Big Threat, Or Big Hype?

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010

Former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter argues that the Bush Administration is hyping the nuclear threat in Iran. Then, Malika Oufkir talks about life after prison—she spent 21 years in a Moroccan desert jail with her family. Plus, Edna O’Brien tells us about her latest novel. And Renee Fleming shares some of her favorite arias.

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