Also very glad to see jim phillips. Ive worked on terrorism issues that must be a quarter said tree now it there are very few people in the world who write with intelligence jim does. Heres a couple reasons i wanted to write this book so i will start with the way counters on the citizen. I remember reading some clips in the newspapers in the chicago area. A woman was looking out of her window and she saw a man pull up and in that van there proved to be nine different people and they looked rather like an athletic team, the jogging uniform, but as she looked out her window, mrs. Jacobsen decided she should be a little nervous about this. There have been some robberies in the area by puerto rican separatists, and she noticed a few things that were offered to her. First of these athletic bags seemed heavier than she was used to seeing traffic leads and second, some of the guys were smoking so she decided this wasnt a workout at all and she decided for a minute she would call the police an
The hall. Judges would be happy to sign your copy. Thank you. [inaudible conversations] you are watching 48 hours of nonfiction authors and books on cspan2s booktv. Christopher harmon is next on booktv. The offer looks at the continued threat of terrorism today and talks about the Obama Administrations efforts to combat terrorism since the killing of Osama Bin Laden. This is about an hour. [applause] thank you for coming on such a chilly day and i am delighted to present perhaps 25 or 30 minutes of comments and will forward to interaction with you on the questions you have. All so very glad to see jim phillips, worked on terrorism issues, must be a quarter century and there are very few people in the world who write with the intelligence and prudence that jim phillips does. A couple reasons i wanted to write the book, i will start this way with the way terrorism encounters the citizen. I remember in 1980, reading clippings in newspapers, it was in law chicago ariane and a woman was loo
This this this this this he described it as a british hero and i. S. As the embodiment of evil. He reaffirmed britains commitment to fighting the i. S. Group. The murder of david haines at the hands of isil will not lead britain to shirk our responsibility with our allies to deal with the threat that this organization poses. It must strengthen our resolve. There was no shift in strategy on iraq. David ram ron was clear, britain will do whatever it takes to defeat i. S. But at the moment, this comes in the form of Logistical Support and helping to armed forces trying to repeli. S. There is deep concern, too, for the fate of a second british hostage, held by i. S. David haines killing comes after the beheading of two american journalists. Britain has condemned the violence. I am appalled as any rightminded person would be by this barbaric act of criminality, particularly that this is done in the name of my faith, and i think what we should recognize is that i. S. Is not islamic. There is
Iss hands. His family reached out to those holding him. The group now in control in Northern Iraq responded by releasing a video of his murder saying it was in direct response to britains support for Kurdish Military forces in the north. Condemnation came quickly britains Prime Minister convened an emergency meeting. He skrooifd described david haines as a british hero and i. S. As the embodiment of evil. He reaffirmed the commitment to fight isil. The murder will not leave britain to shirk our responsibility with our allies to deal with the threat that this organization poses. It must strengthen our resolve. There was no shift in strategy on iraq. David cameron was clear britain will do whatever it takes to defeat is. Hoping to arm forces. There is deep concern, too, for the fate of a second british hostage held by i. S. The david haines killing comes after the beheading of two american journalists. Muslim groups have condemned the violence. I am appalled, as any righthanded person wo
Nation, too close to call. Another shocking video tonight from the Islamic State group, this time it claims to have beheaded david haynes. 44yearold haynes was kidnapped last year delivering aid. The u. K. Government is working to verify the video. If verified, he is the third westerner to be beheaded by i. S. British Prime Minister David Cameron said the murder is an act of pure evil. We will do everything in our power to hunt down these murderers and ensure they face justice however long it takes. Joining us is aljazeeras international contributor. Islamic state claims this is the third westerner to be beheaded, this dime directed by the actions let me just get to the question here. Do you think first of all, what do you make of this brutal act . The Islamic State socalled in iraq and then syria has all along played these symbolic politics. I think we tend to forget it now, but back in 2005, they were beheading captured westerners when they were alqaeda. This is not a new tactic. Its