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authors, all journalists, seasoned intrepid war reporters, they have written memoirs, in afghanistan, syria and other conflict zones. first, janine, janine di giovanni, newsweek s contributing editor at vanity fair. at the start of her journalistic, the first palestinian intifada in the late 1990s. then, reported on turmoil and conflicts in the middle east and beyond. her latest book, the morning they came for us: dispatches from syria she chronicles the war in syria. the ravaged nation experienced by its citizens. a doctor, musician and student, their stories convey the realities of modern urban warfare from the pervasive smoke to the hunger, the return of previously vanquished diseases as typhus and polio. next to janine s christina lamb, chief foreign correspondent of the sunday times. like janine, the introduction came in the late 1980s, in pakistan and afghanistan. her journalism has taken her far and wide including assignments in brazil, south africa, zimbabwe and ira
jennifer: i m jennifer granholm. tonight in the war room john kerry gets ready to take over as secretary of state. and north korea sends him a congratulations message. [ music ] there was frightening news from the other side of the pacific today. north korea has vowed to continue testing new nuclear weapons and said it would launch long-range rockets that it claims can reach the united states. this is just after the united nations instituted sanctions on its last rocket launch. it does not seem to have much impact on kim jung-un. a variety of satellites and long long-range rocketses which will be launched one after another we will target the u.s. the sworn enemy of of the american people. settling accounts with the u.s. needs to be done with force not with words as it regards jungle law the rule of its survival. what? the country s belligerent stance is one more issue on the president s full foreign policy plate, and it s going to be a concern for john kerry if he s con
too bad they re not yours. it was an old toilet that we bought. all porcelain. joy: jo koi is performing this weekend at caroline s on broadway. get your tickets at caroline.com. thank you, everybody. see you next time. jennifer: i m jennifer granholm. tonight in the war room john kerry gets ready to take over as secretary of state. and north korea sends him a congratulations message. [ music ] there was frightening news from the other side of the pacific today. north korea has vowed to continue testing new nuclear weapons and said it would launch long-range rockets that it claims can reach the united states. this just after the united nations instituted sanctions on its last rocket launch. it does not seem to have much impact on kim jung-un. a variety of satellites and long long-range rocketses which will be launched one after another we will target the u.s. the sworn enemy of of the american people. settling accounts with the u.s. needs to be done with force not w