Patt Morrison for Friday, June 11, 2010

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Friday, June 11, 2010

1-3 p.m.

 

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1:06 – 1:19

OPEN

 

 

1:21 – 1:39

Arms control for the uncontrollable: Obama policy toward Iran, North Korea & our own arms sales

President Obama has laid out an ambitious vision of a world free of nuclear weapons, and backed up his words by signing a treaty with Russia that drastically reduces the nuclear stockpiles of both countries.  But there’s a lot of work to be done with rogue countries like Iran and North Korea, with American allies like Pakistan with a penchant of spreading around weapons technology, and even in our own backyard.  While the President admonishes countries to cut back on destructive weapons, keep in mind that the U.S. maintains one of the largest caches of biological and chemical weapons and since 2000 has sold more than $124 billion in conventional weapons to armies around the world.  Do the good deeds on arms control start at home?  The Undersecretary of State for Arms Control & International Security talks to Patt about the tricky business of stemming the flow of weapons, big and small, throughout the world.

 

Guests:

Ellen Tauscher, Undersecretary of State for Arms Control & International Security; former Democratic Congresswoman representing California’s 10^th District

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1:41 – 1:58:30

Paradise Beneath Her Feet: How Women Are Transforming the Middle East

Isobel Coleman

Within the ongoing war on terrorism in the Middle East, a quiet revolution of Islamic feminists is unfolding; with both men and women searching for answers to extremists who feel a woman’s role within the religion involves no educational or economic rights.  Isobel Coleman highlights the quest of Islamic feminist activists for change in Paradise beneath her feet: how women are transforming the Middle East.  Coleman cites these efforts towards a more tolerant Islamic community as playing a key role in maintaining stability and decreasing extremism within Muslim countries.  But can a sweeping movement for women’s rights actually end the war on terrorism?  What exactly is the link between economic and political freedom for women and widespread peace and stability in the Middle East?

 

Guest: 

Isobel Coleman, senior fellow for U.S. foreign policy at the Council for Foreign Relations; Director of the Council’s Women and Foreign Policy program. She has co-authored a variety of books, including Strategic Foreign Assistance: Civil Society in International Security.

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2:06 – 2:30

To Infinity and Beyond! The Chief of NASA talks space exploration.

No return to the moon; unmanned trips to Mars; the possibility of private companies launching government payloads on commercial rockets--what has the U.S. space program come to?  The United States’ space program has always been notable, but the Obama Administration is making some major changes including shutting down the moon shuttle program, Constellation. NASA’s new direction seems to be pointing toward more research heavy and un-manned space exploration. Budget constraints have forced the scaling down of the big dreams and ambitions of NASA, but can man still make an impact in space with limited funds?  What does it all mean for the space program? NASA Administrator Charles Bolden is here to discuss the new budget, research programs and the future of NASA.

 

Guest:

Charles Bolden, NASA Administrator; former astronaut and Major General in the U.S. Marine Corps

ON TAPE

 

 

2:30 – 2:39

OPEN

 

 

2:41 – 2:58:30

The big business of video games: gamers converge on the E3 conference

 

Guests:

TBD

 

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