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Can Deliberate Plane Crashes Be Prevented?
Investigators now say Tuesday's Germanwings airline crash that killed 150 people was a "deliberate" act. The co-pilot locked the pilot out of the cockpit. A mysterious tragedy has now become a criminal case.
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenInvestigators now say Tuesday's Germanwings airline crash that killed 150 people was a "deliberate" act. The co-pilot locked the pilot out of the cockpit. A mysterious tragedy has now become a criminal case.
Also, in the aftermath of the so-called "Arab Spring," instability is producing more violence in a troubled region. Saudi Arabia is leading a bombing campaign in Yemen; and the US has bombed ISIS forces near the Iraqi city of Tikrit. On today's Talking Point, Afghanistan's public diplomacy in Washington and the reality at home.
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3 storiesPilot 'Deliberately' Downed the Germanwings Plane
Tuesday's Germanwings airline crash that killed 150 people is now being investigated as a criminal case. The co-pilot is suspected of intentionally flying the Airbus 320 into a mountain in the French Alps. Speaking through a translator, French Prosecutor Brice Robin announced, "I consider it to be deliberate.
Read the story7 minArab Intervention in Yemen and US Airstrikes in Iraq
Saudi Arabia has begun a bombing campaign against the Houthi rebels in neighboring Yemen, backed by all but one of the other Gulf States and with logistical and intelligence support from the United States. The US has bombed ISIS forces near the Iraqi city of Tikrit .
Read the story33 minCan Diplomatic Fanfare Translate to Long-Term Security in Afghanistan?
Ashraf Ghani has completed his first visit to the United States as Afghanistan's President, cutting a very different figure from his predecessor, Hamid Karzai. But public diplomacy is one thing. Security in a corrupt home country is another.
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