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Archive for June 1st, 2010
Entire program – June 1, 2010
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Today on The World: Israel faces international criticism for its deadly raid on pro-Palestinian aid ships headed to Gaza; then a look at why the international rules on whaling are being rewritten; and a Serbian rock star who misses Milosevic … if only for art’s sake.
Israel’s blockade strategy against Hamas
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The UN Security Council has issued a statement calling for an impartial inquiry into Israel’s raid on a flotilla of Gaza-bound aid ships. The statement condemned the “acts” which led to the deaths of at least 10 civilian activists during the operation. The raid sparked strong international condemnation and calls for Israel to lift its blockade of the Gaza Strip which has been under the control of the Islamist Hamas since June 2007. Jeb Sharp looks at Israel’s efforts to blockade Hamas. Download MP3 (Photo of Hamas naval police by Mahmud Hams/AFP/Getty Images)
Meeting with Afghan village elders
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On Friday Ben Gilbert reported from Afghanistan about an attack on an American and Afghan army patrol in the Paktia province. That’s near Afghanistan’s eastern border with Pakistan, where the Taliban and their allies are strong. Now, Ben Gilbert accompanied the unit to talks with elders from the village where the patrol was attacked. Download MP3 (photo: Ben Gilbert)Rambo Amadeus
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You might think authoritarian political regimes aren’t very good for art. But Serbian rock star Rambo Amadeus says tyranny gives art purpose and energy. Back in the 90′s, he was a leading cultural critic of Slobodan Milosevic, using music and satire to focus public anger against the Serbian strongman. But now, nearly ten years after the fall of Milosevic, Rambo Amadeus says cultural life in Serbia has run out of steam. Matthew Brunwasser has today’s global hit from Belgrade. Download MP3
The science and ethics of whaling
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The debate over whaling continues to roil international waters. Whaling has largely been banned for almost 25 years but the moratorium is riddled with loopholes and contradictions. In this week’s Science Forum we talk with marine scientist Stephen Palumbi about those contradictions, and some the ethical issues surrounding the whaling debate. Download MP3 (flickr image: glintle)Israel under fire for aid ship attack
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There was increased international criticism today of Israel for its raid on a flotilla of aid ships trying to get relief to Gaza. The raid left nine pro-Palestinian activists dead. Former US diplomat Edward Peck was on one of the ships. He tells anchor Marco Werman about the experience.
Elusive peace
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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Aaron David Miller, an advisor on the Middle East during the past five administrations and author of the book, The Much Too Promised Land: America’s Elusive Search for Arab-Israeli Peace.
New treaty for whaling industry
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The International Whaling Commission meets in Morocco this month to rewrite the international treaty on whaling. As Eric Niiler reports, getting all the parties to agree won’t be easy.
Editor’s note: The description of a high-seas incident in this report was incorrect. Our reporter stated that “Earlier this year, radical environmentalists rammed a Japanese whaling ship.” Video of the incident appears to show that it was the Japanese ship that struck the anti-whaling activists. However each side blames the other for the incident, and videos do not decisively support either claim.
Green Zone handover
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Baghdad’s so-called “Green Zone” has come to symbolize the headquarters for the US-led military occupation of Iraq. Today, Iraqi forces took over control of the security checkpoints into the Green Zone. It’s another step toward US withdrawal from the country. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with George Packer, author “The Assassins’ Gate: America in Iraq.”
Calculating aid for Haiti
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The World’s Clark Boyd reports on a group of volunteer statisticians who are helping aid groups make good decisions about allocating aid to Haiti.
Geo Quiz
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Our daily geography puzzler.
Geo answer
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The answer to today’s Geo Quiz is Reykjavik, Iceland where candidates from the Best Party fared very well in city elections this past weekend. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Einar Benediktsson, an ex-singer with the Sugar Cubes who won a seat in the Reykjavik city council.
Personal soundtracks to war: Specialist Kriegshauser
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Jake Varga continues his listening tour of what US soldiers in Iraq have on their iPods.
Bilingual tots and the language of smell
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We hear from a Jerusalem-based journalist who is sending his kid to Arabic/Hebrew bilingual preschool. Also, a Seattle rabbi visits the Cairo Genizah, and explains why so many sacred Jewish texts were written in Arabic. And we hear from experts at the New York Public Library on the secrets that a book’s smell will reveal to an educated nose. Download MP3
Best Party
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We head to the polls for today’s Geo Quiz. Actually, it’s the voters in the city we’re looking for who headed to the polls, last weekend. They live in a capital city that’s a couple of degrees of latitude outside the Arctic Circle. That makes it the world’s northern-most national capital. Download MP3
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