nation pose how much power does it pose when the united states and the united kingdom my own country when they wanted to go to war in iraq when they felt that it couldn't be done through the united nations security council because of a veto from france and and other countries they just wanted to loan and they bypass the united nations and they are nations could do nothing whatsoever so it may be a talk shop and it may be a talk shop where certain small countries can feel their work for that particular five or ten minutes that their leader speaks but in reality in terms of influence and power they have none whatsoever when you think about that thomas when you the great powers have no use for the world body they just say well we'll go on our own and there's good and they can do it with impunity. the question is why did the united states and the united kingdom go to the security council in the first place there would have been an additional legitimacy had the security council approved they're going to war they did not that is the way the charter was written so that the major powers have

first, it would permit up to 24 housing units in one manager's unit, where 16 units and one manager's unit would be permitted as a right. it would also eliminate the rear yard requirements, where the existing rear yard what otherwise be required, and number three, it would eliminate the open space requirements, or otherwise a minimum 675 sq. ft. of private open space and about 875 square feet of, open space would otherwise be required, and lastly, it would modify the housing units that do not face the street or alley. on june 14, the board president chiu and other board members, including kim, mar, and mirkarimi made suggestions. some contended that this would allow too many post-foster-care youths to remain. about 16 group housing units, each of which would have two beds and one on site manager. therefore, up to 32 full-time occupants would be permitted as a right. while the associated project proposes one on-site manager and 24 housing units, or eight more units than currently allowed in the code, each unit in the proposal would only contain one bed, not two beds as allowed by the p

as most wanted enemy in may spark mass celebrations in the united states. was assured a welcome to the show thank you very much for being with us. well thank you for having me so yes thanks to sure you say i quote the fundamental flaw in our thinking about bin laden is that muslims hate us for what we are rather than what we do and quote what's your explanation of the reasons for these attacks. we were attacked because of what our government does in the muslim world this was overwhelmingly a defensive response to us foreign policy toward european foreign policy for that matter there is not much difference when it comes to the muslim world and to it to fail to understand that is to fail to understand the motivation of our enemy the appeal of our enemy to the younger generation in the muslim world and really just to kid ourselves to think that killing bin laden really solve the problem it's an ongoing problem it's a worsening problem and least in the united states we have two parties who are resolutely opposed to any any contact with reality on this they want

this year marks the tenth anniversary of september eleventh attacks in the united states to passenger airliners crashed into the world trade center buildings in new york and one into the pentagon building in d.c. almost three thousand people died in the attacks started a new era u.s. led war against terror which sparked two major military operation in iraq and afghanistan just two months ago the u.s. enemy number one salah bin ladin was killed and pakistan but did his death really change any of the ten years down to introduce a new result except the growing thirty you see on the one hand and the flower phobia on the other we're asking the former chief of their family bin laden tracking unit in the cia michael showing. the worst attack in u.s. history terrorists hijacked four planes and two of them into the twin towers of the world trade center in new york city the one into the pentagon while the force was presumably targeted at the white house in washington but crashed into a filled the horrific attacks which al qaeda eventually admitted left some three thousand innocent people dad an

we can move units around. we can combine columns bases to make different units. we can add a larger commercial space. there is quite a bit we can do. we can add a little bit to the passat, give you a better rendering. president olague: i think if the quality of life is not taken into consideration, my concern is that people would not use these as primary units. they might be reluctant to do so. if we want to encourage people to live and work here -- >> this is 25 feet wide. president olague: i am just talking light and air. >> that wall is open totally to the sky, one floor. there is quite a bit of open area. we can do some unit reconfiguration. i think we have some good direction now. >> thank you. i just wanted to respond on the question of commercial. i do not want to unnecessarily raise expectations about the commercial. the property is located, as i said before, on two alleyways. president olague: for what it is worth, sometimes -- if you go to the blue bottle in haight valley, they were one of the few commercial spaces along that alley, aside from a course

i think we do need the united nations and the united nations needs the united states, but the congresswomanpoint regard to reforms, there is a lot of resources that get wasted in the u.n. and reforming the u.n. as very difficult and sometimes we do use the leverage of, threat of cut off of resources or delay of giving the resources to bring about reform. but what happened with regard to particular decisions that she referred to, iran being on this committee or being on that committee, that's not so much the u.n. as such, that is the membership and really is more of a challenge for our diplomacy and working with others to block some states from taking important positions in the u.n. that is not the u.n. itself, but the organization as such. >> let me just -- i'm going to bring jamey rubin in, but jessica, have you heard any serious discussion from white house officials or obama administration officials at all? they don't want to eliminate u.s. aide to the palestinian authority to the west bank and i don't believe they want to cut u.s. financial contributions to the united nations, but maybe

unit. we have run into this situation all along. basically, you are looking at something like an sro here, as far as units are concerned. but the bathrooms are bought downhaul -- are not down the hall. i am not satisfied with this. i am certainly not satisfied with it being on consent. commissioner moore: i would like to further comment on the ground floor used being described as a commercial opportunity. i do not believe 210 square feet constitute a space for economic and commercial opportunity. that is basically not even a garage space. i think the reasoning with this project is very weak. i do believe the department needs to develop prototypes and guidelines. the project is asking for as many units to be determined for compliance -- i cannot do that. that opens a pandora's box. 250 square feet -- >> [inaudible] >> 250 square feet is not the type of unit we should be bringing to the market. i believe, particularly when it comes to accommodating twitter people, they will want more than 250

roosevelt was president of the united states for twelve years and he was elected four times when you didn't serve on the short term he would have served sixteen years and he was democratically elected now if there weren't any term limits here let me put in probably could pull off the same thing. that if he earns it just doesn't get it he's going to he's going to have to go out and campaign he's going to have to convince people not to partly because he's going to leave you my point is that you know why do we have a western political culture that says he won't he can be in power for so long it's politicians that stay in power too long they usually feel cause they don't know when to say goodbye ok mr putin maybe wants to say goodbye but he has a sense of mission to be there is a mission as a proud leader of russia he was accused months of being the richest man in europe and it was through other charge of corruption he replied being very smart he said i'm the richest man in the world because i get to serve the people of the russian federation and as you say moments ago is going to turn i

they are about ready to leave for the united states. if you look down at the bottom right hand corner, the license plate on the truck says migrants 666. he's a hyperrealistic painter. and these are six or seven kids with extraordinary faces about to leave for the united states. i think they tell the story of the ministry of mexicans as the subtitle of the book in spanish in the case. >> this is c-span booktv e. and we've been talking with jorge castaneda, author of "manana forever?." thanks for being with us. >> thank you. >> you are watching book tv on c-span2. 48 hours of nonfiction authors and books every weekend. >> khalid sheikh mohammed is about four years old at the time. his father died. i search for the death records. apparently his father died in 1959. the kuwaitis simply didn't keep records of resident foreigners, births, deaths, marriages. it just wasn't interesting to them. so we have this account of his father's death that is very sparse and no official transcript to back it up. his father dies in his dual welfare state. t

president of russia in the twenty twelve elections they announced when it was made at the reading united russia party as annual convention moscow presents me to that it's that he would head be policy in december parliamentary elections and is ready to lead the government as future prime minister of the party wins she's an isa now we have the historic speeches i asked her and you noted russia party russia and the world knew that somehow one way or another vote similar prudes in the figure that we used to russia the stability that we brought you would remain and have some kind of life in the political world here in the country exactly how would our old know were new and more importantly no one really expected or at least the people here that it would be easier don't you survey amounts partly because the session opened with the two leaders coming in to gather for dinner putin opening with his speech saying that we the two of us do know how this war unfolds i'm not sure it is not who does my job and one of the people so that's really been the theme of this day despite that we see only dark p

for the presidency before we cross live to our season he said he was at the conference the annual united russia party conference where the announcement was made today a quick wrap up of today's expectations and reactions peter i think the guessing game this was all done on purpose i think this was the intention all along at least one variant of it i think it's because of the united russia is going to be facing elections the parliamentary elections in december they're lagging in the polls they need some support in the best juice you can possibly get is the two most popular people in the country to agree on something another reason is the turbulence outside russia the economic tsunami that is facing the world that russia needs to be a safe haven they need these two leaders and this political party is problematic is that is that in my opinion we need to show stability and continuity as you say there is economic tsunami has been washing up against the borders of russia and yet russia for the most part has managed to avoid what is the most part the big part of the global economic collapse do

and the united states senate. support israel in their effort to remain free and to not be forced into positions that are totally unfair. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. lungren: thank you, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: are there any further requests for one-minutes? the chair lays before the house the following personal request. the clerk: leave of absence requested for ms. sutton of ohio for today after 2:00 p.m. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the request is granted. under the speaker's announced policy of january 5, 2011, the gentleman from -- the gentlewoman from -- the gentleman from florida, mr. deutch, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. deutch: thank you. thank you, madam speaker. and i appreciate the opportunity to be here following those series of speeches delivered that lead perfectly into the discussion that we're here to have. this is a crucial moment for the state of israel, for the united states, for the relati

the presidency and the two thousand and twelve elections the announcement was made of the ruling united russia party as i knew all convention on this not as cross over live to our correspondent and he said following the conference process here in a central moscow and he says a major announcement made at the convention and this is going cleared up is an age old guessing game hasn't it any any surprises though from where you are in the conference. it's hard to say i mean most certainly i united russia party russia and the world knew that somehow one way or another or puts in the figure that he used to russia the stability that he brought would remain and have some kind of life in the political world here in the country exactly how it would unfold no one knew and more importantly no one really expected at least the people here that it would be done you some day and that's a party because the session opened with the two leaders coming in to gather in opening with his speech saying that we the two of us do know how this will all unfold and what's important is not who does what job and when b

united russia party russia and the world view that somehow one way or another or points in the finger that he has to russia the stability that he brought would remain and have some kind of life in the political world here in the country exactly how it would unfold no one knew and more importantly no one really expected at least the people here that it would be done just today and that's partly because the session opened with the two leaders coming in to gather it's an opening with his speech saying that we the two of us do know how this will all unfold and what's important is not who does my job and when but the people so that's really been the theme of this day despite the fact that we slowly got hints that maybe today was going to be the day and then president medvedev said this. year should. i believe it would be right for the convention to support the candidacy of luck in your promotion in the presidential election. thank. you means i don't have to explain what kind of experience and you will receive my remark was announced. thank you show your schedule and i'd like to say somethi

the united nations would be the grand arena. and september would be opening season nearly two hundred of the world's most powerful and not so powerful players descend on new york city gathering in one room for a week's worth of speeches and a chance to grandstand on the international stage nearly ten thousand delegates in two thousand journalists are in town for the general assembly debate but in reality five countries are the ones who really matters russia china france the us and britain the permanent security council members with veto power the real power in the united nations resides in the security council and it requires a consensus among the five permanent members and as long as the want one or one or more of the permanent members won't go along with something the un's ability to act is limited no resolutions can succeed if opposed by any of the big five case in point the current palestinian campaign for u.n. membership and speakers and initiative the u.s. publicly supported last year we come back here next year we can hav

there is no greater force for freedom than the men and women of the united united states mil.applause] 47,092 of our fellow americans have given the ultimate sacrifice in iraq. another 2711 have done the same in afghanistan. that is more than 7500 families, who sent their loved ones off, wave them goodbye, hugged and kissed them for the last time and never saw them again. you are the generation that grew up in the shadow of 9/11. many of you were children that day that those towers and the pentagon were struck. you have grown up and you kno the presence of evil is real and this fallen world. our response cannot be to isolate ourselves within our borders but to engage our allies in the quest to build these enduring alliances around the globe for freedom and we must do what ronald reagan did at the apex of the cold war, which is to speak past the oppressors and the illegitimate rulers and directly to their people. the ones who live behind the walls of oppression while yearning to be free. of the arab spring began when a tunisian street vendor set himself on fire over the oppress

well i think you can think of nine eleven as a shock to the unit united states into the global system that the u.s. was the dominant player in and the shock produced erratic policy that i think most people would conclude did a lot of damage to the united states to its alliances to certainly to the country's reputation as i look at president obama who inherited the bush years of reaction to nine eleven i've struck by two things first i think obama has tried since he became president to lower the rhetoric you do hear less talk about a war on terror an undifferentiated analysts struggle against terrorists wherever they are and you do see an effort by obama to work to improve u.s. ally ally in the effort to reset as that term is the relationship with with russia i think is one of the significant policies that obama embarked on right at the beginning of his term he knew the u.s. need more friends than it had and he said that changed policy that so as to get them at the same time that obama has been using i think quieter rhetoric and has been trying to work better with allies he has been ve

now today so i do think a lot of enthusiasm from the members of the ruling united russia party seriously applauding about maybe a different version of medvedev that he supports prime minister putin for the presidency of next year what needs to be done to continue with the modernization of russia are internally and externally do you think. first of all we heard a lot of talk about modernization incumbent president actually. in the prime minister putin who said he supports the policy of modernization but he also if you read it what is important is that both men have a different idea i think different attach a different name to modernization from it to talking about an essential means. county any type to become is to state what the rest have treated for and what they for. any cause in modernization which incompetence fear surprise no chance economy but the political freedoms the civic and liberal right and. private sectors have to be part of the modernisation who can stand for more than a station i simply does not want the rest of it was waiting for he was hoping for and probably also monke

kipg dumb and the united states. his country has been key in the peace negotiations in the middle east. last sunday prin turki wrote in the new york time the united states must support the palestinian at the united nations next month or losing the little credibility it has i the arab world. i am pleased to have turki al faisal back at this table to talk abouthe middle east at a crucial time in the united nations and in the regions. welcome. >> thank you for hosting me again. >> charlie: where do you think the statehood movement is today? >> let me start by saying that this issue of statehood is full of ironies. the important ones of which are that the united states was the country that pushed for israel's recognition as a state at the united nationsack in 1947 and 48. >> charlie: right. >> israel was created as a state by the united nions in 1947-48. >> charlie: with thsupport of the united states. >> and other countries as well. so it is really ironic that whn it comes to having the partner in peace as it were for i

germany the united states what was taking place in libya. yes what is the wish of the nations is to rise up against the influence of the united states today they can very quickly hold free referendums in libya and see whether people are against the influence of the united states or not but nato has not and will not allow such a thing to take place nato occupies nations by the force of its missiles by the force of aerial bombardment and we vast media campaigns they will not allow the legitimize ation of the will and the wish of the people and this is very simple we can hold referendums we can hold referendums in every single one of these countries in order to determine the will of the people he's if he escapes the influence of the united states to think the higher ups in the united states government and the capitalist owners know this and they're always financing such moves. iran has enjoyed very good relations with turkey however kirky has allowed the united states to place any doubt anti-missile radar territory which is obviously correct th

russian citizens to support the united russia party we can. count on. you. we just become convinced to become prime minister continue to thoroughly modernize our society. the united russia party which shares a great amount of popularity they still have a lot of work to do because there are there figures have gone down in the past couple of years there's a lot of work to do over the next couple of months and the prime minister understands that president medvedev understands that most of the speeches and. speech was not about the presidency who will run it was about what this party needs to do to take russia into the next ten years because the country has to be now they need to see development and that's what today is really about although of course it's being hijacked by this is big news this is a story news. uprooted will run for president and then to meet him it will become his prime minister. said our correspondent there willie we spoke to political analysts and cross talk host people of well explain what lies ahead for vladimir putin and the united russia

for the presidency in the two thousand and twelve elections and i suppose i just made the ruling united russia party annual convention meantime the current president said that he will head the party in parliamentary elections and is ready to lead the government if they win he said the historic speech is first. united russia party russia and the world knew that somehow one way or another vladimir putin the figure that we used to russia the stability that would remain and have some kind of life in the political world here in the country exactly how it would unfold no one knew and more importantly no one really expected at least the people here that it would be done to say i'm not part of the because the session opened with the two leaders coming in to gather putin opening with his speech saying that we the two of us do know how this will all unfold and what's important is not who does what job and when but the people and so that's really been the theme of this day despite that we slowly got hints that maybe today was going to be the day and then president medvedev said this. year should.

against the influence of the united states to think the higher ups in the united states government and the capitalist owners know this and they're always financing such moves. iran has enjoyed very good relations with turkey however turkey has just allowed the united states to play sort it out anti-missile radar on its territory which is obviously directed at iran and it is taking turkey as a harsh stand on syria already is that iran according to reports has been supportive or do you believe that iran is. its relationship with turkey in any way given those comparables i just laid out. our own going relationship with turkey is a very good one it doesn't mean that we don't have differences the establishment of those radar bases and radar systems i think it's been imposed on the nation of turkey to date the united states of america is a bully has force and imposes its will just as you see that it's able to impose its will on many bigger powerful governments and nations but this in the long run won't benefit the united states of america today the relationships between the various nations o

the importance of having 24 units to 16 units is that at this time, there are an estimated 5700 people at risk for homelessness each year, and we are unable to meet that need. we have maybe 400 units of housing for youth, with more coming on line in the next few years, but, obviously, we do not have enough to meet the need. they will be supporting services on site. they will be engaged in a case management support, so each of them will meet individually with a case manager, and in addition to the case manager, there will be another step position there, whose goal will be to do life skills work with the young people with art-related activities or external activities. there might be outdoor activities. they might go to the opera or the symphony or kind of what ever else they want to go to, but we work together to create that's about youth are both learning the skills that they need, i e going to school, going to work, learning how to cook, manage their own finances and relationships, but also working together as a community to build an extensive connectiveness and the building and also s

syrian protesters calls on the international community to interfere the syrian people cool on the united nations to adopt a resolution to set up a permanent mission in syria and yet there has been no u.n. resolution of the sorts experts say one of the reasons for the lack of action is president bashar assad's military arsenal which far outweighs that of low market dollface some politicians such as france's foreign minister have also pointed the finger at russia which opposed foreign intervention in libya and is likely to go to a un resolution of condemnation against the syrian government. objective is to a resolution security council condemning the use of violence against civilians and organizing a vision of sanctions it's a hard struggle we do not give up but most importantly the syrian question seems to be about the clash of competing interests over syria's diverse ethnic and religious makeup so far the struggle for reform in the embattled country has resembled the playing field for regional powers like saudi arabia turkey and iran with few in the west willing to provoke the latter. fo