When british dragoons in december 1776 kidnapped Major General charles lee, then secondincommand of the Continental Army. They were confident the war would soon be over. But the americans decided to respond with a special operation of their own. This event from the National Archives is a little under one hour. Our topic is the special operations to capture general charles lee and Richard Prescott by Christian Mcburney. Raised in rhode island and graduated from Brown University, mr. Mcburney has been an attorney in washington, d. C. , for the last 25 years. His prior book to kidnapping the enemy was also on the revolutionary war. Please join me in welcoming Christian Mcburney to the National Archives. [applause] thank you. Before i begin my presentation, i would like to know if anyone in the audience is a hollywood screenwriter. A few days ago, i received a call from someone who professed to be a hollywood agent saying he wanted to submit the screenplay of my book to hollywood and belie
Raised in rhode island and graduated from Brown University, mr. Mcburney has been an attorney in washington, d. C. , for the last 25 years. His prior book to kidnapping the enemy was also on the revolutionary war. Please join me in welcoming Christian Mcburney to the national archives. [applause] thank you. Before i begin my presentation, i would like to know if anyone in the audience is a hollywood screenwriter. A few days ago, i received a call from someone who professed to be a hollywood agent saying he wanted to submit the screenplay of my book to hollywood and believe it or not having matt damon or George Clooney with a leading role. If anyone is interested in being a screenwriter, please let me know. I am just kidding. I am not taking it that seriously. That is charles lee. These operations of kidnapping were not infrequent. George washington supported such efforts undertaken by the Continental Army. Referring to a plan to capture clinton in new york city, he wrote i think it one
Paris. We will speak to lebanese french scholar Gilbert Achcar. To put all of this in context and understand all of this appalling features come from somewhere and this somewhere the action of the west, the responsibility of the west, and also the responsibility of the west and the United States, in particular, in fostering the source, the ideological source of the most fanatical education of islam that is the saudi kingdom. Plus, the latest on the bombing outside the naacp office in Colorado Springs. Then, we go to vermont. 29 singlepayer advocates were arrested after they disrupted the inauguration of Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin who has backed down on his promise to create a singlepayer Health Care System in the state. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. French police have surrounded a building in a northern town near Charles De Gaulle airport as part of a massive manhunt for the two men accused of car
Satirical magazine. The suspected gunmen have taken a hostage to the airport. There are reports of hostages being taken at a supermarket in paris. We will speak to lebanese french scholar Gilbert Achcar. To put all of this in context and understand all of this appalling features come from somewhere and this somewhere the action of the west, the responsibility of the west, and also the responsibility of the west and the United States, in particular, in fostering the source, the ideological source of the most fanatical education of islam that is the saudi kingdom. Plus, the latest on the bombing outside the naacp office in Colorado Springs. Then, we go to vermont. 29 singlepayer advocates were arrested after they disrupted the inauguration of Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin who has backed down on his promise to create a singlepayer Health Care System in the state. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. French pol
Satirical magazine. The suspected gunmen have taken a hostage to the airport. There are reports of hostages being taken at a supermarket in paris. We will speak to lebanese french scholar Gilbert Achcar. To put all of this in context and understand all of this appalling features come from somewhere and this somewhere the action of the west, the responsibility of the west, and also the responsibility of the west and the United States, in particular, in fostering the source, the ideological source of the most fanatical education of islam that is the saudi kingdom. Plus, the latest on the bombing outside the naacp office in Colorado Springs. Then, we go to vermont. 29 singlepayer advocates were arrested after they disrupted the inauguration of Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin who has backed down on his promise to create a singlepayer Health Care System in the state. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. French pol