border agency staff and individuals and it's when that initial contact comes you know trying to lead to a successful conclusion rather than at the moment what often happens is there's an initial contact and you know the person concerned just kind of goes on the ground. so it doesn't actually it doesn't actually deal with the problem often. it ok counsellor john ball thank you very much indeed for speaking to us here on our feet thank you very much. now for some international news in brief this hour and he is very security footage of the train that rattled off the tracks in northern spain carrying at least twenty people. have been going around the corner at more than twice the speed allowed high speed passenger train derails several kilometers from the famous pilgrimage town santiago de compostela two investigations have been launched to find out how the accident happened. thousands of railway it's have come out to the streets of remaining. to demand somewhat in conditions that outside the transport ministry and much to the government's head which is to protest as angry at plans to pu

surveillance drones before you started visioning killer drones with hellfire missiles at the border the agency says that the weaponry would be non lethal whatever that means first surveillance drones then non-lethal weapon eyes drones isn't really that much of a stretch though to imagine actual killer drones shooting down migrant refugees in the near future maybe it is however. it's important note that the most popular drone currently being use of the border is one specialized for war so my question is what the world drones is doing flying over u.s. air space already and finally a bill that just passed the north carolina state senate really deserves more attention it's titled the family faith and freedom protection act and it seeks to ban sharia law and islamic code of law derived from the qur'an now this alone is completely insulting what this means is that there are actually people in the u.s. so terrified of muslims that they're trying to preemptively ban something that cannot be implemented it has never been proposed sharia law isn't the only thing that north carolina lawmakers are trying

of surveillance drones before you start visioning killer drones with hellfire missiles at the border the agency says that the weaponry would be non lethal whatever that means first surveillance drones then non-lethal weapon eyes drones isn't really that much of a stretch though to imagine actual killer drones shooting down migrant refugees in the near future maybe it is however. it's important to note that the most popular drone currently being used at the border is one specialized for war so my question is what the world drones is doing flying over u.s. air space already and finally a bill that just passed the north carolina state senate really deserves more attention it's titled the family faith and freedom protection act and it seeks to ban sharia law and islamic code of law derived from the qur'an now this alone is completely insulting what this means is that there are actually people in the u.s. so terrified of muslims that they're trying to preemptively ban something that cannot be implemented it has never been proposed sharia law isn't the only thing that north carolina lawmakers are try

border security activities. suck and i'll discuss gao's work reviewing in agency coordination efforts. and third i will highlight gao's work on dhs management of technology assets for securing the border. with regard to my first point, border patrol data show that from 2006-2011, apprehensions within each southwest border sector declined. border patrol unattributed this decrease degrees factors such as changes in u.s. economy and increases in resources. fiscal year 2012 data reported by the border patrol indicate that apprehensions across the southwest border increased from fiscal year 2011, but it is too early to assess whether this increase indicates a change in trend. further, from fiscal year 2006-2011, estimated in illegal entries in the southwest border sector also declined. in addition to data on apprehension, other data collected by the border patrol are used by sector management to inform assessment of its efforts. these data include among other things the percentage of estimated know and illegal entrants were apprehended more than once which is referred to as the recidivism ra

agency to blur the distinction. >>host: there is also one about president bush. whose idea is that? national commissions or university commissions to protect the country from terrorism in the borders more effectively the actual process to create a cabinet agency had forces that included members of congress and even the president had a big role in the process. and who did not originate in the white house what i found in the year the days after 9/11 understandably they were focused on things to go effectively in and they suggested the super department to bring together the functions under one agency, they were a little skittish. we created a new white house office. we don't need a new department to be created but the groundswell of interest forced the president's hand and it was difficult to say no so at that point the rule shifted to be cautious in taking ownership of the situation along the lines of might make the most since. although the original idea was not the white house but the final design reflected very much. >>host: mariano-florentino cuellar is the author of this book "governing security" the hidden origins of american security agencies" how much overlap is the creation

other than the threat from cross-border militancy, kashmir is also experiencing in home tensions. it would be a huge challenge for the indian security agencies and forces to maintain peace and tranquility in the area, which has been registering a major downward trend in the levels of violence in the past four years. india is also worried about the evolving situation in afghanistan. there are fears that once united states leaves afghanistan, islam a bad will turn the tide -- isla mabad will turn the tide of militancy towards kashmir. >> with that, we come to the end of this edition of "news week south asia." we will be back next week with more news, views, and analysis from the subcontinent. i am signing off. on behalf of the entire production team of "news week south asia," goodbye. 

other than the threat from cross-border militancy, kashmir is also experiencing in home tensions. it would be a huge challenge for the indian security agencies and forces to maintain peace and tranquility in the area, which has been registering a major downward trend in the levels of violence in the past four years. india is also worried about the evolving situation in afghanistan. there are fears that once united states leaves afghanistan, islam a bad will turn the tide -- isla mabad will turn the tide of militancy towards kashmir. >> with that, we come to the end of this edition of "news week south asia." we will be back next week with more news, views, and analysis from the subcontinent. i am signing off. on behalf of the entire production team of "news week south asia," goodbye.  >>> hello and welcome back to nhk world "newsline." i'm raja pradhan in tokyo. here is a look at stories we are following. >>> israeli and palestinian negotiators set a goal to work out a peace agreement within nine months as they resume a process that has been on hold for three years. >>> consumers in japan see prices inch up as

custom and border protection official confirmed after foreign national escaped cross the border in to the country the agencydoesn't track their exits. on the very same day last week, the senate passed an immigration bill which included an amendment that doubles the number of border patrol agents and adds more than 700 miles of fencing along the u.s.-mexico border. the hearing from last tuesday is two and a half hours. >> we exist to secure first two fundment tal the money away takes for them is weapon -- well spent. our duty is to protect these rights. our solemn responsibility to hold government accountability to taxpayers. taxpayers have a right to know what they get from their deposit. -- government. we will work tireless will i to bring the factses to the people. good morning. and i thank everybody for coming to attend this hearing, which is entitled border security oversight. identifying and -- respondenting to the current threat. i would like to thank my colleagues for swroins us today. it centered on the porn of border security, but the conversation does not focused enough on how to secure the border

we really see this agency as one with systemic problems, and it needs to be reformed. instead of reforming the borderwe see in the current congressional proposal is to double the size of the agency to send unprecedented resources toward so-called border security. it's really troubling for residents of the border lands. it's really troubling to know what that means. >> michael: what would you like to see geoff in that bill that isn't there now? >> hum well, first of all this idea of securing the border first. we've been hearing that forever. we've already seen the border patrol double two times in the last 15 years. so it's grown fore four-fold. and homeland security and congress have no metric or criteria to evaluate what border security means or what policy or action they might take that would make the border more or less secure. so when we hear people--when we hear political policies makers say we need to secure the border, they literally don't know what they're talking about. they literally have no metric for making the claim and the border communities are the safest. migration is at a 40% low. ho

the agency border directors will make their final decision before the project and 2014 on july 26th.valley bottle rock music festival is facing financial problems after being accused of handing out bed checks. off police have received two complaints about checks that were returned for insufficient funds. the now police department says a the bed checks were written to a rock land is security company and its full vendor. festival promoters are already facing lawsuits from other vendors as a chance to say that they have not been paid for their services. >> we will be right back. >> one comba welcome back. >> this is the one place where things are bogged down. an earlier kind accident in danville has been cleared from role but this is the resulting slowdown. they are still torn some of the vehicle and travis still pass the seeing is slow and go completely because people cannot keep their eyes on road and drive straight ahead because they are looking at the scene of the crash. sbc state, one or two vehicles may still be awaiting. this is why the traffic has jammed up. thankfully this is t

protect the country from a tax from terrorism, may be to protect the borders more effectively, but the actual process of creating a cabinet agency was one that really reflected again this interplay of forces that included members of congress, fighting to create the agency in a particular way, but also the president who led a big role in this process. it is important to note that in the first instance, the idea for the part of common security did not arisen in the white house. this is what that the interest in the subject. what the president's what? wanted to create these agencies? where they try to achieve? what i found is in the very early days after the september 11th attacks understandably enough the president and his advisers were focused on prices response, just trying to make things work effectively. and when members of congress and others suggested that there ought to be a super department under one federal agency, there arose skittish. look, we created a new white house office to coordinate these things. is not obvious when you -- need in the apartment to be created. the groundswell of interest force the president's hand

border and the ocean car on the side. our demographics our population agencies compromise backing black 4.3 percent and white almost 40 percent. almost 16 percent are 65 and older and almost 17 percent are 17 and increase. i have a one hundred and 7 sworn officers at the states and that includes me. for the captain staff i have two sivendz it's my clerk and on day office. i have 3 sergeant's and two sivendz. the two sivendz are station duty officers. in the thirty officers i have 3 school cars and one homeless outreach officer. i have two lieutenants and 40 officers at night and the two sivendz again are station d officers and that comprised my swing shift. on the investigator team i have one officer and that officer is the video retrieval. i have one sergeant and 8 officers here. and generally they stay in this car sectors the 6 car sector because historically that has the most crime and they work plain clothes. i have 15 percent female officers the rest over 5 years of '73 percent of officers have modern 5 years. apologizing empathize 33 percent and the district population is 45 but when you add the filipino officers it's g

we put $18 million alone last year, more than all enforcement agencies combined on securing the border. and an additional $30 billion so for folks to say it's not going a long way to address this problem is not true. we will have a secure border. the question is we need to reform the rest of the system. we have a great approach this the senate bill that addresses the legal immigration system and one that will bring order and restore the rule of law. that's what the american people want. >> garrett: dan, what you're hearing from janet is on the left or from her perspective and constituents they're at the breaking point. they've compromised all they're going to compromise. >> there's no compromise in the gang of eight and the senate process. the amendment reperot says was locked in in judiciary committee and the floor. there were nine amendments when there were 300 something files. reid basically kept a lockdown. look, the senate bill ultimately is a political disaster for the republican party for one very simple reason: latinos are going to vote remember when the economy provides an opp

border. according to reports submitted to congress in 2010, the agencies not only planning to increase the number of drones, it is also considering equipping them with "nonlethal weapons designed to immobilize targets of interest." the document surfaced as part of a lawsuit filed by the electronic frontier foundation against the department of homeland security in order to obtain more information about drone use. military prosecutors have wrapped up their case in the court-martial of army whistleblower bradley manning. the final prosecution witness testified tuesday in closed sessions, part of an effort to argue manning went documents that would be used by al qaeda. manning faces up to life in prison for 21 charges including aiding the enemy. his defense team will begin their case on monday. those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. we turn now to egypt for the nation is in the state of crisis. egyptian president morsi as rejected an ultimatum from his country's armed forces to respond to massive protest

border. >> reporter: he says right now the san diego sector has seen a surge of illegal crossings. he says criminal organizations are aware that the agencyas had to scale back so smugglers are taking advantage of every opportune they get. with the border surge amendment more could be added. along with fencing. for those at the front lines the amendment is more of a band aid than a long term fix. >> if we build a 20-foot fence the smugglers build a 21-foot ladder. >> he's still a man without a country and still stuck in a russian airport. up next nsa leaker edward snowden weighs his options. >>> i guess he's not a fan. someone moons >>> he's been in the hospital now to iv days. nelson mandela is said to be critical but stable right now as he battles a recurring lung infection. the former south african president was hospitalized june 8th. since then well wishers have gathered for daily vigils and prayer service. wall of flowers and cards left outside the hospital gates continues to grow. >>> edward snowden is weighing asylum offers from bolivia, venezuela and nicaragua. we're learning more about his motivation. the guardian has posted the

mexican border, outraged friends and foes of the united states are debating a regionwide response to allegations that u.s. national security agency been spying on them. reports of list in the brazilian newspaper include not just u.s. surveillance on political internal affairs and military countries like venezuela, but also commercial spying into the energy sector. brazil, venezuela, argentina, and mexico have all substantial reserves of oil and gas. journalist who broke the leaks provided by edward snowden , there is more to come. >> there are things that the nsa is doing that no one knew they were doing that is extremely consequential. it involves massive invasion into private lives and communications. there is more of what they are doing and what we have got. hashe high-tech spying infuriated latin american leaders. >> we sent a formal request for an explanation. we are waiting for a formal response from the united states. is sent shivers down my spine that we find out that the u.s. is spying on all of us. a follow-up is only the beginning. the close aide of resilience president-- brazilian says they must have a hard response t

. >> reporter: we dug deeper and found other agencies getting bonus papers in recent years too, including the border, va and irs despite the recent controversy says. they say they've reduced the bonus pay in recent years but gave out hundreds of thousands of dollars worth in the past year alone. ktvu channel 2 news. >> congressional staffers tell us a final decision is still a few weeks away. we'll keep you posted. >>> the u.s. house passed a highly contested farm bill that does not include funding for food stamps. >> the bill is passed. >> for decades, congress has paired funding for food stamps with farm programs. the the bill approved today separates the two. republicans say they do plan to fund food stamps but not as part of the farm bill and not at the current level. democrats call this move shameful. >> people in rural america really need us to pass this legislation. you're taking food out of america. for some reason -- sometimes you have to have reform. sometimes you have to do things differently. >> president barack obama has said he'll veto the republican farm bill. >>> it's a small change

borders u.s. domestic laws that will affect very day. but congress isn't involved the other agencies are involved or not involved so it's really like a slow motion coup d'état via trade agreements sounds terrifying loria a troubling aspect is the secrecy like you just mentioned very little people are in the loop six hundred corporate advisors though why can't we simply get a for your request demand to see the text of this document ok this is the really irritating thing is believe me we tried that in the past believe it or not they are classifying this agreement as a national security issue yes every other country can see the tax and other kinds you can see the u.s. positions in the agreement but it's a national security issue if the american public on whose behalf ostensibly this is being negotiated actually also got some to tell us justified how is that argument justified that it would be you know so there is a legal way answer and there is the answer that we're getting the legal answer is in the courts because we challenge this obviously they come back with an exception to the free

borders. the report based on documents provided by edward snowden says the national security agency tap into the communications network and indiscriminately collected and stored the e-mail and telephone records of millions of brazilians for years. the government will look into whether local firms cooperated with the united states. the brazilian president says, if confirmed, the nsa operation would be a violation of national sovereignty. violationefinitely a of sovereignty, without a doubt, just as it is a violation of human rights. now we have to see without rationale or prejudgment. we have to investigate. brazil's position is very clear and strong. we do not agree, in any way, with these kinds of interference is, not just in brazil, but in any country. >> she says her government will also raise the spying issue at the united nations in the hopes of securing international protections for privacy rights. in his latest article based on edward snowden's disclosure, the journalist and glenn greenwald reports today that nsa spying has extended to all of latin america. suggestsent surveillance covers

the deputy secretary is charged with overseeing the agency's efforts to counter terrorism and enhance the security and management of our borders, while facilitating trade and travel and enforcing our immigration laws. additionally, this secretary assists in safeguarding and securing cyberspace, supports national security in times of disaster, and that is in coordination with federal, state, local, international, and private sector partners. mr. mayorkas brings to this office a diverse background and a set of experiences in both the private and public sectors. born in cuba, mr. mayorkas earned his b.a. with distinction from the university of california. he earned his law degree from loyola in 1985. those who have enjoyed the opportunity to work with him regard him as being highly intelligent, thoughtful, kind and compassionate, and dedicated to doing the right thing. from 1989 to 1998, he served as an assistant u.s. attorney for the central district of california, where he prosecuted a wide array of federal crimes, specializing in the prosecution of white-collar crimes. federal law enforcement agencies recognized his success wi

agencies. she was criticized over her comments on how secure the border is and from her reluctan reluctance, rightrom the start, to even use the word terror. take a look at this. >> we think about both from the man cause and nonman cause incidents, but particularly on the man cause. w weapon of mass destruction involving a hazardous chemical or biological weapon is very high up on the scenarios that we are seeing. >> i love that. man caused incidents. congressman, how do you think that napolitano did, generally, over 4 1/2 years as secretary of homeland security and what impact do you see her resignation having at a moment when immigration reform and border enforcement are at the height of the national agenda? >> i respect her for that position. we disagreed on many issues particularly to the border. she would go around saying it's never been more secure. i took just the opposite position, that it is not secure and that's why we passed the border security results act out of my committee to achieve that, and to get that done. so, i think also with respect to morale, it's been low in the department.

borders u.s. domestic laws that will affect every day of the day but congress is not involved the other agencies are involved or not involved so it's really like a slow motion coup d'état trade agreement sounds terrifying loria a troubling aspect is the secrecy that you just mentioned very little people are in the loop six hundred corporate advisors though why can't we simply get a for your request demand to see the text of this document ok this is the really irritating thing is believe me we tried that in the past believe it or not they are classifying this agreement as a national security issue. yes every other country can see that tax every other country can see the u.s. positions in the agreement but it's a national security issue if the american public on whose behalf ostensibly this is being negotiated actually also got to tell us justified how is that argument justified that it would be you know so there is a legal answer and there is the answer that we're getting the legal answer is in the courts because we challenge this obviously they come back with an exception to the freedom of informati

agencies were also taken by surprise. registered been every hour. >> people have no food, they have no shelter, people have no [inaudible] [indiscernible] >> it is not clear what exactly is going on over the borderin parts of congo. for the people who live there have decided that it is not a safe place to be. they will not be going home until they are sure it is. >> 100 prisoners are still on the run and indonesia. died in the violence. protests suppor started when the water supply was cut off. it happened in north symmetry province. -- sumatra province. >> and activist has made a passionate plea at the united nations. the this mark kirk 16th birthday. she called on world leaders to provide free schooling for all children. >> reading the secretary- general, she arrived as tht the united nations. was given theai sort of reception normally accorded to a world leader. in some ways, that is what she may now have become. a global advocate for the youth of the world i'm making this remarkable speech. a struggle against illiteracy, poverty, and terrorism. books and our our pens. they are our most powerful weapons. one child, one teacher. one book, one pen. can change the world. education is the only so

border. senator, if i can, the issues -- the difficult, complex ssues of law and policy that challenge the agency and present opportunities for esolution percolate up through he supervisory chain, when they need resolution and when they have broad application, the manner in which those cases reach me is through cases. we are an operation. we are a large agency. we protect our nations security. we combat fraud and assess the applications that come before us through the cases that they present to us. i have become involved in those complex, difficult, legal policy issues when they are raised to my attention by my colleagues, which very often occurs. by members of congress, which very often occurs. by members of the public or applications themselves. we deferred to adjudicators on the frontline to adjudicate cases. i do not adjudicate cases. i address legal policy issues that are brought to my attention through the channels that i have outlined. >> what types of verbal orders or requests did you make to your staff on this issue that would not be captured by e-mail or in any other written ecord? >> a

the deputy secretary is charged with overseeing the agency's efforts to counter terrorism and enhance the security and management of our borders, while facilitating trade and travel, and enforcing our immigration laws. additionally, this secretary assists in the safeguarding and security of cyberspace and provides support for national and economic security in times of disaster in coordination with federal, state, local, international and private sector partners. mr. mayorkas i believe is well-qualified for this position. he brings to this office a diverse background and set of experiences in both the private and public sectors. born in havana, cuba, mr. mayorkas earned his b.a. with distinction from the university of california, berkeley in 1981. he earned his law degree from loyola school in 1985. those who have enjoyed the opportunity to work with him regard him as being highly intelligent, thoughtful, kind, compassionate and dedicated to doing the right thing. from 1989 to 1998, he served as an assistant u.s. attorney for the central district of california where he prosecuted a wide array of federal crimes, specializing in

border. senator, if i can, the issues -- the difficult, complex issues of law and policy that challenge the agency and present opportunities for resolution percolate up through the zipper brazil's -- through the supervisor chain, when they need resolution and when they have broad application, the manner in isch those cases reach me there cases. we are in operation. we are a large agency. -- we protect our nations security. we combat fraud and assess the applications that come before us through the cases that they present to us. i have become involved in those complex, difficult, legal policy issues when they are raised to my attention by my colleagues, which very often occurs. , whichers of congress very often occurs. by members of the public or applications themselves. deferred to adjudicators on the frontline to adjudicate cases. i do not adjudicate cases. issuesss legal policy that are brought to my attention through the channels that i have outlined. what types of verbal orders or requests did you make to your staff on this issue that would not be captured by e-mail or in any other written rec

border. >> anybody that's an outsider that goes into that area is viewed as either working for another cartel or a possible informant for a government agency>> this is the boat ramp. this is the area right here where she -- where she came to seek help. >> reporter: sheriff sigi gonzalez now trying to investigate a crime in another country was fending off calls from reporters asking if the hartleys themselves were drug runners or if david hartley was working with the cartel. speculation began to swirl that tiffany hartley killed her husband for insurance money, or even that tiffany hartley was seeing another man. >> people still have a hard time believing you. does that hurt you? >> some days. other days -- they don't have room to judge. i mean, they don't know me. they don't know my husband. they weren't there that day. so really they have no room to judge me. >> reporter: with television and newspaper attention still at viral levels, authorities in texas were trapped. they could dispatch all the boats and helicopters they wanted, but law enforcement in mexico was still in charge. and what happened next in mexico showed just how difficult

drone policy is actually a lot deadlier than the agency has claimed so far a study looked at seventy five different strikes on the afghanistan pakistan border between two thousand and six and two thousand and nine and found that of seven hundred forty six people listed as killed in the drone strikes outlined in the document at least one hundred forty seven of the dead are clearly stated to be civilian victims ninety four of those are said to be children the u.s. government claims that only fifty to sixty noncombatants have been killed during the entire nine years of the drone war in pakistan so do any of you think that the death of even one suspected terrorist is worth the death of even one innocent child you know this is we really need to be asking ourselves as a question is another thing that we're not discussing enough in them because it's not an american soul we'd be outraged if this is happening on american soil and libertarian i mean really wants to say let's withdraw from all these these conflicts overseas and really start to focus on building at home and having debates over how do we build ourselves at home if there's something that

agency. fine you, slap you on the wrist. now it can do stuff bordering on taking criminal action.throw someone out of the business, who knows what type of fine they will seek here. tracy: right. >> if you can go not just before a jury that deliberates on the the sort of, beyond a reasonable doubt, right, shadow of a doubt, when they just weigh the preponderance of evidence, that is tough stuff. tracy: i'll tell you, charlie you have been all over this. i know you will keep following it. >> this is great on fox business. the other networks keep you what is happening now, as we are, we told you this a week or longer. tracy: read his book, "circle of friends." thanks for jumping on. ashley: there it nice keep that up. ashley: shameless, charlie. great stuff. it is just gone quarter past the hour. keep a tab on these markets. the dow is still slightly lower. let's go down to nicole at nyse with the latest. nicole? >> i want to take a look, ashley and tracy, at some names that have reported and take a look how they're faring particularly in the energy realm. this is markets now as you

remember along that stretch of border, two or three of the sheriffs were either indicted or in jail and then you had the corruption scandal. it was one of the federal agencies in arizona. and so we are not immune to it. we have to be aware that it's not just the violence. if the capacity to corrupt. >> how large a role in all of this does the u.s. play in terms of money laundering or guns across the border? how much of that fuels this problem and are there steps that we should be taking beyond what is already being done in? what would you recommend? >> the recommendation that the ambassador made. >> i think there is a lot already been done. perhaps this is one of those issues that we were slow to appreciate completely and once we realized our institution was being used for these sorts of things we got a lot more aggressive both as a government and the institutions themselves. the big financial institutions do not want to be part of this and they are recognizing that there were vulnerabilities and they are doing everything they can to address them. i think maybe perhaps we are a little late, a little naÏve but i think both our government and the large financ

agencies are working to to disrupt potential threats. the police have the power to examine and detain individuals at the uk border to investigate anyone suspectedof terrorism involvement. uk nationals seeking to travel from the uk can have their passports refused or withdrawn. foreign nationals resident in the uk can have their passports revoked if they are deemed non- conducive to the public good. international diplomacy has failed so far to resolve the crisis in syria. the uk will continue to play a leading role in promoting a political solution even though we may have to persist over many months and saving lives. safeguarding our national security at all times. we will continue to help peace in the middle east and africa, to make transitions, keeping faith with people, rejecting the interest of the uk, and trying to widen international peace and security. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the minister for his statement and let me turn to events in egypt. for the events of the past to become it has been a major setback for the mock receipt. any not not represent any reversal trend. the military in any democracy must be subject to it executiv

agency. if you want to count every single aspect of the government that might have to do with security, like borderontrol and customs, you might be able to get somewhere up there. the defense budget is $600 billion for 2014. this budget has significant funds for emerging novel activity. do we risk falling behind other countries? you do have to cut back on r&d so that does hurt you. i am not a hardware expert but i do know there is money in the budget for a variety of things. they are going to try to create strike fighters. that is why aircraft carriers are unmanned. they are trying to be a new air force bomber. there is research going on in the budget. billion passed for r&d. host: mike joins us from tampa florida. good morning. caller: thank you for letting me call in. a couple comments and then a there are over 1000 military bases that the united states has in four countries. 200 recognized countries in the world. -- that is like 10 bases in every country. russian military bases in the united states? it is just an overextension. i believe 20% of the defense budget is overrun and the costs are jus

agencies and police are working to identify and disrupt potential threats. the police have the power to examine be and detain individuals at the u.k. border, to investigate any concerns of terrorism involvement. u.k. nationals have concerns seeking to travel from the u.k. can have their passports refused or withdrawn, and foreign nationals resident in the u.k. can have their lee to re-- leave to remain revoked. mr. speaker, international diplomacy has failed so far to resolve the crisis in syria. the u.k. will continue to play a leading role in promoting a political solution even though we may have to persist over many months in saving lives where we can be proud of the contribution our country makes and in safeguarding our national security at all times. and we will continue to help countries in the middle east and north africa to make a success of their transitions keeping faith with its peoples, protecting our interests as the u.k. and trying to widen international peace and security. >> mr. douglas alexander. >> thank you, mr. speaker. can i thank the foreign secretary for his statement on for advanced sight of it. let me turn, first,