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Robert McNamara

Robert McNamara, Defence Secretary to JFK and LBJ, talks about his crucial role in the Cuban Missile Crisis and says that his experience in the Vietnam War convinced him of the need for an international criminal court. Even if it could mean his own record coming under scrutiny.

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Liberty, equality, property

The third-world poor hold assets worth as much as all the companies listed on the world's main stock exchanges. So why are they poor?

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Powerhousing

The coolest architect on the plant is designing buildings that project political power

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