Entire program – July 15, 2009

Today on The World: A group of Israeli soldiers accuse their country of using excessive force against Palestinians in the Gaza War; Also, part two in our series on the Taliban…today how Pakistan has turned against the movement it once supported; And we explore why Bruce Springsteen and Madonna are so popular in Italy.
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Report calls Israel reckless in Gaza War

An organization made up of Israeli soldiers critical of their country’s policies toward Palestinians has released a report saying Israel used excessive force in the Gaza War. The World’s Matthew Bell has details.
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More on the Gaza conflict

Targeted killings

Anchor Jeb Sharp talks with Professor Amos Guiora, former legal advisor to the Israeli Defense Forces’ commander in the Gaza strip, about the legal complexities surrounding the targeted killing of suspected terrorists.
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Professor Guiora’s article in Foreign Policy

Going after hi-tech piracy

Cyrus Farivar reports on a new type of political party that’s springing up in countries across Europe. The Pirate Party wants to reform intellectual property law in the cyber world, and membership is growing.
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Nokia accused of taking sides in Iran

Opposition supporters in Iran have accused cell phone giant Nokia of helping the government eavesdrop on citizen cell phone calls as part of its crackdown during anti-government protests last month. Anchor Jeb Sharp gets the story from correspondent Saeed Kamali Dehghan in Tehran. Listen

Spy crackdown in Lebanon

Lebanon has been rocked by an espionage scandal. The country has arrested scores of its own citizens on charges of spying for Israel. As The World’s Aaron Schachter reports, Lebanese feel betrayed – and baffled – by the revelations.
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Pakistan vs the Taliban

In Part Two of our series on the Taliban, Charles Sennott reports on Pakistan’s new internal war on terror, and how the country has turned against the movement it once supported.
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Inside the Taliban

Taliban insurgency

Geo Quiz

We hear from listeners who questioned last week’s Geo Quiz answer that gave the name of the seven countries referred to as the “stans”. Could there be more? For today’s geo quiz we’re telling the tale of solo sailor Zac Sunderland who’s one day away from completing his sailing journey around the world…and we want to know how many miles made up his journey.
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Geo answer

We speak with sailor Zac Sunderland about his year-long adventure sailing around the world. He’s one day away from completing his trip…logging about 25,000 miles…the answer to our Geo Quiz.
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Geo Quiz archive

British hiker found alive after two week search

Anchor Jeb Sharp speaks with the BBC’s Nick Bryant about the case of missing 19-year-old hiker British backpacker Jamie Neale, who was found alive and well today in the Australian bush nearly two weeks after he went missing.
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Global Hit: Bruce Springsteen and Madonna

Music icons Bruce Springsteen and Madonna are taking Europe by storm. Anchor Jeb Sharp speaks with Italian journalist Beppe Severgnini about their appeal among Italian fans.

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