Washington, d. C. , a scant two blocks away from the Washington Nationals ball field, which makes getting home sometimes an interesting challenge all the we just a word about the college we actually occupy a building that was built the cornerstone was laid in 1903 by president roosevelt. It was the home of the Army War College until World War Two started. And after the war, the Army War College moved up to carlisle, pennsylvania, and president truman and worked hard get the National War College established as a joint college. Its been a partnership primarily between the military and the state department for the last 75 years and we educate senior Lieutenant Colonels and colonels and equivalent in the state Department Intelligence community and other federal agencies in National Security strategy. So i get to come to work in that building day and we have a number of memorable here throughout history. It is like working in a museum. And Theodore Roosevelts been a big of it. So for a numb
Cripple continues. Russia welcomes the crimeans to join the federation. 30,000 Russian Troops in crimea. Whether its about talks, whether its about sanctions, the russians are holding very strong. The United Nations is asking venzuela for permission to send in human rights observers. The opposition says the government is using motorcycle gangs to break up demonstrations. The the 2014 paralimpics. They decided against boycotting the games. Any escalation would result in the Ukrainian Team leaving. Ecigarettes. A substitute nicotine delivery system. Studies found out ecigarette use more than doubled. Its increasing so rapidly that we are really concerned about what we are going to see in the future. We begin with a de russia refusing to negotiate and Russian Forces showing no signs of ever leaving crimea. Ukrainian Border Guards say the number of troops has swelled to 30,000. A on friday a military truck smashed through the gates of a key Missile Defense post while masked armed men stopp
Addressing you this morning. As we said, im the dean faculty and academic programs at the National War College. Thats us down there in in the lower corner. Were housed at Theodore Roosevelt hall on fort mcnair in washington, d. C. , a scant two blocks away from the Washington Nationals ball field, which makes getting home sometimes an interesting challenge all the we just a word about the college we actually occupy a building that was built the cornerstone was laid in 1903 by president roosevelt. It was the home of the Army War College until World War Two started. And after the war, the Army War College moved up to carlisle, pennsylvania, and president truman and worked hard get the National War College established as a joint college. Its been a partnership primarily between the military and the state department for the last 75 years and we educate senior Lieutenant Colonels and colonels and equivalent in the state Department Intelligence community and other federal agencies in Nationa
As Tensions Mount between ukraine and russia, we go to crimea for the latest. Then americas war workers. Theres no chance of me going back. A new investigation by al jazeera looks at the Human Trafficking system that brings tens of thousands of foreign laborers to work on u. S. Military bases in afghanistan. We will speak with anjali kamat and sam black. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Multicountry effort is in its third day searching for commercial airliner that disappeared on route from malaysia. Carrying 239s people on board. Suspicion of a hijacking has grown after it emerged at least two passengers were traveling on stolen passports. A team of ships and aircraft has been scaring the waters between malaysia and vietnam were the plane last made contact, as well as the strata moloch on the opposite side of the malaysian peninsula. No debris has been found so far. A large oil slick was spotted south o
Solutions in a wide range of industries. Andan we do for you . Now, bbc world news america. London, im from kathy k. The u. S. Issues a Global Travel same al qaedathe threats that will close Many American embassies on sunday. Iran gets ready for an rouhani. Tion of a son afghanistans most first first female airplane pilot. Welcome to our viewers. Today the United States issued a Global Travel alert, citing an al qaeda threat. Promptingsame thread the state department to close 21 of its embassies and consulates this sunday, mainly in the muslim world. According to officials, the challenge a potential terrorism is greatest in the middle east and north africa. Unrest continues to rattle that region. I spoke with michael singer, a former director of middle east affairs at the White House National security council. You have been in the room when these decisions are made. What is it, the alert of this nature . As a government you have information that comes across the radar, which is serious