. >> fort selden was established in may of 1865. the primary reason the fort was established was to protect the citizens of the missy of and travelers on the trade route, which was historically .he camino riau trade from santa fe to chihuahua and back. that was the primary purpose and againstection was apache raters more than anything else. that was why the fort was established here. the location was established from time out of mind this is been a spot where there was easy access to water and firewood. it provides all the surrounding enemiesyou can see coming, trade caravans. the soldiers who were here provided escort service so they would travel with people down the camino so that was the main purpose. the other purpose is served were people who were crossing the shortcut through the desert. this was a spot where they could rest, find water. there was a hospital here. that's why it was located here and that is the purpose of served. two period's of occupation. 18651878 is the first and they start the process of disassembling it. t

fort selden was established in may 1865. it was to protect the citizens of the valley and travelers on the trade route,? -- the trade route, which was comingcally the real from santa fe and back. the primary defense was against apache raters more than anyone else. and the location was chosen because this has been a spot where there was easy access to and itnd firewood, provides a very easy view of all the surrounding area. comingcan see enemies you can see trade caravans coming, and the soldiers here provided escort services. they would travel with people up the camino,, so that was the general purpose. the other purpose was for people passing through a shortcut through the desert. they couldspot where rest, where they could find water, there was a hospital here. that is why it was located here and that is the purpose it served. periods ofs two occupation, 1865-1868 is the first. they start the process of disassembling it. they take the wood beams off, they take the windows and doors, and they remove them so they can use the

. >> announcer: then a tour of fort selden, a u.s. military outpost located near the rio grande river established to keep peace in the region. watch c-span's tour of las cruces, new mexico saturday on book tv and sunday at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv on c-span3, working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. >> announcer: next, virginia tech history professor americus james robertson shares his views on the arms debate. he also discusses robert e. lee's character and talks about the organizations and people who are seeking to remove his statues throughout the country. this hour 15-minute talk was at a conference about confederate icons host the by the shenandoah valley battlefields association. >> good morning again, everybody. thank you so much for being here in harrisonburg, virginia in the heart of the national historic district that is comprised of eight counties of the shenandoah valley. we at the shenandoah valley battlefields foundation are thrilled to have you all

. >> then a tour of fort selden, a u.s. military outpost located near the rio grande river established to keep peace in the refuge. watch c-span's cities tour of las cruces, new mexico, saturday at noon eastern on c-span2's book tv and sunday at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv on c-span3. working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. >> next, virginia tech history professor james robison shares his views on the confederate monuments debates. better informing citizens about civil war history. he discusses robert e. lee's character and the organizations and people who are seeking to remove his statues throughout the country. this 1 hour 15 minute park was part of a conference hosted by shenandoah valley battlefields foundation. >> good morning. we are comprised of eight counties in the shenandoah. we are thrilled to have you all

. >> a tour of fort selden, a military outpost located near the rio grande river watch c- span city tour of loose crescent -- las cruces at noon eastern on book tv. working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. >>> next virginia tech history professor emeritus james robertson shares his views on the confederate monument to bait. mr. robertson argues for the need to better inform citizens about civil war history he discusses robert e lee's character and talks about the organizations and people who are seeking to remove statues throughout the country. this hour and 15 minute talk was a conference hosted by shenandoah value -- valle battlefield foundation. >>> good morning again everybody. thank you for being here in harrisonburg, virginia. in the heart of the national historic district. it comprises eight counties in shenandoah valley. at the shenandoah valley battlefield foundation are thrilled to have you here. we are doubly thrilled to have this amazing panel of speakers with us today to talk about the confederate icons, history memory and the future of our past. this is one

selden, a tour of fort the u.s. military outpost in the rio grande river established to keep peace in the region. ur, las cities to cruces, new mexico on c-span. working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. thetor bob casey was one of speakers today at the annual aviation safety forum hosted by the airline pilots association labor union in washington dc. he spoke about his desire for congress to take further action to ensure cockpit doors withstand intrusion. also talkingis about increasing penalties for sexual salt on board commercial airliners. this is about 25 minutes. >> later and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming the head of the airline pilots association. >> good morning, everybody. we had an enthusiasm discussion and debate yesterday on many topics. i'm completely certain today will be equally productive. we begin our second day with who wasbob casey, elected to the senate from pennsylvania in 2006. he has been a great friend alpa, and airline pilots across our profession. he is one of our bi

state fears today he is on the way to see a democracy activist together with a fellow lawyer from selden china he represents you know me who has been in prison for almost twenty five years. seen continuously emphasis the freedom of speech and for the democracy party of china. for his her. father sure. trode incher. interesting. passionately. don't you count how. she's. joining me now is a dove admissable the german jews mysterious and who made the film we just saw an example of that welcome da vinci now why do filming outside the jail the police detained you what happened next next they took me to the police station close by they didn't tell me a reason they just took me on their car and then we drove for ten minutes and the police station then we went for three hours that in question is that is that it waits and then finally i could leave ok now but you can been warned by the head of your program at the university in beijing not to make that sin why did you still go ahead and do it because i think it's an important topic and especially out as far as we need to focus on this topic otherw

. >> a tour of fort selden comic a military outpost located near the rio grande, established to keep he's in the region. watch the cities tour of las cruces, new mexico saturday at noon eastern on c-span two's book tv and the sunday on american history tv on c-span3. working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. >> now we take you to the carnegie endowment in washington for a look at russia's involvement in the middle east. first, a panel on russia's relationship with israel and iran, as well as a panel on russia's use of private military companies in syria. posted by the jamestown foundation, this is about two hours.

congressman lee selden had this to say. >> working with south korean counterparts even in the short termsion, we can't just at a moments notice turn it back on. shannon: david maxwell said the longer we go without exercises the more risk there is that we will suffer significant challenges if there is. what do you make that decision? >> there is a little bit of a disconnect because the defense manages a couple days ago talking about the fact those exercises, they intend to execute them. we already made a concession on canceling exercises for this year. next year going forward, the president changed his mind on that. it would be better to keep those exercise planning. we know for a fact that north korea now is not taking the substantive moves to denuclearize. the administration is frustrated with that. it is the heart of why mike pompeo is not going to north korea to engage in that meeting with china gaining leverage over them. i don't think by sustaining the cancellation of exercises it is less. shannon: i want to ask while you are with us, john mccain, he will be in the rotunda for the f

let's bring in republican congressman leeza selden of the house for neck affairs committe committee.re we doing enough to deter russia and are the new sanctions enough to keep them meddling in our election? >> rep. zeldin: there's not much more to do as far as the trajectory coming out of the administration and congress. you see the response as far as the use in violation of international law using chemical and biological weapons as you saw in the u.k., where innocent u.k. civilians either lost their lives or were injured. what has been announced today has to do with russia's supply and support to north korea and there is one that was cutting off diplomatic relations towards russia and cutting off exports towards russia. we have already seen implementation a couple weeks back and also on the trajectory toward cutting off access to the american banking system. as far as that goes in the trajectory they were on it really isn't much more to do diplomatically because you're getting close to that point where you are cutting off all diplomatic relations with russia. >> i want to hit the pa

selden located near the rio grande river established a key piece of the region. watch c-span cities tour of las cruces, new mexico, saturday at noon eastern on book tv. and sunday at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv on c-span 3. working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. >>> up next, american civil war museum historian john coski talks about the history of the confederate battle flag and how its perception has changed in the years since the war. mr. coski looks at how the battle flag has been used over time including in pop culre

. >> than a tour of fort selden, use military outpost located near the rio grande river established to keep peace in the region. watch c-span cities tour of las cruces, new mexico, today on c-span2's booktv and sunday at n c-span3. working with the cable affiliates as we explore america. >> welcome everyone. my name is lila stiff and i will be welcoming dr. nussbaum to the podium in a moment but if you logistics to cover first. if you could play silence your cell phones. we would appreciate that as a courtesy to the author but also are filming live for booktv on c-span and that will help a lot if we don't have our cell phones ringing. thank you.

. >> a tour of fort selden comic a military outpost located near the rio grande, established to keep he's in the region. watch the cities tour of las cruces, new mexico saturday at noon eastern on c-span two's book tv and the sunday on american history tv on c-span3. working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. >> now we take you to the carnegie endowment in washington for a look at russia's involvement in the middle east. first, a panel on russia's relationship with israel and iran, as well as a panel on russia's use of private military companies in syria. posted by the jamestown foundation, this is about two hours. glen: ok, everyone. let's go ahead and get seated. we're going to get started. my name is glen howard. i'm president of the jamestown foundation here in washington, d.c. we are delighted you are here today, able to join us for the wonderful discussions we're having. the title of the conference we are having is "russia and the middle east," organizing a -- we have been undergoing a project on the middle east for the past year, organizing a series of workshops

selden located near the rio grande river established a key piece of the region. watch c-span cities tour of las cruces, new mexico, saturday at noon eastern on book tv. and sunday at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv on c-span 3. working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. >>> up next, american civil war museum historian john coski talks about the history of the confederate battle flag and how its perception has changed in the years since the war. mr. coski looks at how the battle flag has been used over time including in pop culture and advertising. this hour long talk was part of a conference on confederate icons, hosted by the shenandoah battlefields foundation. >> without further ado i'd like to introduce the next speaker, mr. john coski. one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet. he and i were just commiserating over the fact that it's sometimes very hard to get photographs with people when you're as short as he and i are. so we enjoyed getting our picture here together up front here because it worked out well for both of us. i don't think john is

. >> fort selden was established in may of 1865. the primary reason the fort was established was to protect the citizens of the missy of and travelers on the trade route, which was historically .he camino riau trade from santa fe to chihuahua and back. that was the primary purpose and the protection was

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selden, a tour of fort the u.s. military outpost in the rio grande river established to keep peace in the region. ur, las cities to cruces, new mexico on c-span.