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Tuesday September 4, 2007
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It's the first Tech Tuesday of the month, and the Computer Guys are back! They'll share unique perspectives on the pros and cons of everything from municipal wi-fi to hacking your iPhone. And, they'll answer all your computing questions.
John Gilroy, WAMU Resident Computer Guy; and Director of Business Development at SolutionsDevelopers
Allison Druin, Director, Human-Computer Interaction Lab and Associate Professor in the College of Information Studies and Institute for Advanced Computer Studies, University of Maryland-College Park; WAMU Computer Gal
Bill Harlow, Hardware and Software Technician for MACs and PCs, Mid-Atlantic Consulting, Inc.
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The United States spent $600 million on counternarcotics operations in Afghanistan. Yet reports say Afghans produced more opium in 2007 than in any other year on record. Join Kojo as he explores the challenges of fighting the drug trade and the role European and American demand for heroin plays in the production spike.
Stewart Patrick, Research Fellow, Center for Global Development
Christina Oguz, Country Representative for Afghanistan, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Joel Hafvenstein, Author, "Opium Season: A Year on the Afghan Frontier" (Lyons Press)
Joanna Nathan, Senior Afghanistan Analyst, International Crisis Group
Ethan Nadelmann, Founder and Executive Director, Drug Policy Alliance
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