An amazing crowd. We had to turn away a good 50 people or more. There is a briefing on u. S. And it is part of a National History center bringing historical perspectives to Current Issues that have confronted congress. It is a political position. It is nonpartisan. It is intended to inform policymakers in public about the sorts of finishes theyre dealing with. I want to give a few thanks to the melon foundation. I also want to thank our assistance jeffrey who is outside of this room for helping make the arrangements. I want to thank the off the of gerry connolly. I want to explain why there was index cards on your seats. We will get questions, answer questions, but we would like you to write those questions on the index cards. So keep them ready and jot down questions when they come to mind. Everyone out there that supports the National Historic center and thank you for coming to the event. We have to get you information about professional organizations like schaffer. Panel rooms are f
Confronting congress and the nation. The purpose of the program is not to provide or advocate for any particular political positi position. It is nonpartisan. It is intended to inform policymakers and the public about the sorts of issues they are dealing with. I want to first give a few thanks first to the Melon Foundation for providing the funding that makes these briefings possible. I also want to thank our assistant jeffrey who is outside this room for helping to make the arrangements. I want to thank the office of Jerry Connolly which booked the room. And i want to remind or explain why there were index cards on your seats and why i passed other index cards around. What we will do after the presentations by the speakers we will get questions, answer questions, but we would like you to write those questions on the index cards rather than ask them in front of the audience. Keep your index cards ready and jot down questions when they come to mind. And so now i will turn this over to m
Longstanding interest as a commentator and analyst in iran. Im delighted to be joined by two of the people i think understand iran best in this country, and i will just move from my left, Maziar Bahari was my colleague as a newsweek reporter in iran. He worked for newsweek from 1998 until june 21, 2009, thousand nine, when he was arrested and imprisoned in tehran. You will know if youve read his wonderful memoir, then they came for me, what that imprisonment was like. If you havent read the book, you can go see the movie because it was made into a movie by jon stewart called rosewater if memory serves, was the name and the unmistakable calling card of his interrogator. In 2014 he started something that im sure its know youre too many people in this audience, certainly is a must read for anyone who wants to follow iran, and thats his website called iran wire which gathers information from iran, reporting, commentary, immensely valuable resource for all of us. And Suzanne Maloney who is
Can possibly produce. For more information, visit studentcam. Org today. Next, we hear from monica of thehor Interrogation Rooms of the korean war the untold story. She analyzes the unauthorized tactics used by the u. S. And its allies. The Wilson Center and the National History center cosponsored this. Welcome to the seminar, a provide. E try to ostermann. Ian i direct the policy center here havee Wilson Center and i the honor of cochairing this c arnesen,lleague eri from washington university. This is a joint initiative between the National History center and the history and public hollis program here. We are in our ninth year. Again to see many of you for future sessions. The Lepage Center for public interest, as well as the George Washington history department. We also want to thank a number of anonymous donors who make these meetings possible and we welcome contributions from all. F you in our audience details are in the back of the flyer. The heavyeople who do lifting behind the
Before i begin i like to take a moment to remember my friend and our chairman, Elijah Cummings who we lost one week ago. Like others on this committee at the pleasure privilege to call elijah at my friend for almost 20 years. We worked the many issues that confronted congress. Mr. Cummings has bequeathed the legacy of Compassionate Service to those families in our society who still struggle to receive the full promise of the american dream. While he had an abiding faith in the goodness and kindness of humankind he was firm in his commitment to use his many talents and his power of position to weighin in behalf of the disenfranchised and reduce the suffering that he saw in this world. Elijah lived his life in a meaningful cause, a cause for justice and liberty and equality for all. We in our nation would be well served to follow his example and spirit had presence here on this committee will be sorely missed. Today we will examine the trump and ministrations decision to draw u. S. Force