Whatever Happened to the Peace Process?

10/23/2004

While the world’s media have largely focused on Iraq and the elections of late, Yassir Arafat remains holed up in Ramallah, abandoned by the world, having lost credibility even among allies.

Meanwhile the Palestinian people suffer as a result of the Intifada, their economy is in shambles and assassinations of moderate Palestinians who want peace by other Palestinian groups is common. So where does the peace process go from here? Clarence Wagner from Bridges for Peace guests from his home in Jerusalem.

John’s boralogue features Mad Mad World clips of the two candidates for president and President Bush’s gaff about the safety of Canadian vaccines. The last segment of our show airs clips of conservative talk show hosts and demonstrates how even conservatives are being taken in by consensus and the lack of critical thinking when it comes to the Patriot Act.

 

Want more resources on these topics? Here are some previous programs you might find interesting:

• Restarting a Non-Existent Peace Process
• Not So Civil War
• The Law of the Seas Treaty
• It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World
• Red Herring
• Actions Speak Different Than Words
• So what is all this flap about the June 1967 borders for Israel?
• Checking the Fact Checkers
• Truth, Justice, and the American Way
• Land of Prophecy
• The Great Straddle