all the events of police brutality against occupy wall street activists took place before the national defense authorization act was signed by president obama what can happen now to all the americans that speak out against the way that their elected officials are governing the country one of the. twelve trends for two thousand and twelve is battlefield america it's going to be the will of the people against the will of the government the senate of the united states of the house of representatives the gang of five. and deciding like this guy lindsey graham that cracker from south carolina is calling america a battlefield and saying that if you're accused of being taught in to a terrorist organization or you're a belligerent is the way the act is now you have no judge you have no jury you have no trial you don't have charges filed against you the military could come in and take someone like me that they may call of but because they don't like what i have to say they could take me away lock me up in detention blow my brains out no lawyer no hey these corpus it's the bill of no rights saw and by p

the united states again with the national defense authorization act part of that was that president obama affectively has declared war against iran the latest legislation put sanctions on foreign companies dealing with iranian banks their affectively putting in a bar go on or ron it's seen as. act of war go back to world war two it's like when the united states stopped japan from being able to buy oil now the iranians can't sell it if they lose just twenty percent of their of their ability to sell oil you're looking at that sixty percent of their g.d.p. comes some oil sales you're putting a bad a business if the united states israel or nato attacks iran's nuclear facilities. it will be as i've said before the beginning of world war three syria may be the other is the new interior because who's syria's top ally. iran. and as we have seen from reports that came out we really. the united states in the west has been very instrumental in undermining the syrian government even before the latest uprisings have begun you also say that there will be low ball game changer this year because of the e

that would do untold damage to our national defense. it's a mechanism that would do, you know, just kind of blind sighted cuts across the board and would really hollow out the force. i'm prepared to work with you in every way possible to try to work on both sides to try to develop an approach that would detrigger the sequestration. my hope was, frankly, that the super committee would take that responsibility and do that. i think that's what everybody's hope was. that didn't happen. and that really concerned me. and so whatever we can do on both suds toe develop an approach that would detrigger sequester and avoid that kind of horrific result, i'm certainly prepared to work with you on that. >> thank you very much. mr. smith? >> thank you, mr. chairman. i'll point out the overall budget the 'president submitted contained $3 trillion in ten-year save state of georgia if the budget were passed it more than meets the $1.2 that was required to avoid sequestration so there was a plan put on the table and i share the chairman's iraqis that the

best way to cut defense spending by $480 billion as passed by the budget control act by congress last year. the reaction from house republicans has been blistering, jeopardizing national security. here to talk about the defense budget is the man who played an instrumental role in putting it all together, bob hale, the undersecretary of defense, comptroller, sir, welcome back to the show. >> thank you for the chance to be here. >> so let's start out, when your budget was unveiled, d.o.d. leaders stressed that they wanted to work with the congress in order to get what what they considered to be a balanced plan through without unraffling it because it's sort of a swiss watch in many cases is the argument that was made. however, republican house members have blasted the plan despite your plea. how do you convince lawmakers that this is the right budget, that it won't jeopardize national security at the end of the day and what really happens if they do change it and tinker it? >> vago, let me start with saying we say the budget control act required or to be consistent with it, we had to make some major changes, as you mentioned, $487 billion over 10 years. but the most imp

of the national defense authorization act a law that president obama recently signed off on i mean why haven't we seen it much coverage of this there has been many opportunities to discuss this so many of these g.o.p. debates have gone have gone on very little time has been dedicated to discussing this topic. absolutely it's it's really surprising i mean as a journalist it's kind of interesting to see them ignoring this topic and skirting the issue but as an american citizen it's really terrifying it's not interesting to see them not talking about the fact that our a lot of our civil rights have been signed away and it's being dismissed as not a big deal but what do you think is behind it this kind of selective picking and choosing of what's important and what's not important what the cover what not to cover when something like the n.d.a. and the a.s.x. every citizen and has huge implications for our freedom. why are we seeing certain types of stories covered and others overlooked well this is just my opinion but the n.d.a. is a very treasonous piece of legislation it's perhaps one of

defense budgets. but second, with the nation confronting very large debts and a very large deficits, the congress passed the budget control act of 2011. imposing by law, on us, by law, a reduction in the defense budget of $487 billion over the next decade. we, at the department, decided to step up to the plate to abide by the law and to use this crisis as an opportunity to try to establish a new strategy for the force of the future. and that strategy has guided us in making the budget choices that are contained in the president's budget.int. it would probably have required us to make a strategic shift under any circumstances. the u.s. military's mission in iraq has ended but we still have a tough fight on our hands in afghanistan but 2011 marked signif violence and transitioning to afghan-led responsibility for security and we are on track to complete that transition by the end of 2014. the nato ministers, i sef, and we're biding by our libyan commitments. last year the fall of gadhafi. and successful counterterrorism efforts have significantly weakened al qaeda and decimated its leadership. but despite

new smaller and more balanced force, ready to meet the needs, all the needs of this nation's national defense. i want to be clear, very clear, these are extraordinarily challenging times, globally and fiscally. our strategy in this budget reflect very hard decisions, impact communities, industry and people. we know that. we know it well. and i promise you we'll do everything we can to minimize these effects. but in the end, to make a properly balanced army that can stay ahead of our competitors and support our greatest asset, our soldiers, we must restructure, we must reprioritize. we have begun this evident, aff with your continued leadership and help, we will succeed. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you very much, mr. secretary. general odierno. >> thank you, mr. chairman, and ranking members of the committee. it's an honor to be in front of you today and i want to thank you for the incredible support you've continued to give our soldiers as we fought in wars and afghanistan and around the world. we couldn't have done it without your support, your guidance and your partnership that we've

energy is, is a very important element in driving our national defense. but at the same time, we have made strong improvements in trying to develop energy efficiency. particularly in the navy, as well as in other elements. and here, the goal is to try to continue the investment in energy efficiency. because it does save money in the long run to be able to do that. we are serious about this, senator. for me, it's part efficiency and part effectiveness. the better we can do it, becoming self sustaining at the point of need, the less we put soldiers and sailors, airmen marines on road work networks. there's a real operational requirement here. there's places in afghanistan where you can't get anything by way of resupply, except by air-dropping it. that kind of drives the cost of that commodity up. when that's the condition in which we place our armed forces. to the secretary's point. we're seized with it we've got commitment in the budget. we've got some plans, milestones and we're working towards them. >> senator, mr. chairman. >> senator grassley? >> senat

i know i have a deeped eddeep adm for this committee and the role it plays for building the national defense and making sure that we have the rules, the laws and the money and the processes to do the right thing by these amazing men and woman 1.1 million strong. today, our demanding fiscal environment requires us to have an even stronger partnership with this committee and this congress and i promise we will do everything that we can to see that it happens. we have a shared responsibility. one to make sure we have the right resources to defeat our enemies to supply and protect and support our alleys and make sure that our homeland remains safe, and we need to do it affordably. the budget you have before you supports these goals by laying the foundation of a gradual reduction of the military and civilian strength. and still builds the program necessary that, so that the army, though smaller, remains the strongest and most lethal land ford in the world. as we put in place what i feel can be described as a bold new security strategy, i want to be clear, the army's reach will be more vital than

resolved and the consequences of those decisions for better or worse will forever shape our nation's destiny. defense spending is not what is sinking this country deeper into an up steanble national -- unsustainable national debt, and if we act under the assumption that it is, we'll create something that is is truly unaffordable, the hollowing out of the u.s. military and the declean of u.s. military power. we can either take the easy route of dramatic cuts and increase risk or balance more modest and strategic reductions 234 defense spending with an aggressive plan to address the broader cultural problems plaguing our defense establishment. the waste and inefficiency with which the department buys goods and services under the undo influence of a non-competitive military industrial congressional come -- complex. we have to tackle this culture problem head on, cut congressional earmarks and pork barrel spenting on programs that the military does not request and does not need, must have transparent and audible financial statements and eliminate the shameless cost overruns that characterize too many of

secret law and no post mortem the president of the united states has signed a bill called the national defense authorization act that empowers him to send the military to your home to mine to tony's to any viewers home and say we think that you're connected you're linked to some hostile forces against the united states we're not telling you why we're taking to guantanamo for life we know accusation no charge that is beyond fascism that is dictatorship and this is not you this is not an exaggeration of what ron paul has stated now with regard to spying one of the most. precious things we enjoy in the united states under the constitution is a right to be left alone the government isn't authorized to snoop and everything that we do or say and we live right now i think that is exactly what they do do they they they were out warrants issued by judges spy and retain any information that you've left with google or yahoo or any place you don't know what's done with it you don't know what's leaked out the idea of the right to be left alone is a joke these days and lastly to show you how bad this is bec

military arrest you put you into a secret military prison you're talking of course about the national defense authorization and i mean this is their only their openly claiming and and acting fascist powers things that we think of as more more appropriate for mussolini and but we only have to look at the whether it's obama or the republicans i might add this is not just a democratic thing you see the president in league with the big firms on wall street and the big banks as ron i was point out is not the middle class of the poor got bailed out it's the big banks is the big wall street firms this is an aspect of corporatism of the corporate state where again this is what mussolini invented way back. in the twenty's and really that was the teens of the of the last century in the progressive era fascism is an outgrowth of the progressive era and it's a it's a horrible philosophy and unfortunately. much more robust than socialism socialism always had was always an economic basket case fascism because that aspect of capitalism is less of a basket case and therefore the government has more resources

of the national defense authorization act a law that president obama recently signed off on i mean why haven't we seen it much coverage of this there has been many opportunities to discuss this so many of these g.o.p. debates have gone have gone on very little time has been dedicated to discussing this topic. absolutely it's really surprising i mean as a journalist it's kind of interesting to see them ignoring this topic and skirting the issue but as an american citizen it's really terrifying it's not interesting to see them not talking about the fact that a lot of our civil rights have been signed away and it's being dismissed as not a big deal. and that was journalist and political contributor david seaman. well it's an issue the occupy movement has brought a voice to and one we highlight here at r t the sad tale of two america but the income inequality gap growing in the middle class dwindling the american dream for many is dying and perhaps it's a new york city where this tale can best be told just miles away from the wealthy family jarius lifestyles manhattan offers is the nation'

we have a responsibility to a strong national defense.ss and the people. they just go to war. sometimes they do not even consult with congress. but they are always ready to go to nato and take their marching orders from the u. n. a foreign policy of minding our own business and staying out of nation-building -- that is the road to peace and prosperity. that is what we have to go for. under the circumstances we live in today where we allow our government as big as it can be, the governments cannot grow without undermining personal liberty. no matter how a new regulation comes about, it undermines our personal liberty. people get frightened and you hear about foreign-policy issues or you hear about economic issues, they think i am frightened. the government is supposed to take care of me. i have a right to this. they are so willing to give up freedoms. you cannot be safer by giving up your liberty. we never should have to give up our liberty in order to pretend that we might be a little safer. [cheers and applause] [chanting "ron paul"] whe

government over the n d a the national defense authorization act he believes the n b a the course but corporations and banks preparing for economic meltdown to which they are will need to deploy military on to the streets he's making this connection years thoughts. that they will ever deploy military on to the streets. they already have i mean if you start looking in every american city you have. homeland security agents who are stopping people when they get out of trains you know to check to see if they have explosives which is sort of ridiculous i think that you know the possibility of the united states becoming a police state. it's we're already there so i don't exactly see what exactly the point is i think that chris hedges i respect him and i wish him the best of luck i think that he's just going to be spinning his wheels i think we saw here also is that its purpose as a preparatory act assuming that there is a revolution in america and the corporations who are going to be on the gallows this big they're taking the same d.n.a. as a way to authorize or make it easier for them to l

resolved and the consequences of those decisions for better or worse will forever shape our nation's destiny. defense spending is not what is sinking this country deeper into an up steanble national -- unsustainable national debt, and if we act under the assumption that it is, we'll create something that is is truly unaffordable, the hollowing out of the u.s. military and the declean of u.s. military power. we can either take the easy route of dramatic cuts and increase risk or balance more modest and strategic reductions 234 defense spending with an aggressive plan to address the broader cultural problems plaguing our defense establishment. the waste and inefficiency with which the department buys goods and services under the undo influence of a non-competitive military industrial congressional come -- complex. we have to tackle this culture problem head on, cut congressional earmarks and pork barrel spenting on programs that the military does not request and does not need, must have transparent and audible financial statements and eliminate the shameless cost overruns that characterize too many of

this was enacted in december when the president signed the national defense authorization act. now, when disaster strikes in a hurricane, earthquake, whenever it might be, a governor has the ability to point to a member of the national guard to direct all military forces operating within the borders of his or her state. this remarkable accomplishment represents months of negotiations to remedy issues that have been challenging and concerning a sublicense the failures in the response to hurricane katrina, namely the need for governors to be able to work together with their national guard, best equipped to work in their communities. thanks to the key of specials, -- thanks to key people, we are able. gov. sandoval from nevada adn governor mcdonnell from virginia. there's a long overdue representation of the national guard on the joint chiefs of staff. for the first time ever, the open -- general mckinley is able to directly report to the president providing him advice and counsel on matters involving states, there guard units, and bringing home the letter that 40 or 50 bus will si

to make this all fit and work to have the final product be what we need for our army and our nation's defense. we do plan to be back in theater at least once or twice more. i think it will be number nine to afghanistan and 12 to iraq if that works out. >> bring lunch. >> mr. chairman, with that, i yield back. >> thank you. mr. thompson? >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. secretary, general, thank you for joining us today. the new defense strategy and budget requests reflect the hard work and forward thinking of president obama, our d.o.d. civilian leaders and our senior military commanders. i've been saying all week that ominous and exaggerated fears about the national security consequences of reduced growth in the defense budget are certainly unfounded. there's no way a 1% reduction in the pentagon's base budget from 2012 to 2013 could mean the difference between the greatest military known to man or a hollowed out force and the american people i think understand that. in fact, i believe there's room for further savings in the department's budget, though i strongly oppose the cross the board cu

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once again, energy security, key to economic prosperity and national defense, is the focus of public debate. the congress has sent a very strong message that we must have balance in the conventional fuels. coal, natural gas, oil, nuclear. to provide energy today and to renewable energies to power our future. and while the president has repeatedly mentioned his support for a similar all of the above energy policy seem that this administration is not serious about responsibility and responsibly diversifying our energy portfolio. instead, this budget request coupled with the budgets of interior and the epa, say merely a continuance of this administration's political posturing and diversion of federal dollars. the favorite speck tors at the expense of the others. in particular, coal, so important to my region of southern and eastern kentucky, and our country's most abundant energy resource, has remained squarely in the administration's cross hairs. although your budget tries to hide it, your proposal significantly rolls back investment and carbon capture, carbon storage and the advanced

i also want to add that under the provisions of the national defense authorization act, the secretary of defense has to certify his view on whether or not anyone can be transferred with respect to their recidivism. i can tell you from personal encounters with secretary panetta, he treats that authority with the gravity that it deserves. so this is something i think the administration will do very deliberately. >> i appreciate that, and i appreciate what the secretary had to say about his responsibilities the other day, and i know that he takes these very seriously. but i want people to understand very clearly, these individuals were designated by the administration in 2010 to be high risk. nothing has changed about that assessment, and the notion that we can monitor them or seizuurv them, we've tried that in the past with the evil in guantanamo in the past. for what i understand is goodwill from the taliban, i think this is unacceptable risk. unless we're going to get them to lay down their arms, i don't know why we would do this to our military men and women and to our allies, so i a

don't see this going anytime soon unfortunately especially recently with the passing of the national defense authorization act which basically says that we can a detained without charge even potentially american citizens so it's a very scary time in our country and i am sorry that you are dealing with this that was linda sarsour soar executive director of the arab american association of new york. well in the race to be the next republican presidential nominee we see candidates trying to outdo each other on who is more conservative but aside from ron paul of course if one of these guys beats obama we could see a repeat of a previous administration and its policies are to correspond honest aasia target and takes a look now at how bush era players are influencing the g.o.p. candidates scorer's a blast from the past rhetoric and a pretty good idea about america's enemies. been there done that any action of that nature will be considered an act of war an act of terror fear mongering on repeat dictatorships respond to strength they don't want to weakness the rest of the world looks at it i don't

the department would face under sequestration an outcome which would be catastrophic for our national defense. domestic politics is taking priority over national security. president is saying he would veto an effort by congress -- the president is saying he would beveto an effort by congress -- if this is catastrophic, as you state, then why don't we sit down -- why doesn't the president said down with us and work out a way to avoid what you and general bmc have described as catastrophic consequences for national security -- you and general dempsey have described as catastrophic consequences for national security rather than saying he will veto antyy bill that does not have tax increases in it? this will forever shape our nation's destiny. defense spending is not what is seeking this country deeper into -- sinking this country deeper into an unsustainable debt. we wilcreate the hollowingout of the u.s. military and the decline of u.s. military power. we can either take the easy route of dramatic cuts to force structure in investments which diminished our military capabilities and increased ri

and threats would we choose to add to those risks by making large and misguided cuts to the national defense budget. cuts that by themselves will not significantly reduce our national debt, the real driver of which is our domestic entitlement programs. i don't see a compelling answer to this question at this time, and i imagine today's hearing will underscore that point. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you so much, senator mccain, director clapper. >> thank you, chairman low man, ranking member mccain, distinguished members of the committee for inviting us to present the 2012 worldwide threat assessment. i'm joined today by the director of the defense intelligence agency, my friend and colleague of long-standing lieutenant general ron burg guess. these remarks and our statement reflect the collective insights of the extraordinary men and women of the united states intelligence community whom you've recognized and we most appreciate that and whom it is our privilege and honor to lead. we're most appreciative of your acknowledgment of the work sometimes under very hazardous conditions that a

jury a time of peace not war but once the nation remains sick cuts have a real damaging impact on the people's well being despite the sizable minutes defenses protecting them. as libya's celebrates the first anniversary of the start of its nato backed up rising the national transitional council is struggling to take control over the country's of all situation amnesty international recently accused the m.d.c. of failing to protect human rights claiming thousands of khadafi supporters are being held without charge and even tortured the group reports at least a dozen have died in rebel prisons since september as a result of mistreatment reports from libya say former rebels want to take power in the country and civilians remain armed and the economy has crumbled since the war journalist losing failing to cover the events in libya during the revolution says the outcomes could have been predicted a year ago. there is actually no government in libya at the moment the n.t. think he is nothing more than a media show that there are hundreds of militias that control different parts of the country and this one of gadhafi and the four men to be in gover

ghtbout fundamental changes of the national security and foreign policy systems, and think about it, the marshall plan and the establishment of the department of defense and an independent air force, and the formation of the cia, and the development of multinational bodies like nato, the united nations, and the development of nsc 68 and the containmenthe soviet union. this multidimensional response drawing upon a range of american diplomatic and economic and cultural and military resources proved to be quite successful i setting the stage for ultimate victory in the cold war. with that victory some observers holl history had come to an end, and that fe ba -- global policy and that obviously did not come to pass as i vents on 9/11 and other events made all too clear. in the years we have passed one sign post after another, and marking the arrival of an even more complex strategic era. the swift growth of china's economy and the though quite opaque modernization of the armed forces, the emergence of asymmetric and hybrid forms of challenges for states and militaries. the arrival of cyber space as a domain of potential conflict and one that forces us to

the national defense conservatives, what do they want? go face-to-face with iran at any cost. you listen to santorum on the stump that is all he can talk about going after the iranians. i think americans have had enough of that. americans are against another war of choice. economic conservatives, what do they say? you can't raise taxes on the job creators. the public says you can and you should to the tune of some 70%. then of course there is the tea party movement, they want to cut government spending across the board. guess what? president obama says he can trim the deficit by cutting spending and raising taxes on the wealthiest americans and the public agrees. if mitt romney loses to rick santorum, the happiest person in the race has to be president obama. it will be too idealogs and one can find the center better than another it would seem to me president obama would be headed back to 1600 pennsylvania avenue. get your cell phones out. want to know what you think. tonight's question, who is the big winner last night? rick santorum or president obama? text a for rick santor

on september 11, 2001 and the subsequent war rest the national guard to the frontline of the nation's defense over 667,000 national guardsmen have been mobilized and deploy it in support of operations in during freedom, iraqi freedom and new dawn. at its highest point in may of 2005, the army national guard accounted for 51% of the total ground combat force in iraq. operation which has an air man general life and i and the other who are air force officers will tell you is the component that protect sky over the united states of america and have been flying in record numbers all in a volunteer status so we can be grateful for the airline and the soldiers in the national guard. as a result of the most experienced battle tested and disciplined national guard in the history of the nation. don't need to tell this audience that. you know it firsthand. although united states military and its mission in iraq and is transitioning the mission in afghanistan, the national guard is not anticipating the reduced role in the nation's defense. we face threats at home and abroad in the national fiscal challen

especially in national defense. >> well, you have to mobilize support. you've got to have experts who can make a technical case, that can ultimately lead to political support where it counts, which is on capitol hill. the vietnam war got stopped ultimately because they quit funding it. if they respond, it's going to continue. that's in general how you have to stop it. >> i don't have an answer to your question, but i have a comment that i think could inform it. in 2008 we had a financial collapse that threatened to not only bring down our whole economy but the rest of the world along with it. the reasons for it were really well understood by anybody who actually sat down and looked at the system, although all the people who had responsibility claimed they didn't see it coming. right now the banks, which are too big to fail before, are even bigger. credit default swaps are stig being traded. wild gambling are still going on. glassed eagle has still not been put back in place. let me tell you, we're going to have another collapse. now, getting to missile d

a part, too, of the nation's defense.geant stuart queen inviting you to be with us again next week for another look at the big picture. the united states army in action. >> the big picture is a weekly television report to the nation on the activities of the army at home and overseas. produced by the signal corps pictorial center. presented by the u.s. army in cooperation with this station. you can be an important part of the big picture. you can proudly serve with the best equipped, the best trained, the best fighting team in the world today, the united states army. >>> this weekend, american history tv is in beaumont, texas, expanding our reach from washington, d.c. for programming on american history. beaumont is home to the first major oil field in the united states and has a population of about 120,000 people. learn more about beaumont, texas, all weekend long on american history tv. >>> here at the texas energy museum, we talk about science primarily of oil energy. go from the geology of oil all the way through the r