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Title: The Bob Edwards Show, Caroline Wadhams, Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway, July 6, 2010

Author: Bob Edwards

Format: Original Recording

Length: 57 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-06-10

Publisher: XM Satellite Radio

Genres: Radio & TV, Great Interviews

Publisher's Summary:

General Stanley McCrystal resigned late last month as the commander of the international troops in Afghanistan, ostensibly, due to disparaging comments about the Obama administration he and his staff made in a Rolling Stone article. But at the heart of those comments was a debate about the current strategy in Afghanistan, an issue overlooked during the personnel change. Caroline Wadhams is the Director for South Asia Security Studies at the Center for American Progress. Shell discuss the counterinsurgency strategy and its progress in Afghanistan.

Then, in their new book, Merchants of Doubt, historians of science Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway tell the story of how for more than four decades, a small group of pro-industry, politically-connected scientists carried out effective campaigns to mislead the public. They argue that ideology and corporate interests, helped by a lazy media, have clouded public understanding of some of the most critical issues of our time. [Broadcast Date: July 6, 2010]