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[View \| Download]	Iraq, the Neocons and the Israel Lobby - John Mearsheimer Complete video at: http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=1967 Author and political scientist John J. Mearsheimer argues that neoconservative and pro-Israel lobby groups were both greatly influential to the U.S. decision to go to war in Iraq. ----- John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt discuss "The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy." What is at the heart of the special relationship between the United States and the state of Israel? Does Israel truly represent a strategic U.S. asset in the Middle East? Are the two nations really partners in the same "War on Terror", with the same threats up against them, and the same interests at stake? Professors John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt had become well-known authorities in our understanding of contemporary international relations theory, security, and policy long before their collaboration on The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy. Atlantic Monthly approached the pair in the fall of 2002 to research the depth of influence of the pro-Israel lobby on U.S. policy. By the time they returned with the results of their research, the magazine's editor had decided not to go ahead with the piece, and was not even interested in a revision. At the prompting of an American academic peer, they decided to submit the article to the London Review of Books where it was finally published in March of 2006. Mearsheimer and Walt argue that if there ever truly were significant strategic (i.e. balance of power considerations during the Cold War) and/or moral (i.e. common Judeo-Christian and democratic values) grounds to justify the unique level of American support afforded the Jewish state, they have long been exhausted. Has this unwavering support made Israel a liability in U.S. foreign policy? And, does this special relationship threaten, rather than enhance, American security in the Middle East, in the world, and at home? - World Affairs Council of Oregon 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, where he has taught since 1982. Tags: aipac, ajc, bush, east, fora, fora.tv, foratv, foreign, house, iraqi, israelis, lobbying, lobbyists, middle, mideast, neoconservatives, policy, saddam, tv, war, white 1 Downloads - Last from: (Your Blog here!)
[View \| Download]	Philip Glass on Writing Music Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/03/12/Philip_Glass_and_Scott_Hicks_In_Conversation Celebrated composer Philip Glass describes his approach to writing music as watching buildings slowly emerge from "a foggy field," and claims to have an ironically poor musical ear. ----- Director Scott Hicks discusses his recent bio-doc, Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts, with its subject, the fascinating and entertaining composer Philip Glass. - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Philip Glass is a famed American composer of operas, symphonies and music scores, including Einstein on the Beach and Koyaanisqatsi. Scott Hicks is an Oscar-winning director of Shine, as well as Snow Falling on Cedars and No Reservations. Tags: composer, composing, compositions, conductor, deaf, ear, fora, fora.tv, foratv, glass, instrumental, instruments, language, musical, philip, tone, tv 1 Downloads - Last from: (Your Blog here!)
[View \| Download]	Barack Obama and the American Global Image - Shashi Tharoor Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/07/21/Shashi_Tharoor_Restoring_Americas_Image_in_the_World Indian author and diplomat Shashi Tharoor examines worldwide interest in the U.S. 2008 Presidential elections, and discusses the global ramifications of an Obama Presidency. ----- Shashi Tharoor discusses Restoring America's Image in the World: the Public Diplomacy Challenge as a part of American Foreign Policy: Leadership and Dialogue during the 2008 Chautauqua Institution morning lecture series. Shashi Tharoor is chairman of the Dubai-based Afras Ventures and former under-secretary-general for communications and public information at the United Nations. His UN career began in 1978, when he joined the staff of the United Nations high commissioner for refugees. He was also a senior adviser to the secretary-general. He has written hundreds of articles, op-eds, and book reviews in a wide range of publications. A contributing editor and occasional columnist for Newsweek International and a columnist for the Hindu and the Times of India, he is the author of nine books, including India: From Midnight to the Millennium, Nehru: The Invention of India, Bookless in Baghdad, The Great Indian Novel, Riot, and Show Business. Tags: bush, diplomacy, election, fora, fora.tv, foratv, foreign, international, iraq, john, mccain, obama, opinions, policy, power, president, tv, world 1 Downloads - Last from: (Your Blog here!)