Derek Leebaert examines the psychological, moral and financial cost of winning the cold war in his book The Fifty Year Wound.  We will also discuss whether or not the events of September 11 were a direct legacy of the cold war. 

Tue. July 2
Topic: The International Criminal Court Comes Into Force
Guests: Donald Kraus, Executive Director, USA for the International Criminal Court
               Lee Casey, attorney specializing in International Law

24 hours ago, on July 1, the International Criminal Court began its work. The Court will complement existing national judicial systems and step in only if national courts are unwilling or unable to investigate or prosecute such crimes. The ICC will also help defend the rights of those, such as women and children, who have often had little recourse to justice. We will discuss the first cases to be tried. 

Wed. July 3
Topic: Is American Democracy Being Eroded?
Guests: Peter Raven-Hansen, Prof. of Law, George Washington Univ. Law School
               Timothy Lynch, Director, Project on Criminal Justice, CATO Institute

The Justice Department has argued that enemy combatants do not have the right to a lawyer, and the Supreme Court ruled that police officers can search and question passengers on public buses. The recent rulings have Constitutional scholars debating the issue of whether Americans are losing some vital elements that made their democracy.

Thr. July 4
Topic: USA Birthday Special
Guest: Bill Line, spokesman, US Park Service

Host Rick Pantaleo and guest Bill Line take our listeners on a tour of some of the most famous monuments in Washington and how the commemorate the founding of the United States.

Fr. July 5
Topic: Preview of International AIDS Conf.
Guests:  David Bryden, Co-Director of Global AIDS Alliance 
               TBA, representative of National Association of People With AIDS

In June of 1981, scientists in the US reported the first clinical evidence of
AIDS. Approximately 22 million people have since died and 36 million people are
currently living with AIDS. As the World AIDS Conf. gets ready to open in
Barcelona, Spain our guests will discuss the impact of this disease and why
after 20 years it just seems to be getting worse.