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Some industry experts are forecasting global oil production to plateau by 2012. We'll talk about oil supply and demand forecasts and their implications for both global security and climate change.
Matt Simmons, chair, Simmons & Co International, a specialized energy investment banking firm and author of "Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy"
David Kirsch, manager, market intelligence service, PFC Energy, an energy consulting firm
Larry Chorn, chief economist, Platts, an energy and commodities information division of McGraw-Hill
Mike Toman, director, environment, energy, and economic development program at the RAND Corporation
The Iraqi political commentator and novelist was imprisoned and tortured by Saddam Hussein's regime. She tells the story of Iraq from the early twentieth century through the U.S.-led invasion in 2003. She also reflects on what has happened to Iraqi women since the invasion.
Haifa Zangana, a weekly columnist for "al-Quds" newspaper and a commentator for the "Guardian," "Red Pepper," and "al-Ahram Weekly."