Why do we get started. Im professor wallace and i want to welcome you to the International Institute which i am a chairman and a colleague of yonah. I will introduce you all in one moment. First the topic of this program, terrorism captives, tactical legal and strategic implications. Those of you who have come to other programs of the institute and ourselves will know that yonah been that yonah unbearably says we shouldnt forget the victims of terrorism and this is a program about victims in a way. Maybe the first one we have had. One of my colleagues pointed out that i think its isis in egypt is the croatian i think is working in egypt. So tack ticks and strategy. I think yonah mentions in this write up the best practices. One of our colleagues who you will hear has written a book which i happen to have read at this time and he makes the point that we are not very good on strategy and i suppose its a real test it seems to me in this area. How does one formulate a strategy, what might
Drowned video you can see how all the smoke from the fire is filling the sky the fire is burning in a very remote area of the Livermore Valley other images of this fire which grew extremely quickly overnight. James fortunately the temperatures in livermore was in the 60s and around the time the fire broke out the ones around to in the modify our along with those dry in a very the drop like conditions making this a real challenge if you took pictures or video of the fire would love to see whether to get more on the fire coverage would have michelle with a look at the fire forecast for today. Michelle apon fires in this area can be very drive the good news is it is timmy this morning temperatures and to the mid60s and humidity values are still at some of the to lower seventh maybe dusty at times later on today temperatures all actually be warming upper as you make a way out the door across the bay at the coast of right now into the lower 60s with a bottle of mildest the couple of degrees
Arguments over confederate statues. This is about one hour. [gavel pound] jeff yes, i do it with authority. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the National Press club where we have trademarked a moniker of being the worlds leading professional organization for journalists. Also where i have been saying this year, in challenging times, the freedom of the press, that we are the constitution. I am jeff ballou, the editor for Al Jazeera English and the 110th president of the National Press club. We are pleased to have as our headline luncheon speaker Derrick Johnson, the interim president and chief executive officer for the National Association for the advancement of colored people. The naacp. Own as first of all, i would like you to at least silence your cell phone and other electronic devices, though we do encourage you to follow us on social media. [laughter] in jeff just because we were born in 1908 does not mean that we are still there. You can follow us pressclubdc, usi
Opening remarks. Before i introduce them, i would like to say a few words about safety here at csi asked. We go there secure in our csi s. Lins. Me is lisa col i will serve as your response will Safety Officer for this event. Though your eyes yourself with the emergency exits in the back of the room on the right and on the left. To introduce our first two speakers, Ambassador Richard armitage is the president of armitage international. It was formerly the deputy secretary of state and secretary of defense for east asia and Civic Affairs in the office of the secretary of defense. He has had a distinguished career in government and policy. He was south koreas ambassador from 20132015. He has had a long, esteemed career working in the foreign affairs. Ambassador ambassador armitage will give statements first followed by ambassador lee. Ambassador armitage good morning everyone. Quite a crowd here, something going on in the peninsula of korea . Something i havent heard about . When i was a
Congresswoman murphy was critical of the president s tweet and some of his other comments on north korea. The center for strategic and International Studies hosted this conference. Thank you all for coming to the strategic form. We would like to thank our partner for this we are lucky to have richard armitage. Armitage here today to get some opening remarks. Before i introduce them, i would like to say a few words about safety here at csi asked. We go there secure in our csi s. Lins. Me is lisa col i will serve as your response will Safety Officer for this event. Though your eyes yourself with the emergency exits in the back of the room on the right and on the left. To introduce our first two speakers, Ambassador Richard armitage is the president of armitage international. It was formerly the deputy secretary of state and secretary of defense for east asia and Civic Affairs in the office of the secretary of defense. He has had a distinguished career in government and policy. He was sou