in 1940 and 41, prior to attack on pearl harbor was almost a million members in size. it of lead by centralists industrialists and members of congress. it was made up of all kinds of people, patriotic americans, communist, anti-semites, they had one thing in mind, keep america out of the european war. you see. they pretty much just fought world war i, country was going through a horrific economic cycle, depression. they didn t want to fight any more. they voted to build up the continental u.s. and stay out of the the continent of europe. we already were there and lost lives. think about it, nazis had moved through much of eastern europe, they were attacking england, we had many people who opposed us getting involved because they didn t think we were ready, they were tired of the endless wars in europe. sound familiar? what happened? well we were attacked. on december 7, 1941. the america first committee disbandedded a week lighter, and lindbergh who was an isolationist for
important, america first committee in 1940-41, was almost a million members in size. it was lead by industrialists, by members of congress, punitive spokesman was lindbergh, it was made up of all kinds of people, patriotic americans, communist, ain t semites, they had one thing in mind, keep america out of the european war. you see, they had just fought world war i. the country was going through a horrific economic cycle, depression. they didn t want to fight any more. the argument was basically, let s build up our military to protects continental u.s., bombers and other air war craft, ships and subs, but stay out of europe, we went there and lost enough lives. franklin roosevelt was frustrated. he got around neutrality act too give some support to england. which was under attack by the nazis, the nazis moved through much of eastern europe, they were attacking england, we had many people who opposed us getting involved because they didn t think we were ready and tired of the
also declared that any armed resistance against the militants would be considered a rebellion. now on bbc news, unspun world. hello and welcome to the newsroom here at new broadcasting house, the bbc s international headquarters in central london for unspun world the programme where we get the unadorned facts about the world s news from the bbc s global experts. this week, i ll be asking as the fighting in ukraine gets worse and more threatening, what do ordinary russians think about the dangers of a wider war with the west? support is already quite high and, of course, if the war comes to russian towns and cities, then russia ordinary russians definitely will feel that this war is even more justified for moscow. what s life like in syria nowadays the country where russia developed its tactics for bombarding civilians? you can see in the streets that people are digging in the garbage to get some food. that s something unheard of in syria before. and is international
degrees. goodbye for now. now on bbc news, unspun world provides an unvarnished version of the week s major global news stories reliable, honest and essential viewing with the bbc s world affairs editor, john simpson. hello, and welcome to the newsroom here at new broadcasting house, the bbc s international headquarters in central london, for unspun world the programme where we get the unadorned facts about the world s news from the bbc s global experts. this week, i ll be asking as the fighting in ukraine gets worse and more threatening, what do ordinary russians think about the dangers of a wider war with the west? support is already quite high and, of course, if the war comes to russian towns and cities, then russia ordinary russians definitely will feel that this war is even more justified for moscow. what s life like in syria nowadays the country where russia developed its tactics for bombarding civilians? you can see in the streets that people are digging in
Four people are injured after horses bulled through central london. And gustav klimt s lost masterpiece is sold for an asking price of 30 Million Euros. Hello, im lucy grey, welcome to verified live three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. President biden has said that the us will begin sending new Military Assistance to ukraine within hours, after he signed a long awaited bill passed by congress. Speaking at a Press Conference at the white house, mr biden said the ai, worth 61 billion, would make america and the world safer. He said ukraine had the will and skill to win the war against russia. The package also includes billions of dollars in aid for israel and taiwan, as well as 1 billion in humanitarian assistance to gaza. Its a good day for america, a good day for europe, and a good day for world peace and freedom. This is consequential. Ijust signed into law the National Security package that was passed by house representatives this weekend and by th