Analysis. Lets break this down, when it comes analysis. Lets break this down, when it comes to | analysis. Lets break this down, when it comes to state backed threats, he was accusing russia and iran, rather than anybody else, saying, because we are them in terms of so called diplomats and spies who have nearly all been expelled, because of that, those states are turning to proxy groups, to Criminal Underworld gangs, to do their job for them, he says, and underworld gangs, to do their job forthem, he says, and in the case of russia, 750 russian diplomats and spies have been expeued diplomats and spies have been expelled from europe since the start of the full Scale Invasion to them a half years ago of ukraine, that is. Two and a half years ago. He accuses the russian military intelligence, the people accused of the salisbury Lover Chop poisonings, of trying to sow mayhem on the streets of the uk and Europe Novichok poisonings. He talked about ten plots to attack iranian nationals or ir
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This is nonfiction and mississippi and it happened and you have to know you can do that. But i would encourage you not to. I would encourage you just to go with the flow. The last 100 pages go by pretty quickly i think they are more powerful if you dont know. Thanks for your question. Are you where the smithsonian holds some jeanette artifacts speak was yes. Yes, i do. Have you seen them . Yes. At the navy academy, at the smithsonian. Out of the National Archives has some stuff. Theres some stuff in San Francisco as well. But thank you so much. Thank you so much for coming tonight. Im going to sign some books down here. [applause] hampton will be appear signing. Please fold up your chairs and leaned them against something solid. Thank you. [inaudible conversations] interested in American History . Watch American History television on cspan3 every weekend. 48 hours of people and events that helped document of the american story. Visit cspan. Org history for more information. Coming up n
When it comes to america, i am an optimist. I cant help but approach the future with great hope. After all, as americans, weve never let obstacles stand in our way or accepted that problems cant be solved, nor citizens the w most ingenious. Our military, its mightiest, the economy the strongest and innovators theov most creative. The last century was defined by how our accomplishments andad ot ideals. Global rivals who dont share our values or our economic interests. Right now, we are in the middle of a Great Power Competition with an authoritarian regime in beijing that seeks global primacy and rejects democracy. The Chinese Communist party is currently investing 1. 4 trillion in frontier technologies that will dominate the 21st century. Artificial intelligence, quantum computing, hypersonics among other key technologies. Innovators are earning patents and Publishing Research and ai at greater rates than our own and schools are producing four times the graduates as americas and the Ch
And there is good reason to believe it will continue. My duty tonight is to report on the state of the union. The not of the state of the government but of our american community. Therefore, set forth responsibilities to form a more perfect union. The state of the union is strong. As we gather tonight, our nation is at war. Our economy is in recession, and the civilized world faces unprecedented danger is. Yet the state of our union has never been stronger. It is because of our people that our future is helpful hopeful. And the state of our union is strong. President obama delivers this years address with the Preview Program at 8 00 a. M. Eastern. Tuesday night on cspan, cspan radio, and cspan. Org. President obama awarded the medal of honor to Clinton Romesha. This is half an hour. Ladies and gentlemen, the president of the United States and mrs. Michelle obama, accompanied by medal of honor recipients staff sgt Clinton Romesha. [hail to the chief] lets pray. Eternal god, from whom we