Brian Conley, Video Journalist

Maliki Coalition, Less Than Expected

Oct 1st

Anyone know where to find Daawa’s list for the Dawlat Al Qanoon coalition? State of Law…...

Oct 1st

Maliki’s Coalition, less than expected: http://bit.ly/QHzXE

Oct 1st

Great analysis ith more clarity than the press from Reidar Visser:...

Oct 1st

feeling stupid that i didnt blog last night about what maliki will do next, now it looks like...

Oct 1st

geo-caching on Law & Order SVU !!!

Oct 1st

again the parallels to the iran-iraq war in 1980 arise very clearly yet totally different ;)...

Sep 30th

New Media Could Reweave Iraq’s Social Fabric

Sep 30th

New post on Alive in Baghdad, an opportunity for Sadr? http://bit.ly/3etyvM

Sep 29th

We are raising funds to support Afghan journalists in Kandahar, can you help? http://bit.ly/XDmvB...

Sep 29th

New post on Alive in Baghdad, an opportunity for Sadr? http://bit.ly/3etyvM

Sep 29th

If you were doing a new media training for Iraqi journalists, what would you be sure not to miss?...

Sep 29th

Help fund independent journalism in southern #afghanistan - http://bit.ly/XDmvB #kandahar #afghan09...

Sep 28th

well help us get funding and we’ll send you to afghanistan to help coordinate locals outside...

Sep 28th

Thanks for te heads up! @Transitionland

Sep 28th

Man it makes me so happy when people properly pronounce Zawah’ree.. hint: its not Ayman...

Sep 28th

2 Blasts in Kabul, 1 in Khart-e-Parwan, another in Khairana:...

Sep 28th

We’ve reached 10% of our goal, we need to raise $3000 to fund an Afghan journalist in Kandahar...

Sep 28th

What are the causes behind the shifting alliances in Iraq? Why do citizens slip btw nationalism and...

Sep 28th

Taking apart an old Gateway Solo9150, hard to believe I used to edit video with just 64MB of...

Sep 28th

Alive in Baghdad – Alliances Shift with...

Sep 27th

New article, how security affects the strength of the new Iraqi state: http://bit.ly/18XMty

Sep 27th

We’ve hit 10% of our fundraising goal, can we make it to 20% by the end of the weekend? we can...

Sep 27th

i think i may have to buy some of those vibram five fingers shoes… so awesome. 21st century...

Sep 27th

So far we have raised 8% of our goal to hire an Afghan filmmaker for 3 months to produce stories...

Sep 27th

Saturday morning bagel at the greenline cafe then flea market and REI!

Sep 26th

In Germany, the bored children of Europe yearn to be Native American warchiefs - http://bit.ly/2EInL...

Sep 26th

Germans are especially prone to such dress-up fantasies: http://bit.ly/2EInL @joshuafoust...

Sep 26th

wow, reviewing video G20 is looking a lot like Quebec City 2001. i guess now that the dems are back...

Sep 25th

remember the cops in camo from that weird video? http://bit.ly/I35fN pittsburgh cops in camo #g20

Sep 25th

attention protesters, earplugs are the new gasmasks: http://bit.ly/MOeog #g20video g20 video

Sep 25th

holy crap, who the F are these guys?? http://bit.ly/PBQbU #g20 #civiliberties #lifeinthetimeofobama...

Sep 25th

This is Glen Beck dressed as a Nazi right? http://yfrog.com/0rcxdj how is that less offensive than...

Sep 25th

Don’t forget, we’re still raising money to hire Afghan journalists to report for *you*...

Sep 25th

Is it just me or is this weirdly antisemitic?? Confused why ADFL arent up in arms… Or are...

Sep 25th

What does this even mean? http://yfrog.com/12swhpj

Sep 25th

Hey jcpennys don’t advertise things on sale which aren’t! http://yfrog.com/16nkkxcj who...

Sep 24th

Alive in Baghdad, What’s Next?

Sep 24th

Alive in Baghdad, What’s Next?

Sep 24th

why do ppl keep listening to Bing West? @joshuafoust @attackerman also isnt complete destruction of...

Sep 23rd

Really? $50 a head isn’t alot to New Yorkers? Maybe not the “elite” stupidity:...

Sep 23rd

thats because the UNGA is only tolerant of voices deferent to western and capitalist...

Sep 23rd

Thanks so much for the love folks, We’ve raised 8% of our goal, with your help well have local...

Sep 23rd

please consider giving $5-10 to support afghan journalists in Kandahar: http://bit.ly/TqPpM pls RT

Sep 23rd

with your help we will soon have 1+ Afghan video producers at work in Kandahar: http://bit.ly/TqPpM...

Sep 23rd

you can also support #afghan media by sending us your old video or still digital camera or MiniDV...

Sep 23rd

If you dont want to provide $ directly, but can afford $100-200 consider purchasing a TRV22 or TRV33...

Sep 23rd

thx @dangillmore @annajleach @brixtonblade @mikewhills @shloky @joshuafoust et al support...

Sep 23rd

RT Afghanistan About Face on BlogTalkRadio with special guest @joshuafoust at 5:30 Eastern...

Sep 23rd

I am not happy with TweetDeck right now.

Sep 23rd

We have now made 7% of our goal to fund an afghan journalist for 3 months covering southern...

Sep 23rd

someone needs a nap!!! http://twitpic.com/ir39i #babyfail

Sep 22nd

My focus the last 4 years is to train locals to produce quality video for the international...

Sep 22nd

As I’ve garnered more followers it’s becoming clear many don’t know my previous...

Sep 22nd

Can someone tell me why my put a sharp knife blade up in a crammed utensil drawer? Owwww…

Sep 22nd

Just received first donation $200 to hire an afghan filmmaker/journalist in Kandahar...

Sep 22nd

With your help, we can get independent video from Kandahar, help hire a local #Afghan filmmaker...

Sep 22nd

I’m learning to hate autumn. Weather change wreaking havoc on my back.

Sep 22nd

learn whats happening in southern Afghanistan! fund an Afghan journalist to produce video from...

Sep 22nd

interesting piece on #afghanistan today on Talk of the Nation @afpakchannel @joshuafoust...

Sep 22nd

EPICLOLOMGFAIL PETA FTW @joshuafoust @chrisalbon

Sep 22nd

Support Alive in Afghanistan - Help Fund Independent Journalism in Afghanistan http://bit.ly/TqPpM

Sep 22nd

My wife just left for a memorial service for a friend, I asked not to go because I’ve seen too...

Sep 22nd

If you’re interested to hear whats happening in southern Afghanistan, help hire an Afghan...

Sep 22nd

I HAVE TOO MUCH EMAIL. that is all.

Sep 22nd

yep, i’m not getting any writing done tonight. i better at least clean up the house so my wife...

Sep 22nd

when do we get to stop calling Thomas Friedman a journalist? columnist i’m ok with, but...

Sep 22nd

Learn about southern #Afghanistan, hire an #Afghan #documentary producer for 3 months:...

Sep 22nd

new bumper sticker: my failed state can beat up your banana republic

Sep 22nd

Help Fund Independent Journalism in...

Sep 21st

Attention America, I know it’s our “history” and all, but can we get past this...

Sep 21st

would have more sympathy for CIA’s fear that prosecution will make them fear to do their job,...

Sep 21st

Help us fund Alive in #Afghanistan and hire an #Afghan video producer for 3 months:...

Sep 21st

Between 1-2 million+ according to Ramachandra Guha’s book, I’m studying up for my year...

Sep 21st

Your site is acting up @registan_net @joshuafoust @nathanhamm loading really really really...

Sep 21st

Help us fund independent media in southern Afghanistan: http://bit.ly/4GNrs pls RT #aliveinafghan

Sep 21st

do you know how many people died in the immediate months after India’s independence and...

Sep 21st

Support Alive in Afghanistan - Help Fund Independent Journalism in Afghanistan http://bit.ly/TqPpM

Sep 21st

On second look, the translations of Mullah Omar’s speech appear to be done by Google Translate...

Sep 21st

Please support an #Afghan journalist to report on southern #Afghanistan, even $5 helps! -...

Sep 21st

What’s our nearterm plan for Independent Afghan Journalism? http://bit.ly/TqPpM Help fund...

Sep 21st

looks like pidgin spanish to me @strickvl @joshuafoust accurate but the translator’s no Garcia...

Sep 21st

Studying up for my yearlong 2010 contract, reading “India After Gandhi” Learning a great...

Sep 21st

Just realize aliveinafghan collaborators span 12+ cities and no 2 people in any one place… Oh...

Sep 21st

is there a twitter client that can be observed in landscape on iphone?

Sep 21st

Attention Twitter pls don’t inform the FBI my wife and I own a dozen or so backpacks....

Sep 20th

Oh yeah we also have a box of cellphones @tellmemo #boxfordomesticshelterphones #najibullah

Sep 20th

Oh and I have a Quran, bible, flakvest, gasmasks, videocameras and 8 laptops #packrats...

Sep 20th

Lets be clear he might be guilty but “making false statements to the FBI???” I’ve...

Sep 20th

aha! thanks for the info! RT @Saba_Imtiaz Backpacks are the new terrorist accessory

Sep 20th

Apparently the conversion to digital tv means I can now watch old be gameshows w zsa zsa Gabor that...

Sep 20th

The thing I hate about so-called experts, celebrities, what have you, too often they insist on...

Sep 19th

Chilling at a friends roof party in south Philly… TGIF.

Sep 19th

if you haven’t seen http://aliveinafghanistan.org lately, we’ve begun publishing pajhwok...

Sep 18th

Is it wrong that I would take this more seriously: http://bit.ly/RmL9E if their site was sized...

Sep 18th

call me a luddite, but in my opinion cassette tapes are still all that. And more indestructible from...

Sep 18th

Laylay rocking out to Blues Brothers on cassette tape, that’s more like it, Beatles suck it!...

Sep 18th

Disappointed w (lack of) conclusion of dorronsoro stereotypically haughty Frenchness, general...

Sep 18th

Doctor wife/mom finally accepts Layla and I probably do in fact have the swine flu…oink oink!...

Sep 18th

uggghhh going back to bed. hopefully this cold will go away soon. blah. gross.

Sep 17th

Today the sinus infection has proceeded to attack Layla. We are two sickies staying in bed.

Sep 17th

In the year 3000 @joshuafoust @nathanhamm @baghdadbrian will win the mongol rally ending in...

Sep 17th

On a call with @toddhuffman @rrbaker @joshmull @ksjhalla and some people who are pre-twitter…...

Sep 17th

Wondering if I caught the swine flu on the way to/from/in dc last weekend…ugghhhh

Sep 17th

If I owe you an email or something, please be patient I am laid up w something sinus-y ick!

Sep 17th

RT @SeanGorman: Huffman’s 3 Principles of Data Sharing http://bit.ly/aTfv2 // important,...

Sep 17th

OMG giving away the books?? I wonder if I can have their mideast/southwest asia books…...

Sep 16th

Who are the Afghanistan writers/thinkers still left from the 70s & 80s? Where are peregrine...

Sep 16th

Just found 2 afghan books forgot I bought, it’s like Christmas! “under a sickle...

Sep 16th

Think I shoul probably keep a pen/pencil handy and write in tr margins more when reading academic...

Sep 16th

OK that wasn’t a “journalist” that was a profile of a soldier who wrote a blog and...

Sep 15th

i would like journalists to think before they open their mouths, what do we LEARN from saying...

Sep 15th

I need contacts in the State Dept, particularly related to Afghanistan and crisis areas, can you...

Sep 15th

OMG My daughter keeps trying to eat cat food… #babiesarestupid #baby #daddyhood #fatherhood

Sep 15th

Layla and Simon have a snack @NaheedMustafa http://twitpic.com/htxzb

Sep 15th

Cannot believe Patrick swayze is dead. Go Wolverines!!!

Sep 15th

raises a hand for @charleshope , with his fingers crossed

Sep 14th

“Most persistent gap — affected people have no voice.” -UN relief coordinator on...

Sep 14th

In other news Layla loves dar Williams. She is leaning against the stereo caressing the speakers and...

Sep 14th

OMG. Creepy. My daughter just screeched at me and opened and closed her hand 3 times (the sign for...

Sep 14th

haven’t they had that problem since the 50s? @derrickcrowe The Afghan government has had...

Sep 14th

still recovering from last night with @mjb @ajturner @toddhuffman @wonderchook and others…...

Sep 14th

OMG last night AC360 was “in the battle zone” giving the pentago a massive BJ....

Sep 13th

OMG Greyhound UI fail. You come to a door, it says A & B with different cities listed on either...

Sep 13th

Someone hit by metro train at gallery place. No service btw judiciary sq & gallery place. Slow...

Sep 13th

Remind them “bribing” didn’t work 4 soviets or post soviet govt @joshuafoust...

Sep 13th

Just finishing lunch with @toddhuffman planning or next move! Good things afoot for @aliveinafghan

Sep 13th

In a cab with @mjb and @toddhuffman heading out 2 find @ajturner and @wonderchook drink beer and...

Sep 13th

On greyhound southbound to DC. Bus 100% full. Looks like one lady didn’t get a seat,...

Sep 12th

Tell your bosses to give me a job. But I want to start fall 2011 once I get back from India....

Sep 12th

I wonder if the guys behind me on the bus are #teabaggers? Middle-aged guys, ballcaps and no...

Sep 12th

Halfway through “Revoluion Unending” by Dorronsoro, interesting Soviets tried their own...

Sep 12th

Confirmed #teabagger just got call from some1 wondering why they didn’t see them on tv from...

Sep 12th

Hope I don’t get jumped on DC for wearing Iraqi keffiyeh, it’s cold today, scarftime...

Sep 12th

Hey @ajturner @seangorman and @toddhuffman are we getting together tomorrow afternoon(or night) to...

Sep 12th

Why do Senator Levin and others think Afghanistan needs “sons of iraq” its a completely...

Sep 12th

Why there isnt a “Sons of Afghanistan”: there are no less than 10 distinct ethnic groups...

Sep 12th

hard to see whether theres many other than technocrat/govt/bureaucrats committed to a...

Sep 12th

in other news, the “Direct Buy” commercial lady will have a job impersonating Condie...

Sep 12th

In iraq it was primarily the Sunnis who were unwilling/unable to see themselves within a centralized...

Sep 12th

We have to include distinct divisions within those “ethnic groups” in iraq there are...

Sep 12th

just became worried my daughter is going to grow up to become a cop…. or marry one. that would...

Sep 12th

Heading down to DC tomorrow hope to see you there! Meeting @toddhuffmann and geocommons folks!

Sep 11th

It must be fall. I’ve busted out my thermal.

Sep 11th

#FF @weddady @anasqtiesh @joshuafoust @academicdave @karlincharge @transitionland @jilliancyork...

Sep 11th

OMG epic: http://bit.ly/CHMhz thank you @zefrank…

Sep 11th

OMG Syrian Mukhabarat hacked my twitter account, i need to get verified immediately oh no wait that...

Sep 11th

So @Katulis contention is we need a figurehead who bows to US pressure, in which case we can ignore...

Sep 11th

new idea, maybe instead of “tribal/ethnic divisions” we talk about communities competing...

Sep 11th

on irish radio now.. tune in here: http://bit.ly/xbdND

Sep 11th

On irish radio FM 106-108 at 6pm 2300 Ireland time… (yes thats in 17 minnutes) talkign about...

Sep 11th

is there anything *really* gained by emphasizing ethnicity? are we sure it doesnt cause more...

Sep 11th

If you’re in Ireland, I’m going to be on Culture Shock in an hour, 106-108fm talking...

Sep 11th

#afghan09 how come there is no investigation into who killed munadi? Should be easy. What kind of...

Sep 10th

Taking Layla to storytime at the library!

Sep 10th

Let’s be clear Munadis killers could be determined I they did am autopsy no wonder they tried...

Sep 10th

Tried to mak the point on #WHYY callin that the surge isn’t applicable to Afghanistan if u...

Sep 10th

OK people, how do we convince asshats to stop comparing incomparable conflicts? #afghanistan is not...

Sep 10th

Also, its fucking orientalist, just because Afghans & Iraqis are both muslims and allegedly...

Sep 10th

hah, thanks @howard Marty’s staff took my number after I told them about my work, maybe...

Sep 10th

Why do politicians insist on saying everyone in Afghanistan hates the taliban and just wants us to...

Sep 10th

keep it up @knightfdn the livechat is improving in depth of response and info provided

Sep 9th

wow the Knight News Challenge livechat is shockingly unhelpful… #socialmediafail...

Sep 9th

Little known fact, Chechens rescued Stephen Farrell today in Afghanistan #newyorktimes #NYT...

Sep 9th

Radio is awesome. Despite age its still 100% relevant, at home and abroad, which is where I’ll...

Sep 9th

Its official, my daughter is apparently a huge Beatles fan… corporate pop-dom here we...

Sep 9th

Just finished a first draft of a one page proposal for funding Alive in Afghanistan, if only gmail...

Sep 9th

Its probably good to have a drink before trying to write about my arrest in DC just days before the...

Sep 9th

AiB Bureau Chief Resettled in Sweden, Others...

Sep 8th

Soldiers at the Nato base in Afgh: General Stanley McChrystal found, to his fury, that many of his...

Sep 8th

Wow, really? http://bit.ly/3w3pHf Wow. just wow. #afghanistan #afghan09 #COIN ?

Sep 8th

AiB Bureau Chief Resettled in Sweden, Others...

Sep 8th

Anyone have a vodafone UK phone ghey could send credit to Omar with? I can paypal u. Tried online...

Sep 8th

Well we’ve opened the lambic framboise and lit the hookah. I guess it’s a party…

Sep 8th

In case you haven’t heard Omar and Mhyar are on their way to a new home in Sweden. Let’s...

Sep 8th

Just heard from Omar he’s in Budapest waiting for a connecting flight!

Sep 8th

Just had a great chat with @toddhuffman and feeling better about direction in Afghanistan, just...

Sep 7th

3 hours until good news drops, get your beers in the fridge now, we are gonna have a huuuuuuuge...

Sep 7th

11 hours 32 minutes and counting.

Sep 7th

OK people I love you but I am sitting on the beach and it is a beautiful day. See y’alls later...

Sep 7th

Epic good news commences in 23 hours 37 minutes! Twitter followers prepare to party down in...

Sep 7th

31.5 hours until you should be ready to party like it’s 1947! Seriously this news is gonna be...

Sep 6th

I hereby declaim any responsibility for my actions after 9pm Monday. 2 days 23 hours 13...

Sep 5th

Am I the only one who thinks the uproar over President Obama speaking to school children like Reagan...

Sep 5th

2 days 23 hours 26 minutes until awesomeness is assured. Stock your party snacks now and prepare to...

Sep 5th

apparently Layla has also figured out that i use my computer to talk to people, I open twitter and...

Sep 5th

Soooo it appears Layla has reached the age where she can learn abstract commands, such as...

Sep 5th

we need more clarity about why the COIN plan in Iraq worked, and that means more honesty about US...

Sep 4th

question, how were those fuel tankers not technically “combatants who are hors de combat (out...

Sep 4th

Who is Gulam Mohyuddin? http://tinyurl.com/mxuk9a where does he rank in comparison to Razzaq...

Sep 4th

thinking i should use Alive in Baghdad and other sources to do a (more) comprehensive visual history...

Sep 4th

given the choice I think my 10 month old, Layla, would eat nothing but grapes and breastmilk…

Sep 4th

3 days 21 hours until awesomeness. Stock your beer/liquor/party fridge now. You have been warned.

Sep 4th

Never ceases to be amazed how much the taste of beer can vary by the shape of the glass you drink it...

Sep 3rd

OMG really Richard Holbrooke? “that happens in every democracy?” every democracy steals...

Sep 3rd

prepare yourselves for the virtual party of the century in 4 days 21 hours and 29 minutes. you will...

Sep 3rd

anyone have suggestions on a readable book thtts a basic introduction/overview to game theory?

Sep 2nd

Its evolved, but this was some of my thinking re Alive in Afghanistan back in April:...

Sep 2nd

RT @Lschnellinger: In case u wondr y they hate foreigners RT @GuardianUSA: #Afghanistan US...

Sep 2nd

I would feel better about tweetdeck of additional columns worked better. Lots of flash little...

Sep 2nd

my mother-in-law just sent me an email with a closeup of Conans sword, and is planning to get a...

Sep 2nd

OK time to get back to “Revolution Unending” to get a better handle on how the Taliban...

Sep 2nd

Either the 22 or 23.. Do y want a ride from Philly??

Sep 2nd

is wondering what we might learn from the Abraham Lincoln Brigades and Internationalists that we...

Sep 2nd

also wondering if we can apply the Taliban strategy from the 90s to stabilize/unify Afghanistan...

Sep 2nd

call me a luddite, i think computer sensors on cars are bogus, stupid, and an effort to support...

Sep 1st

was just told by a mechanic that a computer told him the catalytic converter was busted, what...

Sep 1st

to anyone following @joshuafoust yes that was sarcasm. #elitism #sarcasm

Sep 1st

Interesting stats: NYT baghdad bureau budget: 3mil/year Wapo: 1mil/year oh what Small World News...

Sep 1st

i’d love to know how gwap.com works, took the gender quiz 4 times...

Sep 1st

wow, this: http://www.gwap.com/gwap/ just told me there is a 71% chance i am female…...

Sep 1st

Jjust received best news since birth of my daughter almost 10 months ago. Arguably it’s second...

Sep 1st