60 Minutes: Afghanistan, Ground Zero Mosque and Drew Brees on the 43rd Season Premiere Episode

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In the 43rd season opener of 60 Minutes, reporters took us right into the heart of the battle in Afghanistan. It was scary, at the very least. Moving on to controversies in the US, the 60 Minutes staff probed the “Ground Zero Mosque” issue. In a break from the drama of real life, there is also a biographical piece on Drew Brees (quarterback for the New Orleans Saints).

I felt compelled to watch the premiere of 60 Minutes when I saw the top story on Afghanistan. I felt uneasy as soon as the piece started. Reporter Laura Logan took on the task (with her crew) of bringing us the story from the Afghanistan/Pakistan border. The news is not good. We needed to see this.