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Thursday, September 21, 2006

What terrorists want
The House Intelligence Committee released a report Wednesday warning that al Qaeda and its affiliates remain a potent enemy in the war on terrorism. The committee's chairman called for a "comprehensive strategy ... to engage [Islamic extremism] on a number of different fronts."11:06 a.m.
Guests
Louise Richardson: Executive dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University. Her latest book is "What Terrorists Want: Understanding the Enemy, Containing the Threat."
More from MPR
Inside the war on terrorism (09/12/2006)
The Price of Security (09/08/2006)
Five years later, what have we learned? (09/11/2006)
Another attack? (09/07/2006)
Rethinking America's approach to security (09/07/2006)
A conversation with David Brooks
New York Times columnist David Brooks discusses the Bush administration and America's role in the world in a Tuesday conversation at the World Affairs Council in San Francisco.12:06 p.m.

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