Tom Friedman is mad, and it shows. He’s furious with Osama and all those bin Laden wanna-be’s.
He’s angry with Arafat and Sharon for keeping their people locked in a Mideast death spiral. He’s had it with Arab governments who fund and foment terrorism abroad while stifling democracy at home. He’s got tough talk for both Saddam Hussein and President George Bush.
And while his knowledge of history and his power of political analysis have won him Pulitzer prizes for commentary, it’s his attitude and love of anecdote that win him readers. In the last year, he has traveled through the Middle East, the Gulf, Russia, Europe, Afghanistan, and Indonesia asking, “Who were they?” of the 19 hijackers, and, “who are we?” of the country and the people they sought to destroy.
Guests:
Tom Friedman, New York Times foreign affairs columnist and author of the book “Longitudes and Attitudes”