Interviewed by Georgetown University professor author angela stent. Host welcome, everyone to what will be a fascinating and probably disturbing conversation. Joby warrick is the Washington Post National Security correspondent and a twotime Pulitzer Prize winner, once for journalism and once for general nonfiction in the book category. He covers the middle east, terrorism, intelligence and other National Security issues, and his book red line, tells a powerful story about how the United States worked to destroy president Bashar Alassad of syria to destroy his arsenal of chemical weapons. And it really does read like a thriller in many places, except its a very compelling book and im sure you will get a lot out of reading it. I published a book a couple of years ago where i accepted the conventional wisdom that russia and the United States worked together on chemical weapons, but of course if you read joby warricks book, you will see theyve done a lot to obstruct it and that is a whole
If youre enjoying booktv then sign up for our newsletter using the qr code on the screen to receive a schedule of upcoming programs, author discussions, book festivals and more. Booktv every sunday on cspan2 or anytime online at booktv. Org. Television for serious readers. Host welcome everyone to what will be a fascinating and probably a disturbing conversation. The national correspondents, twotime Pulitzer Prize winner, one for journalism and one for general nonfiction. He covers the middle east, ecommerce terrorism, intelligence and other National Security issues. And his book red line tells the powerful, gripping story about how the United States worked to destroy president Bashar Alassad to destroy his arsenal of chemical weapons. And it really does read like a thriller in many places. Its a very compelling book, and ensure you will really get a lot out of reading it. I published a book a couple of years ago where i accepted the conventional wisdom that russia and the United State
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Anderson Cooper takes viewers beyond the headlines with indepth reporting and investigations. Anderson Cooper takes viewers beyond the headlines with indepth reporting and investigations. Another, oh, 20 yards down field. Which, i dont even know if thats a crime, colluding about russians. Keeping them honest, its not. That much is true, and thats all. There is no anticolluding with russians act anywhere on the United States code. But there is plenty about Campaign Conspiracy and finance abuses not to mention obstruction of justice. Not to mention most would agree, its just wrong to be scheming with a hostile power. Its a touchy subject, as you might imagine. Because of that, its not the first time theyve felt compelled to describe their transgressions downward. Just after the election, Campaign Spokesperson hope hicks said, quote, there was no communication between the campaign and any foreign entity during the campaign. It never happened, she said. Three months later, never became to
Anderson Cooper takes viewers beyond the headlines with indepth reporting and investigations. No collusion, which i knew anyway. No coordination, no nothing. No nothing, he says. No collusion. His response to the revelation his closest Campaign Adviser sought dirt on hillary clinton. His response after the house and Senate Intelligence committees re released their reports on russian interference. His response to nearly any question the president has ever gotten, no collusion. If not the two foundational words of his entire administration, then at least the linchpin of his defense that is until our reporting that his former lawyer and confidante is now willing to tie the president directly to that meeting with russians during the campaign. Now that Michael Cohens apparently ready to say that Candidate Trump knew in advance about what amounts to at best an attempted collusion or intended collusion or unrequited collusion. The line of defense has a new wrinkle, moving from never happened