Its beyond words. I cant describe the feeling we will all have when the big smiles once we pull this off. We did something here in detroit that was not done anywhere else in the world and it literally saved the world from the axis powers. We did that right here. Up next on booktv after words with guests host Lisa Curtis Heritage Foundation asian senior fellow study. Husain haqqani and his latest book magnificent delusions pakistan, the United States and an epic history of misunderstanding. And its the Boston University professor shares his insight of the relationship between the two allies who says viewing each other with mutual distrust and incomprehension. This program lasts about an hour. Host delighted to be here with mr. Husain haqqani to talk about his book that was just released, magnificent delusions pakistan, the United States and an epic history of misunderstanding. Just delighted to be here with you today. Guest delighted to be with you. Host you serve as ambassador to the u
You advised of the late Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Youre now professor at Boston University and the director of the south and central asia institute. You write ostensibly for the new york times, the wall street journal, the International Tribune to name a few of the publications. So you obviously have an inside view of this relationship. And i think just the title is a strong indictment of u. S. Policy towards pakistan. And in your words if i may quote, you said the u. S. Pakistan relationship, a tale of exaggerated expectation, broken promises and disastrous misunderstandings. I want to delve into what you mean by that a little later in the interview but first i want to ask you a simple question. What motivated you to write this book . As this book has been on my mind for many years i went to college in 1979 when several of my colleagues i was in karachi in the south of pakistan but my colleagues as students in islamabad burned dow turned dow. Embassy and people at karachi also wa
I say that facetiously in the same direction. I have never seen closer alignment on the federal side and the non federal side with the appreciation we need to find ways to accommodate all of the innovative ideas, the growth and challenging the need for more spectrum, and they check their smart phones and get into the car, checking at home and so forth and what you saw on the screen, the Driverless Cars a little bit farther out but things where you get up in the morning and the device is checking how you are doing today, do you need to go in and get a checkup . This is enabling all sorts of new applications that will improve our lives in the economy. I want to say a few words about the tech talk, what we have been learning as we have gone through this process you heard reference a few times, just for some of you who may not be as focused on the details, why this is important, it is a piece thats adjacent to one of the major broadbands, a w. S. 1, we already have in our portfolio on the
Newshour has been provided by and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff violence continued across syria today as the United States welcomed a russian admission that syrias rebels may succeed in overthrowing president bashar alassad. Syrian state television showed woodruff for more on all of this we turn to vitaly churkin, russias ambassador to the United Nations. Thank you for joining us. Let me begin by asking you about the comment today made by your Deputy Foreign minister mr. Bog don november. He said today it is impossible to exclude a victory of the syrian opposition. How would you describe the situation in syria . Well, you know i think he went on saying that the Syrian Government seems to be losing ground in the fighting with the opposition and i think this is obvious. But i dont think there
Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff violence continued across syria today as the United States welcomed a russian admission that syrias rebels may succeed in overthrowing president bashar alassad. We may have a problem with that tape and we apologize. Well try and get it together. If were not able to were going to go ahead and interview right now mr. Vitaly churkin. He is russias ambassador to the United Nations. Thank you for joining us. Let me begin by asking you about the comment today made by your Deputy Foreign minister