[Imc] Context on WILL AM/TV

[Kranich, Kimberlie]

IMCers,

Please consider listening to WILL radio, AM 580, for depth and breadth about
the attacks on 9/11.  We are one of the few places where flag waving and
warmongering are not assumed in our coverage nor are they a pre-requisite
for our guest list on our local shows.  Check our website often for updates
(will.uiuc.edu).  If you've missed a radio program, it's likely to be
archived on our website. Please spread the word.

And, PBS's "Frontline" series has a few great sounding upcoming specials
too.  See below.

Kimberlie



1)EPISODE #/TITLE:  #2001, "LOOKING FOR ANSWERS"
DATE/TIME:          Thurs., 10/4/01, 9pm

DESCRIPTION:        The attack on the World Trade Center and the
                    Pentagon was not only the most devastating
                    terrorist attack in history, it was also the
                    biggest failure of U.S. intelligence since
                    Pearl Harbor. In "Looking for Answers,"
                    FRONTLINE correspondent Lowell Bergman and
                    The New York Times investigate why the CIA and
                    FBI failed to uncover the hijackers' dramatic
                    plot to strike at the heart of the U.S.
                    government and its economy. The film also
                    examines the United States failure to understand
                    fully the hatred for America among Muslim
                    fundamentalists and its roots in the U.S.
                    government's support for Israel and for
                    authoritarian regimes in the oil-rich Middle
                    East. The program, a FRONTLINE co-production
                    with The New York Times, is anchored by Bill
                    Moyers.
PRODUCER:           MARTIN SMITH

                   
2)EPISODE #/TITLE:  #2002, "TARGET AMERICA"
DATE/TIME:          Thurs., 10/11/01, 9pm

DESCRIPTION:        Following the September 11 terrorist attack, the
                    nation's top leaders gathered to decide the U.S.
                    response. Some of the same individuals were in
                    Washington, DC, 22 years ago when the United
                    States suffered its first humiliation at the
                    hands of Islamic militants who took U.S. embassy
                    employees hostage and held them captive before
                    the world. Over the decades, incident followed
                    incident -- the bombing of the U.S. Marine
                    barracks in Beirut, the killing of American
                    soldiers in a Berlin nightclub, the downing of
                    Pan Am 103, and the first attack on the World
                    Trade Center. In "Target America," FRONTLINE
                    uncovers a long-standing division within the
                    nation's security apparatus about how to deal
                    with an enemy that has been targeting America
                    and Americans for decades.
PRODUCER:           MICHAEL KIRK
                   

3)EPISODE #/TITLE:  #2003, "DANGEROUS STRAITS"
DATE/TIME:          Thurs., 10/18/01 9m  
DESCRIPTION:        Since the terrible events of Sept 11th, the
                    United States has worked hard to put together
                    a worldwide coalition against international
                    terrorism. Where will China come down?
                    FRONTLINE and The New York Times explore the
                    tensions between the U.S. and China and the
                    troubles the relationship presents for President
                    Bush, who plans a visit to China in October.
                    The dramatic U.S. spy plane incident off the
                    coast of China in early 2001 reminded us of the
                    dangerous suspicion that exists between the
                    world's most powerful country and its most
                    populous one. China has been supportive of some
                    Islamic states that the U.S. counts as its
                    enemies, and there is also the simmering
                    question of Taiwan. American support for Taiwan
                    means that if it declares independence, the U.S.
                    could be drawn into an international dispute
                    that might lead to war. The Straits of Taiwan
                    have been described by one China expert as "one
                    of the most dangerous places in the world."
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