Farnaz Fassihi: Life Unraveling in Iraq

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Partner:: Commonwealth Club
Location:: Commonwealth Club
SF, CA
Event Date:: 09.15.08
Speakers:: Dory Culver,; Farnaz Fassihi
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Summary: Every day, we are inundated with images and talk of war in Iraq. But many of us in the U.S. do not see the human side of the conflict, says Fassihi, the everyday people living amidst the bombs, battles and fractured public services. Fassihi has lived with these people and discusses their plight from a rarely heard perspective - The Commonwealth Club of California

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Dory Culver

Dory Culver is the managing editor at KCBS radio in San Francisco.

Farnaz Fassihi

Farnaz Fassihi is the deputy bureau chief of Middle East and Africa for The Wall Street Journal and the author of Waiting for An Ordinary Day. This book is a memoir of her four years covering the Iraq war and witnessing the unraveling of life for Iraqi citizens.

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01.: Introduction

01 min 10 sec

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02.: Childhood in Iran

02 min 17 sec

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03.: Baghdad in 2002

04 min 39 sec

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04.: Government Minder Monitoring Journalists

01 min 42 sec

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05.: Reporting During the Invasion of Iraq

04 min 12 sec

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06.: Displaced Iraqis Who Fled the Violence

01 min 58 sec

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07.: Elections in Iraq

05 min 37 sec

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08.: Iraqi Attitude Towards Iranians

01 min 36 sec

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09.: Iraq Worse Off Now Than Before War

03 min 43 sec

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10.: Anti-American Sentiment

02 min 26 sec

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11.: Consequences of American Withdrawal

01 min 45 sec

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12.: More Religious Society in Iraq

05 min 11 sec

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13.: Involvement of Iraqi-Americans in Iraq

06 min 36 sec

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14.: The State of Iran After the Shah

01 min 57 sec

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15.: Bringing Back Displaced Iraqis

01 min 54 sec

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16.: Poor Coverage by U.S. Media

02 min 44 sec

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17.: Oil Motivation for Invasion

01 min 44 sec

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18.: Political Editing of Stories

02 min 53 sec

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19.: Day to Day Life

02 min 49 sec

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20.: Keeping in Touch

03 min 28 sec

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21.: How U.S. Military Can Improve Conditions

03 min 28 sec

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Farnaz Fassihi - Iraq Has Become More Religious

04 min 21 sec

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Farnaz Fassihi - Fragile Stability Since Iraq Troop Surge

02 min 45 sec

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Farnaz Fassihi - Lack of a Post-Invasion Plan in Iraq

02 min 28 sec

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01 hr 04 min 09 sec

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