Years to another movement confronting the same issues. The black panthers vanguard of the revolution is a new film that just premiered here at sundance. One of the seminal moments was december 4, 1969 when police gunned down party leader fred hampton in his bed. One of the most Amazing Things about fred hampton, besides the fact he was 21 years old, when he was making the speeches and head of the Chicago Branch of the panthers, is one thing he always talked about was racial unity. One of the things that scared J Edgar Hoover is that he is a real ability to unite people. Today we spend the hour with awardwinning director Stanley Nelson, and Kathleen Cleaver , former Communications Secretary of the black Panther Party, now a law professor at Emory University. The film also focuses on her late husband Eldridge Cleaver, huey p. Newton and the fbis attempts to destroy the party. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy good
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The rage was in the streets. With groups around the country taking on issues of Police Brutality and accountability, we go back 50 years to another movement confronting the same issues. The black panthers vanguard of the revolution is a new film that just premiered here at sundance. One of the seminal moments was december 4, 1969 when police gunned down party leader fred hampton in his bed. One of the most Amazing Things about fred hampton, besides the fact he was 21 years old, when he was making the speeches and head of the Chicago Branch of the panthers, is one thing he always talked about was racial unity. One of the things that scared J Edgar Hoover is that he is a real ability to unite people. Today we spend the hour with awardwinning director Stanley Nelson, and Kathleen Cleaver , former Communications Secretary of the black Panther Party, now a law professor at Emory University. The film also focuses on her late husband Eldridge Cleaver, huey p. Newton and the fbis attempts to d
Is identified . Are they taken out or given a pass . Thank you for your question. We dont talk about rules of engagement obviously in the tactics and techniques and procedures that go with that. I would just answer that and say im comfortable with the authorities i have today that i can prosecute the mission both from a ct perspective and from a train, advise and assist perspective, and also protect the forces i have. I cant go into the rules i understand. In this environment. I would other like to have a conversation or some kind of followup at that time takes about that. Absolutely. And then also, with this new aumf whats the difference going to be in how you can engage isis now . Do you see further gains more advantages than you do now . I havent seen the final written document that has gone through. Ive glanced through pieces of. I know theres no geographical boundaries which would happen in afghanistan. Id have to do a more detailed look. Right now i have the authorities that i ne
Committee will come to order. Today the House Armed Services Committee Meets to discuss the ongoing conflict in afghanistanful we have been engaged military information afghanistan for 14 years. The predictions this would be a long conflict have proven accurate. While there have been setbacks in recent years, theres also cause for cautious optimism. United states and its allies especially the Afghan Forces, have made some meaningful gains. A counterinsurgency is one of the toughest types of war a academicracy can fight. Its been difficult but not impossible and both our future security and the future of the Afghanistan Afghan people depends on our success. People in afghanistan have niksch my opinion the best opportunity for a stable relatively peaceful country. Together with the cooperation of our allies and the kabul government we bail 352,000 strong Afghan National Security Force. Building a capable Security Force takes time. The nsf is growing in ability and capabilities. Now is a