http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_960_Sir_Christopher_Meyer_.mp3 As Tony Blair prepares to face an inquiry panel about the war in Iraq, Dick Gordon speaks with the man who was Britain's Ambassador to the U.S. in the years leading up to the war. Also: memories of the Lake Placid Olympics. Plone 2.0 http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_960_Sir_Christopher_Meyer_.mp3/logo.jpg http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_960_Sir_Christopher_Meyer_.mp3 <h4>Preparing FOR WAR</h4><p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="resolveuid/3107692ab54d442a858d79ecba03ab61" alt="sir christopher meyer" height="100" width="100" />Sir Christopher Meyer</p><p>Tomorrow, Tony Blair is set to speak to Britain's Iraq Inquiry, which has been set up to review Britain's policies before and after the war. Sir Christopher Meyer will likely be following the hearing intently. He was the U.K.'s Ambassador to the U.S. when planes slammed into the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. As Ambassador, Sir Christopher played a crucial role during the chaotic events leading to the invasion of Afghanistan. Even more difficult was the behind-the-scenes navigation between President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair as America rapidly shifted its focus to Iraq. Sir Christopher shares his unique perspective, and talks about England's current public hearings into the run-up to that war. </p><ul><li>Find out more about Sir Christopher Meyer's <a href="http://www.orionbooks.co.uk/MP-37035/DC-Confidential.htm">book</a></li><li>Watch the live <a href="http://www.iraqinquiry.org.uk/">feed</a> from The Iraq Inquiry</li><li>Learn more about the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/insurrection-Mesopotamia-Aylmer-Lowthorpe-Haldane/dp/B00086XP3K">book</a> Sir Christopher Meyer referenced<br /></li></ul><h4><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b">Contact Us</a></h4><br /><h4>Miracle on Ice</h4><p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="resolveuid/3a7726e78364aebb029d56c172b34595" alt="jerry mcgov" height="100" width="100" />Jerry McGovern </p><p>The 2010 Winter Olympic games are a couple of weeks away. For Jerry McGovern, it's a chance to look back at one very memorable time - the 1980 games in Lake Placid. <br /></p><p>Jerry wasn't an athlete in Lake Placid. He was a chauffeur for the VIPs attending the games. One day Jerry picked up a man who made the staggering prediction of a gold medal for the underdog U.S. hockey team over the dominant Soviets. The prediction was all the more unbelievable because the man was from the USSR.<br /></p><p>Jerry talks with Dick about what he saw in the "Miracle on Ice" hockey game, and how that memorable conversation changed the way he looked at the Cold War.<br /></p><h4><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b">Contact Us</a></h4> Thu, 28 Jan 2010 05:00:00