were committed by the fact that the syrians only agreed to hand over the chemical weapons [no audio] beecher up. their initial -- be dropped. -- thisitial insistence talk of sanctions, if syria does not comply, and then i suppose the suggestion would be it would go to the un security council and then sanctions in terms of force could be put on the table again. >> will they be needing sanctions? >> on the american side, there is some skepticism, and it's easy to understand why. john kerry pointed to the old ronald reagan adage of trust and verify. information coming out of syria doesn't speak very .ell of the regime we are seeing anecdotal reports of an increase in government action even as the stalks go on. -- talks go on. >> these talks are about chemical weapons. what about the impact this has on the civil war in syria itself ? >> i suppose that's the whole thing. we are inclined to get drawn into the diplomatic's. it's worth bearing in mind that there was a terrible atrocity on august the 21st in syria, and 1400 people were killed. thee is progress now on chemical weapons issue. people ha

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i think it is the factor that beecher -- peter mentioned and that this president just as not made jobn the highest. he says he has, but as an example, a month ago in the midst of this very high unemployment rate and this high crisis in labour participation, he starts talking about climate change and global warming which is not the highest party right now when we have 20 million people who cannot find a full-time job. melissa: that is absolutely true instead of dealing with a life-and-death issue, they decided to go after corporate tax loopholes and talk about going after companies like apple who are incorporated in maryland and and not paying tax. this is the pressing issue. in view of work -- is wrong with the global economy. >> absolutely. the government right now is like a government in washington. the city of alexandria where i live for the federal government, the government in germany. germany's answer tireless problems was issued raised its corporate tax as high as it was. syria, syria is not the reason we're having this lousy jobs report. if that goes badly, and it has the pote

glass, charles sumner, william lloyd garrison, harriet jacobs, harriet beecher stowe, amerson was stillalive and writing into going after this. longfellow. you have emily dickinson, william tecumseh thurmond, two people have got to see meet one another. as well as victoria would have assumed was the first woman who ran for president in the united state and not victoria woodhall, but a name -- a man's name i won't even bother with it, and then unscented the scientology, which is rather strange and interesting and unusual and of course it may be not of course come in a can at third. i could spend the whole time tonight a lot if you're just listing names. but not to worry, i'm not going to do that. i'm going to give you a little background. some of the things important to me in the writing of it and i'm not going to be very briefly and be very delighted to take and answer questions if i possibly can. so to go back to the book itself, i did name some names now. i want you to think for a moment about the tremendous innovations that particularly technological but not exclusively technological

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anthony and frederick douglass, charles sumner, william lloyd garrison, harriet jacobs, harriet beecher stowe to name just two heir yepts. emerson was still alive and writing long after this period. longfellow, you have emily dickenson, william tecumseh sherman, two people i'd love to have seen meet one another. [laughter] as well as victoria woodhaul who was the first woman who wan -- who ran for president in the united states. and there's a man whose name i won't even bother you with, the man who invented the word scientology which is rather strange and interesting and unusual and, of course -- or maybe not of course -- nathan bedford forest. i could spend the whole time allotted here just listing names, but not to worry, i'm not going to do that. i'm going to give you a little bit of background how i got into this book, some of the things that were important to me in the writing of it, and then i'm going read very briefly and be very delighted to take and answer your questions if i possibly can. so to go back to the book itself, i did name some names, now i want you to think for a mo

in the shadow of abraham lincoln, who was there on the shoulders of frederick douglas and harriet beecherstowe. we have to acknowledge that we have come a long way in this nation. it is quite amazing, and you can see the cadre of mayors, elected officials, scientists, doctors, lawyers, athletes that are physical manifestation of how far we have come. and we have to take a moment though to recognize that we still have a very, very long way to go. and i think the first thing that has to be said forcefully is that people in america think we are beyond the issues of race, they are wrong. .. and had the freedom to struggle for better education, to struggle for a better job. but the catastrophic life on the streets of america every day is challenging neighborhoods and families individual ability just to get to the next day. that's one of the things, in my opinion, we have lost our pass on. john lewis said not long ago we didn't get beat on the way to selma so that people could kill each other. and there is too much of that going on in america. it's an issue we have to address. as we speak about

the shadows of abraham lincoln, who was there on the shoulders of frederick douglass and harriet beecher stowe, we have to acknowledge that we have come a long way in this nation, it is quite amazing. see the number of mayors and elected officials, scientists and doctors and lawyers that are physical how far weons of have come. we have to take a moment to recognize we have a long wait to go. the first thing that has to be said, worse fully, if people in america think that we have moved beyond the issue of race, they are wrong. president clinton said we have a long way home and a long way to go. the one that rises to the level if you arey struggling to survive from day to day. rights movement assumes that people would be alive. they struggle for better education and a better job. this is undermining the ability to get to the next day. that is one thing that we have lost our way on. ago, weis said not long did not get beat on the way to selma. -- so that people could kill each other. there is too much of that going on in america. this is an issue we have to address. as we speak about the m