he -- he was kept for the next four years in jungle camps throughout south vietnam. it was really quite a different existence than the pilot who were eventually shot down in the north and captured and together, they were a suppor group. but because jim was isolated, he never had any of that kind of support structure. additionally, he was exposed to so much more physically than they were up there, just from trying to survive in a jungle environment. >> how many times did he try to escape? >> he tried to escape five times. three -- the first three escapes came in the early -- after he was able to build himself back up a litle bit to walk -- to be able to wa. for a time, he was moved from camp to camp on a stretcher. eventually, he was able to walk to shuffle and he would shuffle away from camp, hoping to get all the way away and for three of these attempts, he would just run into a guard. he would tell the guard that he was looking to relieve himself and then head back to camp. >> ok. 1964, he's in the south being held by the v.c., the vietcong. she is where in her lif

north and south vietnam, for instance. they divide people so that the pressure will not be on them. that is how i see the system. i see it in prison, how they divide inmates. it is scary if inmates unite, and they do not like that. when i first come to prison, it will be a big thing if i went and sat with the blacks. it would be a big think if they caucasian sat with the asians. we only did that one time, where everybody got together, and we got what we wanted. when you unite, you can conquer. [applause] >> next question is for the commander. how can they community-based organization contact the task force for speaking engagements? >> if you call and ask to speak to jim miller. >> is there any effort to formalize the relationship with a community-based organization? >> right now, we do not have that effort in place. it is a good idea, it is something that we have talked about. it is important for us to understand what the cbos are doing. it is important for them to have specific training for their individuals. they should also have some guidelines and some criteria to evaluate their

north and south vietnam, for instance. they divide people so that

north and south vietnam, for instance. they divide people so that the pressure will not be on them. that is how i see the system. i see it in prison, how they divide inmates. it is scary if inmates unite, and they do not like that. when i first come to prison, it will be a big thing if i went and sat with the blacks. it would be a big think if they caucasian sat with the asians. we only did that one time, where everybody got together, and we got what we wanted. when you unite, you can conquer. [applause] >> next question is for the commander. how can they community-based organization contact the task force for speaking engagements? >> if you call and ask to speak >> if you call and ask to speak to jim miller.

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do you remember all the press in america combing south vietnam trying to find out about napomon. all of that was lie niced by the press. that he was the way the press should be. we should aggressively find out what's being done in the name of the personal people. you have are taking the other approach right now sounding like some right wing guy saying you know what? we can do whatever we want and the people are no right to know anything. taking overall. >> here is the difference of what you are talking about here. in vietnam, you are waging -- i was concerned illegal war based on illegal attack on or myth call attack on an american ship. >> you, bob beckel said it was illegal so therefore it is. come on, bob. i'm talking about a time in history when the press was being inencouraged to do this and now the liberal press sits back and accepts it. >> you know, i don't agree with that for a second there has been more reporting on drones than virtually any other policy in this administration. you think the press set back, which they did, when george bush's administration decided to wat

, shot cattle and dogs for fun, poisoned food stocks, and generally ravaged the countryside of south vietnam all these years later, this book you've been working on for ten years, based upon these documents buried at the national archives, confirmed what john kerry was saying then. >> all the atrocities that kerry mentions by name there i found evidence of all of those types of crimes represented in the records of this vietnam war crimes working group in the government's own files. so at the same time that -- you know, that kerry and the veterans that he was referring to there were being smeared as fake veterans or as liars, the military had all these records that proved that these were just the very crimes that were going on in vietnam. >> and the military had these records in 2004, when john kerry was being swiftboated. >> that's right. you know, these records existed then. there was proof at the time that the military they knew about it and they didn't disclose it to the public. and it was still, you know, under wraps when he was running. the military definitely didn't want these records

her determination to meet with wounded american soldiers during a visit to south vietnam meant she becamethe first first lady to travel to a combat zone. pat showed the first lady was not just a ceremonial prop. pat also traveled successfully on her open. her journey to peru following the earthquake brought humanitarian relief to the citizens citizens of lima. when she attended the inauguration of libraria, she became the first wife of a sitting president to serve as an official representative to a foreign country. pat's enthusiastic response the people she met in south america and africa, served a diplomatic purpose for her husband and secured an opening for future first ladies to explore. in fact, pat's initial success with handling diplomacy on her own led to her taking additional solo trips during already husband's time in office. like almost everything else connected to right-hand nixon, pat's expansion of the role of first lady was lost in the midst of watergate. rather than celebrating her accomplishments, pat spent her last months in the white house avoiding reporters, and urging

ambassador to south vietnam, henry cabot lodge invoked at a cabinet meeting and succeeded in helping persuade lyndon johnson to escalate the war in vietnam. he argued that the u.s. did not intervene in vietnam, world war iii would be unleashed. as he put it, can't we see the similarity to our indolent at munich? and quote. so history can be misuse. history like many religions is multifocal. that is it can be interpreted and deployed in ways that consciously, strategically or not simply sit the interest of the interpreter. so, history can be useful. it can also be misused and also abused, both by scholars and practitioners, although i presumed history by the latter is more dangerous. .. the recent book, how smugglers, traffickers, and copycats are high jacking the global economy. hijacking is a sensational to me. so, how did peter do in this book? i think he skillfully avoids in providing a corrective to the present perspective. the other extreme, there's nothing new under the sun. i think this is most clear in the balanced concluding chap -- there's a subheading-continuity and change.

ambassador to south vietnam enveloped the conference at a cabinet meeting and succeeded in helping persuade lyndon johnson to escalate the war in vietnam arguing if the u.s. did not intervene in vietnam world war three would be unleashed. as he put it, can't we see the similarity to our own impotence? so, history had been misused. history, like many religions, is multi vocal. that is, it is valuable. can be interpreted and deployed in ways that consciously, strategically or not simply suit the interests of the interpreter . so history can be useful. it can also be misused and even abused, but by scholars and practitioners. .. he had a sensationalist view of history. there was a novelty in the present moment. example includes the recent book "smuggler nation: how illicit trade made america." hijacking is a pretty sensational term to me. so how do peter andreas do it in this book? well, i think that he skillfully avoids in providing this present perspective. the other extreme that there is nothing new under the sun. i think this is most clear in the balance chapter, there is a subheading that

in 1966, he even flew 1267 missions in -- 127 missions in south vietnam. he received the silver star, the presidential medal of freedom and the special peacetime medal of honoring. he was the youngest military pilot to be inducted into the aviation havel fame in 1973. chuck officially retired from the air force in 1975 but maintained his status as a test pilot for another three decades. occasionally flying for the air force and nasa ras a consultant. in 1997 on the 50th anniversary of the his historic flight breaking the sound barrier, he flew past mach i again. it was his last official flight with the air force. but of course nothing stops chuck yeager. so last october on the 65th anniversary of breaking the sound barrier, he did it again in another aircraft at the age of 89. whenever he's asked about all of his exploits, chuck says he was just doing his job, and that all he is he owes to the air force. he's never, ever wavered from that. in his awl auto biography he wrote, "my beginnings back in west virginia tell who i am to this day. my accomplishments

how do we compete with china, vietnam, south korea, india when we are going to have stronger labor unions that insure that we have more work place regulations. more ways that business has to pay more money to make ends meet? the two things don't add up. i understand what david is saying. >> david somehow wishes it was 1930 when we had the highest participation in unions instead it's 12% participation. the reason is that unions don't work. you know, david kind of, i understand the kind of the point is he measmght the employment is he implying it's the haves that have it all and taking away from have notes. >> four years of barack obama in the white house and still blaming the congress. this is lunancy. the president has been in charge for four years. >> exactly laura. the reason that it in david's world there is no jobs being created amongst the have not is that there is such strong head winds for job creators. they look at higher taxes, they look at obama's constant bashing of the obama -- >> laura: downward pressure on companies hiring. david, that so much. coming up next, chuck hagel co

and from there she goes to south africa, india, nepal, thailand, cambodia, vietnam, malaysia, mal dova will end her race in nigeria. emily and her team will work with local churches and ministries in the region. >> the ministries could range from vacation bible school to working in orphanages, to ministering to women and children who have been in human trafficking, especially in south east asia. >> reporter: emily's group is part of a larger team of about 50 racers, who have been asked to travel light. >> i will have one backpack for the entire 11 months. i'll be taking a tent, so times we'll have accomodations, and sometimes we won't. >> reporter: how do you feel about going a week without a shower? >> i'm the type of girl who can handle that. in training, we had practiced. we were living in the woods for about a week, a group of 50 people. >> reporter: world race founder seth barnes came up with the idea several years ago, to give young people an alternative to the nine to five routine. >> we push people to do what we call a loop 10 kind of journey. where they go out and take virtual

and exports to some sort of growing markets emerging markets like china, south korea, and vietnam areo showing strong growth as well. they are really catching on and enjoying american wines. chris? >> all right. cnbc's mandy drury, thanks very much. >> thank you. >>> tax day is less than two months away. here is how we plan to spend our refund. this is according to a recent survey. 15% say they'll invest it. another 15% say fun times. 28% say they need it for necessities. 44% will use it to pay off debt. and almost half, 47%, say they'll put it in the bank. great, everybody made it. we all work remotely so this is a big deal, our first full team gathering! i wanted to call on a few people. ashley, ashley marshall... here. since we're often all on the move, ashley suggested we use fedex office to hold packages for us. great job. [ applause ] thank you. and on a protocol note, i'd like to talk to tim hill about his tendency to use all caps in emails. [ shouting ] oh i'm sorry guys. ah sometimes the caps lock gets stuck on my keyboard. hey do you wanna get a drink later? [ male announcer

shoot, down south, man, you got them strippers that-- i call 'em vietnam vets. strippers can't get no baby-sitter. - they go, "hold my baby." - [laughter] man, they had a 91 year-old stripper, man. ninety-one! man, it was a trip. y'all seen an old stripper? woman: yeah. i mean, they brought one on the stage, man. look, can i just show y'all how it went? yeah. player, she was 91 years old. let me show y'all what happened. ♪ [slow music playing] [laughter and applause] [laughter continues] [laughter and applause] [laughter and applause] [laughter and applause] thank you. [cheers, whistles & applause] captioning made possible by comedy central. captioned by mccaptioning services www.mccaption.com from comedy central's world news headquarters in new york, this is the daily show with jon stewart. ( cheers and applause ) >> jon: welcome to the daily show. my name is jon stewart. my guest i think you'll enjoy george stephanapolous will be joining us. mr. stephanapolous will be out here in a little bit. we'll talk to him very briefly because he's got to be up in like tw

vietnam in the decades of the fall of saigon. between 1,500 and 2,000 a month still brave the south china sea with its risks of pirates, thirst, hunger and rough seas. it's believed 250,000 of them have died in their desperate attempt for a new life. >>> the same night ktvu brought you that report we had news of a different sort about a former boat person here in the bay area. here's elane corral in 1976. >> reporter: 35-year-old chong hit $1 million in the state lottery today. >> $1 million, a million dollars. >> reporter: chong told lottery officials he's applying for american citizenship. chon fled vietnam. they boarded a small boat for seven days. chong now works as an auto mechanic. he says he plans to use his winnings to buy a home and put the rest in the bank and hopes to have his own auto shop one day. >>> they held a reunion at camp pendelton where they had first lived. >> reporter: they returned to southern california back to where their lives began. then they called it little saigon a temporary city for those fleeing saigon. >> what you have taken from your departure here at camp pendelton and done the wonderful things you

military industrial complex but our lawmakers didn't listen to eisenhower and then the vietnam war plus more covert wars in south america asia in the middle east the one nine hundred sixty s. and one nine hundred seventy s. the pentagon's annual spending jump to nearly two hundred billion dollars during the one nine hundred eighty s. spending again increased thanks to more covert operations and high tech missile defense boondoggle like star wars military spending in that decade increased nearly three hundred fifty billion dollars the same time taxes were slashed and spending on social programs was cut in the soviet union fell in defense spending leveled off in the one nine hundred ninety s. but the perpetual war machine continued to grind on there was desert storm and iraq military intervention in kosovo air strikes in sudan another bombing raid on iraq to close out the decade and then george w. bush moved into the white house and i don't love it happened and then this happened to military spending it went up when up a lot to new wars were started in a brand new covert drone warfare program was unleashed all acr

do a fascinating book on when communism move into asia it diverged into something different in vietnam, south korea, laos than the communism in eastern europe. >> harvard follow pete christianburg on 34 years of reporting. sunday at 8:00 on c-span. >> of blockaded the principal naval strategy of the northern states, the principal naval strategy of the southern states is commerce raiding. one gun on the pivot. if you are going after merchant ships, one is all you need. if you call a merchant ship, the idea was come along side and put a prize crew on board and take it to a court where it could be adjudicated, sell it at auction, and you got to keep all the money. because privateering depends on profits, the ship owner paid the men and buys the food and expects a return on his money. and the crew expected prize money. without friendly port where they could be condemned and then sold, you cannot make sold,off it. therefore, confederates private ering lasted about three months or slightly longer. entrepreneurs found out they could make more money blockade- run and. >> looking at the civil war at s

south china seas. we have encouraged india's look east policy. we have used trade negotiations over the partnership to find common ground with a former adversary in vietnam. our effort has encompassed all the levers of power and more. you could ask a self-declared, how could we approach an issue in the south china sea without a deep understanding of energy politics, diplomacy, smart economics state craft? think about burma. this took a blend of economic and political tools. the country's leaders wanted the benefits of joining the global economy. they did not want to be an international pariah. we needed to engage with them on many fronts to make that happen while boosting investment in upgrading our diplomatic relations. then there is china. how we deal with one another will define so much of our common future. it is uniquely complex. as i've had high level chinese leaders quote back to me, we're trying to write new entered to what happens when an established power and a rising power meet. we have to be able to use every lever at our disposal all the time. we cover both traditional issues like north korea and also emerging challenges like climate change,

military industrial complex but our lawmakers didn't listen to eisenhower and then the vietnam war plus more covert wars in south america asia and the middle east the one nine hundred sixty s. in one thousand nine hundred seventy s. the pentagon's annual spending jump to nearly two hundred billion dollars during the one nine hundred eighty s. spending again increased thanks to more covert operations and high tech missile defense boondoggle like star wars military spending in that decade increased nearly three hundred fifty billion dollars the same time taxes were slashed and spending on social programs was cut in the soviet union fell in defense spending leveled off in the one nine hundred ninety s. but the perpetual war machine continued to grind on it was desert storm and iraq military intervention in kosovo airstrikes in sudan another bombing raid on iraq to close out the decade and then george w. bush moved into the white house nine eleven happened and then this happened to military spending they went up went up a lot to new wars were started in a brand new covert drone warfare program was unleashed all acro

soldiers were being withdrawn from vietnam and the south vietnamese government failed. he was there and 100,000 people were evacuated. we saw very early in his career that you mattock experience for the united states. he was chief of intelligence for a time at the 51st fighter wing based in south korea, he served in bulgaria. he served in germany. and through his career, always with distinction, up until march of 1999, when he was tapped to serve as the director of national security. they listened to everything and they watched. his director for march of 1999 through april 2005. from that time, they experienced 9/11, what happened in madrid, and from april 2005 until may 2006, he was principal deputy director of national intelligence. including a new organization of intelligence in this country. at that time, that included the terrorist bombing in london. he was director of the central intelligence agency, also known as the cia. he retired from the air force after 39 years in july 2008. he is currently a principal at consulting firm run by secretary of homeland security

vietnam, shoppers in hanoi are preparing to celebrate what they call tet. red and gold are favorite colors for the holiday, which represent wealth and good fortune. south koreans have the longest working hours of any nation in the developed world. the government in seoul is trying to change that. >> he heads home after another long day at the office. a bank employee, he typically puts in 12 or 13 hours here that the holiday, he only takes five pills -- 12 or 13 hours. for holiday, he only takes five days per year. democratically speaking, we feel uncomfortable -- >> practically speaking, we feel comfortable. >> his wife has the luxury of choosing her own hours. >> as a boyfriend, he was quite nice. but over time, his workload becomes larger. these days, he is very busy. >> south koreans work for hundred hours more per year than the average group in their hash than0 hours more per year the average group in their area. employers are taking the mindset for granted. >> when they think of something, they call their juniors to do something instantly. so, when -- their juniors are -- should be always available. >> for all the hard work, productivity remained

south. we will have to keep a close eye on that one. china, the weather is looking dry and fine. vietnam should be fine. myanmar about 36 degrees. across asia we should cn improvement in the weather. we had some unseasonal rain the but last -- in the last two days. still some parts of rain in time of not it -- tamil nadu. rest of the region is looking drive. -- the rest of the region is looking drive. -- dry. >> you are with the al jazeera newshour. protests taking place across pakistan after the killing of members of the shia community. the attack claimed more than 80 lives. protesters have given authorities 48 hours to catch the attackers. ecuador's president rafael correa has attached -- secured a third term, declaring victory in the presidential elections. early results gave him 57% of the vote. conservative islamic opposition group has called for more protests in bangladesh in response to a government decision to amend the war crimes law to allow prosecutors to appeal a life sentence handed down to an opposition leader. you meet white house memos reveal plans to give illegal immigra

at home, sunshine in the santa clara vietnam with a ring from 65 to 66 and santa cruz is warmer at 68. and mid-to-upper 50's along the breezy beaches, and 61 in south san francisco, downtown is 62. mid-to-upper 60's through the north bay valley with petaluma at 67. 63 and 64 and 65 is the temperature along the east bay shore. a spread from 62 in san ramon and 67 at livermore and fairfield and east bay valleys. mainly 30's inland tonight and a few clouds overnight. the accweather seven-day outlook shows pollen that will get obnoxious over the next three to five days. by mound and monday, it will be cooler with temperatures very nice and in the 60's. sue? >> in san jose, good morning, everyone, we have a nice look at highway 87, the tail lights headed in the northbound direction and traffic is slowing nicely. we have a situation with police activity, southbound, monterey road, from cottage grove, a hit-and-run accident at 1:00 o'clock this morning. an investigation is ongoing. that is a good area to avoid in san jose. westbound 4, an accident off to the shoulder and it is very slow out of antioch moving toward pittsburg. kristen? >> thank you. a spee

activity in vietnam, takes part in the genet rankin brigade and helps the soldier hearings, she opposes apartheid and in the 1980s will join tickets outside the south african embassy against apartheid and u.s. complicity in helping to prop up the south african government and eight days after 9/11 she joins with a number of civil-rights activists to call for justice, not vengeance, decry any move to war and insist the united states work with international law and the international community to bring justice. where do we go from here. the anniversary of the boycott last month president obama tweeted a picture of himself on the rose of parks bus in the classic rosa parks close. next week the post office will issue a stamp. she is as one of my colleagues put it the american version of a national saint but her legacy asks much more of us that a stamp raise statue and if we are going to claim her legacy as president obama did last month then we must realize what it asks of us? rosa parks's courage was the ability to make an independent stance even though she and others had done it before and nothing had changed and even when she well understood the harm

vietnam. she takes part in the jeannette rankin brigade, hums with the winter soldiers hearing. she opposes apartheid and in the 1980s will join tickets outside the south african embassy against the apartheid in u.s. complicity in helping to prop up the south african government. eight days after 9/11 she joins it danny glover, and a number of activists who call for justice, not vengeance to decry any move toward and insist that the united states would work within international law and the international community to bring justice. so where do we go from here? on the anniversary last month, president obama treated a picture of himself in the rosa parks bus in the classic pose. next week the post office will issue a stamp. she is a son of my colleagues put it, the american version of a national thing. but her legacy asks much more of us than a stanford statue. and if we are going to claim her legacy as president obama did last month, we must realize that it asks of us. rosa parks courage has the ability can make an independent stand, even though she and others had done it before and nothing had changed and even when she well understood the harm that might

blacks could not vote in the south but white women couldn't serve on juries. 18-year-olds serving in vietnamen bilingual. it took us 30 years to demock kra advertise democracy. we saw this last year, can't vote on sunday, have are to have birth certificates. i think that evidence that we need enforcement was overwhelming today. >> the other issue i want to raise with you, the violence that's going on, the killing, the slaughter in chicago, your hometown right now. a lot more americans have been killed in chicago this past year than were killed in afghanistan. >> well, to be sure, there are no gun shops in chicago. the guns are made in suburbs and in rock island and so we have more capacity to stop the gun -- if you were in iraq, when they were sold from -- you would stop their trail. we can't stop the flow of guns coming in. >> you have confidence in the mayor, rahm emanuel snl. >> he cannot stop drugs coming in, cannot stop banks and drive-buy shootings. so when the president comes to town and says, let's stop the killing, let's stop the gun laws, that they thereforeare shot because unless

and dulles had a lot to do with this -- that when the french got driven out and vietnam was split into two, we backed the southand we did start putting advisers in there, that's true. but judging by eisenhower's beliefs and statements after he got out, i think -- i know that his view on vietnam was all or nothing. that that if you're going to do this, go in all the way. he advised president johnson and president kennedy and president johnson either declare war all the way, bomb hanoi or don't do it. but politicians don't think that way. they think by half measures and compromise. they believed in gradual steps and gradual escalation. so kennedy introduces not just more -- i think there were about 8,000 advisers when kennedy came in, quickly it became 35,000 advisers then ground troops, gradually ratcheting it i up. lbj, same thing. more and more combat troops but never going all the way. and eisenhower thought that was a big mistake. now, he always supported the presidents, ken canty and then johnson, because he was a great patriot, he believed in the presidency, but he said johnson is using me, trotting me ou

south china seas. we have encouraged india's look east policy. we have used trade negotiations over the partnership to find common ground with a former adversary in vietnam. our effort has encompassed all the levers of power and more. you could ask a self-declared, how could we approach an issue in the south china sea without a deep understanding of energy politics, diplomacy, smart economics state craft? think about burma. this took a blend of economic and political tools. the country's leaders wanted the benefits of joining the global economy. they did not want to be an international pariah. we needed to engage with them on many fronts to make that happen while boosting investment in upgrading our diplomatic relations. then there is china. how we deal with one another will define so much of our common future. it is uniquely complex. had high level chinese leaders quote back to me, we're trying to write new entered to what happens when an established power and a rising power meet. we have to be able to use every lever at our disposal all the time. we cover both traditional issues like north korea and also emerging challenges like climate change, intelle