Persian Primetime lineup 8/23

News & View reports on reaction on Capitol Hill to President Bush’s speech likening a withdrawl from Iraq to the outcome of the Vietnam war. Sen. Clinton adds her voice to the chorus of criticisms of the Malaki government. HRC, Mikulski, Feinstein and Van Hollen have made a statement demanding that freed scholar Haleh Esfandiari be allowed to travel back to the US. Dr. John W. Garver, will be our guest live via remote from Atlanta. He is a professor at The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology. He most recently published "China and Iran: Ancient Partners in a Post-imperial World" and will discuss Iran's relations with China. A stringer report from Ankara on this week's Turkish elections.

Roundtable hosts filmmaker Vida Zaher Khadem on her new documentary, "Return to Afghanistan."

Late Edition reports on the recent public opinion polls which indicate America may be taking a Left leaning turn on key issues.

NewsTalk hosts journalist Elahe Bograt and energy expert Rob Sobhani to discuss President Bush's trip to Canada and the latest round of IAEA-Iran talks.