Robert Siegel

Evidence Of Syria's Chemical Weapons Use Questioned

Robert Siegel — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:16:00 +0000

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AUDIE CORNISH, HOST:

Saying that Syria has used chemical weapons is a major step for the administration. But as we've heard, there's still a lot we don't know about the evidence the White House is relying on.

Joining us now to discuss those uncertainties is NPR's Larry Abramson. And, Larry, what is known about the evidence that the administration is citing and how the U.S. got a hold of it?

LARRY ABRAMSON, BYLINE: The administration isn't saying much at all about how it got this information, saying that this is intelligence information that they can't elaborate on.

Police Cordon Off Conn. Shooter's Mother's House

Robert Siegel — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 00:47:00 +0000

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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST:

And we turn now to NPR's Robert Smith. He has been outside the home of Adam Lanza's mother on the outskirts of Newtown, Connecticut. And, Robert, has the home also been a crime scene today?

ROBERT SMITH, BYLINE: Yes. Police are treating this as a crime scene. And I should make this very clear: Police have cordoned off the entire street where this house is, and it's a very rural and affluent neighborhood (unintelligible). And it's impossible to get within, I don't know, maybe even an eighth of a mile of this home. And there's a lot of police here.

N. Korea Fires Long-Range Rocket

Robert Siegel — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 02:34:00 +0000

North Korea appears to have taken a step forward in its long-range missile program. The country has fired a long-range rocket in spite of warnings from the U.S. and the United Nations.

Polls Closed In Virginia, But Race Too Close To Call

Robert Siegel — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 00:37:00 +0000

Robert Siegel talks with Brian Naylor in Virginia, where the polls have closed.

In New York, Lights Are Back On But The Race Is Off

Robert Siegel — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 23:41:00 +0000

In New York City on Friday, the lights came on in more of Manhattan and the annual marathon was called off. Margot Adler talks to Robert Siegel.