Kouddous. We will also get an update on Abdullah Elshamy. [indiscernible] my responsibility if anything ever happens to me. We will speak with his brother Mohammed Elshamy. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Iraq is in crisis as sunni militants seized more towns and now set their sights on the capital baghdad. In the past few days, Al Qaedalinked rebels have seized control of mosul, iraqs second largest city, as well as tikrit. The sunni militants now control a territory that stretches from the eastern edge to fallujah and now the Northern City of mosul. Their advanced has cost a humanitarian catastrophe, displacing some 500,000 people in mosul alone. Mosul fell in part because u. S. Trained iraqi forces abandoned their posts. Maliki has reportedly urged the u. S. To carry out airstrikes in recent months, but the Obama Administration has declined request so far. We will have more on the crisis in iraq aft
Oeking asylum in the United States out of fear of his safety if he returned. Today he will give his first tv interview. Plus, ned parker in the Baghdad Bureau chief for reuters. Then egyptian prodemocracy activist alaa abd elfattah is sentenced to 15 years in prison. Me. His is not just about if it is a war on a whole generation. We will go to cairo to speak with his aunt ahdaf soueif and Sharif Abdel Kouddous. We will also get an update on Abdullah Elshamy. [indiscernible] my responsibility if anything ever happens to me. We will speak with his brother Mohammed Elshamy. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Iraq is in crisis as sunni militants seized more towns and now set their sights on the capital baghdad. In the past few days, Al Qaedalinked rebels have seized control of mosul, iraqs second largest city, as well as tikrit. The sunni militants now control a territory that stretches from the eastern edge
From our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. The grave fundamental issue now before our people. Are the American People fit to govern themselves, to rule themselves, to control themselves . I believe they are. Historian, an author, so much more. Her books have wrought to live so many amazing people. When did they first meet . Taft as solicitor general. They lived in the same part of washington. They walked together to work. I love that image, taft listening to teddy. Whats the difference and the sizes . Taft would have been at a slimmer level 250 to 270. Is five foot nine inches but taft is closer to six feet tall. They would have looked shorter. What happened to the friendship . Makes taft his handpicked successor when he was not running again. He gives him all the advice in the world. Dont play golf. Its a rich mans game. Fight. Dont just answer him. William Jennings Bryan . Taft wins. Happy when he trusts him with his legacy calling him a beloved person. He goes to afric
From our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. The great fundamental issue now before our people, is are the American People fit to govern themselves, to rule themselves . I believe they are. Doris Kearns Goodwin is here. She is a historian, author, so much more. Her books have brought to life some of the most fascinating figures in americas history. When did Teddy Roosevelt and William Howard taft first meet . They first meet in their 30s in washington. Teddy is Civil Service commissioner and taft is solicitor general. They lived in the same part of washington and had kids the same age. They walked together to work. I love the image of them walking and taft listening to teddy. What is the difference in the size of these two men . Taft would have been at a slimmer level, 250, 270. Teddy weight in the 200s but he was 59, 510. Taft is almost six feet tall but he is much bigger anyway. They would have looked shorter. What happens to their friendship . It lasted for a long time.
Kill you. Domestic politics can unseat you. So he was a Foreign Policy president. Johnson, his grandiosity was being another Franklin Roosevelt. You know, wars do have a tonic effect as well as a very toxic one. And they really rally us all together and there was a great slogan that wilson urged upon the nation and the legislature especially which was politics is adjourned and for the few years that we were actually fighting in the war america did adjourn politics. Rose looking at president ial leadership when we continue. Funning for charl yee rose is provided by the following and by bloomberg. A provider of multimedia news and Information Services worldwide. Captioning sponsored by Rose Communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. The great fundamental issue now before our people t is are the American People fit to govern themselve, to rule themselves, to control themselves. I believe they are. Rose doris concerns goodwin is here, she is a historian, she is