An In-Depth Interview With Former President Carter

President Jimmy Carter discussed the Middle East in an interview in St. Louis last week. He lays out the history and the current issues surrounding the conflict in detail. He also talks about the book We Can Have Peace In the Holy Land: A Plan That Will Work. He explains why diplomacy (the willingness to talk and to have contacts with other nations...even with enemies) is so important.

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Review of the Book, We Can Have Peace In the Holy Land: A Plan That Will Work.

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A Discussion from Democracy Now

Bush Administration Stalling Causes the Deaths of At Least 650 U.S. Troops

Pentagon Refused To Provide Troops With The Armored Vehicles That They Needed

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The MRAP (Mine Resistant, Ambush Protected) Armored Vehicle

Despite being aware of the MRAP vehicles and the protection that the vehicles offered, the civilian leadership in the Pentagon refused to provide U.S. troops with the units until recently. If U.S. soldiers had these vehicles a few years ago, when they were requested, hundreds of lives could have been saved. Instead, U.S. troops were sent to Iraq with Humvees that lacked basic protection.

Listen to Story and Interview with Blake Morrison (USA Today writer and author of MRAP report), Courtesy of KMOX Radio.

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