Host Harry Kreisler welcomes Michael Gordon, Chief Pentagon Correspondent for The New …
Host Harry Kreisler welcomes Michael Gordon, Chief Pentagon Correspondent for The New York Times, for a discussion of his new book Cobra II, co written with General Bernard E. Trainor. In the interview, Kreisler and Gordon discuss the origins of the war plan, the key decision makers the intelligence failure before and during the war, the insurgency, SaddamŐs war plan, and the implications of the war for the American military. (59 min)
Iraq today is in turmoil; it is considered unstable economically and politically. …
Iraq today is in turmoil; it is considered unstable economically and politically. Prior to the United States’ invasion, Saddam Hussein, who was known as a brutal dictator, was responsible for the torture and death of Iraqi citizens. This seminar will provide insight into the life and death of Iraqi citizens under the Hussein regime. Learning Target: I can create a logical argument explaining why Saddam Hussein’s actions in Iraq needed international intervention.StandardsCC.1.2.11–12.C - Analyze the interaction and development of a complex set of ideas, sequence of events, or specific individuals over the course of the text.CC.1.2.11–12.E - Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the structure an author uses in his or her exposition or argument, including whether the structure makes points clear, convincing, and engaging.
This kit provides teachers, college faculty and other educators with the materials …
This kit provides teachers, college faculty and other educators with the materials needed to engage students in a dynamic and constructivist process of learning how antiwar movements have been perceived by the people in the United States and how the U.S. media has constructed that public perception. The subject areas covered include U.S. history, African-American studies, labor studies, Latino studies, media studies, Native American studies, peace studies, sociology and women_ÎŁ_ studies among many others.
This kit analyzes Newsweek coverage of the Vietnam War, Gulf War and …
This kit analyzes Newsweek coverage of the Vietnam War, Gulf War and the War in Afghanistan. Students will learn core information about the wars in Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, and Afghanistan, how media influences public opinion of current events, and how to ask key media literacy questions and identify bias in the news.
This kit covers stereotyping of Arab people, the Arab/Israeli conflict, the war …
This kit covers stereotyping of Arab people, the Arab/Israeli conflict, the war in Iraq and militant Muslim movements. Students will learn core information and vocabulary about the historical and contemporary Middle East issues that challenge stereotypical, simplistic and uninformed thinking, and political and ethical issues involving the role of media in constructing knowledge, evaluating historical truths, and objectivity and subjectivity in journalism.
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