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Dec 21, 2020 Ezra F. Vogel, 90, one of the country’s leading experts on East Asia through a career that spanned six decades, passed away in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Sunday due to complications from surgery. Vogel studied an extraordinary range of substantive topics in multiple countries from the perspectives of various academic disciplines, retooling himself as a scholar many times over in his academic career. He was originally trained as a sociologist studying the family in the ...

Just remember that you were part of a criminal enterprise and you left it, and there is by their bylaws a hit on you. >> thats the way it goes. youre in it for life or youre dead, you know, theres no -- theres no way out of it. >> victor, who requested we only use his first name for security reasons, once a lieutenant in the mexican mafia. he defected, while serving a prior 23-year prison sentence for kidnapping and aggravated assault. victor was back in the bexar county jail on a parole violati...

>> victor, who requested we only use his first name for security reasons, was once a lieutenant in the mexican mafia. he defected, while serving a prior 23-year prison sentence for kidnapping and aggravated assault. victor was back in the bexar county jail on a parole violation. >> when a mafia member decides to defect after members of the mafia place whats called a green light on that ex-member, theres a light on you, they will always beat you until you are no longer alive. so if they beat you ...

>> victor, who requested we only use his first name for security reasons, once a lieutenant in the mexican mafia. he defected, while serving a prior 23-year prison sentence for kidnapping and aggravated assault. victor was back in the bexar county jail on a parole violation. >> when a mafia member decides to defect after members of the mafia place a green light on that ex-member, theres a light on you, they will always beat you until you are no longer alive. so if they beat you one day, you happ...

Manageable as well. >> yeah. youre spot on, ed. it has been so unpredictable, hasnt it? it makes it impossible almost for authorities to be a step ahead, lets say, of hurricane irma. you spoke to the mayor. what was his biggest concern, his biggest challenge, lets say, ed? >> its going to be that storm surge. generally people tend to compare their previous experiences to what to expect this time around. here in this corner of southwest florida it is hurricane wilma, which came back in 2005 and b...

Joining me now, charlie worzel, a senior writer for buzzfeed covering all this, including his latest alex jones scoops megyn kelly, proves the media isnt ready for trolls. charlie, has he already won? >> i think it is safe to say that he has been in control of this saga, this media circus since the moment that megyn kelly at nbc announced. actually, it was alex jones was the first person to announce it. the first to tweet photos of kelly and himself in austin, texas. basically other than nbc air...

Texas. basically other than nbc airing this promo, he has been sort of a step ahead, sort of setting the narrative. i think as it stands now, weve had a week of just crazy controversy. its been very difficult i think on nbc and on kelly. so i would say at this point he has won a little bit. >> i debated this on my radio program earlier this week with the audience. i am of the viewpoint, tell me if you think im wrong, i am of the viewpoint you do an interview like this but youve got to be on top ...

Reasons, once a lieutenant in the mexican mafia. he defected, while serving a prior 23-year prison sentence for kidnapping and aggravated assault. victor was back in the bexar county jail on a parole violation. >> when a mafia member decides to defect after members of the mafia place a green light on that ex-member, theres a light on you, they will always beat you until you are no longer alive. so if they beat you one day, you happen to survive this assault, three weeks later youre walking down ...

Use his first name for security reasons, once a lieutenant in the mexican mafia. he defected, while serving a prior 23-year prison sentence for kidnapping and aggravated assault. victor was back in the bexar county jail on a parole violation. >> when a mafia member decides to defect after members of the mafia place a green light on that ex-member, theres a light on you, they will always beat you until you are no longer alive. so if they beat you one day, you happen to survive this assault, three...

For kidnapping and aggravated assault. victor was back in the bexar county jail on a parole violation. >> when a mafia member decides to defect after members of the mafia place a green light on that ex-member, theres a light on you, they will always beat you until you are no longer alive. so if they beat you one day, you happen to survive this assault, three weeks later youre walking down the street and see you, theyre going to keep assaulting you until youre no longer living. >> i always try to...