defense and prosecution lawyers the manhattan federal judge said she didn't see much evidence against capote he is currently awaiting trial in a new york prison facing charges of smuggling arms to colombian rebels concessions that he denies who was arrested in two thousand and eight during an american sting operation in thailand and later extradited to the u.s. . america's top military commander says al qaeda is a new leader will be found and killed just like osama bin laden and you. know what he has been second in command since the terror group was founded in the late eighty's but terrorism expert phil reese says that no matter who is in charge of al qaeda washington will still use the perceived terror threat as an excuse for military action a month where he was the main fear efficient but some of bin laden thought in broad strokes it was a means of why are you involved in the nitty gritty and some people even said he was the brains behind the movement so in that sense they'll be a continuum i think the west was it was wrong footed by what was going on in the middle east and i think they're

what is fascinating to me is that the first half of this book covers capote, baldwin, british writers. what is amazing to me is that those riders are now no longer really thought about as gay writers. ironically the second half of the book because and stonewall and larry kramer, a red-and-white, what you find is a more specific generalization of gay literature. becomes more insular and reaches a narrow audience with the few exceptions. but it gives a very broad perspective on the history of the literature and of these writers in particular have impact that went beyond the literary and affected our political culture as well. >> late 2008, early 2009 called the geography of lift. and that but he went around the world looking for the happiest places onerous. he begins with an element with literature and that to be caused by an unreasonable deadline imposed by an editor. nevertheless when he is in the hospital it occurs to him when the doctor asked him if he found a place that fits that he hasn't. he sets off on another journey to find their religion that works for him. he covers some rel

and what's fascinating about is the first half of this book covers writers like capote, james baldwin, some british writers. and what's amazing to me about this book is that those riders are no longer thought about gay writers, but they are writers. and ironically the second half of the book which goes from stonewall and larry kramer, edmund white and others, what you find is sort of more gay literature and become somehow more insular and reaches actually that audience. but it gives a very broad raised active -- perspective on gay history. how it affected our political culture as well. >> i want to also ask about eric weiner's namesake scott spent we publish his first book i believe it was late 2008, 2009 called the geography of lit. "new york times" bestseller. in that book eric went around the world looking for the happiest places on earth. in this book, eric begins with an ailment which later turned out to be indigestion caused by unreasonable deadline put on them by an editor. it occurs and when the doctor asked him if he has found a faith that he hasn't. so eric sets off on anoth