Cspan2. Cspan2. Hi, everybody, im david, welcome to the National Book festival in the difficult time of the pandemic. One single they think we can do and i know youre loving it as i am, is to read good books. I wrote a book that was published this summer, the paladin, about a cia officer whos struggling with one of the central problems of our times, which is knowing whats true and what isnt. And its my great pleasure to have with me today two people who wrote two of the very best books of this summer about issues related to our new technologically sophisticated world and the dangers. First, i want to introduce bart gellman, my former colleague at the Washington Post who wrote an extraordinary memoirs and his dealings with Edward Snowden and the technology and surveillance and the title of the book says, the american surveillance state. And another outstanding office, thomas rid who teaches at Johns Hopkins and his accurate measure of history what weve come to call disinformation, the w
Will. Hello, everybody, welcome to the National Book festival. One thing we can do and i know you are all loving it as i am is to read a good book. I wrote a book that was published about a certain struggle with one of the central problems of our times, knowing what is true and what isnt. It is my pleasure to have with me today to people that wrote two of the very best books of the summer related to the world on the dangers. First i want to introduce Barton Gellman my colleague at the Washington Post who wrote an extraordinary memoir of the feelings with Edward Snowden that led to the revelations about the nsa, technology and surveillance and the subtitle of the book says the american surveillance state. And i also want to interview another outstanding offer, thomas rid who teaches at hopkins and has a history of what weve come to call disinformation, the ways of which our election systems, our very fabric can be manipulated by foreign governments and a history of that operation going
Recent National Book festival on covert operations. Hi, everybody. Im david ignatius, columnist with the washington post. Welcome to the National Book festival. In this difficult time in the pandemic, one thing we can do is to read good books. I wrote a book that was published this summer which is about a cia officer whos struggling with one of the central problems of our time which is knowing whats true and what isnt. And its my great pleasure to have with me today two people who wrote two two of the very best books of this summer about issues related to our new technologically sophisticated world and the dangers. First, i want to introduce bart gellman, my former colleague at the washington post, who wrote an extraordinary memoir of husband dealings with Edward Snowden that led to the rflations about nsa technology and surveillance, and the subtitle of barts book says the american surveillance state. I also want to introduce another outstanding author the, thomas rid, who teaches at
Music industry and his band 35 years on and we still selling out concerts around the world. With his dog biting lyrics water states the listener on a rare musical journey and offstage has been a loud voice when it comes to human rights issues. He has a particular interest in this really Palestinian Conflict and has publicly condemned other artists such as madonna for performing in israel hes also involved in many other causes like malaria poverty and Climate Change this week we connect with the iconic british musician to talk about the current state of the world. Roger waters talks to aljazeera. I. Roger waters cofounder of the legendary band pink floyd welcome to talk to aljazeera. Thank. You. Globally famous. You wrote most of the biggest successes of pink floyd. Youre a rock star and you are now very involved politically why why did you take that course. Ive always been very aggressive when i was a poem and sort of very political house so my mother would say im my father before it w
A major test for the countrys security who will face the people in iran for the highest office i recall president ial candidates on al jazeera we. See. Dark side of the moon is one of the best selling albums of all time and pink floyd a rock music legends and so is the cofounder of bass player single songwriter and human rights champion roger waters after selling hundreds of millions of records waters left the group in 1985 because of growing disenchantment with the Music Industry and his band 35 years on and he still selling out concerts around the world. With his dog biting lyrics water states the listener on a rare musical journey and offstage has been a loud voice when it comes to human rights issues. He has a particular interest in this really Palestinian Conflict and has publicly condemned other artists such as madonna for performing in israel hes also involved in many other roles as like malaria poverty and Climate Change this week we connect with the iconic british musician to