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Paul Bremer, the Chairperson of the National Commission on Terrorism and the Provisional Coalition Administrator of Iraq joins Ghida Fakhry to discuss US intelligence in the leadup to the 9/11 attacks and how the US responded. Bremer also talks about the legacy of the US war in Iraq.

The US administration is expected to formalize the end of Washington's combat mission in Iraq by the end of the year, shifting to what US officials say will be the training and advising of Iraqi forces. There are currently an estimated 2,500 U.S. troops still in Iraq.

But following the US’ troop pullout from Afghanistan at the end of August and the ensuing total collapse of the Afghan government, some Iraqis are wary about what the US troop withdrawal could mean for their country. In this episode, we look back at the legacy of the US occupation and the decisions made by the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA), established in the aftermath of the invasion in March of 2003, to rule Iraq.

Guests:

Paul Bremer

Provisional Coalition Administrator of Iraq (2003)

Anthony Zinni

Commander in Chief of the US Central Command (1997-2000)

The world changed on September 11, 2001 after the attacks on the United States. In this one-hour special, Inside America looks back at what happened, how the US responded and the legacy of its so-called ‘war on terror’.

Guests:

Paul Bremer- Chairman of the National Commission on Terrorism (2010)

Richard Ben-Veniste- Member of the 9/11 Commission

Imraan Siddiqi- Executive Director of Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) in Washington State

Philip Alston- Former UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions & Director of New York University School of Law’s Center for Human Rights and Global Justice

Mansoor Adayfi- Former Guantanamo Bay Prison Detainee and author of “Don't Forget Us Here”

John Kiriakou- Former CIA officer who was the first US government official to confirm that the agency waterboarded detainees

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US President Dwight Eisenhower warned of the military-industrial complex 60 years ago. But have his words fallen on deaf ears? Inside America host Ghida Fakhry gives us her take in this week’s In Short.

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It’s been hyped as the end of the forever war. Twenty years after the attacks of September 11th, President Joe Biden says he pulled the last US troops out of Afghanistan. But as the United States considers the future of its counter terrorism strategy, the violence and human tragedies of war may be far from over.

Guests:

Matthew Hoh- Iraq War veteran and a former US State Department official who resigned in protest over the escalation of the war in Afghanistan in 2009. He is now a senior fellow emeritus with Center for International Policy

Don Hepburn- Former senior intelligence service officer with the CIA who served in Afghanistan. He also held senior positions in the FBI

Hassan El-Tayyab- Legislative Director for Middle East Policy with the Friends Committee on National Legislation

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As the US ended its 20-year war in Afghanistan, leaving the country under Taliban control, lawmakers in Washington sounded off against the Biden administration’s handling of the US withdrawal.

The commando-style execution of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse three weeks ago has plunged Haiti into even deeper political turmoil, as the United States and other Western powers weigh their optio

ns and consider ways to stabilize a country engulfed in yet another acute crisis.

Guests:

Raoul Peck- Haitian filmmaker who directed the Oscar-nominated documentary “I am Not Your Negro” and the HBO documentary series “Exterminate All the Brutes”. He was Haiti’s Minister of Culture from 1996 to 1997 under President Aristide.

Jemima Pierre- Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology and the Department of African American Studies at The University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) & Haiti/Americas Coordinator with The Black Alliance for Peace

Jonathan Myerson Katz- Journalist and author of “The Big Truck That Went By: How the World Came to Save Haiti and Left Behind a Disaster”. His upcoming book, “Gangsters of Capitalism: General Smedley Butler and the Making and Breaking of American Empire” will be released in January.

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Is the debate over Critical Race Theory deepening societal rifts in the US? Inside America host Ghida Fakhry gives us her take in this week’s In Short.

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A political fight is heating up in the US, as Republican-led states ban Critical Race Theory in American schools.

More than 20 states have passed or introduced legislation restricting what educators can teach about racism and other ‘divisive concepts’. Teachers’ unions are preparing for legal battles. Parents are flooding school board meetings, charging teachers with discrimination.

Why has a decades-old academic framework that analyses the ongoing impact of systemic racism on the country’s laws and institutions become a political flashpoint in America’s culture war? And what are the long-term impacts on free speech and debates over racism in America’s classrooms?

Guests:

Mary Frances Berry- Professor of American Social Thought and History at the University of Pennsylvania & former Chair of the US Commission on Civil Rights

Kevin West- Oklahoma State Representative for District 54 & author of Oklahoma’s House Bill 1775

Lynn Pasquerella- President of the Association of American Colleges and Universities

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What is the value of America’s word if it can rescind formal accords on a whim? Inside America host Ghida Fakhry gives us her take in this week’s In Short.

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