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Bush and Blair Meet to Discuss Middle East Crisis [Listen] [Listen] [Listen]
British Prime Minister Tony Blair is in Washington meeting with President George W. Bush to discuss the deteriorating situation in the Middle East. The two are being pressured by moderate Arab states to call for an immediate cease-fire, despite US-UK resolve to effect the truce through a UN resolution, which would include disarmament of Hezbollah guerrillas. Lane Greene is the global-agenda columnist for The Economist magazine.
Aired Friday, July 28, 2006. [GUEST LIST & LINKS]

Secretary Rice Begins Trip with Surprise Visit to Beirut [Listen] [Listen] [Listen]
President Bush has announced that US ships and helicopters will take humanitarian aid to Lebanon. Meantime, Condoleezza Rice is looking for what she calls a "sustainable cease fire." The Secretary of State met with Lebanon's Prime Minister Siniora today, commending him for "courage and steadfastness." Warren Strobel of McClatchy News Service is traveling with Secretary Rice.
Aired Monday, July 24, 2006. [GUEST LIST & LINKS]

Israeli Troops Mass on Lebanon Border [Listen] [Listen] [Listen]
Israel is warning hundreds of thousands of Lebanese to leave the southern part of their country, and reserves are being called up as Israeli tanks move toward the Lebanese border. Aluf Benn is Diplomatic Editor for the Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz.
Aired Friday, July 21, 2006. [GUEST LIST & LINKS]

The American Evacuation Effort from Lebanon [Listen] [Listen] [Listen]
Hundreds of Europeans are fleeing Lebanon and the United Nations is evacuating family members and nonessential staff. The United States has flown a few dozen Americans out by helicopter and many more are very unhappy. Thanassis Cambanis, who is in Beirut for the Boston Globe, has more on evacuation efforts and the increasingly tense situation in Lebanon.
Aired Tuesday, July 18, 2006. [GUEST LIST & LINKS]

Update on the Northern Israel-Southern Lebanon Situation [Listen] [Listen] [Listen]
Israelis in Haifa and other cities have been warned to stay off the street as Hezbollah rockets continue to fall. In Beirut, Hezbollah says its headquarters have been destroyed and its leader, Sheik Hassan Nazrallah, has declared war on Israel in a televised speech. Greg Myre, Jerusalem Correspondent for the New York Times, joins us from the Israel-Lebanon border.
Aired Friday, July 14, 2006. [GUEST LIST & LINKS]

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