Conflict

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2000-05-29/jim-lehrer-special-prisoner-random-house-rebroadcast

Jim Lehrer: "The Special Prisoner" (Random House) (Rebroadcast)

May 29, 2000

Journalist Jim Lehrer, host of the PBS NewsHour, discusses his latest novel. It's the story of a man who survives a brutal Japanese prisoner of war camp during World War II. Years later, he is forced to confront his painful memories when...

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2000-05-26/james-bradley-flags-our-fathers-bantam

James Bradley: "Flags of Our Fathers" (Bantam)

May 26, 2000

One of the most unforgettable images from World War II is the photograph of six young soldiers raising the American flag on Iwo Jima. James Bradley is the son of one of the men in the photo. He tells his father's story and the stories of...

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2000-05-22/sierra-leone

Sierra Leone

May 22, 2000

Violence has once again taken hold of the West African nation of Sierra Leone. A panel talks about conflicting perceptions of Sierra Leone's problems, what went wrong this time around, and what actions by the international community could...

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2000-05-03/jim-lehrer-special-prisoner-random-house

Jim Lehrer: "The Special Prisoner" (Random House)

May 3, 2000

Journalist Jim Lehrer, host of the PBS NewsHour, discusses his latest novel. It's the story of a man who survives a brutal Japanese prisoner of war camp during World War II. Years later, he is forced to confront his painful memories when...

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2000-04-27/evan-connell-deus-lo-volt-counterpoint

Evan Connell: "Deus Lo Volt!" (Counterpoint)

April 27, 2000

Novelist Evan Connell goes back nearly a thousand years to bring the Crusades back to life in his new novel. "Deus lo volt!" ("God wills it!") was the cry of the men who set out from Europe to capture the Holy Land.

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Rampage Killings

April 19, 2000

Last week the New York Times ran a five-part series on so-called "rampage" killings -- statistically rare but lethal outbursts that differ from the vast majority of homicides in the number of people killed, the higher likelihood of...

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2000-03-13/gun-safety-technology

Gun Safety Technology

March 13, 2000

Following the recent fatal shooting incidents in Michigan and Pennsylvania, a discussion of various gun safety proposals that rely on technology, from childproof trigger locks to "smart guns" that can be fired only by their owners.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2000-03-10/robert-kaplan-coming-anarchy-random-house

Robert Kaplan: "The Coming Anarchy" (Random House)

March 10, 2000

Author Robert Kaplan discusses his concerns over how international relations and America's place in the world will play out in this new century. In his book, he suggests that the world could even be on the brink of a second Cold War.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2000-02-28/peacekeeping-mission-kosovo

Peacekeeping Mission in Kosovo

February 28, 2000

The NATO-led peacekeeping force in Kosovo is struggling to control a potentially explosive situation in Mitrovica, a city in the northern part of Kosovo. The deaths of several civilians and confrontations between peacekeepers and residents...

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2000-02-21/loung-ung-first-they-killed-my-father-harper-collins

Loung Ung: "First They Killed My Father" (Harper Collins)

February 21, 2000

Twenty-five years ago, Loung Ung was a happy, outgoing five-year-old girl living with her family in Cambodia's capital city. But everything changed when the brutal Khmer Rouge regime came to power. Her book tells the story of what happened...

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