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'Kite Runner' Makes Big-Screen Debut

The film adaptation of Khaled Hosseini's novel about friendship, betrayal, rivalry and redemption in Afghanistan was released in theaters this weekend. The film's release was delayed out of concern for the safety of Afghan child stars.

Guests:

Peter Bergen, senior fellow at the New America Foundation; author of The Osama bin Laden I Know: An Oral History of al Qaeda's Leader

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