Transcript: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejab’s speech at the U.N. General Assembly

Monday, October 1, 2012

Transcribed and edited by Jenny Jiang based on English translation provided by C-SPAN. Transcript of remarks by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, Sept….

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U.S. & world leaders at U.N. condemn Syria violence, call for Assad to step down

Monday, October 1, 2012
SOURCE: UN.org

U.S. and world leaders meeting at the United Nations last week strongly condemned the worsening violence in Syria and stepped up pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to…

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Transcript: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the UN General Assembly

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Transcript of remarks by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 27, 2012:  Thank you very much, Mr. President. It’s a pleasure…

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Transcript: Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi’s speech at the U.N. General Assembly

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Editor’s note: English translation provided by C-SPAN. Transcript does not include introductory remarks, prayers and acknowledgements in the first 4 minutes of Morsi’s speech.   Transcript of Egyptian President…

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International court sentences Charles Taylor to 50 years for war crimes in Sierra Leone

Monday, June 4, 2012
WTF Charles Taylor Special Court Sierra Leone 6.4.12

Former Liberian President Charles Taylor was sentenced to 50 years in prison for his involvement in perpetuating the brutal civil war in Sierra Leone between 1996 and 2002.  

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Transcript: President Obama’s address to the nation from Afghanistan

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Transcript of President Barack Obama’s nationally televised address delivered from Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan on May 1, 2012:  “Good evening from Bagram Air Base. This outpost is…

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Transcript: Rep. Jim Moran on Guantanamo’s 10th anniversary

Monday, January 16, 2012

Transcript of remarks by Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.), member of the House Appropriations Committee, at the New America Foundation’s panel on “Guantanamo Forever?” held on January 10, 2012: 

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Ending Osama bin Laden’s legacy of hate & violence

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Osama bin Laden, the world’s most wanted terrorist who dedicated his life to promoting hate and terrorism under the guise of religious and moral righteousness, was killed by…

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Stop the insensitive Japanese “jokes”

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

An 8.9 magnitude earthquake. A devastating tsunami. A potential nuclear disaster. Thousands dead or missing. So what’s supposed to be so “funny” about the growing crisis in Japan?…

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