April 12 - Dangerous Truths Drip Out About Troubled California Nuclear Plant; Avoiding War With Iran; How to Stop the Killing in Syria

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Part 1	We begin with one of the nation’s foremost experts on electrical power and energy David Freeman who has been inspecting the nuclear power plant at San Onofre, north of San Diego, which is leaking radiation and in his opinion should remain shut down. The former head of the Tennessee Valley Authority, New York Power, the Los Angeles DWP and the State Energy Czar who rescued California from the predations of Enron and company, David Freeman is the author of “Winning Our Energy Independence: An Energy Insider Shows How”.
Part 2	Then we assess the upcoming talks this weekend between the P5+1 and Iran which might provide a diplomatic alternative to the impasse over Iran’s nuclear program that threatens to lead to war and a global energy crisis. The co-founder and president of the National Iranian American Council, Dr. Trita Parsi discusses possible areas of agreement to avoid war, given that there is no agreement even among the P5+1 itself on how to proceed.
Part 3	Then finally we examine the fragile ceasefire that began today in Syria and discuss the stalemate between the Syrian rebels and the Assad regime, neither of whom can win in a civil war that is fast becoming a proxy war. Asli Bali, a professor at the UCLA School of Law who specializes in International Human Rights and the Laws of War, joins us. She had an article in Wednesday’s New York Times, “To Stop the Killing, Deal With Assad”.
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