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AirTalk

AirTalk for May 20, 2002

Counterterroism Intelligence in Context; Cannes Film Festival Update; Virtue in a Modern World

Counterterroism Intelligence in Context; Cannes Film Festival Update; Virtue in a Modern World

Counterterroism Intelligence in Context

AirTalk for May 20, 2002

Questions abound regarding the Bush administrationÆs handling of information received in August regarding the threat of a terrorist attack from Osama Bin Laden. Larry discusses the problem of putting intelligence about terrorism in context and how the President could have possibly singled out this information on which to act.

Cannes Film Festival Update

AirTalk for May 20, 2002

Larry Mantle checks in with film critic Henry Sheehan who's at the Cannes Film Festival in France.

Virtue in a Modern World

AirTalk for May 20, 2002

Larry Mantle talks with Harvard minister and professor Peter Gomes. Gomes believes college curriculums have become too focused on preparing students for success in the marketplace, but not at all prepared for success in life. His new book entitled The Good Life (Harper San Francisco) explains why old-fashioned virtue is absolutely essential to achieving happiness in the modern world.