February 20 – The Israeli Government’s Report on the “Suicide” of Prisoner X; How Rogue is the Chinese Military? Will Hagel Face a Filibuster?

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Part 1	We begin and go to Israel to speak with Gideon Levy who is a journalist and member of the editorial board of Ha’aretz and a former spokesperson for Shimon Peres. We discuss the release today of a report by the Israeli government on the circumstances surrounding the alleged suicide of a former spy for Israel’s Mossad, an Australian/Israeli known as Prisoner X, who was imprisoned in secret under a false identity and died under mysterious circumstances two years ago.
Part 2	Then we examine the relations between the military and civilian leadership in China following revelations that a special unit of the People’s Liberation Army has been actively involved in hacking U.S. government and U.S. Corporate computers. Steve Clemons, the editor-at-large for The Atlantic joins us to discuss how rogue the Chinese military is and whether exposing the activities of the PLA in cyber-espionage will dampen the on-going effort of China to steal America’s military and commercial secrets.
Part 3	Then finally, we look into the fate of Chuck Hagel’s nomination to be the next Secretary of Defense and whether when the Senate returns in a week there will be a filibuster or a vote on his nomination. Jacob Heilbrun, a Senior Editor at the National Interest and the author of “They Knew They Were Right: the Rise of the Neocons” joins us to discuss the role of the Neocons in derailing Hagel’s nomination and whether his ability to oversee the Pentagon has already been damaged.