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A land mine forced doctors to amputate the leg of Taras Pastouk. His brother says if he's brought to the United States, surgeons can save the other.

Out? how does it feel to be taking ownership of your story? >> feels really empowering. im really proud of all of the survivors who have started to come forward. its not easy. there is still a significant culture of fear that has kept people silent for decades. and so, im very encouraged that survivors are finally starting to find their voices. and i think its through our collective voice together, pushing for change, that were actually going to see good things come to this sport. and were actua...

Vladimir, the russian anti-government activist who talked to me the other day about the role that will john mccain played. he said when you hear people say john mccain was anti-russian, he was the opposite. he was a friend of the russian people who felt that the russian government was not fair to the russian people. he wanted that to change and he had an innate sense of social justice. when i asked one of his fellow prisoners from hanoi whether the torture and imprisonment had governed how he th...

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