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The show assesses the cultural and political significance of Osama Bin Laden's recently released video posted on the internet. Additionally, the program will evaluate the reach of his celebrity and the global attention given his image and what it may portend. Host: Michael Krasny Guests:
Alan Schroeder, associate professor in the school of journalism at Northeastern University in Boston and author of "Presidential Debates: 40 Years of High-Risk Television" and "Celebrity-In-Chief: How Show Business Took Over the White House"
As'ad Abu Khalil, professor of political science at CSU Stanislaus and visiting professor of Middle Eastern studies at UC Berkeley
Lisa Curtis, senior research fellow at the Asian Studies Center at the Heritage Foundation and a former CIA officer
Stephen Zunes, professor of politics at the University of San Francisco and author of "Tinder-Box: U.S. Middle East Policy and the Roots of Terrorism"
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