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The World This Week - October 5th, 2012 (part 2)

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The Syria spillover becomes all too real for Turkey, but how far can retaliation go when Ankara's already actively serving as rear base for Syria's rebellion? Also, the run on Iran's currency, Obama flops at the first presidential debate, and 50 years of James Bond and the Beatles.

THE WORLD THIS WEEK
  • Craig Copetas, Correspondent-at-large, Quartz/The Atlantic Group;
  • Claude Guibal, Senior Correspondent, France Culture;
  • Christopher Dickey, Newsweek/Daily Beast Paris Bureau Chief;
  • Paul Taylor, European Affairs Editor, Reuters

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Produced by Paul Maakad, Nicola Hebden, Anelise Borges

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