June 21 - Afghanistan Troop Pull-Out(?) in Perspective; Defend Muslims, Defend America; Nuclear Power Now

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Part 1

The former Vice-Chair of the National Intelligence Council at the CIA who served as CIA Station Chief in Kabul Graham Fuller joins us to discuss the President's address on Afghanistan tomorrow where he is expected to announce the withdrawal of 10,000 troops from a war the American people increasingly see as a lost cause. Graham Fuller  

Part 2

Azziz Huq who wrote an op-ed in Monday's New York Times "Defend Muslims, Defend America" joins us to discuss the racist paranoia behind the ludicrous rash of bills in State Legislatures banning Sharia Law, following the lead of Oklahoma. In addition to the obvious insult to American core values and a violation of the First Amendment, we examine the consequences of these discriminatory laws in terms of their adverse effect on national security. Aziz Huq  

Part 3

With two Nebraska nuclear plants threatened by the rising Missouri River, we will look into nulear safety in the U.S. following the recent disasters in Japan and an expose by the AP accusing the Nuclear Regulatory Commission of weakening safety rules to keep America's aging reactors operating. The president of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research Arjun Makhajani joins us. Arjun Makhijani