Welcome to class. We are going to talk about history of government surveillance. The central question i want to think about today is can intelligence agencies operate in a Democratic Society and be successful in protecting the government and its citizens while also up holding the same Citizens Rights . In other words, are liberty and security compatible . No doubt, there is a need for intelligence communities to operate. Threats exist from foreign and doe mess sf domestic sources. Those threats are real. They have been real throughout history. For over a century, in addition to taking action against real threats to the lives of american citizens, bureaus and agencies within the United States government have is yosurveyed t that have strong in views that run opposite of that. If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear. I will want to come back to that later on. Maybe you really adhere to that view. Maybe you are on the fence about it. Maybe you firmly reject it. Thats fine. W
Monday in a holder reports from beirut. One of the front lines in. Opposition fighters say they are rebelling attempts by pro Syrian Government forces to storm the besieged and. Rebel saying they killed dozens of soldiers the ground offensive began on sunday just hours after the Un Security Council agreed to a cease fire throughout. Since then there has been no letup in the war the intensity of the airstrikes and the shelling appears to have dropped when compared to the relentless Bombing Campaign during the first week of the assault but civilians continue to die those who are able to find underground shelter avoid going outside more than five hundred people have already been killed children and women among them. The any god give me patience to face this tragedy my children are scattered here and there my son lost three kids such awful memories. I lost my house six days ago i have nothing at all i have been here for six days theres no food and water. Chlorine gas has also reportedly be
Stop it was time to see whats left of the home day one of the five hour ceasefire brought comfort to the people trapped in besieged east. Theres no food or water they always say theres a ceasefire but they come back in the bomb us the situation is pretty bad prices are very high and we did not use money at the shelter no food or water and we do not. Close to six hundred people have been killed in the latest onslaught hospitals have been hit and medical supplies are running out of there you know suddenly the airplane came towards us my mother screamed get inside the house i told her i will wait for her and the missiles exploded. As jets roared above both sides accused each other off by leading the truce even. Look this is the truce this is the ceasefire this place had fifty women and fifty children thank god they left before the airstrikes. Ordered by the russian president the Syrian Government had agreed to hold fire but despite the violations moscow is optimistic about its plan. Over
Hello, everyone. Welcome to the early sunday morning to the brooklyn book festival being hosted here at Brooklyn Law School. Our dean nick allard is here to welcome you. That dean has been a really wonder for bridge between the law school in brooklyn and the brooklyn book festival. Its on like to introduce nick allard to you all. [applause] thank you, professor. Well, welcome to all of you. Were so proud to be able to host part of the largest free letter very festival in new york city in one of the largest in the United States. It certainly is the hippest and most diverse book festival. So weve got that working for us. Also, welcome to the best law school in brooklyn. Some of you know were the only law school in brooklyn. [laughter] but, you know, we are the best law school in the largest and most vibrant borough in the greatest city in the leading state in the most wonderful country. So we have that working force. Its pretty good. Yesterday, marla and i returned from a short trip to r
Synagogue council of america. You may be surprised about what says about the council about the situation in gaza. Ask those saying this is necessary for israel to survive. That it is based on the slaughter of innocents on a scale that we are watching these days on television that is really a profound, profound crisis and should be a profound crisis in the thinking of all of us who were committed to the establishment of the state into it success. For the hour. An all of that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Today, a special with Henry Siegman, long described as one of the nations big three jewish organizations along with the American Jewish committee and the Antidefamation League. He was born in 1930 and frank for, germany. Three years later, the nazis came to powerful stop after fleeing nazi troops in belgium, his family then eventually moved to the United States will stop his father was a leader of the European