RE: Patt Morrison for Wednesday, 11/9/2011

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

1-3 p.m.

 

CALL-IN @ 866-893-5722, 866-893-KPCC; OR JOIN THE CONVERSATION ONLINE ON THE PATT MORRISON BLOG AT KPCC-DOT-ORG

 

 

GUEST HOST DAVID LAZARUS, IN FOR PATT MORRISON

 

1:06 – 1:39 OPEN

 

1:41:30 – 1:58:30

If Iran is building a nuclear bomb, what action should the U.S. take, if any?

A comprehensive report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which relied on satellite photos and intelligence, shows credible evidence that Iran is attempting to make a nuclear explosive device. Iranian officials deny the charge and claim the evidence is fabricated and have discredited the report as propaganda. The executive director of the American Jewish Committee, David Harris, warns that the situation “demands immediate, coordinated, international action.” The accusation that Iran is trying to create a nuclear bomb is not new and the U.S. has issued sanctions against the country for years, but should more action be taken?  Both the Bush and Obama administrations have argued that an airstrike wouldn’t be effective and would run the risk of pushing Iran’s nuclear program further underground. A top Iranian official said that any military action toward Iran would make a battlefield of Europe and the United States.  Both Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Florida), chairwoman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee have Iran squarely on their radar and are investigating options. What impact will the IAEA’s report have on the United States’ policy on Iran? How will Israel’s plea for action inter into the mix? Does this report highlight a real and imminent threat or is it being used as a build-up to military action?

 

Guests:

David Harris, executive director, American Jewish Committee
Daniel L. Byman, Director of Research, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Saban Center for Middle East Policy

• Daniel Byman focuses on counterterrorism and Middle East security. He is also a professor at Georgetown University's Security Studies Program. He served as a staff member on the 9/11 Commission and worked for the U.S. government. His most recent book is A High Price: The Triumphs and Failures of Israeli Counterterrorism.

2:06 – 2:39

Ask the Chief: L.A.’s top cop Charlie Beck takes your questions

Prison realignment programs started October 1^st, with low-level felons shifted from state to local control, putting a frown on LAPD Chief Beck’s face. He is concerned about stress on resources and risk to the general population, anticipating that 4,000 early release ex-convicts will be walking Los Angeles streets. To counter the move, he has transferred 150 cops from patrol and other assignments to deal with the fallout. Exacerbating the problem of keeping the peace is the theft of 30 weapons from an LAPD storage facility,  only three of which have been recovered. And Occupy L.A. protests have claimed his attention as the LAPD works to keep order and avoid the kind of confrontation and violence that have plagued other cities. In the middle of a busy month, Chief Beck joins us for our regular Q&A on these issues and more.

 

Guest:

Charlie Beck, Chief, Los Angeles Police Department

 

2:41:30 – 2:58:30 OPEN