was a fuss over this and the cooler heads prevailed but the interesting thing is that that christopher simpson's piece about this which is submitted to the national archives for publication in their report was itself since they left it left it out of the report so it's now part of the new introduction to christopher simpson's blowback which is the first and i think by far the best history of the u.s. recruitment of nazis and fascists after world war two for help in the cold war certainly tells a different story than what we've been told about world war two and the future of the germany you know i have to say in the introduction to this series you write an excellent introduction to that through the five books on e-books that once these books are gone out of print are gone forever is that really true though because i was able to find these books in full on amazon i mean what's the big deal with not having a hard copies mark when the advent of the internet is making books obsolete anyways . well so forget we are publishing e-books so you know we're not actually offering hard copies i actually wish

better known operation then the phoenix program is operation paperclip of course outline and christopher simpson's book blowback it's not necessarily a good story but i wanted to talk about it this is new introduction and this e-book is particularly fascinating to me because it outlines overt censorship that he encounters an archivist when trying to issue a. written critique about the government's declassification process can you briefly describe the story and why it reveals or what it reveals rather about the way the government archives its own hidden history that's right he was part of an advisory group of historians who were supposed to help the government. assess its own efforts the declassification specifically of documents having to do with our involvement with. nazis and fascists after the war and he wrote a little piece that was supposed to be published in a larger collection a piece that was strongly critical of the classification program and took issue specifically with the attempt to appoint john yoo you remember that name john yoo the notorious attorney who sought to justify the bush r

christopher on one thing. putting the glove on o.j. simpson. i don't think he had any choice. o.j.n weight in jail and was on steroids from arthritis. bus he had a lay decks glove on. when you live there by the time you went home they were three sizes smaller. maybe if you are not in southern california you don't know that. if he hadn't done the glove on oj he could have handled it better and explained all of that. if he hadn't done that johnny cochran would have done that himself and pointed at the prosecutors and said why do you think the prosecutor didn't do that? they have them sitting in the room had the gloves here they didn't want you to know that. i don't think they had no choice. >> it's the way that he did it. it makes no sense. it doesn't fit. if it doesn't fit, you must acquit the glove did fit. he had very large hands bigger than simpson who hz large hands. phil didn't have any problem putting a glove on. if you are allowed to perform in a inju front of a jury in open t on live television you see what we saw with oj. >> coming up... >> oj was at the kardashian house. >

. >> can i defend christopher darner on one thing? putting the glove on o.j. simpson.now everyone has taken him apart on that. i don't think he had any choice. first of all o.j. simpson had put on weight in jail. he also, i think, was on osteroids from his art rice, he was going to blow up a little bit. plus he had a latex glove on and when you grow up in wisconsin, and your gloves get wet in the morning and put them on the raid jarrett. when you get home at the end of the day maybe they're three times smaller. maybe if you are from southern california you don't know that if he hadn't put the glove on oj he could have handled it better. he could have explained that. if he hadn't done that johnnie cochran would have done that himself and pointed at the prosecutors and said why do you think the -- in closing argument, would why do you think the prosecutors didn't do that oj simpson in the room with the gloves here and didn't want it you to do that darr den had no choice. >> it doesn't make sense, it doesn't fit. if it doesn't fit, you must acquit. >> let's get something

. >> can i defend christopher darner on one thing? putting the glove on o.j. simpson. on that. i don't think he had any choice. first of all o.j. simpson had put on weight in jail. he also, i think, was on osteroids from his art rice, he was going to blow up a little bit. plus he had a latex glove on and when you grow up in wisconsin, and your gloves get wet in the morning and put them on the raid jarrett. when you get home at the end of the day maybe they're three times smaller. maybe if you are from southern california you don't know that if he hadn't put the glove on oj he could have handled it better. he could have explained that. if he hadn't done that johnnie cochran would have done that himself and pointed at the prosecutors and said why do you think the -- in closing argument, would why do you think the prosecutors didn't do that oj simpson in the room with the gloves here and didn't want it you to do that darr den had no choice. >> it doesn't make sense, it doesn't fit. if it doesn't fit, you must acquit. >> let's get something straight, the glove did fit. phi

simpson's how. that had the victim's blood. that connected him back to the crime scene. they were very important. christopher who discussed o.j. simpson to try them on in court. it's viewed by many to be the turning point, the key moment in the trial that shifted everything into the defense's favor. at it appeared when o.j. simp oy tried them on, they didn't like lie they fit. there are reasons for that. the intoed had caused the gloves to shrink, o.j. simpson was wearing latex gloves underneath, but none of that matter. if you didn't understand dna on anything you would, and johnnie cochran used that to his advantage in gaining the acquittal. >> a lot of people -- it's become a joke in some regards that he got off easy, because a lot of people believed hem to be guilty, but this is an interesting nugget. according to a new cnn poll, a majority of african-american respondents now today believe that the charges against o.j. were not true. what do you say to that, jim? >> well, i mean, look, you saw this case go down on racial lines, no question about it. the issue of race was introduced by the defense and all

christopher darden. the prosecutors case would be built primarily on blood and dna evidence. the timeline was also crucial to show simpsonnutes, enough time to commit the murders before going to the airport. but this was also where the prosecution's case hit the first of many snags. just before testifying in front of the grand jury, jill shiefly, the woman who claimed she saw simpson speeding away after the murder, sold her story to a television show. >> prosecutors were worried that she would be called a liar, because she never told them or the grand jury about the tv deal. >> marcia clark was so angry with me. she said you blew my case. no, i don't need you. >> so a jury would never hear jill's story of seeing o.j. simpson just after the murders. >> so she told her story. a lot of people sells stories. >> doesn't mean it's not true. lang says it was part of a pattern. the prosecution passing up opportunities because it relied so heavily on the scientific evidence. >> they felt they could win it on blood alone but in a murder case, you can't have too much evidence. if you've got it, you put it on. they didn't. >> meanwh

christopher darden. the prosecution's case would be built primarily on blood and dna evidence. the time line would also crucial. to show simpson 1:20. enough time to commit the murders before going to the airport. but this was also where the prosecution's case hit the first of many snags. just before testifying in front of the grand jury, jill shively the woman who claimed she saw simpson speeding away from the crime scene moments after the murders sold her story to the tv show "hard copy." >> she is the woman who may blow the o.j. simpson case wide open. >> my point of view, i caught him in a lie. >> prosecutors were worried it was shively who could be called a liar because she never told them or the grand jury about the tv deal. >> marcia clark was just so angry with me. and said to me, you blew my case. she said no i don't need you. >> have you accepted money from a tabloid television. >> so the jury would never hear jill shively's story of seeing o.j. simpson just after the murders. >> so she sold her story. >> doesn't mean it is not true? >> doesn't mean it is not true. >> lang says it was part of a pattern, the prosecuti