National Intelligence Estimate; The Return of the Orphanage?; The Struggling Campaign of John McCain
National Intelligence Estimate
Today the National Intelligence Estimate which focuses on national security threats to the United States will be released to President George W. Bush and Congress. The document, prepared by 16 U.S. intelligence agencies, has been in the works for roughly two years. The analysis contains information indicating that Al-Qaida has used its safe haven along the Afghan-Pakistan border to restore its operating capabilities to a level unseen since the months before Sept. 11, 2001. Larry talks with Brian Michael Jenkins of the Rand Corporation, Larry Johnson, consultant for the US Military's special operations forces, Steven Emerson, of The Investigative Project on Terrorism, James Phillips of The Heritage Foundation and Michael Scheuer of The Jamestown Foundation about the NIE.
The Return of the Orphanage?
A boarding school for foster children in San Diego is sending a greater percentage of its graduates to college than area public schools. How is this possible? Larry Mantle talks with Judge Jim Miliken, former presiding Juvenile Court Judge from San Diego County, Richard McKenzie, author of The Home: A Memoir of Growing Up in an Orphanage (Dickens Press), and Angela Carter, Deputy Director of Los Angeles County Child & Family Services, about the success of San Diego County's San Pasqual Academy, and whether or not the orphanage is ripe for a comeback.
The Struggling Campaign of John McCain
His campaign is out of money and his staff is bailing. How much longer can John McCain remain in the running? Some say he may be better off with a lean, mean, more nimble campaign in the second tier and moving his way up later. Larry talks to Duf Sundheim, immediate past Chairman of the California Republican Party, and Dan Schnur, Republican political strategist at UC Berkeley about the options before John McCain.