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What's the Immediate Future of the Middle East?

The Middle East is changing fast, with US influence waning and Iran challenging Israel as a major regional power. We hear about democracy, radical Islam, and anti-Americanism. Should US interests depend more on military action or diplomacy? Plus, Defense Secretary Rumsfeld holds his last town hall session at the Pentagon, and the mock-documentary Borat--and the law.

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By Warren Olney • Dec 8, 2006 • 1h 0m Listen

The Middle East is changing fast, with US influence waning and Iran challenging Israel as a major regional power. We hear about democracy, radical Islam, and anti-Americanism. Should US interests depend more on military action or diplomacy? Plus, Defense Secretary Rumsfeld holds his last town hall session at the Pentagon, and the mock-documentary Borat--and the law.

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