Not all socialists word that. Not all muslims were dead. If the extremists were characterized as islamist which to me means someone who believes islam should be opposed on others, not just islam but their version of islam should be imposed on others including other muslims but unfortunately i am not sure that works. I got lectured by pakistani of being anti muslim because i talked the threat from islam. It is the threat we need to understand. Is the threat in the largest Muslim Population in the world where i was privileged to be an ambassador in asia. Where if you go to a Muslim Boarding School and they are quite simple institutions there, usually very basic you find one with a three story dormitory at a fancy gymnasium. Ideology is alien to indonesia. For many years it seems to me we followed a policy of the lesser evil. That seemed to create terrorists in saudi arabia and egypt were creatures of u. S. Policy but with all those feelings we would be much worse off if saudi arabia fell
[applause] good afternoon. The telling of history is consequential and recognition is consequential also. I am deeply honored and appreciated to receive the american book award today. I am also very honored to share it with the other recipients today who have presented such rot and real engagements for social life. Not the least it is also quite an honor to share the award with previous recipients, some of the people who shaped my intellectual development. Kerry snyder, edwards i eat, and very baraka. I want to thank first of all waldo martin column aye author. We spent many years together working on this vote. I want to thank my friends and family in the audience in my many comrades and colleagues who helped make this poker reality along the way. There are too many to thank individually. You know who you are and i never could have dreamed of getting here without you. Thank you. The recognition is nice, or writing the history of the black interparty let alone the 12 years that, but the
And for reasons that i have mentioned, they have potentially exposed themselves and it would make it more difficult for the russians to simply sit on the sidelines and watch us get bogged down alone. They own part of the responsibility for the brooks in the middle east for the problems in the middle east. And much the same applies to china. And i would think that the russians would see this as in their own national interests. Well, one would have to assume thats the case because they have a national interest. A second question partially a statement, or partially a question. I was delighted to hear you general scowcroft, talk about the threat of cyber. I sort of feel like were england before world war ii ignoring a threat thats right this front of us. In front of us. We had the sony what if sony instead of a Movie Production Company had been the New York Stock Exchange or the gas pipeline . I have never seen an issue where weve had more warnings and were doing less. I hope you would con
Chris hill recounts his diplomatic career. Gail sheehy remembers her journalism career. Alan west discusses the political landscape. For a complete television schedule, go to booktv. Org. Booktv, 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors. Television for serious readers. Booktv continues now. David rothkopf discusses the triumph and failures of American Leadership in the world following 9 11. Its about an hour ten. [inaudible conversations] im going to hold your book like this. [laughter] good evening, ladies and gentlemen. It is a real pleasure to welcome you here tonight. Its a pleasure for several reasons. Im David Rothkopf and im a visiting scholar here at the carnegie endowment. And for me, its a pleasure because im here with friends but also because it symbolizes finally finishing this book. [laughter] i was not really sure it was done until we came to the day where we were getting it, you know out, selling it so thats a step forward. But it is special a special pleasure because to
Particular resolutions 497 of 1981 and 465 of 1980. Syria confirms also that the palestinian issue is a central issue of the Syrian People which supports the inalienable and legitimate rights of the palestinian people, particularly to return and selfdetermination and to establish an independent state on its land with jerusalem as its capital. Last september, syria accepted the initiative of the president of the russian federation, his excellency vladimir putin, and joined the convention of the prohibition of chemical weapons based on the establishment in the middle east, a free zone of all nuclear weapons, and all weapons of mass destruction. It also wanted to prove to the whole world its commitment to stand firm against any use of chemical weapons. Syria can prove its obligation resulting from the convention and completed its commitment despite the prevailing hard conditions. Were it not for the syrian cooperation with the u. N. Opcw joint mission, it would have not been possible to c