The Real News interviews investigative reporter, Garreth Porter, on all aspects of the United States’ conflict, including the role of other parties in the region, in this fascinating 5-part series. Porter really knows his stuff.

Cykar: Added to YouTube: 2007. Trailer to the documentary, In Search of Cyrus the Great. Trailer is a short documentary itself. Focuses on the history-changing moment in 539 BC when Cyrus the Great of Iran, who is praised by God in the Bible, frees the Jews from their captivity in Babylon, and proclaims the first Declaration of Human Rights, which Jefferson took as a model for our own Bill of Rights. For the actual words of Cyrus' proclamation, click here.

From: SageProphet (Mike Baker). Added: 4/23/08. Riveting 3-hour (17-part) BBC documentary on how the apocalyptic visions Al-Qaeda and the neocons have come to dominate international affairs and everyday life as liberal hopes for a better world have faded. Once you start, you’ll want to watch it the whole thing. So bring the popcorn. :-)

The Jews of Iran, Part 1. From: Quovadius. Added: 5/23/07. Clear, balanced look at positive and negative sides of Jewish life in Iran. Produced by Australian tv.