Ahoy, mate and welcome to tonights great lives presentation on americas pirates. The talk is sponsored by the Community Bank of the chesapeake to whom we are grateful for their generous support over the past several years and its that kind of commitment that enables us the program to to bring to the university into the Community Outstanding speakers such as our guest tonight. Eric j. Dolan is the author of the fascinating book black flags blue waters. The epic history of americas most notorious pirates. Eric grew up near the coasts of new york and connecticut and from an early age developed an interest in maritime affairs. Toward that end. He earned a double major in biology and environmental studies then getting a masters degree in Environmental Management from yale. That was followed by a phd. In environmental policy and planning from mit where his dissertation focused on the role of the courts in the cleanup of Boston Harbor. Ericas held an interesting variety of jobs many of them r
To whom we are grateful for their generous support over the past several years and its that kind of commitment that enables us the program to to bring to the university into the Community Outstanding speakers such as our guest tonight. Eric j. Dolan is the author of the fascinating book black flags blue waters. The epic history of americas most notorious pirates. Eric grew up near the coasts of new york and connecticut and from an early age developed an interest in maritime affairs. Toward that end. He earned a double major in biology and environmental studies then getting a masters degree in Environmental Management from yale. That was followed by a phd. In environmental policy and planning from mit where his dissertation focused on the role of the courts in the cleanup of Boston Harbor. Ericas held an interesting variety of jobs many of them related to his interest in the natural world. The one thing that remained constant throughout his career. Has said is his enjoyment of writing a
Taking part in any kind of sales of oil that would violate u. N. Sanctions. The Treasury Department note d last month that there were north korea ben shipping companies that were attempting these ship to ship transfers likely of oil to evade u. N. Sanctions, but the president is on vacation here in maralago. He was on the golf course when the tweet was sent. Weve reached out to a number of of his aides at National Security counsel. Was there something new that set off the president . Some new piece of information he had confirmed . Did he know there was a new Transfer Attempt and we got no response ch its Worth Remembering that the president travel wg a very thin staff when he goes on vacations like this. So its possible that even his own staffers dont knowd the pr to send this tweet today. All right, thank you very much. With me now, the author of nuclear showdown, north korea takes on the world, gordon
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