David Shuster

A documentary on perception of the United States's war with Iraq, with an emphasis on Al Jazeera's coverage.

Jan. 5: Yemen and the U.S. government are showing signs of friction over al Qaida. Msnbc's David Shuster talks with the Yemen Post's Hakim Almasmari.

Oct. 19: A record number of death threats on President Barack Obama and the rise of hate groups are putting a strain on the Secret Service. Msnbc's David Shuster and Tamron Hall speak with author Ronald Kessler.

Jan. 5: Carlos Allen, the man accused of being the third White House gate crasher, denies being at November's state dinner. Msnbc's David Shuster interviews the Washington Post's Sally Quinn.

Sept. 7: The White House has released the text of President Obama's speech to school children, which includes encouragement to listen to parents and teachers. Msnbc's David Shuster reports.

Nov. 30: The House Homeland Security Committee will ask Michaele and Tareq Salahi to testify at hearing this week. Msnbc's David Shuster talks with Newsweek's Michael Isikoff about the latest news in this incident.

Sept. 7: The White House has released the text of President Obama's speech to school children, which includes encouragement to listen to parents and teachers. Msnbc's David Shuster reports.

Oct. 19: A record number of death threats on President Barack Obama and the rise of hate groups are putting a strain on the Secret Service. Msnbc's David Shuster and Tamron Hall speak with author Ronald Kessler.

Nov. 30: The House Homeland Security Committee will ask Michaele and Tareq Salahi to testify at hearing this week. Msnbc's David Shuster talks with Newsweek's Michael Isikoff about the latest news in this incident.

Jan. 5: Yemen and the U.S. government are showing signs of friction over al Qaida. Msnbc's David Shuster talks with the Yemen Post's Hakim Almasmari.

Jan. 5: Carlos Allen, the man accused of being the third White House gate crasher, denies being at November's state dinner. Msnbc's David Shuster interviews the Washington Post's Sally Quinn.

Trailer for the documentary Control Room. Control Room, by Jehane Noujaim (Startup.com), an award-winning Arab-American filmmaker who has lived within and embraced both worlds, provides an opportunity to re-examine what is perhaps the most pressing question of international relations today: 'is America radicalizing or stabilizing the Arab world?' Without miring itself in shadowy conspiracy theories, Control Room provides a balanced view of Al-Jazeera's presentation of the second Iraq war to their worldwide Arab audience, and in so doing calls into question many of the prevailing images and positions offered up by the U.S. news media. Control Room's view inside Al-Jazeera-a network branded 'Osama Bin-Laden's mouthpiece' and subject of intense criticism from U.S. administration officials for showing images of Iraqi casualties and American POWs that American viewers never saw-suggests that its views on news reportage might actually be more in tune with democratic ideals than those of its Western counterparts. Control Room neatly bridges the gap between timeless and timely; timeless because it locates itself in the midst of the ongoing cultural clash between Western and Arab worlds, timely because it does so through the prism of satellite television's impact on how viewers receive information worldwide - from news providers, driven by the patriotism of their audiences, to Army information officers, driven by military objectives. Control Room is a seminal documentary that explores how Truth is gathered, presented, and ultimately created by those who deliver it.