On today’s show, Jack Fairweather of Mother Jones reveals how a fake Iraqi general helped make the case for war in Iraq. Plus, a new novel explores the power of female friendships in 19th century China. And we’ll hear about the rough and tumble life of the great Jewish boxer Barney Ross.
In the weeks after 9/11, an Iraqi general helped make the case for going to war with his accounts of militants learning to hijack planes in Iraqi training camps. In his article "Heroes In Error", in Mother Jones, Jack Fairweather reveals that this man was not who he claimed to be. In fact, he wasn't even a general.
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Lisa See’s new novel Snow Flower and the Secret Fan explores the lives of two 19th century Chinese women, and the intense friendship that helped define their lives.
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Douglas Century reflects on the life of the great Jewish boxer Barney Ross. He grew up in a tough Chicago neighborhood, and lived through his father’s murder and his mother’s nervous breakdown before dabbling in small-scale crime and finally becoming a championship boxer. The new biography Barney Ross is part of the Jewish Encounters series.
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