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A panel of journalists from international media organizations join Diane to talk about German and Afghan election results, President Bush's leadership in the aftermath of Katrina, and other stories making headlines around the world.
Tom Buhrow, bureau chief, German Television ARD
Justin Webb, Washington correspondent for the BBC
Khaled Dawoud, Al-Ahram, Washington Bureau Chief
Hiroyuki Akita, chief political correspondent, Nikkei Newspapers
President Bush's recent speech to the UN described the spread of democracy as a key to winning the war on terrorism. But some analysts question that link. We talk about the causes of terrorism and what happens when democracy takes root in a country.
Reuel Marc Gerecht, former Middle East specialist for the CIA, resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and author of "The Islamic Paradox"
F. Gregory Gause, III, associate professor of political science and director of the Middle Eastern studies program at the University of Vermont
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