Baghdad Audio & Video
Fri, 4 Jul 2008
Here and Now for Friday, July 4, 2008
[description] Tomorrow in Baghdad, leaders from Iraq's feuding factions will announce an agreement designed to heal ethnic and sectarian strife. The deal, hammered out during meetings secret meeting in Helsinki, Finland was forged by key members from both Shiite and Sunni parties. We talk Padraig O'Malley, a University of Massachusetts-Boston professor who convened the talks. The first Protestants to come here seeking religious asylum? French Huguenots beat the Pilgrims by decades. The first European-born American? Baby boy Snorri, born a thousand years ago. The first trans-continental trek? Cabeza de Vaca, centuries before Lewis and Clark. The first American woman head-of- state? The Lady of the Lake, who ruled a vast 16th century empire east of the Mississippi. We'll talk with Tony Horwitz, author of "A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering The New World." Tourists are paying up to $10 thousand premiums for once in a life time experiences on their vacations. Travel expe
[0:19]..." America before the may flop that's coming up the first. Tomorrow in Baghdad leaders from Iraq's feuding factions will announce an agreement designed to heal ethnic and sectarian strife. The Boston Globe reports that the deal first hammered out during meetings in Helsinki Finland was forged by key members from both Shiite and Sunni parties. The pact is not expected to have an immediate effect on the ground and there are skeptics but to supporters. The private effort at diplomacy is a miracle. Joining us from Baghdad is -- O'Malley the University of Massachusetts at Boston professor and longtime peacemaker who convene these talks. He's had successful reconciliation efforts in northern Ireland and South Africa he brought former enemies from both those countries to the table. Ford talks in Helsinki and more recently Iraq. Poor -- the previous talks of between these -- leaders had been very secretive they were flown to Helsinki. Tomorrow's announcement of this pact will be public in the Al Rasheed hotel in the Green Zone in Baghdad how significant is that for you."...
[5:56]..." Well -- leaders are expected to announce their pact tomorrow in Baghdad courted best of luck to win it."...
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Fri, 4 Jul 2008
UMass professor helps Iraqui factions reach peace deal
[description] Padraig O'Malley tells WBZ's Rod Fritz about the agreement being announced Saturday in Baghdad.
Fri, 4 Jul 2008
Boston Globe Page One Podcast for Jul 04, 2008
[description] Top stories from the Boston Globe for Jul 04, 2008
[1:08]..." Significantly that deal will be announced at the Al Rashid hotel in Baghdad . Marking the first time participants in the effort to have felt safe enough to gather in their own country. While Iraqi officials"...
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Thu, 3 Jul 2008
Home invasion thwarted in Weymouth
[description] Home invasion thwarted in Weymouth.
[0:50]..." Recognizable the noise. Baghdad one way cool. That was the difference between success. Home invasion so."...
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Wed, 2 Jul 2008
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
[description] TORTURE CHART: The New York Times reports today that the same techniques that U.S. interrogators were trained to use on Guantanamo Bay detainees were once used by Chinese Communists to extract false confessions from American soldiers in the Korean War. We speak with New York Times reporter Scott Shane. VIEW FROM IRAQ : 29 year-old Marine Captain Seth Moulton has just returned from his fourth tour of duty in Iraq . Moulton volunteered to return to Iraq at the personal request of US Commander to Iraq , Gen. David Petraeus. While Moulton did make in-roads in defeating insurgents over the past year, it is unclear how long those local initiatives will last without continued US involvement. Moulton speaks candidly about his year in Iraq , where he fought insurgents, intractable Iraqi politicians and a burgeoning US military bureaucracy. CT SCANS: Tim Russert's recent death, at the age of 58, raised concerned among the millions of people in his age group about heart disease. They're ask
[6:44]..." who joined the Marines in 2002. Was part of the fight for Baghdad in 2003 leader and aide to General David Petraeus. Fought in the battle for the job from 2004 says wrapped up his"...
[8:08]..." again thinks tribal security forces down in the union south of Baghdad to cooperate with us in opposing the militia. And we're very successful we found that a lot of the tribesmen out there"...
[14:03]..." them. Chopped killed them chopped off their heads and sent them to Baghdad to get tested for rabies because there was a rule about concern about. Rabies in dogs. You know he say -- time"...
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Wed, 2 Jul 2008
Game Replay: Revolution vs. Richmond Kickers - 7/1/2008
[description] Listen to a replay of the U.S. Open Cup tournament match between the New England Revolution and the Richmond Kickers on July 1, 2008.
[1:53:08]..." at -- you enter. No reason to continue that -- Came in Baghdad reported that stated all over I."...
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Wed, 2 Jul 2008
07/02/08: NECN weather forecast, 9am
[description] (NECN) - NECN meteorologist Matt Noyes is calling for sun and clouds today with scattered downpours and thunder from midday onward, especially in Eastern New England, highs in the middle to upper 80s. Tonight will be partly cloudy east, mostly cle...
[2:34]..." counterparts in central and western new England and overnight tonight to drop Baghdad in the sixties many spots fifties and some the cooler locales of northern western New England. The all important five day forecast"...
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Tue, 1 Jul 2008
NPR Hourly Newscast
[description] A brief update of the top news of the hour
[1:22]..." forces rose slightly in June to 29 NPR's Corey flintoff reports from Baghdad ."...
[1:42]..." in June. The most deadly single attack as a truck bombing in Baghdad on June 17 which killed 63 people. More recently bombers targeted local council meetings where Americans were present. An attack in Baghdad Sadr City district killed two American soldiers and two civilians who work for the US government as well as six Iraqis. A bombing of the council meeting and on bar province left twenty people dead including three US Marines and their -- troopers. Corey flintoff NPR news Baghdad ."...
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Tue, 1 Jul 2008
NECN weather forecast
[description] (NECN) - Meteorologist Matt Noyes on Tuesday is calling for sunshine mixing with big cumulus clouds. It won't be quite as warm and humid, but still scattered thunderstorms likely during the day. Highs generally will be in the lower 80s. ...
[1:59]..." to the west. A band of clouds he goes from Quebec right Baghdad in New York. This is going to drift eastward and we'll set up shop across northern and western New England for some"...
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Mon, 30 Jun 2008
My WBZ Morning Headlines 06/30/2008
[description] Oil prices continue to rise tops our morning news this Monday.
[5:38]..." So was his stay here ever heard from Baghdad parole. For candidates."...
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