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Caption: We should treat the truth better than that., Credit: Susan Cook
Corrupting the Message: Remembering the Iraq War Ten years ago this week, the Iraq War began. Like every other atrocity in history, or let's limi...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2013
  • Length: 03:48
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On January 24, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta lifted the ban on women serving in combat roles in the military. War News Radio reporter Amy DiPie...

  • Added: Feb 09, 2013
  • Length: 03:47
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This month on War News Radio, “Moving Up, Moving Out”, we discuss what stories in the news this week angered us the most. Then, we learn about Fran...

  • Added: Feb 08, 2013
  • Length: 30:01
Caption: Michael Scharf
Our panel of experts discuss what the appointments of John Kerry (State), Chuck Hagel (Defense) and John Brennan (CIA) will mean for American forei...

  • Added: Feb 06, 2013
  • Length: 59:07
Caption: Air National Guard students train on maintaining the MQ-9 Reaper at Hancock Air Base in Syracuse, NY., Credit: David Sommerstein, NCPR
Drones, or unmanned aircraft, are making headlines for their controversial attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan…and for how they could be used for s...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 24, 2013
  • Length: 07:01
  • Purchases: 1
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Engaging, inspiring and informational clips from episodes featured on Peace Talks Radio, the series on peacemaking and nonviolent conflict resoluti...

Bought by KUOW, KUOW, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KUOW, and KUNM


  • Added: Jan 11, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
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Across the nation in dozens of communities, veterans are being diverted to special courts for crimes they've committed after and in large measure b...

  • Added: Dec 21, 2012
  • Length: 03:43
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This week on War News Radio, “Peace News in Wartime”, we discuss the role of Morocco in the Arab Spring. Then, we learn about the process of establ...

  • Added: Dec 12, 2012
  • Length: 30:01
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A brisk summary of military and veteran news and information.

  • Added: Nov 30, 2012
  • Length: 01:00
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A rundown of important military and veterans issues.

  • Added: Nov 27, 2012
  • Length: 01:00
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A rundown of military and veteran news of interest nationally

  • Added: Nov 20, 2012
  • Length: 01:00
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This month on War News Radio, "Back to Work ". First, we examine the problem of youth unemployment in Morocco. Then, we look into the persecution ...

  • Added: Nov 18, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
Caption: Tatiana McBraun, Credit: Ian Hill/KQED
Tatiana McBraun, a political science major at San Jose State, told KQED’s Lillian Mongeau she feels too much security can be a bad thing.

  • Added: Nov 02, 2012
  • Length: :33
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Under rules codified at the 1961 Vienna Convention, diplomatic missions are generally considered inviolable. But with the murder of Libya Ambassado...

  • Added: Oct 16, 2012
  • Length: 02:07
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Sgt. Matthew Pennington was injured while serving on combat duty in Iraq. He showed signs of PTSD, but is working toward recovery by promoting self...

Bought by KUOW and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 21, 2012
  • Length: 06:11
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Kurt Eichenwald
In his newest book, bestseller author Kurt Eichenwald chronicles the fast paced decisions, deceptions and delusions following the 9/11 attacks.

  • Added: Sep 18, 2012
  • Length: 28:58
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After a recent "New York Times" story on Obama's "kill list" of terrorists, many are questioning the president's counterterrorism strategy. Is it e...

  • Added: Jun 19, 2012
  • Length: 01:59
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The fastest-growing refugee community in Minnesota over the past few years is a population from Southeast Asia most Minnesotans have never heard of...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Jun 15, 2012
  • Length: 29:02
  • Purchases: 1
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WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee takes up the new defense budget on Tuesday, and an issue that's sure to come up is the Navy's...

  • Added: May 21, 2012
  • Length: 01:35
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Libya's civil war is over, but many victims of the Qaddafi regime are still violently meting out justice to their former oppressors. Will this just...

  • Added: May 14, 2012
  • Length: 02:06
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As the Syrian revolution unfolded over the last year, Syrian-Americans have been glued to YouTube - the primary source of information from the war ...

Bought by Listenwise


  • Added: Apr 24, 2012
  • Length: 05:29
  • Purchases: 1
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The second part of our series examines the challanges victims face after being sexually assaulted in the military.

Bought by WEZU and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 11, 2012
  • Length: 06:47
  • Purchases: 2
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War News Radio - Afghan Refugees

  • Added: Mar 20, 2012
  • Length: 08:12
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In a war you have your typical players. They're the soldiers, the medics. Politicians and journalists. The translators and engineers too. And then ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, PRX Remix, KFAI Minneapolis, KUOW, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 23, 2012
  • Length: 06:55
  • Purchases: 5
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Parts One and Two of Amy DiPierro's series on economic development, poverty, and inequality in Iraqi Kurdistan. These previously released segments ...

  • Added: Feb 17, 2012
  • Length: 22:43