The Brian Lehrer Show: After Andijan

The Brian Lehrer Show

After Andijan

Monday, November 21, 2005

Last May, government forces fired on a crowd of protesters in the city of Andijan, in Uzbekistan, killing hundreds. Journalist Galima Bukharbaeva was there, and was later charged with crimes by the Uzbek government for reporting on the crisis. Now she’s taken refuge in the United States.

"The U.S. Cannot Accomplish Anything Further in Iraq Militarily"

Linda Feldmann, White House correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor
- Murtha, Rumsfeld, and the explosive debate over Iraq

» "Why Iraq War Support Fell So Fast" by Linda Feldmann (CS Monitor)

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After Andijan

Galima Bukharbaeva, Uzbek journalist and winner of the 2005 International Press Freedom Award from the Committee to Protect Journalists,
-says it's good to harbor doubts

» Galima Bukharbaeva (CPJ)

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Remarks by Vice President Cheney

Dick Cheney speaks live at the American Enterprise Institute on the Iraq war and pre-war intelligence

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Al Qaedastan?

Nancy Soderbergh, former Clinton administration ambassador to the UN and author, The Superpower Myth: The Use and Misuse of American Might (John Wiley & Sons, 2005),
- says Saddam's Iraq had no contacts to al Qaeda, but is now a terrorist haven

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Withdrawal = Retreat?

Tom Donnelly, senior fellow at the Project for a New American Century and resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute,
- says leaving Iraq would be a disaster

» Tom Donnelly (PNAC)
» Tom Donnelly (AEI)

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Required Reading: November 21, 2005, Part II

Two articles from this weekend's papers eluded this producer's attention until now, and are well worth reading. Both cast doubt on the administration's claims about pre-war intelligence.

How U.S. Fell Under the Spell of 'Curveball'
In the LA Times, Bob Drogin and John Goetz write that five German ...

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Photo File: Bukharbaeva, the network that cried "plane!"

Galima Bukharbaeva explains what she saw at Andijan

Ever since JetBlue flight 292 was forced to do a 180 and make an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport, we've noticed CNN seems to be obsessed by any aeronautical ...

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Required Reading: November 21, 2001

McCain, Graham, and Warner form congressional counterweight to administration (NY Times)

Pentagon gives mixed messages on white phosphorous (NY Times)

Katrina recovery could cost much more than $100b (Washington Post)

Sharon and Peres quit their parties to show new National Responsibility Party (Yedioth Ahronoth)

GOP ...

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