For a complete Television Schedule visit booktv. Org. Booktv, 48 hours of nonfunction books and authors nonfiction books and authors. Television for serious readers. Youre watching booktv. Finish next, Abu Dhabibased journalist Hassan Hassan talking about the rise and leadership of isis in the middle east. [inaudible conversations] good afternoon. I run the middle east program at the wilson center. We are very happy to have with us Hassan Hassan the author of coauthor of isis inside the army of terror. Hes based in abu dhabi, and i think hes here for a couple of days only, and we are very fortunate to host him as the First Institution in washington. And his book appeared on the New York Times bestseller list yesterday, it was number nine. I didnt check it this morning. And we decided and hassan is going to speak for 20 minutes and then we will open the floor to your questions. And were very happy to have with us jane harman the president and ceo of the wilson center, who is very much i
18 billion barrels of oil, more than four times the proven reserves of alaska. And its costing billions and billions to tap into it. With all the talk about kicking our addiction to foreign oil, the kingdom of saudi arabia is doing everything it can to keep the oil age going. Let me be blunt is it your hope to prevent a switch away from oil . Somebody said the country is the oil business. I mean, you absolutely need to do this for your own survival. And whats wrong with that . [ticking] when the u. S. Oil companies came here in the 40s and 50s, the americans moved into the area with their families and developed it to suit their tastes and their way of life. They created a replica of american suburbia. Today you could be in the outskirts of houston or los angeles. Its almost like its an enclave within saudi arabia. Itsdifferent from the rest of the country. Yes, thats true, because very different. It kept a lot of the american ways. Yes, of course. But blocked off from the rest. They ar
Gary k, the fiscal cliff is the grinch . Unfortunately, it is, its the most important time of the year, and the profits are mad and the problem is simple. Uncertainty, uncertainty, uncertainty. Nobody knows where they are and nobody knows how much money thr theyre going to have to spend and the outcome is worse. Higher taxes and less money in the economy and less money to buy. Retail no good. But, susan, actually the National Retail federation is saying we should see increase in holiday sales like 4 . Thats right, brenda andnd im still staying optimistic, two really important numbers at that came out this week, the university of Michigan Consumer Confidence Survey shows that its at the highest level since july of 2007 and additionally, the expectations for the next six months are also at the the highest level in five years, despite the uncertainty, consumers are feeling pretty good and the word out of washington today, is a lot of trying to work together. Well, gary b, actually, i mn,
To everybody. Gary k, the fiscal cliff is the grinch . Unfortunately, it is, its the most important time of the year, and the profits are made and the problem is simple. Uncertainty, uncertainty, uncertainty. Nobody knows where they are and nobody knows how much money thr theyre going to have to spend and the outcome is worse. Higher taxes and less money in the economy and less money to buy. Retail no good. But, susan, actually the National Retail federation is saying we should see increase in holiday sales like 4 . Thats right, brenda and im still staying optimistic, two really important numbers at that came out this week, the university of Michigan Consumer Confidence Survey shows that its at the highest level since july of 2007 and additionally, the expectations for the next six months are also at the the highest level in five years, despite the uncertainty, consumers are feeling pretty good and the word out of washington today, is a lot of trying to work together. Well, gary b, act
Higher today. Nike, a familiar name we all know. A lot of people know the bags, theyre actually selling it off to the Apex Partners 570 million. They raised their quarterly dividend. Back to you. Dagen thank you so much, nicole. Beginning negotiating ways to avoid the fiscal cliff. Time is not on their side, were joined by congressman from both sides of the aisle, from colorado and equally fine wisconsin represented by democrats. Good to see you. To you first, there is discussion of stories in the wall street journal today about change to be sequestered to get rid of it and instead of that, put in place spending cuts and tax increases getting us six months into the middle of next year. I want to hear from both of you. You agree with a temporary measure to avoid the Big Decisions that need to be made. The answer to the fiscal cliff reaching a longterm deficit deal, now we need to let the political dust settle. There is a way to listen together and find some common ground. 80 ceos gave t