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Show:
Counterpoint
Original Aired:
Monday, April 12th, 2010
8:11PM to 10:01PM
Duration:
1 hour, 50 minutes
Posted:
Monday, April 12th, 2010 8:05PM
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Episode: 04.12.10: Counterpoint host Scott Harris interviews on Obama order to assassinate a U.S. citizen; the flaws in the U.S.-Russian nuclear weapons START agreement; Court decision against net neutrality; effort to close Indian Point nuclear plants in NY
Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris heard every Monday on WPKN 89.5 FM,Bridgeport, CT and WPKM 88.7 FM Montauk, NY between 8:00-10:00 pm ET. Webstreaming at http://wpkn.org
1) Emily Berman, Counsel at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, discusses the constitutional issues invloved in President Obama's authorization for the CIA to assassinate suspected terrorist Anwar al-Alwaki, a U.S. citizen believed to be living in Yemen.
2) Stephen Young, Washington Representative & Senior Analyst, with the Union of Concerned Scientists' Global Security Program examines the pros and cons of the recently signed START agreement with Russia, and Obama's Nuclear Posture Review, changing U.S. policy governing the use of nuclear weapons.
3) Craig Aaron, Senior Program Director with the media democracy group Free Press, assesses the recent D.C. Circuit Court decision on Net Neutrality and the strategy for free internet advocates going forward.
4) Susan Shapiro, founding board member of the Indian Point Safe Energy Coalition discusses recent developments in the campaign to deny a NRC license renewal to the Indian Point nuclear power plants in Buchanan, New York.
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Show: Counterpoint
Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris heard every Monday on WPKN 89.5 FM,Bridgeport, CT and WPKM 88.7 FM Montauk, NY between 8:00-10:00 pm ET. Webstreaming at http://wpkn.org