What do Arabs who live in the United States think about a possible war with Iraq? To judge by the writings of Kanan Makiya and other opinion-page regulars, they are generally receptive to "regime change." But other Arab commentators have recently charged that such views are seriously out of step with their brethren. Are hawkish Arabs the new "homocons"--a minority within a minority who have stolen the spotlight? Also on the show, should the genetic heirs of sperm donors have access to their "real" dads? And how does the United nations really work?
In a League of Their Own
Edward Luck, director of the Center on International Organizations at Columbia University, explains the structure of the United Nations
We Shall not be Moved
Leslie Kaufman, staff organizer for United for Peace and Justice, on the anti-war protest at the UN
The Early Bird Catches the Sperm
David Plotz, Washington Bureau Chief of Slate.com, on sperm donor anonymity
Sinan Qua Non
Sinan Antoon, Iraqi writer and senior editor at the Arab Studies Journal, says the Arabs you see on TV don't speak for most.
That's Just Fandy
Mamoun Fandy, research professor at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service and a columnist for Al Ahram and Asharq Al Awsat, says the US should attack
Open Phones
Listeners on whether the orange alert is actually a red herring