i see madi-- nelson mandela, for me, is madiba.madiba's leadership as the highest reference of courageous leadership in face of extremely challenging situations to go beyond himself and put the lives and the interests of his people at the highest level and prepare to sacrifice personally and even to take risks which his leadership could be questioned by his colleagues, but it take the courage to do the right thing at the right time. i think we lack this today. >> you have this very, very strong message you'll be giving to the united nations, and you're here in the united states. president trump is going to be here all this week, and you've said quite pointedly that leadership and policy for the world cannot be made in 280 characters. i mean, you're talking about the tweeter-in-chief. >> mm-hmm. >> am i right? >> yes. >> and what is it that bothers you about what's coming from the leader of the free world today? >> i think there is a kind of perversion of the rules through which we elect, which means we select those who should be th

in the twenty five years of the prize has been in existence previous recipients include nelson mandela former u.s. presidents jimmy carter and bill clinton and the organization doctors without borders. and joining me now at the big table is our very own france a golf it's great to have you here you were actually you were at that ceremony first of all just just talking about the significance of this award and you know when you talk about the world you have to talk about the name fullbright and it's a name that's known around the world we're talking about a u.s. senator fulbright who after world war two. looked at europe and he said you know it's harder to destroy attack others if we know them personally and so he started this exchange program the u.s. government started funding the fulbright program and it's now one of the war just as one of the most successful exchange programs in the world when you talk about the fulbright prize of the fulbright program you're talking about building bridges and you're not talking about which i heard a lot tonight from people you're not talking about b

we heard a bit of that list a very impressive list of former winners kofi anon nelson mandela so why was medical this year's winner what what what what was the what was the merit here. commission and how they justify the decision they mentioned remarkable compassionate leadership and her stronger. commitment to mutual understanding of the international cooperation but everyone i spoke with this evening they mentioned her ability to successfully merge politics with empathy and the person who presented the award the c.n.n. journalist christiane amanpour tonight you know she talked about america being an example and in force or of wielding political power and not forgetting about the humanity that connects us all. christiane amanpour mentioned something and you know this got a good laugh too she said you know america is a scientist right she's a she's a trained as a background in she said you know isn't that refreshing to have a political leader who deals with facts and respects facts in an age where facts and and everything that we consider to be true are being attacked right now and o

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. # bring back nelson mandela. # bring him back home to soweto. # i want to see him walking hand in handie mandela. wilkins scores! normally as a player you have one thing that you can do quite well and i would like people to say i could pass the ball well. whether it was sideways or forward, i'm not too sure. that was my philosophy of the game. keep the ball, make the opposition work, so that when they receive the ball, they're tired because they've had to work hard to get it back. don't give the ball away cheaply. ray wilkins scores for england. he's taken it well on the chest. lovely control by cyrille regis. what a great shot! what a goal. cyrille regis! armfield, a perfect interception. people look back and say remember the world cup squad. it's not the same as being in the xi that played in the final. the point was it's better that they won. i had a moment of mixed joy and anguish, and my mind took over. it raced well ahead of my body and drew me compellingly forward. i felt that the moment of a lifetime had come. i collapsed as i crossed the tape, but then i recovered sufficiently

but nothing changed when apartheid ended nearly 25 years ago, when nelson mandela's african natial congressswept to power, power it still holds. today there is frustration with the a.n.c. nonhle mbuthuma says her grandfather was part of the pondoland rebellion in the 1960's, a famous uprisin against apartheid. in the worst clash 11 people were killed, 58 were injured. apartheid ended in the early '90's and mbaathuma celebrated the first all race election in 1994, but is disillusioned now.t >> before '9as better because we know our enemy, now our own people that we hope they are going to do the right thing for us as a people they pum us away froe land. >> reporter: gwede mantashe, south africa's mineral resources minister, is an important advocate for the mine. he disagrees with the recent court decision and has filed an application to appeal it. in coming weeks the judge iso expectedle if the appeal will be accepted. he believes where there are deposits there must be mining. in the case of xolobeni he says, esit would improve the liv of le in one of the poorest areas in the region, as would

definitely need to be educated about this case i think it's important to say that mumia is the nelson mandela of the united states he was a former black panther he's an imprisoned radio journalist today and political prisoner who was framed by the philadelphia police department for the killing of a white police officer in that city in one nine hundred eighty one. there are many violations in the case. amnesty international wrote a thirty one page report in two thousand and one titled a life in the balance that essentially outlines judicial bias judicial racism systemic repression of exculpatory evidence at trial prosecutorial misconduct i'll just say. around the time that mia was in prison and the department of justice conducted an investigation of the philadelphia police office the philadelphia police department the first of its kind and that. report essentially concluded that the level of repression in philadelphia the homicidal behavior on the part of the police department in philadelphia and the corruption and tampering with evidence to obtain a conviction in that force quote shocks the c

fulbright prize for international understanding joints a prestigious list of recipients including nelson mandela bill clinton doctors without borders first. it was the first time the food crisis a.c.s. and awarded its prize for international understanding outside the u.s. and they chose the german capital and the german chancellor. they selected angle a macro for what the association called had remarkable compassionate leadership during the ceremony she was praised for her controversial decision during the twenty fifteen refugee crisis to keep forward as open angela merkel set the standard for how we in the rich world can and should treat almost desperate citizens if other european nations would share the burden perhaps the backlash wouldn't have been so fierce. in accepting the prize germany's first female chanceless spoke of the importance of the u.s. german partnership macko said the fall of the berlin wall in one thousand nine hundred ninety mannings a symbol for german freedom and a united europe nearly thirty years later. well darfur these the reason all this was possible was because our a

there are icons, nelson mandela, who emerged from 17 years of hard physical labor and had the amazingould end the evil regime of apartheid. but all around us, there are people tackling personal, environmental or whatever, big ones or small ones, and i have succeeding in inspiring people to join in the battle. and i think the most important thing every single one of us, as every single one of this audience, every single person who is listening, we all have that indomitable spirit. but we don't always recognize it, we don't always feed it, we don't always let it out in the world to do good, to inspire, to take action. >> one final thought on the indomitable human spirit. >> the inspiration rubs off. you better hold him. >> i will. i will hold him. you also have -- i don't know whether ilts spirit's spirit, w it's mind, whether it's temperament or genetic, but you're 84 years old. you travel 300 days a year. what's the secret of not getting jet lag? >> it doesn't exist. i go by the sun. the sunris rises, it's morning. the sun sets, it's night. >> there you have it, the indomitable spirit

and after the months of nelson mandela walks out of prison and into history. and as that country suddenly became alive with change. and what a momentous and hopeful time that was. and for the soviet union so in the stark moment and with that keeping democracy strong it's also my honor today to introduce three eyewitnesses who share their stories in the process of betrayal and collapse. one of them, retired army colonel who got out of nazi germany with the attacks in jewish businesses and families but five years later a soldier in the battle of the bulge throughout the end of the war and beyond and in venezuela the mortal threat came from the left, not the right former soldier hugo chavez the anti- corruption populist campaign to use those democratic means to curb the judiciary read it on - - media another buttresses of civil society the journalist formally the director of the newspaper in january 2015 to cofound the investigative reporter they recipient of the international press freedom award that means the firefly effect in the power of journalism to elimina

. >> superballs, olympics, i've met presidents, nelson mandela with bill clinton, mick jagger, countless the most unbelievable places. >> reporter: there is so much to adam jacobs that we can see. >> from the second i wake up until the minute i go to bed i have a migraine. i feel chronic head pain, dizziness and nausea. it is an invisible illness. >> reporter: he lives in constant pain. ice helps and sodas the dark and medication. nothing ever stops it, not since it started 10 years ago. >> i ate some shrimp and i had a migraine that went into two migraine stand three migraines and then a migraine seven days a week 24/7. >> reporter: he is an active and healthy child and for the next two years he lied in the dark. doctors in the uk couldn't figure out what was wrong and send him to a specialist at a pain clinic in michigan. >> the comparator rehabilitating someone who has had a stroke. i gradually work up my level of activity. i would always take a camma as a distraction. >> reporter: he spent months being treated and one day his love for sports brought him and his camera to the universi

. >> he is the nelson mandela of what you got on. >> people's hands exploded because he was so many things't supposed to be. >> you don't say it, you just do it. it impacts the culture. >> we are joined by another force who impacted the culture. peggy noonan as a speech write assistant president reagan. the author of what i saw at the revolution and patriotic grace. it is so nice to have both of you here together. if i may sigh so, you both look great. >> she sent me a picture. i read them. >> what did you think of her write something. >> incredible. >> it's an honor to be next to an icon. that's all i can say. >> i wish there were more peggy noonans. >> this is what i wore for them. >> you write so clearly that whether people disagree with you or agree whether they are inspired exactly what they are saying. it's not to be said for all politics. >> one thing i did is clarity. the second thing is mean it. if you mean it, had helps you be clear. >> you seem to mean it. >> i mean it. i try to mean it all my life. i hope so. >> and you are wearing the maga red. >> sleeping bag coat. i had to t

today, great leaders like nelson mandela and robert sobukwe are among the mamany hundreds wasting away in robben island prison. against a massive, armed and ruthless state, which uses torture and sadistic forms of interrogation to crush human beings, even driving some to suicide. the militant opposition inside south africa seems for the moment to be silenced. the mass of the people seems to be contained, seems for the moment unable to break from the oppression. i emphasize e the word "seems" bebecause we can imagine whatat emotions d plplans mustst be seething below the calm surface of that prosperous police state. we know what emotions are seething in the rerest of afrir, anand indeed, all overer the wo. the dangers ofof a race war, of these dangers w we have had repeateded and profound warnini. it is in thihis situation, with t the great m mass of souh africans denied their humanity, their dignitity, denied opportunity, denied all humanan rights. it i is in this s situation, with many ofof the bravevest and bebest south a africans serving long y years in prison with some already exec

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white america came to embrace king in the same way that most whites and africans tend to accept nelson mandela. crud and gracefully. retrospectively, selectively, without grace but with considerable dial. he had created a world in which admiring him was in their own self interest. in short, they had no choice. when it comes to king and his speech, one of the central notments in this book is just about what you remember. it is also about what you forget. thank you. [applause] >> that evening. started, i want to send a special shout out to the second u.s. circuit court of appeals for reminding us that i grew up in a malcolm ask -- malcolm x household. my introduction to malcolm x was probably, i was four or five, and my father portrayed him in a black history month special, a play or some sort. there was malcolm x literature all over the household. i still have on my nightstand right now i copy of the autobiography that my father had, the broken and tattered one. public enemy and spike lee resurrecting him in his iconography. my father had several malcolm x t-shirts and hats. i say that to say d

it was a nelson mandela peace summit and it was reasonably quiet but i couldn't see them, the media werese you were still breast—feeding?” us. was she with you then because you were still breast-feeding? i was still breast—feeding. you were still breast-feeding? i was still breast-feeding. that is your partner, gayford? yes, he had a lot of fun trying to find places to change her and breast—feeding spaces at the un. do you feel unsettled when you are away from her?|j at the un. do you feel unsettled when you are away from her? i find it difficult, going through the exact emotion it difficult, going through the exact - emotion any it difficult, going through the exact- emotion any other parent i'm away i call, not have of i and keep cgntacb and keep eenteeb the of your audience the purpose of your meeting prime ‘ today. 'today. - is i opportunity, when you travel 337; i'm travelling q i'm travelling for to eurggg 922 q tggggjj'gg lg; world to eurggg g'ggg q l;gggll'gg lg; world economic forum, and also to promote new- which is negotiating a free trade turrenfiynegotiatingafreetratie with t

i spent the summer in 1990 traveling across south africa in the months after nelson mandela walked out of prison and into history. in 1991, i traveled throughout the soviet union as that country too suddenly became alive to change. in the newspaper series, i wrote, even the title spoke to what a momentous, hopeful time that was. beyond apartheid on south africa. and for the soviet union, awakenings. in this present, dark moment, it's worth noting that history turns and can turn again. especially when individual citizens stand in defense of their rights and in the institutions essential to keeping democracy strong. it's also my honor today to introduce three eye-witnesses who will share their stories of living in democracies and the process of betrayal and collapse. one of them, retired army colonel, frank cohn, was a 13-year-old who got out of nazi germany days before the attacks on jewish businesses and families like his. five years later, he was a soldier in the battle of the bulge, serving in army intelligence units throughout the end of the war and beyond. in venezuela, the mortal

white america came to embrace king in the same way that most whites and africans came to accept nelson mandela. grudgingly and gratefully, retrospecretrospec tively, selectively without grace but with considerable -- by the time they realize the sight of him was spent in -- he created a world in which admiring him was in their own self-interest because in short they had no choice. when it comes to king and his speech one of the central arguments in this book is it's not just about what you remember it's also about what you forget. thank you. [applause] >> evening. before i get started ain't over. i would like them to know that we will win. i grew up in a malcolm x household. an introduction to malcolm x, i was probably four or five and my father who favors malcolm x portrayed him in a black history month special play or some sort. there was malcolm x literature all over the household. i still have on my nightstand right now a copy of the autobiography that my father had i grew up posts public enemy and spike lee resurrecting malcolm x and his iconography. my father had several x 2000. i just d

can walk out the door if he'll just say he is guilty and just looked at them and said, that's nelson mandela. and he really has that kind of temperment. >> he does. he comes across exactly the way he is, which is just very stead fast, stoic, extremely genuine person and that quote from him that hangs in my mind from a hearing is, a mistake has been made here and no one wants to correct it. >> so, in this book, you do a wonderful job of -- it's very cleverly structured in that you start telling the stories of a number of exonerations, and begin to educate people about many of the accuse wrongful conviction, but as you tell the story you're he sort of setting it up for the restore consecutive justice moments between the wrongfully convicted and the victims. first of all, why don't you tell not everybody knows what restorative justice is, maybe you can share what that is. >> i didn't know what it was until a couple years ago, i had no idea. basically it's the different way of think can about harm and reparations. in our system of justice, we ask three basic questions: what crime has been commit

can walk out the door, if you would just say he was guilty, just look at them and say, it is nelson mandela, and he really has that kind of temperament. >> he does. he comes across exactly the way he is. which is just very steadfast kind of stoic extremely genuine person. and the quote - from him that hangs in my mind from one of these hearings is, a mistake has been made here and no one wants to correct it. >> so, in this book, you do a wonderful job of -- it is very cleverly structured, if i may say. in that you start telling the stories of a number of exonerations. and begin to educate people about many of the causes of wrongful convictions. but as you tell the story, a sort of setting it up for the restorative justice moments between wrongfully convicted and the victims. first of all, what you tell not everybody knows what restorative justice is. maybe you can share with that is. >> i didn't know it wasn't till about a couple of years ago. i had no idea what it was. basically it's a different way of thinking about harm and reparation. in our system of justice we asked three basic questi

. >> when they were called and said he was sending bill over to south africa to help nelson mandela andn bill lynch would call and say, i need you to come over and teach people about registration. when he saw the long lines that people waited to vote for elsa mandela, that's why you answer the call. the call this 20 years ago. the guy probably make six figures. he said, i knew that was a mistake. he said, i'm going to talk to congresswoman. i need you to go over to the d&c. we did it. twenty years ago. newt gingrich predicted they would claim 44 seats. they came within five seats of losing because we did this. this is the level of service we've had. >> we came of age in an era where serving the people was an honor. >> and whatever you can do to help the people, you have the skills that you have been blessed with and you get to he help, and you get to help make a difference, that's an auditor. yes, your body gets weary, but your spirit doesn't. >> every day were celebrating holiday. >> i just wanted one thing. this is about the way we came up and how we were trained. we learned how to do

i met nelson mandela who went on a safari. i went to botswana. you know, that's like four days all of that kind of stuff would happen in like four days. and then you go to the next week and i could literally forget everything that just happen to week before he can something like that would be happening in the next week. so to be able to remember it all, to keep it all in your head. i i would find myself forgettin. oh, yeah, i went to prague. i literally forgot that i had been to prague. i'm not, i mean, we had this conversation. somebody said what do you think of prague, and i said i've never been to prague. my chief of staff said yesterday. and i said no, i've never been to prague. ever. she was like yes. we went back and forth and it took a picture of me and prague. [laughing] going -- you're right, i forgot all about that. i was there for two days. [laughing] that's how, that's what the pace is. you can forget big major things. not because they were not important but they get crowded out by the next series of issues and demand. so i don't know