News Held Hostage

The Brian Lehrer Show | Mar 31, 2010
BBC world news editor Jon Williams talks about the kidnapping of BBC correspondent Alan Johnston in Gaza. The BBC World Service mentions the kidnapping on the air every day. Also, the French election, New York City’s first-ever Haitian city councilman, Mathieu Eugene, just elected from Central Brooklyn, and listeners call in with their experiences in seminary.

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