British inquiry into Iraq war

The man in charge of the official British inquiry examining events surrounding the Iraq war has said his committee will not produce a report that is a “whitewash.” Sir John Chilcot has promised to produce a “full and insightful” account. Evidence from senior government figures will start on Tuesday and politicians, including former Prime Minister Tony Blair will be expected to testify in due time. Laura Lynch is working on that story today. (Audio available after 5PM Eastern)(Photo: Getty Images)

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Mexican towns suffer from drug war

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In Mexico, the bloody battle to defeat the country’s powerful drug cartels is reeking havoc on formerly tranquil towns. Daylight shootings, kidnappings and extorion are becoming increasingly common. This is the case in Camargo, Chihuahua – Monica Ortiz Uribe visited the town six hours south of the Texas border.

New Delhi’s electricity thieves

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India’s capital New Delhi has long suffered from a particular crime: electricity theft. For a fee, residents and businesses can hire electricians to bypass meters and plug directly in to the grid for free. But the private companies now running New Delhi’s power plants have started to fight back. Reporter Elliot Hannon takes us on a power raid outside New Delhi.

How would you fix refereeing mistakes in soccer?

There’s outrage among Ireland’s soccer fans after France eliminated the Irish national team from the World Cup. A single goal crushed the Irish, a goal that came in overtime and after France’s Thierry Henry controled the ball with his hand. Around the globe soccer fans are once again pondering ways to avoid having such glaring missed calls determine the outcome of games. What’s your take?

Global Political Cartoons: Nov 14-20, 2009

President Obama’s visit to China gives cartoonists plenty to draw on this week: Beijing and Washington as buddies. Beijing and Washington as co-dependents. Beijing and Washington agreeing that it’s okay to put off any serious reduction of greenhouse gases.

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World Books Review: Reading Jung’s “Red Book”

An examination of the the recent publication and translation into English (ninety years after it was begun) of Carl Gustav Jung’s confessional meditation “The Red Book.” The volume stands in a select company of books that exerted an enormous influence on social and intellectual history even while it remained unpublished.

Entire program – November 20, 2009

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Today on The World What if the US loses in Afghanistan? Also, a visit to one of many rural town in Mexico caught in the crossfire of that country’s drug war; And how India’s power companies are battling widespread electricity theft.

Afghanistan attacks

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A controversial former Afghan warlord Abdul Rasul Sayyaf, now a member of the Afghan parliament, has narrowly escaped an assassination attempt which killed at least five of his bodyguards, police say. Earlier at least 16 people were killed in a suicide attack in Farah province in the south-west on the country.