What’s Become of the Neoconservative Movement?

What’s become of the neoconservative movement that was in ascendancy during the first term of the George W. Bush administration.

Reporting from Forgotten Latin America

Gerry Hadden has just published a new book titled “Never The Hope Itself: Love and Ghosts in Latin America and Haiti.”

Bin Laden’s death – professional and personal significance

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Ted Olson was former Solicitor General under President George W.Bush. His wife Barbara was on-board American Airlines flight 77, which was flown into the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. He speaks with anchor Lisa Mullins about his reaction to news that Bin Laden is now dead. Download MP3

Review for Guantanamo detainees

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The White House is drafting an executive order for President Obama on Guantanamo. The order would formalize the indefinite detention without trial of some Guantanamo detainees, while setting up a system of periodic reviews of their cases. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Lt. Col David Frakt of the US Air Force Reserve JAG Corps. Frakt says the order might allow some detainees to effectively challenge their incarceration. Download MP3

Ghailani verdict welcomed abroad

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The first Guantanamo bay detainee to face a civilian court in America has been cleared of all but one of the 281 charges he faced. Critics in the U.S. say it shows President Obama’s policy of moving terrorism suspects into the civilian system isn’t working. But in other parts of the world, the verdict and Obama’s policy are being welcomed. Correspondent Laura Lynch has the story. Download MP3 (Courtroom sketch: Shirley Shepard)

UK to compensate former Guantanamo detainees

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Around a dozen men who accused British security forces of colluding in their transfer overseas are to get millions in compensation from the UK government. Some of the men, who are all British citizens or residents, were detained at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba. At least six of them alleged UK forces were complicit in their torture before they arrived at Guantanamo.Gerry Hadden reports. (Photo: Katy Clark) Download MP3
From the archives: Katy Clark’s Guantanamo coverage (2002-2009)

Inside the Sunni Awakening in Iraq

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A new BBC documentary tells the story of Iraq after the 2003 invasion. Marco Werman speaks with producer, Sam Collyns, about the part of the program focusing on Iraq’s “Awakening” movement. That’s when Sunni Arabs turned against their former al-Qaeda allies and sided with the US-led Coalition. Download MP3
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Obama’s new words, Avatar in the Amazon and a Chinese satire

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As Obama enters the second year of his presidency, he’s dropped some expressions — “war on terror”, “Af-Pak”, even “Middle East”. His administration has invented a few too: “remotedly piloted aircraft” (drones) and “overseas contingency operations” (wars). Also, a special screening of Avatar in Ecuador for indigenous groups. What did these Shuar and Achuar speakers think of Avatar’s invented language, Na’vi? Finally, a new online satirical movie is all the rage in China. It features a Chinese double-entendre phrase aimed at avoiding government censorship. The movie also includes a fantastic “I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore!” rant.
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Obama and Africa

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Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Jendayi Frazer, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs under President Bush, about where Africa lands on the priority list for the Obama Administration.

Pentagon still kicking out linguists, Ukraine’s Soviet names, and a banquet of foreign idioms

In the lastest podcast, the Obama Administration is moving to boost foreign language speakers at the State Department and the CIA. But at the Pentagon there’s a problem: the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy has resulted in early discharge for more than 300 linguists, including 60 Arabic speakers. Also today, Ukraine wants to change the names of cities named after Soviet heroes, many of them Russian. And a conversation with Jag Bhalla, collector of foreign language idioms. Listen to The World in Words Podcast