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Tuesday June 20, 2006

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10:00Afghanistan

An update on the U.S. mission in Afghanistan and what some say is the rising power of the Taliban.

Guests

General Barry McCaffrey (U.S. Army-Ret.), infantry division commander in the first Gulf War, and currently adjunct professor at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point

Nazif Shahrani, professor of Anthropology, Central Asian Studies and Middle Eastern Studies, Indiana University

Omar Samad, Ambassador of Afghanistan to Canada

11:00Eviatar Zerubavel: "The Elephant in the Room" (Oxford)

A sociologist discusses the dynamics of denial in families, social groups, companies and countries.

Guests

Eviatar Zerubavel, Professor of Sociology at Rutgers University. His books include "The Seven-Day Circle," "The Fine Line," and Time Maps."

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