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| David Leopold looks at 'Civil Liberties in the Aftermath of 9/11' | |||
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| "It's my firm belief that the way we treat our guests in our home is the way you would want to be treated." With that, David Wolfe Leopold went on to explain how the United States government is not treating its guests very well in a Geller Lecture entitled, "Civil Liberties in the Aftermath of 9/11." Leopold, a CWRU professor, is Associate Editor of the American Immigration Lawyers Association Litigation Toolbox. His appearance on Monday (Oct. 7) was made possible by Norma and Albert Geller, present in the audience, who established the series after Norma's graduation from JCU in 1987. (She is pictured with Leopold at right, above.) The timeliness of Leopold's presentation was apparent yesterday, when a federal appeals court ruled in favor of the government that immigration hearings could be closed. Leopold had quoted another federal judge who earlier had ruled the opposite way, writing, "Democracies die behind closed doors." |
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David Leopold on "Civil Liberties in the Aftermath of 9/11" (40 min) |
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1. Is there going to be an independent investigation of 9/11, and what did George Bush know before it happened? (5 min.) | |
6. Have the media milked the 9/11 story too much? (1:35) |
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2. Why didn't journalists investigate? (1:50) | |
7. Could you "rate" the competition between investigative reporters Sy (Seymour) Hirsch (New York Times) and Bob Woodward (Washington Post)? (1:35) |
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3. What ethical dilemmas did you or others encounter when covering 9/11 stories? (3:25) | |
8. You said we need to ask more questions, but what good does it do to ask questions when no one is going to answer them? (2:15) |
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4. What about the New York Times' coverage of the Iraq debate (on the U.S. invading Iraq)? (1:45) | |
9. Do you think the media's investigation of 9/11 has imperiled the search for Bin Laden? (3 min.) |
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5. What do you think about the news media bending over backwards not to offend Arabs and Muslims, not to say "they did it?" (4:50) | ||