Fitton, john solomon among our guests. Sending concern throughout silicon valley. We talk the up the late from wall street opportunity to with moodys chief economist, john lonski. And china and mexico desperate now to talk trade with the Trump Administration after the president has made it clear he will demand fair, reciprocal, responsible trading relationships with both countries. China trying to take shots at the president s America First agenda, yet saying they are willing to negotiate with the Trump Administration. Now isnt that nice of them . Mexican officials are already in washington to talk about the president s proposed tariffs on mexican goods so long as they dont fight illegal immigration and secure their half of the u. S. mexico border. The president not holding back about the years of mexican abuses of the American Immigration system. They have to stop the illegal flow, the flow of drugs, illegal immigrants, people that have not gone through the process. And if the democra
And now its the turn of general thistle informs us mi6, and im not kidding on the russian army , bushes, weeds, nettles and small undergrowth trees that regrow on the battlefield. It is because of this insurmountable obstacle that it moves forward. Vsu, it turns out, well, politely, squeaking, supposedly. Vegetation helps camouflage the russian fortifications and makes it difficult to neutralize the copper fields. Ill just remind you that a little earlier the offensive had already been thwarted. Our minefields, the lack of shells, the lack of defense in the 16th line and the offensive stubbornness of the russians. In short, they are good for the dancer, but something always bothers them. Even better look at a french wheeled tank, i saw a puddle and in it tonul gets the feeling that even British Intelligence decided to engage in trolling bandera in line for news that the counteroffensive dries up gravity and wind, but nato will definitely include lawn mowers and choppers in the next aid
Overcorrected and eisenhower was there with him. He thought that the end of colonial was a destructive hurricane. As we write the book and that helped lead to the disaster, the vietnam war, where francis was dealing with counterinsurgency for the better part of a decade since the end of World War Two. It go well. They make a lot of mistakes that the American Army will later repeat pretty frighteningly. And so by the time frank church is in the senate and he visits vietnam in 1962, its pretty clear that the saigon government is the us military has supporting and abetting them. Britain and france refused to help because there supposed to be a treaty. The geneva accords, that would have united vietnam through an election. Ho chi minh probably would have won was incredibly popular. He was a communist communists were killing rival groups. So there was already a civil war brewing. Think there was going to be blood . The united just made it worse. And thats so. Frank church visits vietnam in
He a member of the team that won the 22 pulitzer for explanatory for coverage of the september attacks. And then with a colleague he shared that 26 pulitzer for national for coverage of the nsa domestic spying program. Hes also written four books a about americas fight over abortion, about the cias final showdown with the kgb, about the cia and the george w bush, and about the costs, consequences of americas war on terror and first dozen years or so, after 911, currently his Senior National security correspondent for the intercept his son, tom its been a journalist for 15, 16 years. And hes worked for various news organizations covered and covered a wide of local and national topics, including National Security and u. S. Politics. His current focuses on in the last honest man, they look back at the life of former democratic senator frank of idaho, who was one of the most consequential lawmakers of the 20th century. He served in the from the late 1950s through the sixties and seventies
Welcome to politics prose im brad graham, the coowner of the bookstore along with my wife Lissa Muscatine and were very pleased to be hosting two ryzens here this evening we have veteran journalist jim and his son, journalist tom, and theyre here to talk about their new book the last man the cia the fbi, the mafia and the kennedys and one senators fight to save democracy. Our jim, of course, is a very accomplished investigative reporter, did some outstanding work with the new york times, where he was for for nearly 20 years from 1998 to 2017. He a member of the team that won the 22 pulitzer for explanatory for coverage of the september attacks. And then with a colleague he shared that 26 pulitzer for national for coverage of the nsa domestic spying program. Hes also written four books a about americas fight over abortion, about the cias final showdown with the kgb, about the cia and the george w bush, and about the costs, consequences of americas war on terror and first dozen years or