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THE WORLD THIS WEEK - Friday, October the 1st - Part 1

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Why the UN oughtn't publish reports like the one on the mass slaughter in eastern Congo if it can't follow through, another huge bank bailout in Ireland, and how Barack Obama stands to lose the most from a breakdown of Middle East peace talks: all discussed in this week's programme. Joining François Picard in The World This Week are Philip Turle of Radio France International, Judah Grunstein of World Politics Review, Laura Dagg of touteleurope.fr and Dave Clarke of the French news agency AFP.

THE WORLD THIS WEEK
By Mounia BEN AÏSSA

Our Friday guests are :

  • Laura DAGG, Chief Editor, www.touteleurope.fr
  • David CLARK, Deputy bureau chief Paris, AFP, Former Bagdad Bureau Chief
  • Philip TURLE, Journalist, RFI
  • Judah GRUNSTEIN, Managing Editor, World Politics review

Watch here the second part

Program produced by Mounia Ben Aïssa

 

 

 

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