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Democracy or Stability?: Can Egypt Achieve Either?
We look at Egypt's struggle with democracy, the Muslim Brotherhood and military rule, and consider US foreign policy in a Middle East driven by sectarian conflicts.
By Barbara Bogaev • • 51m ListenEgyptian authorities have intensified their crackdown on the organization that backs former President Mohammed Morsi. The interim government has designated the Muslim Brotherhood, a terrorist group. Will this further radicalize the party and destabilize Egypt? How will this play in the region? What role does the US face in the post-Arab Spring resurgence of al Qaeda? Also, JP Morgan Chase will pay $1.7 Billion to settle criminal charges in the Madoff case, and Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca has announced he plans to retire from a department plagued by scandal and a criminal investigation. Who will step in to lead the nation's largest jail system? Barbara Bogaev guest hosts.
Banner image: Supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi protest against the military and interior ministry, while making the four-finger "Rabaa" gesture, at Nasr City district in Cairo January 3, 2014. Photo: Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters
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It's been five years since Bernard Madoff was arrested for running one of the largest Ponzi schemes in US history. Now his primary bank is finally facing its own punishment, of sorts.
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