This week's Bill Moyers' NOW - Cheney energy papers, Blair vs BBC, more...

This week on NOW:
http://www.pbs.org/now/thisweek/index.html

As the American and British governments pointed to the threat of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) to make a case for war with Iraq, some say the American media took the government at its word and didn't dig deep enough to uncover the truth behind the intelligence claims. In Britain, a news report accusing the Blair government of inflating evidence of WMDs erupted into a scandal that shook the BBC, one of the most respected news organizations in the world, to its foundation. What can this battle between the British government and the BBC tell us about the dangers of political influence on independent journalism? Former BBC director general Greg Dyke, who left his post in the wake of the scandal, tells Bill Moyers that the government's "public relations machine" embellished intelligence documents to make the case for war. Dyke discusses the possible future of the BBC, which he fears could face a brutal fight over its government-issued charter.
http://www.pbs.org/now/politics/blairandbush2.html
http://www.pbs.org/now/politics/bbctimeline.html
http://www.pbs.org/now/politics/whoswho.html
http://www.pbs.org/now/politics/dyke.html

Next week, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments to determine whether Vice President Cheney should be forced to produce documents revealing the energy industry insiders with which he consulted when writing the nation's energy policy. The Sierra Club and Judicial Watch, which brought the suit, allege that energy industry executives and lobbyists were in on the meetings while environmentalists were shut out. The resulting policy, some say, granted valuable favors to gas and oil industries while giving short shrift to the environment and renewable resources. David Brancaccio sits down with Sierra Club executive director Carl Pope to discuss the energy task force as well as get his thoughts on President Bush's environmental record. "The American people are still waiting to find out what happened behind closed doors when the administration met with polluting energy companies to form the nation's energy policy," said Pope recently.
http://www.pbs.org/now/politics/pope.html
http://www.pbs.org/now/politics/energycase.html
http://www.pbs.org/now/politics/electionenvironment.html

This Sunday, hundreds of thousands of women's rights activists will band together at the nation's capitol for the March for Women's Lives. One woman standing up for women's rights is Kavita Ramdas, president and CEO of Global Fund for Women, the largest foundation in the world focused exclusively on women and girls. As leader of the Global Fund for Women, her work has supported women's human rights around the world, addressing such critical issues as economic independence, increasing girls' access to education and stopping violence against women. On Sunday, Ramdas will be at Women & Philanthropy's annual meeting where she will accept the distinguished 2004 LEAD (Leadership for Equity and Diversity) award. Ramdas sits down with David Brancaccio to talk about her work in women's rights and about the impact of US aid policy on women around the world.
http://www.pbs.org/now/politics/ramdas.html
http://www.pbs.org/now/politics/womenlabor.html
http://www.pbs.org/now/politics/womened.html
http://www.pbs.org/now/politics/womensites.html

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Now is must see TV at my house.

Carl Pope, re: Cheney
4 M mp3
49 M vp3

Greg Dyke, re: BBC & Blair
5 M mp3
61 M vp3

Kavita Ramdas
3 M mp3
41 M vp3

Final Thoughts
1 M mp3
8 M vp3