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Pope Benedict XVI apologized for a negative reference in a recent speech to Islam. We'll talk about his speech, his apology, and the ongoing controversy.
Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Professor of Islamic Studies, George Washington University
John Allen, Vatican correspondent, National Catholic Reporter, author of "Conclave" and "All the Pope's Men."
The Very Reverend David O'Connell, president of the Catholic University of America
A second-generation British Muslim accused by the U.S. of being a terrorist provides a first-person account of his experience as a Guantanamo Bay detainee. Reporter Tim Golden, who has written about Moazzam Begg and the prison camp at Guantanamo, also joins Diane.
Moazzam Begg, born and raised in Birmingham, England, where he established an Islamic bookstore and aided in relief efforts in Bosnia and Afghanistan.
Tim Golden, investigative reporter, The New York Times