A New Look for America's Terrorism Interrogations
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President Obama has set up a new team to question terrorist suspects, with less authority for the CIA and more for the White House and the Justice Department. At the same time, more details are being revealed about past abuses, including the use of a gun and a power drill. Will a special prosecutor reopen investigations? Also, industrial agriculture means more food at lower prices than ever before, but are there hidden costs to land, water and even human health? Should Americans be asked to pay more for what's called a "sustainable" system? Could it feed as many people?
Making News
Newly Released Documents Could Lead to Interrogation Prosecutions ()
President Obama has set up a new team to question terrorist suspects, with less authority for the CIA and more for the White House and the Justice Department. At the same time, more details are being revealed about past abuses, including the use of a gun and a power drill. Will a special prosecutor reopen investigations?
Guests:
- Greg Miller: National Security Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, @gregpmiller
- Amrit Singh: Staff Attorney, ACLU
- Phil Giraldi: former Operations Officer, CIA
- Spencer Ackerman: Senior Reporter, Washington Independent
Links:
- Obama on ensuring lawful interrogations
- CIA Director Panetta on release of materials on past interrogations practices
- Nadler (D-NY) on appointment of special prosecutor
- Miller's article on interrogation methods not included in Justice Department memos
- ACLU on accountability for torture
- Ackerman's article on new interagency interrogation force
Main Topic
Is the Ag Industry Making Us Fat and Damaging the Environment? ()
Horror stories about America's food industry go back to Upton Sinclair's novel The Jungle, published in 1906. The current issue of Time magazine concludes that some things have improved a lot in the past 103 years, but that others have gotten worse.
Guests:
- Bryan Walsh: Staff Writer, Time Magazine, @bryanrwalsh
- Joel Salatin: rancher, Polyface Farms
- Tom Field: Director of Producer Education, National Cattlemen's Beef Association
- Roger Johnson: President, National Farmers Union
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