during the charges against wirz, it was said by the defense of wirz you cannot do this because the war is over, the whole military commission cannot be allowed to exist. and this is my final, final point. which is that defense sounds weird in november of '65. people say, wait, the war is still going on. and so, the prosecution says the spirit of rebellion still exists, even though the war is over. and that puts on the table, well, how do you crush the spirit of rebellion? how do you end an insurgency? how do you end a war? the war's end requires the destruction of a spirit in the process. the wirz commission is like a similar war ending inquisition. it was hardly a venue for truth telling. it exacerbated rather than healed the damage of the war, like many tribunals are meant to do, and it suggested the war was not finished, if it ever would be. then as now, war would abide no deadline. thank you. [applause] so i have taken up -- i sucked up all of my question time. i don't know if i'm allowed any questions. ok, i can take some questions. there is a microphone coming around. >> what did

richard basehart plays wirz. or you can just simply find out. the rundown. thank you all very much. [applause] >> the berlin fault fell 25 years ago. we will visit that really a start date next sunday, beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern, featuring president george bush from the oval office. reaction from senate leaders. in a speech from president 197 1963. all weekend american history tv is in colorado springs, colorado. gold was discovered in the mountains surrounding the city in the 1890's. it resulted in one of the richest gold strikes in history. it is hosted by our comcast cable partners. our staff recently visited many sites. to learn more about colorado springs, all weekend, here in american history tv. for as long as people have settled and lived in this area, pike's peak has been a marketing tool. we have used it to help identify this location. pike's peak protrudes out onto the eastern plains. first 14,000 foot mountain that you reach when you are coming west across the plains towards denver. it is a beacon in many ways for people who are traveling towards the mountains. upeme