Air Date: June 18, 2010
On Thursday’s edition of Viewpoint with James Zogby: Michael Isikoff, Investigative reporter for Newsweek; Geneive Abdo, Fellow and Iran analyst at The Century Foundation; Raed Jarrar, Senior Fellow at Peace Action.
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In trying to change direction and find “a better approach” to dealing with the long running crisis facing Gaza, the Obama Administration is confronting several deeply entrenched obstacles. Read More »
Air Date: June 10, 2010
On Thursday’s edition of Viewpoint with James Zogby: Taghreed el Khodary, Visiting Scholar, Middle East Program at the Carnegie Endowment For International Peace; Paul Salem, Director of the Carnegie Middle East Center; Bill Press, Talk show host, The Bill Press Show political commentator and author. Read More »
As expected, Israel matched its use of overwhelming force against the passengers on the Mavi Marmara with an equally vigorous attempt to shape both how the story played out in U.S. media and the official response from the U.S. Government. Read More »
Air Date: June 3, 2010
On Thursday’s edition of Viewpoint with James Zogby: Mark Perry, foreign affairs analyst and acclaimed author; Ufuk Ulutas, Middle East program coordinator at the SETA-DC research foundation; Bill Corcoran, President and CEO of the American Near East Refugee Aid (ANERA); Edward Peck, former Ambassador to Iraq and Mauritania, and passenger on the Gaza flotilla. Read More »
There is a persistent and pernicious myth that maintains that "Jewish money" is the determinant factor shaping all aspects of U.S. Middle East policy. Read More »
Air Date: May 27, 2010
On Thursday’s edition of Viewpoint with James Zogby: Amal Mudullali, Advisor to Lebanon Prime Minister Sa’ad Hariri; Daniel Weiss, Senior Fellow and the Director of Climate Strategy at the Center for American Progress. Read More »
One year ago, President Barack Obama traveled to Cairo to deliver what was billed as an “Address to the Muslim World”. Obama understood that after eight years... Read More »
Air Date: May 20, 2010
On Thursday’s edition of Viewpoint with James Zogby: Laura Murphy, Director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Washington Legislative Office; Celinda Lake, Political Strategist and President of Lake Research Partners; Farhana Khera, Executive Director of Muslim Advocates and the National Association of Muslim Lawyers (NAML). Abdullah Abdullah, former Afghanistan Foreign Minister and Political opposition leader to current Afghan President Hamid Karzai. Read More »
DUBAI: Ed Koch, the colorful and often controversial former Mayor of New York City, made it a practice as he walked the streets of his city to stop and ask average citizens “How am I doing?” in an effort to learn how they viewed the performance of his administration and its delivery of services. Asking and listening are always useful exercises. Read More »
Air Date: May 13, 2010
On Thursday’s edition of Viewpoint with James Zogby: Hussein Ibish, Senior fellow at The American Task Force on Palestine; Frank Sharry, Founder and Executive Director of America’s Voice; Alex Spillius, Washington Correspondent for The Daily Telegraph, UK. Read More »
Back in the 1960’s Americans were deeply divided on matters of war and race. While Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. and religious leaders associated with his Southern Christian Leadership Conference led protests and committed acts of... Read More »
Air Date: May 6, 2010
On Thursday's edition of Viewpoint with James Zogby: Joe Cirincione, President of the Ploughshares fund; Ambassador John Limbert, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Iran in State Department's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs; Elena Panaritis, Economist and member of Greek Parliament. Read More »
This week, the Senate’s Democratic leadership advanced a proposal for comprehensive immigration reform that contains provisions long supported by Republicans. The framework calls for: Read More »
Air Date: April 29, 2010
On Thursday’s edition of Viewpoint with James Zogby: David Frum, author and former economic speechwriter for President George W. Bush; Bruce Morrison, Immigration lawyer and former Congressman from Connecticut’s 3rd district; Amjad Atallah, Co-Director of the Middle East Task Force at the New America Foundation; and Ahmed Ahmed, Arab American Comedian and Director. Read More »
The Arab World is once again waiting. This time they are waiting for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to respond to a series of demands it is believed the U.S. made of him following the March, 2010 flare up over settlement construction in Jerusalem; or they are waiting for the Administration to respond to Israel’s lack of response. Read More »
This week the Arab American Institute (AAI) hosts its annual Kahlil Gibran “Spirit of Humanity” Awards Dinner in Washington, DC. This year’s event also marks the 25th Anniversary of the AAI... Read More »
Air Date: April 15, 2010
On Thursday’s edition of Viewpoint with James Zogby: Mark Brzezinski, law partner and former Clinton Administration adviser; Amjad Atallah, Co-Director of the Middle East Task Force at the New America Foundation; Steve Clemons, Publisher of the popular blog Washington Note, and Director of the American Strategy Program at the New America Foundation. Read More »
With the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) signed by the U.S. and Russia, a Nuclear Summit about to begin in Washington, and pressure mounting to rein in Iran’s nuclear ambitions, a few troubling issues need to be addressed. Read More »
Air Date: April 8, 2010
On Thursday’s edition of Viewpoint with James Zogby: David Mark, senior editor for Politico and politico.com; Ambassador Nancy Soderberg, former Ambassador to the U.N, and current deputy assistant adviser to President Obama for national security affairs; Raed Jarrar, Iraq consultant to the American Friends Service Committee and Senior fellow at Peace Action in Washington, DC. Read More »
During the past week, as President Barack Obama announced the withdrawal of U.S. combat forces from Iraq, there was considerable media commentary focusing on the lies that had been utilized to build public support for the war. Read More »
Air Date: August 5, 2010
On Thursday's edition of Viewpoint with James Zogby: Josh Kraushaar, Executive Editor of The Hotline, the National Journal; Michelle Richardson, Legislative Counsel at the ACLU; Andrew Serwer, Writing fellow at The American Prospect. Read More »
The subcommittee's meeting today to explore whether there are risk factors or preincident indicators of terrorist activity identified by intelligence and law enforcement organizations to enable them in thwarting attacks while preserving -- let me repeat that -- preserving individuals' right to privacy and civil liberties. Read More »
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