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Previously unseen footage, bearing witness to the Holocaust
Bearing witness to crimes against humanity is one of the most important jobs of the journalist and film maker, and there are few crimes in history more extreme than the Holocuast.
But one of the most comprehensive cinematic records of the Nazi death machine, recorded by a specially commissioned Allied film unit entering the camps for the first time, was never shown in full – until now.
Liberation came to there in April 1945 and this compelling testimony is part of Night will Fall, a documentary by Andre Singer on how this footage was filmed, and why it was shelved.
CNN’s Christiane Amanpour recently sat down to speak about the film with Singer and historian Rainer Schulze, who also worked on the project.
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Envoy sees promise in talks to end Libya chaos
By Mick Krever, CNN
U.N.-brokered talks between rival factions in Libya have a reasonable chance of ending the three-year-long chaos that has gripped Libya since the fall of Muammar Gadhafi, British envoy to Libya Jonathan Powell told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on Thursday.
“Libya is not Syria or Iraq. It hasn't got the division between Shiite and Sunni. It hasn't got the division between Kurds and Arabs. It hasn't even really got political divisions.”
“This fighting mainly has been, as I say, a state of anarchy and fighting about power and about money.”
That state of anarchy has been almost impenetrably complex, with a parade of civilian and militia leaders claiming to be Libya’s salvation.
“The problem in Libya was that NATO played its role in getting rid of Gadhafi, but afterwards the West sort of walked away. They left it alone. They thought it was for the Libyans to sort out.”
“And out of that arose chaos, arose a state of anarchy. No one was in charge. There were thousands of sides.”
New NATO chief touts relationship with Russia as he takes office
By Mick Krever, CNN
The new NATO Secretary General, Former Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, emphasized his long and productive relationship with Russia in an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, a day after he took office.
“As a Norwegian politician in Norway, a country bordering Russia, I have developed a working relationship with Russia,” he said. “And we were able also during the coldest period of the Cold War to work with Russia on issues like fishery, energy, environment.”
When Stoltenberg was chosen for the position earlier this year, Russian President Vladimir Putin told Russian State TV that he had “very good relations, including personal relations” with the former Norwegian premier.
“This is a very serious, responsible person,” President Putin said, “but we’ll see how our relations develop with him in his new position.”
Amid chaos in Iraq, U.S. paints optimistic picture for new Afghan government
By Mick Krever, CNN
As chaos reigns supreme in Iraq, the United States is painting an optimistic picture for the country where it waged its longest war in history, Afghanistan.
Afghanistan has just inaugurated a new president, ending months of political deadlock, and signed a security deal with the United States to keep foreign troops in the country beyond 2014.
But the country has also been rocked by an uptick in violence; this summer the Taliban advanced on Helmand Province, and Thursday saw the third suicide attack targeting the Afghan National Army in the space of just 24 hours.
“This is a very, very different circumstance from Iraq in a number of ways,” Daniel Feldman, the U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on Wednesday.
Brazil candidate makes last presidential push
By Mick Krever and Ken Olshansky, CNN
Days before a presidential election, opposition presidential candidate Marina Silva recalled her very remarkable upbringing in an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour.
“I was illiterate until I was 16. I suffered five times from malaria, a few times from hepatitis, also metal poisoning. I lived in slavery. I lost my mother at fourteen.”
“If I were the result of what the past did to me, I wouldn't be here today. But I tried to do something good, productive, and creative with my past and that's why I'm here, full of energy and experience, ready to move on to the next stage.”
Reading, writing and revolution
Across the world, students are using civil disobedience to further their agendas; in Hong Kong, they protest for democracy; in Colorado, they boycott classes to protest a new history curriculum.
Christiane Amanpour has the story.
Chinese golden age at British Museum
Pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong have cast the world's uneasy gaze on China, but at the British Museum in London, a golden age is remembered.
Christiane Amanpour tour a news exhibition of Ming-era art with curator Jessica Harrison-Hall.
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Controversial former militia leader puts himself forward as Libya’s savior
By Mick Krever, CNN
A Libyan former militia leader who fought alongside Osama bin Laden against the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan and claims to have been abducted and “rendered” by the CIA is putting himself forward as the savior for Libya’s astounding chaos.
“We have to unite our efforts, all Libyans, all patriotic Libyans, regardless of their affiliations, regardless of their ideologies,” Abdelhakim Belhadj told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on Tuesday.
If you thought the meteoric rise of ISIS was complicated, don’t even think about trying to understand Libya.
Militias have run the country since the fall of dictator Moammar Gadhafi over three years ago. Last month, Islamists seized control of the capital, Tripoli, and forced the internationally recognized parliament to flee to Tobruk, a thousand miles away.
Blessed be the translators
From a Fourth Century translation of the bible to the Nuremburg Trials, translators and interpreters help ensure that peace, justice, and understanding aren’t lost in translation.
For sixty years, they have been honored on September 30th, international translation day. CNN's Christiane Amanpour has the story.
Hong Kong standoff shows ‘lack of confidence’ in Beijing
By Mick Krever, CNN
The standoff between Beijing and Hong Kong over that territory’s right to choose its own leaders reflects “a lack of confidence on the part of Beijing leaders,” Anson Chan, who led Hong Kong during its transition from British to Chinese rule, told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on Tuesday.
“Quite frankly, [China’s leaders] have a number of very formidable challenges on their plate, and the last thing they want to risk is any suggestion of instability and the loss of control over Hong Kong.”
“But there are also moderate voices in Beijing who realize the role that Hong Kong plays not only in sustainable economic growth in the mainland, but also helping our country modernize and come into the twenty-first century.”
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