MEMORIAM - Colin Powell

"Remembering ‘warrior statesman’ Colin Powell" PBS NewsHour 11/5/2021

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SUMMARY:  Friday at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., family, friends and colleagues of the late Secretary of State Colin Powell gathered to memorialize him.  Presidents Biden, Obama and Bush, and another Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, were among the guests.  His loved ones reflected on who he was as a statesman, friend and father.

 

WATCH LIVE:  Colin Powell's funeral at the Washington National Cathedral (3:27:04)

MISLEADING PUBLIC - Afghanistan War

"Explosive investigative report says U.S. government misled public on war in Afghanistan" PBS NewsHour 12/9/2019

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SUMMARY:  In a blockbuster story representing the culmination of several years of investigation and pursuit of government documents, The Washington Post reports that U.S. officials have been misleading the American public about the war in Afghanistan for the past 18 years.  John Yang talks to The Washington Post’s Craig Whitlock, lead reporter on the story, about what the classified document trove revealed.

"During Afghan war, lack of U.S. knowledge yielded a flawed strategy" PBS NewsHour 12/10/2019

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SUMMARY:  For nearly two decades, the United States’ military engagement in Afghanistan has been plagued by strategic missteps, according to The Washington Post's bombshell report.  The investigation examined thousands of pages of previously unpublished notes and interviews from the U.S. government’s Lessons Learned Project analyzing the war.  Nick Schifrin talks to retired Army Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute.

NEWSHOUR BOOKSHELF - “The Last Republicans”

"Author: Former Bush Presidents concerned GOP has strayed from its principles" PBS NewsHour 1/25/2018

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SUMMARY:  They are a living political dynasty, and they rarely weigh in on the politics of the day, but in the new book “The Last Republicans,” former Presidents George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush reflect on the man currently inhabiting the Oval Office, and much more.  Lisa Desjardins sits down with author and historian Mark Updegrove to discuss their father-son relationship and their shared ethos.