side may want to discuss how marines stationed in okinawa can protect the islands. in september, japan and the u.s. confirmed that the senkaku islands in okinawa prefecture would be covered by their existing security pact. the move followed collisions between a chinese trawler and japanese patrol ships. the working-level talks are expected to boost the two countries' defense cooperation in the region. >>> the u.n. security council has called on parties involved in a referendum in sudan to carry out a voting process as scheduled in january. the referendum will decide whether the south of the country becomes independent. the vote is the final phase in the 2005 peace agreement that ended a two-decade-long civil war between ethnic arabs in the north and ethnic africans in the south. on tuesday the u.n. security council held ministerial-level talks over the poll scheduled for january 9th. u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton said that sudan should not return to the past when 2 million lives were lost in a conflict that lasted for more than a quarter of a century. >> i

they say the copy was stored in a computer accessible to officials at a district office no inn okinawa, a higher office in another location and the prosecutor's office in tokyo. they say the copy is now being stored in a memory device locked in a safe at the supreme prosecutor's office. naoto kan has instructed his cabinet to examine the video and tighten information control. >> translator: first of all, we must try to find out the truth about what happened. we'll do our utmost on that front. it is important for japan and china to deal with this matter in a calm manner. >> foreign minister seiji maehara also spoke about china's reaction. >> translator: china expressed interest and concern over the issue through diplomatic channels. >> maehara said the government in japan told china it is investigating the matter. >>> china's foreign ministry has reiterated its criticism of japan over the incident. it says the leak of the video does not change any of the facts in this case. the spokes person said in a statement on friday the japan coast guard vessels caused the collisions. he said they

marines in okinawa. >>> an australian opera is giving audiences a fresh look at a historic revolt byts aboriginal people. no longer able to take the cruel treatment by white authorities, scores of indigenous people walked off a mission in the state of new south wales back in 1939. that incident inspired aboriginal women to produce an opera on their strug p. nhk world's hiromi kurosaka reports. >> reporter: the opera "pagan summer" depicts the suffering of australia's indigenous people under white rule. white people take the land for their own, but eventually the aborigines stand up for their freedom. ♪ the opera is based on the famous historic event back in 1939 in which the aborigines rebelled against white rule. an aboriginal woman, debra chatham, wrote and composed the opera and performs in it. her grandparents were involved in insurrection, so she feels a strong connection to it. she worked four years on the opera. >> this walk-off from the mission was so significant, but it got lost in time. so the first message is that there are australian stories that are worthy of an opera. ♪

the recommendations included the idea that the local government of ishigaki city in okinawa prefecture should be allowed to conduct environmental and other surveys on the island. they also called for the construction of a port on the island so that the fishing boats could take shelter in bad weather. the group stressed the need for new legislation to provide financial support to municipalities on isolated islands as part of measures to protect japan's the group plans to submit its recommendations to the government soon. >>> former chinese foreign minister tang jiaxuan says japan and china should not allow the current strain on their bilateral relations to affect economic ties. tang spoke with japan business federation chairperson in tokyo on thursday. tang was referring to the tension between the countries after the chinese trawler collided with the japanese patrol boats near the senkaku islands in september. tang said in the 40 years since diplomatic normalization political leaders on both sides have maintained a tacit agreement to set aside territorial disputes in the interest of dev

it says the missiles can now strike kadena base in okinawa prefecture, 650 kilometers from china, and yokota base in tokyo, 1,100 kilometers away. the report urges the u.s. military to reinforce its capacity to withstand a chinese air and missile assault on its regional bases. it says a missile defense system should be deployed to intercept ballistic missiles in cooperation with japan and south korea. >> over the past decade the chinese air force has acquired both foreign and indigenously produced advanced aircraft, weapons and equipment. >> the same u.s. congressional panel we just mentioned has also urged the government to label china as currency manipulator. the u.s.-china economic and security review commission made the proposal in its annual report released on wednesday. the panel said china deliberately undervalues the yuan and harms u.s. exporters and import-sensitive manufacturers. the group argued that china falls under the category of currency manipulators as defined by the u.s. treasury department. their report also raises worries over china's use of rare earth minerals as

military base in okinawa. >>> diplomats from countries desiring permanent seats on the u.n. security council have welcomed u.s. president barack obama's endorsement of india's bid for membership. also lobbying for such seats are japan, germany and brazil. obama offered his official backing for india to become a permanent member of the council during his visit to the country earlier this week. on thursday in new york the u.n. general assembly debated the long standing issue of reforming the security council. german u.n. ambassador peter wittig said the structure should be changed to reflect the current geopolitical reality and that obama's address emphasized this need. speaking after the session, the brazilian ambassador maria luiza ribeiro viotti said her country regards obama's remarks as a positive sign that the u.s. is committed to reforming the security council. japan's u.n. envoy said it is good news for the four countries that the u.s. president has stepped forward on the matter. referring to obama's visit to japan for apec summit meeting in yokohama, nishida expressed

military base in okinawa. >>> suspected muslim militants attacked a police facility in central karachi, pakistan, thursday night. leaving at least 15 people dead and more than 100 injured. local police say the attackers first opened fire at a police checkpoint and then rammed a vehicle carrying explosives into the main building, causing an explosion. the blast destroyed the police facility and damaged surrounding buildings. muslim militants have repeatedly launched attacks in retaliation for pakistan's military operations against them in the country's northeastern region boredingering with afghanistan. >>> the european aviation safety agency says oil leaks may have caused an engine to fail on a qantas a-380 passenger jet last thursday. one of the jet's rolls-royce engines failed soon after takeoff from singapore en route to sidney. the engine blew up with parts falling off over indonesia. the aircraft returned to singapore where it made an emergency landing. the european aviation safety agency has ordered qantas, singapore airlines, and lufthansa to inspect the engines of their a-380s.

into why the video could be viewed in kobe, which is outside the jurisdiction of the coast guard in okinawa, which investigated the collision. they are continuing to question the officer on thursday to determine whether he failed to perform his duty as a civil servant to protect privileged information. >>> in a related development, japan's government plans to set up a panel to study measures to protect classified information. on wednesday prime minister naoto kan instructed all administrative vice ministers to prevent any recurrences. kan said a public servant had broken the rules and leaked information. the panel will be chaired by chief cabinet secretary yoshito sengoku. among its tasks will be double checking that access by public servants to such information is restricted by passwords and that the identities of those illegally accessing the data are recorded. the panel will also discuss strengthening penalties for those who violate the code of confidentiality. >>> police in london say the parcel bomb that was found last month on a cargo flight could have exploded over the u.s. east coas

he fought in okinawa and remember the taunts he and his twin brother endured when they returned. >> people were calling us baby killers and all kinds of nasty things. >> reporter: he says things are different now. veterans are honored and remembered, their sacrifice appreciated in many ways by so many people even if it is with just a meal. >> people are more aware of the service the veterans have provided to this country. >> reporter: clayton altman will retire from the army next year. he said the veterans day freebie means people still care. >> i just thank them for their support. >> reporter: across town in another restaurant applebee's veterans fill just about every table. it's more than a dinner to them. this is a chance to meet each other and share stories. >> it's a meal and it's also friendship, fellowship. >> reporter: ed dowden is an iraq war veteran. he wears it proudly on his shirt never wanting people to forget. he says more and more people don't and it means a lot. >> it really means a lot coming back, you really don't feel like a lot of people appreciate what you do and a lot

there is controversy over a military base in okinawa. it cost the prime minister his job. there are territorial disputes over islands in the south china sea that japan believes is theirs, china believes is theirs. add to that the rising nuclear power of noefrk and their refusal to go along with the six-party talks. japan very anxious. the president has bilateral meetings with the president there when he gets up this morning. >> thank you for the update. >>> lawmakers on capitol hill are lining up, fighting back against proposals to slash the national debt by raising the social security age. slices and dices pork projects. check out where things stand with the national debt. $13.7 trillion dollars and counting. the numbers rolling so fast you can barely keep track. the committee came up with ideas that offend leaders in both parties. a few lawmakers are defending at least the work. mark udall is one of them. he is is a colorado senator. senator udall, good to see you. i got an e-mail from your office praising the work the panel has accomplished. there are a lot of controver

china want to make sure that the seventh fleet remains there, that american troops/marines remain in okinawa, and especially with what is going on with japan and china. asserting that the south china sea is not china's lake is a demonstration that the united states is trying to exercise a strong military role in terms of countering china, but to demonstrate that the united states has strong interest there that other countries in the region have strong interest through our presence in the region to underscore those interests. but the other point is economic. if we will grow -- we heard the panel yesterday talk about weak growth in this country. if we will grow this economy and create jobs, one of the major ways of doing it is to demonstrate that we can work with these other countries to expand markets in the asian region. that is an important part of recovery now and domestic prepared for the next several decades to come. we want to -- and domestic prosperity for the next several decades to come. by going there and participating in the g-20, the aipac conversation in japan, we want to say we

particularly with what's going on between japan and china, the role of okinawa becomes even more important. so asserting that the, that the south china sea is not china's lake is a demonstration not that the united states is trying to exercise a strong military role in terms of countering china, but to demonstrate the united states has strong interests there, that other countries in the region have strong interests there, and we intend through our presence in the region to underscore those interests. but the other point is economic. the other point is that if we're going to grow -- and we heard the first panel yesterday talk about weak growth in this country. if we're going to grow this economy and create jobs, one with of the major ways of doing it is to work with these countries to expand markets in the asian region. that is an important part of domestic recovery now and domestic prosperity for the next several decades to come, and we want to assert our economic interests particularly in areas such as protection of intellectual property, making sure that our trade rights are protected in

ferschke gave birth to michael ferschke iii in okinawa in 2009. she immediately registered with her son to the state department. after sergeant ferschke's death, hotaru ferschke issued a petition to go to the united states. sergeant ferschke and hotaru intended michael to grow up in the united states for him to grow up with his family. this legislation would amend current immigration law so they can -- and this legislation will straighten out a tragic and sad situation for a woman and her child and i think everyone sees the marriage in this, or at least i hope they do, and i urge all of my colleagues to support this legislation. i yield back to mr. poe. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from tennessee yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from texas reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from michigan. mr. conyers: mr. speaker, i just want to commend not only john duncan and jim mcgovern, but i think that this legislation and the energies that went into its passage exemplify the fact that members of this body

he was a soldier you think about battles like iwo jima and okinawa where our forces can face-to-facewith terrible and tough enemy. but we been given may be short shrift of these general, the personal courage and moral courage, haven't we? was an important quality that makes these men great generals? stephen, start with sherman. >> we've been talking about several of these men had a transformative moment. and really for sherman, he is transformed moment in the were i think relates to battlefield courage. it really was the point at which i think they turn around for sherman and he was able to apply his genius in the way that was helpful. talk about foresight. shermans part of was his foresight would work against them. he was more. you would assume party would tend to think his mind that his enemy knew everything about his situation, and then he would assume his enemy would make the best possible moves for that and that scared the daylights out of him. he said so. grant doesn't mind what the enemy does not, but it scares me. he had this problem early in the war, possible mental breakdow

you think about battles like okinawa where the forces came face-to-face with a terrible and a tough enemy, but we have been maybe given short shrift to the general, haven't we? i mean, was that an important quality that makes these men great generals? start with sherman. >> we have been talking about several of these having transformed moment and really for sherman his moment in the war relates to the battlefield courage it really was the point at which things turned around for sherman and he was able to start applying his genius in a way that was helpful. you could talk about forsyth, too and part of the problem is his foresight would work against him. he was smart and would assume or think in his mind that his enemy knew everything about his situation, and then he would assume his enemy would make the best possible move and that scared the daylights out of him and he says so. grant doesn't mind with the enemy does, but it scares me. so he had this problem early in the war and then he gets a second chance. for those of you that aren't very familiar with this, grant is in command of the a

the only time i w subjected to barrks showers was when i was at okinawa. i do not have a problem with that so much as i do with the pele in the air force. i undstand they are now requiring people to go to church. that is my problem, there are consertive viewpoints that are being pushed that are not being commented on by your book that i think are just as destructive as any kind of liberal agenda. host: thank you very much. guest: people are going to have problems to a greater or lesser extent. i had a gay brother who died of aids. i have many gay friends. it is t an issue. the fact of the matter is, once again, i am not making this up. there are many people for whom it is an issue. my job is to articulate their point of view as well, because i don't think the military, once it turns the corner, is going to deal with them very well. i think is going to happe. of course there are worse things, but right now, everyone is interested in "don't ask, don't tell". maybe in 10 years we will look back and say i cannot believe we spent all that time on it. host: anot

. >> home right now is okinawa. >> you guys are based there. the squadron is home. is homen the states? >> california. >> anybody watching? >> mom, dad, high to my daughter mikayla and my son brandon and my wife. i'll be home soon. >> herman mcmiller from iowa. >> and what do you do here? >> i'm a jet engine mechanic. >> and anybody at home watching? >> hi to my mom and dad and friends and family back home. >> appreciate what you're doing. >> and you are? >> allen rogers. south carolina. >> south carolina. and who is at home watching you? >> my mom and all my familiar lay back home. >> all right. looks good. you're eating, right? all right. how a you? >> good. how are you? >> good, thank you. what's your name? >> erin parker. >> what do you do? >> munitions journeyman. >> okay, so you bullets? >> take care of bullets. >> all right. where are you from? >> san antonio, texas. >> people watching you? >> my mom, my dad, and my husband. >> all right. who do we have here? >> captain harris. >> captain, where do you hail from? >> north carolina, orinally. >> you working th

relationships with the singapore, settling issues with japan -- we have a lot of debate about the status of okinawa. host: a couple more phone calls. harrisburg, pennsylvania, independent line. caller: good morning, thank you for c-span. mr. thompson, i hear more about the chinese military buildup. i go back to november 1950, and the puppet regime in north korea and the lives lost and the frozen feet and hands of our soldiers that did not have the proper equipment to fight. i think about that, and i think about what they might do in the ensuing year or two or possibly five if they have a troop buildup if they go after soft. and the korean peninsula -- if they go after south korea on the korean peninsula. guest: since normalizing relations with south korea in 1992, they have had a fairly balanced relationship and the balance it with north korea. i don't think there is concern in south korea about china somehow invading south korea. again, there is economic interdependence between the two countries. china -- it is their no. 1 trading partner. there is concern in south korea but the economic relations

relationships with the singapore, settling issues with japan -- we have a lot of debate about the status of okinawa. host: a couple more phone calls. harrisburg, pennsylvania, independent line. caller: good morning, thank you for c-span. mr. thompson, i hear more about the chinese military buildup. i go back to november 1950, and the puppet regime in north korea and the lives lost and the frozen feet and hands of our soldiers that did not have the proper equipment to fight. i think about that, and i think about what they might do in the ensuing year or two or possibly five if they have a troop buildup if they go after soft. and the korean peninsula -- if they go after south korea on the korean peninsula. guest: since normalizing relations with south korea in 1992, they have had a fairly balanced relationship and the balance it with north korea. i don't think there is concern in south korea about china somehow invading south korea. again, there is economic interdependence between the two countries. china -- it is their no. 1 trading partner. there is concern in south korea but the economic relations

the only time i was subjected to barracks showers was when i was at okinawa. i do not have a problem with that so much as i do with the people in the air force. i understand they are now requiring people to go to church. that is my problem, there are conservative viewpoints that are being pushed that are not being commented on by your book that i think are just as destructive as any kind of liberal agenda. host: thank you very much. guest: people are going to have problems to a greater or lesser extent. i had a gay brother who died of aids. i have many gay friends. it is not an issue. the fact of the matter is, once again, i am not making this up. there are many people for whom it is an issue. my job is to articulate their point of view as well, because i don't think the military, once it turns the corner, is going to deal with them very well. i think is going to happen. of course there are worse things, but right now, everyone is interested in "don't ask, don't tell". maybe in 10 years we will look back and say i cannot believe we spent all that time on it. h

okinawa, japan, a neat peninsula in costa rica. >> yeah. you can't ask how they got to be 100?ght eating, right level of physical activity, the right level of socialability. none pumped iron or did marathons. >> what lessons did you take away from the blue zone vitality project that you put to work in this one particular town? what about 18,000 people in minnesota, albert lea? >> yeah, if you look at the public health initiatives throughout the world, which we did, you find what works is behavioral economics. not trying to get people to change their behaviors but change their environment. set it up so that healthy option is the easy option. and another way to think about it is you don't look for the silver bullet, you look for the silver buck shot. so 50 or so small things that make it more walkable and bikable, make it harder for kids to eat junk food, easier for people to connect. >> so you did this project in albert lea, minnesota, and got startling results from it. we want to show a couple on the screen. so you dropped health care costs in this town, or in this city by 48%,

relationships with the singapore, settling issues with japan -- we have a lot of debate about the status of okinawa. host: a couple more phone calls. harrisburg, pennsylvania, independent line. caller: good morning, thank you for c-span. mr. thompson, i hear more about the chinese military buildup. i go back to november 1950, and the puppet regime in north korea and the lives lost and the frozen feet and hands of our soldiers that did not have the proper equipment to fight. i think about that, and i think about what they might do in the ensuing year or two or possibly five if they have a troop buildup if they go after soft. and the korean peninsula -- if they go after south korea on the korean peninsula. guest: since normalizing relations with south korea in 1992, they have had a fairly balanced relationship and the balance it with north korea. i don't think there is concern in south korea about china somehow invading south korea. again, there is economic interdependence between the two countries. china -- it is their no. 1 trading partner. there is concern in south korea but the economic relations