stuart: this is a color facsimile of the dresden codex -- actual size, real colors. it's made on, like the others, on bark paper sized with lime plaster, on which the images were painted with fine hair brushes and pigment in about, oh, five or six different colors. keach: many of these books were discovered by the sixteenth century spanish. they were said to be filled with genealogies, prophesies and religious beliefs. but to the spanish conquerors, they were blasphemous. in 1562, bishop diego de landa ordered them destroyed. "we found a large number of books in these characters, "and as they contained nothing "in which there were not to be seen "superstition and lies of the devil, "we burned them all, "which caused them much affliction." ironically, a book by bishop landa himself proved crucial to the understanding of maya writing. stuart: and in it is everything that he observed in yucatan about the maya, about their ceremonial cycles, their ritual calendars. he even had pictures of the glyphs drawn to put in the manuscript. and without that, we would know very lit

germany in 1950 -- 1955-56 as a sign of good faith and getting these things back to the museums in dresden and berlin but there are things that were there, things that at the our message museum in petersburg and are prominently displayed, some of the world's great impressionist works that the full the intend to keep at this stage. it is not a museum decision. it is the government's decision. i think there are hundreds of thousands of objects that belong to germany, poland in former soviet countries and i am sure there are things like in our country that no one necessarily knows where they are. this is a challenge. it is an open cultural -- between germany and russia. the former soviet countries and something that passage of time is going to have to continue to move forward and allow these countries to work together to solve this. >> host: barbara in jacksonville, fla.. >> hello. i wanted to tell you how much i am enjoying this program but i also wanted to point out to the commentator i am enjoying robert edsel but the commentator might be interested in a book that was written by peter bogd

were bussed in from germany gather to commemorate the anniversary of the world war two bombing of dresden in a stranger's how the memorial and lit torches while dozens of police officers were deployed to secure the area around the counter demonstration with banners reading nazis out of our town. clashes have erupted between kurdish demonstrators and police in several towns across turkey the confrontations turned violent as officers used tear gas and water cannons to break up the crowds who fought back with fire bombs and rocks the rallies were staged to mark fifteen years since a kurdish leader was jailed for life for treason. violent storms have whipped northwest france killing one man and leaving a hundred thousand homes without electricity the elderly victims lived on board a cruise liner being buffeted by powerful winds off the coast of brittany six regions across the northwest have been placed on high alert. coming up on our most a former head of the arab league gives his unique insight on the future facing egypt and worlds apart here are two international. satanic group wants to ere

with the scottish government to help bring this about, or better still, strap it for everyone in dresden. if he won't, we will. >> different parts of the united kingdom can make different decisions to spend money as they choose. my view is it is not fair to say to someone in private accommodations that you don't get money for extra bedrooms when you taste -- say to someone in social accommodation that you do. it is the basic issue of fairness and has overwhelming public support. >> it took a 1-1/2 hour walk organized by guide dogs for the blind to experience firsthand the real difficulties that blind them to people's experience as pedestrians. it was very tricky. will my right hon. friend look carefully at the recommendations of that organization, the shared street surfaces? >> i will look carefully at what my hon. friend says. everyone has noticed how a huge amount of improvements have been made to the way streets and traffic lights and pavements are arranged for particularly -- i am happy to look at what he says and see what needs to be done. >> thank you. the prime minister believes w

not to notice this and say that rising tide will lift all boats when if you look at it resembles dresden 1945. the fire bombing in >> what's caused this? all the factors we cutting, wage deindustrialization, basically a blueprint written on form of tax he policy that allows this sort of thing, that insent advises exported, things o be out did the sourced and not made in america. could assistpolicy us. a many is certainly traditional industrial country. it's not faded bid a phpl smith r milton freedman that rich countries should lose industry. they certainly didn't lose theirs. you have book though a quote from huey pierce long in speech for reelection of in 1932 addy care way and the quote is -- >> you have to consider we went horrendous financial whose responsible depends on what party you're in. will blame bush, the the fact that chris cox at the securities exchange totally asleep at greenspan was en asleep at the switch and was omehow surprised all this happened. ell, yes, bush was response aab able. was he anymore responsible than clinton who signed the act repealed the act of 1934 t

if you look at detroit, it resembles dresden after the fire bombing in 1945. >> what has caused this?> i think all the factors we mentioned. downsizing,, rialization, basically a blueprint written on the hill in terms of tax policy that allows this sort of thing. it incentivizes capital to be exported, things to the outsourced, not made in america. a proper tax policy could assist us. germany is certainly a traditional industrial country. smith or faded by adam milton friedman that rich countries should lose their industry. they certainly didn't lose theirs. >> in your book, you have a , ate from hugh e pierce long speech from 1932. the quote is, they have got a set of republican waiters on one side and senate democratic waiters on the other side, but no matter which set of waiters brings you the --, the legislative grub is altra spared -- is all prepared in the wall street kitchen. >> that is correct. you have to consider, we went through a horrendous financial meltdown. who is responsible depends on which party you are in. democrats will blame bush, the tax cuts, the fact that chris

germany in 1950 -- 1955-56 as a sign of good faith and getting these things back to the museums in dresden and berlin but there are things that were there, things that at the our message museum in petersburg and are prominently displayed, some of the world's great impressionist works that the full the intend to keep at this stage. it is not a museum decision. it is the government's decision. i think there are hundreds of thousands of objects that belong to germany, poland in former soviet countries and i am sure there are things like in our country that no one necessarily knows where they are. this is a challenge. it is an open cultural -- between germany and russia. the former soviet countries and something that passage of time is going to have to continue to move forward and allow these countries to work together to solve this. >> host: barbara in jacksonville, fla.. >> hello. i wanted to tell you how much i am enjoying this program but i also wanted to point out to the commentator i am enjoying robert edsel but the commentator might be interested in a book that was written by peter bogd

with the scottish government to help bring this about, or better still, strap it for everyone in dresden. if he won't, we will. >> different parts of the united kingdom can make different decisions to spend money as they choose. my view is it is not fair to say to someone in private accommodations that you don't get money for extra bedrooms when you taste -- say to someone in social accommodation that you do. it is the basic issue of fairness and has overwhelming public support. >> it took a 1-1/2 hour walk organized by guide dogs for the blind to experience firsthand the real difficulties that blind them to people's experience as pedestrians. it was very tricky. will my right hon. friend look carefully at the recommendations of that organization, the shared street surfaces? >> i will look carefully at what my hon. friend says. everyone has noticed how a huge amount of improvements have been made to the way streets and traffic lights and pavements are arranged for particularly -- i am happy to look at what he says and see what needs to be done. >> thank you. the prime minister believes w