and i suspect he was a sufi, he took me and introduced me to the sufi hall many decades ago, and every time i entered and i was a modern young man straight back from cambridge and said what is he talking about? what sort of islam is this? everyone got sort of lost their ecstasy and devotion and really communicating with god in every personal matter. over time i grew to love that shrine and the piece i would find. you find muslims, hindus and christians in the audience. and that was attacked, and i was left with a sense of great despair. just before the attack, the community killing about 100 people, and then blowing up or attempting to blow up the shrine in the hall that is survived a thousand years. and i give this example, steve, the counterpart of this in india where very often there are rivals between hindu and muslim and that has never been attacked or blown up or attempt to injure. because again, if you go there you see hindus and christians all in the same universal brotherhood of man yet this shrine was attacked. so it has saddened me and i know the intentions of islam taking p

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even talk to you in so it was ridiculous posturing going back and forth never got anyone anywhere so sufi of a higher class in some cases that may have meant some people fall she will be the last one that they would really because she was the only one getting the than any press. the american public didn't care there were three americans, and the colombians are sorted so used to this kind of kidnapping they live with it daily that there is not constant outrage. the families march and they do a lot of events, but i don't think that helped her any and probably heard her more than anything. >> great. thank you very much to victoria bruce the book is halsted's nation, a great book. let's give them a round of applause. [applause] >> this event was hosted by the new america's foundation here in washington. to find out more, visit newamerica.net. >>> this week on "the communicators" a discussion with congressman bob goodlatte chairman of the subcommittee on intellectual property and co-chair of the congressional internet caucus. >> congressman bob goodlatte is chairman of the subcommittee on inte