Link TV's Middle East analyst and award-winning producer, Jamal Dajani, gives his weekly unique perspective and insight on major newsworthy stories. http://www.linktv.org/programs/MIR en-us Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:12:28 -0800 http://www.linktv.org/video/4564 75429d136f65d2d6168b9b6c5f6ec951 <p>(Mosaic Intelligence Report: October 29, 2009) Election run-off is few days away in Afghanistan. Hamid Karzai's brother is on the CIA's payroll. Should Obama send more troops to Afghanistan? And can the Taliban be defeated? <br />Read more on the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jamal-dajani/taliban-if-you-cant-beat_b_338320.html">Huffington Post</a><br />Related: <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jamal-dajani/afghanistan-fraud-opium-a_b_331468.html">Fraud, Opium, and Taliban</a></p> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Mir, Linktv, Mosaic, Jamal Dajani, Afghanistan War, Ahmed Wali Karzai, Barack Obama, Cia, Hamid Karzai, Iraq War, Opium, Taliban, World News Link Media, Inc. http://www.linktv.org/video/4523 8620005ac78d8257435d490058c643dd <p>(Mosaic Intelligence Report: October 23, 2009) Afghanistan's recent election was hailed as an example of "democracy." But more than one million ballots were discounted due to fraud. Why isn't Karzai being held responsible for this blatant act of election fraud? <br />And is Afghanistan the "good" war?<br /><br />Read more on the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jamal-dajani/afghanistan-fraud-opium-a_b_331468.html">Huffington Post</a></p> Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Mir, Linktv, Mosaic, Jamal Dajani, Afghan Election, Afghanistan, Afghanistan War, Barack Obama, Hamid Karzai, Nato, Opium, Taliban, Terrorism, World News Link Media, Inc. http://www.linktv.org/video/4543 da974f5eba1948690c83e9c3b43ffd87 <p>Steve Clemons, director of foreign policy programs at the New America Institute in Washington, conducted an exclusive interview with Hamas leader Khaled Meshal in Damascus. Questions ranged from the Goldstone Report to the rift between the Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah. One example of the many thought provoking questions Clemons asks Meshal in the interview:</p><p>Clemons: [Are you] a Palestinian patriot or a Muslim patriot? Obviously from an American perspective too many Americans look at...Muslim Brotherhood, Hizbullah, Hamas and they say they are all al-Qaeda, which I know is wrong but I would like to hear how you characterize this.</p><p>Meshal: Hamas is a movement of national liberation... We adopt the Islamic thought, because we are part of [a] region that is Arab and Muslim. This is a normal thing, just like when there is a movement in Europe it is Christian. We are a liberation movement but we are an Islamic movement too because we are part of this region naturally.</p><p>This video is courtesy of <a href="http://www.newamerica.net/people/steven_clemons" target="_blank">Steve Clemons</a> and the <a href="http://palestinenote.com/cs/about.aspx" target="_blank">Palestine Note</a>.</p> Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Hamas, Khaled Meshal, Steve Clemons, Palestine, Palestinian, Goldstone Report, Fatah, Palestine Note, New America Institute, Muslim, Islam, Mosaic, MIR, Mosaic Intelligence Report Link Media, Inc. http://www.linktv.org/video/4482 cc8b6a16d74a2462a1be02e79a57fb95 <p>(Mosaic Intelligence Report: October 16, 2009) A violent Israeli incursion is an unlikely setting for a love story. But that is just what's in Turkey's drama series, Ayrilik. <br />Why is this Turkish show so popular in the Middle East? And will Israel lose its Turkish ally?</p><p>Read more on the <a href="http://www.linktv.org/mosaic/mir/MIR20091016/israel-turkey-no-tv-drama">Huffington Post</a><br />The Goldstone Report Saga <a href="http://www.linktv.org/mosaic/mir/MIR20091015/the-goldstone-report-saga">VIDEO</a></p> Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Mir, Linktv, Mosaic, jamal Dajani, Avigador Lieberman, Ayrilik, Gaza, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Middle East, Operation Cast Lead, Palestine, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Shimon Peres, Television, Trt, Turkey, World News Link Media, Inc. http://www.linktv.org/video/4454 80c94c09453dfe07681fde78e769353f <p>(Mosaic Intelligence Report: October 9, 2009) Palestinians call for the resignation of President Mahmoud Abbas. Why is he being called a traitor? And will he survive the storm? Read more on the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jamal-dajani/the-vichy-government-of-p_b_315103.html">Huffington Post</a></p> Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Mir, Mosaic, Jamal Dajani, Al Jazeera, Fatah, Gaza, Goldstone Report, Hamas, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Mahmoud Abbas, Middle East, Palestine, Palestinian Authority, Palestinian Territories, United Nations, Vichy Government, World News Link Media, Inc. http://www.linktv.org/video/4430 ce052ea95dfe35291c6fa7fcf8819492 <p>(Mosaic Intelligence Report: October 2, 2009) Iran reveals its new secret nuclear plant. The IAEA demands immediate access. Will Iran stop its uranium enrichment program? And will Israel attack Iran? <br /><br />Read more on the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jamal-dajani/israel-vs-iran-the-writin_b_307668.html">Huffington Post</a></p> Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 mir, linktv, mosaic, jamal dajani, Barack Obama, Colin Powell, Iran, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Iraq War, Israel, Israel Airstrikes, Middle East, Qom, Saudi Arabia, Uranium Enrichment, World News Link Media, Inc. http://www.linktv.org/video/4369 665d5cbb82b5785d9f344c46417c6c36 <p>(Mosaic Intelligence Report: September 18, 2009) The Goldstone Report accuses Israel and Hamas of war crimes. Israeli officials are furious and reject the findings. Why is Arab media covering up for Hamas? Is Israel above the law?<br />Read more on the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jamal-dajani/goldstones-rosh-hashana-b_b_291217.html">Huffington Post</a></p> Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Mir, Mosaic, Jamal Dajani, Aipac, Benjamin Netanyahu, Gaza, Golstone Report, Hamas, Holocaust Deniers, Israel, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Middle East, Richard Goldstone, World News Link Media, Inc. http://www.linktv.org/video/4326 903356ae8ff820105d57f744c8a24396 <p>(Mosaic Intelligence Report: September 11, 2009) Eight years have passed since 9/11. The US is shifting its attention from Iraq to Afghanistan. Why does Osama bin Laden remain at large? And is the war in Afghanistan the "good war"? <br /><br />Full text on the <a href="http://www.linktv.org/mosaic/blog/post/277/911-good-war-bad-war-no-war">Mosaic Blog</a></p><p><a href="http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2009/09/200991441530170646.html">Bin Laden Warns US</a></p> Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Mir, Linktv, Mosaic, Jamal Dajani, 9/11, 9/11 Anniversary, Afghanistan, Afghanistan War, Al Qaeda, Barack Obama, Cia, Iraq, Iraq War, Osama Bin Laden, September 11th, Terrorism, War On Terror, World News Link Media, Inc. http://www.linktv.org/video/4276 9fe4e15b3924b1a78221734d0c063ae7 <p>(Mosaic Intelligence Report: August 28, 2009) The Obama administration hopes to announce a resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. But Israel's ever-expanding network of settlements seems to stand in the way. Will a new push for "settlement-freeze" succeed? Or will Netanyahu's delay tactics prevail?</p> Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700 MIR, Mosaic, Jamal Dajani, Benjamin Netanyahu, George MItchell, Israel, Israeli Settlements, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Settlement Freeze, World News Link Media, Inc. http://www.linktv.org/video/4261 13384ffc9d8bdb21c53c6f72d46f7866 <p>Al Jazeera's Listening Post examines the murders of two Muslim women, and how only one of them caught the Western media's attention. Both were young Muslim women standing up for their right to free expression, whose murders caused outrage throughout the Arab and Muslim world. But only Neda Sultan, whose dying moments during a Tehran street protest were broadcast on televisions and computer screens, made news the world over. Mosaic's producer Jamal Dajani, a contributor to the Listening Post, and other experts try to answer why only one of these women has been turned into a martyr by the Western news media, and the other virtually ignored.</p> Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Iran, Muslim, Islam, Neda Sultan, Tehran, Iranian election, Marwa El-Sherbini Link Media, Inc. http://www.linktv.org/video/4235 8ccfb1140664a5fa63177fb6e07352f0 <p>(Mosaic Intelligence Report: August 14, 2009) UPDATED! On the eve of Ramadan, bombings and shootings continue to be reported daily in Iraq. Did the surge fail? Who is targeting the Kurds? For the past five years Ramadan has been marred with violence. Will this trend continue?</p> Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Mir, Linktv, Mosaic, Al Alam Tv, Al Iraqiyya TV, Al Qaeda, Iraq, Iraq Surge, Middle East, Mosul, Nuri Al-Maliki, Oil, Saudi Arabia, Terrorism, War In Iraq, World News Link Media, Inc. http://www.linktv.org/video/4202 7d265aa7147bd3913fb84c7963a209d1 <p>(Mosaic Intelligence Report: August 7, 2009) More than 150 people were recently killed and injured in clashes between security forces and the Yemeni rebels. The secessionist movement has become more vocal about dividing Yemen. Will Yemen become a haven for militants? And why is the Obama Administration ignoring this new hot spot in the Middle East?<br />More on the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jamal-dajani/yemen-a-powder-keg-ready_b_253807.html">Huffington Post</a><br />Receive Jamal's <a href="http://www.twitter.com/jamaldajani">Twitter Updates</a></p> Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700 MIR, Mosaic, Jamal Dajani, Al Qaeda, Ali Abdullah Saleh, Hussein Al-Houthi, Middle East, Osama Bin Laden, Sa'Ada, Saudi Arabia, Terrorism, Velvet Revolution, Yemen, Yemen-Houthi, World News Link Media, Inc. http://www.linktv.org/video/4184 de043a5e421240eb846da8effe472ff1 <p>(Mosaic Intelligence Report: July 31, 2009) Fateh, the largest faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization, will meet next week in an atmosphere mired with internal divisions, charges of corruption, and tales of espionage and betrayal fit for a John Le Carré novel. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jamal-dajani/who-speaks-for-palestine_b_248513.html" target="_blank">Read more in Jamal Dajani's blog on the Huffington Post</a></p><p><a href="http://twitter.com/jamaldajani">Stay updated with Jamal Dajani's Twitter</a></p> Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 MIR, Mosaic, Jamal Dajani, Benjamin Netanyahu, Farouq El Qadoumi, Fatah, Fateh, Hamas, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Mahmoud Abbas, Midddle East, Palestine, PLO, World News Link Media, Inc. http://www.linktv.org/video/4155 18a9042b3fc5b02fe3d57fea87d6992f <p>(Mosaic Intelligence Report: July 24, 2009) Confrontations between Benjamin Netanyahu and Barack Obama over Israeli settlement construction dominate headlines in the Arab world and Israel. Will Obama succeed where other U.S. presidents have failed? And why has this controversy been posing a PR nightmare to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)? <br />More on the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jamal-dajani/settlers-spin_b_244328.html">Huffington Post</a><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/jamaldajani">Twitter Updates</a></p> Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 MIR, Mosaic, Jamal Dajani, Aipac, Barack Obama, Benjamin Netanyahu, E-1, Israel, Israeli Settlements, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Jerusalem, Occupied Minds, Settlers, The Israel Project, World News Link Media, Inc. http://www.linktv.org/video/4128 770c0e7e2af0db73409aa2431aa8f33e <p>(Mosaic Intelligence Report: July 17, 2009) A Danish newspaper publishes a cartoon portraying the Prophet Mohammad as a terrorist. French President Nicolas Sarkozy calls for a ban on the burqa. An Egyptian immigrant is murdered in a German court by an Islamophobe. Why are Muslims being targeted in Europe? <br />And is Islamophobia the new anti-Semitism?  <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/7/18/754876/-EuropeIslamophobia">Poll<br /></a><br />More updates on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/jamaldajani">Twitter</a></p><p>Related Article: <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jamal-dajani/sarkozy-hiding-behind-the_b_229239.html">Sarkozy Hiding Behing the Burqa<br /></a></p><p> </p> Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 MIR, Mosaic, Jamal Dajani, Islamophobe, Islamophobia, Burqa, Hijab, Sarkozy, Prophet Mohammad, Marwa al-Sherbini Link Media, Inc. http://www.linktv.org/rss/linktv_rss.gif http://www.linktv.org/programs/MIR