Coughlin, author of Saddam: King of Terror, examines Saddam’s changing relationship with the western powers. He also will discuss Saddam’s alleged connections to the CIA in the 1950’s, and to U.S. support during the Iran-Iraq was as well as what it will take to bring down his regime.

Tue. Nov.12
Topic: Assessing Terrorist Threats in the Balkans and Southeast Europe
Guests: Col. Stephen Ross Norton, U.S. Army Retired, Senior Policy Advisor for the Western Policy Center
 Damjan de Krnjevic-Miskovic, writes for the Russian daily Izvestia and is Assistant Managing Editor of The National Interest

Russian and Yugoslav intelligence sources claim that more than 150 Islamic radicals from more than 50 countries held a secret congress in Bosnia and Herzegovina this past October. According to these sources, the Islamists declared jihad on the “European race.” Our guests will discuss what is known about this meeting and what the powers of the West need to prepare for.

Wed. Nov.13
Topic: Micro-Credit Summit +5
Guests: Sam Daley-Harris, Director MicroCredit Campaign
 TBA

The Microcredit Summit+5, will challenge world leaders and donor agency heads to reevaluate their poverty reduction strategies in light of microcredit’s impact on absolute poverty. 

Thr. Nov.14
Topic: Reagan’s Triumph Over Communism
Guest: Peter Schweizer, fellow at the Hoover Institute on War, Revolution, and Peace, Stanford Univ.

In his book, Reagan’s War, Schweizer details how Ronald Reagan personally mapped out and directed a successful campaign to bankrupt the Soviet Union and wage an all-out economic and political was against Moscow.

Fri. Nov.15
Topic: Does Islam Need Reformation
Guests: Raswan Masmoudi, Executive Director Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy
 TBA

Reformists stress the need for the continuity of basic Islamic principles but believe that Islamic law is historically conditioned and needs to be reinterpreted in light of the changing needs of modern society.  Our guests will discuss how and if reform of any kind is possible in the Islamic world.