September 15 - Divisions in Iran's Ruling Elite; Developing Economies Propping up Europe and the U.S.?; Who Will Win the Pro-Israel Vote?

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Part 1	We begin with an analysis of the political divisions within the Iranian ruling elite made apparent by the rebuke to President Ahmadinejad, who on the eve of his trip to the U.N., announced the release of two Americans held captive only to be overruled by the Supreme Leader. Nader Hashimi, the author of “The People Reloaded; The Green Movement and the Struggle for Iran’s Future” joins us.
Part 2	Then we get an update on the Eurocrisis from Matias Vernengo, professor of Economics at the University of Utah who has just returned from Geneva where he was working for the U.N. Development Program. We examine the paradox of developing countries like China and Brazil propping up the sick economies of Europe and the United States as well as try to find out whether the Europeans will get their act together before the Eurozone crashes.
Part 3	Then finally, following the recent defeat of a pro-Israel Orthodox Jew running for a safe Democratic Congressional seat who was defeated by an even more pro-Israel Republican TV producer of the "Jerry Springer Show", we look into whether the perception that Republicans are more staunch allies of Israel than Democrats will play out in the 2012 election and effect what is expected to be a close Presidential race. M.J. Rosenberg who worked for 15 years on Capitol Hill for a number of Congressmen and Senators and used to work for AIPAC, joins us.