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Is There a Case for Military Intervention in Libya?
As the international media focus on Libya's possible civil war, Moammar Gadhafi is secure in Tripoli. What has astonished one reporter is the perception of residents in the capital city, which she describes as "complete denial" that their leader's government is under any real threat at all.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readAs the international media focus on Libya's possible civil war, Moammar Gadhafi is secure in Tripoli. What has astonished one reporter is the perception of residents in the capital city, which she describes as "complete denial" that their leader's government is under any real threat at all. Vivienne Walt arrived for the latest of many visits to Tripoli this past weekend. We speak with Walt and others about the situation in Libya and the case for international military intervention.
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Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Frances Anderton
architecture critic and author
Andrea Brody
Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast
Vivienne Walt
Time magazine
Martin Chulov
The Guardian
Shadi Hamid
Contributing writer,The Atlantic; senior fellow, Brookings Institution; assistant research professor of Islamic studies, Fuller Seminary; co-founder, Wisdom of Crowds, a podcast, newsletter
The full episode
3 of 3A Bountiful City Ballot, but Who's Paying Attention?- 0:00Politics and a Fragile Economy
- 20:38Nearly One in Five Americans Don't Have Enough Food
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