Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Options for Afghanistan

10 a.m. (ET)

The top U-S commander in Afghanistan warns that without more troops, mission failure is a possibility. Diane and a panel of experts discuss the situation there and the benefits and drawbacks of sending more troops to Afghanistan.

Frans de Waal: "The Age of Empathy" (Harmony Books)

11 a.m. (ET)

Greed is out, empathy is in, says an internationally renowned zoologist. His studies of primates are changing the scientific community's understanding of human nature and offer lessons for a kinder society.

[Frans de Waal answered...

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