Patt Morrison Fri, 9/12

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Friday, September 12, 2008

1-3 p.m.

 

 

*DAVID LAZARUS GUESTS HOSTS; CONSUMER CONFIDENTAL COLUMNIST FOR LA TIMES

1:00 – 1:40

OPEN

 

 

 

1:40 – 2:00

Chasing Al Qaeda Across the Border

For too long, American forces have complained that when they pursue Al Qaeda and Taliban forces in the frontier area between Pakistan and Afghanistan, the enemy escapes across the border and returns to fight another day. At the same time, the Pakistani government often complains that the US has violated its sovereignty and bombed targets in its territory. The US denies this and Bush has called Pakistan a key ally. But now reports are surfacing that last July President Bush secretly approved US military raids inside Pakistan. What will this do to US-Pakistani relations? And is there any way for the US to defeat the Taliban without violating Pakistani territory?

 

Guests:

Marvin Weinbaum, Scholar in Residence, Middle East Institute, Former Afghanistan and Pakistan Analyst at the Bureau of Intelligence Research at the US Department of State.

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Larry Goodson, Ph.D, Director of Middle East Studies at the Army War College, the Department of National Security and Strategy

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2:00 – 2:30

Veggie-burger vs. Beef-burger? What's best for the planet?

Not eating meat just one day a week might be a more effective way to reduce your carbon footprint than buying that new Prius —and much cheaper. Don’t believe it? Consider these numbers: livestock farming generates 18% of the globe's green house gas emissions while transportation is the cause of just 13%.  And nearly one-third of the earth’s land mass is devoted to raising animals for food, often resulting in deforestation and increase in warming.  Still, critics argue personal actions can be nowhere near as effective as political changes. Join guest-host David Lazarus as he debates animal versus vegetable.

 

Guests:

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Rajendra Pachauri: Chairman, UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. He is urging people around the world to cut back on meat consumption in order to combat climate change.

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Gidon Eshel: Bard Center Fellow, Div. of Science, Mathematics and Computing at Bard College at Simon's Rock

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Eshel estimated that if every American reduced meat consumption by just 20%, the greenhouse gas savings would be the same as if we al switched from a normal sedan to a hybrid prius.

 

 

 

2:30 – 3:00

OPEN