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Mike Scheuer, former CIA agent and author Imperial Hubris (Brassey's, 2004)
Christopher Dickey, Paris bureau chief and Middle East editor for Newsweek
- on the first video tape from Osama Bin Laden since 2004 including his comments on US poll figures
» Mike Scheuer
» "Target Practice" Web-Exclusive Newsweek Commentary by Christopher Dickey
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Lamin Sanneh, D. Willis James professor of missions & world christianity and professor of history at Yale University,
- on Africa's first woman president
» Lamin Sanneh (Yale)
Torturous Questions
Janis Karpinski, Colonel in the US Army, former commander of Brigade which oversaw the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq
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Craig Murray, former British ambassador to Uzbekistan until October 2004
- criticizes the use of torture in obtaining intelligence
» The "Bush Commission,", which is holding a mock trial of the Bush administration for war crimes this weekend
» BBC report on Craig Murray's criticism of intelligence gained from torture
» Craig Murray's website
The Cult of Craig
Michael Gibson, film director
- talks about his documentary, "24 Hours on Craigslist"
» "24 Hours on Craiglist" website
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