From our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. The last american prisoner of war was exchanged on saturday. Was kidnapped five years ago. The price of his freedom was five detainees. President obama spoke on saturday alongside the soldiers parents. As i said, we are committed to winding down the war in afghanistan and we are committed to closing gitmo. A commitment to bring prisoners of war home. That is who we are as americans. Profound obligation in the military, and today, in this instance, it is a promise we have been able to keep. The deal has attracted controversy and doubts about how intoant bergdahl fell enemy hands in the first place. Back onased to have him this program. Welcome, david. It may begin with the three important questions for me to begin with, what do we know about how he was captured, what his imprisonment was like, and what led to his release. Know with near certainty he walked away from his forward outpost in 2009, sneaking away in the middle of the n
From our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. The last american prisoner of war was exchanged on saturday. Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl was kidnapped five years ago. The price of his freedom was five detainees. President obama spoke on saturday alongside the soldiers parents. As i said, we are committed to winding down the war in afghanistan and we are committed to closing gitmo. We also remain a commitment to bring prisoners of war home. That is who we are as americans. It is a profound obligation in the military, and today, in this instance, it is a promise we have been able to keep. The deal has attracted controversy and doubts about how Sergeant Bergdahl fell into enemy hands in the first place. I am pleased to have him back on this program. Welcome, david. It may begin with the three important questions for me to begin with, what do we know about how he was captured, what his imprisonment was like, and what led to his release. Well, we know with near certainty he walked away
Some criticism and so does pakistan. The organization where bowe was and an organization that had close ties to alqaeda on the ground as well as pakistans Intelligence Agency so i do think theres a very important question about why with an organization so closely tied to pakistans Intelligence Agency, pakistan was unable to effectively get him released. Rose we conclude this evening with David Ignatius the columnist for the Washington Post whose latest novel is called the director. The combination of bureaucracy and secrecy at the c. I. A. As produced a special kind of disaster. So i would like to see a smaller c. I. A. , id like to see it focus more on the sequence that really matter. I would like to see it get out of the covert action paramilitary side of the business. One of the things i really liked about president obama speech at west point is the future Counterterrorism Missions were going to do in syria and iraq and elsewhere the training should be done by military People Specia
Some criticism and so does pakistan. The organization where bowe was and an organization that had close ties to alqaeda on the ground as well as pakistans Intelligence Agency so i do think theres a very important question about why with an organization so closely tied to pakistans Intelligence Agency, pakistan was unable to effectively get him released. Rose we conclude this evening with David Ignatius the columnist for the Washington Post whose latest novel is called the director. The combination of bureaucracy and secrecy at the c. I. A. As produced a special kind of disaster. So i would like to see a smaller c. I. A. , id like to see it focus more on the sequence that really matter. I would like to see it get out of the covert action paramilitary side of the business. One of the things i really liked about president obama speech at west point is the future Counterterrorism Missions were going to do in syria and iraq and elsewhere the training should be done by military People Specia
With the president to announce plans for the march on washington. In support of the Civil Rights Act. June 12th, 1963 as everest was returning home for the naacp meeting member byron shot him in his driveway as he was getting out of his car. Evers was killed instantly. Randolph and fellow americans , the National Urban league is honored to be a participant in this historic occasion. Our presence here reflects not only the civil rights communities increasing the awareness of the urban league, but most important it says and i hope what and clear that while intelligence, maturity and strategy dictates a Civil Rights Agency we use different methods and we are all united as never before on the goal of first class citizenship. To present to you the moral leader of the nation. I have the pleasure to present to you dr. Martin luther king. [applause] i am happy to join with you today what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation. [applause]