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Old 08-03-08 | 02:02 AM
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CNN Perspectives Cold War 24 Part Series

Hello, great forum you have here.

I am looking for the CNN 24 Part Series on the Cold War on DVD.

Was this even released on DVD? Where can I find it? Can I get a copy from a member? And all that type stuff.

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Old 08-03-08 | 11:51 AM
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Nobody knows this one?
Old 08-03-08 | 11:53 AM
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http://www.amazon.com/Cnn-Cold-War-K.../dp/078062386X

That one? Doesn't look like it.

Might not ever come out either. Here is a quote that I found about the series. I did not find the source btw.
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This film series first aired in 1998 and was released on VHS after DVDs became popular, but before the explosion of movies and documentaries released on DVD. After the September 11, 2001 attacks, the Bush administration had many documents and much declassified film footage reclassified -- specifically those documents and clips which potentially compromised U.S. military operations then underway in Afghanistan (Nov. 2001) -- incidently the same month in which the CNN Cold War series went out of print on VHS, although a few copies remained in stores for purchase out of warehouse stocks until mid-2002.

Episodes 19 and 20, "Freeze" and "Soldiers of God," contain footage and evidence of the U.S. as a result of Cold War tensions supplying the Afghan mujahideen with hundreds of millions of dollars of military aid through the Pakistani ISI as an intermediary. Mujahideen leaders, soldiers, and ordinary Afghan citizens are interviewed, and many clips of Afghan warriors, depicting the way in which they fought the Soviets, were shown, with an explanation of just how they defeated them time and time again in those rocky mountains and the deserts down below.

"Soldiers of God" includes a scene of a Central Intelligence Agency officer in 1980 urging them to fight on with the assurance that America was behind them. State Department officials are interviewed as well to confirm that the United States uncritically supported the government of Pakistan for the sake of its own interests in Afghanistan.

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Looks very interesting doesnt it.

I guess Ill just have to get the VHS tape set.

Thanks for your help.
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Looks very interesting doesnt it.

I guess Ill just have to get the VHS tape set.

Thanks for your help.
No problem. Thanks for not reading it before I edited to include more than a snarky "Use google" comment.
Old 08-04-08 | 02:28 PM
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There seems to be 2 versions of this set, a 12 tape set and a 8 tape set. Anybody know the differences and reasons for the differences?
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The 12 tape set has 2 episodes per tape, and the 8 tape set has 3. Are they both official? Do they both contain full unedited versions of the original airing? Which one was released first? Are their any bonus materials on the 12 tape set?

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