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Banana diplomacy

the making of American policy in Nicaragua, 1981-1987
1988
Examines the Reagan administration's policies toward Nicaragua.

El Salvador

1991
Discusses El Salvador's civil war which began in 1980, focusing on the origins of political unrest and the involvement of the FMLN, the campesinos, and the Salvadoran and American governments.

Nicaragua

1989
Captioned color photographs depict life in Nicaragua.

The eagle and the lion

the tragedy of American-Iranian relations
1988
Explores the American-Iranian relationship from the 1940s through the Iran-Contra affair.

War against the poor

low-intensity conflict and Christian faith
1989

Maggie

an intimate portrait of a woman in power
1990
Traces the private and political life of Great Britain's former Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher.

The stone goddess

2005
After the Communists take over Cambodia and her family is torn from their city life, twelve-year-old Nakri and her older sister attempt to maintain their hope as well as their classical dancing skills in the midst of their struggle to survive.

A fist in the hornet's nest

on the ground in Baghdad before, during and after the war
2004
American television correspondent Richard Engel recounts his experiences in Baghdad before, during, and after the Iraq War. Uncovers the horrors of the war including how he witnessed acts of torture and gruesome deaths.

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