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President Bush names former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger to head an independent investigation into intelligence failures before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The panel will spend the next 18 months examining aviation security, border issues and intelligence breakdowns. Hear NPR's Don Gonyea.

To discuss former Secretary of State Kissinger's background, Robert Siegel talks with Walter Isaacson, author of Kissinger: A Biography. Isaacson is also CEO of CNN.

Commentator Andrei Codrescu provides a sinister, funny view of airline passengers roaming airports searching for juice for their laptops and other electronic equipment, moving like vampires hungry for blood. He is one of them.

NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr says that Kissinger's role as the head of an investigation is a familiar one, and he can be expected to ensure that the Bush administration does not suffer any serious embarrassment as a result of the new commission's investigation.

Tabitha Pollock was convicted of first-degree murder for failing to anticipate the killing of her 3-year-old child at the hands of her boyfriend. Last month, the Illinois Supreme Court overturned the verdict against her, but the government is asking the court to reconsider. Jacki Lyden talks with Lawrence Marhsall, legal director and founder of the Center for Wrongful Convictions at Northwestern University School of Law in Evanston, Il.

Alan Cheuse reviews a new thriller by novelist Michael Crichton. It's called Prey. The book is published by HarperCollins.

An Israeli-owned hotel in the coastal Kenyan city of Mombasa was reportedly attacked by a suspected car bomb, in an apparent coordinated attack on Israeli targets. At the time of the blast, at least one missile was fired at an Israeli jet that had taken off from the city's airport. The plane was not hit, and continued on to Israel. Listen to NPR news for the latest update.

President Bush names former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger to head an independent investigation into intelligence failures before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The panel will spend the next 18 months examining aviation security, border issues and intelligence breakdowns. Hear NPR's Don Gonyea and CNN CEO Walter Issacson.

On Morning Edition hear about the perfect accompaniment for preparing the holiday turkey. Music commentator Miles Hoffman joins the show to discuss pizzicato and the joys of plucking stringed instruments.

It's a Thanksgiving Day tradition on All Things Considered for commentator Bailey White to read an original short story. With the author's permission, npr.org reprints this year's story, "Almost Gone."