9-11 Commission Releases its Final Report; History of Political Conventions; Medical Fraud in Orange County
9-11 Commission Releases its Final Report
Today, the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, as the 9-11 Commission is called formally, released its final report. It contains a list of ten "operational opportunities" that the intelligence community missed prior to the events of September 11th, 2001. The report does not say that the attacks should have been prevented, but it says that US intelligence agencies had a tough time recognizing the terrorist threat facing them. Joining Host Larry Mantle to discuss the report's findings is Larry Taulbee, Professor of Political Science at Emory University, Alfred Balitzer, Professor of Government at Claremont McKenna College, Jim Walsh, Executive Director, Managing the Atom Project at Harvard's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, and Ellen Laipson, President and CEO of the Henry L. Stimson Center.
History of Political Conventions
David Menefee-Libey, Professor of Politics at Pomona College, and Ron Elving, Senior Washington Editor at NPR, join Larry to look at the history of political conventions, as well as how they work.
Medical Fraud in Orange County
Orange County District Attorney Anthony Rackauckas and law enforcement officials have arrested three operators at the Unity Outpatient Surgery Center in Buena Park. They are charged with performing unnecessary surgeries on patients and overcharging insurance companies for the procedures, with the knowledge of as many as 5,000 people, at a cost of nearly $97 million. Joining Larry is Tony Rackauckas, Orange County District Attorney, and John Garamendi, California State Insurance Commissioner.