from laos we were to fight what the cia called their secret war in laos. if you are interested in all the factors that brought us to that point in history, it is well documented on the cia website. it is cia.gov. don't go to cia.org, that won't tell you much. trust me. our secret war in laos was to fight a war with very few americans involved compared to the war that was going on in vietnam. with this small group of cia men in laos, we were to train, equip and deploy laos soldiers who would interdict the flow of weapons to south vietnam. the trail was about 12 kilometers from our house. in the north, the war was created to actually engage the north vietnamese army as well as the path of the army there. our job was well planned and orchestrated with a minimum of people and equipment. i must say in looking back we lost very few americans. jon's job was to organize these troops in south laos where we lived. i didn't know much about the war when we went. i did not know much about laos. i didn't know much about cia. i learned on the job. i worked in the office.

paid -- lived in laos laos. he said in the capital? i said no, i lived -- he said, my mother lives there. he says i used to work there. pilot that used to work for the cia. we used to bomb along the ho chi minh trail. and great tears conversation between us. we got to my daughter's apartment about an hour later. he got the bag out, i hugged my daughter. she came over to me and we had this wonderful embrace. my daughter looked at us and she said, "mom, that wasn't a very long trip." small world. john went to work early one morning. he left the house at 4 a.m. in his k 47. he was dressed in his work clothes. it was october 19, 1972. that was the last i saw. he died that day in a helicopter crash. splitife changes in a second. like i said, it was a small group of cia men who were working there. and very few died. i came home to the states. i didn't know what to do. we were 27. stops short like that you have moments of total blankness. learned that the friendships you make are the friendships you keep forever. you keep these friends foreve

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and. >> and yet you have, time and again, these various escalations whether it be cambodia or laos or the responderring campaigns -- responding campaigns an incredible domestic and international backlash that actually ended up shaping the prospects for henry kissinger's strategy to succeed. >> it -- one of the many things i learned in doing this project, and authors always learn, you know, a lot. that's why they have questions. that's why they write books, i think, to get answers to those questions. one of the things i learned is kissinger had absolutely no political instincts. it's remarkable. he's a theorist, but he had no political instincts, and this isesome -- something that nixon really got angry with him about several times. let me set this up for you. immediately, kissinger and nixon -- when they first met, to talk about kissinger joining the administration -- they agreed that the foreign policy establishment in washington was corroded, that it needed a dramatic overhaul, a really kind of a bold bureaucratic revolution. and kissinger and nixon agreed that that policy, foreign

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eighty percent of americans at some point and i laos will experience hardship listening. audience. climate change. waste. pollution. time for good. people and africa people and projects that are changing our current for the better it's up to us to make a difference keep going. on d. w. . welcome to today's euro marks the highlights of the week here's a quick look at what's coming up. why see speciality speculators cookies are especially popular during the up in season. cold just glossy is the new correctly coming to the shows remain images.

commission it should use the article eight of the international convention for the regulation of waiting laos members to the international whaling to mission two hundred waivers for scientific purposes this is something that the japanese government now would have to give up and the japanese way less capital waiting in international war office anymore but they have to restrict the waiting to the exclusive economic zone of japan. tito mock from greenpeace thank you very much for talking to did you. not indonesia issued an extreme weather warning in areas where the tsunami killed more than four hundred people over the weekend the killer wave is thought to have been triggered by the cut that the well leaking which is still erupting rescue teams are searching for both survivors and the dead they're warning people to avoid coastal areas is reaching some of those affected but supplies are running short for thousands of displaced people living in makeshift camps doctors say children are becoming ill as clean water and medical supplies are running out. steve mcandrew joins me now from jakarta he's the

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commission it should use the article eight of the international convention for the regulation of waving laos members to the international whaling commission to hunt whales for scientific purposes this is something that the japanese government now would have to give up and the japanese way less capital international war office anymore but they have to restrict the waiting to the exclusive economic zone of japan. kilo mark from greenpeace thank you very much for talking to w. . finally the end in sydney to hobart yacht race is begun in australia it's the seventy fourth edition of the competition which cause more than eleven hundred kilometer has a total of eighty five boats began their journey from sydney harbor in ideal conditions the two thousand and eighteen race also features its first or professional female crew led best kit but stacey jackson the same has been raised throughout the night and i expected to reach hobart on the island of tasmania on thursday. that's it for me and with that shima back. how about taking a few risks could even take a chance on one. don't expect our pm to i. gu

a has them all major league baseball has reached an agreement with the sports cuban federation and laos players that from the island to sign playing contracts without defecting but it's not clear whether the trump administration which tighten sanctions on cuba last year will allow it to work in practice for decades players that have been met paying smugglers to help them reach the united states many ended up owing a large debt to trafficking gangs under the grievance tanzer a fee would be paid to the cuban federation for players services the trans administration no reportedly has concerns though cuban and city would profit from the deal if it will we. this is an agreement a contract between two federations to non-governmental federations major league baseball and the federation of cuban baseball that have obtained permission from the united states government with a license to seal this agreement this is the legal way to secure a way which we have always dreamed of for our children and their families that our athletes can join. real madrid through to the wall the club book cup final and

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included secret raids on cambodia laos and north vietnam richard nixon i know is to say that much theame way was continuing the war while presenting to the public that he was on the process of getting out and we speak of america's priorities the first priority must always be peace for america and the work. revelation of the secret pentagon documents for street protests and anger spread across the country decorated war heroes and civilians marched together protesting the unconstitutional undeclared war asked the united states has been at war under every president since nine hundred forty one. ever since the end of world war two u.s. presidents have authorized the illegal and unconstitutional wars of aggression. according to the us constitution only congress can declare war but presidents have consistently found ways to wage war without congressional approval. between one nine hundred fifty and two thousand the us government has overthrown sixteen democratically elected government dropped bombs on over thirty nations and attempted assassinations of over sixty foreign leaders. millions d

model exploration environmental destruction starvation laos selling out of a country a dead donkey. starts december twenty ninth on d w. this is live from berlin tonight a security scare at an airport in southern germany police say they have massively boosted security at stuttgart airport that's after reports suspicious individuals were called on camera scoping out the premises also coming out d.g.'s like a whole society is collapsing.

then they have a wide ranging discussion about things like the cuba and laos and the gold crisis, so some really tough talks. they break apart in the afternoon, kennedy steps out on the white house lawn them reported flock, and he is talking to them and then the snow starts coming down and if you know but election -- inaugural eve in washington in 1961, eight inches of snow came crashing down on washington, otherly paralyzed the city and so on this last day before the election, kennedy actually jackie kicked him out of the house said i need to prepare etch spent the day at friend's house, having meetings, he went to a -- john and jackie went to a concert at constitution hall. then the between a very huge event that you may have heard of, this hollywood broadway gala at the national armory, and then kennedy went to a dinner that his father hosted in downtown d.c., he went to bed at 4:00 in the morning. two hours later eisenhower is getting up. but kennedy is going bed at 4:00. he get upped up a 8:00 the next day, to begin preparations for inaugural day. so that is sort of the day befo

former spy martha peterson talks about her book "the widow spy: my cia journey from the jungles of laos to the prisons of moscow." she explains why she joined the cia after her husband died. the bob graham center for public service at the university of florida hosted this event. >> my name is david colburn, i'm director of the bob graham center. we are pleased to have with us this evening to introduce our speaker, mr. herb yardley. before he comes up i want to say that normally the way we do things is the speaker speaks between 30 and 45 minutes, the 15-20 minutes

vira: xaysavang is based out of laos and is widely suspected that they have the complicity of seniorlaotian government officials, which is part of the reason why, despite a bounty, despite all the attention, despite all the investigative reporting, not very much is being done to really disrupt that network. narrator: central and eastern africa are the current hotspots of elephant poaching. africans are the trigger pullers and transporters of the ivory from the bush to urban centers, where it's prepared for shipment from ports like mombasa, dar es salaam, and zanzibar. asian criminal syndicates move the ivory through various transit points en route more often than not to china. alie: we see hiding of ivory under coffee, under avocados. these methods to conceal these products are very sophisticated. roberts: you might have a legal shipment in a giant shipping container that has 20 tons of capacity, and that 20 tons of capacity is filled with 18 tons of dried seaweed or stones or cashew nuts, a perfectly legal international commodity, but two tons of ivory smuggled in. alie: to undertak

shanahan is a research fellow at the lao institute for international policy he joins us now live via skype from sydney good to have you with us what's up what's the prime minister up to here does this announcement have any significance whatsoever no not really it's talking about moving the embassy after the final status agreements which is always. the case restraint policy that hasn't changed and he said it straight recognizes west jerusalem as the capital of israel on the hustings in a byelection he not to be talked about recognizing jerusalem as the capital of israel so he's backed back significantly from what he said at a by election several months ago after cooler heads had not changed to actually look at the implications of his thoughts so what was what was the point in the.

discover the roots of some of our christmas traditions and we start of here in germany where the town of laos in the state of tooling and was founded in fifteen ninety seven when to be ospital is sought permission from the governing to build a workshop it soon became a hotbed for glass production but it was the christmas ornaments that really put it on the map. hearing the baubles are still blown by hand in the run up to christmas the fragile artworks can be seen wherever you go. the christmas baubles marking takes place on the first to the advent weekends visitors come from far and wide to buy the decorations. it's an old it's a feast for the beach ball because more beautiful than the last it was johan's really beautiful. many people prefer the handmade christmas ornaments and so they're still popular. there's a lot of competition but these remain very popular many customers want reassurance that they really are made in. alongside volatiles glass birds are also extremely popular. but the gnocchi through its income pits on traditional i remember when they were put under the christmas tree whe

hundred thousand of the coveted fish a veritable fortune every day fossett checks the cages for salmon laos infestation which could harm the fish the new job has changed his life. i can be at home with my wife and kids every day. was not like that when i was out at sea though this is much better yeah my dad. and i can earn lots of money this way. the island's economic success also has a lot to do with the burgeoning to wrist industry three new hotels are currently under construction in the capital tools haven't done the gastronomical is booming rice is one of the town's best restaurants even british an american food critics have given it favorable reviews. well five years ago there was just three or four restaurants that serve quality food. now we have ten or twelve. and more new ones open each year. this is more time you're hansen for many years he too went out to sea to hatch fish today he has a mass card instead and then supplies it to goal may restaurants across the archipelago including to carry christiansen's establishment. the big bucks are in salmon farming the fair always salmon fa

and also, it broadens to include other participant participants, so we started to work with vietnam, laos, cambodia, china, russia, france, great britain, all the nations were somehow involved in the vietnam war, we started to reach out to them but also to collect materials that reflect their experiences, and not only do we have an incredible set of materials from american veterans, we have materials from all the different participants nations, all $.50 are involved, and i think it's about 12 countries. the staff was very effective, i think, in pulling together a wide range of materials that represents the different experiences of veterans, and in particular what we are looking at in this particular table, we are looking at materials from american veterans who served in vietnam. and typically we associate that service with what men experience, because of course men were doing the print dominant amount of fighting but there were many women who served as well. within that group of veterans, the female veterans of the war, again, a lot of people would typically associate those experiences wi

about laos will be part documentary starts january thirteenth on team w. . will come to an arts twenty one special. lucky. i here in mumbai young musicians from india and germany have come together for a very special occasion they're preparing for a joint concert the beethoven festival in bonn. says.

you'll see advertised on meat products now denmark is considering laws requiring it to do just that for laos back reports from copenhagen. in this supermarkets the label on the potatoes or sausages that you're about to buy will soon be able to tell you exactly how much damage it's done to. in an attempt to reduce its government emissions and slow down climate change the danish government wants to introduce a new rating label for food products consumers are very. concerned about the climate change and if you if you look at. the climate labeling on will we consume or get information ok and they want to make it change to do something. and then they can say ok because it's. when it comes to carbon footprints not all products are made the same some require a lot of land and water resources well other products had to be transported for hundreds of kilometers. in order to get here adding to. agriculture is one of the major contributors to the level of carbon emissions that's driving climate change worldwide denmark is building wind farms promoting energy efficiency and getting rid of fossil fuels c

changes have allowed major overseas investment in the coal industry in the area bordering china and laos rob mcbride has all reports mines like this one a largely closed off to the outside world and have to be filled discreetly. but the people living near them say there is no escaping the pollution they cause to their farmland and waterways saya farms just a couple of fields that he says are now ruined. since the company started to mine for coal i've lost the water for my farm my land is covered with coal dust and i can't grow any crops all around this area in million miles east in shan state is evidence of mining operations recent changes in regulations mean foreign companies can now invest in medium and large scale mining the government has defended its increasing use of coal to meet the country's electricity needs despite objections from environmental groups. and civil society groups who have been educating people on their legal rights say the relative stability in me in ma could lead to a mining boom. at first we thought it's a great idea for development in our community but in fact

provide problems casinos operating in the unregulated sometimes lawless border regions of thailand and laos are often suspected of being gateways for drug trafficking the communities are vulnerable to exploitation but leaders here say so far this project has been good for them. it's been two years since the chinese company came to invest in our town in the past we didn't have jobs my family and i had to find work in thailand but now we're back and can work here aside from the casinos economic activity is set to increase early next year when a second bridge across the river separating thailand and is opened the border crossing will help formalize and regulate travel between the two countries the casino developers hope the bridge will make it easier for thai tourists to travel across the border even if gambling remains illegal in both countries wayne hay al jazeera bangkok. and these are the top stories six top u.s. senators have introduced a resolution to hold saudi crown prince mohammed bin sound accountable for the killing of journalist jamal khashoggi it follows a private briefing with th

northeastern shan state are blaming coal mining to major environmental damage the area bordering china and laos is home to several ethnic groups and is only partly on the control of myanmar government activists say mining operations have increased recently brought reports. mines like this one a largely closed off to the outside world and have to be filmed discreetly but the people living near them say there is no escaping the pollution they cause to their farmland and waterways. on farms just a couple of fields that he says are now ruined. since the company started to mine for coal i've lost the water from my farm my land is covered with call dust and i can't grow any crops all around this area indian mars eastern shan state is evidence of mining operations recent changes in regulations mean foreign companies can now invest in medium and large scale mining the government has defended its increasing use of coal to meet the country's electricity needs despite objections from environmental groups and civil society groups who have been educating people on their legal rights say the relative stabili

what you are trying to do is to put us in a racist corner to put us in laos arsenal you are so no no no probably are you are your recent comment you are through in the race is what you are doing is exactly what the other parties in germany trying to do and also the media in germany trying to do for years and years yeah just to put or to the family we were on fire in our fire and a half this means since for five and a half years the the other parties and over the media trying to push in a nazi corner in a writing corner because this was in the past always a good means just to get rid of a new party they did with the republicans clearly did with others here a dungeon only when alexander garland described the nazi period as a speck of bird droppings in over a thousand years of successful german history did you not think how deeply insulting that must be to the families of six million holocaust so then you have freely to see how he meant it i talked to him and i said oh you happy with that come now i'm not i'm not i have been busted but on the other hand don't see very not to you there's

sufficient in its territorial waters but on the other side of the north sea denmark is opposing that for laos reports now from the danish harbor town of tribal on. much of the fish alfred fisk hanks he brings home in the middle of the night is called far from denmark shores it's from near the east of scotland where his family has been fishing for generations this is dutch waters this is german or those the snow with their orders for this is the bridges so. the bricks if you mean european boats are no longer permitted to enter british waters where danish fishermen say they catch about forty percent of their fish when they face don't know where the border is actually so some years to remember we did so some years there in the british so and so we'll see more fish in the danish so as they have a tendency to move they really don't care about poachers. the fishing industry has found itself at the heart of the black sea battle used as a symbol for everything that taking back control would be about during the two thousand and sixteen campaign but a few years later that promise history and out to be

environmental destruction and starvation laos only know of a country dead donkey. starts december twenty ninth hong d.w. . place . the body. this is news live from the search for survivors in indonesia off to a deadly tsunami strikes the coast it arrived in the dark of the night without warning bringing devastation to coastal areas as the death toll has climbed to more than two hundred and is expected to rise as rescue was combed through the rubble hundreds of all the engine. also on the program it was supposed to be election day in congo but the vote was postponed again now there are fears violence could be.