Amanpour and Company

September 26, 2019

Antony Blinken joins Christiane Amanpour to analyze the whistle-blower complaint at the center of the Trump impeachment investigation. Then, former CIA Deputy Director John McLaughlin gives his perspective on the case and New York Times reporter Declan Walsh discusses threats to journalism. Mona Eltahawy sits down with Michel Martin to explain her book "The Seven Necessary Sins for Women."

Mona Eltahawy: "I Want Patriarchy to Fear Feminism"

17m 53s

As journalists fight for their freedom and safety around the world, that same fight continues for women. Mona Eltahawy is an Egyptian American journalist and activist, and a pioneer of #MosqueMeToo, which brought the #MeToo movement to the Muslim world. She joins Michel Martin to explain her book “The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls,” which calls for a radical challenge to the status quo.

Previews + Extras

  • Antony Blinken Reacts to the Whistle-Blower Complaint: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Antony Blinken Reacts to the Whistle-Blower Complaint

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    Today, the threat of impeachment facing President Trump took center stage on Capitol Hill, as a redacted version of the whistle-blower complaint that triggered these proceedings was made public. Antony Blinken was previously Deputy National Security Adviser, and now is foreign policy adviser to Joe Biden, and he joins the program from Washington to react to this extraordinary day.

  • John McLaughlin Discusses Maguire’s Testimony to Congress: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    John McLaughlin Discusses Maguire’s Testimony to Congress

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    On Capitol Hill today, acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire gave testimony about the Ukraine whistleblower case, and went so far as to call these events unprecedented. John McLaughlin knows the US security apparatus better than almost anyone else, and joins the program to react to the latest events and Maguire’s testimony to Congress.

  • Declan Walsh on Threats to Journalism: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Declan Walsh on Threats to Journalism

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    Today, journalism faces unprecedented threats. This week a particularly alarming case came to light: A. G. Sulzberger, publisher of the New York Times, revealed how the Trump administration may have actively withheld information that one of its reporters faced arrest while reporting in Egypt. The reporter at the heart of that case joins the program to explain.

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