Robert Fisk on C-Span2: What to Do About Iraq (Saturday, Nov 19th)

[Barrett808]

What to Do About Iraq
Robert Fisk and Bing West
Saturday, November 19 at 11:00 pm
http://www.booktv.org/feature/index.asp?segID=6398&schedID=386

Description: Journalist Robert Fisk, author of "The Great War for Civilisation: The Conquest of the Middle East," and former assistant secretary of defense Bing West, author of "No True Glory: A Frontline Account of the Battle for Fallujah," talk about the war in Iraq and debate the issue of what the U.S. should do now. The authors also discuss the history of Western involvement in Iraq, the media coverage of the current war there, and the assault on Fallujah. This event was hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City. Includes Q&A.

Author Bio: Robert Fisk is Middle East correspondent for the Independent (London). Based in Beirut, he has covered the region for over thirty years. Mr. Fisk is also the author of "Pity the Nation: The Abduction of Lebanon." Bing West served with the Marines in Vietnam during the Vietnam War and as assistant secretary of defense during the Reagan administration. Mr. West is also the author of "The March Up: Taking Baghdad with the United States Marines."

Publisher: Fisk: Knopf 1745 Broadway New York, NY 10019 West: Bantam 1745 Broadway New York, NY 10019

[WhiteTara]

1. thnaks for the headsup

I'll be watching