Crisis in Lebanon

Crisis in Lebanon

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with Arab leaders in Rome to discuss conditions that could end the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. We talk about the conflict and prospects for a cease fire.

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with Arab leaders in Rome to discuss conditions that could end the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. We talk about the conflict and prospects for a cease fire.

Guests

Hisham Melhem

Washington bureau chief for Al-Arabiya TV, and Washington correspondent for "An-Nahar"

Richard Murphy

served as U.S. Ambassador to Syria, the Philippines, and Saudi Arabia, and former Assistant Secretary of State for Near East and South Asian Affairs under President Reagan

Theodore Kattouf

served as U.S ambassador to United Arab Emirates and Syria

Shibley Telhami

Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development, University of Maryland, and author of "The Stakes: America in the Middle East" (Westview Press)

Nicholas Burns

Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy and International Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School and former Under Secretary for Political Affairs at the U.S. Department of State

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