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Monday November 26, 2007

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Week of November 26, 2007

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10:00Oil Production Forecasts

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.

Guests

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

11:00Haifa Zangana: "City of Widows: An Iraqi Woman's Account of War and Resistance" (Seven Stories Press)

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.

Guests

Haifa Zangana, a weekly columnist for "al-Quds" newspaper and a commentator for the "Guardian," "Red Pepper," and "al-Ahram Weekly."

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