We're starting off the programme tonight talking about the allegations that US Marines killed some 20 unarmed civilians in Haditha Iraq last November. Originally, the Marines said the civilians were killed in a road side bombing.
The US government has promised a full report on the investigation. We asked you what you made of the allegations and whether it would impact your view of the war.
Later on, we'll talk about knife crime and the unrest in East Timor.
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Of course, one of the most talked about stories is the allegations that US Marines killed 24 civilians in an unprovoked attack in Iraq. The ´óÏó´«Ã½'s Justin Webb in Washington says that Americans are .
We're also hoping to go back to East Timor where the has refused to step down. Supplies are , and Australian troops have had to use tear gas to disperse gangs in Dili.
Also, we're going to talk about several here in the UK. Do you feel safe?
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As Ros said, many of you wanted to talk about riots in Afghanistan after a US military vehicle crashed in Kabul and killed several people. The US military said that the vehicle's brakes failed. They said that the families would be compensated.
Here is a round up of your views, and the conversation can continue long after we go off air. Ou first caller, Farima said that US forces cannot act as they would in the West, and drive around and 'hit and run'.
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Ahmed Rashid, one of the world's leading experts on Afghanistan, has written a in the Daily Telegraph in the UK saying that George Bush and Tony Blair have been distracted by Iraq and lost focus on Afghanistan.
It comes a day after an accident with a US military convoy in Kabul . Mr Rashid is going to join the programme to talk about why the international community needs to refocus its efforts on Afghanistan.
The agenda may be set, but we felt like with the increasing violence, we needed to hear voices out of Afghanistan and let you, our listeners discuss the issues.
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Today ....
Tents, medicine and food are just starting to trickle into Indonesia, where more than five-thousand people were killed by Saturday's earthquake. The quake injured another 20-thousand people... and destroyed most buildings.
Lots of you with friends of family in Yogyakarta have been writing to us to talk about what's happening...and raising questions about the aid.......we'll be hearing from them...
We're in Namibia where the world is welcoming the arrival of Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt , born to Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt The couple -- dubbed "Brangelina" by the tabloids -- sparked a media frenzy when they arrived in Namibia seven weeks ago. Their bodyguards and Namibian officials responded with a major security operation that involved beach and road patrols around their luxury resort in the tiny village of Langstrand.
Green cloth screens mask the resort and bodyguards have hounded some journalists out of town. We'll get the mood in Namibia and finding out if they've oustayed their welcome...
and we'll also be talking about the latest Amnesty International campaign
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Amnesty International, with the support of the Observer newspaper in the UK, has launched a new . The group says that freedom of expression online now is a human right.
Countries around the world control the internet from and its thousands of internet police to western countries that monitor the or terrorist communications. Do you believe 'net freedom is a human right? How do we balance freedoms with responsibilities?
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What do you expect when you watch the News on TV? Many would expect reporting on real facts gathered by journalists - but TV stations in the US are being for airing "news reports" that were actually produced by government departments and commercial companies. It appears spin has been taken to another level, beyond press releases to professionally produced videos which look just like a normal news item.
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If you have a comment on any of these topics, please get in touch - we'd love to hear from you.
We'll try and get some of the personal stories behind the desperate rescue effort to save survivors from the earthquake on the Indonesian island of Java. Hundreds of thousands of people have been directly affected, there are anxious relatives and friends waiting for news all over the world, and of course a major international relief effort is now underway.
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You have been e-mailing us in outrage over a report that claims that Pakistan's .
Next up on the programme, American Idol. It wasn't the story we thought it was, but we're still going to talk about what the millions of votes cast in American Pop Idol says about the state of democracy in the US.
And we had to console Jamaicans as some of those we called hadn't heard the news that reggae legend Desmond Dekker had died. Want to have your say? E-mail us. Text us at +44 77 86 20 60 80, or leave a comment here. Have your say. I'm listening from live in the studio.
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As our correspondent in Pakistan Mubashir Zaidi says, politics is considered a rich person's profession.
Yet if the recently published list of their assets is to be believed, they are living a frugal and penniless life.
But do you believe that?
And we'll hearing your memories of , the ska and reggae legend, who died suddenly of a heart attack at the age of 64.
Also, as Rabiya says, we'll be talking about American Pop Idol and politics. Millions vote by SMS for an greying soul singer from Alabama, but millions can't be bothered to cast their vote for the future of their country. However, don't believe everything a Pop Idol presenter says or everything you read in the newspaper. Read on for the rest.
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I'm really going to have to put my personal views about reality TV contests aside on this story today.
On Wednesday night, 29 year old from Birmingham, Alabama was crowned the winner of the 2006 American Idol song contest.
Described as a "prematurely grey soul singer", Taylor beat off stiff competition from some of America's finest to win the fifth series.
But what's been getting people talking about this years finale is the extraordinary number of votes cast.
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Good morning bloggers. It's about an hour till our meeting and here's what we're thinking about today.
The violence in moves into day four, and even with the intervention of the Australian commandoes things don't look like calming down.
Bush and Blair admit...
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Morning world! Here's a list of some of the stories we'll be taking into our morning meeting. First up, there's been more violence in as last weeks cease fire seems to have come to an end. We've got plenty of contacts in the region and we'll be trying to get updates from there.
Next...
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Today-- we're back in our studio in London, as the team in South Africa wraps up their trip. We'll kick off with the . After hearing how much inequality was an issue in South Africa, we thought this issue is something almost everyone can relate too. What's the best way to help disadvantaged groups? We were slightly bowled over by want to talk about Greece and Turkey, following the Why is there so much animosity between Greeks & Turks? And...finally.... have you got your tickets to the World Cup?? Lots of you have flights booked... but no game tickets. How hard is it for fans to attend matches? Is the system fair?
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One of the issues that we found people are talking about is their frustration to get tickets for the World Cup, but there are a lot of other stories.
Of course, in the Mediterrean, there is a lot of talk about the collision of yesterday. Ankara and Athens said their relations would not suffer, but there is on the ´óÏó´«Ã½ News website about the incidents inmpact.
Apart from World Cup tickets, what else do you want to talk about?
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The football World Cup starts in just over two weeks, but many fans are complaining that it's almost impossible to see the games they want. Have you been affected?
Supporters have begun an online petition to demand that more World Cup tickets be made available to ordinary fans. They say as many as 1 in 3 tickets have been given to corporate sponsors. Will you get to see your country play? Or at this point, will you settle for any game?
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Well I slept very well last night. I’ve presented a fair number of World Have Your Says in the past few months, but last night’s edition from Soweto was definitely the most tiring. The area of Nambitha restaurant we were using probably seats around 30… but 10 minutes before we were on air the number squeezed inside was probably closer to 60....
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From Soweto to Sandton Square is quite a change of scene. Today we've looking at more topics that you've told us you want to talk about including the changing political scene in, as one of our audience members said yesterday ' the huge shadow of Nelson Mandela.' Also on the agenda, the power of the unions and if South Africa can be a leader in the world despite problems with HIV/Aids and crime.
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A controversial question but one that you've been telling us you want to discuss on our roadtrip to South Africa.
Mark and I are in Melrose, Johannesburg. I've given up trying to make my ´óÏó´«Ã½ laptop work and instead am sharing a seat with the owner’s cat trying to finalise plans for tomorrow's programme. World Have Your Say is coming from Nambitha - a restaurant in Orlando West - in the most famous South African township - Soweto.
We can't wait to go live at 1700GMT tomorrow.
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Starting off the programme today, we're talking to Gyula Hegyi, a Hungarian Socialist MEP who says that the countries of the former Yugoslavia should form a loose union that would join the eU en masse.
In reply, gordana Djurovic - the minister for European Integration in the Montenegrin government - who says that the federation of Serbia and Montenegro is disfunctional and therefore independence is essential.
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Do you have dreams of but haven't managed to make the break yet? Here's your chance. Not just World Have Your Say, but World Have Your Song. Send me an e-mail if you're an aspiring singer or group, or leave a comment and a link here.
It occurred to me that outside Europe it probably isn't that big a deal so here's a fairly comprehensive guide to what all the fuss is about by
Certainly here in the UK the event is quite a spectacle. Veteran Eurovision host Terry Wogan, takes us through every act and marvels at the political point scoring, in a way only he knows how!
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On Sunday, Montenegrins vote in a referendum on whether to secede from the union of Serbia and Montenegro. There have been , Podgorica, in support of secession but the vote threatens to be close.
We'll be asking Montenegrins how they'll be voting. But what do you think they should do?
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I was looking through the comments on Thursday and saw a suggestion from Thapa, one of our frequent commentors:
I noticed you've set the agenda for today's programme but I would've liked to have seen something on Nepal.
That's the idea. Leave your ideas here. Make a case, not to convince us, but to convince your fellow listeners. You can even record your own audio and e-mail to us. Mark, the editor, is away, en route to South Africa on Friday so this is your chance.
Continue reading to see another few stories that people seem to be talking about.
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We first went to the packed streets of Ankarra, Erkan and Gozzy, joined us . They were in the streets to protest the killing of a judge by a suspected Islamist gunman.
In Uganda, Joseph Kony, leader of the rebel Lord's Resistance Army rebels, has struck a peace deal with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, but the International Criminal Court wants the rebel leader arrested. Is it peace or justice?
Later in the programme, we'll talk about the high profile separation of former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney and his wife, Heather. If they divorce, will Heather win millions, ?
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We've set the agenda for today's programme. Is Turkey too secular? If you were leader of your country, would you consider negotiations with someone accused of hacking off the limbs of children? And does divorce (or marriage, for that matter) entitle you to your partner's money?
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Here's what we're interested in today - no decisions yet so tell us what you'd like to talk about.
First up is secularism, or Islam, in Turkey, following the how do people there feel about Islam in public life?
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That's according to a leaked report from the state prosecutor in the Northern Territories of Australia. It details horrific levels of sexual abuse in remote, including the rape of a baby.
We're hoping to have a live link up with an Australian radio station on Thursday's show. We want to know what people are saying about this in Australia? What do you make of the comments of the crown prosecutor in the Northern Territories, Dr Nanette Rogers, who says there's a culture of fear in Aboriginal communities stopping people reporting these crimes to the police? Leave us your thoughts.
Well there's 2 minutes before we go on air and I'll be live blogging the show tonight. Jasmin Avissar is on the show, she's Jewish. Her husband, Osama, is Palestinian. They got married two years ago, but Israel won't give him permission to live in Jerusalem.... Meanwhile, her permit to live in the West Bank will soon run out. We had a quick chat with her before going to our first main item, The Da Vinci Code.
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Pretty much sums up what we're looking at today. There's been a massive (and i try not to use that word lightly) response to the Have Your Say debate about the and whether it's blasphemous. Anu and Kevin are looking after this story.
And love? Well, the story is a follow up to the decision of the One couple - Jasmin Avissar and Osama Zatar have been called the "" because of the publicity surrounding their case.
It was Kevin's call to widen the debate to "" and I like the way he thinks...... now tell us what you think...
And the honey-voiced David Mazower has contacted Jasmin and she'll be talking to you on today's programme.
Ros and I were in the studio last night when the US Department of Defence released video of the . It's all over , and you can to watch it on the ´óÏó´«Ã½ News website. Do you feel like you know more about what happened now?
I just got an e-mail from Mark, and he noticed the story out of Australia about . What about a link up with a radio station there to talk to their listeners? Read on for other stories that caught our eye, and be sure to let us know what you would like to talk about.
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This is a new exercise in multi-tasking. I'm going to follow your comments for the blog and try to read them out on air as well. We're starting in the Netherlands talking about the case of Ayaan Hersi Ali, a controversial MP there. after admitting lying on her asylum application.
That's just the beginning, and the programme isn't complete without your comments. Have your say now.
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We've just had our midday editorial meeting and are already making calls. Our first stop will be the Netherlands, where controversial has stepped down after she admitted to lying on her asylum request.
The US has normalised relations with Libya. What do Libyans think? And it's as thousands are evacuated.
This story caught our eye in Germany where reportedly university doctors are as part of a call for higher wages. Are you a doctor? Do you feel appreciated?
The after 18 years. But how likely are we to get Libyan voices? I like Jonathan Markus' analysis piece on ...
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First, we're going to visit Brazil where clashes between heavily armed gangs and police . We're going to hear from Brazlians about their views of the violence.
Then, we're heading to El Paso Texas in the United States. El Paso and Ciudad Juarez straddle the US-Mexico border. Charlie Edgren of the El Paso Times and Mike Calderon of KTSM will be our hears telling us what their readers and listeners are saying as President Bush prepares to announce tough new measures to patrol the US border.
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US President Bush is going to make a prime time address outlining his plans to get tough on illegal immigration from Mexico. He troops to help the US Border Patrol.
But Mr Bush is getting flak from both his party and the opposition Democrats who are concerned that the US military is already stretched thin with their commitments in Iraq and Afghanistan, although the National Guard numbers are down in Iraq from a year ago. But about militarising the US border.
We're hoping to hear from people on both sides of the US-Mexico border. Do you support the US National Guard helping with border security? Are you concerned about US troops on the border? Let us know here, and join us on the programme tonight to have your say.
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We want to hear from Italian football fans as the investigation into match-fixing at one of Italys biggest football clubs, Juventus continues. The scandal has forced the resignation of its and the .
Prosecutors are also looking into allegations against other Italian cluba. With both the Italian referee and national team goalkeeper now under investigation, the affair will undoubtedly cast a shadow over Italys performance at next months World Cup.
We want to hear what you think? Are you an Italian football fan? Can anyone take Juventus' success seriously after this? Has this shamed your whole country, not just Juventus? What should be done about it?
I'm just back from the " which i'm sure it was if you are a Liverpool fan -or a neutral (whoever they are) but not if you're a which i am. I have no voice today but was very proud of our players and our team but it's still hard to lose like that.
Still, it's only football isn't it? Tell that to Juventus fans who's team is and could face being kicked out of Italy's Serie A.
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A Dutch politician, the Human Rights Act, a racist law? Brazilian violence and climate change.
The influential Dutch politician, is being threatened with deportation from Netherlands over claims she lied about her refugee status. We want to know what the mood's like in the Netherlands.
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We're just hearing reports that a in the outskirts of Nigeria's capital city Lagos Killing up to 200 people.
It's been reported that the pipeline blew up while vandals were trying to steal petrol.
What's it like where you are? Are you near the blast site? What can you see? Have you got relatives in the area? We want your comments.
What a beautiful day it is here in London today. We've all got our fingers crossed the sunshine holds out for the weekend too, it's very difficult to enjoy it when we're stuck in this office!
Back to today's agenda though, and there are a few things we are looking at today.
Today is 1st anniversary of the killing of hundreds of protestors in . We will be hearing people from inside and outside the country about what it is like to be Uzbek.
4 year old Budhia Singh runs Marathons in . and in the US people have become very excited about
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First, an apology that there was no "Set the Agenda" post this morning - a lack of people means there won't be one tomorrow either. But you can always let us know what you'd like to talk about.
Anyway, today we're looking at a into the July 7 bombings. The include the suggestion that with greater resources the bombers might have been stopped.
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It's been a tense ten minutes. Anu couldn't get in contact with our Iraqi journalists (we now know they were on the tube) and we've been concentrating on getting some reaction to the news that nine Afghan men who hijacked a plane in the UK six years ago have against the ruling that said the British government did not have to accept them as refugees.
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A few weeks ago we had a "brainstorm" in the office (alright then, a chat) about what we'd call the category of stories we're looking at and may do if we can. "Just Maybe" got the most votes , while "things we're looking at and hope to be able to do if we get the right people to talk" came last. Still, that's democracy for you.
So here's a few stories that are "on the bench" (another contender) at the moment. Feel free to add to these-or help us- as much as you can.
The ´óÏó´«Ã½ has been carrying this story recently ; the tale of a
and a few weeks ago we were looking at this story too....
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Congratulations to Steve Vaught who's just walked across America after deciding he needed to change his life......and lose some weight. We've followed Steve's progress on WHYS as he talked to us on the programme about half way through (while he was walking naturally) a trip he called
We're hoping he'll come back tonight (as he promised us on air!) but we also want to hear from you about what you did to change your life.
Also ...
Iraqi journalists on the front line....
and the sexualisation of children....
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Today we've started our meeting about the programme via email. Mark was the first to contribute:
The : we should revisit, having in March. And how about asking: how did you change your life?
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Here's the list tonight. If you're in Israel or the Palestinian territories what do you make of the gun-fights between Hamas and Fatah over the last two days? We want your comments.
We'll be giving you an update on the rescued , and we'll be asking if you think school uniforms should be compulsory?
Here goes...
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There are calls in Germany to make school uniforms compulsory across the country. Justice Minister reckons uniforms are needed to help prevent religious and social discrimination. She also says the introduction of uniforms in all schools would stop the furore over Muslim students wearing the hijab.
What do you think? Are school uniforms compulsory in your country? Should they be? Does wearing a uniform give a sense of equality or is a threat to a child's identity? Have your say.
We're always (it sometimes seems) hearing about violence between Israelis and Palestinians, but fighting between supporters of Hamas and Fatah in the Gaza Strip has already this week. That was on Monday, and 10 people were wounded in the violence. This morning, nine more were .
So can Fatah and Hamas work together? Join the debate or come on the programme after 1700 GMT today.
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Today I'm going to kick off with some suggestions we were sent by listeners yesterday. As you know, grew out of an email from Bob in Maryland, and we are following up an idea from Justin in Arizona. So here's more of your suggestions:
First, a text message from George in Ukraine:
I enjoy listening to your talk-show [Thanks George - all compliments gratefully received]. Many Ukrainians go abroad to work. Please, take in your programme the topic about employment in Europe.
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We're close to airtime now and I'm just preparing the ground to get your comments live up on this site as they come in.
We're starting off the programme by looking at future for Jacob Zuma, South Africa's former Deputy President who has today been found not guilty of rape charges against him.
We started off by talking to Cameron Duodo, a writer on African affairs in London. He said the White population of South Africa will be very upset at this verdict. He said the way he exposed himself, didn't do him any favours.
This trial was the last straw in as far as Mr. Zuma's political future is concerned.
Sebati , Pasadena
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Having got a little rest and recuperation after our trip to America last month, Mark, Fiona and I are getting ready to take the programme to Johannesburg in South Africa.
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On Sunday, I was in English countryside when I got a text message from a blogger I have interviewed in Egypt.
Hi Kevin, this is Amr from Egypt. If you're following the arrests on the background of the judiciary independence issue, there are about 50 detained, and 4 of those are bloggers. Today's batch included .
We have spoken to Alaa on World Have Your Say. We're going to try to find out what happened.
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First up is the trial. The judge in the rape trial of South Africa's former Deputy President Jacob Zuma has begun delivering his verdict.
Next, reckon young girls in Liberia are still being sexually exploited by aid workers and peacekeepers despite pledges to stamp out such abuse.
In Basra it looks like the British forces are .
And we've heard from one of our Egyptian blogger contacts who says in the latest rounds of detentions.
As always if you've got any ideas on what you think we should be talking about let us know.
As you know here on World Have Your Say we love our "specials". That's to say, programmes where we get under the skin of a topic and really break it down. Well, today we've got another one for you.
We want you to imagine a time when the world's oil supply is nearly gone. Time to make a choice. What type of energy do you want to succeed to oil? Nuclear, solar, biofuels, hydrogen, wind or waste?
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OK, Mark threw this down this morning as a challenge, and it, well, is a bit challenging. I really wish that China would be on the list because who we've spoken to before has been online most of the day. I'm glad for the people of China that they're not that censored, but it would have made my job easier.
Here's a little window on how I'm trying to reach people. It's a bit high-tech, but then again, I don't exactly have a telephone book handy for Turkmenistan. But, if you're reading this in one of the , drop me an e-mail.
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He needs your help. Our own online expert and multi-blogger Kevin Anderson has a job on his hands. The Committee to Protect Journalists has come up with a list of the five most censored countries in the world; North Korea , perhaps unsurprisingly, tops the list followed by Burma, Turkmenistan, Equatorial Guinea and Libya. I've asked Kevin to see if he can get us any voices out of those countries - and he's got the five hours before the programme airs to do it. I'm sure i speak for him when i say he'd like any help he can get.
Also today.....
The Moussaoui sentence comes in and he avoids the death penalty; he claims a victory- is he right?
and is it ever right for a government to pay a ransom to get back one of it's kidnapped citizens?
Contact us ; you know you want to...
It feels like a while since we've not had at least one thing planned in advance for the programme (and we've already got ) but today we have a clean slate. So what do you want to talk about?
Top of the news this morning is Al-Qaeda plotter - not the death penalty - for his part in the September 11 attacks. Do you think the jury was right?
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We're broadcasting live today from the in London. Graham at : "Who is the 'we' in WeMedia?" The we is you on World Have Your Say.
We'll be talking about trust and the media, but also about recent events in Iraq. You've been telling us about trust in the media, or lack of it for the last few days. Leave your comments here.
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As Rabiya said, today we're going to be doing the programme from the . It's a media conference Why should you as our loyal listeners care about a bunch of media types getting together at a posh conference in London?
Here's a chance to have your say about the media. Do you trust your media? Are you making your own media? Is it more important what people say on the bus or over beers than what you read in newspapers or hear on the radio? If you're tired of shouting at your radio, leave a comment here to have your say.
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Well it's been weeks in the making but I think we are finally there, and I hope it's been worth the wait.
World Have Your Say will be broadcasting live from tomorrows conference, in London. We, along with our sister programme Africa Have Your Say, will be looking at the issue of trust in the media and we want you, as always, to take part.
When it comes to the news, do you still trust US (i.e the media) or do you trust each other more? This will be the central theme of the programme.
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We started talking about the current crisis as the US and UK try to put pressure on Iran to suspend their uranium enrichment activities. We had hoped to have the Iranian ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency on the programme, but he backed out earlier today.
I'll be writing up the comments as they come here while we're on air. Come here to comment long after we're off air.
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We're going for two very different topics today - the Iran nuclear debate, and warnings of racism in Germany ahead of the World Cup.
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Thanks to some hard-working Producers on the team (not me) we've already got some stories lined up, we will be putting , Ali Asghar Soltanieh, and looking at football racism in Germany ahead of the World Cup.
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Today we're talking about South Africa, where Archbishop Desmond Tutu said white South Africans sould be grateful for the generosity black people in the country have shown you since the end of apartheid, and the immigration protests in the United States.
We spoke to Ahmed Motala, a South African human rights lawyer and Executive Director of the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation, and David Steward, the executive director of the FW de Klerk Foundation.
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This isn't Peter, this is Ros - my login isn't working for some reason. Probably lack of activity, since it's not often I get to write posts on this blog. Some of the team might say it's because I'm lazy, but I'd rather explain that when I'm presenting I try and spend my afternoons making sure I'm fully prepared to talk with you on the programme.
Anyhow, here I am and it's good to be posting.
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It might be a quiet day in Britain but not everywhere...
Archbishop Desmond Tutu has told the ´óÏó´«Ã½ that he doesn't think white people haven't shown enough appreciation of the generosity shown to them by black South Africans. His remarks came as the last president during the apartheid era, F.W. de Klerk, called on black people to recognise the sacrifices made by whites in giving up power.
Something has to give here, and we'll be debating the points raised on today's show.
Also, fears of racism at the World Cup and still more on the immigration debate in the U.S.
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I have been so immersed in planning for our big We Media extravaganza later this week, I've not been very across the day to day programme of late.
But I do like to keep up with what you guys are saying about the show, so I trawl through our email inbox every day to pick out a few gems I can forward on to the rest of the team.
We get our fair share of criticism from listeners, but we also get a lot of positive feedback.
My favourite has to be this from L Sherpa, in a remote part of Nepal..
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A few things upcoming to talk about...
- Tomorrow, you'll be able to put your questions to Iranian Ambassador Ali Asghar Soltanieh who is Iran's permanent representative to the IAEA. We don't know if we've got him for half an hour or an hour yet, but get your points in please. We've posted where you can ask your questions. Or just leave them here.
- Wednesday we come live from the, of which more later
- And, our top producer Fiona has been producing a film about WHYS which will be premiered at the conference and then placed here on Thursday. Embarassingly, we're all very excited about this and having seen what i believe they call in TV a "rough cut" i can tell you it features among other things a really nice cake.
When it's here, give us your thoughts.
It's a relatively quiet Monday morning here in London. It's the May Day bank holiday, and the Tube journey was quiet and quick. Quiet. That seems to be the theme this morning, which means it's a good opportunity for you to set the agenda fo the programme. What do you want to talk about?
I got a message from my old colleagues in Washington last Friday saying that there might not be any staff in their building. Why? A boycott by workers, mostly Latino, to draw attention to contribution by immigrants to the US. .
But I am sure there are more things to talk about. Go on. Tell us, and later come on the programme to have your say.
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