that is on the director of the world history institute says the conference marked the last time the allies work together before the cold war they also showed how partners can put aside their differences in pursuit of a common goal. to convince a growing with the main purpose of a portsdown conference was to draw a final line on the war was the last time the allies were working together and not engage in the cold war it also showed that as in every day life as long as there is a common target for partners they can close lay eyes on their differences their the goal was already reached nonces met was crushed so other problems and interests started to surface that the soviet union did not want eastern europe to turn into cool said time against communism as it was before the war the us wanted to capitalize on economic dominance created by war and europe wanted to recover economically politically and structurally and thirdly during the conference it became known that the americans had tested an atomic bomb hoping to use it to dictate their will to the world but effectively setting off a nuclear

even though you respect the institution, the military of world war i but know there was discrimination that speaking out is not un-american, or inconsistent with our history. is it? >> i'm not calng it un-american. but i think you also have to look into context of the post-9/11 world, where we are fighting a real enemy. and we need recruits and good ones. >> i understand that and i understd the testimony of solicitor general kagan, and you've all noted and see it differently, that during this period of time the recruiters were on campus with veterans' organizations and actually increased the number of recruits. some you said, well, had maybe more if they'd have done it in a different fashion, but i think it was clear from letters we received from this committee, she is not opposed to veterans. she is not opposed to the military. it was a matter of conscience for her to speak out, i respect her for that. she might have done it differently. we all mht have done tings differently, but in the end, there's no question that she has the greatest respect for th military and her country as i have respect for yourselves. thank you. >> thank you, senator durbin. sen

institute who has history of caring about religious rights and freedoms echoes these sentiments about the administration's human rights and democracy promotion policy in egypt and elsewhere around the world. in recent testimony before the house committee on foreign affairs he said, and i quote, a lack of strong consistent leadership from the top of the administration has become apparent to the bureaucracy. one result is the cutting or slowing of funding for democracy programs in countries like belarus, cuba, egypt, iran, north korea, venezuela, zimbabwe. another consequence is that our embassies abroad, and this is painful to hear, are providing less diplomatic support on human rights and democracy. asked about the u.s. position on democracy in egypt, our ambassador to cairo praises the country's press freedom. the american embassy in cairo should be an island of freedom. the american embassy in every country should be an island of freedom. those yearning for greater freedoms in egypt are not alone in facing the era -- ire of their government. so too does the christian community face these hardships. uscir, the commission that recently released a report describing a deteriorating situati