our guest is jeffrey edmonds. we want to get your reaction from great written. first from the british prime minister last wednesday. >> following the murder, the u.k. expelled four diplomats. under the vienna convention, the united kingdom will expel 23 russian diplomats who have been identified as undeclared intelligence officers. they have just one week to leave. this will be the single biggest expulsion for over 30 years. it reflects the fact that this is not the first time that the russian state has acted against our country. through these expulsions, we will degrade russian intelligence capabilities in the u.s. just in the u.k. for years to come. they seek to rebuild it, we will prevent them from doing so. second, we will develop proposals for new legislative powers to harden our defenses. this will include the addition of a target power -- at the u.k. border. this power is only permitted in relation to those inspect -- suspected of terrorism. i have asked the secretary to consider if there is a need for new espionage powers to clamp down on the full spectr

edmonds ais jeffrey senior fellow at the wilson center. we will go next to chris joining us from kansas. caller: yes. the same want to take track as the last caller. except with a different point. the current russian government is not the soviet union. the soviet union which had the uper states which was backed by the warsaw pact, that seems to be -- we are trying to complete the former soviet union with russia. we are trying to give them the same objectives. we are trying to act like they are the same nation. they are not. creating in the minds of the american people, the soviet bogeyman but we are using the russian government. it is completely different. they don't have the same military might. they don't have the same influence around the world. they are a powerful, rich nation. they do have all terrier motives to the next -- they do have all terrier motives. this is what they are using as a backdrop to all the truck collusion and all the things they are trying to tackle to the trump administration. guest: a great point. it is a good po

host: jeffrey edmonds, thank you for being with us.e begin a nine part series today here on c-span and live on c-span3's american history tv. we are focusing on 1968, america in turmoil. installment, we are going to focus on the vietnam war and some of the events that 1968.lace 50 years ago in we are going to begin with two experts. and jim webb. thise going to begin with u.s. marine film that was produced by the navy in 1967. you will organize the voice, jack webb. these marines have just returned from a tough battle in the north. their weapons are clean and care this is neither a clean or easy life but they have learned to accept the hardships of the battle as a father's day before. -- as their fathers did before. ♪ in this famous him, here in fromam, except for snow, the soft blues of the rice paddies. then they pushed forward into the jungle that -- where elephant rest has of the skin. giant trees cut off the sun. ♪ >> it is not just a matter of long walks, each and every step must be a cautious one for the viet cong repair the way

sunday morning, former nsc director jeffrey edmonds the double poisoning of an agent in britain and his continued meddling in u.s. elections. then the debut of our series, 1968. a discussion of the major political and diplomatic developments in the vietnam war. be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal." join discussion. >> monday, on "landmark cases," plessy versus ferguson where plessy, in african-american, was arrested in new orleans for taking a seat on a train reserved for whites. the decision established these equal doctrine. this narrow interpretation of amendment was not overturned until brown versus the board of education. examined this case with ted shaw, director for the center of civil rights at the university of north carolina. and michael gorman, a constitutional law professor at her law school and the author of the 2000 four book "from jim crow to civil rights." watch on listen c-span.org, or with the free c-span radio app. for background in each case, order your copy of the landmark cases book. it's available at c-span. org/landmarkcases. senatehursday, the intellige

coming up on today's washington journal, jeffrey edmonds from the wilson center talks about russia'sole in the poisoning of a former spy living in the u.k. and the u.s. response to russian interference in the 2016 election. and later, we

coming up sunday morning, form ter nsc russia director and global fellow jeffrey edmonds discusses russia's alleged role in the poisoning in brit taun than the continued med listening in the u.s. selections. then, the debut of the series 1968 america in turmoil former senator and vietnam veteran jim webb and author talk about the major military political and diplomatic developments in the vietnam war. be sure that c-span'sington" journal" live 7:00 a.m. eastern sunday morning. john the discussion. join the discussion. sunday on c-span's q&a colorado college professor tom cronin talks about his book "i man gug a great republic: and the idea of america "is think the reading of major classics is empowering in terms of this country's stands for something, very special, and great writers like all of these people are reminding, story tellers saying i tried once to be something special. not just a city on a hill but a city that cares and loves one another and is ready to work with one another and understand that politics is indispensable to bring about progress for as much people as possible. >> q