On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss coverage of the Obama administration's announcement of Osama Bin Laden's death and US relations with Pakistan. Who's asking questions about what this means for the so-called 'war on terror?' We'll be joined by the Guardian's Jonathan Steele, veteran journalist Paul Fitzgerald and Pakistani journalist Zahid Hussain joins us from Islamabad. Tune in live at 10 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.
Guests:
Paul Fitzgerald is a veteran Afghanistan journalist and co-author of Crossing Zero: The AfPak War at the Turning Point of American Empire.
Zahid Hussain is Senior Editor News Line and author of most recently The Scorpion's Tail: The Relentless Rise of Islamic Militants in Pakistan-And How It Threatens America.
Jonathan Steele is a Guardian columnist, roving foreign correspondent and author of Defeat: Why America and Britain Lost Iraq. Since 9/11 he has reported from Afghanistan and Iraq as well as on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict.
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What does the death of Osama bin Laden mean?
What does the death of Osama bin Laden mean to the world today, after ten years of the so-called "War on Terror"? On the next Your Call, we'll open the lines to talk about the significance of Osama bin Laden's death. His body has reportedly been buried at sea. What do you think about President Obama saying we brought Osama bin Laden to "justice"? How will this impact people in Afghanistan and Pakistan? Join us at 10 or send an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. What is bin Laden's legacy? How did he change the world? And how did the US shape him as a symbol by framing him as terrorist #1? It's Your Call with Holly Kernan and you.
Guests:
Aunohita Mojumdar is a freelance journalist currently based in Kabul. She has reported from the South Asian region for 19 years.
Ali Kamran Asdar, associate professor of anthropology, Middle East Studies and Asian Studies at the University of Texas, Austin.
Paul Fitzgerald is co-author of Crossing Zero: The AfPak War at the Turning Point of American Empire.
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