[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] taking a break in this conference titled breaking through power, organized by former independent president ial candidate ralph nader. It will be back about 1 20 p. M. Eastern time. We will bring you back your life right here as he sent to. A look outside the david mack complex at Hofstra University, cited tonights president ial debate. Three imams will pay most of the five milliondollar price tag for this debate. One of those alum is david mack who is a businessman and in real estate. This is the fur third time Hofstra University has hosted a president ial debate. The First University to hosted debates in three consecutive president ial races. Some of the media here getting set up along with their transmission trucks and vehicles.
Uncomfortable. I actually think that it creates an opportunity to to make the argument that i pointed out initially, which is journalists need to defend the broader space. We can as journalists a very special rights for journalists. As long as we have those, that is all that matters. Especially because we live in a time when these roles are fluid. Ultimately the way journalists can defend their own rights and selfinterested by forming common cause with people who might have a more it doesnt mean they abandon identity as journalists. But they have to understand people expressing themselves publicly or participating in the process of gathering news and information, even if they are not doing this in a professional capacity have the same rights. You know, i think it is an interesting debate about word is journalisms top can i address that very directly in the book. At the end of the day, it is less important than recognizing what is most crucial is a broad space that defends the rights an
Interested in American History . Watch American History television on cspan3 every weekend, 48 hours of people and events that helped document the american story. Joel simon come executive director of the committee to protect journalists, and author of the new censorship talks with a target a journalist by governments around the world including the u. S. Government. During this event mr. Simon is in conversation with Kathleen Carroll, executive editor of the associated press. Good evening, everyone. Thanks for being here tonight. Im thinking of Academic Affairs at the columbia Journalism School. We are very pleased to have the Kathleen Carroll and joel simon any conversation on the new censorship. Journalism is an increasingly dangerous profession. No one knows this more than our guests tonight. Joel simon is director of the committee to protect journalists, nor physician founded in 1981 my group of u. S. Correspondence who realized they couldnt ignore the dangers their colleagues arou
That doesnt mean he cant negotiate a framework agreement. I think the president does have authority to negotiate an executive a formal executive agreement with cuba which would provide a framework for cuban guarantees to american investors who voluntarily subscribed to the terms of these arrangements. That agreement could spell out the protections cuba is prepared to offer. It would provide impartial dispute settlement. It could even provide funding for the lets say a claims try tribunal, it could provide funding for the awards, if any had to be issued. Where would the money come from . It could come from contributions from cuba and from the investors. Commercial insurance, Political Risk insurance, could play a role in this. Ive done that in private practice for some clients. There is a quasi precedent not directly employed not going quite this far but in the Clinton Administration, they negotiated germany and other countries in europe relating to holocaust claims, these agreements th
And its my conclusion that the president could not make an do on his own authority an executive agreement which looks like a traditional bilateral tree because that exposes the United States government the treasury to reciprocal liability for cuban claims. That doesnt mean he cant negotiate a framework agreement. I think the president does have authority to negotiate an executive a formal executive agreement with cuba which would provide a framework for cuban guarantees to american investors who voluntarily subscribed to the terms of these arrangements. That agreement could spell out the protections cuba is prepared to offer. It would provide impartial dispute settlement. It could even provide funding for the lets say a claims try tribunal, it could provide funding for the awards, if any had to be issued. Where would the money come from . It could come from contributions from cuba and from the investors. Commercial insurance, Political Risk insurance, could play a role in this. Ive don