Donald Trump continues his rise in GOP Presidential polls, but Jeb Bush is the solid number two. Also, the Pentagon evaluation renews its debate over closing the detention camp at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. Then, after negotiating another bailout deal, Alexis Tsipras resigned yesterday. How might this affect Greek's bailout deal?
Will Bush’s testiness help or hurt in his fight against Trump?
Donald Trump continues his rise in GOP Presidential polls, but Jeb Bush is the solid number two--that, despite concerns of many Republicans about Bush's support of Common Core and immigration reform.
Yesterday on the campaign trail, Bush came out swinging.
He became more forceful in attacks on Trump, and the need to secure the border. Many have complained that Trump is blocking some of the sun for other candidates. Today on AirTalk we'll look in depth at candidate Bush.
Will Bush's strategy prove successful? What can we learn from his background that helps better understand him as a candidate?
Guests:
Eli Stokols, reporter at POLITICO covering the Jeb Bush presidential campaign. He tweets
Kevin Wagner, Associate Professor of political science at Florida Atlantic University. He's a longtime observer of Florida politics and government He tweets
Pentagon evaluation renews debate over closing Gitmo
In a move that may suggest a real effort to close the detention camp at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, the Pentagon are inspecting a number of military and federal prison sites on U.S. soil to assess whether they could be viable candidates for transferring the detainees from the infamous prison in Cuba.
Last week, Pentagon officials sent evaluation teams to the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks, the prison at the Army’s Ft. Leavenworth in Kansas. Next week they’ll check out the U.S. Naval Consolidated Brig in Hanahan, South Carolina. State officials in both Kansas and South Carolina have pushed back hard, saying they don’t want dangerous terrorists to be housed in their state.
Currently, there are 116 detainees at Guantanamo, 52 of whom have been cleared for transfer abroad or repatriation. The other 64, including alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, were ruled too dangerous for release.
Officials will be assessing things like how secure the facility currently is, the changes that would be needed to make it secure enough to house the type of detainees that would be transferred, protecting and housing the service members who work at the prison, and the engineering and financial needs of those upgrades.
Since becoming president, Barack Obama has repeatedly called for the detention camp at Guantanamo to be closed down and for the prisoners to be transferred elsewhere. Under current law, detainees from Guantanamo may not be transferred to U.S. soil under any circumstances. Opponents say that no mainland prison will be as secure as Gitmo for housing terrorists.
Is this finally the beginning of the end for Gitmo? Where do you think the best place would be for Gitmo detainees to be transferred? What are the legal and financial impediments?
Guest:
Philip Ewing, senior defense correspondent for POLITICO
Jeffrey Addicott, Lt. Colonel (U.S. Army, ret.), Professor of Law at St. Mary's School of Law in San Antonio, where he is the director of the Center for Terrorism Law; Addicott is a 20 year JAG officer and was senior legal counsel to the Green Berets
Greek PM pulls Grexit, sinking future of country and Eurozone in chaos
(AP) Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras resigned Thursday and called early elections, hoping for a new, stronger mandate to implement a three-year bailout program that sparked a rebellion within his radical left party.
In a televised address to the nation, Tsipras said his government had got the best deal possible for the country when it agreed to an 86 billion euro ($95 billion) bailout from other eurozone countries.
The rescue was all that kept Greece from a disastrous exit from the euro but came with strict terms to cut spending and raise taxes - the very measures Tsipras had pledged to fight when he won elections in January.
Guest:
Joe Weisenthal, reporter who oversees Bloomberg's markets coverage and traveled to Athens to cover Greece's political and economic turmoil this summer
Filmweek: 'American Ultra,' 'Hitman: Agent 47,' 'She's Funny That Way,' and more
Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Henry Sheehan and Amy Nicholson review this week’s releases, including “American Ultra,” “Hitman: Agent 47," "She's Funny That Way," and more. TGI-Filmweek!
Best Box Office Opening for 8/21 New Movie Release
Guests:
Henry Sheehan, film critic for KPCC and CriticsAGoGo.com
Amy Nicholson, film critic for KPCC and chief film critic for "LA Weekly"
Peter Bogdanovich on his punchy, irreverent ensemble comedy ‘She's Funny That Way’
Opening this weekend with a star-filled cast including Owen Wilson, Imogen Poots, Jennifer Aniston, Cybill Shepherd, Will Forte and more, "She's Funny That Way" is the latest comedy from renowned director Peter Bogdanovich.
Featuring the interconnected personal lives of the cast and crew of a Broadway production, in characteristic Bogdanovich fashion, he harkens back to comedies of old with meet-cutes galore and zany love tangles, but with thoroughly modern characters and situations.
It's his first film in 15 years. The 76-year-old director is best known for Oscar triumph “The Last Picture Show,” “What’s Up, Doc?” starring Barbra Streisand and Ryan O’Neal, and“Paper Moon” with O’Neal and daughter Tatem. Moreover, Bogdanovich is highly respected as a film historian and critic.
What does he think of the current state of Hollywood? Why does he think it is so important for filmmakers to know the history of the medium?
Guest:
Peter Bogdanovich, Director and Co-Screenwriter, “She’s Funny That Way;” Oscar-nominated director and co-screenwriter of “The Last Picture Show” (1971)