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Good and bad of social media in a dictatorship like Syria
(CNN) - You've heard of CNN, but unless you pay close attention to photo and video credits on news sites, you've probably never heard of the Syrian group SNN.
The Shaam News Network is one of several groups that aggregates photos and videos taken by citizen journalists in Syria and tries to show them to the world.
Most recently, the group came into the news on Friday after it played a role in distributing images from a U.N.-condemned massacre in the village of Houla, which left 108 people dead, including some children who reportedly were axed to death. FULL STORY
Harry Belafonte on civil rights & non-violence resistance
Part 1: Harry Belafonte on non-violent resistance The singer and activist on civil rights in history and today. Part 2: Lyndon B. Johnson and Civil Rights CNN's Christiane Amanpour talks to historian Robert Caro about President Johnson. Part 3: Photos of President Lyndon B. Johnson A look at intimate yet forceful photos of President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Harry Belafonte: Non-violent resistance
Singer and activist Harry Belafonte on civil rights and non-violence resistance, in history and today.
Lyndon B. Johnson and Civil Rights
CNN's Christiane Amanpour talks to historian Robert Caro about President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Photos of President Lyndon B. Johnson
A look at intimate yet forceful photos of President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Episode #29: Monday, May 28, 2012
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'Sing Your Song' is film that looks at the singer and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte. He was born in New York and raised in Jamaica, but returned to Harlem in his early teens where he discovered the American Negro Theater and began his life as a performer. Many people know him for his music, but he has also been a champion for human rights. The movie looks at his life in the arts, but also chronicles what it was like to be black singer in a time of Jim Crow laws. The film delves into his involvement in the Civil Rights movement, to which he not only gave his money but also gave his voice. Today, Belafonte is 85 years and remains politically active. You can see more about his film here and read the first pages of his book by clicking here.
CNN’s Meredith Milstein produced the interview with Harry Belafonte for television.
CNN’s Ken Olshansky produced the interview with historian Robert Caro for television.
Turkey's President on Egypt, Syria & Israel
By Lucky Gold, CNN
President Abdullah Gul of Turkey attended the NATO Summit in Chicago this week and appeared Friday on Amanpour. He was asked about the presidential elections in Egypt and whether Egypt’s military would willingly relinquish its power.
“The military is well aware that they cannot continue forever,” said President Gul.
“I went to Egypt,” he added. “I talked to all the military leadership, and they know that it is not their job to run the country. They are going to hand off the authority to the civilian government - but I think it needs some time.”
How much time, remains to be seen. However, he added, “I think the Egyptian army is ready to hand over the authority when the time is preferred.”
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FULL-LENGTH EDITION: U.N. has no Plan B for Syria
Part 1: UN has no Plan B for Syria U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon tells CNN's Christiane Amanpour that the U.N. has no plan B in Syria. Part 2: U.S. plan for Afghanistan The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan tells CNN's Christiane Amanpour how the U.S. plans to scale back in the country.
Part 1: UN has no Plan B for Syria
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon tells CNN's Christiane Amanpour that the U.N. has no plan B in Syria.
Part 2: U.S. plan for Afghanistan
The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan tells CNN's Christiane Amanpour how the U.S. plans to scale back in the country.
Episode #27: Thursday, May 24, 2012
Top US General: ‘Good enough’ is not good enough Afghanistan
By Samuel Burke
(CNN) - The White House has been scaling back both troops and expectations in Afghanistan as it scales down the war there. General John Allen, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, confirmed specifics of the drawdown, announcing that a quarter of American troops will be home by the end of September. But in an exclusive interview with Christiane Amanpour he said he'll need strong combat forces there for the foreseeable future.
The change of in the U.S.’ definition of success in Afghanistan has even resulted in the national security advisers’ publicly saying that the U.S.’ goal is to provide a modicum of stability for Afghanistan. Even though previously, the stated goal had been to defeat, prevent, and to have high expectations for a secure Afghanistan.
The New York Times reported that aides to President Obama informally called this strategy, “Afghan Good Enough.” General Allen firmly rejected this prescription to Amanpour. “I don't use the term, ‘Afghan good enough,’ he said. “Because we're all sacrificing way too much for something that's ‘Afghan Good Enough.’ I think that term understates or undersells the commitment that we've all made to this. Afghanistan is an important country in an important region. And the outcome of our investment – this global investment of 50 nations and ISAF and many other nations who've been involved for a long period of time with great generosity – is not about being good enough.”
Egyptian General: Military might hand over power sooner than planned
By Samuel Burke
(CNN) - Even as Egyptians head to the polls for a second day Thursday, there are still very real questions about whether the military – which has been running the country since the revolution – will easily give up power. The military has massive wealth, and deep institutional control. Tuesday, retired General Sameh Seif Elyazal, a key Egyptian military figure, told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour that the military is ready to handover authority to a civilian power and maybe even sooner than planned, but with caveats.
“There is no hesitation. They will do it on June 30,” Elyazal said. The general, who is a close adviser to Egypt's de facto ruler, General Hussein Tantawi, said that the military might even let go of the reins sooner if the new president is elected in the first round. “They will give up [power] immediately after that and they will not even wait until June 30,” he said. “I have no doubt whatsoever that they will hand over power to the new president at the right time.”
When Amanpour pressed him on whether the military would attach strings to its handover of power, he said, “I don’t think they want be involved directly or indirectly with political life,” but he added that the military does want certain conditions to be met.
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OPEN MIC: Egyptians' advice for new president
Egyptians in Cairo step up to CNN's Open Mic to explain what they want from their new president.
Syria: One picture
Take a moment to look at just one picture. These children are lying in a morgue in Houla, Syia – waiting to be buried. We've seen this coming, but no-one seems to know what to do about it. The so-called Annan cease-fire plan is in tatters. We've focused the entire edition of the program on just one topic: Syria. Watch here:
Syria's 'tipping point' massacre
With the U.N.'s ceasefire plan in tatters and international unwilling to intervene, who can stop the violence in Syria?
Overestimating the Syrian military
Former Syrian general Akil Hashem rejects Western claims that Syria's army are well equipped.
FULL LENGTH EDITION: Italy's perspective
Part 1: Eurozone and Syria Italy’s perspective Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi gives Christiane Amanpour his perspective on the crises in the Eurozone and Syria. Part 2: Ahmed Rashid: ‘Pakistan on the Brink’ Pakistani journalist and author Ahmed Rashid says that paralysis is gripping Islamabad
Eurozone and Syria: Italy's perspective
Italy's foreign minister gives Christiane Amanpour his perspective on the problems in the eurozone and Syria.
Ahmed Rashid: 'Pakistan on the brink'
Pakistani journalist and author Ahmed Rashid says that paralysis is gripping Islamabad.
Episode #25: Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Small but hopeful steps in Syria
A new video provided by the United Nations shows monitors negotiating the release of prisoners, meeting with opposition forces, and paving way for the Syrian Red Crescent. Hopeful, albeit small, signs from Syria.
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