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Tariq Ali and David Barsamian in Conversation about Pakistan
May 14, 2008
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British-Pakistani author, Tariq Ali, is one of the world's leading historians and speakers on South Asia, U.S. foreign policy and the so-called clash of civilizations. This past March, before an audience at the Left Forum in New York City, Alternative Radio's founder and host, David Barsamian, spoke with Mr. Ali. They talked about Pakistan's history, recent news events, and about what the future holds for the country. This is an excerpt of that conversation.
Featuring:
David Barsamian, Alternative Radio founder/host and author; Tariq Ali, renowned author and historian
Executive Producer/Host: Tena Rubio
Producer: Andrew Stelzer
Associate Producer: Puck Lo
Intern: Elena Botkin-Levy
Executive Director: Lisa Rudman
For more information:
Alternative Radio
David Barsamian is the award winning founder and director of Alternative
Radio, the independent weekly series based in Boulder, Colorado.
www.alternativeradio.org
Tariq Ali
Contributing writer for the London Review of Books, and one of New Left
Review's editors, he just finished his latest book:
"The Duel: Pakistan in the Flight Path of American Power."
www.tariqali.org