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does anybody in the audience tonight know who this is? [inaudible] say that again? [inaudible] that s correct. that s admiral yamamoto, the commander in chief of the imperial japanese navy s combined fleet. and admiral yamamoto was a fascinating guy for those of you who don t know him. he lived in the united states twice during his naval career. he spoke pretty good accomplish. he attended harvard university briefly could you, could you elevate the microphone slightly? because it s very uneven, what s coming through. sure. is that better? this way? up. up. closer to your mouth. how s that, that better? okay. so as i said, he attended harvard briefly, he even read life magazine. so yamamoto had a pretty good understanding of america. he knew what japan was getting into when she declared war against the united states. and as he told the prime minister at the time, he told i can guarantee a tough fight for the first six months, but i have no confide ....
agents unable to recognize a jihadist, so, yes, it s happening, again. host: something to ponder today. diana west, thank you very much. guest: thank you. john recalls the failed japanese mission to attack new york city city and washington, d.c. after pearl harbor. this is about 45 minutes. i m author of operation storm, and i d like to start this evening s presentation with a question. does anybody in the audience know who this is? [inaudible] say that again? that s correct. that s the commander in chief of the imperial japanese navy s combined fleet, and the admiral was a fascinating guy for those of you who don t know him. he lived in the united states twice during his naval career. he spoke pretty good english. he attended harvard university briefly could you elevate the microphone slightly because it s uneven what s coming through. sure. is that better? no. this way? up. up. how s that? yep. that better? okay. so, as i said, attenned ....