This is the launch of the Wikileaks Files i am the director and we have been working on this project with Julian Assange and wikileak for about four years and this is a culmination of a collaborative editorial and political work that were very proud of them thrilled to publish this in cooperation with Julian Assange and wikileaks you should all get a copy if he didnt get one under way and then get one on your way out. In it there is an amazing roundtable discussion of what we can really learn from this huge, huge diplomatic issue and from the u. S. Umpire and foreign policy. Im extremely proud to introduce jeremy who will lead the conversation with Julian Assange. I am sure you know, he has agreed to most of our time the author of blackwater and of the film dirty wars. [cheers and applause] and i should add it to carry on the grey work of wikileaks from Edward Snowden. It is great to be here progress live to this neighborhood never imagined i would beat on the stage they ask me if i wa
Because if we cant do that without arousing the call to arms of the nra, then we have to wonder what side this group, the nra, is on. Those who want to keep the scariest guns from the scariest people or those who want to make it easy as possible for the scariest people to get the scariest guns . What side are you on, mr. And mrs. America . We begin with Gadhafi Dan Malloy of connecticut. Governor, thank you so much. I was so taken with your emotional statements recently, the last 24 hours, and talk about it. What it means to be the governor of a state that saw the newtown horror. Well, listen, it changes your life. You know, i had to be there on the 14th. Actually i had to tell a bunch of parents and adults that their loved ones were not coming back and thats a lifechanging experience, and then to go to a funeral after funeral of babies over the course of a week is also lifechanging. But having said all of that, weve got to do something about violence in connecticut and in the world an
Gun owners, taxpaying, working hard mirns and even being honest have to do with this countrys failure to keep fastfiring, high capacity guns from the hands of the mentally or emotionally disturbed. If we cant do that woult arousing the call to arms the nra. Those who want to keep the scariest guns from the scariest people . Or those who want to make it easy as possible for the scariest people to get the scariest guns. What side are you on, mr. And mrs. America . We begin with governor dan maloy of connecticut. Governor, thank you so much. Talk about it, what it means to be the governor of a state that saw the newtown horror. Well, listen, it changes your life. I had to be there on the 14th. I actually had to tell a bunch of parents and adults that their loved ones were not coming back. And thats a lifechanging experience. And then to go to funeral after funeral of babies over the course of a week is also lifechanging. But having said all of that, weve got to do something about violence
Hard mirns and even being honest have to do with this countrys failure to keep fastfiring, high capacity guns from the hands of the mentally or emotionally disturbed. If we cant do that woult arousing the call to arms the nra. Those who want to keep the scariest guns from the scariest people . Or those who want to make it easy as possible for the scariest people to get the scariest guns. What side are you on, mr. And mrs. America . We begin with governor dan maloy of connecticut. Governor, thank you so much. Talk about it, what it means to be the governor of a state that saw the newtown horror. Well, listen, it changes your life. I had to be there on the 14th. I actually had to tell a bunch of parents and adults that their loved ones were not coming back. And thats a lifechanging experience. And then to go to funeral after funeral of babies over the course of a week is also lifechanging. But having said all of that, weve got to do something about violence and something about the prolif
Wednesday, calling for action and dont congress and signed in 23 consecutive quarters to deal with the issue. Speaking before an audience that included the families of those killed in last months newtown shooting, the president called for an assault weapons ban, better background checks, and more funding for police and Mental Health services. This is 25 minutes. Ladies and gentlemen, the president and vicepresident of the United States. Please, please be seated. Thank you. Before before i begin today, let me say to the families of the innocence that died, our hearts go out to you and you incredible courage being here and the president and i will do everything in our power to honor the memory of your children and your wives with the work we take up here today. Its been 33 days since the nations heart was broken by the horrific, senseless violence that took place at sandy hook Elementary School. 20 20 beautiful first graders gunned down in a place thats supposed to be their second sanctu