TED Talks
TED: How to win an argument (at the US Supreme Court, or anywhere) | Neal Katyal
The secret to winning an argument isn't grand rhetoric or elegant style, says US Supreme Court litigator Neal Katyal -- it takes more than that. With stories of some of the most impactful cases he's argued before the Court, Katyal shows...
TED Talks
TED: Why is colonialism (still) romanticized? | Farish Ahmad-Noor
Colonialism remains an inescapable blight on the present, lingering in the toxic, internalized mythologies and stereotypes that have outlived the regimes that created them, says historian Farish Ahmad-Noor. Examining why these prejudices...
Wonderscape
The Cold War and Cuba's Role in the Cuban Missile Crisis
Uncover the complexities of the Cold War, focusing on Cuba's pivotal role in the Cuban Missile Crisis. Understand how Fidel Castro's rise to power and alignment with the Soviet Union escalated tensions with the United States. Learn about...
Wonderscape
History Kids: JFK and the Cuban Missile Crisis
Learn all about JFK and the Cuban Missile Crisis. Understand the events of October 1962 that took the United States to the brink of nuclear war and how President John F. Kennedy averted unchecked nuclear proliferation.
The Guardian
The Trial
Alka Pradhan, James Connell and Sterling Thomas are lawyers for Ammar al-Baluchi, one of five men facing the death penalty for plotting the 2001 terror attacks in the US. The Trial provides a window into the buildup to the largest...
The Guardian
Guantánamo Diary: rendition, torture and detention without charge
Watch our exclusive animated documentary about Mohamedou Ould Slahi's declassified memoir, Guantánamo Diary, and its extraordinary eight-year journey from inside the US detention facility to worldwide publication. Mohamedou's brother,...
Curated Video
9/11 Suspects' Trials Bogged Down By Legal Challenges To Confessions
Defense attorneys have challenged the validity of suspects' confessions, which they say were coerced.
Curated Video
Trial Date Set For 2021 For 5 Men Accused Of Plotting Sept. 11 Attacks
The trial is set to take place the the U.S. naval facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in 2021.
Curated Video
State Dept comment on Amnesty criticism over Guantanamo
1. Walk in shot of US State Department spokesman Tom Casey
2. Cutaway of reporter (asking about Guantanamo and Human Rights)
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Tom Casey, US State Department spokesman:
"This is a tough issue. We have people who are...
Curated Video
Confirmation for Attorney General designate Michael Mukasey
1. Mid shot Judge Michael Mukasey walking into hearing
2. Close-up Judge Michael Mukasey with Republican Senator Arlen Specter, Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy and Senator Joe Lieberman
3. Wide shot of hearing
4. SOUNDBITE: (English)...
Curated Video
Rally at White House demanding closure of Guantanamo Bay detention facility
16 years after the opening of the detention facility at Guantánamo Bay, several dozen activists held a rally, in front of the White House, demanding its closure.
"Guantánamo Bay now serves as a symbol of torture, injustice...
Curated Video
Former prisoner complains of harassment
LEADIN:A former Guantanamo prisoner says he preferred life in the Cuban jail to freedom in Tunisia.Salah Sassi says he has faced regular harassment and abuse from the country's security forces since he was released.STORYLINE:Salah Sassi...
Curated Video
Activist Cindy Sheehan, known as a "peace mom", is among a group 12 human rights and anti-war activists travelling across Cuba on a week-long tour.
HEADLINE: Activist Cindy Sheehan heading to Guantanamo Bay
CAPTION:American "peace mom" Cindy Sheehan called for the closure of the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as she and other activists arrived here Saturday to draw...
Curated Video
263 doctors call to stop force-feeding prisoners
London, United Kingdom - 10 March 2006
1. Set up shot of Dr Jenny Vaughan typing on laptop computer
2. Close-up of Vaughan's face
3. Computer screen showing Lancet article
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dr Jenny Vaughan, General Practitioner...
Curated Video
The Bush administration wants to rewrite the official evidence against Guantanamo Bay detainees, allowing it to shore up its cases before they come under scrutiny by civilian judges for the first time.
HEADLINE: US asks to rewrite Gitmo detainee evidence
CAPTION: The Bush administration wants to rewrite the official evidence against Guantanamo Bay detainees, allowing it to shore up its cases before they come under scrutiny by civilian...
Bloomberg
Trump Says France, Germany Must Take Back Islamic State Prisoners
Oct.08 -- President Donald Trump says it is time for Germany, France, and others to take back Islamic State prisoners held in Northern Syria as the U.S. moved to clear the way for a Turkish invasion of Syria. He spoke Monday before a...
Curated Video
Judge says Guantanamo detainees must have their day in court
1. Mid of courthouse
2. Wide zoom in of courthouse
3. Mid of courthouse sign
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Shayana Kadidal, Center for Constitutional Rights:
"It is very clear that the priority is speed, that after six years, the Supreme Court...
Curated Video
Annual report says financial crisis leading to repression
New York, US - 27 May 2009
1. Various of Amnesty International report
2. SOUNDBITE (English): Larry Cos, Executive Director of Amnesty International USA:
"The key point of the report is that underneath the economic crisis, the global...
AFP News Agency
VOICED : Life inside Guantanamo Bay detention facility
VOICED : Life inside Guantanamo Bay detention facility
Curated Video
FMs discuss taking in detainees released from US prison
1. Wide of Javier Solana EU Foreign and Security Policy Chief
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Javier Solana, EU Foreign and Security Policy Chief:
"Well, I would like to say that we will discuss this today over lunch without conclusions...
Curated Video
Focus on whether US image abroad has improved under Obama
FILE - Washington DC, date unknown
1. American flags waving outside of Washington Monument
2. Wide shot of US Capitol
Washington DC - 20 July 2009
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Andrew Kohut, President, Pew Research Centre:
"The US...
Curated Video
US invites UN experts to visit Guantanamo prison
1. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack walking to podium
2. Cutaway reporters
3. SOUNDBITE (English): State Department spokesman Sean McCormack:
"The Department of Defence has extended an invitation to the United Nations special...
Curated Video
The Pentagon charges six Guantanamo Bay detainees for the September 11th terrorist attacks. They will be tried together before a military tribunal. Under the military justice system, the half-dozen suspects may face the death penalty.
HEADLINE: Death penalty for 9/11 terror attacks
CAPTION: The Pentagon is planning to charge six Guantanamo Bay detainees for the September 11th terrorist attacks. Military leaders will be seeking the death penalty. (Feb. 11)
...
Curated Video
Interrogators use religion to elicit information
1. Various of Camp Delta detention centre
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Major General Geoffrey Miller, US Army:
"We have had a number of visits from foreign delegations that represent either the intelligence apparatus of their country or the...