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Four years after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, we look at what is known about the funding source for terror networks. And why some experts worry about an extensive New Economy of Terror that is blurring the lines between legitimate and illegitimate businesses.
Loretta Napoleoni, author of "Terror Incorporated: Tracing the Dollars Behind The Terror Networks" (Seven Stories)
Dennis Lormel, Senior Vice President, Corporate Risk International; former head of Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Terrorist Financing Operations Section
Douglas Farah, Former West Africa Bureau Chief, Washington Post; Consultant on terror finance, Coalition for International Justice and NEFA Foundation
A secret memo from the office of prime minister Tony Blair - written in July 2002 but leaked to the British press earlier this month - calls into question the Bush administration’s motive for war in Iraq. We look at its current significance, and why the memo has received minimal press coverage here in the U.S.
Michael Binyon, Editorial Writer and Foreign Affairs Specialist for The London Times
Walter Pincus, National Security Affairs writer for The Washington Post
Danielle Pletka, Vice President of Foreign and Defense Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute
Some analysts say the fastest growing format of newspapers in the America is the free tabloid. With the Examiner and the Express in our own backyard, we look at the changing nature of journalism, and how Washington residents are getting their news.
Rem Rieder, Editor and Senior Vice President, American Journalism Review
Matt Welch, Associate Editor, Reason magazine; columnist, Canada's National Post
Chris Baker, media reporter and columnist, Washington Times
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