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Deep into the aljazeera documentary archive to bring you some of the best and most influential programs of the past decade as well as news of whats happened since well sometimes the story behind the making of the program. Off a century ago as war raged in vietnam and isolated community in the jungles of northern laos was recruited by the cia to help fight the viet cong over 50000 of the hmong tribe became part of americas secret army disrupting communist supply lines along the whole human trail thousands of monk died in the war but their problems didnt end when the americans pulled out fearing a crackdown by laos communist Government Forces many fled the country but some 7000 stayed behind then continued to fight what they called red laos from deep within the jungle where they lived in hiding in 2008 ounces there is tony burke they tracked uphill for more than 2 days through dense forests in search of the hmong who were left behind he found a settlement of fewer than 200 people most of
Three keynote speakers from past conventions are considered to deliver the best speech of their political careers. Congresswoman Barbara Jordan at the 1976 Democratic Convention, three term new york governor mario cuomos address in 1984 and texas state treasurer and future governor and richards keynote speech in 1988. In 1976, congresswoman Barbara Jordan became the first black woman to give the keynote address to the dnc. She received a law degree from Boston University and was the first black woman elected to the texas senate. House,erving in the u. S. She taught political ethics at the university of texas at austin and later chaired the u. S. Commission on Immigration Reform which recommended immigration in the usb cut by 1 3. She spoke to delegates in new york city. [applause] ladies and gentlemen [applause] ladies and gentlemen [applause] ladies or arer you gentlemen. Gentlemen, in case you dont know it, may i now present our second keynote speaker, the honorable Barbara Jordan, d
A looming election join me Steve Clemons in conversation with leading voices on the bottom line your weekly take on u. S. Politics and society on aljazeera. Santa maria and welcome again to rewind here on rewind we deal deep into the aljazeera documentary archive to bring you some of the best and most influential programs of the past decade as well as news of whats happened since well sometimes the story behind the making of the program. Half a century ago as war raged in vietnam and isolated community in the jungles of northern laos was recruited by the cia to help fight the viet cong over 50000 of the hmong tribe became part of americas secret army disrupting communist supply lines along the whole human trail thousands of monk died in the war but their problems didnt end when the americans pulled out fearing a crackdown by laos communist Government Forces many fled the country but some 7000 stayed behind then continued to fight what they called red laos from deep within the jungle wh