Hello . Can you hear me. Good evening everyone. Just a bit of housekeeping. Please silence all of your cell phones. We dont want them to ring while david king is talking. Also we have cspan filming us so later during the questionandanswer portion if you would please go to the mic on this side so you can be heard i will also ask after the event before the signing if he would please take your chairs and leaned them against something solid just to help us make this door orderly looking again. Okay so at the time when there is a growing sense of unease among sensible people under fascism its important for us to look to the past and analyze the conditions that made fascism possible. Naturally we would turn to our historians as our guide into the murky realm of the past. One such historian david king is here with us today. He said albright scholar that earned his masters from cambridge and a professor who once thought to european History History talked who once taught european history. He is
Before the signing youwould please take your chairs and lean against something solid just to help us. Make us orderly looking again. Okay, so todays event. At a time when there is a growing sense of unease among sensible people because of the rise of fascism, is now important for us to look toward the past and analyze the conditions that made fascism possible. So naturally we turn to our historians as our guide into the murky labyrinth of the past. One such historian, david king is here with us today. He is a fulbright scholar earned his masters degree from cambridge. And aprofessor who once thought the european history at the university of kentucky. Hes a New York Times bestselling writer who has written several acclaimed books of history such as death in the city of light. He is here with us today to read from his new book the trials of adolf hitler the beer hall putsch and the rise nazi germany. Kirkus reviews calls davids new work and astute work of scholarship and vivid narrative.
As well as work on this book. I might as well mention that we started dating shortly to mess meeting here and now we work together. So hopefully this meaning does is cause that that one day. [laughter] though if it does say could be a little trouble later at home. [laughter] the book is a curious madness an american combat psychiatrist, a japanese war crimes suspect, an unsolved mystery from world war ii. Im going to work my way back from the psychiatrist in the war crimes suspect in an touch on the mystery just a little bit more at the hand and take any questions you may have. Should you bother the nuremberg trials that followed world war ii, but you might not be aware there were several trials in japan after the war. Because of the tokyo tribe. Some people refer to them as japans nurnberg. There were 28 classy defendants who are part of the tokyo tribe. These were former Prime Ministers, heads of state, military leaders. Really consider it the 28 individuals most responsible for japa
The senate and avoiding any threat of filibuster. Lisa lets talk specific about this bill. What is in it and what is not . This is a twoyear budget bill. This would increase spending 63 billion for defense and domestic programs now and there would be 23 billion in cuts down the road. How would that be paid for . Reduces benefits for military retireries currently under 62, raise airline fees, and decrease pension for future federal workers. It is expected to pass the senate, the question is how long will republicans want to debate it before the bill takes place. We are expected to vote possibly about 4 30 this afternoon. Lisa what are the main objectives in this bill . The main Sticking Point seems to be of this plan that would decrease some future benefits for militaries for some military retirees. Republicans want to amend the bill to take care of that problem. Here is texas senator john cornen. This is about making mistakes that hurt people. Mistakes that we would not make if we took
Protesters. The u. S. Admit it strip searched an indian diplomat at the center of an international dismra dispute. Plus. Its like a bad dream. And americas death belt. Fighting in south sudan following a coup. Violence between military factions was reported. 8,000 people have sought shelter in the u. N. Compound. Meantime the man blamed for the coup attempt has denied trying to overthrow the cost. Riek machar has reportedly told a news website what took place in juba was a misunderstanding between president ial yards within their division, it was not a coup attempt. Back in juba the president salva kiir says he is in control, but thousands are still living in u. N. Bases there. Fleeing for their lives, these people are looking for a safe place to hide from the fighting. The United Nations base in juba, the message from the leaders was to go home. Translation when you came here you were looking for peace. Now there is no fighting. Now we are telling you that everyone should go back to t