Alan Dershowitz on Preemption and the Hezbollah

Note: this interview was broadcast twice on WGBH radio in Boston. It has also aired on WCAI/WNAN, WNED, KXOT and KYOU. The controversial Harvard Law professor, author and celebrity lawyer Alan Dershowitz talks with ThoughtCast about his book “Preemption: A Knife That Cuts Both Ways”, as well as his views on the Israeli-Palestinian-Hezbollah conflict, torture, human rights and our ‘war on terror.’ His premise: the world has changed, and international law must change with it. We need more tools, he argues, in the fight against terror networks whose recruits hold no fear of death or retribution. Note: Although the subjects we discuss are controversial, my goal is not to argue with Alan, but to find out what he’s thinking. My hope is that our conversation will provoke further discussion on these hot-button issues. Click here: (30 minutes) to listen to the interview. Click here: to listen to the hour-long version.