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the decision by mexico to grant asylum was controversial within mexico, but nonetheless it happened, and trotsky and his wife, natalia, a rise in january, 1937. diego and freda allow trotsky and natalia to reside in the oven suburb outside mexico city, now of course it has been incorporated into the city. rivera was a vital source of funds for trotsky in the first two years, selling off his paintings, and at one point even mortgaging his house nearby in order to help raise money for trotsky for two things: one to support the household, just putting food on the table; but also, and of increasing importance, money for trotsky's protection, to pay for guards, to pay for weapons and so on. diego and freed the were at trotsky's side during the dewey commission hearings held up the blue house in the spring of 1937. the dewey commission being of the independent inquiry into the veracity of the moscow trials led by the american philosopher and public intellectual, john dewey. the dewey commission eventually by the end of 1937 issued a verdict of not guilty. in other words, that the outrageou
the decision by mexico to grant asylum was controversial within mexico, but nonetheless it happened, and trotsky and his wife, natalia, a rise in january, 1937. diego and freda allow trotsky and natalia to reside in the oven suburb outside mexico city, now of course it has been incorporated into the city. rivera was a vital source of funds for trotsky in the first two years, selling off his paintings, and at one point even mortgaging his house nearby in order to help raise money for trotsky for...
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for the irreplaceable habitat of the gulf of mexico and the rich delta region that feeds it. he understood this would be devastating to wildlife from pelicans to plankton, from sperm whales to shrimp. he understood that this was going to cause immediate hardship and enduring uncertainty for the 14 million americans who live along the gulf coast, make it their home and make their livelihoods from it waters. and he made it his mission to see to it that the nrdc would do everything we possibly could to make sure that the country takes the right lessons from this disaster, understands the story as it unfolds. he wanted to make sure that we would do everything we could as a nation to restore this gulf to health, make its people whole and try to prevent anything like this from ever happening again. this book, "in deep water," embodies that strategic vision. it puts that broad mission into words, and it tells the story as we know it so far of the greatest environmental disaster of our time. peter has spent his career fighting polluters in court. he is a master litigator who literall
for the irreplaceable habitat of the gulf of mexico and the rich delta region that feeds it. he understood this would be devastating to wildlife from pelicans to plankton, from sperm whales to shrimp. he understood that this was going to cause immediate hardship and enduring uncertainty for the 14 million americans who live along the gulf coast, make it their home and make their livelihoods from it waters. and he made it his mission to see to it that the nrdc would do everything we possibly...
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is starting to step their feet into mexico. and i think it's really a way to look at things in a larger context and try to get a whole picture of the situation for the people who are the policymakers and decision makers to say let's take a larger view of this and see what have we been doing, what are we about to do? and how do we need to rethink what some of the options are? a lot of countries in south america, latin america are beginning the process of decriminalization of small dozes of personal use drugs like in mexico, they've done marijuana, cocaine, all sorts of drugs for small of that the decriminalization of that. other countries are looking at this in ways to bring down some of the violence that's going on. take out some of the mafia aspect of what's happening with these -- with the talk of legalization or decriminalization in many states it's beginning to be brought out as well as the use of medical marijuana in many states. and i think that that's a very interesting path to travel down. because it's something that --
is starting to step their feet into mexico. and i think it's really a way to look at things in a larger context and try to get a whole picture of the situation for the people who are the policymakers and decision makers to say let's take a larger view of this and see what have we been doing, what are we about to do? and how do we need to rethink what some of the options are? a lot of countries in south america, latin america are beginning the process of decriminalization of small dozes of...
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they grow oranges in florida and gorgeous in mexico. let's say there is a larger chain that wants to buy oranges from mexico. that transaction is a transaction with a foreign nation that congress has expressed power to regulate, the same of florida. if you decide i want to buy norton you go to the grocery store in long island and look at the arches and you decide they are overripe or is there something wrong with them and you may suspect there is a government regulation that caused a problem with that orange you can decide not to buy that orange but you don't have the right as an american to claim that the government, the federal government of the united states did not have a right to regulate the trade of oranges that brought that orange from mexico. the commerce clause does and that power. as they decide i want that orange. i will take this money was going to spend on the orange input in the savings account because i want to take my kids to disney world next summer. now the government does have the power to say do you know, you can't
they grow oranges in florida and gorgeous in mexico. let's say there is a larger chain that wants to buy oranges from mexico. that transaction is a transaction with a foreign nation that congress has expressed power to regulate, the same of florida. if you decide i want to buy norton you go to the grocery store in long island and look at the arches and you decide they are overripe or is there something wrong with them and you may suspect there is a government regulation that caused a problem...
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i think that's sort of the case in mexico right now. you can see police are fired and military are fired because when you have that much money with the illegal substance that's worth nothing escalated to the point where it's worth more than gold, everyone is going to get a piece of the action, and then the players that stay out of it are killed or the players who are trying to prosecute are killed. we pin the blame on one group. >> back here. this would be, i think, our last question. >> marie from the international institute of strategic study, and my question pertains to the american government's involvement in the whole situation, and obviously the american government is really concerned about drug warp and spending a lot of money in military assistance, my question pertains to what if that money was spent on development aid to increase opportunities for people in rural areas so that they could actually do, you know, a legitimate job and wouldn't have to, you know, make their living this way. >> i think that's an interesting question
i think that's sort of the case in mexico right now. you can see police are fired and military are fired because when you have that much money with the illegal substance that's worth nothing escalated to the point where it's worth more than gold, everyone is going to get a piece of the action, and then the players that stay out of it are killed or the players who are trying to prosecute are killed. we pin the blame on one group. >> back here. this would be, i think, our last question....
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the wounded were late injured and quickly attended, and then returned to their unit to serve mexico they were free of our positions. [inaudible] in refusing to pull back from direct fire. at night to the wounded could no longer be brought to the hospital because of the shelling but a different sound, and the one to serve all of the wounded, when the shelling came down it was not impossible but for the injured the firm be it was different. i would fight that presidents and would fight to stay with them. and then the and it was transformed into a hospital. i am was entrusted of the care of 40 beds. and at the center of the unit, operating other right on the left is a small corridor that was the x-ray room. the in the kitchen and it was directed by two surgeons and then distributing medicine. soon realized the importance of the presence of a woman in the middle of the battle. when wounded the toughest man becomes as vulnerable as a child. i was a mother a sister or a friend. my mere presence, because i was a woman later when said to his wife you should not been there. but olivetti eliminate
the wounded were late injured and quickly attended, and then returned to their unit to serve mexico they were free of our positions. [inaudible] in refusing to pull back from direct fire. at night to the wounded could no longer be brought to the hospital because of the shelling but a different sound, and the one to serve all of the wounded, when the shelling came down it was not impossible but for the injured the firm be it was different. i would fight that presidents and would fight to stay...
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in their attempt to destroy the mexican state and take over northern mexico. because we insisted, i believe wrongly, on repealing the assault weapons ban. and now all of these gun stores there are selling to people that are cutouts, people they know good and well are cutouts, 50 caliber assault weapons so that the narco traffickers are better arms than the mexican army and police, and they're mowing them down. keep in mind, those people are up there dying trying to keep cocaine out of the bodies of america's children. that also is interdependence. so there are all these positive and negative forces, and they are constantly at war everywhere, hard to organize, hard to direct, almost impossible to control. and hard to calculate what the long-term pluses and minuses are of making a sacrifice today, do you sacrifice today or try to manage and kick the can down the road kind of decision he had to make a few years ago. i think those are the great questions of the 21st century.
in their attempt to destroy the mexican state and take over northern mexico. because we insisted, i believe wrongly, on repealing the assault weapons ban. and now all of these gun stores there are selling to people that are cutouts, people they know good and well are cutouts, 50 caliber assault weapons so that the narco traffickers are better arms than the mexican army and police, and they're mowing them down. keep in mind, those people are up there dying trying to keep cocaine out of the...
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what does it mean to expand our notion of freedom today talking about immigrants immigrants, mexico, palestin ians, how do we bring palestinian freedom in to our frame? how do we bring immigrants into the way we have freedom to day? what about transgendered people or day are lesbian or bisexual within a frame of freedom? what does that tell us about the extent to which our own framework for freedom this quite restricted? i asked myself sometimes 100 years from now, how will people be talking about the struggle for freedom? because i don't think we will ever get there over reach a point* to say we are free. we can rest. we can stop now. we have one. so it seems in the process of struggling for freedom or reflecting about freedom, we constantly count -- challenge the framework with which we develop. >> it is powerfully magic it is this an and i think of freedom, a major part is knowledge. maybe wisdom but certainly knowledge than i am reminded that genesis, the acquisition of knowledge. that is how they are thrown out of that little kindergarten they are in a. [laughter] a little playp
what does it mean to expand our notion of freedom today talking about immigrants immigrants, mexico, palestin ians, how do we bring palestinian freedom in to our frame? how do we bring immigrants into the way we have freedom to day? what about transgendered people or day are lesbian or bisexual within a frame of freedom? what does that tell us about the extent to which our own framework for freedom this quite restricted? i asked myself sometimes 100 years from now, how will people be talking...
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we talked a lot about immigrants toni, you're talking abubble wall and in mexico you talked about how the palestinians, so how we bring palestinian freedom and to our frame, how do we bring the freedom of immigrants into the way we imagine freedom today? how do we think about transgendered people? how do we think about gay, lesbian, bisexual is within the frame freedom? and what does that tell los about the extent to which our own framework of freedom is quite restricted? so i ask myself sometimes 100 years from now how are people going to be talking about the struggle for freedom? because i don't think we are ever going to get there. i don't think we will ever reach the point we can say we are free, we can rest. we can stop now. we've won. so it seems in the very process of struggling for freedom, reflecting on freedom, writing about freedom, we constantly challenge the frame work within which we developed that imaginary freedom. >> i think it is powerfully imaginative in a certain period it's this, and another period it's something else. i've seen of freedom as, well, a major part o
we talked a lot about immigrants toni, you're talking abubble wall and in mexico you talked about how the palestinians, so how we bring palestinian freedom and to our frame, how do we bring the freedom of immigrants into the way we imagine freedom today? how do we think about transgendered people? how do we think about gay, lesbian, bisexual is within the frame freedom? and what does that tell los about the extent to which our own framework of freedom is quite restricted? so i ask myself...
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all sorts of other walls went up the one between israel and the west bank and then the wall in mexico that is a border. all of these other walls jumped up and they are not physical walls but there are other kinds of imprisonment walls. just constantly separating. in some instances the berlin wall was so some people couldn't get out and now we are building walls so they can't get in. so there is a constant -- this shift looks to me long-range like part and parcel of what i am certain is, you know, the disconnect. it is really crumbling. when these people say i want the government out of my social security. >> i know, i i know. >> it doesn't matter. >> since you are talking about, since you are talking about capitalism and communism i want to acknowledge allie mitchell who is sitting over there. [applause] charlene was the first black woman to run for the office of the president of the united states of america. she was on the communist party ticket. [laughter] [applause] >> hi, good evening. my first job was also a page in a library on 96 treat and i'm also a writer so you have made me
all sorts of other walls went up the one between israel and the west bank and then the wall in mexico that is a border. all of these other walls jumped up and they are not physical walls but there are other kinds of imprisonment walls. just constantly separating. in some instances the berlin wall was so some people couldn't get out and now we are building walls so they can't get in. so there is a constant -- this shift looks to me long-range like part and parcel of what i am certain is, you...
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the mexico you talked about how the palestinians. so how do we bring palestinian freedom into our frame? how do we bring, you know, for enough immigrants into -- into the way we imagine freedom today. how do we think about transgendered people? how do we think about gay, within the frame of freedom? and what does that tell us about the extent to which our own framework of freedom is quite restrictive. so i ask myself sometimes, 100 years from now, how are people going to be talking about the struggle for freedom? because i don't think we're ever going to get there. i don't make will ever reach a point where we can say, we are free, right? we can rest. we can stop now. we flawed. and so, it seems that in the very process of struggling for freedom, of reflecting on freedom, of writing about freedom, we constantly challenge the framework within which we developed that imaginary freedom. >> i think it is. is powerfully imaginative in a surgeon. as this in another. if something else. i think of freedom is a major part of this is knowledge
the mexico you talked about how the palestinians. so how do we bring palestinian freedom into our frame? how do we bring, you know, for enough immigrants into -- into the way we imagine freedom today. how do we think about transgendered people? how do we think about gay, within the frame of freedom? and what does that tell us about the extent to which our own framework of freedom is quite restrictive. so i ask myself sometimes, 100 years from now, how are people going to be talking about the...
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if you went back to the first test of the atomic bomb in new mexico in 1945, for years, there was a little wooden sign saying ground zero. we always used that word for ground zero meant hiroshima, nag -- nagasaki. i kept waiting for somebody to say ground zero, weapons of mass destruction, where had the word come from? of course, it came from world war ii and weapons of mass destruction terrify us. come out of that experience. but no one made the connections. it was as if we had just taken it. there was no way of thinking about the original ground zero. and then you began to have the language of terror bombing. now any historian of world war ii just routinely has used the word terror bombing for world war ii. and it occurs primarily in conjunction with the anglo-american air war first in europe, then finally in japan. that culminates in hiroshima and nagasaki. in modern war, you must destroy the morale of the enemy. that's one the weapons of war. you destroy the industry, the armies, the morale of the enemy. it became standard operating procedure in world war ii to deliberately target dens
if you went back to the first test of the atomic bomb in new mexico in 1945, for years, there was a little wooden sign saying ground zero. we always used that word for ground zero meant hiroshima, nag -- nagasaki. i kept waiting for somebody to say ground zero, weapons of mass destruction, where had the word come from? of course, it came from world war ii and weapons of mass destruction terrify us. come out of that experience. but no one made the connections. it was as if we had just taken it....
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getting too warm, let's reduce our carbon imprint but then i realized obama's supports will drilling in mexico and through the export import bank has loan guarantees for america to subsidize oil drilling in basel. of first i thought that was a brilliant move from obama's to take the environmental risk, but no. it is for brazil they have decided to sell some of it to the chinese. so right away not that he is against oil-drilling but oil drilling for us but supports for them. who is them? formerly colonized countries apparently when he is doing very different al gore wants everybody to stop drilling but obama wants to enrich the previously colonize countries will have greater access to resources while transferring wealth in a way from america to the third world it is free distribution most want to redistribute in america take from the rich and give to the poor but he is promoting not just redistribution in america but global realignment which is a different approach very consistent with the idea. look at foreign policies. what is obama doing on that stage? going to other countries like venezuela
getting too warm, let's reduce our carbon imprint but then i realized obama's supports will drilling in mexico and through the export import bank has loan guarantees for america to subsidize oil drilling in basel. of first i thought that was a brilliant move from obama's to take the environmental risk, but no. it is for brazil they have decided to sell some of it to the chinese. so right away not that he is against oil-drilling but oil drilling for us but supports for them. who is them?...
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this was i think the day after the first atomic bomb had exploded in the mexico desert. and stalin, who had started the manhattan project, knew exactly what he was talking about, and he said to him well, good. i hope you use it well. why couldn't the truman have gone to stalin with winston churchill, who was there that day, too, had a secret conversation with him, translate his present and tell him about the development of this new, more powerful within? and also caution him, which truman understood, about the possibility of winning the weapons before they became -- before they began to proliferate. civilization. he and stalin -- truman and stalin were in a sense playing a game. it was a kind of two politicians posturing toward each other on this terribly serious business. in 1950, when truman was confronted with the question of whether to build a hydrogen bomb, should we launch a vote on this, the last meeting he had before he settled on this, was with a committee of three that included a man named lillian fall. lillian fall was opposed to it and the authors said they w
this was i think the day after the first atomic bomb had exploded in the mexico desert. and stalin, who had started the manhattan project, knew exactly what he was talking about, and he said to him well, good. i hope you use it well. why couldn't the truman have gone to stalin with winston churchill, who was there that day, too, had a secret conversation with him, translate his present and tell him about the development of this new, more powerful within? and also caution him, which truman...
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leader whose feud with joseph stalin led to his being targeted for assassination during his exile in mexico. ..
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i interviewed frank waters who wrote the colorado at his home outside taos, new mexico, and corresponded with tennessee historian wilma dikeman about her book, the french broad. minnesota historian james taylor dunn sent me longhand written letters about his writing the st. croix as did william ellis, author of the cuyahoga and margaret san born, author of the american, river of el dorado, the last volume in the river series, became a close friend until her death. all were gracious and provided invaluable information about their books, and some of them would later tell their stories here at the library of congress. a stroke of good fortune occurred when i wrote to henry holt and company to inquire if they had any files relating to the series. i was stunned when they invited me to their new york office, gave me unrestricted access to their files and even provided a copy machine for my use. their files were a treasure dating to 1940. they were stored alphabetically by author, not by title. my husband, by then college student son jim and i spent the better part of a day copying contracts, c
i interviewed frank waters who wrote the colorado at his home outside taos, new mexico, and corresponded with tennessee historian wilma dikeman about her book, the french broad. minnesota historian james taylor dunn sent me longhand written letters about his writing the st. croix as did william ellis, author of the cuyahoga and margaret san born, author of the american, river of el dorado, the last volume in the river series, became a close friend until her death. all were gracious and provided...
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turned out that he could not -- after getting past texas, and even past the eastern section of new mexico, he could not find the place that would rent him a motel room. that meant that he had to drive for three of the huge western states through the mountains, through the desert at night by himself and he wasn't a good driver. his friends say it wasn't a miracle that he made it through the desert but they made it all because he's a terrible story but that's another story. he had to go alone and he had at a certain point wonder whether he made the right decision. but to get to the idea how we present ourselves and how that generation felt is that before he would go in to try to get a room, he was very aware of what he was up against even if he thought he was in the free land of the west. and so he would -- he made a big effort to comb his hair, to make sure he was wearing a tie and brought out his sport coat. and made sure that he was not wrinkled from the ride. he went to this great deal of effort before going in to ask for a room and this was well past the borders of what was considered
turned out that he could not -- after getting past texas, and even past the eastern section of new mexico, he could not find the place that would rent him a motel room. that meant that he had to drive for three of the huge western states through the mountains, through the desert at night by himself and he wasn't a good driver. his friends say it wasn't a miracle that he made it through the desert but they made it all because he's a terrible story but that's another story. he had to go alone and...
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than he thought and it turned out he could not after getting past texas and the eastern section of the mexico he could not find a place that would grant him a motel room. that meant he had to drive for three of the huge western states through the mountains, through the desert at night by himself and he wasn't a good driver. his friends say it wasn't a miracle he made it through the desert but he was a terrible driver and that is a whole nother story and he had to go alone and had the third point wonder whether he made the right decision but to get to the idea and how the generation felt was so important as that before he would go and to try to get a room he was very aware of what he was up against even if he thought he was in the free land of the west and so he made a big effort to comb his hair to make sure he was wearing a tie and brought out his sports coat and made sure he wasn't wrinkled from deride. he went through a great deal of effort before asking for a room, and this is well past the borders of what were considered to be jim-crow at the time and he still couldn't get a room and he
than he thought and it turned out he could not after getting past texas and the eastern section of the mexico he could not find a place that would grant him a motel room. that meant he had to drive for three of the huge western states through the mountains, through the desert at night by himself and he wasn't a good driver. his friends say it wasn't a miracle he made it through the desert but he was a terrible driver and that is a whole nother story and he had to go alone and had the third...
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n it turned out that he could notd after getting past texas and astern section ofeaste new mexico, he could not find aa place that would renton a motel room.ot that meant that he had to drivey for a three have a huge western states to the mountains, throug, the desert, at night by himself and he was in a good driver. his friends say it was a miracly that he made it through the i desert, but that he made it anl all. that's another story. he had to go alone.d a he had to wonder whether he had ce made the righrtt decisions.he i to get to the idea of how we present ourselves before heto would tell in tot try to get the wrong he was very aware of how he was -- what he was up lnd against. so he made a big effort to comes is there.oatand run out this sport coat. made sure that he was not wrinkles from the ride.t he went to a great deal oft to effort before going into ask fon a round.a room and this was well past the bordersst of what was considered to be jit crow. not get a round.get a he recounted the story.the he said they have over 3,000 whi times. there was really nothing heon could have
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road was amplified by many of the officers who salles each other and worked together in the war with mexico. they knew each other at west point. this was a family reunion in a very strange sort of way to a point where lee said they are going to give me a general i don't know that i don't know how to defeat because he was running through them at that point and a little elephant that isn't in this room right now was general mcclelland come he was the main problem with lincoln as first because the man had everything the union could give him and kept them on the parade ground basically. he just wouldn't fight. but he also wouldn't be give up. >> his job. >> and lincoln always had this pesky gnats that had part of the population behind him because he looked so good and talked so well. but stonewall i think in the fall we showed that knowledge was being forewarned. early in the morning he appointed a man to be his personal mapmaker, and that was one of his secrets. he knew how those hills and valleys and him roads because his man walked over them and the north did not have that advantage, so he k
road was amplified by many of the officers who salles each other and worked together in the war with mexico. they knew each other at west point. this was a family reunion in a very strange sort of way to a point where lee said they are going to give me a general i don't know that i don't know how to defeat because he was running through them at that point and a little elephant that isn't in this room right now was general mcclelland come he was the main problem with lincoln as first because the...
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turned out that he could not come after getting past access, and even pass the eastern section of new mexico, he could not find a place that would rent to novotel room. that meant he had to drive for three of the huge western states, through the mountains, through the desert, at night, by himself and he wasn't a good driver. his friends and wasn't a miracle he made it through the desert, but it all because he was a terrible driver. he had to go alone any other third point. but to get to the idea of how we present ourselves or have a generation felt that is so important as before he could go when to try and get a room, he was very aware of what he was up against, even if he thought he was in the free land of the west. and so, he made a big effort to comb his hair, to make sure he was wearing a tie and brought out his sport coat and made sure that he was not wrinkled for the ride. he went to the great deal of effort before going in to ask for rooms. and this was well past the borders of what was considered to be jim crow at that time. and he recounted the story to me. he said this thing about
turned out that he could not come after getting past access, and even pass the eastern section of new mexico, he could not find a place that would rent to novotel room. that meant he had to drive for three of the huge western states, through the mountains, through the desert, at night, by himself and he wasn't a good driver. his friends and wasn't a miracle he made it through the desert, but it all because he was a terrible driver. he had to go alone any other third point. but to get to the...
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amplified a lot by many of these officers who fought each other had worked together in the war with mexico. they knew each other. they were at west point. this was really a family reunion in a very strange sort of way. and to a point where lee at chancellorsville once said something they're going to give me a general that i can't, that i don't know, i don't know how to defeat. because he was running through them at that point. a little help and that is in this room right now is general mcclellan, he was the main problem with lincoln right first it because the men had everything together. and kept them on a pretty ground-based. he just wouldn't fight. but he also wouldn't give up. >> his job. >> his job. [laughter] >> and he wanted lincoln's job. so they can always have this pesky gnat over here that had a part of the population behind him they didn't look so good or talk well. but stonewall i think in the value -- the valley, for knowledge art in the war -- early in the war he appointed a killed with topography. that was one of a sequence. he knew those hills. he knew those valley. he knew
amplified a lot by many of these officers who fought each other had worked together in the war with mexico. they knew each other. they were at west point. this was really a family reunion in a very strange sort of way. and to a point where lee at chancellorsville once said something they're going to give me a general that i can't, that i don't know, i don't know how to defeat. because he was running through them at that point. a little help and that is in this room right now is general...
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. >> there was no definitive book on the gulf of mexico. with your qualifications in geology, would you consider a book on the gulf of mexico? >> it's a nice thought and technically according to the people who determine where the oceans begin and end, the gulf of mexico is a part of the atlantic ocean, and so the deepwater horizon accident is an atlantic accident, so i write about that in this book and make a point of including places like the north sea and the river play and the gulf of guinea that we think are not part of the atlantic, but the gulf is. i don't know if i could write a separate book on it, but i think i've done a fairly good service to the ocean in this book. thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you. [applause] >> thank you for coming back and making this year's christmas list, house gift list, a fore gone conclusion, don't tell if you know anybody i know. i want to say that mr. wynn chester is autographing books on the other side of the elevator, so please go there and line up. he does have a plane to catch, so there w
. >> there was no definitive book on the gulf of mexico. with your qualifications in geology, would you consider a book on the gulf of mexico? >> it's a nice thought and technically according to the people who determine where the oceans begin and end, the gulf of mexico is a part of the atlantic ocean, and so the deepwater horizon accident is an atlantic accident, so i write about that in this book and make a point of including places like the north sea and the river play and the...
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particularly for the asset deities for mexico, rashid said putting a mysterious voice, because they were used to receiving human sacrifices, the throats of living people were cuts and their lifeblood throat into the cut stone goblins. now there's no blood for those defused scud to drink. most of them are blood thirsty, uncared aztec gods. [laughter] no wonder people software shipping. or maybe because they'll behave so badly, re-shoots at. this got luka's attention. the notions of cause even badly with upward. what they supposed to set an example to his god they were? them in the olden days, rashid said. those older guys behaved as badly as people were actually much worse because being gods they could behaved badly in a bigger scale. they were selfish, rude, mobile phone, vain,, violence, spiteful, lustful, gluttonous, lazy, dishonest, and. and all but exaggerated to the mass them because they have the superpowers. when they were greedy, they could swallow a city. when they were angry they could drown the world. when they battled and human lives, they brocard, stole money and started for
particularly for the asset deities for mexico, rashid said putting a mysterious voice, because they were used to receiving human sacrifices, the throats of living people were cuts and their lifeblood throat into the cut stone goblins. now there's no blood for those defused scud to drink. most of them are blood thirsty, uncared aztec gods. [laughter] no wonder people software shipping. or maybe because they'll behave so badly, re-shoots at. this got luka's attention. the notions of cause even...
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go to mexico. at one point davis said if you think the cause is lost why are you still with me? they say not to fight but to safe you. that's the only reason we're still here. because we cannot allow you to fall into union hands. we will die to save you, your person, your family, but we're not going to die to save the confederacy. the confederacy is lost. it's interesting psychological. he was the reluctant successionist. he was not one of the leaders. one he agreed to become president, even on that day, he said he looked like he'd heard news of a death or he was going to be executed, once he became president of the confederacy, he gave it his all. total commitment. i think he did not want history to say he quit, he gave up, i think he wanted history to say he did every last thing that he could before he gave up. i think that's why. yes, if he was concerned more about the lives of the soldiers, the remaining soldiers, perhaps he could have been given up earlier. not waited for capture. perhaps he could have surrendered. but i know the reason he didn't was not merely to save his
go to mexico. at one point davis said if you think the cause is lost why are you still with me? they say not to fight but to safe you. that's the only reason we're still here. because we cannot allow you to fall into union hands. we will die to save you, your person, your family, but we're not going to die to save the confederacy. the confederacy is lost. it's interesting psychological. he was the reluctant successionist. he was not one of the leaders. one he agreed to become president, even on...
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when we go back to the test of the first atomic bomb in new mexico in july 1945, for years thereafter there was a little wooden sign saying, ground zero. and we always used that word for ground zero meant hiroshima nagasaki. suddenly it had been appropriated and almost expropriated for the world trade center and the funny thing was -- i kept waiting for someone to say, ground zero? weapons of mass destruction? for someone who thinks historically, where has this word come from? and, of course, it came from world war ii and weapons of mass destruction. that terrify us, come out of that experience but no one made the connections. it was as if we had just taken it and there was no way of thinking about the original ground zero. and then you began to have the language of terra bombing. now, any historian of world war ii just routinely has used the word "terror bombing" for world war ii. and it occurs primarily in conjunction with the anglo american air war, first in europe and then finally in japan, that culminates in hiroshima, nagasaki. and it's a concept we address in terms of psycholog
when we go back to the test of the first atomic bomb in new mexico in july 1945, for years thereafter there was a little wooden sign saying, ground zero. and we always used that word for ground zero meant hiroshima nagasaki. suddenly it had been appropriated and almost expropriated for the world trade center and the funny thing was -- i kept waiting for someone to say, ground zero? weapons of mass destruction? for someone who thinks historically, where has this word come from? and, of course,...