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The Brian Lehrer Show / January 20, 2006

The Brian Lehrer Show

Friday, January 20, 2006
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  • 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

A person dressed as a bear to represent a bear market performs outside the New York Stock Exchange on October 6, 200 in New York. Wall Street tumbled after the opening bell as fallout from the credit crisis triggered concerns about the economy and the Dow fell below 10,000 for the first time in four years.

Uncommon Indicators

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The Brian Lehrer Show wants to hear how the economy is affecting the little things in your daily life. Share your stories and photos of the downturn.

Just Launched! The Uncommon Economic Indicators Video Contest. All the details here!

Ray Young, General Motors Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

The Rocky Road Ahead

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Ray Young, the chief financial officer of General Motors, talks about GM’s bankruptcy.

Then, Damon Lester, president of the National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers, and Greg Williams, former owner of the recently closed Huntington Chevrolet in Huntington Station, NY., discusses the effect GM’s bankruptcy has had on dealerships and their employees.

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Tweet If You Use Twitter

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Farhad Manjoo, Slate's technology columnist and the author of True Enough: Learning To Live in a Post-Fact Society talks about what Twitter means and how different groups use it.

What's your take on Twitter? How do you use it? Comment below!

(<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexerde/80417539/">alexerde</a>/flickr)

Don't Say That, Literally

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John Flansburgh of the band They Might Be Giants discusses the running list the band keeps of "things we can no longer say." (a few examples: "my bad" "don't go there" "one hundred and ten percent" and "voted off the island")

What would be on your list of banned words or phrases? Comment below!

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From Denmark with Love

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Jesper Grunwald, senior managing editor with the Danish Broadcasting Corporation, talks about the Danish economy, biking to work, and why the Danes are allegedly the happiest people in the world.

Judge Sotomayor

Squatting, Then and Now

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As former squats in the East Village make the transition to coops, making homes from abandoned housing is again an issue. Andrew Reicher executive director of Urban Homesteading Assistance Board, Frank Morales an Episcopal priest involved in East Village/Lower East Side squatting and homelessness activism since the late '70s, and Rob Robinson, a leader of the Housing Campaign of Picture the Homeless, discuss the return of squatting.

Video Picks

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Check out some recent video clips of interviews with guests and Brian Lehrer's weekly Web video picks.