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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.

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    By Warren Olney • Mar 26, 2015 • 52m Listen

    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.

    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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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Sáša Woodruff

      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Mike Kessler

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