A few quick administrative notes, now would be a good time to turn off your cell phones or anything that might go beep. Secondly, when we get to the q a part of the session, we would ask if you have a question, that you make your way to that microphone there because we are videoing tonight, were videoing ourselves and for our Youtube Channel and also cspan booktv is here. And lastly, at the end before you come up to get your book signed, please fold up the chairs that youre sitting in and lean them against something that looks like it wont topple over. [laughter] were really very pleased to have Robert Grenier here with us this evening to talk about his new book, 88 days to kandahar. Bob spent 27 years with the cia, three of them a a station chief in islamabad during what turned out to be a very critical time before and immediately after the 9 11 attacks. He was very much involved in the u. S. Efforts to oust the taliban from afghanistan and bring hamid karzai to power. And the books t
Millions who cant get enough of adele. Nightly news begins right now. Good evening, chicagos top come is out and there is pressure on the mayor o followed him to follow him out the door. The political and emotion al upheaval growing tonight from the videotaped killing of a teenage suspect allegedly murder ed by a chicago policeman. More than the tape of a 16yearold shot 16 times it is the battle to keep the video under wraps and the more than yearlong delay in filing charges that has mayor ram emmanuel in full damage control mode. Stephanie gosk has developments. Chicago Police Superintendent Gary Mccarthy is here with us. Reporter earli this morning superintendent his job. Held accountable. You are looking at accountability. Reporter within hours he was fired. He has become an issue rather than dealing with the issue. And a distraction. Reporter mayor ram emmanuel said the public trust in mccarthy eroded less than a week after this video of thee shooting of 17yearold Laquan Macdonald
There are hundreds or thousands of folks from your states involved as well. What i want to do is talk briefly about the threat which is a very real threat. I take it seriously and i know all who are here will take it seriously as well, and that threat is why i support the basic pillars of the president s fourpoint Initiative Announced two wednesdays ago. Im going to talk about that, the president s four points briefly. But whatever want to dig into with, i hope you will see my passion coming through my wonkiness because im going to dig into this in a significant way, is a series of six reasons why i think it is absolutely critical legally, or president reasons, for the reputation of our institution, and especially for the servicemen and women we are asking to risk their lives, i think it is critical that congress complete the authorization that it began last week when a boat on the army of moderate elements in syria. It is critical that congress do this. If were going to engage this mi
The serious risk rising from paralysis and in action at the United Nations security counsel. A representative and more legitimate Security Council will also be more effective. I wish you underscore i wish to underscore that we cannot possibly remain indifferent to the israelipalestinian crisis, especially after the dramatic events in gaza. We condemn the distant portion and use of force, which is victimized the civilian population which has victimized the civilian population, particularly women and children. This conflict cannot be precariously managed. Effective negotiation between the parties must ultimately lead to a twostate solution, palestine and israel living sidebyside and insecurity within internationally recognized borders. Amidst so many conflict the caribbean and latin america seek to face the main problem. I am talking about social inequality. Democratic roots have become stronger, and the quest for a more just, inclusive, Sustainable Growth has been triumph. Ly strong int
Pose terrorist threats in the united states. We will have created by precedent exactly what congress refused to do when they voted the Bush Administration down in the initial 2001 aumf. The Administration Says it may justify war for another 25 or 30 years, why possibly would we want to even further the precedent that would suggest, you know what, congress should have voted for the doctrine in 2001 and handed it all over to the executive to make these decisions. Congress was right then and they did it in serious emotion. Congress was smart enough not to do it. If we do not weigh in on this mission and have an up or down vote on it, we will basically be handing back to the executive what the 2001 congress refused to do area the last reason we need to tackle this is the value reason. I am not a constitutional law scholar. It is enough to do this to vindicate the constitution but that is not really why i am doing it. The constitutional allocation of power that was put into the constitution