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08/01/2011

Fierce topical debate, live from Manchester.

Comprehensive coverage of the shooting of Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson, Arizona.

Jim Nintzel from the Tucson Weekly newspaper joins us from outside the hospital, and the US congresswoman's close friend and bridesmaid Linda Lopez tells us she was the target of highly hostile campaigning.

We also hear from eyewitnesses, the US broadcaster Charlie Wolf, the Attorney General of Arizona Tom Horne, and Ian Reitz, a news anchor for KGUN9, a television news channel in Southern Arizona which interviewed Congresswoman Giffords a few days ago.

Later in the programme, we speak to Emma, who describes her experience of being groomed and raped by Asian men when she was 13. Keith Vaz and Mohammed Shaffiq debate the comment by the former cabinet minister Jack Straw that some Pakistani men see young white girls as easy targets.

A member of the Icelandic Parliament, Birgitta J贸nsd贸ttir, tells us why she's outraged, after the US Justice Department ordered Twitter to hand over her private messages. Colonel Richard Kemp then defends America's stance.

3 hours

Last on

Sat 8 Jan 2011 22:00

Broadcast

  • Sat 8 Jan 2011 22:00