CALENDAR: UFPPC book group to discuss 'The Clash of Civilizations' in Tacoma -- Aug. 14 @ 7pm
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Digging Deeper, UFPPC's Monday evening book discussion group, will discuss Samuel P. Huntington's The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order at 7:00 p.m. on Mon., Aug. 14, at the Mandolin Cafe (3923 S. 12th St., Tacoma).[1] -- There is no charge for participation; the book is widely available in libraries and bookstores....
CALENDAR: Discussion of 'Syriana' culminates Digging Deeper XIX in Tacoma -- Mon., Aug. 7 @ 7pm
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After two sessions discussing books by former CIA Mideast case officer Robert Baer, Digging Deeper XIX will culminate at the Mandolin Café (3923 S. 12th St. in Tacoma) on Mon., Aug. 7, with a discussion of Stephen Gaghen's film "Syriana," which was inspired or suggested by Baer's work and for which Baer served as a consultant....
CALENDAR: Book discussion group in Tacoma reads Robert Baer -- Jul. 24 & 31 @ 7pm
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Digging Deeper, UFPPC's Monday evening book discussion group, will begin its third year of existence on Jul. 24 with a two-week study circle on the "The World according to Robert Baer." -- Baer is the ex-CIA Middle East case officer whose memoirs inspired the film "Syriana." -- We will examine that book, entitled See No Evil: The True Story of a Ground Soldier in the CIA's War on Terrorism (Three Rivers Press, 2002; paperback 2003), as well as Sleeping with the Devil: How Washington Sold Our Soul for Crude (Three Rivers Press, 2003; paperback 2004). -- Discussions begin at 7:00 p.m. on July 24, 2006, at the Mandolin Cafe (3923 S. 12th St., Tacoma), and continue on July 31. -- There is no charge for participation and books are available for borrowing or purchase....