July 21 - Anxiety in Kabul as U.S. Begins Withdrawal; Grover Norquist the No-Tax Eminence Grise ; The Triple Agent

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Part 1	We begin with long-time Afghan observer Thomas Barfield, the author of “Afghanistan: A Cultural and Political History.” He is in Kabul where there is growing apprehension as the withdrawal of US and NATO troops begins, that the Taliban will take over. We discuss the possible scenarios that might follow and the regional players who could fill the vacuum.
Part 2	Then we examine the power of Grover Norquist who has 95% of Republican lawmakers signed on to his no-tax pledge and when he even suggested that not extending the Bush tax cuts might not be a tax increase, he set of a firestorm forcing a quick retraction. Michael Ettlinger, who is Vice President for Economic Policy at the Center For American Progress joins us. We try to find out why this obscure Washington power player has so much influence and who his financial backers are.
Part 3	Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Joby Warrick who covers national security for the Washington Post joins us. He is the author of a new book, “The Triple Agent: The Al Qaeda Mole Who Infiltrated the CIA.” We look into the shocking story he has uncovered that led to one of the greatest disasters in the CIA’s history.