[Imc] Context on WILL AM/TV
Kranich, Kimberlie
Kranich at WILL.uiuc.edu
Fri Sep 21 18:24:03 UTC 2001
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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