Bob Edwards Weekend, October 26-27, 2013
HOUR ONE:
Doyle McManus, Washington columnist for the Los Angeles Times, joins Bob to discuss the latest political news.
Ray Suarez is the former chief correspondent for PBS NewsHour. His new book, Latino Americans, is a comprehensive look at that culture’s 500-year history and how Latinos have shaped this country.
Then, the latest installment of our ongoing series This I Believe.
HOUR TWO:
After 9/11, a small group of officials were tasked with using the financial powers of the United States government to find and dismantle illegal financial supply chains used by terrorists. Author Juan Zarate explores one of the least-examined strategies in the war on terror with his new book Treasury’s War: The Unleashing of a New Era of Financial Warfare.
Ashley Monroe is one of the three members of the band “Pistol Annies,” along with Miranda Lambert and Angeleena Presley. Monroe’s new solo album is titled Like a Rose and she joins Bob to talk about her life and her music.
Visit Bob Edwards Weekend on PRI’s website to find local stations that air the program.
Hello Bob,
I was listening to your show and I thought it was very interesting how the U.S. used financial tactics to fight terror. It seems like it would be very effective. So my question is, do you feel this could be used to fight terrorist networks within the U.S.? For example, could we find out who is financing news programs which focus on terror, thus focusing our nations attention on terror, and thus making us all think we should feel terrorized, and then de-fund these people? It seems if we could we would all be a lot better off. After all, hundreds of times more Americans are killed everyday IN America in acts of "every day" street violence. This alone discredits the concept of terrorism in America.