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burma has been under military dictatorships since 1962. in 1988, the people rose up to demand democracy nationwide. the military regime brutally crushed the uprising by firing at unarmed students and demonstrators. in 1990, the regime held an election in which the night -- a national league for democracy won a victory defeating the back party. however, the regime never relinquished power. instead, they placed her under house arrest and terrorized her supporters. there are more than 2000 political prisoners in burma and the united states officially recognizes them as their legitimate representative of the burmese people as determined by the election according to the freedom and democracy act of 2003. 16 countries including the united states have so far supported the call for a commission of inquiry on burma. i want to recognize that today. that will be on august 8th, next week. i also want to ask that we adjourn in the memory of the tenderloin activists today, darwin diaz. he died with his best friend and still made of the last 36 years, ho
burma has been under military dictatorships since 1962. in 1988, the people rose up to demand democracy nationwide. the military regime brutally crushed the uprising by firing at unarmed students and demonstrators. in 1990, the regime held an election in which the night -- a national league for democracy won a victory defeating the back party. however, the regime never relinquished power. instead, they placed her under house arrest and terrorized her supporters. there are more than 2000...
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he believes burma was on the right path to a democracy. he returned from a five-day mission to burma on thursday. he said the human rights situation remains a serious issue. >> every meeting, i want the release of these prisoners. this is a very important human rights issue. there are many others of course. civilians are exposed because of the fighting to serious human rights abuses. >> what is your sense? when will the government release of political prisoners? >> during my mission, i did not receive any signs that the government will fulfil its obligation by releasing the prisoners. i hope that the government translates into action. immediately. to have the potential. again, the elections, the new parliament, and so on and so forth, has to translate into action. >> briefly, do you think that burma will ever institute political freedom in the country? but would ever be a reality? >> -- will it ever be a reality? >> this is the first time after decades that there is an opportunity. we need to see if this opportunity is translating into rea
he believes burma was on the right path to a democracy. he returned from a five-day mission to burma on thursday. he said the human rights situation remains a serious issue. >> every meeting, i want the release of these prisoners. this is a very important human rights issue. there are many others of course. civilians are exposed because of the fighting to serious human rights abuses. >> what is your sense? when will the government release of political prisoners? >> during my...
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elsewhere from cuba to burma to belarus to north korea, the czechs are champions of human rights. we in embassy prague are proud to work with our czech partners on those issues. looking to the future of our strategic partnership, we're broadening our cooperation, developing an approach that goes beyond any narrow focus to one with multiple areas of specialized cooperation where the czechs excel. they are partners in areas ranging from helicopters to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear mitigation to p.r.t.'s, provential reconstruction teams. in the economic and commercial area, embassy prague has actively advocated for american business during my tenure. we have san open door for u.s. firms and i have met with dozens of american companies from the very largest to the smallest. when they have concerns in the czech republic we vigorously work to resolve them, engaging all the way up to the highest levels of government if necessary. i have also encouraged czech investment in the u.s. traveling with government officials and czech businesses to scout business opportunities he
elsewhere from cuba to burma to belarus to north korea, the czechs are champions of human rights. we in embassy prague are proud to work with our czech partners on those issues. looking to the future of our strategic partnership, we're broadening our cooperation, developing an approach that goes beyond any narrow focus to one with multiple areas of specialized cooperation where the czechs excel. they are partners in areas ranging from helicopters to chemical, biological, radiological and...
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the oakland police in burma radiuses to one on one more than two months ago but officers in the field say it is riddled with problems. >> there radio is not working. there are dead spots around oakland. when your the talk on the radio is garbled. you can really understand. bottom line is not dependable. >> the radio as falling far below expectations and putting the safety of officers and citizens at risk. >> the greatest toll we have our police radios. if we do not have those radios which are sometimes the defense was. >> city officials from the mayor and police chief down are taking this seriously. they say it is time the company is sold the city this equipment to fix it. >> the system will never know is not dependable. we hope that is resolved as soon as possible. >> oakland city officials issued a statement that contained mixed messages. on one hand they say safety is a top priority. >> a judge denied a suspected serial killers request to postpone a hearing. a hearing will be held next month on his request for an attorney. he has changed is one of our prison and self. after that a
the oakland police in burma radiuses to one on one more than two months ago but officers in the field say it is riddled with problems. >> there radio is not working. there are dead spots around oakland. when your the talk on the radio is garbled. you can really understand. bottom line is not dependable. >> the radio as falling far below expectations and putting the safety of officers and citizens at risk. >> the greatest toll we have our police radios. if we do not have those...
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because of government debt burma or the government ran up that debt in part because it bailed out the big banks and a.i.g. back in two thousand and eight remember the one saddled with all of those bad mortgage bonds which the ratings agencies graded triple a when in reality they were a d or an f which makes you wonder if the ratings agencies themselves deserve a downgrade lauren lester r.t. washington d.c. there's a column for the news you want to watch when you want to watch it plus check anything you've missed on line there as well here's a quick look at a couple of stories there for you close to some astronomers are warning of comments . will hit the earth later this year we ask a researcher what is worth preparing for doomsday. and a look back on the how the course of the soviet union took a major turn twenty years ago after an attempt to overthrow the reforming government was staged on the streets of moscow. the. thing you want to talk about. here. this street still keeps secrets but now it's time to reveal the shades of the soviet files on. this week pressure has been mounting a
because of government debt burma or the government ran up that debt in part because it bailed out the big banks and a.i.g. back in two thousand and eight remember the one saddled with all of those bad mortgage bonds which the ratings agencies graded triple a when in reality they were a d or an f which makes you wonder if the ratings agencies themselves deserve a downgrade lauren lester r.t. washington d.c. there's a column for the news you want to watch when you want to watch it plus check...
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south and are now very very concerned the only countries that aren't complaining are north korea and burma. well in a few minutes we'll update you on the worst oil spill in decades in a british waters well shell says it's something prone but green groups are not convinced with the crude gushing into the sea for a sixth day. well europe's nations are on the verge of blurring into one well financially at least with germany and france calling for economic harmony across the euro zone growth is grinding to a halt and countries are struggling to stay afloat and they wrote some big players think of the answer is to force mandatory budgets onto member states are also pledging to harmonize corporate taxes. it's for our introduction. time so. unimpressed by chancellor merkel's and president sarkozy's plans all saying that they expected more dr. romano a professor of business and international affairs says the decisions are political not school. unfortunately this is not going to make much difference for the ongoing crisis all the news that came out of this press conference was quite negative for th
south and are now very very concerned the only countries that aren't complaining are north korea and burma. well in a few minutes we'll update you on the worst oil spill in decades in a british waters well shell says it's something prone but green groups are not convinced with the crude gushing into the sea for a sixth day. well europe's nations are on the verge of blurring into one well financially at least with germany and france calling for economic harmony across the euro zone growth is...
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to the big picture i am lucy craft now and tom hartman now coming up in this half hour residence in burma continue to struggle in troubled waters and are in desperate need for emergency plans are surprise surprise the house majority leader eric cantor has decided to turn the disaster until political war later on the show tom will give his take on why he would legislative powers that be to refocus their attention from overseas in their own backyard in just about. all right will the republican house majority leader eric cantor has officially chosen his next hostage unfortunately they're the victims of hurricane irene now with flooding as as high. nearly a foot in some areas the hurricane has left the state of vermont struggling in the worst natural disaster in more than a century in fact several towns still remain cut off from funding sorry from aid because the washed out roads and bridges are just blocking any efforts there and the storm did kill more than forty people along the eastern seaboard we can one in ten billion dollars in damages not to mention the fact that hurricane katrina is
to the big picture i am lucy craft now and tom hartman now coming up in this half hour residence in burma continue to struggle in troubled waters and are in desperate need for emergency plans are surprise surprise the house majority leader eric cantor has decided to turn the disaster until political war later on the show tom will give his take on why he would legislative powers that be to refocus their attention from overseas in their own backyard in just about. all right will the republican...
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south and the are now very very concerned the only countries that are complaining are north korea and burma. and in a few minutes we'll update you on the worst oil spill in decades in british waters well shell says it's under control but green groups are convinced with the crude gushing into the sea for six days. well europe's nations are on the verge of blurring into one financially at least with germany and france calling for economic harmony across the euro zone where growth griding grinding to a halt and countries are struggling to stay afloat the big players they could be answer is to force mandatory budgets onto member states but as our europe correspondent daniel bushell explains surrendering sovereignty is not what people want. the key decision is they have announced a single united eurozone government they also announced the corporation takes to unite the corporation taxes of germany and france so we're moving slowly towards a fiscal union which is what many had predicted but of course this one small problem which is the people of europe have been asked. the president of france fac
south and the are now very very concerned the only countries that are complaining are north korea and burma. and in a few minutes we'll update you on the worst oil spill in decades in british waters well shell says it's under control but green groups are convinced with the crude gushing into the sea for six days. well europe's nations are on the verge of blurring into one financially at least with germany and france calling for economic harmony across the euro zone where growth griding grinding...
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the effects are now very very concerned the only countries that are complaining are north korea and burma. a recent report released by the big. investigative journalist says u.s. drone strikes in pakistan have killed at least three hundred eighty five civilians almost half of them children meanwhile estimates by washington are much lower and as chris woods a senior reporter at the bureau says the cia is getting in the way of comprehensive research on the topic a minimum of three hundred ninety five civilians we think and as many as seven hundred seventy five civilians among those killed just to be clear the cia has now admitted that they have killed around fifty civilians in pakistan during the duration of the certainly years of the drone war but they say they haven't killed a civilian since my last year and our evidence suggests entirely the contrary we were hearing rumors of u.s. officials in washington trying to cast aspersions on our study before it was even published and for example trying to link us to someone they were claiming was a spy in pakistan and also raising the validity of
the effects are now very very concerned the only countries that are complaining are north korea and burma. a recent report released by the big. investigative journalist says u.s. drone strikes in pakistan have killed at least three hundred eighty five civilians almost half of them children meanwhile estimates by washington are much lower and as chris woods a senior reporter at the bureau says the cia is getting in the way of comprehensive research on the topic a minimum of three hundred ninety...
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because of government debt burma or the government ran up that debt in part because they bailed out the big banks and a.i.g. back in two thousand and eight remember the one saddled with all of those bad mortgage bonds which the ratings agencies graded triple a when in reality they were a d. or an f. which makes you wonder if the ratings agencies themselves deserve a downgrade lauren lyster r.t. washington d.c. or persons prime minister david cameron has reiterated the zero tolerance approach to keep. a courts have been working through the night to do with almost one hundred people for taking part in britain's worst on rest in decades to visit john ray says it won't be long before more disorder around his arrest alone console the depot fundamental courses. this isn't something that can simply be. streets with water cannon and plastic bullets it isn't something that can be and it isn't something that will be going posing draconian prison sentences we've seen one teenage boy jailed for six months for stealing a one pound fifty bottle of water in the united kingdom that was there is greater
because of government debt burma or the government ran up that debt in part because they bailed out the big banks and a.i.g. back in two thousand and eight remember the one saddled with all of those bad mortgage bonds which the ratings agencies graded triple a when in reality they were a d. or an f. which makes you wonder if the ratings agencies themselves deserve a downgrade lauren lyster r.t. washington d.c. or persons prime minister david cameron has reiterated the zero tolerance approach to...
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and the each are now very very concerned the only countries that are complaining are north korea and burma i do want to ask you you've written an intriguing book which concentrates on the future of china indeed its intitled the coming collapse of china can you explain briefly why you foresee a collapse of the communist party there in the country because i think almost everybody in chinese society believes that a one party system is no longer the communist party is becoming much more repressive it stays in power only through force and when the economy starts to stumble as it has in the last three months i think we're going to see very very significant changes in the very near future i'm going to see perhaps a revolution inspired by what has been seen in the likes of libya syria the so-called arab spring. yes i do see that and you can see the chinese people for instance in the big protests began the major city in china over the weekend you can see the rest of the chinese society not only do we have many more protests than we did in the past but they're becoming more violent we're seeing riot
and the each are now very very concerned the only countries that are complaining are north korea and burma i do want to ask you you've written an intriguing book which concentrates on the future of china indeed its intitled the coming collapse of china can you explain briefly why you foresee a collapse of the communist party there in the country because i think almost everybody in chinese society believes that a one party system is no longer the communist party is becoming much more repressive...
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south and are now very very concerned the only countries that aren't complaining are north korea and burma. well in a few minutes we'll update you on the worst oil spill and decades in a british waters shell it says it's under control but green groups are not convinced with crude gushing into the sea for six days. now europe's nations are on the verge of blurring into one all financially at least with germany and france calling for economic harmony across the euro zone growth grinding to a halt and countries are struggling to stay afloat the euro's big players think that the answer is to force mandatory budgets on to member states the investor of so i've been left mostly unimpressed by chancellor merkel's that president sarkozy's plans saying they expected more doctors she had a professor of business and international affairs says that the decisions are political not fiscal. unfortunately this is not going to make much difference for the ongoing crisis all the news that came out of this conference was quite negative for the market the most negative i believe was the fact that it was announ
south and are now very very concerned the only countries that aren't complaining are north korea and burma. well in a few minutes we'll update you on the worst oil spill and decades in a british waters shell it says it's under control but green groups are not convinced with crude gushing into the sea for six days. now europe's nations are on the verge of blurring into one all financially at least with germany and france calling for economic harmony across the euro zone growth grinding to a halt...
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look the government at the democratic republic of congo would you let me talk please of burma would you like me to be aghast or you should want to spontaneously combust all by your side i just want to know the libertarian paradise you want to ok america we spent we waste all this money on the f.d.a. and the part about you would you let me talk please they waste all this money on the department bag not even asking for to country would you shut up. we waste all this money on the f.d.a. they don't catch the they don't catch the disease and then the cargo cop is going to pay for whoever we can not which warrants but wait wait all we can not want to put you let me play please would you not like to have me as a gasket i can go all in and you can talk to yourself free. there's waste the money on the f.d.a. and people get sick and them and the companies pay for the disease which cargoes going to do and then we can not waste the money on the f.d.a. and when people get sick pay for their people and we can cut out the wasteful government and all the f.d.a. and although it's longer than your so in
look the government at the democratic republic of congo would you let me talk please of burma would you like me to be aghast or you should want to spontaneously combust all by your side i just want to know the libertarian paradise you want to ok america we spent we waste all this money on the f.d.a. and the part about you would you let me talk please they waste all this money on the department bag not even asking for to country would you shut up. we waste all this money on the f.d.a. they don't...
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because of government debt burma or the government ran up that debt in part because they bailed out the big banks and a.i.g. back in two thousand and eight remember the one saddled with all of those bad mortgage bonds which the ratings agencies graded triple a when in reality they were a d. or an f. which makes you wonder if the ratings agencies themselves deserve a downgrade lauren lyster r.t. washington d.c. . and the john chalmers for studs may have an oily plot holes the coast of scotland which has released more than two hundred tonnes of crude into the north sea set to be if it was full and more than a decade began five days ago. it was only acknowledged by the company two days later and it's now being given it widespread coverage but was virtually ignored by media organizations for several days that's no surprise to adam ramsay manager of their people and planet student organization who believes it's not the first time the government has been complicit in all industry cover ups i think the people who are used to dealing with show wouldn't be surprised at all about the lack of comm
because of government debt burma or the government ran up that debt in part because they bailed out the big banks and a.i.g. back in two thousand and eight remember the one saddled with all of those bad mortgage bonds which the ratings agencies graded triple a when in reality they were a d. or an f. which makes you wonder if the ratings agencies themselves deserve a downgrade lauren lyster r.t. washington d.c. . and the john chalmers for studs may have an oily plot holes the coast of scotland...
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look the government of the democratic republic of congo would you let me talk please of burma would you like me to be a guest or use one to spontaneously combust all but i do so i just want to know the libertarian paradise you want to tell you america we spent we waste all this money on the f.d.a. and department you let me talk please they waste all this money on the department i don't even asking for two countries would you show up. we waste all this money on the f.d.a. they don't catch the they don't catch the disease and then the cargo cult is going to pay for it or we can not afford warrants but wait wait yes we can not want to cut you let me talk please would you not like to have me as a gas can go on and you can talk to yourself free. readers waste the money on the f.d.a. and people get sick and them and the companies pay for the disease which cargo is going to do what we can not waste the money on the f.d.a. and when people get sick pay for the people and we can cut out the wasteful government all the f.d.a. and all the song about are so in summary his words it sounds to me like
look the government of the democratic republic of congo would you let me talk please of burma would you like me to be a guest or use one to spontaneously combust all but i do so i just want to know the libertarian paradise you want to tell you america we spent we waste all this money on the f.d.a. and department you let me talk please they waste all this money on the department i don't even asking for two countries would you show up. we waste all this money on the f.d.a. they don't catch the...
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it should have been done in a manner the granted could have come from burma not the sculpture's could have been here in the united states in open california replacing the bridge they won't buy the metal from the united states they're going to buy it from china and ship panetta will be here to build a bridge and why don't they want to buy the metal from here because they would have to have american rules to hire americans and they don't want to do but that's ridiculous and that's why we're in the boat we're in now it's not just china it's countries all over the world that encircles their journeys and germany and they get free trade so so china and and taiwan and sell cars in the united states we can't sell fords there there's something wrong ok let's let's move along to the gang of twelve these so-called super congress they're supposed to meet figure out how to cut one point two trillion dollars out of our budget we discovered today it was reported several sources that the banks are is have given eleven million dollars to these twelve people over the last decade. some of the largest ba
it should have been done in a manner the granted could have come from burma not the sculpture's could have been here in the united states in open california replacing the bridge they won't buy the metal from the united states they're going to buy it from china and ship panetta will be here to build a bridge and why don't they want to buy the metal from here because they would have to have american rules to hire americans and they don't want to do but that's ridiculous and that's why we're in...
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bohem was headed to burma from malaysia when he stopped communications with his family in north carolina. we'll have more on the story tonight on nbc bay area news at 11:00. once again, a stanford student is reported missing in malaysia. >>> there's concern in the east bay tonight. a mosquito found in oakley tested positive for west nile virus. residents are urged to take precautions. that means removing standing water around the house, being wary of stagnant swimming pools and wearing insect repellent. the mosquito sample was collected near west cypress road and o'hara avenue in oakley. it's the first sample to test positive for the virus this year in contra costa county. >>> you'll want to slow down through school zones? san francisco. the city is lowering speed limits around schools to 15 m e miles for hour. the new limits will affect 200 public and private schools around the city as part of the city's effort to reduce pedestrian injuries. the mayor's office says the project which costs more than $300,000 will be paid for by local sales taxes and san francisco muni operating funds. >>
bohem was headed to burma from malaysia when he stopped communications with his family in north carolina. we'll have more on the story tonight on nbc bay area news at 11:00. once again, a stanford student is reported missing in malaysia. >>> there's concern in the east bay tonight. a mosquito found in oakley tested positive for west nile virus. residents are urged to take precautions. that means removing standing water around the house, being wary of stagnant swimming pools and wearing...
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by her last few months in china, where she served in a remote military outpost at the foot of the burma road, she was working through very, very difficult and sometimes dangerous conditions. she carried on through a devastating flood that swamped the base, a raging cholera epidemic, an occasional outbreak of crossfire from the chinese revolution that was over running the camp. by the end, she was a seasoned veteran of the oss and she would allow slices of opium to the need of agents from a large loaf which she said reminded her of boston brown bread but which oss staffers euphemistically referred to as the operational payroll. now, julia what often see leader looking back at the war meet me. it was her personal and political coming-of-age. it and used her with a new confidence and curiosity about life and it is where she met her mentor and her soul mate, paul child coming and embarked on a life altering a romance. julia met paul, who designed rooms for the allied general on the porch of a tea planters bungalow in ceylon, and she was immediately smitten. she was 41, a decade older and a
by her last few months in china, where she served in a remote military outpost at the foot of the burma road, she was working through very, very difficult and sometimes dangerous conditions. she carried on through a devastating flood that swamped the base, a raging cholera epidemic, an occasional outbreak of crossfire from the chinese revolution that was over running the camp. by the end, she was a seasoned veteran of the oss and she would allow slices of opium to the need of agents from a...
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elsewhere from cuba to burma to belarus to north korea the czechs are champions of human rights. we in the embassy in prague are proud to work with our czech partners on these issues. looking at defense and strategic partnership we are broadening our security cooperation, developing an approach that goes beyond any narrow focus to one with multiple areas of specialized operation where the czechs are world-class strategic partners in areas ranging from helicopters to chemical biological and radiological and nuclear mitigation to provincial reconstruction teams. in the economic and commercial area embassy prague has advocated american business during my tenure. we have an open door for you as firms and i met with dozens of american companies from the very largest to the smallest. when they have concerns in the czech republic we vigorously work to resolve them engaging all the way to the high levels of government if necessary. are have encouraged czech investment in the u.s. traveling with officials and czech business to scout business opportunities here that will generate high-payi
elsewhere from cuba to burma to belarus to north korea the czechs are champions of human rights. we in the embassy in prague are proud to work with our czech partners on these issues. looking at defense and strategic partnership we are broadening our security cooperation, developing an approach that goes beyond any narrow focus to one with multiple areas of specialized operation where the czechs are world-class strategic partners in areas ranging from helicopters to chemical biological and...
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of the wheat he will keep it well off the east coast of the united states it could be a threat to burmathe way we will show you the latest flooding video from hurricane irene the storm death toll is now at 40 people over 11 states that is paterson new jersey on the left on the right is sussex county delaware ripping roofs off the homes there are still 5 million homes and businesses without electricity as they're trying to get the power back on the east coast. word this morning that fema is running out of money out they have less than $800 million in funds and in order to provide assistance to hurricane irene victims. the shortfall could be $5 billion coming up next year and that's not counting irene >> good news it is a out of the traffic lanes and no longer blocking the traffic the sick alert has been cancelled and the damage has already been done. traffic no longer bumper-to-bumper still moving at a slow pace be aware of that as you head into san francisco we are still seeing a back loup one to pass the s curacao and go through the tunnel you will have another back you can also use th
of the wheat he will keep it well off the east coast of the united states it could be a threat to burmathe way we will show you the latest flooding video from hurricane irene the storm death toll is now at 40 people over 11 states that is paterson new jersey on the left on the right is sussex county delaware ripping roofs off the homes there are still 5 million homes and businesses without electricity as they're trying to get the power back on the east coast. word this morning that fema is...
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by her last few months in china, where she served in a remote military outpost at the foot of the burma road, she was working through very, very difficult and sometimes dangerous conditions. she carried on through a devastating flood that swamped the base, a raging cholera epidemic, an occasional outbreak of crossfire from the chinese revolution that was over running the camp. by the end, she was a seasoned veteran of the oss and she would allow slices of opium to the need of agents from a large loaf which she said reminded her of boston brown bread but which oss staffers euphemistically referred to as the operational payroll. now, julia what often see leader looking back at the war meet me. it was her personal and political coming-of-age. it and used her with a new confidence and curiosity about life and it is where she met her mentor and her soul mate, paul child coming and embarked on a life altering a romance. julia met paul, who designed rooms for the allied general on the porch of a tea planters bungalow in ceylon, and she was immediately smitten. she was 41, a decade older and a
by her last few months in china, where she served in a remote military outpost at the foot of the burma road, she was working through very, very difficult and sometimes dangerous conditions. she carried on through a devastating flood that swamped the base, a raging cholera epidemic, an occasional outbreak of crossfire from the chinese revolution that was over running the camp. by the end, she was a seasoned veteran of the oss and she would allow slices of opium to the need of agents from a...
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he stayed behind after the tour to visit burma you, thailand and malaysia and was regularly posting videosphotos and texts of his travel on his google plus page. but his last post was posted on august 10th. >> nobody had any direct contact with him for a week so, is cause for concern because he's been very regular about being in touch. >> his parents in north carolina have filed missing persons reports. he is scheduled to fly plaque to the bay area next tuesday. >>> there was a disturbing discovery in a san francisco park as visitors came across a bloody cross and animal parts. a white pent gramm was discovered yesterday by dog walker at bernal heights park. visitors say there was also a cross drawn in blood, black candles and a dead bird. one longtime walker believers it's a common site for animal sacrifices and say cat and chicken parts are often dug up by dogs. >> they find goat heads and birds, mostly birds and rabbits, and things like. that the dogs dig them up because they bury them, they wrap them up in cloths or whatever. >> park officials were alarmed when we told them what you wa
he stayed behind after the tour to visit burma you, thailand and malaysia and was regularly posting videosphotos and texts of his travel on his google plus page. but his last post was posted on august 10th. >> nobody had any direct contact with him for a week so, is cause for concern because he's been very regular about being in touch. >> his parents in north carolina have filed missing persons reports. he is scheduled to fly plaque to the bay area next tuesday. >>> there...
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elsewhere from cuba to burma to belarus to north korea, checks are champions of human rights. we in the embassy in prague are proud to work with our chat partners on these issues. looking ahead to the future of our defense and strategic partnership that we are broadening security cooperation, developing an approach that goes beyond any single narrow focus to one with multiple areas of specialized cooperation with a tax exile, the checks are world-class strategic partners in areas ranging from helicopters to chemical biological radiological and nuclear mitigation to prt's, provincial reconstruction teams. in the economic and commercial area, embassy fraud has actively advocated for american business during my tenure. we have an open door for u.s. firms and i have met with dozens of american companies from the very largest to the smallest. when they have concerns in the czech republic we vigorously work to involve them engaging all the way up to the highest levels of government if necessary. i've also encouraged czech investment in the u.s., traveling with government officials a
elsewhere from cuba to burma to belarus to north korea, checks are champions of human rights. we in the embassy in prague are proud to work with our chat partners on these issues. looking ahead to the future of our defense and strategic partnership that we are broadening security cooperation, developing an approach that goes beyond any single narrow focus to one with multiple areas of specialized cooperation with a tax exile, the checks are world-class strategic partners in areas ranging from...
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some have made real progress in the last decade in palestine, burma and tibet and zimbabwe. they are overlooked today by the media. in vietnam, a pro-democratic struggle in western sahara, a great deal is going on. in ethiopia and azerbaijani. in fiji, a struggle against a military coup. in kashmir. there are countries in which there is a great deal of aggregated resistance among the number of different issues which cumulatively represents a challenge to the system. in iran, china, india, brazil, nigeria, russia and even a initial signs of this in saudi arabia. there are brand new movements like the one against systemic violence in mexico which is a movement against political corruption within the state itself. there are a number of others i have not mentioned. but all of these effectively meet a few criteria of whether they are a movement. political change is being advocated and also being resisted by a ruling elite or group of some kind which wants to hold society in its existing state and accommodating this force for change. there are self-organized coalition or groups an
some have made real progress in the last decade in palestine, burma and tibet and zimbabwe. they are overlooked today by the media. in vietnam, a pro-democratic struggle in western sahara, a great deal is going on. in ethiopia and azerbaijani. in fiji, a struggle against a military coup. in kashmir. there are countries in which there is a great deal of aggregated resistance among the number of different issues which cumulatively represents a challenge to the system. in iran, china, india,...
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protracted struggles which continue some of which made real progress in the last decade in palestine and burma and tibet and zimbabwe. they are overlooked by the media. in vietnam in pro democratic struggle, in western sahara, in ethiopia, in fiji a struggle against a military coup and in kashmir. there are larger countries in which there's a great deal of resistance around a number of different issues which cumulatively represent a challenge to the system. in iran and china and india and brazil and nigeria and russia and even initial signs of this in saudi arabia. there are brand new movements like the movement against systemic parlance in mexico which is in effect a movement against political corruption within the state itself. there are a number of others i haven't mentioned. all of these beat a few criteria of whether they are a movement. political change is being advocated and is also being resisted by a group of some kind which wants to hold society in its existing state instead of accommodate this change in this force for change. there are self organized collisions or groups of people c
protracted struggles which continue some of which made real progress in the last decade in palestine and burma and tibet and zimbabwe. they are overlooked by the media. in vietnam in pro democratic struggle, in western sahara, in ethiopia, in fiji a struggle against a military coup and in kashmir. there are larger countries in which there's a great deal of resistance around a number of different issues which cumulatively represent a challenge to the system. in iran and china and india and...
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protracted struggles that continue, some of which have made real progress in the last decade in palestine, burma and zimbabwe. they are overlooked by the media. in vietnam and in the sahara, a great deal is going on. in fiji, a struggle against a military coup. there are larger countries in which there is a great deal of disaggregated resistance that challenge the system. in india, in brazil, in nigeria, in russia. there are the initial size of this in saudi arabia. there are brand new movements against system and violence in mexico that is a movement against political corruption within the state itself. there are a number of others that i have not mentioned. all of these meat a few criteria of whether or not they are a movement. -- meet a few criteria of whether or not they are a movement. political change. there are a self-organized coalition or individual groups and people campaigning around clusters of issues. in the course of events that these movements are protagonists for, you will see bids that involved an outrageous method they stand -- and outrageous manifestation of behavior. they dec
protracted struggles that continue, some of which have made real progress in the last decade in palestine, burma and zimbabwe. they are overlooked by the media. in vietnam and in the sahara, a great deal is going on. in fiji, a struggle against a military coup. there are larger countries in which there is a great deal of disaggregated resistance that challenge the system. in india, in brazil, in nigeria, in russia. there are the initial size of this in saudi arabia. there are brand new...
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it is a 360 combat in burma and. and the facilities are much better than they were. there has been a huge investment in the facilities to make the living standards of the afghans better. all of those factors have started to drive down the attrition rate. it is not where we would want to it yet. it is not a desperate situation because we are not losing -- we are able to meet our requirements. but like any big organization, there is an investment they have to make you cannot retain your people. >> how about all the way down at the end. >> i served in the marines and i worked for the former afghan ambassador. could you provide us with an update on the status of the afghan public protection force? as a understand it, they have three levels of training in the works. two week-program for petitioner is accorded -- for practitioner security. i just want to see where you stand or where do we stand with regards to the legal steps in creating the acgf as a state- owned enterprise? >> i will digress for just a second. i am not budging your question. re, we haver thei about 6000
it is a 360 combat in burma and. and the facilities are much better than they were. there has been a huge investment in the facilities to make the living standards of the afghans better. all of those factors have started to drive down the attrition rate. it is not where we would want to it yet. it is not a desperate situation because we are not losing -- we are able to meet our requirements. but like any big organization, there is an investment they have to make you cannot retain your people....
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it is a 360 combat in burma and. and the facilities are much better than they were.nvestment in the facilities to make the living standards of the afghans better. all of those factors have started to drive down the attrition rate. it is not where we would want to it yet. it is not a desperate situation because we are not losing -- we are able to meet our requirements. but like any big organization, there is an investment they have to make you cannot retain your people. >> how about all the way down at the end. >> i served in the marines and i worked for the former afghan ambassador. could you provide us with an update on the status of the afghan public protection force? as a understand it, they have three levels of training in the works. two week-program for petitioner is accorded -- for practitioner security. i just want to see where you stand or where do we stand with regards to the legal steps in creating the acgf as a state- owned enterprise? >> i will digress for just a second. i am not budging your question. -- dodging your question. my roll over there, we have
it is a 360 combat in burma and. and the facilities are much better than they were.nvestment in the facilities to make the living standards of the afghans better. all of those factors have started to drive down the attrition rate. it is not where we would want to it yet. it is not a desperate situation because we are not losing -- we are able to meet our requirements. but like any big organization, there is an investment they have to make you cannot retain your people. >> how about all...
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elsewhere, from cuba, to burma, to belarus, to north korea, they are champions of human rights, and we are proud to work with them on these issues. looking ahead to the future of our defense and strategic partnership, we are broadening our cooperation, developing an approach beyond a single focus to multiple areas of cooperation with the czech republic excels. they are cheap operators of helicopters and biological and nuclear mitigation. in the economic and commercial area, and the see prague has actively advocated for american business. we have an open door for u.s. firms. i have met with dozens of u.s. companies. when they have concerns in the czech republic, we work to solve them, in gauging up to the highest levels of government. i've also encouraged investment in the u.s., traveling with officials to scout opportunities that will generate good, high- paid jobs in the united states. in our commercial and economic works, we have emphasized civil nuclear cooperation. the czech republic has six operating nuclear reactors, and are planning an expansion worth up to $27.5 billion. it is
elsewhere, from cuba, to burma, to belarus, to north korea, they are champions of human rights, and we are proud to work with them on these issues. looking ahead to the future of our defense and strategic partnership, we are broadening our cooperation, developing an approach beyond a single focus to multiple areas of cooperation with the czech republic excels. they are cheap operators of helicopters and biological and nuclear mitigation. in the economic and commercial area, and the see prague...
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continue, some of which have made real progress in recent come in the last decade year in palestine, in burma, in tibet and in zimbabwe. there are overlooked movements today by denis. in vietnam a pro-democratic struggle, in western sahara, great deal is going on. in ethiopia, in azerbaijan, in fiji, in kashmir. so then larger countries in which there is a great deal of disaggregated resistance around a number of different issues which she allegedly represent a challenge to the system. in iran, in china, in india, in brazil, in nigeria, in russia and even initial signs of this in saudi arabia. and there are some brand-new movements such as javier sicilia's movement in mexico which is also in effect a movement against political corruption within the state itself. there are a number of others that i haven't mentioned, but all of these effectively need a few criteria off whether they are a movement. political change is being advocated and is being also resisted by a ruling elite are a group of some kind which wants to hold society and its existing state, instead of a comedy this change and this
continue, some of which have made real progress in recent come in the last decade year in palestine, in burma, in tibet and in zimbabwe. there are overlooked movements today by denis. in vietnam a pro-democratic struggle, in western sahara, great deal is going on. in ethiopia, in azerbaijan, in fiji, in kashmir. so then larger countries in which there is a great deal of disaggregated resistance around a number of different issues which she allegedly represent a challenge to the system. in iran,...