What Becomes of the Memory of "Vietnam" in Light of Afghanistan?
New America Media, Video, Posted: May 31, 2011
Who writes the memory of Vietnam? Will there ever be a day when “Vietnam” is no longer a synonym for failed foreign policy? A reading by Andrew Lam.
Categories: Asian, Middle Eastern, Video, War & Conflict
Tags: afghanistan, jung, karma, memories, Obama, psyche, syndrome, synonym, viet cong, Vietnam, war
Why Vietnam’s Government Shouldn’t Fear Facebook and Social Media
Talk.Onevietnam.org, News Report, Posted: May 30, 2011
According to Dr. Jennifer Brinkerhoff of George Washington University, who has spoken at several security conferences regarding digital diaspora networks, extremist networks tend to become more liberal as their membership grows. The idea is that a network might start with an extreme point of view, but as they grow, that point of view becomes more centric. Extreme points of view are replaced with more centric, mainstream views. It’s a regression towards the mean, a well understood concept in statistics, being applied to social networks.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Science & Technology, War & Conflict, Youth Culture
Tags: change, facebook, government, middle east, police state, revolution, social media, uprising, vietnam
Solicitor General: U.S. Erred in WWII Internment Cases
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: May 29, 2011
In a highly unusual admission of misconduct, the solicitor general posted a “Confession of Error” on the Justice Department’s blog regarding the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance, War & Conflict
Tags: In a highly unusual admission of misconduct, the government’s top Supreme Court lawyer posted a “Confession of Error” on the Justice Department’s blog regarding the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.
NAM Radio: Zero Tolerance, University Medalist, Arab-American Women, I Heart Hamas
New America Media, Audio, Posted: May 27, 2011
New Show: Zero tolerance school policy, Berkeley's 2011 University Medal winner, a Palestinian-American woman's story, the one-woman comedy of I Heart Hamas.
Categories: African American, Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Audio, Education, European, Eye on Egypt , Gender & Sexuality, Immigration, International Affairs, Intersections, Latino, Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic, New America Now, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Religion, Top Stories, War & Conflict, Youth Culture
Tags: aaron benavidez, arab american, berkeley, comedy, i heart hamas, jailhouse, jennifer jajeh, kathy saade kenny, katrina in five worlds, mexico, palestine, schoolhouse, university medal, winner, zero tolerance
Hope for Resurgence of Sri Lanka's North Rests on Education
New America Media, First Person, Posted: May 22, 2011
Education will be key to a resurgence in Sri Lanka, but ten years of civil war has damaged the school system in unexpected ways.
Categories: Asian, Education, Front Page, War & Conflict
Tags: booksforasia, inasia, jaffna, srilanka, tamil, tamiltigers, theasiafoundation
Obama's Arab Spring: Been There, Done That, Doesn't Work
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: May 21, 2011
US-backed instant revolutions in Tunisia & Egypt have left both nations in a limbo, & have violently stalled in Libya, Syria, Bahrain & Yemen -- but it's nothing new.
Categories: Economy, Eye on Egypt , Front Page, International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, War & Conflict
Tags: arab, arab spring, ayatollah, deng xiaoping, dictator, elite, elitist, iran, khomeini, obama, president, velyat faqih, washington
NAM Radio: Pakistan's Imran Khan, S-Comm, Girls' Madrassahs, Khair Khana
New America Media, Audio, Posted: May 20, 2011
New Show: Pakistan's Imran Khan, Secure Communities program, Girls' madrassahs in Pakistan, Dressmaker of Khair Khana, Mamata Banerjee, Arnold and sex.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Education, Gender & Sexuality, Immigration, International Affairs, Intersections, Latino, Law & Justice, Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic, New America Now, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Religion, South Asian, Sports, Top Stories, War & Conflict, Youth Culture
Tags: afghanistan, cricket, department of homeland security, dressmaker of khair khana, earl ofari hutchinson, hutchinson report, imran khan, india, jemima goldsmith, jemima khan, khair khana, madrassah, mamata banerjee, muslim women's fund, pakistan, pti, s-comm, scandal, schwarzenegger, secure communities program, sex, shirin sadeghi, tehreek-e insaf, three cups of tea, west bengal
Imran Khan: Pakistan's Political Hero
New America Media, Audio, Posted: May 20, 2011
Imran Khan is a sports hero, leading philanthropist, and international celebrity. As head of the Tehreek-e Insaf party, he's also one of Pakistan's most popular politicians.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Audio, International Affairs, Law & Justice, Middle Eastern, New America Now, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Profiles, Religion, South Asian, Sports, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: barack obama, boycott, cricket, cricket world cup, hero, imran khan, interview, jemima, jemima goldsmith, jemima khan, movement for justice, osama bin laden, pakistan, parliament, philanthropy, political, politics, pti, shaukat khanum cancer hospital, tehreek-e insaf
Debunking the Top 7 Myths on Iran's Middle East Policies
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: May 20, 2011
Debunking the top 7 Iran myths -- all of which imply that nothing would be going wrong in the Middle East if it weren't for Iranian machinations.
Categories: Eye on Egypt , Latin America, Middle Eastern, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: america abroad, debunk, iran, myth, public radio international, shi'a, shiite, tehran, tehran rising
Headlines from the Dustbin of History (Afghan Dept.)
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: May 20, 2011
Almost 10 years after the Bush administration invaded Afghanistan and proclaimed victory, we find ourselves in a state of déjà vu.
Categories: International Affairs, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: afghanistan, fragging, headlines, united states, war
Growing Dangers Despite U.S. Billions Invested in Pakistan, Iraq, Afghanistan
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: May 17, 2011
The path now being taken by the U.S. in Pakistan and surrounding countries is putting the region - and the world - in unfathomable peril.
Categories: Front Page, International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Original NAM Content, South Asian, War & Conflict
Tags: afghanistan, foreignpolicymagazine, iraq, mostcorruptcountries, osama, pakistan, pakistaninterservicesintelligence, pakistannuclearweapons
Obama's Mother and Pakistan
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: May 15, 2011
Despite signs that he might have taken a different approach to foreign policy, Obama is carrying out many of the policies of his predecessor.
Categories: Immigration, International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Politics & Governance, South Asian, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: ann sutoro, bahrain, barack obama, chandoo, dunham, friend, hyderabad, karachi, libya, mother, obama's mother, obamaosama, obamapakistan, obamasmother, occidental college, pakistan, soetoro, stanley ann, stanley ann soetoro, stanley ann sutoro, stanleyanndunham, sumroo, sutoro, yemen
Osama Bin Laden Had Latinos on His Mind
El Diario/La Prensa, News Report, Posted: May 13, 2011
Bin Laden thought of Latinos as part of vulnerable and oppressed groups who could be "seduced by extremist terrorism."
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, Latino, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: osamabinladen, osamalatinos
U.S. Carrier That Buried Osama Heading to Manila
INQUIRER.net, News Report, Posted: May 13, 2011
The USS Carl Vinson, the same warship that buried Osama bin Laden in the North Arabian Sea after the al-Qaida chief was killed, is scheduled to dock in Manila Bay this Sunday, May 15.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, International Affairs, Intersections, Middle Eastern, War & Conflict
Tags: al-Qaeda, bin Laden, Manila Bay, Osama's killing, Philippines, USS Carl Vinson
Mexicans Protest Violence, Demand Ouster of President Calderón
New America Media, News Report, Posted: May 10, 2011
Thousands marched in Mexico City to condemn violence that has skyrocketed during the administration of President Felipe Calderón.
Categories: Latin America, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: felipecalderon, mexicandrugcartels, mexicanofficialcorruption, mexico, mexicocityprotest, mexicoviolence
Suroosh Alvi: Up Close with the Taliban in Pakistan
New America Media, Audio, Posted: May 06, 2011
One man, one camera: inside the region of Pakistan where the Taliban are stronger than ever.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Audio, International Affairs, New America Now, Original NAM Content, Religion, South Asian, War & Conflict
Tags: al qaeda, co-founder, documentary, filmmaker, interview, osama bin laden, pakistan, suroosh alvi, taliban, taliban in pakistan, up-close, vice
NAM Radio: International Reaction to the Bin Laden Death
New America Media, Audio, Posted: May 06, 2011
New Show: How Pakistanis, Afghanis, Indians and Americans have reacted to the Bin Laden death.
Categories: Audio, Immigration, International Affairs, Intersections, New America Now, Original NAM Content, Religion, South Asian, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: #OBL, afghan, afghan-american, afghani, afghanistan, bin laden, california, fremont, india, indian, little kabul, new america now, osama, osama bin laden, pakistan, pakistani, pakistani-american, suroosh alvi, taliban, vox populi, war on terror
Afghans Paid Heavy Price in War on Terror, Yet Are Ignored by Media Now
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: May 05, 2011
The Afghan people paid one of the heaviest prices in the war on terror, yet their role is hardly acknowledged by the media as they report on the worldwide reaction to the killing of Osama bin Laden.
Tags: Afghan people, ignored, Osama bin Laden, role, war on terror
Attention President Obama: Osama Was No Geronimo
Indian Country Today, Commentary, Posted: May 05, 2011
President Obama should not have let his military give Osama bin Laden the code name "Geronimo" after the Apache hero.
Tags: americanindian, geronimo, indiancountry, navyseals, OsamabinLadendeath, presidentobama
Why Obama Is Right Not to Release bin Laden Photos
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: May 04, 2011
Perhaps the most important reason is one that Obama did not state, having to do with the reactions to bin Laden’s death among Americans themselves.
Categories: Featured Columnists, International Affairs, Law & Justice, Media, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: AmericanreactiontobinLaden's death, Obama, OsamabinLadendeath, OsamabinLadenphotos
Osama's Death, a Devastated Homeland, and Pakistani-American Confusion
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: May 04, 2011
Pakistanis in America are caught in contradictions, cheering the death of bin Laden in their homeland—which has been devastated for years with U.S. support.
Categories: Immigration, International Affairs, Original NAM Content, South Asian, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: #OBL, #pakistan, american, cheering, confused, confusion, diaspora, islam, muslim, osama, OsamabinLaden, pakistan, pakistani, pakistani-american, south asia, war on terror, waronterror
Marrakesh Bombing, Osama Death Evoke Moroccan Reflections on Arab Spring
New America Media, News Feature, Posted: May 04, 2011
Bin Laden’s death and last week's Marrakesh bombing came as shocks to usually peaceful Morocco. A teacher and his students reflect on the Arab Spring.
Tags: bombings, education, internationalaffairs, morocco, OsamabinLaden, waronterror
No-Drama Obama Keeps His Cool—and Trumps His Critics
Black America Web, News Report, Posted: May 04, 2011
Obama cracked wise against his foes at the White House Correspondents Dinner a day after he had secretly green-lit a Navy SEALs mission to take out Osama bin Laden.
Categories: African American, Ethnic Media Network, International Affairs, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: BarackObama, DonaldTrump, NavySeals, OsamabinLadenkilling, WhiteHouseCorrespondentsDinner
Could bin Laden Killing Help Patch Up US-Pakistan Relations?
Common Ground News Service, News Analysis, Posted: May 03, 2011
If the US government acknowledges and addresses the valid concerns of the Pakistani public, bin Laden’s death could actually prove a high point in American diplomacy.
Categories: International Affairs, Politics & Governance, South Asian, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: binLadenDeath, CIA, Inter-ServicesIntelligenceAgency, ISI, OsamabinLaden, Pakistan, Pakistani military, RaymondDavis
We Killed Osama bin Laden, Now Let’s Kill the Myth
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: May 03, 2011
Osama bin Laden has been killed, but it will be some time before history catches up with the myth around him and the al-Qaeda organization, as well as the fact that he had outlived his usefulness as a bogeyman for the West.
Categories: Middle Eastern, Original NAM Content, South Asian, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: bogeyman, fatwas, luxury neighborhood, myth, Osama bin Laden, political Islam
For Youth, the Wicked Witch Osama Is Dead—What Now?
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: May 03, 2011
Young people grew up thinking of Osama bin Laden as a pop culture figure, like the Wicked Witch of Oz. Will that affect their sense of responsibility for America’s future?
Categories: Education, Intersections, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, War & Conflict, Youth Culture
Tags: OsamabinLaden, popculture, youth
Letter From Pakistan: Gotcha!
Dawn.com, News Analysis, Posted: May 03, 2011
As CNN and BBC were showing thousands of Americans outside the White House, cheering the news of bin Laden's death, the sounds and sights coming from Pakistani TV were at best bizarre.
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, International Affairs, Media, Middle Eastern, South Asian, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: CIA, conspiracytheorists, Osama bin Laden, pakistan, Pakistanimilitary, pridebrigade
Bin Laden's Death and the Meaning of American Patriotism
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: May 02, 2011
Patriotism is not the same thing as cheering in the streets when your side wins the Super Bowl. How many young people celebrating bin Laden's death at the White House have imagined themselves actually enlisting to fight in Afghanistan?
Categories: Featured Columnists, Front Page, International Affairs, Intersections, Middle Eastern, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, War & Conflict, Youth Culture
Tags: 9/11, collegestudents, obama, OsamabinLaden, patriotism, PatTillman, September11, waronterror
Osama bin Laden: One Gangster Down, Many Waiting in the Wings
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: May 02, 2011
The hit on bin Laden was quintessential gangsterism, a sleazy offering by the suspect Pakistani intelligence, with President Obama posing as Elliot Ness.
Categories: International Affairs, Law & Justice, Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic, Religion, South Asian, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: 9/11, ElliotNess, gangsters, Ground Zero, obama, OsamabinLaden, pakistan, TheUntouchables, White House
American Role in Creating the Osama Monster
Oh My News, News Report, Posted: May 02, 2011
As crowds gathered across the U.S. to celebrate the killing of Osama bin Laden, ending a more than decade long hunt for the number one suspect in the World Trade Center bombings of 2001, a report in Korea's citizen journalist publication Oh My News urges Americans to reconsider their own country's role in creating bin Laden "the monster."
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs, War & Conflict
Tags: Afghanistan, Osama bin Laden, Pakistan, War, war and conflict
Obama Crushes Osama! Terrorism War Not a Pep Rally
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: May 02, 2011
The end of Osama bin Laden is welcome. But the “USA! USA!” cheers in strip bare America’s simplistic perspective on our increasingly complex world.
Categories: International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: middleeast, obama, OsamabinLaden, politics, terrorism
Soft on Terrorism? Bin Laden Kill Shatters Another Obama Myth
New America Media, News Report, Posted: May 02, 2011
With elections looming in 2012, the bin Laden action comes at the worst possible time for the GOP and its plans to bash Obama yet again as soft on America's enemies.
Categories: African American, Front Page, International Affairs, Law & Justice, Middle Eastern, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: 2012, Democrats, GOP, Obama, OsamabinLaden, Republicans, softonterrorism
Latin American Media Respond to Death of Osama bin Laden
New America Media, News Report, Posted: May 02, 2011
The news that Osama bin Laden had been killed sparked a number of reactions from Latin American media, from hope to skepticism.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs, Latino, Politics & Governance, War & Conflict
Eye on Arab Media: Killing bin Laden Will Not Make America Safer
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: May 02, 2011
The killing of bin Laden will have little impact on the war in Afghanistan, while the war on terrorism will only increase.
Categories: International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, South Asian, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: afghanistan, bin laden, election, obama, presidency, revenge, terrorism, war