Landmine Victims Play Music

Beyond Angkor Wat: Sadness in Cambodia

Landmine Victims Play Music
Siem Reap, Cambodia - It's the woman with the infant in her arms. I can't take my eyes off her.  More than the other pictures of frightened children, of men with missing ears, their eyes swollen shut, or the faces reflecting sheer terror or numb acceptance, it is her face that mesmerizes me.  Maybe it's that she doesn't seem to know about the torture. 

Image

United 93: “Let’s Roll” The Official Conspiracy Theory

The first images we see are of intent-looking Arab men, their mission in the making.  The first words we hear are those in whispered Arabic, prayers to Allah. The first two places we encounter: Newark International, where San Francisco-bound United Flight 93 is boarding all passengers, and the National Air Traffic Control Center (NATCC), home to the most sophisticated aircraft tracking system on the planet. 

Image

The Wealth Underground: Bolivian Gas in State and Corporate Hands

Years before the arrival of the Spanish, Bolivia's indigenous people used "magic water" to cure wounds and keep fires going.  With the invention of the automobile in the 1880s this black liquid took on a new importance. Since then, the oil and gas has been more of a curse than a blessing for the Bolivian people. On May 1st of this year, the history of these resources entered a new phase.