David fitzenz, author of the final invasion plattsburgh, the war of 1812s most decisive battle, takes us on a tour of key locations to tell the story. Pilot joseph baron. Ship saratoga. September 11, 1814. Battle of plattsburgh in cumberland bay. This is a battle that is lost to American History. It is the first 100th anniversary, it was known by everyone. This was a huge celebration. People knew how important the battle of plattsburgh was. But in the meantime, things have changed. That poem became the national anthem. Baltimore is in the center of a populated area. And people have been taught what took place there and what took place there was very important. But it was a diversion. The real battle was up here. You see, if the british can take plattsburgh, there is no troops between here and washington, d. C. There is no american the cavalry is not coming. And with plattsburgh gone, they can sweep down the lake, they can go on to lake george, and they can go on to the hudson and split
Populated area and people have been taught what took place there and what took place was very important, but it was a diversion, the real battle was up here. You see if the british can take plattsburgh, theres no troops between here and washington, d. C. , theres no american the calvary is not coming and with plattsburgh gone, they can go on to lake george and the hudson and split the United States half. In the meantime, the treaty is on, and this is a bargaining chip, if you can take plattsburgh and redraw the northern border of the United States. What they had in mind, they didnt plan to take the United States again, this is not another revolution, what they planned was, they wanted a new northern border for the United States, not the 45th parallel, but the 43rd. They wanted the northern border of massachusetts to be the bored of the northern United States. And if you take that line and you run it across the country, you end up in buffalo. That means that the United States would have
Makes no obama apologies for the deal that led to bergdahls release even after criticism continues from members of congress. We want to hear your thoughts this morning. Republicans can call host you can also catch up with us on your favorite social media pages. Host good friday morning to you. The headline in the washington post, obama says no apologies for bergdahl release deal. Thursdayt obama said he cannot give up the chance to save one more life in the war. [video clip] we have a basic principle. We do not leave anybody wearing the american uniform behind. We had a prisoner of war whose health had deteriorated and we were deeply concerned about, and we saw an opportunity and we seized it and i make no apologies for that. We had discussed with congress the possibility that something ike this might occur. But because of the nature of the folks we were dealing with and the fragile nature of these negotiations, we felt it was important to go ahead and do what we did. We are now explai
The troops, the air and the navy did all that bravery and devotion to do. If any fault attaches to the attempt, it is mine alone. That is a note that Dwight Eisenhower carried around with him. He accidentally dated at july 5. He meant to june 5. Never had to release the note because the invasion was successful. Troops crossed the English Channel with an armada of 5000 votes. The Largest Military armada still in history. And they invaded the normandy coast 70 years ago today. For the next hour and a half year on the washington journal, we are going to be live from the world war ii memorial on the mall in washington dc we want to get your calls. We want to talk about dday, the importance of dday, world war ii, and we are going to set aside our third line for those million plus world war ii veterans who are still alive and those of you who remember world war ii. Here are the numbers. Remember d war ii. Here are the numbers. We want to hear from you for the next hour and half. Go ahead and
Ferter. The bill could run to 50 billion, four times the amount the japanese government has allocated. Cruise base it on levels of radiation. The government is responsible for cleaning up the noentry zones around the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant and subsidizing work in other areas. Government officials have allocated about 11 billion, but they havent said what the total cost might be. Experts from a science and Technology Institute carried out a study. They estimated cleaning up the noentry sdploens zones alone would cost 20 billion. They say work in other areas would add up to more than 30 billion. Translator the government should study the costs before deciding whether to complete decontamination. Or reallocate the money to help people rebuild their lives. She says government officials are overseeing the work without considering the expectations of residents. Researchers have been analyzing highly radioactive materials found near the Nuclear Plants more than two years after the ac