Monday, February 25, 2002

Drug Trade in Afghanistan

10 a.m. (ET)

A panel talks about the looming drug control crisis created in Afghanistan when the Taliban fell and poor Afghan farmers became relatively free to plant that country's most successful cash crop: poppies for the production of opium.

Invasive Plants

11 a.m. (ET)

Invasive plants infest about one hundred million acres in the U.S. each year, costing American industry billions of dollars. Diane and her guests talk about the risks of invasive weeds and how to identify, prevent, and control them.

The Diane Rehm Show is produced by member-supported WAMU 88.5 in Washington DC.