The National History center cohosted this event. Once more, welcome everyone. Welcome to the Wilson Center, welcome to this washington history seminar. A seminar through which we try to provide at the Wilson Center in connection with our partners at the National History center, historical perspectives on international and national affairs. Im christiane offerman, i direct the history and Public Policy program here at the Wilson Center and i have the privilege to cochair with my College Professor eric carlson of George Washington university. This is a joint enterprise by the National History center and initiative of the American Historical Association, directed by professor dane kennedy, i dont know if dane is with us today. Joint initiative between the National History center and the history and Public Policy program here. Were in our ninth year of holding these sessions every week during the semester, mondays at 4 00 p. M. And i hope to see many of you again for future sessions. Let m
Provide here at the Wilson Center in conjunction with our partners at the National History center, his ttorical perspectiv on international and national affairs. Im christian, i direct the history and Public Policy program here at the Wilson Center and i have the privilege to cochair the seminar with my colleague of George Washington university. So this is a joint interbriz by the National History center, initiative of the american historical association, directed by professor dane kennedy. I dont know if danes with us today. Joint initiative between the National History center and history and Public Policy program here, where in our ninth year of holding these sessions every week. Or during the semester, mondays at 4 00 p. M. And i hope to see many of you again for future sessions. Let me thank a couple of sponsors of this series. Frsz the page center for history in the public interest. As well as George Washington history department. I also want to thank a number of anonymous donors
Near houston texas. Kenneth enoch is 85 years old today he enjoys a comfortable retirement sharing wartime memories with his wife barbara these are supposed to be bombs over here is that right those are balmy survey and i think it says if this man is hungry give him food. But from 1950 onward left tenant Kenneth Enoch was another gates on u. S. Air force b. 26 Bombing Missions over north korea all but one or 2 most of missions we flew at night our favorite target was trains we were in and i trains you know but sometimes the one would almost hit the engine. And actually if we drop net napalm on the engine you know to try and discourage them i guess it was the you could feel old napalm go off on january the 13th 952 after 53 night Bombing Missions the next plane was shot down and he bailed out over north korean territory and landed in the parachute spilled and i found a corner of a rice paddy. And it was snowy there were quite a bit of snow on the ground and i saw a dark spot over there
A sad day not only for the muslim brothers but also for the egyptian people and for his family and for arabs and muslims and especially for the Palestinian People who witnessed how most he stood with them in the war theres no doubt that history will remember that as a day morsi was mounted after he was killed by the military he. Is the head of the Egyptian Revolutionary Council which was the Main Organization advocating for morsi to be reinstated as president he says morsi his condition has deteriorated over the years. He was in solitary confinement he suffered from diabetes he lost sight in one and we made this public through the press conferences that we held as the Egyptian Revolutionary Council alongside with other human rights organizations and lawyers its something Human Rights Watch has pointed to we sent letters and met with policymakers and with agencies of the United Nations there was sympathy but fairly little action on the part of the International Community but more import
lazio are into the semi finals of the coppa italia after a narrow victory in in the rome derby which had an ill tempered finish. a penalty from mattia zaccagni just into the second half was the enough to beat rivals roma 1 0. three players sent off in stoppage time there, two from roma. who ll playjuventus or frosinone. they play on thursday. the other quarterfinal between milan and atalanta is underway. the winners will play fiorentina who beat bologna on tuesday. and in the semi finals of the spanish super cup taking place in saudi arabia, we re into the second half of real madrid, against their city rivals atletico. four goals shared in the first half. antoine griezeman becoming atletico s all time top scorer, with the equaliser to make it 2 2. the score remains 2 2. the winners face either barcelona or osasuna who play on thursday that match also taking place in riyadh. mark selby and robert milkens are in action for the last of the first round matches, in snooker s