholas Kulish and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Navy SEAL Is Killed in Northern Iraq in Fight with ISIS" is from the May 03, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Eric Schmitt and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.