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The Tuscon shootings and its ramifications. Does extremist talk create violence? Is there more violence coming or will we start to moderate? Also, the Taseer assassination in Pakistan, which was praised by religious extremists. With Bob Morris of Politics in the Zeros, Steve Hynd of Newshoggers, and Josh Mull of Firedoglake & Rethink Afghanistan. [...] As we all know, there was a rally in Washington, DC on Saturday. It’s gotten tons of attention in the media and had some high profile guests, like The Roots, Jeff Tweedy, the Mythbusters and, of course, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. Its aim is…well, nothing. Just to get together on the national mall, [...] What led to the misery and instability in Afghanistan and Pakistan? And more importantly, what will end it? [...] As pressure to end the war builds in Washington, supporters of the war in Afghanistan will invariably return to their strongest argument: the threat of Al-Qa’eda. However, a reasonable understanding of the terrorist organization shows that even Al-Qa’eda is not enough to justify a bloody and expensive occupation. [...] Examining the extremism in both American and Pakistani political discourse. [...] |  | ||||
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