Condoleeza Rice To Replace Colin Powell; Upheaval at the CIA; King Drew Update; Phil Jackson
Condoleeza Rice To Replace Colin Powell
President Bush has nominated National Security Advisor Condoleeza Rice to replace Secretary of State Colin Powell. Rice would be subject to confirmation hearings before becoming officially appointed. Larry Mantle talks with political scientist Jim Walsh from Harvard’s Belfer Center about Rice’s approach to foreign policy, and how her approach might shape her diplomatic efforts in the Middle East, North Korea, and beyond.
Upheaval at the CIA
Two more top CIA officials resigned yesterday, the latest most significant casualties of Porter Goss’s efforts to reshape the Central Intelligence Agency. Is the new Director going too far, or are these major changes necessary? Larry Mantle continues to talk with political scientist Jim Walsh from Harvard’s Belfer Center.
King Drew Update
Los Angeles Times staff writer Charles Ornstein joins Larry Mantle to give us an update on last night’s hearing about the future of the trauma unit at King Drew Medical Center.
Phil Jackson
Larry Mantle talks with former World Championship Los Angeles Lakers Coach Phil Jackson about his new book The Last Season: A Team In Search of Its Soul (The Penguin Press). It chronicles his tumultuous last season as coach of the L.A. Lakers, and the big personalities involved in Jackson’s years with the team. This is a rebroadcast of the original October 22nd interview: Phil Jackson interview.