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General Georges SadaSada on Saddam
Georges Sada, a spokesman for the Prime Minister of Iraq, is a former general in Saddam Hussein's air force. He talks about surviving the old regime, his hopes for Iraq’s future and his claims that Saddam shipped WMD to Syria prior to the invasion. Also, The Atlantic Monthly's language maven Barbara Wallraff on words that don't exist, but should; the Civilian Complaint Review Board report on the RNC; and the new system for assigning schools to kindergarteners.
Complaints
Bob Hennelly, WNYC reporter
and
Chris Dunn, Associate Legal Director, New York Civil Liberties Union
- on the Civilian Complaints Review Board report on the RNC
» Bob Hennelly's report
» NYCLU website
Secretive Saddam
Georges Sada former General in the Iraqi Airforce and author, Saddam's Secrets: How an Iraqi General Defied And Survived Saddam Hussein (Integrity Publishers, 2006)
- says Saddam Hussein did have WMDs
Gold Coinages
Barbara Wallraff, contributing editor at The Atlantic Monthly and author,
Word Fugitives: In Pursuit of Wanted Words (Harper Collins, 2006),
- on the need for new words
» Barbara Wallraff bio
» her recent Atlantic Monthly columns
» WordCourt.com
School of Hard Walks
Gale Brewer, city councilperson (D-District 6, Upper West Side),
- on effects of the new re-organization of preferences for Kindergarten programs the Upper West Side families
» Gale Brewer's council website
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