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they said the americans stole the show. in american media, you did not see it much. you saw more about the guests, but in the french media, they talked about the beautiful black models that turned like dancers and complex soldiers across the stage. the reference to them that for years after the show adopted an all black group. how you would see all black models for 10 straight years. tavis: i am not night even asking of this question, and giving that answer you have just offered, but how could a story like this in the fashion world, they convince us of x, y, and z. how did the story stay buried? >> demon and i discovered the story, i thought it was very important. the impact that these women and on what we wearan impac .oday the story rises to the top in certain parts but it never comes full circle with models playing the big roles. tavis: i don't want to make you overtly political, but what does this story say to us, and guide us? tell me what the message here is for the tragedy today? i noted fashion week is going on as we speak. this is not my area of expertise bu
they said the americans stole the show. in american media, you did not see it much. you saw more about the guests, but in the french media, they talked about the beautiful black models that turned like dancers and complex soldiers across the stage. the reference to them that for years after the show adopted an all black group. how you would see all black models for 10 straight years. tavis: i am not night even asking of this question, and giving that answer you have just offered, but how could...
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writing an african american character. you have to think about, too, this whole idea of political correctness has both an up side and a very bad down side. one of those is people tend to be very cautious and not want to try things like that. i eventually through my relationship with danny glover pulled it out of my drawers -- out of the drawer, desk drawer, and read it and danny was instrumental in saying, let's do this. let's just do this. but, again, it was me working with some african american actors and i actually had it vetted by august wilson, read it and checked it out for me and there's another fellow who wrote soldier's story, charles fuller, took a look at it for me. i wanted to make sure my bases were covered. but this new play, what i did was, i feel comfortable writing the characters, but you are never sure. one thing that happened was steven anthony jones helped me a great deal with the african american character. we took it to sundance and what happens when you go to sundance is you bring some actors and som
writing an african american character. you have to think about, too, this whole idea of political correctness has both an up side and a very bad down side. one of those is people tend to be very cautious and not want to try things like that. i eventually through my relationship with danny glover pulled it out of my drawers -- out of the drawer, desk drawer, and read it and danny was instrumental in saying, let's do this. let's just do this. but, again, it was me working with some african...
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tripwires of american resolve.e contrary, american policymakers for decades at this point had long hoped to invalids the gulf and keep its oil flowing with as little direct involvement as possible. so long as the soviets didn't interfere in the region themselves, president carter had declared in 1980. so as long as the iranians didn't stop up the gulf. president reagan declared a few years later, americans were content to ultimate it did not matter to cold war is what happened so long as the oil continued to flow. this was the bush administration's first line. and then cheating in fact a year before saddam's invasion, enunciating in the latter part of 1989 a national security directive 26 which is laid out the full scope and rationale of american involvement in the region. this document, which can get from the archive if you like, does not use the word freedom. it does not use the word democracy. it does not mention particular leaders to it doesn't talk about regime types. it doesn't talk about radical islam and it
tripwires of american resolve.e contrary, american policymakers for decades at this point had long hoped to invalids the gulf and keep its oil flowing with as little direct involvement as possible. so long as the soviets didn't interfere in the region themselves, president carter had declared in 1980. so as long as the iranians didn't stop up the gulf. president reagan declared a few years later, americans were content to ultimate it did not matter to cold war is what happened so long as the...
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american opposition, american aid, american involvement.these things, it is not a constructive relationship or not in the country's interest, but you don't know because you don't, you're just ill informed. and there's very little in america that would afford you opportunities to be well informed. we demonize the u.n. usually. even winston churchill at the u.n.'s beginnings said that it is better to geagea than war war -- jaw jaw than war war. so the u.n. is a wonderful opportunity for the entire world to gather, to disagree sometimes raucously. it is not a neat process, but a necessary process to resolve disputes. of we ought to embrace it. we ought to embrace our differences. we ought to embrace these human rights conventions, but we don't do that. we almost celebrate ignorance. and i'm talking about all of us of all classes, whites and blacks from the top of government to the bomb -- to the bottom of society. we do that. and because we are the most powerful country in the world, we do the world no service when we do that. leadership shoul
american opposition, american aid, american involvement.these things, it is not a constructive relationship or not in the country's interest, but you don't know because you don't, you're just ill informed. and there's very little in america that would afford you opportunities to be well informed. we demonize the u.n. usually. even winston churchill at the u.n.'s beginnings said that it is better to geagea than war war -- jaw jaw than war war. so the u.n. is a wonderful opportunity for the...
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of americans are ok with the president doing this to non americans but when it comes to u.s. citizens only twenty four percent say it's ok so you do the math what percentage of americans are bigots because there is a clear double standard here on who it's ok to kill and i think that twenty four percent would go up if a lot of people knew that president obama already was killing americans because they don't want to oppose something that's being done i think it would go down if people knew who those americans were the lack of any charge or evidence against them the manner in which they were killed and so forth but moral high ground is the furthest thing from within our reach right now you know it's interesting david brought up and i notice this when we get preparing for this program is that americans get upset when americans are being killed but when it's not americans they don't particularly care anymore do they were ever i don't i wouldn't say that of all americans i mean surveys or surveys certainly my friends in america are very concerned and what course most of the people
of americans are ok with the president doing this to non americans but when it comes to u.s. citizens only twenty four percent say it's ok so you do the math what percentage of americans are bigots because there is a clear double standard here on who it's ok to kill and i think that twenty four percent would go up if a lot of people knew that president obama already was killing americans because they don't want to oppose something that's being done i think it would go down if people knew who...
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over on who you street there's the african-american civil war memorial memorializing the african-americans who fought in the civil war. on the front you have three african-american soldiers. you can't see in this picture but on the reader there is because african-americans served in both the union and the confederate navy as well. african americans served in the navy during the civil war as well but once again, all of these are models. they don't represent any one particular african-american. inside the rotunda of the capitol there is a bust of dr. martin luther king jr.. but this is washington. we like full size statues. we like to put them in the middle of the street where we have to drive in circles around them. so we are not going to count this either. so, where in washington, d.c. is the only statue of a real african-american man on public land, and as a bonus, we're in washington is the only statue of a real african-american woman? the answer is they are both in the same place, lincoln park. in the middle of lincoln park is a statue called freedom memorial. it's a statue of president
over on who you street there's the african-american civil war memorial memorializing the african-americans who fought in the civil war. on the front you have three african-american soldiers. you can't see in this picture but on the reader there is because african-americans served in both the union and the confederate navy as well. african americans served in the navy during the civil war as well but once again, all of these are models. they don't represent any one particular african-american....
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it is not claiming the authority to target an american citizen that poses no imminent threat to americanreported case of u.s. forces targeting a specific administration with force. this has forced subsidiary components, each of them in my view clearly correct. the united states is in a state of armed conflict with al qaeda, the taliban, and its associated forces. second, in this conflict, as indeed in any conflict, the united states is lawfully entitled. and finally, whatever the constitution's due process guarantees may require before targeting a u.s. citizen, these requirements are more than satisfied by rigorous judgment that a person needs the administration's narrow targeting. to understand why this position must be correct, consider a domestic hostage situation. in such a situation, even law enforcement will use this command it will do so without judicial preapproval when the threats of the lives of the hostages is serious. nobody takes the position that such actions constitute and killings. it is not profoundly different from this hostage situation. a mounting chorus of critics ha
it is not claiming the authority to target an american citizen that poses no imminent threat to americanreported case of u.s. forces targeting a specific administration with force. this has forced subsidiary components, each of them in my view clearly correct. the united states is in a state of armed conflict with al qaeda, the taliban, and its associated forces. second, in this conflict, as indeed in any conflict, the united states is lawfully entitled. and finally, whatever the constitution's...
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because if you succeed, you will create american businesses and american jobs. you will help us grow our economy, strengthen our middle- class. so that is what comprehensive immigration reform looks like. smarter enforcement, at a pathway to earn citizenship, improvements in the legal immigration system so that we continue to be a magnet for the best and brightest all around the world. it is pretty straightforward. the question now is simple. do we have the result -- resolve as a people, as a country, as a government, to finally put this behind us? i believe that we do. [applause] i believe that we do. [applause] i believe we are finally at the moment where comprehensive immigration reform is within our grasp. but i promise you this, the closer we get, the more emotional this debate will become. immigration has always been an issue that inflames passions. that is not surprising. there are few things that are more important to us as a society than who gets to come here and call our country home. who gets the privilege of becoming a citizen of the united states of
because if you succeed, you will create american businesses and american jobs. you will help us grow our economy, strengthen our middle- class. so that is what comprehensive immigration reform looks like. smarter enforcement, at a pathway to earn citizenship, improvements in the legal immigration system so that we continue to be a magnet for the best and brightest all around the world. it is pretty straightforward. the question now is simple. do we have the result -- resolve as a people, as a...
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>> legally they're still americans.here are americans that have engaged in terrorist attacks within the united states. that's not the issue. the problem is the standards are rather subjective. it leaves us vulnerable to someone making a decision that's this sensitive on the basis of what may be partial -- >> suppose we find out that somebody with pretty good certitude is out to get us, they're involved with bombing our people, killing americans in uniform or not, what are we supposed to do? >> that's the big problem. the bottom line is we're going through a tremendous change in the nature of warfare. we're shifting to a period where we're learning how to fight wars that do not involve troops on the ground. as a result the two things we're using are drones or unmanned aircraft. and there's a whole range of them, and special forces that go in in strategic operations. the problem with the difference between osama bin laden and anwar al awlaki is bin laden was in one place for a long period of time that allowed special forc
>> legally they're still americans.here are americans that have engaged in terrorist attacks within the united states. that's not the issue. the problem is the standards are rather subjective. it leaves us vulnerable to someone making a decision that's this sensitive on the basis of what may be partial -- >> suppose we find out that somebody with pretty good certitude is out to get us, they're involved with bombing our people, killing americans in uniform or not, what are we...
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but african-americans overwhelmingly. now their voted is going to be nullified. >> let me finish this point in response to mary katherine and to rush, i don't think it is the case that americans are uninformed or ill educated about sequestration cuts. i think they were influenced and i think rush --. >> bill: i think there are many millions of americans who are uninformed right now. >> the media makes a point of people not knowing the sequestration is not from this to this. >> bill: i don't want to talk about that. let brit hume do that. >> that is what we're up against and frankly on the libertarian issues, marijuana there are whole new generation that aren't concerned with the issues. so new way to communicate to win them over. >> bill: bob woodward says the obama white house is at fault over the budget chaos. why did michelle obama announce the big best picture >>. >> bill: impact segment, writing in the "washington post" bob woodward said that the white house is at fault for the current impasse that may trigger big sp
but african-americans overwhelmingly. now their voted is going to be nullified. >> let me finish this point in response to mary katherine and to rush, i don't think it is the case that americans are uninformed or ill educated about sequestration cuts. i think they were influenced and i think rush --. >> bill: i think there are many millions of americans who are uninformed right now. >> the media makes a point of people not knowing the sequestration is not from this to this....
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and i think americans are stunned. and they haven't yet kind of gotten their heads and their arms around the reality they face. and so what -- we see people in shock, if you like. i mean, i'm stretching the metaphor, but -- >> that's all right. >> the american dream that they thought they could access, that they were told they could access if they just worked hard or went to school or both of the -- it's not there. a whole generation of young people is learning that in order to get the education, without which the american dream is not possible, you have to borrow so much money that your whole situation is put in a terrible vise. then you discover at the end of your four years and you have your bachelor's degree, that the job you had thought you were then entitled to and the income you thought would go with it, they're not there. and yet you have the debt. the effects of this on our society, not just for the young people confronting it daily, but for the parents who helped them, who led them to expect something, that i
and i think americans are stunned. and they haven't yet kind of gotten their heads and their arms around the reality they face. and so what -- we see people in shock, if you like. i mean, i'm stretching the metaphor, but -- >> that's all right. >> the american dream that they thought they could access, that they were told they could access if they just worked hard or went to school or both of the -- it's not there. a whole generation of young people is learning that in order to get...
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the african-american art and culture complex, this is african-american month 360. 3 61 on leap year because every single day we need to remember the struggles. we need to remember the good times and the bad times so that we are pushing forward and not pushing backwards. so that we are moving our community together as a whole, forward, and making sure that the mistakes of the past that this city has made does not continue to impact the african-american community, which includes the rapid decline. with myself and supervisor cohen have been working extremely hard on this board and we are going to be looking to members of the african-american community to help us continue to find creative options so that we can begin to repopulate this city with the african-american community that is so deserved. thank you so much. (applause) >> supervisor breed, you sound like the good reverend dr. breed. we were about to have church in here, folk. i hope you're ready. i want to start with district 1, supervisor 1 districtv, supervisor eric mar. >> thank you. colleagues, black history is so important t
the african-american art and culture complex, this is african-american month 360. 3 61 on leap year because every single day we need to remember the struggles. we need to remember the good times and the bad times so that we are pushing forward and not pushing backwards. so that we are moving our community together as a whole, forward, and making sure that the mistakes of the past that this city has made does not continue to impact the african-american community, which includes the rapid...
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many americans want to know how the united states can order the killings of american citizens without due process. earlier today the justice department provided congress with classified documents about the targeted killing program. this disclosure was sparked by a leaked memo obtained by nbc news saying the government gets to define which individuals are considered imminent threats. but senators were not allowed to talk about the documents, which are still classified. senator feinstein did say it's time for full disclosure. >> when i asked to give out the actual numbers, i'm told you can't. i say why not? because it's classified. it's a covert program. for the public it doesn't exist. well, i think that rationale, mr. brennan, is long gone. >> john brennan would not commit to additional disclosures, but he defended the legality of the program. >> the president has insisted that any actions we take will be legally grounded, will be thoroughly anchored in intelligence, will have the appropriate review process, approval process before any action is contemplated, including those actions t
many americans want to know how the united states can order the killings of american citizens without due process. earlier today the justice department provided congress with classified documents about the targeted killing program. this disclosure was sparked by a leaked memo obtained by nbc news saying the government gets to define which individuals are considered imminent threats. but senators were not allowed to talk about the documents, which are still classified. senator feinstein did say...
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vice president, members of congress, fellow american americans, 51 years ago, john f. kennedy declared to this chamber that the constitution makes us not rivals for power but partners for progress. it is my task, he said, to report the state of the union. to improve it is the task of us all. tonight, thanks to the grit and determination of the american people, there is much progress to report. after a decade of grinding war, our brave men and women in uniform are coming home. [ applause ] after years of gruelling recession, our businesses have created over 6 million new jobs. we buy more american cars than we have in five years. and less foreign oil than we have in 20. our housing market is healing. our stock market is rebounding. and consumers, patients and homeowners enjoy stronger protections than ever before. so, together, we have clear eed away the rubble of crisis. and we can say with renewed confidence that the state of our union is stronger. [ applause ] but we gather here knowing that there are millions of americans whose hard work and dedication have not yet
vice president, members of congress, fellow american americans, 51 years ago, john f. kennedy declared to this chamber that the constitution makes us not rivals for power but partners for progress. it is my task, he said, to report the state of the union. to improve it is the task of us all. tonight, thanks to the grit and determination of the american people, there is much progress to report. after a decade of grinding war, our brave men and women in uniform are coming home. [ applause ] after...
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and that to target even americans overseas.of being leaders of al-qaeda or associated terror group. former u.s. attorney general alberto gonzalez, a counselor and belmont university, joining me now. hello. >> good afternoon. >> alisyn: before i get to your impression of the drone program, and i do want to hear those, can you take us back to the years 2005, 2007 when you're attorney general in the white house, and what had a day in your life was like as you were underfire for the anti-terror tactics that the bush administration used? >> well, it's part of the attorney general, part of the job of the attorney general is to take on these difficult tasks and president bush took extraordinary measures to protect america, that we believed were lawful. anytime you're doing something controversial, obviously some people are unhappy about it, part of my job as attorney general was to go up on the hill, to give interviews, to talk to various groups and explain why what we're doing is not only effective, but constitutional under the law.
and that to target even americans overseas.of being leaders of al-qaeda or associated terror group. former u.s. attorney general alberto gonzalez, a counselor and belmont university, joining me now. hello. >> good afternoon. >> alisyn: before i get to your impression of the drone program, and i do want to hear those, can you take us back to the years 2005, 2007 when you're attorney general in the white house, and what had a day in your life was like as you were underfire for the...
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, not just black americans, notous hispanic americans, not just disabled americans, every american because if one american's right to vote is compromised, there will be a risk for all americans that their vote will be compromised. i thank my friend, congressman horsford, and yield him back the balance of my time. . mr. horsford: thank you, mr. hoyer, as our whip, you have provided a strong and -- strong and articulate voice on these and other issues. question look forward to continuing to work with you as we move forward to protect that most fundamental of all right the right to vote. i now yield to my co-anchor mitigating circumstance colleague as a freshman member in this 113th congress, i am pleased to be working with him as one of the co-anchors for the congressional black caucus and bringing these important issues to all of our constituents throughout this great country, the distinguished member from new york, representative hakim jeffries, as much time as the allows. mr. jeffries: let me thank the distinguished gentleman from the silver state, my good friend and colleague, representa
, not just black americans, notous hispanic americans, not just disabled americans, every american because if one american's right to vote is compromised, there will be a risk for all americans that their vote will be compromised. i thank my friend, congressman horsford, and yield him back the balance of my time. . mr. horsford: thank you, mr. hoyer, as our whip, you have provided a strong and -- strong and articulate voice on these and other issues. question look forward to continuing to work...
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american politics. the last paragraph contract with an argument. american. america is a symbol. america disappointment because the ideal sense. >> so you must always have a gap between what america does and what america proposes. that just as a matter, it cannot disappear. the value, the value, is. altering the american way. it is not underperforming. it is to some extent. >> never going to escape hypocrisy. i try. the feel of the evening. it is interesting, actually, you asked if it was this or this. and actually might my instincts say that is both. a false dichotomy to me if you will. in the idea versus practice that huntington pointed out as this huge gap, arguably, and this gets to the comparative question that was being alluded to end you did at the beginning of your comments which is, that is the very nature of the state. i mean, the gap between lock in its action and enforcement. and some of those gaps are most glaringly apparent in the kind of activities that we point to. arguably, the united states has had the most ambitious laws in some respects. zero tolerance on drug
american politics. the last paragraph contract with an argument. american. america is a symbol. america disappointment because the ideal sense. >> so you must always have a gap between what america does and what america proposes. that just as a matter, it cannot disappear. the value, the value, is. altering the american way. it is not underperforming. it is to some extent. >> never going to escape hypocrisy. i try. the feel of the evening. it is interesting, actually, you asked if...
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to boost american exports, support american jobs and level the playing field in the growing markets of asia we intend to complete negotiations on a transpacific partnership. and tonight i'm announcing we will launch talks on a comprehensive transatlantic trade and investment partnership with the european union because trade that is fair and free across the atlantic supports millions of good-paying american jobs. (applause) we also know that progress in the most impoverished parts of our world enriches us all not only because it creates new markets, more stable order in certain regions of the world but also because it's the right thing to do. you know, in many places people live on little more than a dollar a day. so the united states will join with our allies to eradicate such extreme poverty in the next two decades by connecting more people to the global economy by empowering women by giving our young and brightest minds new opportunities to serve and helping communities to feed and power and educate themselves. by saving the world's children from preventable deaths and by realizing t
to boost american exports, support american jobs and level the playing field in the growing markets of asia we intend to complete negotiations on a transpacific partnership. and tonight i'm announcing we will launch talks on a comprehensive transatlantic trade and investment partnership with the european union because trade that is fair and free across the atlantic supports millions of good-paying american jobs. (applause) we also know that progress in the most impoverished parts of our world...
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american and u.s. airways were to merge, more than 70%, by some estimates as high as 86%, of the domestic airline industry would be controlled by just for airlines. i fear that the flying public will see relatively few benefits while bearing much of the cost of this potential merger. another related issue is whether the low-cost carriers can continue to provide effective, competitive pressure on what would be the big three legacy airlines, should this merger of her. .. against large legacy carriers. there's reason to wonder whether southwest will continue to play the traditional role of an lcc on competing on ticket prices now it's part of a big airline. and finally, we must consider what impact this will have on workers at the two carriers. in stark contrast to previous airline mergers, the unions representing american and u.s. airways with the exception of the machinist have come out and public support of this merger. and the machinist have said they could support it but only after u.s. airways renew
american and u.s. airways were to merge, more than 70%, by some estimates as high as 86%, of the domestic airline industry would be controlled by just for airlines. i fear that the flying public will see relatively few benefits while bearing much of the cost of this potential merger. another related issue is whether the low-cost carriers can continue to provide effective, competitive pressure on what would be the big three legacy airlines, should this merger of her. .. against large legacy...
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majority of americans said they would vote for those. americans favor the issues. but your question is the german one, and that is pirated. it has risen. -- is germane, and that is priority. in december, we were in the field just after the newtown shootings, and it went to 4%. this month, it has gone to 6%, he gun-control and gun violence. that makes it the sixth most frequently mentioned problem, so it is rising some. but as you can tell, it is still not at the top of the list. host: on dissatisfaction with government, 16% spontaneously telling you that was the most important problem in washington, can you give us a sense that the president's overall approval rating and congress's approval rating? guest: will be a huge disparity in the hall tonight. the person at the podium has all of the positive numbers. the people in the seats, congress, have the low numbers. obama his approved at 52%, higher than he ever did in his first term. he is on his way up. the members of congress sitting in the col. were at & last half february, and are up to 15%. -- the members of con
majority of americans said they would vote for those. americans favor the issues. but your question is the german one, and that is pirated. it has risen. -- is germane, and that is priority. in december, we were in the field just after the newtown shootings, and it went to 4%. this month, it has gone to 6%, he gun-control and gun violence. that makes it the sixth most frequently mentioned problem, so it is rising some. but as you can tell, it is still not at the top of the list. host: on...
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is the second amendment has to give american citizens the firepower to fight back against you against our government that's not so how do you conduct your business in forcing the law and not knowing what is behind that door i find it to be a scary great day. simply it's just not based on logic. logic and the n.r.a. never got along so this is the n.r.a. his latest strategy defeat all gun control measures by scaring the hell out of america as might happen tonio attorney and host of ring of fire radio mike welcome back. i'm great is wayne la pierre a raving lunatic or is this guy crazy like a fox not at all this is been focused to death look fear in america is a powerful moving force tom visions of smaller even massive apocalyptic events help listeners become irrational it makes them stupid to the point that it becomes easy and maybe even justified to even for a reason we educated americans to stand behind the senseless slaughter of our children in schools because that's that's the end of this sentence if you think about it but here is what's happened they didn't just come up with this t
is the second amendment has to give american citizens the firepower to fight back against you against our government that's not so how do you conduct your business in forcing the law and not knowing what is behind that door i find it to be a scary great day. simply it's just not based on logic. logic and the n.r.a. never got along so this is the n.r.a. his latest strategy defeat all gun control measures by scaring the hell out of america as might happen tonio attorney and host of ring of fire...
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and it really remains to be seen how the american reduction and eventual withdrawal of american forces for afghanistan will effect that entire region. because there's a battle for influence within afghanistan clearly between indians and pack stages. >> rose: do we assume if in fact the of gun portions are not strong enough after the united states leaves to with stan the taliban and the taliban is able to gain somewhat approaching the power they had previously when they had power, that they would welcome al-qaeda back. >> well, you know, one of the big questions that has not been answered by the president's advisors is what's the american military presence going to be after 2014. in the state of the union, he said we'll be down basically by half a year from now. there are 66,000 now. at the end of the february next year it will be 32,000. but what happens after 2014 when the so-called war is over and there are a whole number of options on the table, anywhere i'd say from 3,000 troops to 10,000 troops or 9,000 troops. and also the capabilities that could be kept in the country from the u
and it really remains to be seen how the american reduction and eventual withdrawal of american forces for afghanistan will effect that entire region. because there's a battle for influence within afghanistan clearly between indians and pack stages. >> rose: do we assume if in fact the of gun portions are not strong enough after the united states leaves to with stan the taliban and the taliban is able to gain somewhat approaching the power they had previously when they had power, that...
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who is an american? how do we sort of coexist in this post war period where the people from that community are by and large marginalized, yet you have this whole kind of other thing happening where it's -- the war has been won, this is like new things, television is happening, advertising, this whole advertising thing is happening. so you have these marginalized peoples and what happens, is it possible to develop a kind of at that moment a cross-cultural community? is it possible to have kind of a multi cultural community that emerged from that moment? and so, in particular, that's what i wanted to explore. and part of the back drop is there was this extraordinary jazz scene happening in that area. there's this wonderful book called fillmore harlem west and also there's several other books that are about that particular era. but that's all happening too, people like billie holiday, count basie, duke ellington, they were all playing in the fillmore district, bop city, plantation club, jack's tavern. that'
who is an american? how do we sort of coexist in this post war period where the people from that community are by and large marginalized, yet you have this whole kind of other thing happening where it's -- the war has been won, this is like new things, television is happening, advertising, this whole advertising thing is happening. so you have these marginalized peoples and what happens, is it possible to develop a kind of at that moment a cross-cultural community? is it possible to have kind...
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american ancestry. we often think of this modern contemporary time we live in as an unprecedented period of immigration, interracial marriage, checking as many boxes as you like on the census. when you go back into history, if you look at the census of the late 1800'ss, there are whole groups of people classified as a mixed race and all kinds of labels, quadroons, a cruise, this is not new. we think of the president and his heritage, he is the son of a white woman from kansas, african man from kenya, we all have these connections in our families. >> people are interested in researching their own families and their own family trees, what advice can you give them? we may not have the same access to expert researchers but what advice can you give them? >> i like to say i am a preacher of the gospel of genealogy because it matters a lot. we often write books about our president and first lady's but what i loved about the first lady's story is her story is about ordinary people, we all have these stories and
american ancestry. we often think of this modern contemporary time we live in as an unprecedented period of immigration, interracial marriage, checking as many boxes as you like on the census. when you go back into history, if you look at the census of the late 1800'ss, there are whole groups of people classified as a mixed race and all kinds of labels, quadroons, a cruise, this is not new. we think of the president and his heritage, he is the son of a white woman from kansas, african man from...
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this isn't the type of warfare that most americans think that their fellow americans pursue.wanted to make sure that it was documented as meticulously as i could. and this is the story of vietnam veterans told by vietnam veterans. i used you know, hundreds of sworn statements, sworn testimony that active duty g.i.s and recently returned veterans gave to army criminal investigators. so it's the veterans in their own words. >> but let me play for you what john kerry said back in 1971, when he returned from vietnam and he joined with other vietnam veterans to talk about the kind of war they had experienced. here's what he said. >> not isolated incidents, but daymes committed on a day-t basis, with the full awareness of officers at all levels of command. it is impossible to the feelings of the men who were reliving their experiences in vietnam. but they did. they relived the absolute horror of what this country, in a sense, made them do. they told stories that, at times, they had personally raped, cut off ears, cut off heads, taped wires from portable telephones to human genitals
this isn't the type of warfare that most americans think that their fellow americans pursue.wanted to make sure that it was documented as meticulously as i could. and this is the story of vietnam veterans told by vietnam veterans. i used you know, hundreds of sworn statements, sworn testimony that active duty g.i.s and recently returned veterans gave to army criminal investigators. so it's the veterans in their own words. >> but let me play for you what john kerry said back in 1971, when...
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they would welcome the americans. is was educated in an american college, christian college. we produced several presidents of pakistan, member office parliament. every one of us is so great the american teachers who taught us. so why couldn't we give colleges and schools instead of wasting billions and billions in wars which in the end resulted in iran hitting us. >> host: you write bat recent survey of american and afghan soldiers. this is how the afghans view the americans. they always shout and yell and they are crazy. u.s. soldiers swear at us constantly, saying f.-u, their arrogance sickenes us. they don't care about civilian casualties. they pee all over, right in front of civilians, including females. >> guest: peter, quote what the american soldiers said. >> host: this is what the americans thought of the afghan forces. they are turds. i we're better off without them. i don't trust locals. i would never like to admit that iraqis are smarter but they're einsteins compared to afghans. these guys only seem to care about their own tribes. >> guest: back to the tribes. th
they would welcome the americans. is was educated in an american college, christian college. we produced several presidents of pakistan, member office parliament. every one of us is so great the american teachers who taught us. so why couldn't we give colleges and schools instead of wasting billions and billions in wars which in the end resulted in iran hitting us. >> host: you write bat recent survey of american and afghan soldiers. this is how the afghans view the americans. they always...
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they were all american and the guy goes back to his supervisor. these people are all americans the supervisor says just to transcribe it transcribe everything a lot of these people were having personal phone calls calling their families and everything. after a few days he said he didn't want to do it anymore didn't think it was right so they got somebody else to do it there's a lot of intimidation and people just follow. the national intelligence. everyone is practical and effective but. what a bunch of crap coming through. the inquiry could not identify a single contribution. made to disrupt an active terrorist plot. when they did not forward intelligence and. civil liberties and privacy personnel are prohibited from monitoring u.s. persons for activities protected by the u.s. constitution such as the first amendment freedoms of peaceful assembly and protest it'll be the biggest bunch of crap in history. of facility. will hold information for the next. school supplied. croaks of strangers with access to. how serious will the abuse there are over
they were all american and the guy goes back to his supervisor. these people are all americans the supervisor says just to transcribe it transcribe everything a lot of these people were having personal phone calls calling their families and everything. after a few days he said he didn't want to do it anymore didn't think it was right so they got somebody else to do it there's a lot of intimidation and people just follow. the national intelligence. everyone is practical and effective but. what a...
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how to kill americans who have never had counsel, never faced charges. americans. an eye-opening look. the justice department explains how to kill united states citizen. astounding. the bizarre north korea propaganda video, depicts america's destruction. thankfully michael jackson is in on it. north korea, kim the younger, looking at things, it's all ahead. unless breaking news changes everything. on "studio b." >> first from fox at 3:00 in new york city, the five-year-old boy is said to be physically okay. after he endured nearly a week underground with a gunman who took him hostage. that's the word from the boy's from who says the family is not sure yet how he is doing mentally. and now we're learning more about the rescue operation yesterday. sources telling fox news the officials had to set a camera to monitor the suspect, jimmy dykes, inside the bunker. they got it down in there we don't know how. law enforcement had deployed at least one surveillance drone to inspect his property. ats built a mock bunker which they used to practice rescue scenarios, and anoth
how to kill americans who have never had counsel, never faced charges. americans. an eye-opening look. the justice department explains how to kill united states citizen. astounding. the bizarre north korea propaganda video, depicts america's destruction. thankfully michael jackson is in on it. north korea, kim the younger, looking at things, it's all ahead. unless breaking news changes everything. on "studio b." >> first from fox at 3:00 in new york city, the five-year-old boy...
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the suspect is to kill americans. it's not possible to capture him before the attack and it follows law and war principles but some on chile will concerned that it violates the constitutional right of american suspects to a trial by jury and on tuesday the white house press corps pushed obama on the issue. >> this is giving legal justification for killing american citizens without any trial. >> i would point you to the ample judicial precedent for the idea that someone who takes up arms against the united states in a war against the united states is an enemy and therefore could be targeted accordingly. >> so far there is one known case of an american being targeted with a drone strike. >> america cannot and will not win. >> anwar al awlaki was killed at an air base in 2011. anne-marie, there's apparently a growing number of these bases operated by the cia and the military. >> susan mcginnis in washington, thank you. >>> well, coming up on the morning news, division in the ranks as the boy scouts consider lifting a ban
the suspect is to kill americans. it's not possible to capture him before the attack and it follows law and war principles but some on chile will concerned that it violates the constitutional right of american suspects to a trial by jury and on tuesday the white house press corps pushed obama on the issue. >> this is giving legal justification for killing american citizens without any trial. >> i would point you to the ample judicial precedent for the idea that someone who takes up...
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bad guys overseas who are not americans but americans as well. actually market is in this article makes this. the my favorite paragraph the problem starts with the reagan as problems so often do most part most people on the left take for granted that reagan's executive order one two three three three banned assassinations which is not just a false interpretation but really awful mangling of one of the dark turning points in modern american history and he points out that basically we have been killing people in the name of national security including american citizens george w. bush did this for some time for a number of years and the bush administration they they killed an american citizen because he was in the proximity of a terrorist or a terrorist suspect in two thousand and two and that what reagan did when he put in this order out this this executive order out basically was to say you know targeted assassinations ok let's create a framework of law basically what the what the what the what the executive orders that was we're not going to do t
bad guys overseas who are not americans but americans as well. actually market is in this article makes this. the my favorite paragraph the problem starts with the reagan as problems so often do most part most people on the left take for granted that reagan's executive order one two three three three banned assassinations which is not just a false interpretation but really awful mangling of one of the dark turning points in modern american history and he points out that basically we have been...
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as the demonstrations raged in the street the six americans made their way from tyran to the americanassy. the time came this weekend. today canada's external flora mcdonald met to discus the escape. she said canada had issued passports to the americans and while the iranians concentrated on the elections the americans escaped to west germany. mcdonald had high prize for taylor and the canadians and americans who had kept the operation secret. >> there's no question in my mind whatsoever that had this story broken, the lives of our diplomatic core in tehran would have been in dangerous. >> reporter were unable to pry any more information from that get away. kenneth taylor sheltered the americans for three months in tehran. he was also in charge of spiriting the six americans from that country. taylor gave answers and was very nonchalant about his own danger. >> there were a lot of memories. difficult to identify one particular event. there was a series of quite a few different events. >> would you stop at any stage? >> it had its moments. >> reporter: the crowd burst into clap and tea
as the demonstrations raged in the street the six americans made their way from tyran to the americanassy. the time came this weekend. today canada's external flora mcdonald met to discus the escape. she said canada had issued passports to the americans and while the iranians concentrated on the elections the americans escaped to west germany. mcdonald had high prize for taylor and the canadians and americans who had kept the operation secret. >> there's no question in my mind whatsoever...
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overwhelming majorities of americans, americans who believe in the second amendment have come around common sense reform like background checks that will make it harder for criminals to get a gun. senators of both parties are working together on tough new laws to prevent anyone from buying guns for resale to criminals. police chiefs are asking help to get weapons of war and massive magazines off our streets, police chiefs are tired of seeing their guys and gals outgunned. >> each of these proposals deserve a vote in congress. [ applause ] >> if you want to vote no, that is your choice, but these proposals deserve a vote because in the two months since newtown, more than a thousand graduations annivsaries have been stolen from our on lives by a bullet from a gun. more than a thousand. one of those we lost was young girl, she was 15 years old. she loved fig newtons, she was majorette. she was so good to her friends, they thought they were her best friends. just three weeks ago, she was here in washington with her classmates performing for her country at my inauguration. a week later sh
overwhelming majorities of americans, americans who believe in the second amendment have come around common sense reform like background checks that will make it harder for criminals to get a gun. senators of both parties are working together on tough new laws to prevent anyone from buying guns for resale to criminals. police chiefs are asking help to get weapons of war and massive magazines off our streets, police chiefs are tired of seeing their guys and gals outgunned. >> each of these...
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american conspirators or foreign bad american backed groups i think one of the stride is that the iranian government even use i mean i grew up in that country i worked there i studied there and besides us academic quarter i have experience of leaving that country i think the iranian government order to survive they need to any to call the united states as the enemy otherwise if they make that relationship i think that will endangered the survival of the regime so they will use the engagement policies what they what they're been using. talking about engagement policy is more i think a tactical i think strategy in all. just the two. by time i think they are running on me it's very i can't come at all i mean it happened like in six min you know the program buying time garrett go ahead jump in well yeah i also think that we need to take a longer historical perspective on this current situation of talks on the nuclear program and the only difference that i have is that i think you have to begin with the radical. imbalance of power between the united states and iran as the key factor that has s
american conspirators or foreign bad american backed groups i think one of the stride is that the iranian government even use i mean i grew up in that country i worked there i studied there and besides us academic quarter i have experience of leaving that country i think the iranian government order to survive they need to any to call the united states as the enemy otherwise if they make that relationship i think that will endangered the survival of the regime so they will use the engagement...
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americans are not only buying, some are also selling.uthorities are also watching even over there. alex waterfield takes us to the philippines and take us inside the raid. >> reporter: tonight in a far flung part of the philippines, arthur benjamin is in a good mood. >> all the girls around i'm good. >> reporter: laughing, drinking ogling the girls on stage at this bar which he says he owns. benjamin is a 49-year-old american suspected of having sex with underage girls and suspected of selling them for sex out of this bar called crowbar. but he has no idea that at that moment, filipino and american authorities are just a few miles away plotting a raid that will bring his world crashing down. >> we're ready. >> reporter: this is the story of arthur benjamin who travelled to subic bay, a beautiful part of the philippines where benjamin has been living for 25 years. but our journey went into the dark and disturbing world of underage prostitution finding how easy it is to buy sex with underage girls. how old are you? >> 14. >> reporter: it i
americans are not only buying, some are also selling.uthorities are also watching even over there. alex waterfield takes us to the philippines and take us inside the raid. >> reporter: tonight in a far flung part of the philippines, arthur benjamin is in a good mood. >> all the girls around i'm good. >> reporter: laughing, drinking ogling the girls on stage at this bar which he says he owns. benjamin is a 49-year-old american suspected of having sex with underage girls and...
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for one thing, the american -- folks that fly american now will have access to a lot more destinationsnationally. people don't understand that u.s. airways does fly internationally and theyçwill add to the options that american flyers currently have. for u.s. airways customers, it's the same thing. currently on the east coast, for example, american has little feed, as we call it, in the business on the east coast. this merger with u.s. airways will give them that much needed feed and will make the airline that much bigger. >> brown: let me stay with you informationly. what does happen to frequent flier programs that are so important to so many people? >> nothing. i mean, for right now -- of course, we're talking about a time frame that's going to be stretched out. nothing is going toÑiÑi change tomorrow. the deal willÑi probably not cle until the third quarter of this year and until then both airlines will continue to operate separately. as far as frequent flier miles are concerned, nobody is going to lose their frequent flier miles. they're not going to go away. there will be a new pr
for one thing, the american -- folks that fly american now will have access to a lot more destinationsnationally. people don't understand that u.s. airways does fly internationally and theyçwill add to the options that american flyers currently have. for u.s. airways customers, it's the same thing. currently on the east coast, for example, american has little feed, as we call it, in the business on the east coast. this merger with u.s. airways will give them that much needed feed and will make...
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americans are ready for reform. it looks like republicans led by marco rubio are still playing games. joining me tonight los angeles mayor antonio villaraigosa. he is with us this evening on "the ed show." mayor, great to have you with us. i appreciate your time. >> great to be with you, ed. >> is marco rubio is a good leader for the republicans on immigration reform, in your opinion? >> well, let me say that i'm heartened that over time he's said that he agrees that we need a comprehensive approach to immigration reform and not just a piecemeal approach. i'm also heartened that they haven't -- that speaker boehner and mr. cantor haven't rejected it out of hand. i'm not surprised by that i do believe there is momentum in the senate, and i think there will be support in the house to move comprehensive immigration reform ahead. i have said, and many of us believe that it has to include a pathway for citizenship for the 11 million undocumented, not just for the dreamers, that it has to be earned, of course. you have to
americans are ready for reform. it looks like republicans led by marco rubio are still playing games. joining me tonight los angeles mayor antonio villaraigosa. he is with us this evening on "the ed show." mayor, great to have you with us. i appreciate your time. >> great to be with you, ed. >> is marco rubio is a good leader for the republicans on immigration reform, in your opinion? >> well, let me say that i'm heartened that over time he's said that he agrees that...
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and for the first time in san francisco history there now an ashi asian-american mayor and five asian-americanis is the year of the snake, and i hope that the city will be focused and disciplined in order to achieve what we as a city set out to create. in our tradition with our year of snake. i am excited in the work of my colleague in the spirit of collaboration and work with focus and discipline as called by the year of the snake. this saturday i realize there it will be a celebration. and the diversity of our city is so wonderful. that it could be enjoyed by all people. so it's a celebration of the lunar new year. yet there will be hundreds of thousands of people there from all walks of life celebrating with us. and i realize that the parade itself is a big deal. while i was growing up. and i realized, i thought about the parade. we are going down kearney street now. but when i was a little kid, believe it or not, that parade went down grant avenue. and could you imagine that parade going down grant avenue with hundreds of thousands of people watching it? it was crazy. then i realized that
and for the first time in san francisco history there now an ashi asian-american mayor and five asian-americanis is the year of the snake, and i hope that the city will be focused and disciplined in order to achieve what we as a city set out to create. in our tradition with our year of snake. i am excited in the work of my colleague in the spirit of collaboration and work with focus and discipline as called by the year of the snake. this saturday i realize there it will be a celebration. and...
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american conspirators or foreign bad american for back to groups i think one of the stride is that the iranian government even use i mean i grew up in that country i worked there i studied there and besides us academic quarter i have experience of living in that country i think the iranian government order to survive they need to any good to call the united states as the enemy otherwise if they make that relationship i think that will endangered the survival of the regime so they will use the engagement policies what they what they're been using. talking about engagement policy is more i think tactical i think strategy. in order just to. buy time i think they are running on is very high can't come out of it well i mean it will happen like this i think many of the program buying time gareth go ahead jump in well yeah i also think that we need to take a longer historical perspective on this current situation of talks on the nuclear program and the only difference that i have is that i think you have to begin with the radical. imbalance of power between the united states and iran as the k
american conspirators or foreign bad american for back to groups i think one of the stride is that the iranian government even use i mean i grew up in that country i worked there i studied there and besides us academic quarter i have experience of living in that country i think the iranian government order to survive they need to any good to call the united states as the enemy otherwise if they make that relationship i think that will endangered the survival of the regime so they will use the...