U. S. Troops will remain in afghanistan until the end of 2016. 15 years after the start of the longest war in american history. We will speak with anand gopal, author of, no good men among the living america, the taliban, and the war through afghan eyes. Then we look at africa. The good news for the girls, we know where they are. We cannot tell you. Just leave us alone. We will get the girls back. But as nigeria claims to know the whereabouts of the close to three hundred kidnapped schoolgirls, with the crisis be used to justify further u. S. Militarization of africa . Then to egypt. As general lcc is expected to win the authority, authorities had to extend voting another day because so few people have headed to the polls. We will speak with sharif abdel kudos Sharif Abdel Kouddous in cairo. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President obama has announced u. S. Occupation of afghanistan will continue unti
U. S. Troops will remain in afghanistan until the end of 2016. 15 years after the start of the longest war in american history. We will speak with anand gopal, author of, no good men among the living america, the taliban, and the war through afghan eyes. Then we look at africa. The good news for the girls, we know where they are. We cannot tell you. Just leave us alone. We will get the girls back. But as nigeria claims to know the whereabouts of the close to three hundred kidnapped schoolgirls, with the crisis be used to justify further u. S. Militarization of africa . Then to egypt. As general lcc is expected to win the authority, authorities had to extend voting another day because so few people have headed to the polls. We will speak with sharif abdel kudos Sharif Abdel Kouddous in cairo. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President obama has announced u. S. Occupation of afghanistan will continue unti
To write about africa. Hat nine bloodedly good essay, how to read about africa by which he meant of course all of us who write about the continent should stop representing that. Hes down with the following. Broad brush strokes throughout are good. Avoid having the african carrot tears laugh or struggle to educate their kids or just make good mundane circumstances. How could the women except in about europe or america and africa. African characters should be colorful, exotic, larger than life, but empty inside with no dialogue, no complex resolutions in their stories come in no kirks to confuse the cause. Perhaps we could start there since it seems to me that your book is precisely what hes advocating in his essay and that is a portrayal of africans as people with their own agency. And idiosyncrasies and a sense of destiny. So what inspired the project in the first place . Were you fed up at the way africa was being reported on from what you call Poverty Point . Yes. That is the short a
Please keep the spirit of lit fest going all year long with a subscription. This year we are also introducing a new digital bookstore. Please take one of our promo cards for information about the app and axis the special book deals. Before they can todays program please file ensure cell phones. You return your camera flash off. We will allow you to take pictures. You can post those pictures online using hashtag printers row. Gives me great pleasure to introduce to you guys are moderate todays conversation, eric banks. Mr. Banks. Thank you. Thank you very much. Welcome everybody. Its good to see you here this morning and its my pleasure to welcome today Monique Brinson demery, the author of the amazing book, finding the dragon lady the mystery of vietnams madame nhu, which has recently been published by Public Affairs books. She holds a masters degree from harvard university, and when she made contact with madame nhu who was the unofficial first lady of the south east government in 2005
Our life. Were headquarters here in dough hall coming up in the next 60 minutes. Russias president Vladimir Putin visits to her on for a summit on syria with a rod and turkey. His 1st trip outside the former soviet union. Since the ukraine war began. Saving temperatures in london caused fires to break out the city as britain and most of europe sweltering in record, heat wave temperatures and just 3 left in the raised to become the leader of the British Conservative Party and the u. K. Next, Prime Minister, also the leader of tennessee as large as opposition party, appears in court, where she knew she is accused of financing. Terrorism veterans, both action from the wilder 6 championship. This is cut off. I jump sensation meta, bosh, him a follow up is a little bit goes with the 3rd straight. Well, talk to me. Welcome to the news russian president Vladimir Putin is in her on for summit thats being overshadowed by the fall out from the war. In ukraine talks with irans president ibrahim r