we also welcome back the family and friends of journalists who were added to the memorial in previous years. we thank you for helping us pay tribute. they are among democracies he heroes.democracy s i would now like to introduce our vice chairman of the board he will introduce our very special guest speaker this morning. tom brokaw of nbc news came here two weeks ago for a program about our new jfk exhibit creating a camelot. tom took the time to speak about two things. the first was to salute the career of his friend al neuharth, tom brokaw also took whomtime to speak of engel. he called one of the best correspondents of the middle east in a very lobng time. despite that being a praise, it is an understatement. richard is now the chief correspondent for nbc news. his face has become indelibly associated with 100,000 american viewers with coverage of the iraq war. by hundreds of thousands of american viewers with coverage of the iraq war. with the arab spring and the tumul
the memorial bears the names of reporters, photographers, editors, and others who have died in the line of duty. each year this dedication renews the newseum s commitment to make sure these brave journalists are remembered. this year we have the regrettable task of adding 88 new names to the memorial. 82 were killed in 2012. an additional 6 died in previous years and they are also being added to the memorial this morning. we welcome families, friends and colleagues to have traveled thousands of miles to join us this morning for the remembrance of their loved ones. we also welcome back the family and friends of journalists who were added to the memorial in previous years. we thank you for helping us pay tribute. they are among democracies h roes. i would now like to introduce our vice chairman of the board he will introduce our very special guest speaker this morning. tom brokaw of nbc news came here two weeks ago for a program about our new jfk exhibit creating camelot. tom
its own security. it is true that written sharing is that burden-sharing is a two-way street in connection with nato post up this is with nato. this is an age old question that predates the fall of the berlin wall. many years later, when i note is that, despite it all, nothing major has changed. as things stand, the u.s. is clearly setting its sights, its strategic sites on the pacific. i had just come back from india. i could sum up political sentiment in india on europe by saying the following india believes in the u.s., believes in major states, but not in the european union. i am summarizing, simplify, but that is more or less the message. there are threats facing us, surrounding us. they are > every even if of the opinion is not aware of this. look at what is happening in syria. of course, we do not wish to see a military intervention there, but it might be necessary if certain forces lay their hands on chemical weapons. so it would be interesting to hear your asse