This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: We investigate what al-Qaida — or anyone — has to gain by killing cartoonists. Also: NASA finds habitable planets far, far away, and the FCC is doing something behind closed doors that you should probably know about.

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Guests, in order of appearance: Mr. Fish, Juan Cole, Douglas Caldwell, and Larry Downes.

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