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Robert talks with Salameh Nematt, Amman Bureau Chief of Al Hayat newspaper, about Arab reaction to the crisis between the Israelis and the Palestinians.

With Major League Soccer playing its championship game this Sunday, sportswriter Stefan Fatsis takes the opportunity to examine the league's overall performance -- both on and off the field. There's been little audience growth, and it appears the league has not yet broken through in popularity. But ownership's deep pockets are keeping it going. On the field, the Kansas City Wizards and the Chicago Fire face off in Washington D.C. this weekend in a game which features Chicago's high powered offense against Kansas City's tight defense. Stefan also makes brief mention of England's difficulty in World Cup qualifying matches and the approach this spring of the new women's soccer league in the U.S.

NPR's Tom Gjelten reports on problems that have surfaced in the big U.S. program designed to fight trafficking in Colombia. Neither the Colombian government nor other countries have come up with their share of the funding. A Congressional report highlights mismanagement in implementation of the program, known as Plan Colombia.

Deborah Amos wraps up her series on the illegal drug trade in America with a report on drug treatment. A movement has been growing over the past few years to use treatment more and incarceration less in the war on drugs. Advocates say treatment is a far more effective way of reducing the number of drug users in America. But the idea runs counter to what's popular with politicians and much of the public.

Scott visits senior citizens in Miami, Florida tohear their feelings on the 2000 election. Governor George W. Bush and Vice President Al Gore have campaigned frequently in Florida. Both candidatesrecognize the importance of courting the senior vote and have dueled in thepresidential debates over their competing plans for social security and Medicare.

Scott recalls the 1993 pact between Yitzak Rabin and Yasser Arafat and wonders what can be done to rescue the peace process.

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinianleader Yasser Arafat have agreed to take part in a summit meeting aimed atstopping the violence in the Mideast. Scott speaks with NPR's JenniferLudden about this latest development.

Iran's foreign minister is in Baghdad for a seriesof meetings with Iraqi officials. Iran and Iraq are hoping to resolve anumber of issues resulting and left over from their eight-year war and willalso tackle more recent disagreements. Scott speaks with New YorkTimes reporter Elaine Sciolino. She is author of the book, Persian Mirrors, The Elusive Face of Iran.

Scott reviews the news of the week with Wired contributor John Heilemann.

NPR's David Kestenbaum examines allegations that two major cultural anthropologists brought social and political havoc - and even deaths - to a tribe of South American Indians - in the process of studying them. The charges are made in an upcoming book: Darkness in Eldorado: How Scientists and Journalists Devastated the Amazon, by Patrick Tierney. If it's true, it is a major scientific and human rights scandal. If it is *not* true, then that's a different kind of scandal. NOTE: For more information about The Ax Fight or for any of the other 22 films in the Asch/Chagnon Yanomamo Series contact: Documentary Educational Resources, 1-800-569-6621 or email: docued@der.org. The movie soundtrack in the piece was recorded courtesy of : Human Studies Film Archives, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution.