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A new report by the New York Police Department examines how radicalization could turn American residents into active terrorists. What is known about the domestic threat and the law enforcement response.
Brian Michael Jenkins, senior advisor, the RAND Corporation; adviser on the NYPD report
James Bamford, investigative writer who focuses on national security issues. His books include "Body of Secrets,", "The Puzzle Palace," and "A Pretext for War: 9/11, Iraq, and the Abuse of America's Intelligence Agencies."
Dina Temple-Raston, FBI correspondent for NPR. Author of the forthcoming book, "The Jihad Next Door: The Lackawanna Six and Rough Justice in the Age of Terror"
Kareem W. Shora, national executive director, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
Richard L. Cañas, director, New Jersey Office of Homeland Security & Preparedness
Scientists understand better than ever the mechanisms in the brain that produce the behavior, feelings and compulsions of alcoholism and addiction. Diane and her guests talk about what we know today about these processes, what remains mysterious, and how emerging knowledge might affect treatment and recovery methods.
Dr. Nora Volkow, M.D., director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse/NIH
Michael Lemonick, writer for "Time" magazine.
John Wanner, counselor on the clinical staff of Father Martin's Ashley, a residential addiction treatment facility in Havre de Grace, Maryland
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