it's called "american sniper: the autobiography of the most lethal sniper in u.s. military history," and he is our guest for the next hour here on booktv on c-span2, and we're going to put the numbers up on the screen if you would like to talk with mr. kyle. 202 is the area code, 737-0001 for the eastern and central mountain zones, 737-0002 for those of you in the mountain and pacific, and we have set aside a line for afghan and iraq vets in active duty, 202-628-0205. you can also contact us electronically, send an e-mail to booktv@cspan.org, or you can send a tweet to twitter.com/booktv. chris kyle, in your book you write that you were not the best shot at all. in your class. or at, before you went into the seals. >> guest: no, sir. i never claimed to be the great itself sniper. -- greatest sniper. i was, you know, through sniper school i was middle of the pack when we graduated, i almost failed out of sniper school. it's just everyone tends to think when you get these number of kills that all of a sudden you're this great sniper, and that's not the measure of a s

. >> host: he's author of a 13-week best seller, "the american sniper: the autobiography of the most lethal sniper in u.s. military history." he's our guest here on c-span 2. the numbers are on the screen if you'd like to talk with mr. kyle. >> we have the lines set up, and you can also contact us electronically and send us an e-mail at booktv@cspan.org. in your book, you write you were not the best shot at all in your class or before you went into the seals. >> guest: no, sir. i never claimed to be the greatest sniper. i was, you know, through sniper school, i was middle of the pack, and when i graduated, i about failed out of sniper school. it's just everyone tends to think when you get these number of skills that all the sudden you're a great sniper, and that's not the measure of a sniper. the measure of the true greatness of a sniper is to roll everything all in one. i mean, the stalking, the observation, everything, and that's why in my mind why i think it's 93 confirmed killed. i think he is the greatest sniper ever in history, and not just america, but all over the world. he w

if a citizen bent down to pick something up for example may look like a potential bomber on an american sniper and might even shoot it. and that happened several times i can tell you. all this to say it was nigh on impossible for us to go to any of these zones with our equipment and carry out our tests it was far too dangerous in fallujah nobody has the means to investigate the causes of these illnesses not even the iraqi ministry of the environment. this upsurge in deformed children isn't among the authorities priorities. the former rebel stronghold has been sidelined by its own government a code of silence reigns and volusia. since the end of the war just one study has shed some light on this it was carried out in fallujah in two thousand and nine and was published in a major medical review. this document contains worrying results about the rise in the number of the four babies they reveal an explosion in such cases since two thousand and five one year after the battle of two thousand and four. aberystwyth on the west coast of wales the author of this paper is professor chris bugs me a briti

chris kyle is ninth with american sniper, and eyewitness accounts of war by the most lethal sniper in american history. booktv recently spoke with the author about this book and you can watch that conversation on line-booktv.org. at 10:00 walter isaacson recounts the life of steve jobs. he presented his book on booktv and you can watch that program on line at booktv.org. you can find more on these bestsellers by going to nytimes.com and clicking on parts. >> the republican primary has caused mitt romney to move so far to the right he is off the board. you have ten candidates appearing in new hampshire. they have a question. the question is would you agree to $1 in taxes or $10 in cuts. anybody in the civilized world--maybe that excludes those candidates. would say of course i will give you $1 in taxes for ten dollars in cuts but not one hand went up. nobody. it was a well-kept secret but i ran for the republican nomination in 1996. i was in new hampshire. there were nine people. the question was how many of you promise to abolish the department of education and eight hands sir sprang

in his new best-selling autobiography, "american sniper," mr. kyle writes about his early career as a professional rodeo writer, the challenges he overcame to become a seal and his experiences in the iraq. he joins us at booktv for a live one-hour conversation about this book today starting at noon eastern. join the conversation by calling in this during the program or by sending in your questions or comments via e-mail to booktv@cspan.org. or tweet us at booktv. >>> coming up next, author and historian richard brookhiser, the national review senior ed talks about the conservative movement. he is author of 33 books in-- 11 books including what would the founders do and his 2011 release, "james madison." >> host: richard brookhiser, when we talk about the founding fathers, what's the era we'rehe talking about? what are the events we're talkineng about?? >> guest: we're talking about the american revolution

. >> host: here's the book, american sniper, the autobiography of the most lethal sniper in u.s. military history and we have been talking with the author, chris kyl on booktv. thank you mr. kyle. >> thank you, sir. >> coming up next, booktv presents after words, an hour-long program where we invite guest host to interview others. this week liza mundy's book, "the richer sex." and she says a growing percentage of women are earning more than their husbands and changing the social order where men are looking at marriage as a means of stability. the former "washington post" reporter discusses the long-term implications of this and other economy related role reversals with april ryan, american radio worldwide correspondent. >> host: liza mundy you have written a very savvy new book. if they read i think that needs to be put on a bookshelf and stored at the homes of women. we are talking about breadwinners come the social economic shift and just in reading this book, i saw something that said that in the 1970s, the single digits for women who ran the household to be the breadwinner an

in his new best-selling autobiography, american sniper, mr.yl writes about his early career as a professional review writer and the challenges he overcame to become a seal and his experiences in iraq. mr. padron's booktv for one hour conversation about a spoken saturday, april 7 beginning at the eastern time. during the conversation by calling in during the program for sending in questions or comments via e-mail to both tv at sea: span -- c-span booktv. >> from the booktv archives in 2001 william davis reported the leaders of the confederacy knew that if he puts a minute. long before lee sur

about in the book is really, you know, what goes in to making up the chris kyle who wrote "american snipe sniper sacrifice these individuals make on a daily basis and the impact at home with their families as well. i try and really convey that in the book, and it's just a tremendous sacrifice that not only the s.e.a.l.s make, but the broader picture is the everyday war fighter. the training that these guys get, we really -- the navy s.e.a.l. sniper program is one of the best in the world. not a lot of people even realize that the s.e.a.l. community has their own corps. it's three months in length, and it's really like going to getting a harvard mba. we spend so much time with these snipers and train them in technology. these guys are plugging in firing formulas to count for the spin of the earth, the corealis effect, and the shots these guys make on a daily basis all over the globe are incredible. these guys are taking shots over a mile away at the enemy in afghanistan. >> the biggest sacrifice that you have had to make, those you will have trained and are your brothers that the rest of us may n

sniper in american history. at 10:00 p.m. on "afterwords." >> if you think of yourself as a family and you think of yourself as a team, and she said when i get a raise at work, he's so proud of me, and it's like we got a raise, our family got a raise. but she had defined including what her husband does and had a respect for what her husband was doing. >> "the richer sex" on the changing roles of women as the breadwinners of the family and how that impacts their lives. >>> also this weekend, "america the beautiful." director of neurosurgery at johns hopkins compares the decline of empires past with america and shares his thoughts on what should be done to avoid a similar fate, sunday at 3:30 p.m. book-tv, every weekend on c-span2. >>> we continue our look now at how the government is doing in responding to freedom of information requests. a house committee recently gave the federal government a c-minus in handling requests. in this hour and ten-minute discussion, official from the office of government information services. the

as he talks about his life from professional rodeo rider to becoming the mosley tal military sniper in american military history. >> if you think of yourself as a family and as a team, she said when i get a raise at work he's so proud of me. we got a raise. we got a raise. i felt that she had redefined providing to include what what her husband does. >> the richer sex author on the changing role of women as the breadwinners of the family and how that impacts their lives. also this weekend, "america the beautiful." director of pediatric neurosurgery at johns hopkins, ben carson, compares the decline of empires past with america and shares his thoughts on what should be done to avoid a similar fate. sunday at 3 dhirt p.m. book tv every weekend on c-span 2. >> former fdic chairman sheilah bear now discusses regulations to protect investors. she says there's a difference between free markets and free for all markets. she spoke at the atlantic magazine's economic summit. this is about a half-hour. >> i couldn't help but think when we were listening to larry lindsey and he kept referring to the sympa

american image in afghanistan. in january and video service a marine sniper is urinating on dead bodies. both sets of images stand as testament to the dehumanizing effect of war. >>> this is war. and i known that war is ugly. and it is violence. thought and other young people sometimes caught up in the moments make some very foolish decisions. >>> it was also the inadvertent burning of the crash and that was off anti-american protests in the infamous case of sergeant robert bales. thought that was david martin reporting the units which those purchasers belong is currently back in afghanistan for another tour of duty. >>> three members of the secret service our house in the wake of a colombian prostitution scandal when supervisor was allowed to retire another will be fired anyone uniformed officer has resigned. the whole thing unraveled after an agent invited worn by these room the next morning she asked $450. and when the agents and only offered 30 the woman called to the authorities. the assistant director of the secret service says the investigation it is not over. of us 8 frigging fly

american image in afghanistan. in january a video surfaced of marine snipers urinating on dead bodies. both sets of images stand as testament to the dehumanizing effect of war. >> this is war. and i know that war is ugly and it's violent. and i know that young people sometimes caught up in the moment make some very foolish decisions. >> reporter: there was also the inadvertent burning of the koran which set off anti-american protests and the infamous case of sergeant robert bales, charged with murdering 17 afghan civilians. david martin, cbs news, the pentagon. >>> last week's u.n.-brokered cease-fire in syria has curtailed the violence but has not stopped it. amateur video appears to show u.n. monitors surrounded by angry anti-government demonstrators in damascus when a shot was fired. the u.n. secretary-general says the assad government is not honoring the truce and wants to increase the number of observers. >>> the secret service scandal in colombia has cost three agents their jobs. and new details are emerging about the trouble just before president obama's trip. one of the prostit

american bull. that had been spilled their tongue to all and the kong snipers have done most of the damage today was no exception. on this you know the twenty seventh and for the tree the framed wolfhounds moved out to attack the snipers opened up from such perfectly camouflaged positions the most of the a company want the whole day with a c. and one of the enemy a sergeant was hit in the shoulder and leg as he rolled over a third shot ripped to it by. a medic broke from call of and rushed to his side as he dropped to his knees to begin given a bullet smashed into the stomach. both the sergeant and the medic. and tiller book but it was laid down to screen a squad go on after the wall and especially his fourth wonted in the hip crossed the deadly fifty yards with all the fallen to us he was hit again this was an old one you were there yes it's hard to bring back to minimum browndown zero. zero christmas certainly we're building up to go and i thought think obama grandson . they were. where if they had to draft they would be drafted so i start thinking of what i could do to protect them to keep them f

americans. and -- that was basically what -- oh, and there were snipers also in the trees. and after a while, the shooting started. like a rifle range, you know. and not everybody starts at the same time. you start hearing pow here, and then it starts going. and this is lasting quite a bit longer. trying to get information what's going on. nobody knows. so i say to my men, my squad leaders, get the men deployed, be prepared for something here. and after a while of this going on, my rto calls me. co wants you. i ask him what's going on. he said forget that. get your men in line and maneuver right. qul class he can ic anti-ambush rea. so that's what i did. so i try to get my men on line by using arm and hand signals like this. get on line. nobody knew what the hell was going on. i'm moving forward. and i turn around, everybody sat there scratching themselves asking what's going on, what, what? so i said get on line, get on line. everybody get on line. and i'm moving up will to there to get them on line. and co calls and says hold your platoon where you are. prepare to defend,

american image in afghanistan. in january, a video surfaces of marine snipers urinating on dead bodies. both sets of images stand as testament to the dehumanizing effect of war. >> this is war, and i know that war is ugly, and it's violent, and i know that young people sometimes caught nupt moment make should very foolish decisions. >> reporter: there was all the inadvertent burning was karan koran and the infamous case of sergeant robert bales charged with murdering 17 afghan civilians. but the war grinds on. the unit those paratroopers belong to is already back in afghanistan for another tour of duty. >> pelley: david, thank you. we contacted the "los angeles times" today and they told us that they decided publishing those photos would "fulfill our obligation to our readers to report vigorously and impartially on all aspects of the american mission in afghanistan." a former heavyweight champ talks about what boxing did to his brain. a legendary coach who's battling dementia steps down. and a retired couple now full time megamillionaires. ( applause ) when the cbs evening news continue

to desert waiting for us some place and they were eager to kill americans, and that basically said about the enemy, oh, they were snipers, also, in the trees. and after awhile, the shooting started. started, you know, like you start like a rifle range, you know. they go -- and not everybody starts at the same time. you starting here pow here, pow, pow, pow and it starts going. this is lasting quite a bit longer. trying to get information what's going on. why, you know, so i say to my men, my squad leaders, get the men deployed, be prepared for something here. and after awhile of this going on my rto calls me, c.o. wants you. on the phone, i ask him what's going on, he said, forget it. get your men in line, and maneuver right, the classic anti-ambush. a reaction, so that's what i did. i had done that three or four times. so i try to get my men on line. ationing arm and hand signals like this, get on line. no one knew what the hell was going on. moving forward. and i turn around, everybody's up there scratching themselves what's going? what? what? what? get on line. get on line. everybody get on line and i'm moving up the

. >> reporter: the latest in the string of blows to the american image in afghanistan. in january, marine snipers were seen urinating on dead bodies and burning of the koran which set off anti-american protest and the infamous case of sergeant robert bales charged with murdering 17 afghan civilians last month. one who served in iraq and afghanistan says publishing the pictures only helps the enemy. >> it's used against our troops as propaganda and motivation to take them on. >> reporter: army officers say "the l.a. times" actually delayed publication of the photos in order to give the pentagon time to warn both the afghan government and u.s. troops in the field that these photos were coming and could trigger anti-american violence. >> david martin, thank you very much. with us now former british prime minister tony blair. you worked with officials during the last six years in office. pleased to have you here. welcome. >> thanks, charlie. >> what's happening in afghanistan and what does this say to us about the future? >> well, i think it is still a struggle. the one piece of good news out of what

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american image in afghanistan. in january, a video surfaced of marine snipers urinating on dead bodies. also the inadvertent of the koran, which set off anti-american protests. and the case of robert bales, charged with murdering 17 afghan civilians last month. pete has served in iraq and afghanistan and he says publishing the pictures only helps the enemy. >> this is broadcast throughout the world now and used directly against our troops as propaganda and motivation. >> army officers say the l.a. times actually delayed publication of the photos in order to give the pentagon time to warn both the afghan government and u.s. troops in the field that these photos were coming and could trigger anti-american violence. >> david martin, thank you very much. with us in studio 57, british prime minister tony blair, who worked closely with u.s. officials on the war in afghanistan during his last six years in office. i'm pleased to have him here in studio 57. good morning. >> thank you. >> what happened in afghanistan and what does this say to us about the future? >> well, i think it's still a stru

live call-in program with distinguished navy seal chris kyle about becoming the most lethal sniper in american history. >> if you think of yourself as family and eight team, it is like we got a raise. our family got a raise. i felt that she had redefined providing to include what her husband did. >> the changing role of women as the breadwinners of the family and how that impacts their lives. he shares his thoughts on what should be done to avoid a similar fate. >> the head of the internal revenue service says the tax system will suffer some of again problems of congress waits until next january to deal with expiring tax provisions. douglas shulman discuss the record. this is one hour. >> that afternoon. welcome to the national press club. i am the 105th president of the national press club. we are the leading organization for journalists committing to our future programming such as these while fostering a free press worldwide. for more information, please visit our web site at www.press.org. to donate to our programs offered to the public, please visit press.org/institute. i would like to wel

american history. all tonight beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern on "book tv" on c- span 2. >> join our live call in program with chris kyla as he talks about becoming the most lethal sniper in american history. >> she said, when i get a raise at work, he is proud of me. it is like, we got a raise. i thought she had redefined providing to include what her husband does. >> liza mundy on the changing role of the breadwinner of the family. america the beautiful author compares the decline of empires of the past with america. sunday at 3:30 p.m. "book tv" every weekend on c- span 2. -- this year'sst studentcam competition asked students what part of the competition was important to them. >> the second amendment of the constitution was created to protect the people in case the government began to powerful. the people would have the opportunity to strike down an oppressive government. >> this part of the constitution was ratified in 1781. >> it was placed in the constitution as a marker of the possibility of what has to be admitted as the violent overthrow of an oppressive government. >> behind the words of this seemingly simple statement, complex arguments. how do you define th

sniper as he stands in his own kitchen in buffalo, new york. in addition to three other murders, the national abortion federation reports that more than 200 americanlinics have been subjected to bombs and arson since 1977. >> those are acts of domestic terrorism, which are intended to intimidate. so if i kill one doctor, maybe i'll intimidate a hundred doctors. >> my business is legal. their business of anarchy is illegal. >> reporter: george tiller was one doctor who could not be intimidated. he was one of just three physicians in the united states who specialized in abortions done in the second and third trimesters of pregnancy. >> he was not shy about publicizing what he did. and he certainly never apologized for what he did. it was a love/hate thing. few people had no feelings regarding dr. tiller. >> reporter: the first flash of violence strikes in 1986 when a bomb is set off at the entrance to his clinic. >> we have had a major $100,000 bombing here in our organization. and one day later, we're in business. >> stop killing babies. >> reporter: five years later, starting in july 1991, wichita is the backdrop to an event known by anti-abortion

american embassy. >> at least five military personnel and 11 secret service agents and officers were sent home and are now under investigation. according to a government official, that list includes two supervisors and one elite snipervice said none of these agents was assigned to the presidential protection division. these actions have had no impact on the secret service's ability to execute a comprehensive security plan for the president's visit to cartagena. >> the president's security, his defense, is what matters the most. >> the idea that there was no risk to the president doesn't hold water. more importantly, five or ten years from now, some of these secret service agents could will be at the president's side. >> they're trained to avoid prostitutes because of the possibility of blackmail and one former agents tells cnn the scandal has sent a shockwave through the secret service. as for the president. >> we're here on behalf of our people. and that means that we conduct ourselves with the utmost dignity and probity and obviously what's been reported doesn't match up with those standards. but, again, i think i'll wait until the full investigation is completed before i pass final judgment. >> reporter: again th

>> host: debbie in denver, you're on with "american sniper" chris kyle. >> caller: hi, chris. first of all, thank you for serving, and i just want to say that i come from a long line of military family as well, and i remember my dad and my brother both served in vietnam at the same time. and my mother was a tough cookie, boy, she just was real tough and thick skinned. and i remember as a child that we weren't allowed to ask or question either of them about the combat or the kills or anything like that. so now my son is a combat veteran, and he served -- he was in iraq in the second year of the war. but when he came home, he was torn and suffered a lot, and he was injured, and i remembered that old, you know, that old thing that you don't question, you don't talk about it. so what's your thought on that? because i really wanted to reach out to my son, but i just was instilled with that boundary of you just don't cross. >> host: chris kyle. >> guest: well, as far as the not talking to him about it, you know, i think a lot of these guys that are having problems, you know, i think