BOOK TV Schedule July 30 - Aug 1

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BOOK TV Schedule



times are Eastern

Saturday, July 30

8:00 am Michael Graetz & Ian Shapiro, Death by a Thousand Cuts: The Fight Over Taxing Inherited Wealth

10:00 John Cox, Climate Crash: Abrupt Climate Change and What It Means for Our Future

10:45 Tracy Dahlby, Allah's Torch: A Report from Behind the Scenes in Asia's War on Terror

12:00 pm Theodore Dalrymple, Our Culture, What's Left of It: The Mandarins and the Masses

1:00 2005 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books: Outsourcing Democracy

2:00 2005 Virginia Festival of the Book: Reading and Philosophy Panel

3:15 Steve Weinberg, David Hendin, Jennifer Josephy, Jamie Beckman, Deciding What You Read: How Editors, Agents, Publicists, and Reviewers Choose the Books That Reach the Shelves

4:30 Jeff Golden, As If We Were Grownups: A Collection of 'Suicidal' Political Speeches That Aren't

7:00 Encore Booknotes: Robert Ferrell, The Strange Deaths of President Harding

8:00 Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed, The War on Truth: 9/11, Disinformation, and the Anatomy of Terrorism

9:30 Timothy Naftali, Blind Spot: The Secret History of American Counterterrorism

10:30 Kenneth Timmerman, Countdown to Crisis: The Coming Nuclear Showdown with Iran

11:30 Andrew Levy, The First Emancipator: The Forgotten Story of Robert Carter, the Founding Father Who Freed His Slaves

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Sunday, July 31

12:00 am After Words: Asra Nomani interviewed by Akbar Ahmed

1:00 Michael Gazzaniga, The Ethical Brain

2:15 Pete Hamill, Downtown: My Manhattan

3:30 2005 BEA: Betsy Burton, "The King's English: Adventures of an Independent Bookseller

4:30 Lee Hamilton, How Congress Works and Why You Should Care

5:30 Gary Hull, The Abolition of Antitrust

7:45 Peter Maguire, Facing Death in Cambodia

9:00 Michael Chorost, Rebuilt: How Becoming Part Computer Made Me More Human

10:00 Gareth Porter, Perils of Dominance: Imbalance of Power and the Road to War in Vietnam

11:15 Kenneth Timmerman, Countdown to Crisis: The Coming Nuclear Showdown with Iran

12:00 pm Timothy Naftali, Blind Spot: The Secret History of American Counterterrorism

1:00 Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed, The War on Truth: 9/11, Disinformation, and the Anatomy of Terrorism

3:30 Steven Levitt, Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

4:30 Nicholas Ostler, Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World

6:00 After Words: After Words: Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) interviewed by Kirk Victor

7:00 History on Book TV: Charles Cerami, Young Patriots: The Remarkable Story of Madison, Hamilton, and the Crisis That Built The Constitution

9:00 After Words: After Words: Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) interviewed by Kirk Victor

10:00 Aaron Lansky, Outwitting History: The Amazing Adventures of a Man who Rescued a Million Yiddish Books

11:15 Michael Graetz & Ian Shapiro, Death by a Thousand Cuts: The Fight Over Taxing Inherited Wealth


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Monday, August 1

1:15 am Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed, The War on Truth: 9/11, Disinformation, and the Anatomy of Terrorism

2:45 Kenneth Timmerman, Countdown to Crisis: The Coming Nuclear Showdown with Iran

3:30 Timothy Naftali, Blind Spot: The Secret History of American Counterterrorism

4:30 Andrew Levy, The First Emancipator: The Forgotten Story of Robert Carter, the Founding Father Who Freed His Slaves

5:15 Stephen Mansfield, The Faith of the American Soldier

6:00 William Powers, Blue Clay People: Seasons on Africa's Fragile Edge

7:00 Timothy Naftali, Blind Spot: The Secret History of American Counterterrorism


full schedule at http://www.booktv.org/schedule/

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1. Death by a Thousand Cuts: The Fight Over Taxing Inherited Wealth

On Saturday, July 30 at 8:00 am and Sunday, July 31 at 11:15 pm
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Death by a Thousand Cuts: The Fight Over Taxing Inherited Wealth
Michael Graetz & Ian Shapiro

In "Death by a Thousand Cuts: The Fight Over Taxing Inherited Wealth," Yale University professors Michael Graetz and Ian Shapiro set out to find out why the estate tax was repealed in 2001 through broad bi-partisan support in Congress. The estate tax taxes inherited wealth and is paid only by the wealthiest 2% of Americans and has been in existence since 1916. The authors attempt through interviews with key players, to find out how the 2001 repeal of the estate tax was successful. The authors are joined by American Enterprise Institute scholars Kevin Hassett and Charles Murray.

Michael Graetz is a law professor at Yale University and an expert on tax policy. Ian Shapiro is a political science professor at Yale University as well as a political theorist.

Publisher: PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS 41 William Street Princeton, NJ 08540

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5. needs to be reinstated once there's a Democratic Congress

No way this can be allowed to stand.

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2. Climate Crash: Abrupt Climate Change and What It Means for Our Future

On Saturday, July 30 at 10:00 am
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Climate Crash: Abrupt Climate Change and What It Means for Our Future
John Cox

Changes in global climate are occurring at a rate much faster than had previously been estimated by scientists. Author John Cox writes about these changes and their potential effects on humanity as well as the rest of the natural living world. The author contends that such climate changes have the possibility of occurring within a single human lifetime and writes about the changes scientists are making in order to prepare themselves for a major climate shift in a minimum amount of time. Mr. Cox also looks at the ways in which scientists have examined our past to discover instances of rapid climate changes in the Earth's history.

John Cox is the author of "Storm Watchers" as well as "Weather for Dummies." He has worked as a journalist and reporter, covering science, environment, politics, and the effects of global warming.

Publisher: Joseph Henry Press 500 Fifth Street, NW Washington, DC 20001

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6. directly related to the holocene extinction event

Look at what's going on in maritime ecosystems (particularly the mass dyings of birds and anoxic "dead zones") to see what's going wrong.

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36. Did you watch?

Not a lot of info I didn't know, the point of his book seems to be - change may be happening faster than we think, and we will be caught unprepared if we continue to assume that climate change is a slow gradual process. Ability to adapt to swift and possibly severe changes will be the key.

More than "temperature change" the problem will be drought. (He had a great graph up that showed the last several thousand years of precip in North America - it was all over the place. I'll try and find it..) Food belts will no longer produce, a change of a few degrees will turn snow storms to rain. Result will be no snow pack to get through the summer, flooding in winter, drought in summer (note to self - built rain-catchers. lots of them).

V.

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3. Allah's Torch: A Report from Behind the Scenes in Asia's War on Terror

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Allah's Torch: A Report from Behind the Scenes in Asia's War on Terror
Tracy Dahlby

Tracy Dahlby talks about his visits to Indonesia, both before and after 9-11, and the separatist movements he encountered while there (including jihadists). Mr. Dahlby also talks about the recent tsunami that hit Aceh, the separatist movement there, and the Indonesian military's history in that part of Indonesia. The talk was held at George Washington University in Washington, DC. Includes Q&A.

Tracy Dahlby, former managing editor for Newsweek International, has served as Tokyo bureau chief for Newsweek and the Washington Post and contributes regularly to National Geographic.

Publisher: HarperCollins 10 E. 53rd Street New York, NY 10022

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7. state sponsorship, particular the US' role in such, needs to be exposed

For instance, the fact that "Al Qaeda" was a US-sponsored anti-Soviet operation in Afghanistan (with lots of foreign fighters, bin Laden himself was Saudi, not Afghani).

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29. this is a must see.

Thanks for stopping by!

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37. Notes... lots of insights.

Allah's Torch: A Report from Behind the Scenes in Asia's War on Terror
Tracy Dahlby
Publisher: HarperCollins 10 E. 53rd Street New York, NY 10022

Saturday, July 30 BookTV

Most Terrorism is “homegrown”. Lack of necessities, social upheaval, lack of security. It’s not a ‘top down’ type of organization, as the bush administration thinks. Spreads out from local epicenters. The civil chaos in Indonesia opened the door for Al Qaeda before 9-11. Technique used in Colonialism too, paraphrasing Norman Mailer – ‘Let the locals destroy each other, then jump in when they are too weak to prevent you.

He was in Indonesia to write a story about the Nutmeg wars (before 9-11). Great story about getting on a ship to go see the nutmeg farm and turns out there were 600 jihadists on board going off to attack Christians about 50 miles from his destination. He considered jumping overboard, but his friend reminded him of the most important rule of Journalism. ‘If you don’t go, you’ll never know.”

Bit of Spice War history… Nutmeg – falsehoods – “medieval viagra’, protection against the black plague. True – prevents meat from rotting and gives flavor to very bland European food. Highly prized, 30,000% profits were possible, good reason to go to war. Spice wars were an early example of how local terrorism can spread and have a global effect. Now, with extremist Muslims using DVD and videos to recruit new members, spread is incredibly rapid, and helps explain why this ‘war on terror’ is so absolutely global.

After 9-11 and the bombings in Bali, he went back to try and find out how much the extremists had infiltrated the country. Felt like he was personally experiencing terrorism in his front yard in the US and his backyard after he had spent so many years there.

2001 – a jihad group was busted operating in Singapore. They had plans to bomb US, Australia, others.

bush said that Indonesia was the “2nd front of the war on terror”

In 2000 the public opinion of the US in Indonesia was 70% approval. (Canada was 72%). After Afganistan and the invasion of Iraq (2003) it is 15%. About the same today.
They do not hate us, but they DO NOT like the results of our actions over there, the destruction and suffering..

Q and A

Q – if we help them with education, aid, won’t we risk being seen as ‘propagandizing’ and enforcing ourselves on them? How do we avoid that, and can we?

A - It’s going to be difficult, and I don’t know if it can be prevented. The soul of Islam is at stake in their opinion (saving it from the extremists). We need to address the “Great Moderate Muslim Middle “ our values are basically the same. They need our help, they say. They feel they don’t have ‘social justice’. We need to keep the promises we made after the Tsunami, and that has not happened yet. $127 million was promised for education in 2003, will they get it?

Q – Islam came to Indonesia pretty peacefully in the 12th century and has been mostly peaceful since then. What caused this explosion 10 years ago of extremism?

A – The former leaders were very strict and managed to keep a lid on any movements, but when government collapsed, they moved in. Our not helping the military with $ because of their human rights violations has turned a lot of them against us.

Q – It seems our contradictions in policies over there contradict each other, and we are getting very confusing reporting in the media, Tsunami aid and the antagonism towards our soldiers being there to help.

A – The problem they have is very basic. They were a Dutch colony for 400 years, and having foreign soldiers boots on their soil rankles. “ Indonesia is a country very much on the political edge, and it’s not being reported” (in the media).

Q - How much did the financial crisis effect the spread of extremism there? Is it possible for the country to recover?

A - It definitely helped them gain footholds. But also opened doors for NGO’s and human rights groups. Could go either way. A man he was interviewing said “ You should be President. You are an American who listens”.

Q – For a long time it seemed that the people refused to admit that the JI (home grown group) was a terrorist group. What did you hear from them?

A – In the beginning they did refuse to accept or admit that, but most now realize it. There are some who still say they don’t even exist, they are a lie made up by the west. But the police take them seriously and keep a close watch on them.
Most people are very concerned that we in the west will see all of them as terrorists, when the extremists get all the media coverage, slanted as it is.

Q – “ Did you taste the fruit of the Nutmeg?” Where exactly did you go?

A – Fried, sliced, diced, mashed, roasted, etc.
Banda Islands. On the flight there he was cranky and travel weary and he had an old man evicted from his airplane seat. Turns out it was the Sultan of Banda.
Banda is ½ Christian and ½ Muslim, most of the Christians evacuated during the fighting, it’s safe enough now they are starting to move back. The Separatist movement seems to have died down now, and one big reason is the passage of the Local Autonomy law.

Banda Islands – Answers.com
http://www.answers.com/topic/banda-islands

Spice Wars –

http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Anthropology/SIAP/seram.html

http://www.historyhouse.com/in_history/spice_wars_1/

http://www.globetrends.com/allaboutspices/SpiceHistory.htm


World socialist website –
Why has South East Asia become the second front in Bush’s "war on terrorism"?
April 2002
Just months after the US military began bombing Afghanistan and toppled the Taliban regime, the Bush administration opened up what was dubbed in the American media “the second front” in the so-called global war against terrorism—South East Asia.
Since January, the US has dispatched 660 troops on a “training mission” to the southern Philippines, encouraged Singapore and Malaysia to hunt down Islamic fundamentalist militants and pressured the Indonesian government to do likewise. More American troops are arriving on the Philippine island of Basilan to carry out a series of construction projects to facilitate military operations.
more - http://www.wsws.org/articles/2002/apr2002/asia-a26.shtml

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4. Our Culture, What's Left of It: The Mandarins and the Masses

On Saturday, July 30 at 12:00 pm
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Our Culture, What's Left of It: The Mandarins and the Masses
Theodore Dalrymple

Theodore Dalrymple talks about his newest book, "Our Culture, What's Left of It: The Mandarins and the Masses" in an event sponsored by the Manhattan Institute at the Harvard Club in New York City. It's a collection of essays containing cultural, political, and literary comment all relating to what the author sees as a cultural decline.

Theodore Dalrymple is a doctor and writer, a contributing editor to the City Journal, and a columnist for the London Spectator. His most recent publication is "Life at the Bottom."

Publisher: IVAN R. DEE 1332 N. Halsted Street Chicago, IL 60622

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8. China's current global status is an anomaly

Throughout history its global economic status has been proportional to its population. And this is as how it should be. India likewise has a similar share of global population.

We should and must get used to the idea of Chinese and Indian pre-eminence in global culture and the global economy. It is the share in global affairs due to the Chinese and Indian people.

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9. "The War on Truth: 9/11,

Disinformation, and the Anatomy of Terrorism" looks interesting.

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26. Yep, I'll be watching

see #14 below for more info

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27. Thanks, Viva_La_Revolution! nt.

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10. 2005 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books: Outsourcing Democracy

General Assignment

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2005 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books: Outsourcing Democracy

Authors Jonathan Schell, David Harris, and Amy Wilentz discuss U.S. efforts to encourage the formation of democracies abroad. The panelists examine the effects of outsourcing jobs on U.S.foreign relations and what it means to the average American citizen.

David Harris is the author of "The Crisis: The President, the Prophet, and the Shah -- 1979 and the Coming of Militant Islam." His other books include "Shooting the Moon" and "The Last Stand." Jonathan Schell is the author of "The Jonathan Schell Reader: On the United States at War, the Long Crisis of the American Republic, and the Fate of the Earth." He has written for the New Yorker, Newsday and the Nation. Amy Wilentz is the author of "Martyrs' Crossing" and "The Rainy Season." Russell Jacoby is the author of "Picture Imperfect: Utopian Thought for an Anti-Utopian Age." He is a history professor at UCLA.

Publisher: L.A. TIMES FESTIVAL OF BOOKS 202 W. 1st Street Los Angeles, CA 90012

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11. 2005 Virginia Festival of the Book: Reading and Philosophy Panel

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2005 Virginia Festival of the Book: Reading and Philosophy Panel

From the 11th annual Virginia Festival of the Book in Charlottesville, VA, a discussion on reading and philosophy discussing the history and the role of critical theory. Panelists are David Kirby, author of "What is a Book?" and Christopher Phillips, author of "Six Questions of Socrates." University of Virginia philosophy professor George Thomas moderates.

Christopher Phillips is the founder of the nonprofit Society for Philosophical Inquiry and the author of "Six Questions of Socrates," " Socrates Cafe," and "Philosophers' Club." David Kirby is the author of "Evidence of Harm" and several poetry collections.

Publisher: Kirby Publisher: University of Georgia Press 330 Research Drive Athens, GA 30602 Phillips Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company 500 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10110

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12. As If We Were Grownups: A Collection of 'Suicidal' Political Speeches...

On Saturday, July 30 at 4:30 pm
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As If We Were Grownups: A Collection of 'Suicidal' Political Speeches That Aren't
Jeff Golden

Jeff Golden urges politicians to start dealing with the American public as if they were adults. In his latest book, "As if We Were Grownups," the author writes a number of speeches that he wishes politicians would deliver. Mr. Golden asserts that the American public can handle facts and candidates should stop filling their political speeches with idealism and fiction. This event was hosted by the Ashland Public Library in Oregon.

Jeff Golden is the founding president of the Oregon Guides Association and a former Jackson County, Oregon Commissioner. He is the host of a public radio talk show, The Jefferson Exchange, and the author of "Forest Blood," a novel of the Northwest timber wars.

Publisher: RiverWood Books P.O. Box 3400 Ashland, OR 97520

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28. This book sounds compelling as well. nt.

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13. The Strange Deaths of President Harding

Encore Booknotes
Highlights from C-SPAN's Sunday author interview series
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On Saturday, July 30 at 7:00 pm
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The Strange Deaths of President Harding
Robert Ferrell

Robert Ferrell describes the life President Warren G. Harding in his book "The Strange Deaths of President Harding." Mr. Ferrell was interviewed in 1996 to discuss the president's physical death from a heart attack as well as the death of his reputation.

Robert Ferrell is the author of many books, most centered around President Truman. These books include "Harry S. Truman: A Life," "Truman and Pendergrast," and "Harry S. Truman and the Modern American Presidency." His most recent book is "Five Days in October: The Lost Battalion of World War I."

Publisher: University of Missouri Press 2910 LeMone Blvd. Columbia, MO 65201

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14. The War on Truth: 9/11, Disinformation, and the Anatomy of Terrorism

On Saturday, July 30 at 8:00 pm and Sunday, July 31 at 1:00 pm and Monday, August 1 at 1:15 am
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The War on Truth: 9/11, Disinformation, and the Anatomy of Terrorism
Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed

Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed outlines the relationship between the West and radical Muslim groups like the Mujahideen in Afghanistan, the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) in Algeria, and the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) in Serbia. Mr. Ahmed says that these groups, parts of which are now affiliated with Al Qaeda, were used by the United States and Britain to further Western political and economic goals. He argues that a more complete investigation of this relationship is necessary to understand what happened on 9/11. Mr. Ahmed also talks about the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and the 1996 British attempt to assassinate Libya's Muammar Gaddafi in this light. This talk, held at American University in Washington, DC, was organized by the DC Emergency Truth Convergence (www.truthemergency.us). Includes Q&A.

Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed is executive director of the Institute for Policy Research & Development (www.globalresearch.org) based in Brighton, UK. He is the author of "The War on Freedom: How and Why America was Attacked, September 11, 2001."

Publisher: Olive Branch Press 46 Crosby Street Northhampton, MA 01060

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44. notes and links to discussions....

The War on Truth: 9/11, Disinformation, and the Anatomy of Terrorism
Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed

rec. 7-23-05

Announcer – Today is the 3rd anniversary of the Downing Street Memo, over 300 town meetings and house parties going on as we speak. A fitting day to discuss the truth of 9-11.

Ahmed spoke at length (I fell asleep during the first broadcast!) about the numerous ties we have to terrorist groups, not just the US authorities but UK, Palestine, Pakistan, Algerian, Philippines. He detailed the connections between 1993 WTC bombings, the ‘Blind Sheik’. We had informants in his organization, we knew the bombing was going to take place. Plan was make to replace bomb with a dud, then it was ruled as too risky, so they did nothing. Informant was secretly taping all his conversations, these were found before 9-11, boxes and boxes of tapes, videos, plans, blueprints. They were not opened until after 9-11. Our connections to these groups were very much a deterrent to serious investigations of 9-11, and how it came to be.

1995 Paris bombing was blamed on the JIA, yet documents show there is no evidence they were involved, there is evidence the Algerian Military was. Memo says they cannot afford for this info to come out, large oil and gas interests in Algeria.
The main terrorist group in the Philippines and their Military are involved w/ Al Qaeda factions. Again, they are close allies of the US.

Africa, Libya - was revealed in UK press that David Shivers (former mI-5) says that in 1996 the UK government paid $1000,000 to an Al Qaeda faction to assassinate Moammar Kadafi. Brit government denied it and prosecuted him under secrecy laws, he went to jail.
Book written by French Intel. “Forbidden Truth” tells how ‘most wanted’ man (in bombing of US embassy ) was living in the UK.

Paradigm of this War on Terror – we have all these connections that show we sponsor them in so many ways. This is a systematic problem perpetrated by the US and UK govs. for at least 30 years, not just an invention of the Bush Admin or the Neo-cons. Direct connections between Intel failures and reluctance to investigate. 9-11 hijackers supposedly trained on US bases? How did they get clearance? Holsinger tried to investigate. US denied they were the same people. He said but this guy’s age matches. and his bio. Can I contact him to verify he is not the same person? “We can’t release that info.”

9-11 was not an Intelligence failure, it was a Political failure.

German newspaper reports that Echelon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eschelon pegged chatter 6 months and 3 months before 9-11. So they knew it was being planned. In May 2001 FBI agents had info that something was going to happen in lower Manhattan – no reports make it to DC.

Electronic intercepts of Bin Laden warning his contacts to get out of Afghanistan and go to Pakistan on Sept. 10th because ‘something’ is going to happen. They reported these tapes were not translated in time because of the backlog. Yet they caught ‘ sympathizers’ celebrating and filming the WTC the morning of Sept. 11 by audio surveillance, that audio was even on the news by that evening. The Pentagon had enough info that they made preparations, but why was Capitol Hill not informed?

Q & A

Q – Transition from Cold war events has resulted in Military expansion and Privatization. Has this created the War on Terror?
A – It has created a base for it. Al Qaeda is a multi-state sponsored group, not just one helping create this. They never would have had the strength or the ability to pull this off without all these connections to various governments and militaries.

Q – There have been reports of people being fired from ISI, Pakistan Gov. for possible involvement in 9-11, these are referred to as failed states. It seemed one part of their government was unable to control or know what another part was up to. Using this to compare, is the US also a failed state?

A – Very possible, that’s why disclosure and transparency are so important. “In the interests of national security, the process must be deconstructed, looked at, and investigated.”
Now US and other corporations have moved into Libya, and are working with Kadafi, this man we claim is a terrorist of the worst kind.
“Clearly the government has failed us.” This is what unites all of us, anti war, conspiracy believers and theorists.

Q – In your first book you seemed to believe that our government had some hand in 9-11, intentional or otherwise, and now today you seem to be backpedaling.

A- My theory has not changed, what has changed are my tactics. We can debate theory here all day and not get very far, or we can use Facts! It’s much more important to focus on what we Know as opposed to what we think. I’m not giving you answers here, those are for you to deduct yourself. What we are doing here is calling for an investigation based on what we do know.

Last statement by one of the organizers – Every footnote in the 9-11 commission report refers to a document they will not let us see. The ACLU has file freedom of info requests and EVERY SINGLE ONE HAS BEEN DENIED. This is a fight for Democracy.


Links to discussion threads…

reprehensor
Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed on BookTV - July 30, 31, Aug. 1
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=1970180

OmmmSweetOmmm
Today at 1:00 PM EDT.C-Span2 : The War On Truth - Nafeez Ahmed
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=4229604

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15. Blind Spot: The Secret History of American Counterterrorism

On Saturday, July 30 at 9:30 pm and Sunday, July 31 at 12:00 pm and Monday, August 1 at 3:30 am and at 7:00 am
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Blind Spot: The Secret History of American Counterterrorism
Timothy Naftali

Following World War II, the United States had developed a highly-efficient system of counterterrorism which was not regularly monitored and updated and eventually became outdated and inefficient. This is the topic of Timothy Naftali's new book, "Blind Spot: The Secret History of American Counterterrorism." It wasn't until the radical groups of the late 1960s and 70s began taking American hostages that the United States was once again forced to confront terrorism. The author traces the history of American counterterrorism through America's global battle with terrorism post-9/11.

Timothy Naftali is the co-author of "One Hell of a Gamble" and "U.S. Intelligence and the Nazis." Mr. Naftali worked as a contractor for the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. He is an associate professor at the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia.

Publisher: Basic Books 387 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016

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16. Countdown to Crisis: The Coming Nuclear Showdown with Iran

Alert - have a bucket nearby... :puke:

On Saturday, July 30 at 10:30 pm and Sunday, July 31 at 11:15 am and Monday, August 1 at 2:45 am
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Countdown to Crisis: The Coming Nuclear Showdown with Iran
Kenneth Timmerman

Kenneth Timmerman discusses what he sees as the growing threat that Iran poses, through its nuclear weapons program, to the security of the United States. Timmerman says that despite the widespread belief that Iran played no part in the 9-11 terrorist attacks, there were a number meetings between Al-Qaeda officials and members of the Iranian government prior to 9-11. He argues that Iran should be banned from the international community for their poor human rights records just as South Africa was before remedying their record. This panel was hosted by the Wednesday Morning Club.

Kenneth Timmerman, senior writer for Insight on the News, has been a reporter for over twenty years. His articles have appeared in Time, Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, Reader's Digest, and The American Spectator. He is the author of "Preachers of Hate: Islam and the War on America" and "The French Betrayal of America." For more information, visit Mr. Timmerman's website at www.kentimmerman.com.

Publisher: Crown Forum 1745 Broadway, 13th Floor New York, NY 10019

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17. The First Emancipator: The Forgotten Story /Founder who freed his slaves

Public Lives
A look at biography books.

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On Saturday, July 30 at 11:30 pm and Monday, August 1 at 4:30 am
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The First Emancipator: The Forgotten Story of Robert Carter, the Founding Father Who Freed His Slaves
Andrew Levy

Andrew Levy tells the story of Robert Carter a "Deed of Gift" that freed over 450 slaves in his new book, "The First Emancipator." In 1791, Virginian Robert Carter III submitted a deed to the Northumberland District Courthouse that freed his slaves from his plantation. Mr. Levy explains the religious and politicals ideals that prompted the emancipation and explains why he feels Robert Carter has been forgotten by historians. This event was hosted by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation in Virginia.

Andrew Levy is Cooper Chair at Butler University in Indiannapolis, Indiana. He has published essays in The American Soldier and Dissent. Mr. Levy is the author of "The Culture and Commerce of the American Short Story."

Publisher: Random House 1745 Broadway New York, NY 10019

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18. After Words: Asra Nomani interviewed by Akbar Ahmed -

this is a repeat from last week

After Words
A Weekly Look at Selected Book TV Programs

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After Words: Asra Nomani interviewed by Akbar Ahmed
Video link - http://www.booktv.org/ram/AfterWords/0705/arc_btv072405_4.ram

This week on After Words Asra Nomani, a former Wall Street Journal correspondent discusses her campaign against sexism in her local mosque in Morgantown West Virginia. Her book is titled, "Standing Alone in Mecca: An American Woman's Struggle for the Soul of Islam." She is interviewed by Akbar Ahmed, Islamic Scholar and Professor at American University.

Asra Nomani is a former Wall Street Journal correspondent. She has also written for the Washington Post, the New York Times, and Time magazine on Islam. She covered the war in Afghanistan for Salon, and her work has appeared in Cosmo, Sports Illustrated for Women, and People. Ms. Nomani currently lives in Morgantown, West Virginia with her son. There, she challenged rules at her mosque that required women enter through a back door and pray in a secluded balcony. She is on trial at her mosque to be banished. Ms. Nomani is the founder and creator of the Muslim Women's Freedom Tour. On March 1, 2005, she posted on the doors of her mosque in Morgantown "99 Precepts for Opening Hearts, Minds and Doors in the Muslim World." She was the lead organizer of the woman-led Muslim prayer in New York City on March 18, 2005. She was a visiting scholar at the Center for Investigative Journalism at Brandeis University. She is the author of Tantrika: Traveling the Road of Divine Love. Akbar Ahmed holds the Chair of Islamic Studies and a professor of international studies at American University in Washington, D.C. Professor Ahmed is an anthropologist, writer, and filmmaker and the author of numerous books on contemporary Islam, such as Discovering Islam: Making Sense of Muslim History and Society and Postmodernism and Islam: Predicament and Promise, Islam Under Siege, and co-editor of a new compilation of essays titled After Terror: Accelerating Dialogue among Civilizations.

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19. The Ethical Brain - Michael Gazzaniga discusses with Tom Wolfe

On Sunday, July 31 at 1:00 am
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The Ethical Brain
Michael Gazzaniga

Michael Gazzaniga discusses his book, "The Ethical Brain," with novelist Tom Wolfe. Tom Wolfe made references to Michael Gazzaniga and Gazzaniga's previous book, "The Social Brain," in his novel "I am Charlotte Simmons." The two men talk about the ethical implications of stem cell research, early term abortion, and the removal of life support for brain-dead patients. Prof. Gazzaniga also gives an overview of his research on the parts of the brain that, he says, determine our ethical decisions. The talk was held at the New York Academy of Sciences in New York City. Includes Q&A.

Michael Gazzaniga, director of the Center of Cognitive Neuroscience at Dartmouth and president-elect of the American Psychological Society, has served on President's Council on Bioethics since 2001. He is the author of several books, including "The Social Brain," "Mind Matters" and "Nature's Mind."

Publisher: Dana Press 900 15th Street, NW Washington, DC 20005

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20. Downtown: My Manhattan - Pete Hamill

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A look at non-fiction history books.

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Downtown: My Manhattan
Pete Hamill

Pete Hamill talks about his book, "Downtown," at the Brooklyn Public Library in New York City. Mr. Hamill is interviewed by Leonard Lopate of the Leonard Lopate Show and gives a personal account of Manhattan describing the architecture, personalities, and history of the city. The author answers questions from the audience following the interview.

Pete Hamill is the author of several books, including "A Drinking Life," "Forever," and "Snow in August." He has been the editor in chief of both the New York Post and the New York Daily News and has written for the New York Times, The New Yorker, and Newsday.

Publisher: Little, Brown and Company 1271 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020

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21. How Congress Works and Why You Should Care

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How Congress Works and Why You Should Care
Lee Hamilton

Former congressman Lee Hamilton talks about his new book, "How Congress Works and Why You Should Care," at Indiana University Law School in Bloomington. Mr. Hamilton explains the impact of Congress on everyday life and details the process of passing laws. The author also challenges Congress to reassert its power and become more efficient. After the presentation, Mr. Hamilton answers questions from the audience.

Lee Hamilton was U.S. Representative from Indiana's Ninth District from 1965 to 1999. He served as Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Permanent Select Committee, and the Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress. Mr. Hamilton is currently the Director of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, DC, and Director of the Center on Congress at Indiana University.

Publisher: Indiana University Press 601 N. Morton Street Bloomington, IN 47404

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22. The Abolition of Antitrust - Gary Hull

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The Abolition of Antitrust
Gary Hull

Gary Hull argues that antitrust laws are harmful in the book he edited entitled "The Abolition of Antitrust." Mr. Hull and other contributing writers assert that these laws are based on bad economics and the misinterpretation of American business history. Gary Hull is joined by Yaron Brook, president of the Ayn Rand Institute in Irvine, California, to examine several antitrust cases, including General Electric, Visa/Mastercard, and Kellogg/General Mills.

Gary Hull is director of the Program on Values and Ethics in the Marketplace at Duke University. He has taught philosophy and business ethics at Whittier College and the Claremont Graduate School. He also co-edited "The Ayn Rand Reader" with Ayn Rand and Leonard Peikoff.

Publisher: Transaction Publishers 35 Berrue Circle Piscataway, NJ 08854

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23. Facing Death in Cambodia - Peter Maguire

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Facing Death in Cambodia
Peter Maguire
Video link - http://www.booktv.org/ram/history/0405/btv042305_1.ram

Peter Maguire talks about his book, "Facing Death in Cambodia," and discusses his initial interest in going to Cambodia to look into the killings that occurred during the rule of the Khmer Rouge. During the talk, Mr. Maguire describes his search for survivors of Cambodia's Toul Sleng prison, where over 14,000 people died, and some of the Khmer Rouge soldiers who worked there. He also talks about the current situation in Cambodia and the possibility of bringing the remaining Khmer Rouge perpetrators to trial. Includes Q&A.

Peter Maguire is the author of "Law and War: An American Story." He has taught at Bard College and Columbia University.

Publisher: Columbia University Press 61 West 62nd Street New York, NY 10023

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24. Rebuilt: How Becoming Part Computer Made Me More Human

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Rebuilt: How Becoming Part Computer Made Me More Human
Michael Chorost

Michael Chorost talks about experiencing hearing loss in his memoir, "Rebuilt." In the 1960s, Mr. Chorost was diagnosed with a severe hearing deficit and became dependent on hearings aids. In 2001 he went totally deaf and had a tiny device called a cochlear implant surgically placed behind his left ear. The implant receives electrical signals from the magnetic headpiece that sticks to his head. The author recounts getting used to the device and the initial problems he faced while attempting to talk on a cell phone and hold conversations in crowded rooms. This event was hosted by the University Book Store in Seattle, Washington.

Michael Chorost is a San Francisco-based science writer and consultant.

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin 215 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10003

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25. Perils of Dominance: Imbalance of Power and the Road to War in Vietnam

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Perils of Dominance: Imbalance of Power and the Road to War in Vietnam
Gareth Porter

Gareth Porter argues that the U.S became involved in the Vietnam War as a step to achieve global dominance. In his new book, "Perils of Dominance," Mr. Porter says that top advisers for Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson realized by the mid-1950s that the U.S. had a decisive power advantage vis-à-vis the Soviet Union and pushed for the U.S. to take advantage of it. The author highlights the similarities between the motives behind U.S. involvement in Vietnam and the current occupation of Iraq. This event was hosted by Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, DC.

Gareth Porter is the author of "Vietnam: The Politics of Bureaucratic Socialism" and "A Peace Denied." He is an independent scholar on issues of war and peace and a historian of the Vietnam conflict. From 1974 through 1976, he was co-director of the Indochina Resource Center in Washington, D.C.

Publisher: University of California Press 2120 Berkeley Way Berkeley, CA 94704

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30. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

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Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
Steven Levitt

Steven Levitt applies the study of economics to everyday life in his new book, "Freakonomics." In the book, which he co-authored with Stephen Dubner, Mr. Levitt examines the violent crime rate, poverty, and parenting by the numbers. After analyzing data from Chicago drug-dealing gangs, he concludes that their corporate structure is similar to that of McDonald's, where the salaries range from a six-figure income to below minimum wage. This event was hosted by Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, DC.

Steven Levitt teaches economics at the University of Chicago and was recently awarded the John Bates Clark Medal, awarded every two years to the best American economist under forty.

Publisher: William Morrow 10 E. 53rd Street New York, NY 10022

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31. Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World

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Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World
Nicholas Ostler

Nicholas Ostler, author of "Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World," talks about his new book at the Hirshorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, DC. In it, Mr. Ostler details his investigation into the historical development of languages and culture around the world. During the event Mr. Ostler discusses why some languages more popular then others and discusses the growth rates of lesser-known languages. This event was hosted by the Smithsonian Associates.

Nicholas Ostler is the chairman of the Foundation for Endangered Languages, a charity that supports the languages of small communities worldwide. He is an expert on the Chibcha language of South America, a predecessor to the Spanish language of the area.

Publisher: HarperCollins 10 E 53rd St, 12th floor New York, NY 10022

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32. After Words Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) interviewed by Kirk Victor

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Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) interviewed by Kirk Victor

This week on After Words Sen. Rick Santorum explains his belief that the values of conservatism creates an appreciation for the civic bonds that unite communities. He elabortes on other ways social conservatism can influence public policy in his new book, "It Takes a Family: Conservatism and the Common Good." He also argues that strengthening family ties in American society should take a higher priority over the "village" of the federal government promoted in a previous book by Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Sen. Rick Santorum is a Republican U.S. Senator representing Pennsylvania. Senator Santorum serves on the Senate Agriculture Committee; the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration; the Senate Special Committee on Aging; and the Senate Finance Committee, of which he is the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy. Kirk Victor covers the Senate for National Journal. Victor has covered numerous beats since he joined the magazine in 1987, including lobbying, labor, transportation, telecommunications and energy. He joined National Journal after reporting stints at National Law Journal and Legal Times, and was a litigator in the Justice Department's Civil Division.

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33. Young Patriots: The Remarkable ...Crisis That Built The Constitution

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Young Patriots: The Remarkable Story of Madison, Hamilton, and the Crisis That Built The Constitution
Charles Cerami

Charles Cerami examines the roles of both James Madison and Alexander Hamilton in the making of the Constitution. In "Young Patriots," the author explains that it was the maneuvering and strategizing of the younger men to get the right colonial delegates to agree on particular ideas that produced one of the most powerful political documents ever written. This event was hosted by Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, DC.

Charles Cerami is the author of "Jefferson's Great Gamble" and "Benjamin Banneker: Surveyor, Astronomer, Publisher, Patriot."

Publisher: Source Books 1935 Brookdale Road, Suite 139 Naperville, IL 60563

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34. Stephen Mansfield - The Faith of the American Soldier

On Monday, August 1 at 5:15 am
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The Faith of the American Soldier
Stephen Mansfield

Stephen Mansfield, author of "The Faith of the American Soldier," discusses the role that religion plays in the lives of American soldiers in Iraq. During the talk, Mr. Manfield addresses specifically the role played by military chaplains and discusses how the nature of the war is bringing religion to the forefront for many American soldiers. This event was hosted by Davis-Kidd Bookstore in Memphis, Tennessee.

Stephen Mansfield is the author of "The Faith of George W. Bush," "Never Give In: The Extraordinary Character of Winston Churchill," and "The Darkness Fled: The Liberating Wisdom of Booker T. Washington."

Publisher: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin 375 Hudson Street New York, NY 10014

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35. Blue Clay People: Seasons on Africa's Fragile Edge

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Blue Clay People: Seasons on Africa's Fragile Edge
William Powers

William Powers talks about his memoir, "Blue Clay People," at Olsson's Books and Records in Arlington, Virginia. Mr. Powers recounts his trip to Liberia in 1999 after finishing his Ph.D studies in international relations. He explains that while an agency sent him to the country to fight poverty and save the rainforest, the trip changed his life and what he found there made it difficult for him to leave. The author answers questions from the audience following his discussion.

William Powers directed food distribution, agriculture, and education programs for a relief group in Liberia for two years. He has also worked at the World Bank and is currently working in Bolivia.

Publisher: Bloomsbury 175 Fifth Avenue, Suite 300 New York, NY 10010

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38. A potentially terrific book coming up now.

4:30 Jeff Golden, As If We Were Grownups: A Collection of 'Suicidal' Political Speeches That Aren't

I'm back from my town's bike rally in tome to catch it.

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40. I caught this a few weeks ago...

Very good practical advise during the Q and A.

edit to add: link to comments from last broadcast..

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=4116110#4116117

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39. "Time is ripe for discussion to move from dogma

to actual political discourse."

(Paraphrasing.)

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41. It's politically viable to talk to us like grown-ups, in

other words, we can be told the truth in ways that we will hear it and not be reactionary to each issue.

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42. Really good-looking guy,

this Jeff Golden.

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43. The brain is always what attracts me...

course a perty package don't hurt. :P

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45. kick!