Fierce cross border clashes are continuing with israel striking southern lebanon, and hezbollah firing dozens of rockets into northern israel. On tuesday, the israeli military said they d killed a senior hezbollah commander in a strike on beirut. These pictures show the extent of the destruction from that strike. Our senior international correspondent, orla guerin, sent this report from tyre, where thousands of people have fled their homes. A community in mourning. The village of saksakiyeh in southern lebanon today. Ii were killed here yesterday by israel s massive bombardment. The dead included four women, an infant and a seven year old girl called joury. Herfather, mohammad halal, says she was an innocent child and a martyr. He pledges his support for the hezbollah leader, sheikh hassan nasrallah. Even if they kill us, he says, we are at your service. Also being mourned today, dina darwiche and her son, jad. Killed in their own home by an israeli missile. Here she was at work with
Of october, 1962 when the United States and the soviet union faced off over missiles in cuba in one of the hottest episodes of the cold war. He explains how the ideological militancy of cuban leader fidel castro worried leaders in both moscow and washington who did not truly desire Nuclear Conflict despite their tough talk. Dr. Kengor all right, welcome. Here good we have cspan today. And we are going to talk about the cuban missile crisis. And specifically, fidel castro leading into the cuban missile crisis. So we will hit a. Of 1957 until 1950 nine until the missile crisis itself in october, 1962. Aboutst class we talked july 20 6, 1953 launch of the revolution, the communist revolution in cuba. That was when fidel and force of 100 to 200 rebels launched an attack on the Army Barracks santiago,o, in cuba. It did not go well. A bunch of rebels were killed. Fidel castro ascends to 15 years in prison for that. He did not quite serve 15 years in prison. He served less than one year, 11 m
Crisis itself in october, 1962. That will pick off a little bit where we left off in the last class. The last class we talked about july 26, 1953 launch of the revolution, the communist revolution in cuba. And that was when fidel and a force of 100 to 200 rebels launched an attack on the Army Barracks in santiago, cuba. 15 years in prison, so less than a year in prison, 11 months altogether. With that, he was on the run, he was in exile. He went to mexico. His brother, raul, as well. They would eventually come back and try to recommence the revolution, taking over in january, 1959. That is about where we left off. One thing i didnt mention the last class, but youre going to read the article on this, its the Herb Matthews piece in the New York Times. If you have not read it yet if you have, you have probably been shocked, right . By this article, you are thinking what is this . What is this piece . Herb matthews was a reporter for the New York Times. He wrote a february 24, 1957 front p
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