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Afghan Journal: Col. Said Faqir Shah

Ellen Ratner (Creative Commons 3.0) — Sun, 11 May 2008 19:14:28 +0000

Embedded Military Affairs Correspondent Richard Miller interviews a colonel in the Afghan Army, Col. Said Faqir Shah, who is also an imam and helps with the spiritual development of the troops under his command. (14:51)

This interview is translated.

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Afghan Journal: Standing up the Afghan police force

Ellen Ratner (Creative Commons 3.0) — Sun, 11 May 2008 18:34:06 +0000

Embedded Military Affairs Correspondent Richard Miller interviews two American officers, Lt. Col. Mark Sherman and Lt. Col. Lynn Heng, responsible for the training of the Afghan police force. (6:20)

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UN Flash Appeal for Myanmar Aid

Ellen Ratner (Creative Commons 3.0) — Fri, 09 May 2008 23:22:26 +0000

John Holmes, United Nations Under-Secretary-General For Humanitarian Affairs, briefs the press on the United Nations Flash Appeal for International aid. (4:03)

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WFP On Food Distribution in Myanmar

Ellen Ratner (Creative Commons 3.0) — Fri, 09 May 2008 23:14:25 +0000

World Food Programme Spokesperson Bettina Luesche discusses the food distribution efforts currently underway in Myanmar. (1:04)

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WFP “High-Energy Biscuits” to Myanmar

Ellen Ratner (Creative Commons 3.0) — Fri, 09 May 2008 23:09:52 +0000

World Food Programme Spokesperson Bettina Luesche discusses the so-called “high-energy biscuits” distributed to Myanmar. (1:11)

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WFP On Communications From Myanmar

Ellen Ratner (Creative Commons 3.0) — Fri, 09 May 2008 23:02:33 +0000

Dan Patterson questions World Food Programme Spokesperson Bettina Luesche on the communication coming out of Myanmar. (0:53)

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The World Food Programme’s Statement on Myanmar

Ellen Ratner (Creative Commons 3.0) — Fri, 09 May 2008 22:47:17 +0000

From the United Nations, World Food Programme Spokesperson Bettina Luescher’s statements on the current situation in Myanmar. (6:41)

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“About a third of what we spend on health care is not adding clinical value”

Ellen Ratner (Creative Commons 3.0) — Fri, 09 May 2008 21:37:18 +0000

Len Nichols, director of the Health Policy Program at the New America Foundation, says there are two driving factors for the high cost of U.S. health care compared to other countries: one is that employers bear a larger share of the costs for the total health care structure, and the second is that the health care system is inefficient. He says the U.S. spends twice as much on health care as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) average, and that about one third of the money spent on health care is not adding clinical value. (0:49)

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Health care causing U.S. job loss

Ellen Ratner (Creative Commons 3.0) — Fri, 09 May 2008 21:33:51 +0000

Sen. Deborah Stabenow (D-Mich.) says the U.S. is losing jobs as a result of the structure of health care and the inability to address costs. She says the only way to address costs is to make sure coverage is provided to everyone. She says hospitals do the right thing and treat people, but then raise rates for the employers to pay for it. She says “we have universal health insurance. It’s the most expensive, crazy structure in the world.” (0:57)

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“Hezbollah had exerted control over pretty much all of West Beirut”

Ellen Ratner (Creative Commons 3.0) — Fri, 09 May 2008 20:42:58 +0000

Council on Foreign Relations Fellow Mohamad Bazzi describes how he woke up today to gunfire, as Hezbollah fighters moved methodically through the streets. He says they took over offices and media under the Sunni leader, Saad Hariri, but then turned them back over to the Lebanese army. He says by midday Hezbollah was able to exert control over pretty much all of West Beirut. (1:06)

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