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Tariq Ali
Writer & Activist
Tariq Ali is a British Pakistani historian, novelist, filmmaker and Middle East expert who has written over a dozen books on world history and politics and five novels. He is a member of the editorial committee of the New Left Review, and regularly contributes to The Guardian, Counterpunch and the London Review of Books.
Some of Tariq’s books are: Pirates Of The Caribbean: Axis Of Hope (2006), Conversations with Edward Said (2005), Bush in Babylon (2003), and Clash of Fundamentalisms: Crusades, Jihads and Modernity (2002).
h3.Appearances on Democracy Now!
December 28, 2007 Pakistan in Turmoil after Benazir Bhutto’s Assassination
October 17, 2006 On Hugo Chavez, the Axis Of Hope and His New Book “Pirates of the Caribbean
April 14, 2005 Tariq Ali on Political Activism from Pakistan to Vietnam to Iraq
February 10, 2004 Tariq Ali on Pakistan’s Nuclear Program, the Hutton Inquiry and the Iraqi Resistance
December 04, 2003 Tariq Ali vs. Christopher Hitchens on the Occupation of Iraq: Postponed Liberation or Recolonisation?
October 16, 2003 Without a Strong American Opposition We Are Doomed – Renowned Author and Middle East Expert Tariq Ali Speaks Out on Iraq
March 14, 2003 Acclaimed Writer Tariq Ali Calls On Kofi Annan to Go to Baghdad As a Human Shield: A Discussion with Ali and Gilbert Achcar
October 31, 2001 Pakistani Author and Playwright Tariq Ali Is Detained at the Munich Airport
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By Amy Goodman with Denis Moynihan
Gen. John Allen, commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan, spoke Wednesday at the Pentagon, four stars on each shoulder, his chest bedecked with medals. Unlike Allen, many decorated U.S. military veterans left the streets of Chicago after the NATO summit without their medals.
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In an extended interview, David Bronner, president of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, discusses the history of the company, why they put sustainability and social justice ahead of profits, the organic and GMO labeling movements, the U.S. war on hemp, and why they refuse to sell out. [includes rush transcript]
Human Rights Watch’s Kenneth Roth examines why the U.S. has not pressured Bahrain to release pro-democracy activists. He also discusses Syria and the conditions in Israeli jails and courts that prompted 1,550 Palestinian prisoners to go on a hunger strike. [includes rush transcript]
