some aided the french. the french had other native allies in the ohio country and its western margins, and the result was a staggering british defeat out of braddoof. out of braddock's men who were engaged, out of the number of 1,400, 1,000 were either killed or wounded. out of the number of 1400, 1,000 were either killed or wounded. over 400 killed out of a force of about 1,400 in the advance line and 400 wounded. many officers were killed or wounded. braddock himself was shot and killed. mortally wounded. and after he died, he was buried in the road. washington had several horses shot out from under him. he was lucky that he survived this campaign. the troops themselves beat a hasty retreat going all the way back to philadelphia. so in this first major conflict between the british and french in north america, with their respective colonists involved especially here, colonists from virginia and there were some french canadians assisting the french war effort here, the british side suffered a great defeat.

the british and french colonies. actually, there is now agreed to boundary. there is no consensus between britain and france at all about where their respective colonies merge. there is a contested frontier or border lands between the british colonies and french canada and actually the country at stake is almost entirely an indian country. and that is where the war begins. why does the war begin lear in the ohio country? it really began because of french policy thinking about british expansion and how british expansion must be stopped. not only the expansion of settlements westward which the french were concerned about given the fact that the british colonies were growing so rapidly in population and by the mid-1750s the british colonies had a population approaching 1.5 million people. far, far out numbering the french in canada who may have numbered some 80,000 by comparison at the time. well, how could the french with a population of roughly 80,000 perhaps in the st. lawrence river valley and neighboring regions, h

some aided a french. the french had other native allies in ohio country. it's western margin and the result was a staggering british defeat. 1000 were either killed or moved over 400 killed out of a force of about 1,400 in the advanced lying and four unwounded. braddock was shocked and killed. mortally wounded after he he died he was buried in the road. >> washington had several forces shot out from under me. it was lucky he survived this campaign. going alt way back to five-day forecast. in this first major conflict with their respect of colonists involved. there were some french canadians assisting the french war here. it's apparent war is in full tilt. let's move to another important theater of the war. remember, acadia called nova scotia, province of can da. it's in the maritime zone of the atlantic. also, there was a good native population in acadia mainly of the mick macks and another group as well. the point was the situation was very tricky at the beginning of the war, very uncertain and fought with complex. maybe question go to an overall map of n

their ties to the french. and gain trade goods, gain plunder from war, gain scouts, gain prisoners or captives that they could sell for goods and add to their power and strengthen their own position. so they joined the war for their own reasons, to be sure. one of the natives who was a catholic who had been converted to catholicism -- some of those who joined the effort were living in their own villages and had been converted to christianity or catholicism. others who came from the great lakes and especially the far western region were not christian at all. and this man who was catholic said to the western indians, my brothers, we domesticated indians, this is translated from french -- we thank you for having come to help us defend our lands against the english who wish to exploit them. our cause is good and the master of life favors it. we admire the fine deed you have just accomplished on the lake, lake george, the french called it the lake of the holy sa sacrament. it is stained red with the blood of englis

there were about 13,000 french. well, a couple of things happened to lead to the main topic that i'm going to talk about next. that is the expulsion of the acadians. please. >> when did you say they were [ inaudible question ] ? >> the population reached 13,000 french colonists in nova scioscia by the 1750s. it had been much smaller than that back 50 years before then or 40 years before when the british had gained the governance. >> did you say something bandage prince edward island? >> prince edward island is today this island here. that's its flame in canada. however, in this period, the french, and we have to remember that they first gave colonial names to this region, the french using the name acadia or acadi in french to indicate what we call nova scotia, and they called the prince edward island the il st. jean. okay, well, there were several things which determined british authorities on the expulsion of the acadians in the mid-1750s. and it occurred during this war in north america that we talked about that b

the french and natives under the montcalm, french troops, canadian militia, indian warriors. they had 1,600 indian warriors with them in this campaign, almost an unprecedented number from any single instance in north american history up to that time, at least since colonials had come on the scene at all, so montcalm's army not only had french troops from france, well desmind, trained regulars. he also had canadian militia, french canadians. he had indian warriors of 1,600 men, warriors, and they came as far away as the great lakes, even lake superior. it's hard to believe, but they did. they came hundreds of miles to fight. the british and british colonials there, british regiments and men from new england, new york, new jersey, the provincial troops, where the militia really serving with the british, okay? who were the various natives fighting here with the french? the be a naqui, algonquins, nippissing, micmay, huron, ottawa, potawatomi and winnebago way in towards lake superior. it's quite remarkable that these native people from the great lakes came. so many hundreds of m

just because i'm still a french patriot who tries to defend french sovereignty and french identity as i see it so every time every position i take is always from the french point of view it's just like when i was a communist in the nineties when i was in the french communist party it was because i realized that for things to be in the interest of france their hearts to be two superpowers for in fact france existed as general de gaulle and understood because of the us u.s.s.r. balance so i was process not because i thought that the u.s.s.r. was very good but because i thought that the u.s.s.r. was very good for france and french interests. i think if i'm fighting the new world order it's only because i think france has everything to lose with respect to this new world order france has an interest in a multi-polar world i think france has an interest in a strong and growing russia right now however i'm also pro serb because i think that the serbians are great people of the balkans and because there is a traditional link between france and serbia today the dominant ideology is so delusio

with the french elections we can clearly see today that the french system that was developed by do call and the fifth republic is being destroyed to make way for an american system. so you have the incumbent sarkozy on the right. and then you have the primary election on the left wing political parties it's like the republicans and democrats in the us there is actually no difference between the two sides left and right or both liberals economically speaking or maybe one wants to legalize weapons and the other doesn't but the reality is there is no alternative management of we arrive at the same thing. in france today there is sarkozy get you and after the primary election of the socialist party or launch was a circus the winner was francois hollande now the media then reduces the sarkozy hollande. political debate into a war of catchphrases or example with all and calling sarkozy the bad guy if you are theater there is no political content because in reality they are both fans of the european union and they cannot do what they pretend to want to do like green just realisation saving com

i love french dressing and i love french bread.french disease, but i love french kissing. i love france. you know who else loves france? the beloved founding fathers these guys claim to love so much. if it wasn't for france, we would not be here. i am going to france, but i will wrap it up. again, i don't like the disease. >> could never speak french because it seems to me they make weird sounds that don't come out of my mouth. >> i think is it sexy. i think it makes romney more attractive. >> a woman would say the french language is sexy. >> you don't think it is sexy when a female speaks french? >> i don't think it is sexy when mitt romney speaks french. i mean, it is kind of french. >> i remember saying that in eighth grade. >> that means i need a pill. >> it means i love marshall patan. >> when are you doing after le show? >> all right, on that note let's move on. from making up a flaw to breaking the law. does reducing time increase crime 1234* the mayor of la puente, california blames a spike of off fen -- offenses to cut the

i'll mention my favorite villain who's this french, he's this french-canadian.hows up in three of these wars. he, the -- he becomes the real bogeyman of the americans because he was a brilliant leader of indians from different tribes, but he could get them to do what he wanted them to do. he may have been responsible for the fort william henry massacre, there's disputes about what exactly his role is. after canada falls to the british, he decides he's going to go home. he sails in a leaky old ship which catches fire three times as it's sailing along the st. lawrence. he gets to what's now cape bretton island, a storm blows up, the ship is wrecked, there are about 120 people onboard. all except six drown, including his two sons who slip out of his arm. six of them get, get ashore including the captain who's now completely useless. he organizes the six so they bury the dead. he then builds a fire. he goes into the woods. he finds some indians, persuades the indians to take care of these five survivors, makes himself some snowshoes and walks 1500 miles to quebec in

the french president says it is unacceptable that afghan troops fired at french soldiers. he says that the french foreign minister is now headed to afghanistan. this has been among its the most deadly for french forces in the 10 years they have been serving in afghanistan. the french president says they are suspending their training programs for afghan troops. more on that as it comes in. we are moving on now to our next main story. america owes the attempt to clamp down on internet piracy has resulted in one of the most popular content-sharing web sites being closed and the people behind it being arrested. four people from the group in new zealand are accused of copyright infringement, but they insist they have done nothing wrong. >> this is the house in auckland where the police carry out a raid. three arrests were made here and another nearby. if a total of 18 luxury vehicles were taken away by the police including this 1959 cadillac. >> in new zealand we have seized $6 million worth of luxury motor vehicles and $10 million in cash from the finance companies. >> the com

the french were conducting a training session. they were unarmed.n afghan officer opened fire, killing four and injuring 16. the french government says these were not combat deaths, but murders. this is the second such attack on french forces in the last few weeks. these killings are becoming more common. dozens of foreign soldiers have died when a afghans they served with turn on them. the administration denies there is a pattern to the attacks. >> these units have been working together in fighting together side by side for a long time and trust has developed. that makes it more necessary to look into every individual case, the reason behind it, the background behind the story so that we can take precautionary measures and take steps that these cases do not happen again. >> there are around 3600 french troops in afghanistan. 52 have been killed since the war began in 2001. opinion polls in france suggest that 75% of people want immediate troops withdraw. in paris, president sarkozy is facing a tough reelection campaign. the killings may have made t

the french have withdrawn from afghanistan after four french were killed by an afghan soldier. let's go to mario monti's efforts to liberalize the italian economy. >> italy's new government today unveiling a raft of measures to basically open them up and make them more competitive. that is the absolute key. and to get the ball rolling, they are starting services such as pharmacies, the taxi sector, but the public discontent among small-business owners -- i mean, they've already strike over this. but the alternative is so bad. and on top of that, the government has also acknowledged that they have no other tools or measures to try to stimulate growth. but having listened. listen.t's have a >> the government made very clear that policy cannot be used to make growth. actually, the other way around. it is a burden. if monetary policy and currency are not an option, then the stimulus can come from a private initiative, giving more power to the private sector, to the private initiative. and for example, to the young people. >> the experts are saying this has been long time coming, mu

with the french. and with the representatives of some israeli companies that specialize in security services. in terms of security is frail faces similar challenges in developing its tourism industry as north caucasus. so far we haven't gone further than consultations but i think next year we will begin our corporation in the lab arrays in this comprehensive security system. but. i like the term proposed by french partners they suggested colonnades the security cap and this refers to an all around approach which covers all of the security related issues starting from the tourists arrival at the airport to their safe state and safe return home. this also fits in the old. once you enter russia you are kept that is watched by security services. ok you said it's about helping ski resorts but north caucasus has more to offer than just mountains were skiing it has access to the sea to seize in fact. you're right. and i will tell you that the government . ministries are now considering a draft decree when in

one of the points i make is the french -- this question of why is french canada -- 80,000 people -- ableo hang on against these english colonies which have over a million? their number reasons for that. one of them is the french were so much better at dealing with it. so much better understanding of indian culture and ability to work with indian culture, cultural context. but what you eat eventually got on the side of the english and the americans was a good enough ability to deal with the indians. i would say that is where we are. not as if we naturally have rapport with the locals but by dint of a lot of effort, in a lot of ways we can do well enough. a third thought, it seems to me that the book talks about a number of different dimensions some of which are essentially it regular in nature. you mentioned roger's action at the battle of snowshoes was a discourage--a bloody little fight which takes place on snowshoes and is a disaster for rogers and his men but also talks about things which are pro industrial warfare as when benedict arnold killed -- the southern end of lake champlain i

or the french without their gourmet food.s almost a religion and these days this is, well, almost the anti-christ. yep, ketchup is such a big threat to the french culinary tradition that they've all by banned it in the country's schools. middle school in suburban paris is typical. virtually all french kids eat lunch at school and we are not talking burgers and fries. on the very adult menu here today, fresh fruit natures, selection of cheeses and veal with lentils or baked fish with peas so i'm looking around and i don't see any ketchup. where is the ketchup? there is no ketchup says this school nutritionist. >> why not ketchup? these foods don't need ketchup. if i gave you some ketchup, would you have ketchup with that? at the risk of corrupting france's future leaders we put the ban to test. >> i take it. ♪ >> reporter: watch the ketchup criminal's face carefully. he knows it's wrong but he can't resist. >> reporter: why do you like ketchup? "it has a lot of taste," he says. of course, just like in the u.s., the ban on unhe

>> it wasn't anti french. we happen to have a clip of kerry speaking french. we were making the point of how similar massachusetts politicians are and they normally don't do well in republican primaries. you're a republican primary voter going, i get it, dukakis, barney frank, mitt romney, is that where i want my presidential candidate to come from? >> do you speak french? >> no. i used to live in france. a long time ago, i spoke some french. >> spoke some french. >> i have a ph.d. in european history. i can do some in spanish, french and german. don't overthink this. it's supposed to be humorous, funny. it's closer to the "tonight" show. this is not a pbs documentary. it was just done to be funny. >> today in virginia, you were trying to get on the ballot there. got turned down. your campaign manager said this was kind of like a pearl harbor. went and appealed it, the judge turned you down again. how big of a problem is this? are you dead set on getting that ballot? will it crush you to not get on it? >> you have to accept reality and if that's the last word,

>> it wasn't anti french. we happen to have a clip of kerry speaking french. we were making the point of how similar massachusetts politicians are and they normally don't do well in republican primaries. you're a republican primary voter going, i get it, dukakis, barney frank, mitt romney, is that where i want my presidential candidate to come from? >> do you speak french? >> no. i used to live in france. a long time ago, i spoke some french. >> spoke some french. >> i have a ph.d. in european history. i can do some in spanish, french and german. don't overthink this. it's supposed to be humorous, funny. it's closer to the "tonight" show. this is not a pbs documentary. it was just done to be funny. >> today in virginia, you were trying to get on the ballot there. got turned down. your campaign manager said this was kind of like a pearl harbor. went and appealed it, the judge turned you down again. how big of a problem is this? are you dead set on getting that ballot? will it crush you to not get on it? >> you have to accept reality and if that's the last word,

the french soldiers had just finished a training session. they were unarmed.n argument broke out with a noncommissioned officer. the french government's position is that this is murder. >> this is the second such attack in the last few weeks. these killings are becoming more common. dozens of foreign soldiers have died when the afghans they serve with turn on them. >> these units have been working and fighting together side by side for a long time and trust has developed. that makes it more necessary to look into every individual case, the reason for this, the background, so we can take prussic -- so we can take precautionary measures. >> there are around 3600 french troops in afghanistan. 82 have been killed since the war began in 2001. opinion polls in france suggest 75% of people want immediate troop withdrawal. in paris, president sarkozy is facing a tough reelection campaign. he suspended joint operations with the afghans and hinted at troop withdrawals. >> the french army is not in afghanistan to be fired on by afghan soldiers. i have therefore decided,

the french presidential election campaign is heating up. the main opposition candidates has held his first rally, balance to unseat nicolas sarkozy, election day may 6. the lawmaker and socialist enjoys a substantial lead. but nicolas sarkozy is determined to stay in office and is prepared for a tough fight. each candidate claims to have the better plan, making sure jobs and exports continue to grow. the incumbent is defending his policy of fiscal conservatism with a no-nonsense approach to crime. his challenger once more spending programs, especially for the unemployed. who is the right man for today's france? >> nicolas sarkozy signing autographs in northern france on the sidelines of his new year's address. sarkozy is defending the cuts he has made during his time in office. >> and in view of the last three years, everyone recognizes the cuts were unavoidable. the goal is always the same. fewer positions with more efficiency. >> his socialist party challenger has seized upon traditional symbols of the political left. once it was the larg

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, i can't speak french. funny -- it's not important, except it's funny. here's mitt romney, he doesn't like to advertise it, but he's fluent in french from his period as a mormon missionary. john kerry had that problem. romney said president obama reminded him as marie antoinette on friday. i caught up with governor romney on the trail and asked him to speak a little french, in fact, to say, let them eat cake, the old line by marie antoinette, let's watch. >> can you say "let them eat cake" in french? >> i can, but i won't. >> "i can, but i won't." and he didn't lift his head up. he didn't want a camera shot. >> we're in des moines. it's a town named by the french. but he's just a man of the soil, and not a very sophisticated guy. >> i look at these numbers out here like we've all done now. this is so ironic. here's a party that's largely conservative, the republican party. it's deeply conservative. 75% of the people relentlessly say, not to mitt. in the latest polling, he's only up to 23. it's almost like t