Absolutely furious at this perceived slight and wrote that if this light cannot he reasonably explained, the citizens of maryland will take umbrage and their exit from the union will be assured. That was the problem. Maryland was seriously ticked off and lincoln needed maryland. If maryland went confederate washington would be entirely hemmed in by confederate territory and it seems likely the Federal Capital would have to remove itself to philadelphia and new york. The stakes were huge. Anyone else . I have a question. Did mary todd, on the train or the children . Its one of the very interesting things about the story. Was Mary Todd Lincoln on the train . Among the many reasons lincoln was criticized for falling in with pinkertons plan on that night, his family was on the train with him and the thinking was quite reasonably, if you are in so much danger why did you leave your wife and children on the train to face these dangers that you would not . Have them to lunch at the home a pro
Everybody, for coming out. We really appreciate the support, and going to kind of winged a little bit, keep it easy and will just take it where it goes, right . A lot of people have been asking why did come how did this book come about, why did you write this book, and i have to say that the book actually started in the way ive been working on this book for almost four years now. While i was working on american sniper which i wrote with chris kyle, whose another great, great american. One night chris and i were hanging around in his den and were looking at some pictures. A picture came up of some guys who were about to go out on a seal mission, and i noticed that one of them was a lot taller than the other people in the room and was wearing slightly different uniform. I said, whos that big guy . Chris, chris the texan, said thats the only iraqi i ever trusted with the gun. Thats pretty interesting, man. Tell me about that. He told me that was a translator they called Johnny Walker. Chr
Person i read it to was my just turned 8yearold granddaughter, and she said, its getting long, cokie. [laughter] she got her mom up the next morning saying, i have to read you cokies book. These are my favorite. She likes the spies. [inaudible] im told were done. Im really sorry. You know what . That means you have to go back to school. Oh. I know. [laughter] you did a great job. Thank, and were going to wing it a little bit, keep it easy, and well just take it where it goes a lot of people ask, where, you know, why did how did the book come about. Why did you write the book . I have to say that the book actually started in a way ive been working on the book almost four years now. While i was working on american sniper which i wrote with chris kyle, another great, great american. One night chris and i were hanging around in his den, and we were looking at pictures, but the picture came up of some guys who were about to go out own a field mission, and theres one in a slightly different
Snowdens links are criminal and anyone publishing them should be charged. Here is a little of what he said it has been suggested that Edward Snowden by high level people in government we should consider an amnesty deal and he would turn himself in and give back the documents. Do you think that is a good idea . And what will be do . Ask china and russia to give them back and expect them to do so without copying them . Get real. The damage has been done. This is a man who has betrayed the trust and confidence placed in him by this own government and by extension his own people. He has done who go knows what daj damage to his country. He is willing to be best buddies with the most dangerous enemies the country has. He has made clear where his sympathy and values lie and we want to him amnesty. This is an hour on the book of code name by Johnny Walker. First of all, thank you, everybody for coming out. We will wing it here and keep it easy. We will take it are it goes. A lot of people have
Please welcome mike ritland. [applause] good morning. First i would like to thank the savanna that festival for having me here. I think what they are doing is a marvelous thing and it gives a lot of access to venues like this to be able to talk about what they do and what they are passionate about. So first and foremost i would like to thank them for bringing me here and everybody that is sitting out here for taking interest in what it is that i do in the book i wrote into the message i like to convey in terms of the importance of military working dogs and of the things they are capable of without your support. This wouldnt happen to think you for supporting me in the book. As it relates to the working dogs i grew up in Northern Iowa and there isnt a lot to do. Theres farming and hunting. So it was kind of a i wouldnt say a destiny as picking one of the things there are to do so i got involved with bird dogs. We had a black lab growing up that i talked about in the book and kind of the