Of people including myself to think about Something Like the opium war as maybe an anomaly or something very particular to a very particular time and place and i have to say im guilty of thinking about it that way but great scholarship, truly great scholarship like killer high, like a lot of the work done at the Washington Institute forces me to see the world ina totally new way. This book has forced me and i think it forces all readers to really focus on the eternal and incredibly expensive relationship between drugs and war. That relationship extends from war conducted by people who are often on a form of drugs, some form of psychoactive substance. It extends to wars and conquest of drugs or the Raw Materials for drugs. It extends to wars for markets and outlets for drugs and of course we are all familiar with warsagainst drugs but as peter argues so effectively , this phenomenon, this interaction between psychoactive substances and conflicts is leased throughout history and up to th
But now we didnt even have enough cash for 5 of the bill. This morning im looking at why big businesses can get away with making late payment. The first goal is awarded by the video assistant referee. And as the raf celebrates its 100th anniversary, the last of the dambusters tells us about his life in the skies. Snow and ice are causing Serious Problems on roads across scotland, Northern Ireland and Northern England with drivers stranded in long queues. Rescue teams are helping trapped motorists and people in dumb freeze and galloway are being advised not to drive. Problems in Northern Ireland with schools closed entrance port affected. Rescuing the driver trapped in our ca is rescuing the driver trapped in our cars overnight on the main motorway between england and scotland. Heavy snow meant treacherous conditions for the Emergency Services on the m74. The weather kept some motorists in freezing cars for more than eight hours. Very little has been happening, im afraid. With barely mo
Sessions wrapping up this afternoon. Cory booker a senator testifying against sessions. The first time a sitting senator has gone after one of his own. And president elect donald trump using his First Press Conference since winning the election to denounce reports that russia has compromising information on him. He announced plans to cut all ties with his businesses. But it was this exchange thats getting all the headlines. Can you give us a question . Mr. President elect, mr. Esidentelect, since you were attacking no, not you. Not you. You are attacking our news organization. Can you give us a chance to ask a question, sir . Go ahead. Quiet. Quiet. David for the president elect silencing a cnn reporter. We have Team Coverage bringinguses the very latest details on that and all on todays big events. Melissa first up Rex Tillerson where he admitted earlier he and the president elect have not discussed Russian Foreign policy in great detail. I assume to some degree that youve had some di
Sexual assault on a developmentally delayed developmentally disabled inmate. The sheriff took an inmate home in a personal truck. A deputys concerns led to a investigation by the cbi, revealing the sheriff sexually assaulted her for about five minutes inside the home. The sheriff denied the assault thing she had information she wanted to tell him in private. The sheriff said he made a poor decision. He did not want people in the small town to see her to him about sensitive information. I have the utmost confidence in the other sheriffs in my district. I dont want this to reflect poorly on all sheriffs. Reporter Brittny Lewton has passed the case to a special prosecutor to avoid conflicts of interest. They really felt it was best for the defendant and the public that a completely reporter in court, the sheriff spoke to try to limit the amount of his bond, saying i certainly have not been a menace to the community. When i was arrested, i was arrested in uniform and went willingly and pea
If you have information, contact the police right away. Man is in custody, charged with a stabbing on a metro bus in hyattsville. The may have lifethreatening injuries. This happened near annapolis road. No word on what led to the violence. Turning to the weather, in the middle of another heat wave, 90 degrees all weekend long. When do we get a break . Steve rudin has the word on that. Steve leon, a little break on the way during the day tomorrow. Fary was our 19th day so this year at 95 degrees or better at Reagan National airport. 84 right now at Reagan National, 70s off to the west. The Farmers Market forecast, upper 70s at 7 a. M. , lower 80s by 9 a. M. , 87 degrees at 11 a. M. Tomorrow. Talking about how much longer the heat wave will stick around, the timing of thunderstorms in the sevenday outlook in just a few minutes. Leon 7 on your side with a health alert about the zika virus. The fda is ordering all blood donations in the u. S. Be tested for that virus. More than 2200 ameri