Bill Moyers Journal : Al Qaeda in Iraq? / Earmark Reform

Infobase, (film distributor.). Public Affairs Television (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary: As the Bush administration promotes the idea of a growing al Qaeda threat in Iraq, the Journal analyzes the facts on the ground to explore who the U.S. is really fighting. In this program, Bill Moyers gets perspective from Brian Fishman of the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point, whose research focuses on the impact of the war in Iraq on terrorism globally, and Fawaz A. Gerges of Sarah Lawrence College and the author of the highly acclaimed books The Far Enemy: Why Jihad Went Global and Journey of the Jihadist: Inside Muslim Militancy. Moyers also reports on the hidden Congressional spending provisions known as earmarks-often used as payback for political contributions-and reflects on the death of a young soldier.

Record details

Physical Description: remote
1 online resource (1 video file (56 min., 40 sec.)) : sound, color.
Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : Public Affairs Television (Firm), [2007]
Distributor: New York, N.Y. : Distributed by Infobase, 2016.
Copyright: ©2007

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally released by Public Affairs Television (Firm), 2007. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on September 13, 2016.
Formatted Contents Note:	Earmark Request Letters (2:21) -- What is an Earmark? (2:14) -- Don Young's Bridge to Nowhere (4:10) -- Earmark Scandals (4:19) -- Information Access (2:53) -- Abuse of Power (4:18) -- Policy Reform (3:31) -- Al Qaeda (2:12) -- Iraqi Attacks (1:38) -- Religious Conflicts (2:25) -- Iraqis Fighting Al Qaeda (3:36) -- Troop Behavior (3:36) -- Iraq vs. Afghanistan (2:03) -- Providing Context for Al Queda (2:37) -- Political Solutions (3:39) -- What Happens After the War? (4:31) -- The Real Effect of War (3:25) -- Credits: Bill Moyers Journal: Al Qaeda in Iraq? / Earmark Reform (1:30)
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Broadcast date 2007 July 27.
Target Audience Note:	9 & up.
System Details Note:	Streaming video file. System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned.
Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's description (Infobase, March 7, 2017)