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Real and Dramatic Takes on the Television Interviews

Television critic David Bianculli previews three shows worth catching this week...David Frost's interview with General Norman Schwarzkopf, Bob Costas' interview with musician Paul Simon, and the political comedy "House of Cards," premiering this week on Masterpiece Theater.

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, March 27, 1991: Interview with Daniel Pipes and Andrew Whitley; Interview with Robert Reich; Review of television interviews with Norman Schwarzkopf and Paul Simon, and…
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A Post-War Analysis Iraqi-Kuwaiti Hositilites

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Daniel Pipes, the Director of the Foreign Policy Research Institute discusses his recent trip to post-war Kuwait, and the future of that country. Then, Terry talks with Andrew Whitley, executive director of Middle East Watch. He'll discuss human rights violations in Kuwait; both abuses the Iraqis commited against the Kuwaitis, and the abuses the Kuwaitis are committing against the Palestinians.

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