Could probably identify which one was urschel by emptying their wallets. So they stopped the car, get the wallet, take all of the money and give him ten bucks to get back to town and they take off. They take him out to a farm owned in west county texas just outside of dallas on by catherine kelleys fatherinlaw my guy known around town is bob. Its sort of a sad, broken down farm with a few animals where he lives with his wife and son and sons wife. So they stick urschel and they blindfold him, they use they keep him blindfolded for the entire ride. And for the next eight days he is basically blind and deaf and chained to a high chair actually or bed frame at various times of the day. But nevertheless, he is the kind of guy who does not part with his money very willingly. So, urschel, who grew up on a farm, in the midwest, realizes of course he is on a farm, begins counting the number of different animals, finds out how many there are, how many milking cows there are, all kinds of inform
[inaudible conversations] book tv is on facebook, author information and talk directly during live programs. Facebook. Com booktv. Youre watching book tv on cspan2. Coming up next executive director of Law Enforcement museum, failed kidnapping back in 1983. Our topic for today is the year of fear. Machine gun kelly. Hes an awardwinning journalists and Television Documentary producer. He was part of editing team that launched u. S. Today in 1982 and held a variety positions at the paper including Senior Correspondent and covered political and social issues. He served as supervising producer, usa today on tv. The museum and served as executive director. Former chairman of the George Foster peabody. His journalism honors include awards from the National Association of newspaper and won award. Please welcome joe urshal to the national what archives. Thank you, doug, im disappointed that there was no wine and when i whisky for this. Had i known, i would have brought my own. I appreciate you
In june, a week of scholar in china who champions the rights of his people. So we begin with syria where 15 fighters have been killed in attacks in italy by u. S. Led coalition and this is alqaedas official off shoot in syria and followed u. S. Led attacks in parts of seer yo held by fighters of isil, the Islamic State of iraq and lavent and the government separately has been carrying out air strikes, look at the pictures showing the aftermath of a Syrian Government attack in italy providence and there is amateur video here showing u. S. Led attacks in the northern providence of aleppo. Syrian state television had a statement from the Foreign Ministry just a few moments ago. Translator yesterday our ambassador to the u. N. Was informed the u. S. And some of its allies will carry out strikes against isil in the areas that are holding in syria. Syrian ambassador received a letter from the u. S. Secretary of state john kerry through the Iraqi Foreign minister saying they will strike again
Raqqa. Well look at how much these strikes will have weakened the militant stronghold. Syria gives its response. It claims it was warned of the attack by a letter and says it will cooperate with everybody in the fight against Islamic State. Also on the program, marian joins us to look at whats happening in business, and a big meeting in new york today. Absolutely. Sustaining the environment. That is the main focus, as Business Leaders, politicians and environmentalists come together for the u. N. Summit on Climate Change in new york. Well have the latest on whats been discussed. Its midday here in london, 7 00 a. M. In washington, and 2 00 p. M. In syria, where for the first time, the u. S. And its regional allies have launched air strikes against Islamic State militants. 14 strikes are reported to have destroyed or damaged i. S. Training compounds and command facilities in northern and eastern syria. These attacks, all part of president obamas pledge to degrade and destroy i. S. , whi
Were here because it is going to take all of us, not just the Indigenous People, but everyone in the whole world to come together to save our water. We will take you to the streets of the peoples climate march and then as the family of john didoon rockefeller announces it will stop investing in fossil fuel companies, we will look at the growing Divestment Movement. Fuels and from fossil invest in a Clean Energy Future, benefiting the worlds majority is no longer acceptable for any from to seek to Profit Industries that threaten our values. Move your money out of the problem and into solutions. We will hear a message from South African Archbishop Desmond tutu and speak to Scott Wallace of the Wallace Global Fund that is spearheaded the Divestment Movement in the Foundation World. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. As many as 400,000 people turned out in new york city on sunday for the peoples climate march