Iraq Council Member: Constitutional Compromise

By Liane Hansen

Published March 13, 2004 at 11:00 PM CST

Dr. Raja Habib Khuzai is a member of Iraq's Governing Council and is currently visiting the United States. NPR's Liane Hansen talks with Dr. Khuzai about aspects of Iraq's government, including how religious differences regarding the constitution were settled and how prepared the Iraqis are for regaining control of their government.

Liane Hansen

Liane Hansen has been the host of NPR's award-winning Weekend Edition Sunday for 20 years. She brings to her position an extensive background in broadcast journalism, including work as a radio producer, reporter, and on-air host at both the local and national level. The program has covered such breaking news stories as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the capture of Saddam Hussein, the deaths of Princess Diana and John F. Kennedy, Jr., and the Columbia shuttle tragedy. In 2004, Liane was granted an exclusive interview with former weapons inspector David Kay prior to his report on the search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. The show also won the James Beard award for best radio program on food for a report on SPAM.