the province which produces the most opium in afghanistan ironically the fields are irrigated by this enormous irrigation project we did in the 1960's which is why they grow more opium than anyone else. but they're very nostalgic for the day the americans were there and helping them to grow melons and roses and they're all sorts of stuff and produce they can grow. it is very fertile farmland. but it will be expensive to try to move them onto alternative livelihoods'. it is predicted it will cost $5 billion over five years to move afghan farmers on to alternative crops. that sounds like a big price tag and tell you consider rears spending $2 billion every month to run our military operations when you run the numbers that looks like a economical way out. anyone else? thank you. thank you very much [applause] . . mr. galeano is into viewed by john dinges, a journalism professor at columbia and the author of a "the condor years: how pinochet and his allies brought terrorism to three continents". >> host: hello, we are here with a one of the authors that i have admired my whole life, eduar

the province that produces the most opm and afghanistan -- opm ironically the fields are irrigated by a enormous a irrigation project it we did in the '60s that is why they grow more opm than anyone else but they are very nostalgic for the days when the americans were there and helping them to grow melons, roses, there are all sorts of steps in produce that they can grow it is very fertile farmland but it will be expensive to try to move them onto alternative livelihoods'. one example of former finance minister predictable cost $5 billion over five years to move afghan farmers on to alternative crops which sounds like a big price tag until you figure we spent $2 billion every month just to run the military operations when you do the numbers nation-building start to look like a economical way out. >> anyone else? thank you. thank you very much [applause] gretchen peters has covered afghanistan for the associated press and abc news. for more business gretchen peters.org >> what is a demagogue? >> it is a leader there is a four part definition which is one of the few times anybody has th

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upon her and read her letters which have been ignored by many may's dollars not only ignored but it irrigated. so i feel the subject chosen the. >> you said you wrote the history of ida b. wells before you wrote the biography is that typical? how do generally do you come upon a topic? >> when i was reading my first book which is about black activist women wells popped up in the center of my pages and said these other women are fine but she grasped my imagination in a way. and would not let go. i could not intellectualize it then but i have always had questions about american culture, race, gender, her story is so central day she essential i think that is what i went too intuitively provide a look at it but the opportunity to see america it in the late 19th and 20th century transforming itself into a modern industrial power and struggling with these anxieties around race and gender and sexuality that all of these great moments of course, during the 20th century and it is looking to the eyes of a black activist like ida b. wells is extraordinary because she takes the full measure as a true prog

our drip irrigation is bringing arid lands back to life across the globe. and israeli scientists are expanding the boundaries of human knowledge. if only our neighbours would respond to our call Â- peace too will be in our reach. i call on the leaders of the arab world and on the palestinian leadership, let us continue together on the path of menahem begin and anwar sadat, yitzhak rabin and king hussein. let us realise the vision of the prophet isaiah, who in jerusalem 2700 years ago said: "nations shall not lift up sword against nation, and they shall learn war no more. with god's help, we will know no more war. we will know peace.

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runoff in albuquerque and phoenix and los angeles as being wasteful and compounding and intensely irrigated crops like alfalfa. you wouldn't need as much if you didn't do industrial cattle raising. and another of our campaigns which we're about to start everybody -- aren't we all lucky tonight -- is actually mcbison, really. buy son are the answer-everybody, its turns out. the plains indians knew what they were doing. bison basically live on junk that grows. they live on thorns and prickles and weeds and they don't actually need pasture, much lest al fall fathom automatic of you have had buy son burgers in good for you we can leave this room dripping with social virtue tonight. that's probably enough in answer to your question. [laughter] >> you came to the united states, i assume, quite a while ago. as an outsider, what was the essence that drew you here? why did you want to come and has that -- do you still find whatever it was appealing, and why? [laughter] >> i'm baffled. intellectual freedom is the answer. i'm part of the great jewish world conspiracy in which -- that we're brothers an

as being particularly wasteful and compounding an already difficult problem, and also intensely irrigated crops like alfalfa, for example. you would need such alfalfa if you didn't do industrial cattle raising. another of our campaigns which are about to start, but we all like you tonight, is actually megabytes and really. neck bison knew what the hell they were doing. bison basically live on junk that grows. they live on thornton trickles and weeds and don't actually need pastor of any kind, much less alfalfa. and how many of you cooked bison burgers? did for you. aren't they great? and they are not expensive. we can leave this room absolutely dripping with social virtue tonight, really. [laughter] >> that's probably enough of an answer to your question. [inaudible] >> you came to the united states i is in quite a while ago and as an outsider, what was the essence that threw you a "almost drew you here, doyou still findg and why? why? [laughter] >> that sound battled, darling. intellectual freedom is the answer. it's a very simple quick there were brothers, and from my brother sam and i'

they include many brands of faucets, toilets, shower heads, even irrigation services. the predictions are that soon entire homes will become water-sense certified. it's not only a bonus for the environment when you conserve water, but it's helpful to our wallets. the cheapest gallon of water, just like the cheapest barrel of oil, is the one you don't use. and it's estimated by the e.p.a. that with some simple adjustments in the way that we use water, the average household could save close to $200 a year on their water an sewer -- and sewer bills. there is an interesting nexus between water an energy use. if you conserve water, you conserve energy. less water means less energy for our showers, sinks, dishwashers, and the energy used to supply and treat public water. the e.p.a. estimates if 1% of american households used water sense certified toilets, each year we could save enough electricity to power 43,000 homes for a month. take lower water bills, and energy bills an reduce demands on the environment, that is something that we should strive to accomplish. now numerou

not only ignored but irrigated.n a way i felt that family, the subject shows me in a way and i was lucky. >> you mentioned earlier that you had written a history of ida wells before you read the biography. it is that typical of your work? do you circle brown the subject like that or how you typically find a topic to write about? >> wells really intervened. when i was writing my first book, which about black activist women, we'll sort of popped up in the center of mike pages and said, i need a book of my own. these other women are find but this one, and she really grasped really, she grasps my imagination in a way that would not like go. i did not intellectualize it then but now i understand, i have always had some pointed questions about american culture and about race and gender and her story is so central to american history and i think that is what i knew intuitively. if i could look at, and boy the opportunity to see the mayor cut in the late 19th and early, the gates of the 20th century that is transforming its

the way we are doing business in this new era of irrigated and complex security concerns, both rats and opportunities, and the involvement in overseas operations when the united states and allies and partners decide to act. there really are three basic functions that were performing as an intelligence community. >> first one is the standing of the international landscape so that we can warned policy-makers about transcom impending actions that might affect u.s. interests and again. opportunities that might be rising. that can really set the foundation for wise national security policy. we keep an eye and individual countries on the transnational trends. i mentioned the economy is one area and another one that was quite-- the h1n1 virus. as we all know, it popped up fairly quickly and as the director of national intelligence, i thought this was the primary responsibility of health and human services, the cdc, that they were the experts but it turned out there was a pretty strong role for the intelligence community in keeping an eye on that situation as it developed and it is still develo

such as irrigation technologies can create jobs here while solving problems abroad. can i ask for 15 a seconds? ms. matsui: i yield an additional 15 seconds. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. mcgovern: devoting portions of a cap and trade system to adaptation to those countries' most vulnerable is a signal that the u.s. can combat climate change. i ask unanimous consent to insert in the record a column by the president of relief services entitled combat hunger by investing in agricultural development. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. the gentleman from texas. mr. sessions: thank you, madam speaker. at this time i'd like to yield three minutes to the gentleman from ennis, texas, mr. barton. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized for three minutes. mr. barton: i thank the distinguished member of the rules committee. i'd ask unanimous consent to revise and extend, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. barton: madam speaker, this is the most important economic bil