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Bill Moyer’s Journal video questions.

1. What’s the opinion of Moyers regarding the war in Iraq?

2. What was Bush’s reasoning for going to war w/Iraq in the speech quoted from 2003? (This is two weeks before declaring war on Iraq.)

3. According to Moyer how many times does Bush make reference to 9/11 and Alqaeda? Would the US be able to declare war on Iraq if it could not establish ties to terrorism in Iraq?

4. Why didn’t it make sense for Saddam to be in alliance/working w/Al Qaeda? (Bob Simon)

5. Who was Chalibi and what role did he play in helping move the US towards war w/Iraq. How is this scandalous in retrospect?

6. What was WHIG or the White House Iraq Group?

7. When Bob Simon said that Dick Cheney leaked a story and then quoted the story what’s he mean?

8. What do you think of Condoleeza Rice’s phrase “we don’t want the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud?”

9. What do you think of the idea of preemptive action to protect the US from terrorism? How far can this be taken?

10. What do you think of the war with Iraq?

A Soldier’s Heart

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Discuss what you know/what you want to know about the war in Iraq.

Create an electronic poster with images portraying the relationship between Iran and the United States.

Include pictures, political cartoons, comments and captions that illustrate the history of this relationship (US and Iranian actions etc.) as well as its current status (especially the nuclear issue). (You cannot use the images from my page, except for the flag.)

You must have at least 6 images and comments for a D.

You must have at least 7 images and comments for a C.

You must have at least 8 images and comments for a B.

You must have at least 10 images and comments for an A.

Today’s assignment here!

Frontline Axis of Evil

1. What did President Bush say about Iran in his state of the union address in 2002? Put the quote here:
2. Look at the larger quote on the link to the address and comment on how Bush proposed to deal w/the countries that comprise the “Axis of Evil” How would you respond/feel to Bush’s open ended threat if you were Iran?
3. Go on to explore the political structure of Iran by creating your own graphic organizer of the hierarchy after looking at these sites

• website one
• website two
  
• excellent graphic

Finish Video-Showdown with Iran  WATCH ONLINE HERE!

Iran

· US-Iranian relations

· Iran’s connection to the “War on Terror”

· Israel and Iran

· Iran’s internal struggles

Video-Showdown with Iran  WATCH ONLINE HERE!

Introduction to Iran.

Begin with which side you favor and why.

Follow that w/a discussion of the barrier wall, suicide bombing, Israeli settlements, control of Jerusalem and anything else you want to comment on.

Respond to your classmates’ comments.