Friday News Roundup - Hour 2

Friday News Roundup - Hour 2

Riot police in Bahrain attack protesters calling for political reform. Anti-government demonstrations escalate elsewhere in the Middle East. And suspected drug cartel gunmen shoot two U.S. immigration agents in Mexico. A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week's top international news stories.

Riot police in Bahrain attack protesters calling for political reform. Anti-government demonstrations escalate elsewhere in the Middle East. And suspected drug cartel gunmen shoot two U.S. immigration agents in Mexico. A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week's top international news stories.

Guests

Abderrahim Foukara

Washington bureau chief of Al Jazeera Arabic.

Susan Glasser

editor-in-chief, Foreign Policy.

David Sanger

chief Washington correspondent for The New York Times; a co-author of The New York Times' first e-book, "Open Secrets: WikiLeaks, War and American Diplomacy," available January 31.

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I am no fan of Berlusconi and I hope justice prevails..but I find it interesting that the Europeans were so quick to forgive director Roman Polanski yet now want to prosecute Berlusconi. Could there be some politics involved here? I also find it interesting that the Europeans look down on our American "Puritan" ways yet now they have 2 sex scandals of their own...this one and the Assange scandal.

February 18, 2011 - 12:09 pm

Love the show.
I'd like to hear an explanation of the diplomatic problems between USA and Argentina over the past week. Thanks.

February 18, 2011 - 12:38 pm

During the 2007-08 academic year, I was in Bahrain as a Fulbright Scholar. I am surprised at the strength of the resolve of the protestors because, while I was there, frequent small demonstrations occurred regularly in the majority Shi'ite areas, but never seemed to gain any traction. Even at the University, where students were treated as children, with library, gymnasium, and student center doors closed and locked evenings, nights, and weekends because of past protests, there was hardly a complaint heard. The present action, regrettable for the loss of life and the injuries to so many, shows much more spirit than I saw in my year there.

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February 18, 2011 - 12:39 pm

diane,
can a discussion emerge regarding wiki-empact on recent eastern and north african events? what a contradiction to H. Clintons comments about information freedom.
american society is not imune from from protests relating to repression, recession and ideological passing of the batton in political parties.

i hope efforts to eliminate npr funding is reconcidered. truely unique for journalism. good luck.

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