Viacom Sues YouTube; City Plans To Sell Downtown Vertical Space; Environmental Report On Proposed LNG Terminal Off Southern California Coast; Iraq Fall Back Position; The Deserter's Tale
Viacom Sues YouTube
Larry and his guests discuss Viacom's one billion dollar lawsuit against YouTube.
City Plans To Sell Downtown Vertical Space
Los Angeles city officials say they plan to sell 9 million square feet of unused "air rights" above the Convention Center to developers. Larry discusses the ramifications of the plan.
Environmental Report On Proposed LNG Terminal Off Southern California Coast
A new environmental impact report on BHP Billiton's proposed LNG plant concludes that the project poses environmental and safety concerns. The natural gas terminal would be moored 14 miles off the coast of Oxnard. Larry and his guests discuss the report's findings and the regulatory hearings that are the next step in BHP's process of seeking Governor Schwarzenegger's approval for the project.
Iraq Fall Back Position
Larry and his guests discuss what happens if the "surge" isn't successful and what lies ahead for the U.S. military in Iraq?
The Deserter's Tale
Joshua Key, a young father and husband from a conservative background, enlisted in the Army in 2002 to get job training to lift his family out of poverty. A year later he was sent to Iraq and found himself participating in a war that was not the campaign against terrorist activity he expected. When home, on leave, Key took his family and sought asylum in Canada. Joshua Key joins Larry and describes his journey from patriotic family man to someone who could not serve in the war his country is fighting.