In Guantanamo Bay, it is called guantanamo diary and after that panel and the final panel is on money and then we will talk to gilbert who wrote billion ball it is about College Sports and the funds they receive. Host Linda Hirshman, what is the relationship between Sandra Day Oconnor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg . Were they friends . Guest i would say they had an affectionate alliances. They were not bffs. Ruth Bader Ginsburg was really with friends with scalia. And Sandra Day Oconnor was really friends with lois powell and she and john and loi circumstanceslois went on vacation together. It was clear from their demeanor they had an affectionate alliance. Host what was their first meeting like . Guest i will say in 1981 when Sandra Day Oconnor was approve pointed to the Supreme Court Ruth Bader Ginsburg wasnt in washington. She heard about it on the radio and didnt know oconnor well. Oconnor was a judge and ginsburg didnt know here but said she was glad to hear it. We know they met before
Self discipline. I think that is an interesting place for us to end. We are out of time. Thank our authors today. [applause] we will be adjourning to the bookstore sales tent and signing area booth number 153. Peter slevin will be there shortly and Linda Hirshman after that. Thank you and become a friend. [inaudible conversations] booktv live coverage of the tucson festival of books continues. We are cheer on the campus of the university of arizona, the gallagher theater, the campus is quite large, just a little bit away from downtown tucson, Beautiful Day out here in tucson, the sun is shining, is in the 70s, the chamber of commerce is very clean, 100,000 people attending this festival in its eighth year and this is a two day festival and booktv is live, we are covering author panels as well as doing call ins in a minute or so, you will be able to talk with Linda Hirshman who you just heard on the air talking about her book sisters in law, Sandra Day Oconnor and how Sandra Day Oconnor
We will hear excerpts of his prison diary and speak to his attorney. There is no reason for him to be in guantanamo. He is never been charged with a crime. He has been in guantanamo for 14 years. It is not that they havent found the evidence against him there isnt any evidence against him. Will also speak to larry siems who edited the prison diary and colonel davis, the former chief military prosecutor at guantanamo. He knew Mohamedou Ould Slahi and says he is no more a terrorist than forest gump. Than halfway around the world and massive Hunger Strike is underway at what some are calling the Guantanamo Bay of the pacific, taking place at an offshore Detention Center housing men and women seeking asylum in australia. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The Justice Department is poised to announce it will not print civil rights charges against ferguson, Missouri Police officer Darren Wilson for shooting unar
If you like to see eric talk in a longer segment about his book the nazis next door go to booktv. Org type in his last name in the search function. Mohamedou slahi was a more tarynan engineer and was kept at Guantanamo Bay without being charged. During the book event two of his attorneys discuss guantanamo diary and his legal case. This is about an hour. [inaudible conversations] good evening. Im Bradley Graham open ore of politics and prose along will be wife. On behalf of the entire staff, thank you so much for coming out on this dark and stormy night. A few quick administrative notes. Now would be a good time if you have a cell phone or Something Else that might go beep later to turn it off. When we get to the q a part of the session, because we have cspan here it would help them to hear your question. If you could make it up to this microphone right here. And at the end, before you come up to get your books signed our staff would appreciate it if you would fold up the chairs youre
Would desipramine for the company . But then Mike Richters came al and i walked him through the problems going on. But have not been on at this end of things but to hit the Ground Troops to make them aware but to plug in the oath of good reason. [laughter] complaining about the night raids to secretary rumsfeld but then they said every time we go after a commander i have reached lovell of approval see you can imagine what that did sometimes they are aware sometimes it is on purpose but they were going out to within to change how we conduct things it is a tough problem. But obviously the technology is for the president or anyone in the cabinet is an operation you do in the field. How does that change things . We have a lot of discussions about drones with the effect on modern warfare. It is said it. It is a career force rather than all 45. But with technologies to allow things from afar. I am not and though one of the reasons i take a reference with the notion that special forces guys a