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i am pleased to welcome craig to the store this evening as his first visit at politics & prose also though wanted his book is called kissingers shadow but he would be likely known for his earlier book which was a finalist for the pulitzer prize and the national book award. also the empire and of necessity a professor of history at new york university and has written for a variety of publications including the new york times and los angeles times and a recipient of fellowship from the guggenheim foundation it draws on recently available government sources as well as biographies and work from a controversial subject as a student at harvard to look at kissinger s political philosophy back to the cambodian invasion arguing for their current militarization of american foreign policy. evan thomas praised the book for the literary flair and a sharp eye for the absurdities of politics. we are happy to have him here with us this evening. [applause] what a very nice turn ....
end you make it incredibly exciting. i am curious to know your previous books were about al capone so what made you choose this subject? it is funny because i did not have on my radar at all until 10 or 12 years ago i heard our rabbi give a sermon to think of yourself as a partner with guide to change the world not just yourself but think about how we can transform our existence and he said the birth control pill think of how the inventors must have set out to create one of the most important inventions of all time to change human dynamics, marriage and reproduction. but he never said how we got it and i became curious and it struck me as odd that anybody would have on their agenda to control fertility and 50s so who did that? and then i found this incredible story these underdogs with no government support doing what everybody told the of was impossible. host: sketch out what life was like before the pill. guest: people today i think many people take it for ....
issued new currency replacing all make notes with new banknotes. this is incredibly inconvenient for criminals and corrupt politicians just as it would invalidate the banknotes stolen at the regional bank by isis. does anyone have a good estimate as to the value of the notes? i have had various reports. it is hard to say. alleged to have sold $500 million. you would hope the iraqi government would at least no the gold currency in his bank before the american troops ran and left the money for crisis but it goes beyond that. the is paying salaries to bureaucrats and the money is taken. it is my understanding and i don t know the iraqi government is sending electricity free end three and a isis gets to collect from the utility users. i get conflicting arguments spent from our government half the time the iraqi of our boasting make it possible to get governments. they care about the people and want to make sure their lives are comfortable. finally, there is the real for ....
in your testimony you spoke about her countries like iran they have been able to gain access that international markets terrorist groups are supported and loved operate. if you look at the way iran has penetrated the financial systems of the states, particularly when i have documented we have ryan makes setting up and operating as venezuelan banks or in the case of ecuador for the president authorized small state on banks to become a channel for iranian money and authorized it explicitly going to have their communications encrypted and encryption key would be held at the iranian embassy which is a little unusual for normal banking structure the problem unfettered access in ways that would not be possible without direct state participation. thank you. let me visit with you. the used cars going out of this. a very dollars. where and who are buying these cars? auctions, dealers individuals, where are these cars being purchased? at auction typically. the typically. ....
parade. the balloons have been inflated, but we ll need to wait on a decision as to weather they can fly. washington celebrate the first night of hanukah. the national menorah is said to be the loudest in the world. when hanukah ends the national christmas tree takes its place. the last time thanksgiving and hanukah overlapped was 1988. those are the headlines, consider this is up next. for the latest you can go online aljazeera.com. have a great thanksgiving. covered up injuries, covered up injuries, diseases diseases even fatalities. even fatalities. consider this, is the statement consider this, is the statement in the credits that no animals in the credits that no animals were harmed in the making of were harmed in the making of this film worthless? this film worthless? also game show host and legend also game show host and legend bob barker joins us with his bob barker joins us with his effort to save animals overseas. effort to save animals overseas. plus, i ....