On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Jonathan Steele, Guardian columnist and author of <em>Ghosts of Afghanistan: The Haunted Battleground</em>. Why is the United States spending $100 billion a year occupying the poorest country in the world? Steele, who has reported from Afghanistan for 30 years, writes, "I saw the blunders the Soviets made in the 80s and have watched most of them repeated in recent years." He says the only way out is through negotiations, but US military commanders don't use the word 'negotiate.' So what does that mean for the future of the United States' involvement and the future of Afganistan? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.
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Guest:<br />
Jonathan Steele, Guardian columnist and author of <em>Ghosts of Afghanistan: The Haunted Battleground</em>
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Friday, November 25, 2011
What's in store for the future of Afghanistan?
Friday, October 7, 2011
Media Roundtable
Friday, June 24, 2011
Media Roundtable
On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss coverage of the US Supreme Court decision in Dukes v. Wal-Mart. We'll also talk about President Obama's speech on Afghanistan. How is the media covering US strategy in that country? We'll be joined by Slate senior editor Dahlia Lithwick, Huffington Post's Lila Shapiro and veteran journalist Elizabeth Gould. Where did you see the best reporting this week? Join us live at 10 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. It's Your Call, with Malihe Razazan and you.
Guests:
Lila Shapiro, a Business Writer at the Huffington Post
Dahlia Lithwick is a senior editor at Slate. She writes "Supreme Court Dispatches."
Elizabeth Gould is a veteran journalist and author. She has spent the last thirty years covering Afghanistan.
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Friday, May 6, 2011
Media Roundtable
On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss coverage of the Obama administration's announcement of Osama Bin Laden's death and US relations with Pakistan. Who's asking questions about what this means for the so-called 'war on terror?' We'll be joined by the Guardian's Jonathan Steele, veteran journalist Paul Fitzgerald and Pakistani journalist Zahid Hussain joins us from Islamabad. Tune in live at 10 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.
Guests:
Paul Fitzgerald is a veteran Afghanistan journalist and co-author of Crossing Zero: The AfPak War at the Turning Point of American Empire.
Zahid Hussain is Senior Editor News Line and author of most recently The Scorpion's Tail: The Relentless Rise of Islamic Militants in Pakistan-And How It Threatens America.
Jonathan Steele is a Guardian columnist, roving foreign correspondent and author of Defeat: Why America and Britain Lost Iraq. Since 9/11 he has reported from Afghanistan and Iraq as well as on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict.
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Monday, May 2, 2011
What does the death of Osama bin Laden mean?
What does the death of Osama bin Laden mean to the world today, after ten years of the so-called "War on Terror"? On the next Your Call, we'll open the lines to talk about the significance of Osama bin Laden's death. His body has reportedly been buried at sea. What do you think about President Obama saying we brought Osama bin Laden to "justice"? How will this impact people in Afghanistan and Pakistan? Join us at 10 or send an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. What is bin Laden's legacy? How did he change the world? And how did the US shape him as a symbol by framing him as terrorist #1? It's Your Call with Holly Kernan and you.
Guests:
Aunohita Mojumdar is a freelance journalist currently based in Kabul. She has reported from the South Asian region for 19 years.
Ali Kamran Asdar, associate professor of anthropology, Middle East Studies and Asian Studies at the University of Texas, Austin.
Paul Fitzgerald is co-author of Crossing Zero: The AfPak War at the Turning Point of American Empire.
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Thursday, March 31, 2011
What's in store for Afghanistan and surrounding regions?
What's in store for the future of Afghanistan and the surrounding regions? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Elizabeth Gould and Paul Fitzgerald, authors of Crossing Zero: The AfPak War at the Turning Point of American Empire. They say this conflict has become one of the most complex foreign policy problems the US has ever faced. So why has President Obama expanded the military presence in Afghanistan? Join us at 10 or send an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. What will the expansion mean for the region and US security? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and you.
Guests:
Elizabeth Gould and Paul Fitzgerald, a husband and wife journalism team since 1981, and authors of Crossing Zero: The AfPak War at the Turning Point of American Empire
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Friday, September 24, 2010
Media Roundtable
On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss coverage of the 7 U.S. soldiers charged with killing Afghan civilians for sport and collecting fingers for trophies. We'll also probe California's Global Warming Solutions Act and efforts to kill it, and talk about the investigation into San Bruno's gas pipeline explosion. Joininh us arethe San Francisco Chronicle's David Baker, California Watch's Environmental Reporter Susanne Rust, and Aunohita Mojumdar from Kabul. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.
Guests:
David Baker, staff writer with San Francisco Chronicle
Susanne Rust, environmental reporter with California Watch
Aunohita Mojumdar, freelance journalist based in Kabul
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Friday, August 20, 2010
Media Roundtable
On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss coverage of the uproar around the mosque in NY City. We will also talk about coverage of the U.S. pulling "combat troops" out of Iraq and the Time magazine cover showing the photo of a disfigured Afghan girl. We'll be joined by investigative journalist John Gorenfeld, McClatchy's Nancy Youssef and independent journalist Alia Malek. Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What caught your attention this week? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.
Guests:
Nancy Youssef, Pentagon Correspondent with McClatchy Newspapers based in Washington, DC
Alia Malek, a freelance journalist and author based in NY
John Gorenfeld, a freelance writer in San Francisco
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Friday, August 13, 2010
Media Roundtable
On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss coverage of the trial of Guantanamo Bay's youngest detainee. Also this week, Defense Secretary Robert Gates outlined the U.S. military strategy for Pakistan and Afghanistan, and in the midst of massive flooding, Pakistan shut down two TV stations. We'll be joined by Pakistan's Geo TV reporter Sami Ibrahim, Propublica's Chisun Lee, and McClatchy's Jonathan Landay. What grabbed your attention this week? It's Your Call, with Sandip Roy and you.
Guests:
Jonathan Landay, national security and intelligence correspondent with McClatchy
Sami Ibrahim, Geo news TV correspondent based in New York
Chisun Lee, a reporter for ProPublica
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Friday, July 30, 2010
Media Roundtable
On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, the investigative news website Wikileaks revealed 92,000 classified documents on the war in Afghanistan, including evidence of widespread civilian casualties, to the Guardian, the New York Times and Der Speigel. While some are calling it the biggest leak in intelligence history, others say the documents expose nothing new about the war. How did the news media cover the new information? And what is Wikileaks and how will it change investigative reporting? We'll also discuss the latest news on the BP disaster.
We'll be joined by The Guardian's Nick Davies, who reported extensively on the leaked documents, independent journalist Rick Rowley, who just returned from six weeks in Afghanistan, Time's Tim McGirk, and journalist Dahr Jamail, who is continuing to cover the disaster in the Gulf for IPS and others. Join the conversation live at 11am or send your questions and comments to feedback@yourcallradio.org. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and you.
Guests:
Nick Davies, a reporter with The Guardian and bestselling author of Flat Earth News, on falsehood and distortion in the media.
Dahr Jamail, an independent journalist, author, and blogger who currently writes for the Inter Press Service, Le Monde Diplomatique, and many other outlets. He authored Beyond the Green Zone; his stories have also been published with The Nation, The Sunday Herald in Scotland, Al-Jazeera, the Guardian, Foreign Policy in Focus, and the Independent.
Richard Rowley, an independent journalist with Big Noise Films, who just returned from a six-week trip to Afghanistan where he was embedded with a U.S. Marine division in Marjah.
Tim McGirk, Time Magazine's Jerusalem Bureau Chief
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Friday, June 18, 2010
Media Roundtable
On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we continue discussing coverage of the oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico as the BP CEO goes to Washington. We'll also discuss coverage of Afghanistan and the timing of NY Times' reporting of nearly one trillion dollars of untapped minerals in that country. We'll be joined by Wall Street Journal's Stephen Power, Yahoo's John Cook and freelance journalist Anna Badken. She is just back from Afghanistan. Where did you see the best reporting this week? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.
Guests:
Anna Badkhen, a freelance journalist who has covered wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, Israel and the Palestinian territories, Chechnya and Kashmir.
John Cook, a senior national reporter/blogger for Yahoo! News
Stephen Power, staff reporter at The Wall Street Journal. He covers the Departments of Energy and Interior and the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Friday, June 4, 2010
Media Roundtable
On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss media coverage of the Gaza-bound flotilla attacked by Israeli commandos, the ongoing oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico -- the oil is now close to Florida -- and the escalation of violence in Afghanistan and Pakistan. We'll be joined by Daily Beast's Rick Outzen and independent journalist Pratap Chatterjee. Join us live at 11 or send us and email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.
Guests:
Rick Outzen, publisher and editor of Independent News, the alternative newsweekly for Northwest Florida
Pratap Chatterjee, an investigative journalist and progressive author.
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Friday, February 26, 2010
Media Roundtable
On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media roundtable. This week, we'll discuss the coverage of the healthcare summit, the three-week-long assault in Helmand province, NY Times and conflict of interest as well as the lack of coverage of Gaza. We'll be joined by Kabul-based journalist Anand Gopal, Electronic Intifada's Ali Abunimah and Congressional Quarterly's Adriel Bettelheim.
Where did you see the best reporting this week? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.
Guests:
Anand Gopal, reporting from Afghanistan for the Christian Science Monitor and the Wall Street Journal. His dispatches can be read at anandgopal.com.
Ali Abunimah, a Palestinian American journalist and co-founder of Electronic Intifada, a not-for-profit, independent online publication about the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.
Adriel Bettelheim, Congressional Quarterly's Managing Editor
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Friday, February 19, 2010
Media Roundtable
On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss coverage of the assault on Afghanistan's Helmand province, the one year anniversary of the stimulus package, and the $8 billion loan guarantee for the first nuclear power plant in 27 years. We'll be joined by Propublica's Michael Grabell, the San Francisco Chronicle's David Baker and independent journalist Aunohita Mojumdar joins us from Kabul.
Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org? Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.
Guests:
Michael Grabell covers transportation for ProPublica.
David R. Baker, staff writer for the San Francisco Chronicle covering energy issues
Aunohita Mojumdar, freelance journalist based in Kabul
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Friday, January 29, 2010
Media Roundtable
On the next Your Call, it's our Friday media roundtable. This week, we'll discuss the coverage of President Obama's State of the Union address, Haiti and the London summit about negotiations with Taliban. We'll be joined by McClatchy's Nancy Youssef, Washington Monthly's Charles Homans and veteran investigative journalist Mark Danner. What did you see this week that grabbed your attention? Send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org or call us live at 11:00. It's Your Call, with Matt Martin and you.
Guests:
Mark Danner, a writer and reporter who for 25 years has written on politics and foreign affairs, focusing on war and conflict.
Nancy A. Youssef, Pentagon correspondent for McClatchy Newspapers.
Charles Homans, an editor at the Washington Monthly.
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Friday, December 4, 2009
Media Roundtable
On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week we'll discuss the coverage of U.S. military escalation in Afghanistan, the healthcare debate on Capitol Hill and the lucrative healthcare industry. We'll be joined by Market Watch's Russ Britt, McClatchy's David Lightman and independent journalist Pratap Chatterjee. Did a story stand out for you because of its reporting? Join us live at 11 a.m. or send us your comments and questions to feedback@yourcallradio.org. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.
Guests:
Russ Britt, bureau chief and consumer editor with Market Watch
David Lightman, Washington Bureau correspondent for McClatchy Newspapers
Pratap Chatterjee, independent journalist and managing editor of CorpWatch
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Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Did Obama Make his Case?
What do you make of the course Pres. Obama set out in his address on Afghanistan? On the next Your Call, we want to know what you think of the new plan, and what it says about Obama's use of American military power. Who was he talking to in his address and who had his ear as he made the decision? Join us live at 11 or drop us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What does history tell us about the best-laid plans of occupying armies and can the people who put Obama in office still influence his foreign policy? It's Your Call, with Sandip Roy and you.
Guests:
Nancy A. Youssef, Pentagon correspondent for McClatchy Newspapers
Paul Fitzgerald and Elizabeth Gould, journalists and authors of Invisible History: Afghanistan's Untold Story
Kamran Ali, associate professor of anthropology and acting director of the South Asia Institute at the University of Texas-Austin
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Friday, November 13, 2009
Media Roundtable
On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss coverage of Afghanistan, the Fort Hood Shooting and veterans, and the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. We'll be joined by The Nation's Betsy Reed and journalist and author Mark Danner. Did a story stand out for you because of its reporting?
Join us live at 11 a.m. or send us your comments and questions to feedback@yourcallradio.org. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call, with Matt Martin and you.
Guests:
Mark Danner, a writer and reporter who for twenty-five years has written on politics and foreign affairs, focusing on war and conflict.
Betsy Reed, the executive editor of The Nation.
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Update: Mark Danner is speaking TODAY
3:00pm "Now That We Know: Obama, Terror and the Politics of Dirty Hands"
University of California, Berkeley
Wheeler Auditorium, Maude Fife Room 315
Free and open to the public
Book signing to follow
7:30pm Book signing, The Booksmith
1644 Haight Street San Francisco, CA 94117
Friday, October 16, 2009
Media Roundtable
On the next Your Call, it is our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss the coverage of Afghanistan and Pakistan, the healthcare bill and whether California is a failed state. We'll be joined by Gail Chaddock of Christian Science Monitor, McClatchy's Nancy Youssef and Calitics' Brian Leubitz. Did a story stand out for you because of its reporting? You can join us live at 11 or drop us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.
Guests:
Gail Russell Chaddock, Christian Science Monitor staff writer
Nancy Youssef, McClatchy's chief Pentagon correspondent
Brian Leubitz, publisher & editor of Calitics.com, a news and commentary site about California politics from a progressive perspective
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Friday, October 9, 2009
Your Call 100909 Media Roundtable
On the next Your Call, it is our Friday Media Roundtable. This week marked the 8th anniversary of the invasion of Afghanistan. The Senate passed a $636 billion military spending bill, and as the debate on healthcare continues, more Americans are putting off doctors' visits, to save money. We will be joined from Kabul by freelance journalist Aunohita Mojumdar, McClatchy's David Lightman and freelance journalist Eric Stoner. Where did you see the best reporting this week?
Join us live at 11 a.m. or send us an email at feeback@yourcallradio.org. It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.
Guests:
David Lightman, Washington Bureau correspondent for McClatchy Newspapers.
Aunohita Mojumdar, a freelance journalist based in Kabul. She has reported on the South Asian region for the past 18 years.
Eric Stoner is a freelance journalist based in New York, and an adjunct professor at St. Peter's College.
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