Wednesday October 11, 2006
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With reactions to North Korea's reported nuclear test still unfolding, Diane and her guests talk about Iran: its nuclear ambitions, its government, and how the U.S. and the rest of the world are dealing with the threat Iran may pose.
Scott Ritter, a top UN weapons inspector in Iraq between 1991 and 1998. He is a former Marine and the author of many books, including "Iraq Confidential."
Robert Kagan, senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, monthly world affairs columnist for "The Washington Post," and author of "Dangerous Nation."
David Albright, former U.N. nuclear weapons inspector and president of the Institute for Science and International Security
Keeping up with the news, while keeping your sanity.
Dr. Jerilyn Ross, director of the Ross Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders, president of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, author "Triumph Over Fear"
Susan Moeller, director, International Center for Media and the Public Agenda and associate professor, Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland, College Park. Author of "Compassion Fatigue: How the Media Sell Disease, Famine, War and Death."
Dr. Marc Siegel, practicing internist, associate professor and fellow in the Master Scholars Society at New York University School of Medicine; columnist, "Los Angeles Times;" author of "False Alarm: The Truth About the Epidemic of Fear" and "Bird Flu: Everything you need to know about the next Pandemic"