The welcome is just gone 10 in the morning here in moscow and watching r. T. International now a deadly separatist crisis in the Central African country of cameroon has deepened this week a military tribunals of the french majority status handed life sentences to 10 leaders from an anglophone breakaway region activists warn that it will impede efforts to end the bloody conflict amid accusations of brazen human rights abuses against and glyph own citizens. So to everyone can understand a conviction if youre saying a fair trial but this has been an unfair trial with procedural violations from start to finish the way things are going the schools will close no one knows what will happen next with radicalization of young people and all these weapons around. Unlawful killing sinews of Excessive Force by Government Forces doing Security Operations been rife since the crisis started Security Forces seem to have little fear of what will happen if they commit brazen crimes against civilians. Nea
A bit. Here in the middle of moscow where theres a huge celebration going on for russias National Flag day theres thousands of people here not just from moscow but also from all over russia so well bring you all the details in just a couple of minutes were going to. Be watching our to International Coming to you live from the russian capital where its just turned 3 pm welcome to the program a deadly separatist crisis in the Central African country of cameroon has deepened this week in military tribunals of the french majority state has handed life sentences to 10 leaders from an English Speaking breakaway region activists warn that it will impede efforts to end the bloody conflict i mean accusations of human rights abuses. Everyone can understand a conviction if youre saying a fair trial but this has been fair trial with procedural violations from start to finish the way things are going the schools will close no one knows what will happen next with radicalization of young people and a
[inaudible background conversations] [inaudible speaking] the panel is titled American History, renegades and sponsored by the Mississippi Library commission. Tracy carr, with the library commission, was in the room for the very first organizational meeting of the festival we couldnt do this without the Mississippi Library commission or libraries from all over the state so thank you very much for your support. We are in the room today courtesy of foreman watkins law firm, our gratitude to them. Our panelists are tom craven, eric j dolman and Peter Houlihan. You can purchase copies of their books from vendors outside and you can find the times are authors will be signing in your program. We will hear from our panelists for about 40 minutes then open the floor to questions. Please come to the podium in the center of the room to ask your questions. Help me welcome our moderator for this panel, kitty blunt director of Mississippi Department of archives and history. [applause] thank you. Im
[inaudible conversations] this panel American History sponsored by the Mississippi Library those who are with the Library Commission with the very first organizational meeting we could not do this from all over the state thank youmi for your support. We are in there today and the gratitude to them. You can purchase copies of their books and it would be signed in the program. Ced then open the floor to questions so help me welcome the moderator to the panel. [applause] i will tell you about these guys than me will start a conversation. Tom is a reporter from the New York Times and editor before turning to music on writing fulltime. Dodge city, the typhoon and wildas bill published by Saint Martins press and harpercollins will release. And the other 13 books and those by the l. A. Times and boston globe. And the john lyman award for a maritime history. And of the american my house including the impact of ptsd and First Responders in his number of book reviews and is a native of Southern
The speechwriters that have inspired us. Overseeing production of all the president s domestic policy forches he has also written the nasa administrator and top executives at ibm, time warner, and the list goes on. He is a graduate of morgan state university. Theh hurwitz served in white house from 2009 to 2017, first as a speechwriter for president barack obama before becoming the head speechwriter for michelle obama. She served as the chief speechwriter for Hillary Clinton during her 2008 campaign. She has an upcoming book coming out about judaism in september. Last but not least, John Mcconnell served more than 10 years under two administrations. He was a senior speechwriter for president george w. Bush and was responsible for the address to the joint session of congress after the september 11, 2001 attacks. He served as Deputy Assistant to the president as well as assistant to the Vice President. He is a graduate of Carleton College and yell law school. Todays conversation will be