Topics and Guests for Friday, Jan. 24

Veteran newscaster John Gibson gets to the core of the most salient issues facing America today as host of FNC's hard-hitting primetime show The Big Story with John Gibson, airing Monday through Friday at 5 p.m. ET, with expert legal analysis from Judge Andrew Napolitano and in-depth field reports from correspondent Heather Nauert.

Jan. 24:

Iraqi dissidents are reportedly smuggling documents out of Iraq outlining Saddam Hussein's secret battle plans, including the use of chemical weapons
• Gordon Correra, reporter for the BBC

The war of words between the U.S. and our European allies could be heading for a showdown
• Radek Sikorski of the American Enterprise Institute

A lot of the evidence that the U.S. possesses about Saddam's illegal weapons is coming from Iraqi defectors.  But, how valuable is that intelligence? 
• Bill Tierney, former UNSCOM inspector

U.S. senators want to put the brakes on Big Brother. The Senate has voted to curb Pentagon plans for a massive computer surveillance system
• Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore.

Millions of dollars will be bet on Superbowl Sunday, some on the outcome of the game, some on so-called prop bets like the coin toss
• Pete Korner of the Las Vegas Sports Consultants
• Judge Andrew Napolitano, FNC senior judicial analyst

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Note: All guests and topics subject to change