 | Natural Security (A Darwinian Approach to a Dangerous World) Google Tech Talks May, 29 2008 ABSTRACT Arms races among invertebrates, intelligence gathering by the immune system and alarm calls by marmots are but a few of nature's security strategies that have been tested and modified over billions of years. This provocative book applies lessons from nature to our own toughest security problems—from global terrorism to the rise of infectious disease to natural disasters. Written by a truly multidis- ciplinary group including paleobiologists, anthropologists, psychologists, ecologists, and national security experts, it considers how models and ideas from evolutionary biology can improve national security strategies ranging from risk assessment, security analysis, and public policy to long-term strategic goals. Speaker: Terence Taylor Terence Taylor is the Director of the ICLS and the Chairman of its Board of Directors. He has held leadership positions at The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), the United Kingdom 's Ministry of Defense and the United Nations. Mr Taylor established the US office of the IISS and served as its first President and Executive Director for 5 years. He was a career officer in the British army with experience in many parts of the world including UN peacekeeping and counter-terrorist operations. He is an expert in international security policy, with a special emphasis in risk assessment and non-proliferation. Mr. Taylor served as the co-director of the project entitled "Safeguarding the Advances and Managing the Risks: the Future of the Life Sciences" during his time at IISS -- US. This effort, over the period of three years, led to the emergence of the International Council for the Life Sciences as an independent organization to help develop and promote global biosafety and biosecurity standards. He serves on the U.S. National Academy of Sciences Forum on Microbial Threats and is an adviser to the International Committee of the Red Cross. Mr. Taylor was also a member of the National Research Council Steering Committee on Genomic Databases for Bioterrorism Threat Agents and served as Chairman of the Permanent Monitoring Panel on Risk Analysis of the World Federation of Scientists. Terence Taylor is a regular contributor to a variety of publications including The Washington Quarterly, International Herald Tribune, and The Wall Street Journal, in addition to authoring numerous book chapters on humanitarian law and biological weapons. He frequently conducts television and radio interviews on the major national and international broadcasting networks including CNN, BBC, and NPR. In October 2006, Mr. Taylor was appointed to the five-member special advisory group for the UN Secretary-General's initiative on biotechnology. Speaker: Rafe Sagarin Rafe Sagarin is Associate Director for Ocean and Coastal Policy at the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions at Duke University . Rafe is a marine ecologist who has studied responses of marine communities and wetlands to climate change, illegal fishing, pollution and other human impacts. He received his doctorate from the University of California, Santa Barbara where he studied the large scale distribution of marine organisms on the Pacific coast of North America. He has served as a Geological Society of America Congressional Science Fellow in the office of U.S. Representative Hilda Solis. He has also convened a working group and is publishing a volume on using biological evolution as a guide for improving societal security systems. Rafe has taught ecology and global change science and policy at California State University Monterey Bay and at University of California , Los Angeles . His research has appeared in Science, Nature, Ecological Monographs, Trends in Ecology and Evolution, Foreign Policy and other leading journals. |
 | Iran's New Parliament The results of last month's parliamentary elections in Iran are now in. For anyone interested in Iran, these polls provide an essential indicator for the presidential elections next year as well as an important insight into the next year of Iran's internal politics and foreign policy. Joining us to assess the results will be Ali Ansari, professor of Middle Eastern Studies at St. Andrews College in Scotland and author of Iran, Islam & Democracy - The Politics of Managing Change. Ansari is one of the foremost respected experts and analysts on Iran and his council is regularly sought by policymakers. This event will be the only public opportunity to hear him speak in Washington, DC. |
 | Does the Iranian Public Support a Nuclear Program? Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/02/12/Abbas_Milani_and_Barbara_Slavin_Inside_Iran Middle East expert Abbas Milani and USA Today reporter Barbara Slavin discuss the Iranian public's lack of support for a nuclear weapons program. ----- Inside Iran: Bitter Friends, Bosom Enemies with panelists Abbas Milani and Barbara Slavin. Jamal Dajani of Link TV moderates. The heat is rising and it's time to take a fresh look at our frenemy, Iran. Is Iran the new Iraq in U.S. foreign policy? Are the people of Iran anti-U.S., or is only the current regime? Is there an effective difference? An American journalist, an Iranian journalist and a professor of Iranian culture, politics and history will help demystify Iran and lead us to a new understanding of the future of our relationship with our neighbors in the Middle East - The Commonwealth Club of California Barbara Slavin is the senior diplomatic reporter for USA TODAY since 1996, with the responsibility for analyzing foreign news and U.S. foreign policy. She has covered such key issues as the U.S.-led war on terrorism, policy toward "rogue" states, the reform movement in Iran and the Arab-Israeli conflict. She has also accompanied two Secretaries of State on their official travels and reported from Libya, Israel, Egypt, North Korea, Russia, China, Saudi Arabia and Syria. Abbas Milani is a research fellow and co-director of the Iran Democracy Project at the Hoover Institution. In addition, Dr. Milani is Director of the Iranian Studies Program at Stanford University and a visiting professor in the department of political science. His expertise is U.S./Iran relations, Iranian cultural, political, and security issues. Jamal Dajani is an award winning producer and Senior Director of Middle Eastern Programming at Link TV. Born and raised in Jerusalem, Dajani completed his early studies at College des Freres and attended Columbia University in New York City, where he received a B.A. degree in Political Science. |
 | Radiological Terrorism This series addresses the timely topics of Disaster Preparedness and Bioterrorism. This lecture by Tareg Bey, M.D., Assoc. Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, UCI, presents the risks posed by radiological terrorism or dirty bombs and the immediate response to such events. Series: "Tamkin Symposium at UC Irvine School of Medicine" [1/2006] [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 11379] |
 | MOSAIC: World News from the Middle East 04/22/03 The Peabody Award-winning Mosaic features selections from daily TV news programs produced by national broadcasters throughout the Middle East, translated when necessary into English. Link TV is an independent national network providing Americans a global perspective on world issues and cultures, now available in one out of four US homes. A Sheikh Release, More Detained (Abu Dhabi TV, UAE); Iraqis Celebrate Religious Holiday in the Streets, The First Time in 30 Years (Abu Dhabi TV, UAE); Syria and United States Begin Dialogue (NBN TV, Lebanon); Garner Meets with Kurdish Leaders (Al Manar TV, Lebanon); How Long Will He Stay? (Al Manar TV, Lebanon); U.S. and North Korea Begin Talks (Al Manar TV, Lebanon);... |
 | Crystal Meth / Methamphetamine / Ice - Educational Video PSA "Melting The Ice - Fighting Methamphetamine". Sponsors: This program is made possible through a partnership with the Multijurisdictional Counterdrug Task Force Training (MCTFT) Program at St. Petersburg College and the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA), with the technical support of the Satellite Education Network (SEN) at Ft. Lee, VA. Target Audience Statement: Primary target audiences for this program will include law enforcement officials, drug prevention specialists, Drug-Free Communities Act grantees, administrators, school drug counselors, high school athletic officials, treatment providers, drug court members, policy makers, business leaders, coalition volunteers, drug demand reduction coordinators, criminal justice professionals, members of the religious community and other community partners who may be interested. This program is also suitable for Public Access television distribution. Program Summary And Objectives: It's an epidemic... spreading across the country from west to east. If it isn't in your community yet, it will be. Methamphetamine kills people every day and knows no boundaries. Coalitions and concerned citizens everywhere can play a part in slowing down this plague. During this hour-long broadcast, we'll hear from law enforcement about the realities of fighting a drug that is "homegrown"--made using over-the-counter cold medicines and household chemicals. The drug is dangerous and so are those who make it. If you come across a lab by accident, the results could be catastrophic. Find out the signs of meth use and meth production so you can help take back your community from this ravaging drug epidemic. We'll see how community involvement can make a difference. One grassroots program that began in America's heartland is now a model for the rest of the country. A frontier city of 50,000 people is addressing all facets of the meth problem, from helping drug endangered children to increasing treatment capacity. We'll also discuss how the Montana Meth Project is utilizing alarming ads and the internet, all aimed at keeping teens from trying meth... even once. Also, hear from a recovering meth addict about her struggle and ultimate triumph over one of the most addicting drugs ever. Together, we can help melt the ice! Learning Objectives: Learn about the scope of the national; methamphetamine problem; Find out why meth is so dangerous to the users, community members, and law enforcement. See what community groups are doing to fight the problem. Hear "straight talk" from a former methamphetamine addict. Panelists: Hosted By: Mary Elizabeth Larson, Vice President, Communications and Membership, Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA). Content Providers: Sgt. Jim Wingo, Missouri Highway Patrol - Jim Wingo is presently a Narcotics Investigator with the Missouri State Highway Patrol and has been assigned to the division of drug and crime control since 1989. Wingo has served in law enforcement since 1978, with the last 22 years in the Missouri State Highway Patrol. He has worked in Narcotics since 1989, with emphasis on Clandestine Labs. He began his Clan Lab Enforcement training in 1996, and from 2000-2004, was Clan Lab Training Coordinator for the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Cristi Cain, State Coordinator for the Kansas Methamphetamine Prevention Project - Cain has worked in communities across Kansas implementing strategies that have proven successful in addressing the meth problem. She has presented and provided trainings at local, state, and national levels and has provided testimony at a Congressional hearing. In March of 2006, Cain received an Office of National Drug Control Policy Director's Award for Distinguished Service for her dedication and leadership in combating methamphetamine. Cristi received a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Kansas State University. She has received specialized training in methamphetamine addiction, drug endangered children's issues, and has received clandestine laboratory certification. Tom Pagel, Chief of Police, Casper, WY - Tom Pagel is a lead player in his city's efforts to reduce meth use and meth-related problems. Prior to his tenure as the Chief of Police, Pagel served as the director of the state's Division of Criminal Investigation for 12 years. During Pagel's tenure as director, the DCI team developed the Wyoming Methamphetamine Initiative, and ensured the passage of HB-59, the controlled substance bill. Pagel started with DCI in 1979. He was the 1989 recipient of the Wyoming Peace Officer of the Year Award and the 1999 recipient of the Western Governors' Association George S. Mickelson Memorial Fellowship. He is the past president of the national alliance of State Drug Enforcement Agencies and the Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Program. He has also served as the chairman of the Governor's Substance Abuse and Violent Crime Advisory Board and the Association of State Criminal Investigative Agencies. Vicki Sickels, Former Meth Addict, Chemical Dependency Counselor - Vicki Sickels became addicted to methamphetamine in 1988 and finally gained lasting recovery a decade later after receiving long-term residential treatment. She then became certified as a substance abuse counselor and obtained her Master Social Worker License from the University of Iowa. She is currently employed as the chemical dependency counselor for a methamphetamine research program at Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines and does prevention work for the AIDS Project of Central Iowa. Public domain video. |
 | Iran Rap - Our History Tarikhe Ma * Our History You can download the MP3 file from here: http://rapidshare.com/files/89079242/Tarikh-e-Ma.mp3 ENGLISH TRANSLATION We are the generation of after the revolution. Many of us where not there. But we didn't read the history in the regime's history book of schools with only lies. If the past is the light of the future, than we have to read the history in the book of the upstanding people. We will review the history, its 1978, the fire is burning in every people. The fire of angry people that bring an end to the dictatorial monarchy regime. The regime that is destroying the humans. Let me talk about the freedom lovers, those who give their live, for freedom and human rights. But the primitive clerics, those who suppressed the people and preach at mosques and said only things that the king (shah) want; They came to hijack the revolution. Its 1979, the king has runaway. But the primitive, most anti human person, Khomeini the devil, has come to Mehrabad Airport. They ask him 'want is his feelings', and he say 'nothing'. Normally, when he only have eat and sleep, not suffered anything, when the other persons were struggling, he has sitting in a corner, and now he's surfing on the people's revolution, normally that he doesn't have feelings. The political time, the time of revelations, in street young people with newspapers, posters, and books, are breaking of the primitive objectives the mullahs. But they (mullahs) start attacking the young people, they say that they must have the hejab. They attack people every, every day. This is our history. The true story of Iran. The future is ours, that's the believe of struggling peoples. The true generation of the revolution is still standing, with bled in heart, but open mind. They are using the last drops of freedom. They say the party of knifes (Islamic Republic Party) must go to the middle ages. 1981, on 20 June, at the pacific protest, Khomeini gave the right to his force to fire on the people to kill them. It's not possible to talk anymore, the only option: Army Struggle. 1982, the anti-Iran war has begin since a long time. Khomeini wants to throw all the freed energy, all the knowledge in the war with the neighbor. 1983 -- 1984, the devil regime thinks that he can with torture and execution, execution of 10 or 100 people at the same time, bring an end to this struggle for freedom. 1985 -- 1986, the end of the war is nearby. 1987, the liberation army of Iran brings new light for freedom. This is our history. The true story of Iran. The future is ours, that's the believe of struggling peoples. 1988, we have to go, to bring an end to the 8 year machine war of the regime. The devil drinks the poison. 1989, the devil Khomeini dead and go to the hell. Someone other come as his place, a brainless, a preacher, Khamenei. 1990 -- 1991, after the drinking of the poison, the end of the regime is nearby. But the Kuwait war give him new live. Let me talk about Rafsanjani, who say about himself that he's the leader of construction. Lie! He's the leader of losers and destruction. He steals everything of the people in 8 year power. This is our history. The true story of Iran. The future is ours, that's the believe of struggling peoples. Now 1997, a new wolf with turban and beard, the fascist, he wants the opposition in the list (of terrorist organization). He says that he's a reformist, and want talks between cultures, and thinks like that. And again the only slogan is from the resistance of Iran that say that 'a viper give never birth to a dove'. Death to Khatami become the slogan of the people. Finally we arrive to today. The victory is nearby, the face of the devil is revealed to everyone. Ahmady, no Antary (monkey) Nejad has come and he is the last pawn of the regime, and is also now checkmate. People, hand in hand, don't let them breathe anymore. Come, old and young, unite, and bring an end to the devil regime. People, hand in hand, don't let them breathe anymore. Come, old and young, unite, and bring an end to the devil regime. This is our history. The true story of Iran. The victory is ours, that's the believe of struggling peoples. Victory, Victory, Victory, ... |
 | Impact of an Iranian Nuclear Program on the Middle East Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/02/12/Abbas_Milani_and_Barbara_Slavin_Inside_Iran Middle East expert Abbas Milani and USA Today reporter Barbara Slavin discuss the impact of an Iranian nuclear program on diplomacy in the Middle East. ----- Inside Iran: Bitter Friends, Bosom Enemies with panelists Abbas Milani and Barbara Slavin. Jamal Dajani of Link TV moderates. The heat is rising and it's time to take a fresh look at our frenemy, Iran. Is Iran the new Iraq in U.S. foreign policy? Are the people of Iran anti-U.S., or is only the current regime? Is there an effective difference? An American journalist, an Iranian journalist and a professor of Iranian culture, politics and history will help demystify Iran and lead us to a new understanding of the future of our relationship with our neighbors in the Middle East - The Commonwealth Club of California Barbara Slavin is the senior diplomatic reporter for USA TODAY since 1996, with the responsibility for analyzing foreign news and U.S. foreign policy. She has covered such key issues as the U.S.-led war on terrorism, policy toward "rogue" states, the reform movement in Iran and the Arab-Israeli conflict. She has also accompanied two Secretaries of State on their official travels and reported from Libya, Israel, Egypt, North Korea, Russia, China, Saudi Arabia and Syria. Abbas Milani is a research fellow and co-director of the Iran Democracy Project at the Hoover Institution. In addition, Dr. Milani is Director of the Iranian Studies Program at Stanford University and a visiting professor in the department of political science. His expertise is U.S./Iran relations, Iranian cultural, political, and security issues. Jamal Dajani is an award winning producer and Senior Director of Middle Eastern Programming at Link TV. Born and raised in Jerusalem, Dajani completed his early studies at College des Freres and attended Columbia University in New York City, where he received a B.A. degree in Political Science. |
 | Why the US sees Iran as a threat More at http://therealnews.com/c.php?c=080301YT Aijaz Ahmad : The main reason is the geopolitics of the region and the global economy Monday March 17th, 2008 Based in New Delhi, Aijaz Ahmad is The Real News Network Senior News Analyst; Senior Editorial Consultant, and political commentator for the Indian newsmagazine, Frontline. He has taught Political Science, and has written widely on South Asia and the Middle East. |
 | 4/7/08: Free Tibet Conspiracy, Zimbabwe, World War 3, ect. Here is the weekly political overview by EIR's Chief Counterintelligence Director, Jeffrey Steinberg for the week of 4/7/08. Visit http://www.LaRouchePac.com for an archive of previous reports, daily intelligence items and breaking news. http://ca.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=laroucheyouth Subscribe to the laroucheyouth channel to stay updated, because these intelligence briefings are weekly. Contribute at: http://donate.larouchepac.com |
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