Also known as formosa, these others are both the seat of the government of the republic of china, commonly referred to as grc, as well as the armed fortress of the military establishment. Taiwan is an island of considerable variety. The eastern half is dominated by a chain of rugged mountains. While to the west lie flat and fertile plains, ideal for the calibration of rice, sugar, and pineapples. The many rural visit villages emphasize the honoring the oriental traditions and culture. Only a few minutes away stand the modern cities of taipei, bustling with movement and signs of 20 century living. 20th century living. During the korean war, it became apparent that the security of taiwan and the offshore islands was vital to the free worlds defense perimeter. Since these islands face a constant threat of the aggression from communism. The United States began the First Advisory Assistance Program, known as mag. Today, taiwan, protected by elaborate systems of fortifications, supports numb
National security advisers Henry Kissinger. In some ways, nixon is one of the most brilliant people to occupy the white house. He had incredible political gifts. But on the other hand hes one of the worst people to occupy the white house because he had a broad streak of para nnoia and course in the end ruined himself by bringing about his his own catastrophic downfall in the watergate scandal of 1972 to 1974. Were going to look at the good and bad side of the nixon presidency with National Security adviser kissinger. Im going to share the screen so we can look at powerpoint pictures as we go through the sequence. First of all, here is president nixon himself. He had been born back in 1913 in california and grew up in a lower middle class family. Went to the local college there with the college. He graduated and went to Duke University law school and this is in the worst years of great depression. The mid1930s. During the second world war, he joined the u. S. Navy. You can see the photo
[gunshots] narrator since 1949, this now narrow body of water has been both a symbolic and a realistic moat, separating the taiwan island complex from the mainland of china. Also known as formosa, these islands are both the seat of the government of the republic of china, commonly referred to as grc, as well as the armed fortress of its military establishment. Taiwan is an island of considerable variety. The eastern half is dominated by a chain of rugged mountains. While to the west lie flat and fertile plains, ideal for the cultivation of rice, sugar, and pineapples. The many rural villages serve to emphasize the timeless continuity underlying the oriental traditions and culture. Only a few minutes away stand the modern cities of taipei, and calhoun, bustling with movement and signs of 20th century living. This appearance and tranquility belies the true situation. During the korean war, it became apparent that the security of taiwan and the offshore islands was vital to the free world
Ok, move out. [gunshots] narrator since 1949, this now body of water has been both a symbolic and a realistic moat, separating the taiwan island complex from the mainland of china. Also known as formosa, these islands are both the seat of the government of the republic of china, commonly referred to as grc, as well as the armed fortress of its military establishment. Taiwan is an island of considerable variety. The eastern half is dominated by a chain of rugged mountains. While to the west lie flat and fertile plains, ideal for the cultivation of rice, sugar, and pineapples. The many rural villages emphasize the honoring the oriental traditions and culture. Only a few minutes away stand the modern cities of taipei, and calhoun, bustling with movement and signs of 20th century living. In this tranquility, lies the truth. During the korean war, it became apparent that the security of taiwan and the offshore islands was vital to the free worlds defense perimeter. Since these islands face
That hopefully will get some important answers to. This issue could not be more urgent. Three weeks ago the New York Times article revealed that the fbi arrested Seven Members of an Organization Called the dangerous White Supremacist Group. Neonazis, the base is an acceleration list agonistic, and Arctic Antarctic group whose name speaks to the admiration for al qaeda and isis. They hate jews and africanamericans but they dont like President Trump or the United States either. Their goal is to use terrorism to start a race war and collapse the United States. Societal collapse, a sick fantasy but the reality is that domestic terror has claimed more lives than International Terror since 911. Lastly, fbi director, told the Judiciary Committee that he was elevated racially motivated and violent extremism, to a National Threats priority. That the same man with homegrown violent extremism and isis. Our enemies especially russia, exploit these racial tensions to divide and weaken American Soci