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states and died from caer b 10 years later we got the report and the department heads were from tanzaniai'm trying to learn the lessons from my father and even general petraeus who said this is more about listening than anything else and building relationships with the people of afghanistan. >> charlie: what i like about your father is he said "it's more important that you do than what you say." >> exactly. >> charlie: as people say, "go do it." there is this about when general mcchrystal was flying back, you received an ema bere he was fired t within nine hours of the time saying what to you? >> he said -- i had just sent him a note that i had appreciated his efforts and i looked forward to having tea with him in a couple of weeks. i didn't know that he was going to get canned. and he quickly -- he sent me a reply saying that -- he mentioned it was a difficult time and he also said, "no matter what happens and what the outcome of this is," as he was flying to see president obama, he sai "it gives mereat courage to know that there are people like you who are really helping the afghan peo
states and died from caer b 10 years later we got the report and the department heads were from tanzaniai'm trying to learn the lessons from my father and even general petraeus who said this is more about listening than anything else and building relationships with the people of afghanistan. >> charlie: what i like about your father is he said "it's more important that you do than what you say." >> exactly. >> charlie: as people say, "go do it." there is...
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sand, and although i grew up in tanzaniaia for 15 years and seen a lot of poverty -- i grew up in tanzaniaor 15 years and seen a lot of poverty, i promised i would help them build a school and that was kind of the beginning of the last 17 years. >> charlie: that's the story you you told in "three cups of tea." >> "three cups of tea" is more about the lessons learned, the first cup you're a stranger, the second cup you're a friend and the third cup you're family. for family, you're prepared to do anything, even die. for the next book i just wrote last year "stones into schools" is more focused on afghanistan, about my relationship with the military, it's also about the earthquake in pakistan and also some of the lessons i had learned from my father who set up a hospital in tanzania. he worked mr. 1958 until 1972 to get the hospital started -- he worked from 1958 until 1972 to get the hospital started but he insisted on having africans in charge which didn't set well with the americans and the europeans. he made a speech at the inauguration along with julius nirari, the revolutionary leader,
sand, and although i grew up in tanzaniaia for 15 years and seen a lot of poverty -- i grew up in tanzaniaor 15 years and seen a lot of poverty, i promised i would help them build a school and that was kind of the beginning of the last 17 years. >> charlie: that's the story you you told in "three cups of tea." >> "three cups of tea" is more about the lessons learned, the first cup you're a stranger, the second cup you're a friend and the third cup you're family....
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besides kenya, kick-start is now selling pumps in tanzania, mali and burkina faso. >> ifill: now, cuba releases political prisoners and fidel castro reappears. margaret warner has that story. >> warner: flanked by their families, seven former cuban political prisoners arrived in madrid today as free men. smiling and flashing victory signs, the dissidents are the first of 52 such prisoners that cuba has promised to free. it will be the biggest such release in a dozen years. >> ( translated ): we are the first of a group of prisoners of conscience who have just landed on spanish soil after more than seven years being unfairly jailed and in captivity. >> warner: the package was brokered in talks earlier this month among the cuban government, the catholic church, and spain's foreign minister. >> ( translated ): change is inevitable. while i'm replying to you, i don't want to end it without thanking the spanish government for its role in this dialogue. >> warner: estimates of how many political prisoners remain there vary widely, but the cuban commission on human rights in havana says there
besides kenya, kick-start is now selling pumps in tanzania, mali and burkina faso. >> ifill: now, cuba releases political prisoners and fidel castro reappears. margaret warner has that story. >> warner: flanked by their families, seven former cuban political prisoners arrived in madrid today as free men. smiling and flashing victory signs, the dissidents are the first of 52 such prisoners that cuba has promised to free. it will be the biggest such release in a dozen years. >>...
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jane goodall's work on this the 50th anniversary of the beginning ofer work in tanzania, africa. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from colorado, mr. polis, and the gentleman from wisconsin, mr. petri, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from colorado. mr. polis: madam speaker, i request five legislative days during which members may revise and extend and insert extraneous material on house resolution 1543 into the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. polis: madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from colorado is recognized. mr. polis: madam speak, i rise today in support of house resolution 1543 which honors my dear friend, dr. jane goodall, on the 50th anniversary of the beginning of her important and groundbreaking work in tanzan, africa. dr. goodalis an inns pittsburgh, world renowned primatologist and the -- is an inspirational, world renowned primatologist. she has continued scientific research and environmental research of chimpanzees and oth
jane goodall's work on this the 50th anniversary of the beginning ofer work in tanzania, africa. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from colorado, mr. polis, and the gentleman from wisconsin, mr. petri, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from colorado. mr. polis: madam speaker, i request five legislative days during which members may revise and extend and insert extraneous material on house resolution 1543 into the record. the speaker pro...
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jane goodall, the 50th anniversary of the beginning of her work in tanzania, africa. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and agree to the resolution. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 416, the nays are zero. 2/3 being nate firmtive, the rules are suspended, the resolution is agreed to and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentlewoman from new york, mrs. mccarthy to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 5827 as amended, on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 5827 a bill to amend title 11 of the un
jane goodall, the 50th anniversary of the beginning of her work in tanzania, africa. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and agree to the resolution. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial...