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Student-produced radio on the war in Iraq. In depth news, interviews, and features that fill in the gaps in mainstream coverage of the war.

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Reporting Under Fire

This week on War News Radio, we hear about the survival tactics of journalist interpreters in Iraq, and how they escape from the war zone. We also hear about the Iraqi reporters who stay, and the challenges that one of them faced. These stories, plus the week’s war news, from War News Radio....

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[ Fri, 20 Jul 2007 18:56:26 +0000 ]

Apocalypse Now?

This week on War News Radio, we hear how a surge in Shi’a apocalyptic belief is changing the politics of mosque bombings. Listen now to the extended report by Sonny Sidhu and Will Godwin. We also meet Josh Rushing, a former U.S. Marine Captain who is now a correspondent for Al Jazeera English. Listen now [...] ...

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[ Fri, 06 Jul 2007 18:33:38 +0000 ]

One Step Forward

This week on War News Radio, we speak to an expert about the new plan for distributing Iraqi oil revenue. Listen now to Anne Kolker’s report.Then, we hear reaction to the British withdrawal of troops from Iraq, and learn about the last time British forces left the region. Listen now to Alan Smith’s [...]...

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[ Fri, 02 Mar 2007 22:17:25 +0000 ]

High Budget, Low Budget

This week on War News Radio, we find out why, despite the dangers, Americans choose to work in Iraq. Listen now to Cyrus Stoller’s report.Then, we hear the story of the first feature film to come out of Iraq in years. It didn’t have a Hollywood-size budget. Listen now to Hansi Lo Wang’s [...]...

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[ Fri, 23 Feb 2007 20:40:58 +0000 ]

Stay the Course: Take Two?

Despite mounting pressure to start withdrawing U.S. forces, President Bush announced this week his decision to send more than 20,000 additional troops to Iraq. This week on War News Radio, we examine the president’s latest war plan for Iraq. Is it a change in policy, or just more of the same? Listen now to [...] ...

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[ Fri, 12 Jan 2007 22:00:45 +0000 ]

At the Frontline

This week on War News Radio, we hear the voices of U.S. forces and the individual stories of those serving in Iraq. First, is it the fast road to citizenship that inspires non-citizens to enlist in the U.S. army, or is it patriotism? Listen now to this report from Aaron Schwartz & Hansi Lo Wang. And, [...] ...

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[ Fri, 05 Jan 2007 04:00:16 +0000 ]

Unembedded

This week on War News Radio, we speak with three photojournalists in Iraq who report perspectives that their colleagues embedded with the US military sometimes miss. Listen now to Clare Kobasa’s report. Then, we hear about an American medical unit that is teaching First Aid to local Iraqis. Listen now to Emily [...] ...

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[ Fri, 15 Dec 2006 20:30:48 +0000 ]

Art and Artifacts

This week on War News Radio, we look at art in Iraq - above ground and below.We investigate the market for illegal artifacts from Iraq. Listen now to this report from Hansi Lo Wang and Shelley Salant.We also hear the story of an Iraqi artist who found beauty in a city under siege. [...]...

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[ Wed, 22 Nov 2006 19:55:50 +0000 ]

It’s the War, Stupid

Just a few days before the election, a new poll shows that Iraq, above all else, will determine who goes to Washington. This week on War News Radio, we analyze the military mindset. How do soldiers and veterans see politics? Listen now to this report from Cyrus Stoller and Emily Hager. But veterans are doing [...] ...

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[ Fri, 03 Nov 2006 22:14:10 +0000 ]

It’s the War, Stupid

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[ Fri, 03 Nov 2006 22:14:10 +0000 ]

Medical Inquiry

This week on War News Radio, we investigate the politics of medicine. We hear about how some Iraqi medical schools are withholding diplomas to keep doctors in the country. Listen now to Elizabeth Threlkeld’s report. Then, are militants controlling the hospitals? We talk to CBS News’ Chief Foreign Correspondant Lara Logan in Baghdad about [...] ...

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[ Fri, 13 Oct 2006 22:28:48 +0000 ]

Music in the Air

In the wake of the Taliban’s fall, music has returned to the Afghan air waves. This week on War News Radio, we learn about what the revival of music radio means for listeners in Afghanistan. Listen now to Emily Hager’s report.Then, we look in on the courtroom drama surrounding Saddam Hussein’s trials in Iraq. [...]...

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[ Fri, 06 Oct 2006 21:32:33 +0000 ]

Iraq and the American Voter

With November midterm elections only weeks away, polls show the American public deeply divided over the war in Iraq. This week on War News Radio, we take a look at how the war is shaping election campaigns across the U.S. Listen now to this report.And, while American political candidates are busy defining their positions [...]...

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[ Fri, 22 Sep 2006 21:55:38 +0000 ]

Best of the Summer ‘06

This week on War News Radio, a selection of reports from the summer. First, the dangers of war can strain family ties; the story of two brothers deciding whether to escape the dangers of a war zone or stay in Baghdad with their family. Listen now to Amelia Templeton’s report. And, plastic surgery [...] ...

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[ Fri, 18 Aug 2006 04:51:00 +0000 ]

Mr. Maliki Goes to Washington

This week on War News Radio, we follow Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on his trip to Washington, D.C. How was his visit received in America, in Iraq, and in the rest of the Middle East? Listen now to this report. Then, we get a glimpse of the secret life of an Iraqi woman [...]...

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[ Fri, 28 Jul 2006 21:54:11 +0000 ]

Mr. Maliki Goes to Washington

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[ Fri, 28 Jul 2006 21:54:11 +0000 ]

The Other Iraq

This week on War News Radio, we take a detailed, two-part look at Iraqi Kurdistan, a region that tends to stay off the front pages of newspapers.In part one, we learn thatKurdistan has become an island of calm in the raging sea of Iraq - a place where vacationers relax and refugees find [...]...

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[ Fri, 21 Jul 2006 21:44:06 +0000 ]

Hidden History

This week on War News Radio, we take a look at the illegal market for antiquities from Iraq. Listen now to this report from Hansi Lo Wang and Shelley Salant.We also revisit the story of an Iraqi artist who managed to capture beauty at the onset of an ugly war. Listen nowto Amelia [...]...

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[ Fri, 07 Jul 2006 20:39:01 +0000 ]

Hidden History

This week on War News Radio, we take a look at the illegal market for antiquities from Iraq. Listen now to this report from Hansi Lo Wang and Shelley Salant. We also revisit the story of an Iraqi artist who managed to capture beauty at the onset of an ugly war. Listen now to Amelia [...]...

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[ Fri, 07 Jul 2006 20:39:01 +0000 ]

Under Curfew

This week on War New Radio, we find out that the curfew in Iraq is more than just a damper on social life. Listen now to Duncan Gromko’s report. We also discuss the American-Iraqi effort to quell the insurgency in Ramadi. Listen now to John Williams’s report. And, we hear from two girls in Iraq who [...]...

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[ Fri, 23 Jun 2006 12:00:52 +0000 ]

Under Curfew

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[ Fri, 23 Jun 2006 12:00:52 +0000 ]

Outside Advice

With momentum from the death of terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the Bush administration went into high gear trying to rebuild support for the Iraq war. This week on War News Radio, we take a look at one part of their plan - a meeting with some “outside advisers” - to see what kind [...]...

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[ Fri, 16 Jun 2006 16:00:00 +0000 ]

Outside Advice

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[ Fri, 16 Jun 2006 16:00:00 +0000 ]

al-Zarqawi: The Man and the Myth

This week on War News Radio, we examine the man and the myth--Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. We speak with two biographers of the infamous leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq.We also take a look at how his death is being received by Iraqis and U.S. soldiers, and how it might affect American politics.And, we find out what it's like to be a refugee in Iraq with no direction home.Finally, we speak with soldiers, commanders, and experts to see how sensitivity lessons in the classroom hold up when they are tested in t...

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[ Fri, 09 Jun 2006 15:50:39 -0500 ]

al-Zarqawi: The Man and the Myth

This week on War News Radio, we examine the man and the myth–Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. We speak with two biographers of the infamous leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq. Listen now to Duncan Gromko’s report. We also take a look at how his death is being received by Iraqis and U.S. soldiers, and how it might [...]...

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[ Fri, 09 Jun 2006 19:50:39 +0000 ]

Swords and Plowshares

This week on War News Radio, while we take a week of vacation, we bring you a program first aired last summer--Swords and Plowshares.It's a frightening and frustrating experience for many American soldiers to discover that the line between friend and foe is so hazy. We'll hear the story of two soldiers who went to Iraq with good intentions, and who later discovered it was hard sometimes to pick out their enemy from the Iraqis they were trying to help. Listen now to Wren Elhai's report.We also he...

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