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Is America Ready for On-Camera Surveillance?

Within hours of Britain's failed car-bomb attacks, closed circuit TV's had provided thousands of hours of videotaped evidence. Also, the western US faces severe weather, and Hamas and a hostage release in Gaza.

By Warren Olney • Jul 5, 2007 • 1h 0m Listen

Within hours of Britain's failed car-bomb attacks, closed circuit TV's had provided thousands of hours of videotaped evidence. How do Londoners feel about that kind of monitoring? Could we do it here? How did so many doctors get radicalized, and what's the affect on other Muslims in the United Kingdom? Also, severe weather predictions for the Western US and, on Reporter's Notebook, a hostage release in Gaza. What's the lesson about Hamas?

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Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Andrea Brody
Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast
Bob Carlson
host and producer, 'UnFictional'
Frances Anderton
architecture critic and author

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Is America Ready for On-Camera Surveillance?

Within hours of Britain's failed car-bomb attacks, closed circuit TV's had provided thousands of hours of videotaped evidence. Also, the western US faces severe weather, and Hamas and a hostage release in Gaza.

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To the Point

Is America Ready for On-Camera Surveillance?

Within hours of Britain's failed car-bomb attacks, closed circuit TV's had provided thousands of hours of videotaped evidence. Also, the western US faces severe weather, and Hamas and a hostage release in Gaza.

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