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The Brian Lehrer Show

Friday, January 20, 2006
  • Torturous Questions

    Craig Murray was the British ambassador to Uzbekistan until he criticized the use of torture to gain intelligence. Army Colonel Janis Karpinski took the wrap for much of the Abu Ghraib prison scandal. They're teaming up to criticize the Bush administration's waging of, the latest bin Laden video and 24 hours in the life of Craig's List users

Tape Delay

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

All About Ellen

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
and
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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