From our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. We begin with the middle east. Leaders across the globe are united and outraged about the video released by the Islamic State. It shows militants burning a jordanian pilot alive. The pilot was seized after his plane crashed in syria. King abdullah of jordan returned home wednesday for crisis talks. Authorities in jordan released executed two convicts in response. They also promised a military response. It has ignited criticism throughout the middle east including those from syria, iran, and al qaeda. Kenneth pollack is a senior fellow at the brookings institution. Let me begin with this question. Name almost any outrage in the middle east iraqs invasion of kuwait, the gassing of kurds, the bombing of the uss cole. The protagonists would find both apologists and detractors. But with one breathtakingly vicious murder, the Islamic State changed that dynamic. I want you to give me a sense of that dynamic. Tell me about the change tha
From our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. We begin with the middle east. Leaders across the globe are united and outraged about the video released by the Islamic State. It shows militants burning a jordanian pilot alive. King abdullah of jordan returned home wednesday for crisis talks. Authorities in jordan executed two convicts in response. They also promised a military response. Kenneth pollack is a senior fellow at the brookings institution. Let me begin with this question. Name almost any outrage in the middle east. Iraqs invasion of kuwait. The gassing of kurds. The bombing of the uss cole. The protagonists would find both apologists and detractors. But with one breathtakingly vicious murder, the Islamic State changed that dynamic. I want you to give me a sense of that dynamic. Ken . The arab world, especially the sunni arab world, has been ambivalent about the fight against isis. They dont like isis and see it as a threat. They see another threat, in many ways a bi
This picture was photographed in combat zones by cameronmen of the mediterranean allied forces and by pilots of the 12th air force who joined missions against the enemy, operated automatic cameras in that plane. Behind the pilot, shooting forward and back. Under the wing. In the wing. Timed with the guns. In the wheel well. In the instrument panel. Photographing the pilot himself. The commander counter of the United States air force is general carl spots has asked me to tell you something about this picture. I dont think i can do any better than just to read from his telegram to me. Thunderbolt was made in 1944. Ancient history. It was made about one Fighter Bomber group in the Italian Campaign. It happens to be an american group. The same story could well be told of the Royal Air Force grouped which participated so gallantly in the same air offensive. As a matter of fact, the story belongs to all men who fought for freedom and did it a long way from home. Signed spots. Thank you. To t
Every sunday at 8 00 p. M. And midnight eastern here on American History tv. Wed like to hear from you. Follow us on twitter cspan history. Connect on facebook at facebook. Com cspan history where you can leave comments and check out our upcoming programs at our website, cspan. Org history. In the fourth of a fivepart look at hollywood directors who made films for the u. S. Government during world war ii we feature director William Wyler and thunderbolt, a 42minute documentary he made for the u. S. Army air force about a squadron of p47 fighter planes stationed in italy. Mr. Wyler also directed the popular world war ii documentary the Memphis Belle filled inside b17 flying fortress bombers on missions over nazi germany. First, to provide context, we speak to author and film historian mark harris. A new book out by author mark harris five came back a story of hollywood and the second world war, and among the directors featured is William Wyler. Mark harris is joining us to explain his b
Archival speeches. Every sunday at 8 00 p. M. And midnight eastern here on American History tv. Wed like to hear from you. Follow us on twitter cspan history. Connect on facebook at facebook. Com cspan history where you can leave comments and check out our upcoming programs at our website, cspan. Org history. In the fourth of a fivepart look at hollywood directors who made films for the u. S. Government during world war ii we feature director William Wyler and thunderbolt, a 42minute documentary he made for the u. S. Army air force about a squadron of p47 fighter planes stationed in italy. Mr. Wyler also directed the popular world war ii documentary the Memphis Belle filled inside b17 flying fortress bombers on missions over nazi germany. First, to provide context, we speak to author and film historian mark harris. A new book out by author mark harris five came back a story of hollywood and the second world war, and among the directors featured is William Wyler. Mark harris is joining