Some of you know me. I head up the Intelligence Program here. Before we begin our session and everybody gets set down, id like the make sure there will be q and a at the end. If everyone would be so kind as to shut off your cell phones. Frank fletcher has a very large and heavy mic and if he hears the phone, he will run to you and hit you on the edhad. Be careful. Were dealing with dangerous people. The best thing someone who introduces can do is get out of the way quickly. So im going to try to do that. Well kmnt to Daniel Morgan graduate school of National Security. We have a latest in the series of speakers in the National Security area and thank you to cspan people here as well. Im an old spy i started in cia in the soviet european division. And today i get to find out at long last. James skasal is here today, our speaker. Special forces berlin clandestine cold war operations of the u. S. Army elite from 1956 to 1990. Jim is someone who came out of nebraska, midwest and did a few s
Opportunity for us to have the latest in a series of speakers. Also, a thanks to the cspan people who are here as well. I started off in the Clandestine Services of the cia. We were always very curious as to what those military before doing on the other side. Today, i get to find out. Our speaker has a new book, special forces, berlin, and dustin cold war operations of the u. S. Army elite. 1956 to 1990. Jim is someone who came out of nebraska, the midwest and did a few stents is a very special place in the very special forces. He went on to work with some ngos and then over to my own home and the cia. That is quite a career, he is a military historian and a conflict archaeologist. You will hear what that is. He has been the author of a number of articles and books. Ladies and gentlemen, if youd be so kind as to welcome our friend and author james. Off, i would like to say thank you for the invitation. I appreciate it very much. It is a Good Opportunity to be here. Ill believe this wil
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This falls on the heels of other cosmic numbers around the globe. On the manufacturing friend throughout the day, december ism Manufacturing Index rising at the fastest pace in two years at the 54. 7. That prices paid gauge i mentioned is that the highest since june 2011. We have been seeing stocks climb this morning because of the manufacturing numbers from around the globe, in particular out of china. 19,891 on the at dow, so short of 20,000 but we continue to watch for that level into the new year. Chesapeake getting. 75 of 1 and the numbers around the globe on manufacturing, take a look at the bloomberg. A look at the chart globally. At 54. 7, the purple line is the eurozone number, also showing strength in the chinese official pmi is predicted to kick up by a couple of different measures. Lending to some of the gains we are seeing in stocks around the globe. Also, we have been watching what is going on the commodity groups, specifically with oil prices as we do have these opec cut
Sort of like having to use not at can imagine that . If such an enormous Nuclear Program and have had for years. Then not taking part of such an important summit seems to be a myth. We would welcome russias constructive participation in all this but it has not affected our ability to advance the goals of our two countries. Let me give you come a couple other examples. The United States does work effectively with russia to secure some Nuclear Material that is in you pakistan. Obviously, uzbekistan. Is this iran by chance because i dont know much about that nuclear richard but i do know that the russians have worked effectively with the United States to safeguard that major you. I dont know its current status but its another example of how the United States and russia to Work Together even if its not in the context of the security summit. The other thing i would observe is russias agreement early in president obamas tenure to sign onto the update of the star trek the that has a positive