inds (indiscernible)does not belong to czechoslovakia. people make a mistake when they think they belong to czechoslovakia. tiny, outside of russia. i'm also here to prove that what happened in boston, and killed the children and innocent people, i don't have support for these two boys. does not matter if i am muslim or christian or whatever. everyone in this country -- they are citizens. madam clerk before i leave you have in my hand an invitation, i wish you give to our supervisors, and i would like to thank supervisor mar for handing our invitation to our mayor. supervisor london, jb copy of her ind (indiscernible) give her support. she needs our support to clean the city, to clean the -- inds (indiscernible)in her district. ofm (off mic)>> president chiu: thank you very much. thank you >> good afternoon. inds (indiscernible)don't accept money from their friends of library. destruction of the of the club very . is instruction of democracy the essence is the suppression of the openness and accountability that normally would be afforded

the people that take the form might czechoslovakia which was dissolved peacefully forming two independent states the czech republic and the slovak republic but there are many more examples scotland will be holding an independence referendum in twenty fourteen and a similar initiative is currently being debated in catalonia there are movements with a similar agenda in many european countries which i'm especially critical of the user being competencies within the e.u. is itself the capital of a nation whose actual existence this question of will as belgium appears to be divided more than it is united would an independent bavaria remain within the e.u. would it keep the single currency suppressed and because it couldn't but definitely and we could have our own representation in brussels as an independent state same as the scottish who also wish to remain in the european union in case they succeed historically varia has always been an integral part of europe and it was becoming ever deeper involved with the rest of europe up until eight hundred seventy one when a single centralized german rei

we've seen in this countries around the world had when they first launched up first launched czechoslovakia after the first world war was to redress the injustices of the 17th century. nobody from the 17th century was alive at the end of the first world war. they shy to take this out by having policies and so on and set in motion the chain of events in which czechs and germans are both worse off than ever before about perfect as a tragedy, trying to undo what happened to the people who are long dead. >> host: do we have policies in this country to formed the same way? >> guest: one of the sad thing is we talk in this country as if slavery was an unique to the united states of blacks and whites is one of the oldest institutions among human ears. they go as far back as recorded history in every part of the road. politicians in the races themselves to the same reason they simply didn't have the resource is to go to another continent and take people from another continent and moved them someplace else. this is that happen in the united states and the western hemisphere. much of the past college

when they first were after czechoslovakia after the first world war they wanted to redress the deficits of the 17th century. nobody was even alive for the first world war. but they tried to take this out to go over to the germans and they set a chain of events that they were both were softening had ever been before and both were victims and trying to undo what has happened to the people who were now long dead. >>host: to we have policies in this country that are formed the same way? >>guest: yes. we are one of many countries. affirmative action. demand for reparations. one of the sad things is we talked in this country as if slavery was something unique to the united states with the blacks and whites. it is one of the oldest institutions. they go back and that every single part and for most of history people who have for the simple reason did not have the resources to take people from another continent, but later in history this is what happened in the united states and in the western hemisphere. much of the pathology is a union legacy of slavery. for example, the breakdown of the famil

well they split up czechoslovakia into the czech republic and slovakia and they lived happily side by side oh yes the succession of the respond it worked i thought you know and rand works there and i was like well what is. the libertarianism so is there any way we know of the of the movements on the right to secede are there any movements on the left to to support this that you know are a little more little less tongue in cheek than what you just suggested. i mean well i am being. in my mild degree i'm trying to be satirical but i don't know if there are any serious movements of foot i think demographically i think the right wing in this country is doomed i think they're going to their time is very limited i think they realize that that's why they're opposing every one of obama's initiatives with greater and greater fury. the demographics are simply against them and i think you could you could argue that that was not. that that was also happening in the eighteenth sixty's but that's a whole other conversation and i thank you so much for being with us tonight and thanks for writing a g

boundaries altered through a peaceful process based on the will of the people that take the form czechoslovakia which was dissolved peacefully forming two independent states the czech republic and the slovak republic but there are many more examples scotland will be holding an independence referendum in twenty four team and a similar initiative is currently being debated in catalonia there are movements with a similar agenda in many european countries which i'm especially critical of being competencies within the e.u. is itself the capital of a nation whose actual existence this question of will as belgium appears to be divided more than it is united would an independent bavaria remain within the e.u. would it keep the single currency suppressed and because it couldn't but definitely and we could have our own representation in brussels as an independent state same as the scottish who also wish to remain in the european union in case they succeed historically very has always been an integral part of europe and in.

he did go to prague and he did meet with senior official of the iraqi intelligence service in czechoslovakia last april. >> i was sitting in my den in my home, washington, d.c., and i remember looking at the tv screen saying, what did i just hear? and i -- first time in my life, i actually threw something at the television. because i couldn't believe what i had just heard. >> over and over again, vice president, for years, would say, we had a report of this meeting. it's true, there was a report. and nobody believed it. that's what they didn't add. >> we clearly know that there -- >> in a pbs interview on the "news hour with jim lehrer" national security adviser condoleezza rice reveals with certainty more evidence of saddam's supposed terrorist link. >> we know too that several of the detainees in particular some high-ranking detainees, have said that iraq provided some training to al qaeda in chemical weapons development. >> the key high-ranking detainee rice is referring to is an al qaeda commander. named inen al sheikh al libi. >> he is at first interrogated by the fbi, using standard in

one from chuck buyer, czechoslovakia investment exist anymore.one way to have a compromise is to split the country. an advantage of wanted to mention. my point of view -- the european point of view is the elections in the u.s. are too often too good and it's maybe an easier solution to give sailing for the budget before the election. if you're a member of the congress would want to be reelected, you need strong statement. so this may be easier to compromise when you have four years, just two years and so my question is, wouldn't it be easier to change the election system in the u.s.? >> yeah, two quick questions. one is when you have shared power, cancer breakdown? viscous factor is very his very important to structure the single executives can be disastrous in many countries, africa, south america and come eastern europe learned. share governing can break down, too. it is important to structure and await their incentives because if you have escape option so you can leave behind your shared will become a dominant person, you're right. people will

one took action, organized a rescue of 669 jewish children from nazi occupied czechoslovakia.operation kinder transport. we caught up with winton who turns 104 this weekend, and one of the men he saved to hear firsthand how this mission came to be. >> as war appeared imminent, refugees streamed into germany. >> deep shadows of another world war spread over the universe. ♪ >> heil. >> i remember his voice roaring on the radio. germans got closer and closer. first he was in germany, then he was in austria, then on the border of checks slovakia, then he was in my hometown. my name is joe. mickey whitten saved my life. >> when the crisis with hitler arose, we knew in a way much more of what was happening in germany, even with the government, because we were taking in relatives of ours who were refugees from germany, they were the jews and they were the ones who were in danger. >> nobody expected anything quite as final as the final solution, as the holocaust, but we knew things were going to be tough. then one day i heard my mother say to a friend we're going to send our boys to e

they thought that it was like the soviets invaded czechoslovakia or hungary to shore up the communist party rule that this was an extension to the doctrine they were going back into the authority and what they did not understand is that the soviets didn't really want to do this at all. they felt they were forced into it by the rapid deterioration of the situation and they were extremely reluctant to do it. when they made the decision, they didn't even have a proper paper that they all signed today it was a very big memorandum that didn't even say what they were going to do just like vietnam. they slid into it. they really didn't want to be there and i am not sure that the interest of the extent to which i was the case. we thought it was part of the grand soviet design and we didn't understand what in in paul first to leave for -- it was proposed and you think about the extent to which the united states was involved as a significant player in all of these stories in different ways and yet you have done something really i think commendable in the book which is why you haven't put the u.

tempest in a teapot after the tragic event in boston, where somebody twittered we've got a new czechoslovakia. he said it was the czech republic and the czech ambassador wrote us a very slightly ironic letter saying please, you know, the czech republic is not chechnya. so that's a major problem. and i think if young americans saw this as opportunities in russia, i think that would be, but it's not, i mean it's difficult, it's becoming worse. i mean, you know -- >> i was an exchange student when i was just into college. very early, a longtime ago. and it changed my life. i mean, that's why i'm sitting here today because i've studied in st. petersburg, leningrad at the time. and so i think exchanges, student exchanges, tourism, yeah, there are more and more tourists you can take, kind of interesting things that russians are offering. i did interview someone, and they're looking at doing more exchanges. so i would watch that page if they can get the funding and they seem to be getting a lot of funding t but i think they're going to be trying to do something. that's something the russians are mor

. >> explain what you mean. 1975 fromted in czechoslovakia.my political asylum and apply for u.s. citizenship, which was due in 1981. the came out as gay, naturalization service could of said, no, we're not going to give you your citizenship because you are gay. it could have been a disqualify her to get my citizenship, so i kept quiet. i did not lie when reporters asked me, i just did not answer it. i just said it was private. once i got my citizenship, i did not have to hide anymore. >> martina navratilova, can you explain what the impact was on your career, and your tennis career both in terms of actually playing the sport and in terms of endorsements once you made this revelation? >> the endorsement did not come because i was never one for a long time and did not get the outside endorsements other than what came with tennis, which meant tennis rackets and shoes, and clothing. outside of that, i did not get any outside deals. but i think because i came out and was true, i did not have to lie anymore or hide anything and i think because of t

they thought it was like the soviets invading czechoslovakia 0 or hungary, an extension of the brezhnev dock transcribe and they didn't understand the soviets didn't really want to do this at all. they felt they were forced into it by the rapid deterioration of the situation there, and they were extremely reluctant to do it. when they actually made the decision, they did move in -- have a proper paper that they all signed that was -- this vague memorandum that didn't say what they were going to do -- >> just like vietnam. >> guest: just like vietnam. they slid into it. they really did not want to be there. and i'm not sure we understood the extent which that was the case. we thought it was part of the grand soviet design. >> host: really interesting when you think about the extent which the united states was involved, of course, as a significant player in all of these stories, in different ways, and yet you have done something i think commendable. you have not put the u.s. front and center of these stories, although they have deep relevance, both to american history and also to decision

that this was part of some larger soviet plan and they thought it was like the soviets invading czechoslovakia or hungary to throw out communist party rule, that this was an extension of the brezhnev doctrine but what they didn't understand was that they didn't want to do this at all. they kind of, they felt they were forced into it by the rapid deterioration of the situation there. they were extremely reluctant to do it and when they actually made the decision, they didn't even have a proper paper that they all signed. it was this very vague memorandum where they didn't say what they were going to do. >> host: just like vietnam. >> guest: just like vietnam. they slid into it and they didn't really want to be there. i'm not sure the extent to which that was the case. we didn't understand what it improvisational was. >> host: you know, that is really interesting. the united states was involved of course as a significant player in all of the stories in a different way and get you have not put the u.s. front and center although they have deep relevance both to american history and also to decisio

they thought it was like the soviets invading czechoslovakia or hungary to slide off -- shrugged off commonest party will. they were going back into sharp and older forget what they didn't understand was the soviets didn't really want to do this at all. they felt they were forced into it by the rapid deterioration of the situation there. and they were extremely reluctant to do. when they made the decision, they didn't even have a proper paper that they all signed. it was just a very big memoranda didn't even say what they were going to do. >> host: just like vietnam. >> guest: just like vietnam. they slid into. they really did not want to be there. and i'm not sure we understood the extent to which that was the case. we thought it was all part of the grants of design. we didn't understand -- >> host: you know, that is interesting when you think about the extent to which the united states was involved the course as a significant player in all of these stories in different ways, and yet you have done something world i think commendable for a book which is your not put the u.s. financin

who was from czechoslovakia. with a greek orthodox community with two synagogues, with muslims coming from syria and elsewhere. was when world war ii ended. there i was in the middle of arkansas with a doctor running a restaurant. who was from czechoslovakia. with a greek orthodox community with two synagogues, with muslims coming from syria and elsewhere. all in my little home town. the saw a microcosm of world, even though i was living in the segregated south, with all its problems. i was at the time still trying to figure out what was going on. i still learned more from the stories of the kids i went to school with, the people i saw on the street, and my teachers. even though i had a television from the time i was 10. i would like to give you a flavor of what it was like. i had a science teacher. manye told the story times. it is the most important thing i can tell you. it was the eighth grade. a retired coach. to put it charitably,he was not a handsome man. [laughter] he was overweight and his clothes were to

one from chuck buyer, czechoslovakia investment exist anymore.one way to have a compromise is to split the country. an advantage of wanted to mention. my point of view -- the european point of view is the elections in the u.s. are too often too good and it's maybe an easier solution to give sailing for the budget before the election. if you're a member of the congress would want to be reelected, you need strong statement. so this may be easier to compromise when you have four years, just two years and so my question is, wouldn't it be easier to change the election system in the u.s.? >> yeah, two quick questions. one is when you have shared power, cancer breakdown? viscous factor is very his very important to structure the single executives can be disastrous in many countries, africa, south america and come eastern europe learned. share governing can break down, too. it is important to structure and await their incentives because if you have escape option so you can leave behind your shared will become a dominant person, you're right. people will

you saw the in a teapot after the tragic event in boston were somebody tweeted we have a new czechoslovakia because they thought it was the czech republic. the ambassador wrote a letter saying the czech republic is not chechnya. sawink if young americans business opportunities in russia, i think that would be -- but it's not, it's difficult now. if you come it worse >> i was an exchange student when i was just in congress. -- in college. a change my life. that's why i'm sitting here today. because i studied in a petersburg, leningrad, at the time. exchanges, student exchanges, tourism, there are more and more towards you can take -- more tours you can take. interesting things that russians are offering. i did interview [indiscernible] and they are looking at doing more exchanges. so i would watch that page. if they can get the funding, and they seem to be getting him of the funding, i think they will be trying to do something. that is something russians are more comfortable with. public diplomacy. i think they're pretty comfortable with that. they did it under the soviet union but they did

i'm curious about this, 20 years later in czechoslovakia that became not just a broad thing, but a verythere. were there dissident leaders in the soviet union specifically who rallied around the beatles in the same way 20 years earlier? >> i don't think so. i think it was very widespread amongst the kid who really defected it internally from building socialism and went in their apartments and listened to beeltles music and i always wanted to say to them, what the heck was it that made you want to make this change? and they all said the same thing, sound like a cliche but they all said the freedom in it. it somehow freed us internally. >> brian. >> you know what's funny about music. i can't see anything, if you buy into it wholeheartedly nothing repeating itself in contemporary times. the magnitude of their stardom. the magnitude of the oppositional forces of soviet communism and the western world, almost like it will never happen like that again. >> i think you're right, actually. i can't imagine those circumstances would play out, again, and in that way. and what constantly amazed me,

in a country where we had two prime ministers, one from the check mark, the country was called czechoslovakia. it doesn't exist in the. so one would have to compromise is to split the country. this advantage which i wanted to mention, but from my point of view, from a european point of view is that the elections in the u.s. are too often, the elections are too expensive. and it may be easier solution just to give ceilings for the budget for the elections. because if a member of the congress and you want to be reelected you just need strong statements. unique quick, strong tweets. so it may be easy to compromise when you have like four years, not just two years, and in the primaries start. so my question is, would it be easier to just change the election system an in the u.s. n having to presidents of? >> yeah, good questions. one is, no, we have shared power, can the breakdown? it's very important structure, young, single executive can be disasters, many countries in africa, eastern europe year and learn. shortcoming can break out, do. important to structure in a way that aren't incentives be

wrote a book called "prague winter" which is about what happened to the country where i was born, czechoslovakia, when the munich agreement was made. and in relooking at that part of history, i realized something that i hadn't, um, in many years, is how tired the british and french were from world war i. they had lost a whole generation of young men, their economy was a mess, their budget, their defense infrastructure dysfunctional. and even though i have always considered nell chamberlain one of the more odious characters in history, i can understand what was going on, that he really wanted to make sure that there would be peace. and so he said why should we care about people in faraway places with unpronounce bl names. i think there is no question that we are tired from iraq and afghanistan. our budget is a mess, and there are questions about the strength of our defense infrastructure and where it is needed to be. and, yes, because in contrast to what happened before world war ii we do know everything that's going on inside every country, we need to care about people in faraway places with unp

with syria. .et me make a comment which is about what happened to the country were i was born, czechoslovakia, when the munich agreement was made. looking at that part of history, i realized something i had not in many years. how tired the british and french over from world war i. their economy was a mess, their defense infrastructure. even though i have always considered chamberlain the most -- one of the more odious characters in history, i can understand what was going on. he really wanted to make sure there would be peace. why should we care about people as far away -- in faraway places? there is no question that we are tired from iraq and afghanistan. our budget is a mass and there are questions about the strength of our defense and the structure. in concert -- and yet, at we do know everything that is going on inside every country, we need to care about people in faraway places with unpronounceable names. what are the right things to do? that is the discussion. there is an awareness in this country that something has to be done. it is my sense that as president obama has been saying, th