Why Iran Doesn't Fear America & Why America Should Fear Its newspapers being Destroyed

Listen closely to these two commentaries:
Iran goes nuclear and the Bush Administration rattles its saber. Given the debacle in Iraq, is anyone, particularly the Iranian government afraid of them?
And,
3000 American journalists lost their jobs last year, and analysts say this year could see just as many reporter and editor positions disappear. Journalism is being shut down ... can democracy survive?

Ahmad's War, Ahmad's Peace reading

Listen to the prologue and first chapter of my book Ahmad's War, Ahmad's Peace: Surviving Under Saddam, Dying in the New Iraq, one of the New York Times' Notable Books of 2005.

Ahmad's War, Ahmad's Peace is published by Carroll & Graf.

Radical Islam: Gaining political ground in Palestine and Iran

Two commentaries. The first looking at the inevitable rise of Hamas as a political player in Palestine. The second looking at the loose-lipped rhetoric and seemingly strange actions of Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadenijad. To play click here or right click to download and save.