Petraeus/Crocker Testimony Analysis; Petraeus/ Crocker Testimony Analyisis Continued; Orange County Grand Jury Report
Petraeus/Crocker Testimony Analysis
General David Petraeus, Commanding General of U.S. Forces in Iraq, and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, Ryan Crocker, testified Tuesday morning to the Senate Armed Services Committee on the current military and political situation in Iraq. General Petraeus is expected to propose a temporary freeze in the withdrawal of U.S. troops in order to reduce escalating violence in Iraq. Larry Mantle talks with experts about the current state of affairs in Iraq and will analyze the testimony before Congress. Joining Larry to provide analysis will be Daniel Serwer, Vice-President for Postconflict Peace and Stability Operations at the United States Institute of Peace, Marina Ottoway, Director of the Middle East Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Steven Cook, Fellow at the Council of Foreign Relations and an expert on Middle East Politics, Michael O'Hanlon, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies and the Sydney Stein, Jr. Chair at the Brookings Institute, and James Carafano, Senior Fellow at the Heritage Foundation.
Petraeus/ Crocker Testimony Analyisis Continued
Discussion of current affairs in Iraq continues.
Orange County Grand Jury Report
A grand jury transcript shows inappropriate activity by deputies at the Theo Lacy jail in Orange County. The deputies are accused of watching television, playing video games, texting, and taking naps while inmates brutally beat and killed another inmate, among many other allegations. KPCC reporter Adolfo Guzman-Lopez and Peggy Lowe of the Orange County Register join Larry Mantle to talk about the grand jury report.