Tuesday's agenda
| 15:12 UK time, Tuesday, 6 June 2006
Hi there. As the afternoon passes, it seems clear there are three stories we're going to pick up tonight. First is what's happening in . Islamist militia have claimed victory over the warlords who have controlled the capital Mogadishu for over a decade. A 'new era' is how the leader of Union of Islamic Courts is quoted as describing the situation - but certainly not all of you are heralding this fresh start. What do you think?
I know some of you wanted to talk about this yesterday but we just weren't able to make time. So I hope late is better than never. Of course exactly how we discuss the matter is up to you, but here are a few things I'd be interested in talking about. A US State Department spokesman has said: "We don't want to see Somalia turn into a safe haven for foreign terrorists". Do you think that's what might happen? Is there a danger al-Qaeda may find a new place to flourish in Somalia. Or is this America trying to inappropriately influence the internals affairs of another country? I'd also be fascinated to hear from any of you living in Mogadishu. Do you think the Islamists will improve your standard of living? We'll take about all of this later and fingers crossed the phone lines from London to Somalia will let us hear what you have to say.
We're also going to be talking about whether the Iranian President should be allowed to go to Germany to watch Iran in the . We posted a about this not very long ago, and already many of you have been sending us messages. The nub of the debate is whether a holocaust denier should be allowed to travel the country which perpetrated the genocide. But there are also fascinating issues about sport and its significance. Some might say, "it's only a football match, what does it matter?" I suspect there will be plenty of you to whom it matters a great deal.
You can never be sure with this programme, but the likely third story we'll talk about is the over gay marriage. President Bush says "Marriage is the most fundamental institution of civilization and it should not be redefined by activist judges" and as such is supporting a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. Many Republicans agree, but not all. Others say discrimination is being written into the U.S. Constitution. It's an issue that clearly divides Americans, but not so often Republicans. If you're in the Republican Party, what do you think? We'll hear from as many of you as we can.
Of course, if you don't want to talk about any of these stories, we're always happy to stand corrected. I'll speak to you later on.
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