Entire program – December 2, 2009

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Today on The World: President Obama’s Afghanistan strategy gets a hearing on Capitol Hill; 25 years on – a look back at industrial disaster in Bhopal, India; And promoting polygamy in Indonesia.

Making the case for Obama’s Afghanistan plan

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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael Mullen went before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington today. The panel was giving testimony related to President Obama’s plan to send more US troops to Afghanistan. The World’s Jason Margolis reports. Download MP3 (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

• BBC: Taliban defiant over Obama surge
• PBS NewsHour: Analysis of Obama’s speech
• Coverage of the President’s speech on The World

Bhopal disaster: 25 years later

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25 years after the world’s worst industrial accident, The World’s Rhitu Chatterjee looks at the legacy in India of the toxic gas release that likely killed more than 20,000 people. Download MP3

• BBC coverage
• ‘Waiting for justice’ 25 years after Bhopal disaster
• Photo gallery

Peru’s big ‘fat’ lie

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Peru’s police chief has suspended a top investigator for saying he had caught a gang who were murdering people to sell their fat. But the macabre tale now appears to be nothing more than a tall story. The BBC’s Dan Collyns is in Lima and has been following the saga. Download MP3

• BBC coverage
• Jeb Sharp talked with Harvard professor Gary Urton about the claims in Nov

Nortec Collective

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Nortec Collective is a group of experimental artists from Tijuana. Its name refers to its sound, a fusion of Norteño folk music with electronic beats and production. The group’s Grammy-nominated members, Bostich and Fussible, are still obsessed with space-aged innovation from the border. But the group’s latest efforts are taking its sounds a little closer to home. Corey Takahashi has the story. Download MP3 (Photo: Corey Takahashi)

• Video: Interview with Nortec Collective
• Photos: Nortec Collective in concert
• Nortec Collective homepage
• The World’s previous coverage of Nortec Collective

Reactions in Afghanistan

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The top US military commander in Afghanistan spoke to his officers in Kandahar today. General Stanley McChrystal said the new plan is not “the beginning of the end” but rather “the end of the beginning.” Anchor Marco Werman speaks with reporter Ben Gilbert who was in Kandahar today for the general’s speech.

Arab impatience with the Obama strategy

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Now that President Obama has announced his Afghanistan strategy, some in the Arab world are saying they’re like to see some action… on policy in the Middle East. The World’s Aaron Schachter reports from Beirut.

Indonesian polygamy club

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Indonesia allows men to marry more than one woman – but only under strict conditions. So polygamy isn’t that common there. The BBC’S Karishma Vaswani reports on a new controversial “club” that is trying to promote the virtues of polygamy.

Canada withdrawal from Afghanistan

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Canada has been a major contributor of troops to Afghanistan. Correspondent Anita Elash reports on reaction today to President Obama’s speech on an Afghanistan strategy.

Ministering to military families

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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Pastor Chris Phillips about the challenges of ministering to active duty military personnel and their families.

Geo Quiz

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Our daily geography puzzler.

Geo answer

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For today’s Geo Quiz, we were looking for the name of a region in Canada that gave its name to a late 19th century gold rush. The answer is the Klondike in Canada’s Yukon Territory. Mining for gold is still going on there today. Anchor speaks with Mike MacDougal of the Klondike Placer Miners’ Association in Whitehorse.