Court years installed on his own Supreme Court and royal beheadings, if only for sport. He craved the occasional royal procession and gas, the eventual royal succession. Trumpty dumpty its his way, unless the public has something to say. If we let him have all of his favorite things, the divine right of kings. Hello, everyone and welcome to todays Virtual Program at the Commonwealth Club of california. My name is linda mendoza, a senior partner in there does of Mckinsey Company a member of the Commonwealth Club board of directors. Today i will be moderating the program. We would like to thank our members, donors and supporters from making this and all of the programs available. We are grateful for your support and hope others will follow their example to support the club particularly during these uncertain times. Today im particularly pleased to be joined by john lithgow, an awardwinning actor and author of a new book, Trumpty Dumpty wanted a crown verses for a despotic age. He is best
Hours time with. Stay with us for going underground and discussing the fallout from the killing of irans top general and if youre watching in the u. K. Political talk shows. Were going underground war demonstrate just protest across britain against Boris Johnson support for Donald Trumps assassination of an iranian soldier allegedly promoting peace between. Them which provoked iran into bombing u. S. Installations in iraq this week coming up on the show the beginning of the end for the u. S. As u. S. President backed down from. Attack of its kind on u. S. To the u. N. In geneva about how iran can now expel the United States from the middle east and ahead of the course end of hollywoods award season is the u. S. State sponsor of harassment the drove jean seberg to head death alive and well in hollywood we ask the director of a new film about the legendary actor starring says our award winner Kristen Stewart told a similar coming up in todays going underground 1st to irans retaliation fo
Into the streets to pay tribute to him does it mean that 7 with 10 millions of people who created these huge sea of crowding the streets of tehran on our core care man and masha they all pay tribute to a terrorist thats bizarre to say that our. The Anti Terrorist fighter who was used to mantle he was a key figure in defeating isis in syria and iraq people in europe should be really very off the sacrifices so they money and hes friends his colleagues in iraq and syria did are for the security and safety of europeans even while in fairness to nader nation Mainstream Media they were a few months back celebrating him for indeed the defectors saving countless lives in britain and the United States i understand theres a picture behind you of gods of money did you ever meet the iranian general yourself yes of course of our we met him. Personally because. He had he used to have. Meetings minister zarif on a regular basis and basically ministers that if was a close friend of generously money an
A message from the government of iran or through government of iraq to our their partners it was an act of cowardice to anthony such a brilliant person whose role has been very instrumental in defeating valuation of. Syria and iraq there are of course some in the west to believe. Nato lots of different vested interests would not want peace between saudi arabia and iran there was no real cover mation of any law planned by sulaimani coming from riyadh are you going to meet your saudi counterparts maybe discuss it what is certain is that he. Had a message from the government of iraq iran through the government of iraq and that has been confirmed by the Prime Minister of iraq iraq but i think thats not that important the important thing is that he was an official lead there an official commander of this republic of iran and assessing a thing or the representative of a sovereign nation insults of a cowardly manner is something beyond imagination and i think by that author nation the United
Attack innocent civilians sustaining the sad regime in syria one of the most brutal and barbaric regimes and of course supplying improvised explosive devices to terrorists who are im afraid killed and maimed british troops well joining me to respond to that in this weeks events from geneva is irans ambassador to the united nations. How many thanks so much for coming on the show well the according to the british authorities Boris Johnson was on the phone with president rouhani rang him and said iran must not resume hostilities is that what happened perhaps you have also heard that president rouhani was very fair vice thing johnson and other europeans not to follow that you wanted the states pass because it would simply lead to another disaster in our region i think we have you know all of that but arguably he backed down on that but i want to get to that lets just 1st start with who cuss. Really money wars because nato nations politicians from all around the world even jeremy call been