Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20141220:02:06:00
People would not be able to get the book. so it was issued by iran on february 14th. wall don books caved february 16th. barnes & noble caved february 7 17th. at that point, it wasn't even published yet in the united states. it was due to be published on the 22nd. all of the biggest bookstores were saying we're not going to carry it. it seemed like it was working. he was still alive and editors and publishers were still alive, but. the book itself was getting submarined by corporations who were too afraid to allow the book to be sold. that's how it seemed it was going to go. until americans sh...