i think that is what he stressed in his speech in cairo. host: if you just joined us, our guest is the washington bureau chief for al jazeera. our next call is vincent, joining us from ohio on the phone. thank you. good morning. caller: my question is, if the middle east did not have any oil, if there was no oil in the middle east, do you think the united states would be so invasive in a worrying about what we call human rights in another country? mai basic, it is that we have not addressed " we have seen. e united states. some people in the united states, we say that the muslims are terrorists. is in one man's terrorist another man's freedom fighter? when you allow israel to be able to do whatever they choose to do and to allow the palestinians not to have their own sovereignty, if it was reversed the other way, we would be, it is terrible. i feel that the united states should come clean and say that the arabs have basically been a tribal people. they have had battles with the jews since the beginning of time. they will continue to have ba

i think that is something that he stressed in his speech in cairo. host: if you just joined us or are you -- or if you are listening on c-span radio, our guest is abderrahim foukara, the washington bureau chief for al jazeera arabic. our next call is vincent. good morning. caller: good morning. the middle east did not have on the region did not have any oil. if there was no oil in the middle east, do you think that the united states would be so evasive and worrying about what we call human rights in the different countries? my basic comment is, i believe the united states has totally, absolutely been one-sided in this whole issue. we have not addressed with the united states has done with the shah because it was conducive to the united states. some people in the united states, we say that the muslims are terrorists. is in one man's terrorist another man's freedom fighter? when you allow israel to be able to do whatever they choose to do and to allow the palestinians not to have their own sovereignty, if it was reversed the other way, we would be, it

so a young person in kansas can communicate instantly with a person in cairo. on economic development we will create a new core to have counterparts in muslim countries. and i will host a summit to have ties of leaders and foundations and muslim companies around the world. we will support a fund for technological development in muslim core countries. and help the marketplace to create more jobs. we will open centers in africa and southeast asia and to create more science convoys for new sources of energy, clean jobs, grow new crops. today i am announcing a global effort to eradicate polio. and we will expand partnerships with muslim communities for child and health. all of these things must be done in partnership. america is ready to join with citizens and governments and community organizations and businesses in muslim communities around the world, to help our people pursue a better life. and the issues that i have described will not be easy to address. but we have a responsibility to join together. on behalf of the world that we seek, a world where extremists

in cairo and you are at a coffeehouse in cairo, is that correct? >> that is right, we are in the neighborhood that is a very, you know, fun and festive downtown neighborhood and we've been sitting here at the coffee shop watch and people gather. >> and what are you seeing? >> well, you know, it was interesting because people sort of filter and and the core group that were interested in this gathered two or three hours ahead of time watching the feed on the state broadcaster and i tell you, the state rahm television and stop the imagery. you've got the egyptian american flag and wonderful montage of obama and pyramids and things like that, so they took this message of mutual respect to heart. >> host: we heard applause in the chamber where the speech was delivered. ball was the reaction with the locals as they were listening? >> guest: quiet and attentive. there were head nodding at different points. there was a guy i'd sitting next to that liked the imagery of the local word for jesus and moses all working together for peace. they like this idea of

host: "the washington post," "the cairo appeal." "the washington times," "obama gives the bush speech." here is part of a the president said yesterday with regard to those territories and recognizing israel's right to exist alongside the palestinian people. >> now is the time for palestinians to focus on what they can build. the palestinian authority must develop its capacity to govern with institutions that serve the needs of its people. hamas does have support among some palestinians, but they also have to recognize they have responsibilities to play a role in fulfilling palestinian aspirations, to unify the palestinian people. hamas must put an end to violence, recognize past agreements, recognize israel's right to exist. at the same time, israelis must acknowledge that as it is real's right to exist cannot be denied, so must palestine's. [applause] this construction violates previous agreements and undermines efforts to achieve peace. it is time for these settlements to stoppe. host: part of the president's 55-minute speech yest

cairo time in your in a coffee house. guest: that is right, i'm in a downtown, fun and festive neighborhood in a coffee shop, watching people gather. host: what are you seeing? guest: it was interesting because people filtered in and the core group who were interested said here for many hours. the state-run television really am up the imagery here of the egyptian-american flag, things like that. they took this message of the mutual respect really to heart. host: we heard applause in the chamber for the speech was delivered. what was the reaction with the locals as they listened? guest: very quiet and attentive. there was more head-knotting than clapping. people were turned into the quotations from the koran. people like the reference to issa, the local word for it chooses, and the muslim word for moses. they like the fact that everyone has a role. host: cairo is a huge and bustling city -- how much of it is consumed with the presidential visit? guest: you know, i will give you the ratios. about one-third of the people sta

basically a five-star hotel, the riviera, you know, very remote from the daily life of cairo. the fact that he came here, went to the mosque, drove through the town and came to cairo university show to people that he wants to see who we are and what we are about. >> host: later today he is expected to travel to the presidential palace. what is expected at that meeting? >> guest: well, he did that first to visit president mubarak and even that shows the level of importance. the state welcome included a worse and flagging the motorcade. all of the circumstances. they didn't have much time together. a few minutes, a little bit of press available afterwards and not much to it. working on this, working on that, weren't a lot of details. >> host: thank you for helping us see the scenes weekend on the coverage. appreciate your time. >> guest: sure thing. >> host: howard schneider on the ground in cairo watching will collection in a coffee shop. >>> the national governors' association says states are facing their steepest budget cuts in 30 years, spending is projected to fall for the

they call it the cairo speech. pointing out that words are important. mr. obama was right when he urged leaders to say those words in public, but words are not enough. mr. obama, who has been in office less than six months, has a lot to do to fulfill this mission. guest: what the president is trying to do, he wants to turn the page with the muslim world. once to begin a new dialogue and search for common ground. -- he wants to begin a new dialogue. at the same time, as he said, everything does not change with one speech. but one of his prime objectives is to get a lot of people in different muslim communities to reevaluate their attitudes towards the united states, and create wider distance between some of these muslim communities and extremist forces. one of the ways to do that is to engage in a peace process, but he hit about seven key themes in that speech. host: let me share another editorial from the "wall street journa;." mr. obama missed a chance to remind his audience that no country has done more to liberate muslims from oppression in kuwait and af

i am honored to be in the timeless city of cairo and to be hosted by two remarkable institutions. for over 1,000 years, you've stood as a beacon of islamic learning and over a century cairo university has been a source of egypt's advancement. and today we -- and together we represent the harmony between tradition and progress. i'm grateful for your hospitality and the hospitality of the people of egypt and am also proud to carry with me the goodwill of the american people in keeping peace for muslim communities in my country. [speaking muslim] [applause] >> we meet at a time of great tension between the united states and muslims around the world. tension rooted in historical forces that go beyond any current policy debate. the relationship between islam and the west include centuries of co-existence and cooperation, but also conflict and religion wars. more recently, tension has been fed by colonialism, the rights and opportunities to many muslims. and a cold war in which muslim majority countries were too often treated as proxies without regard to their own aspirations. moreover,

for over a century, cairo university has been a source of aesops advancement. together represent the common between position of progress. i thank you for your hospitality and the hospitality of the people of egypt. i am also proud to carry with me the good will of the american people and a greeting of peace to muslim committees in my country. [applause] we made at a time of great tension. that is between the united states and between muslims around the world. tension rooted in historical forces that go beyond any current policy. the relationship between islam and the west includes centuries of coexistence and cooperation, but also conflict and religious wars. more recently tension has been fed by colonialism the denied rights and opportunities to many muslims. the cold war in which muslim majority countries were treated as proxies' without regard to their own aspirations. the sweeping change brought by globalization led many muslims to believe the west as hostile to the traditions of islam. violent extremists have exploited these tensions in a small but potent

>> president obama delivered a wide-ranging speech today at cairo university in egypt. the call for a two-state solution in the middle east, a unified effort against a violent extremism, greater religious freedom and equality for women in the region. the speech, which was broadcast worldwide, is an hour. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. [cheers and applause] [applause] >> thank you. thank you. thank you very much. thank you very much. thank you very much. please. thank you. thank you. thank you so much. good afternoon. i am honored to be in the time the city of cairo and to be hosted by to remarkable institutions. for over a thousand years, al-azhar has stood as a beacon of islamic learning and for over a century cairo university has been a source of the chips advancement. together, you represent the harmony between tradition and progress. i am grateful for your hospitality and the hospitality of the people of egypt. and i am also proud to carry with me the good will of the american people and a greeting of peace from muslim commun

bush during his cairo speech yesterday. much of the substance of his address, titled "a new beginning, some of like the same old song. one could easily remove the biographical references, redact a few sentences that were clearly critical of specific bush administration policies, and pass it off as old republican talking points." caller: i find that hard to believe, particularly because the response to what he has said is entirely different. if it were the same rhetoric or the same intent wrapped in slightly different language, delivered by something who looks a little different than george w. bush, i am certain that the reaction to it would have been identical. but, in fact, it was polarly opposite. so i think that editorial view may be a little out of the realm. . rejectionist forces. whether it is in iran or lebanon, we shall see. and, in fact, your point about this democracy issue is different than what the previous president, george bush, abdicated. what i think might have been a difference in emphasis was that the last

the news conference focused on the speech in cairo yesterday. here is that news conference from about 4:00 a.m. this morning east coast time. c-sp[captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] . . i think that this is indeed a trip up a highly symbolic nature. let me remind all of us of the visit to the concentration camp we will take later in the day. it is important that the american president, barack obama, makes his first stop in dresden. this is a symbolic city. it was almost destroyed during the second world war. it was rebuilt after germany -- after german reunification. it has turned out to be a jewel of german culture. the people here are so glad that you come to see them because it shows that you also pay tribute to the tremendous efforts they made in this 20 years after the fall of the wall. we have made very good use of that time talking about the political agenda, pressing issues. president obama gave a very important speech yesterday in cairo, which i think will be a

he talked in cairo about the 1953 coup. other that will clear the air and allow people to start over -- maybe not because there's a lot of history. he mentioned gaza. i was a correspondent there. these are stories that emerge and then slip back out of sight quite a bit. i think he expresses a lot of frustration. much frustration that is felt in the arab world about u.s. policy. host: in addition to being a juror salaam your chief, and has also served in latin america and elsewhere joins us. our next call is from miami. caller: good morning, i am a cuban-american. i do not know what your opinion is about that. in to both we have no freedom. i have never been able to visit my homeland. anyway, why should we apologize all the time? 9/11, i don't think we need to apologize -- we have done wrong in the world, but we have done good. i am not jewish, but we cannot abandon the jewish people either because they are our friends. that last phone call written a thought that would be over when obama was elected. i did not like it agains

i was really surprised yesterday reading the newspapers here and seeing the tv coverage in both cairo, and then as we traveled, the images of people watching his speech were quite interesting. on the front page of the international tribune this morning, there is a picture of two members of hamas watching the speech. their pictures of people all throughout the region turned -- turned into that, certainly more on radio. i think it is a new beginning. at least that is the hope. the question is what is next, and no one really has an answer for that. host: some of the other stories this morning -- what he might need in dealing with angela merkel, also coming up in that press coverage. caller: the issue of what to do with the detainees at guantanamo bay. that was one of the many issues discussed in that meeting, a bilateral meeting with president obama and chancellor merkel. there was not a resolution, that he thought this was several months away from being resolved. the chancellor said that she was pleased that he was working through -- working toward closing it. at issue is, how many and

so as i said in the cairo speech, there's no contradiction between america islam because we have bothorm of americans who actually have higher education and income averages than is the average in the united states. that's a testament to the degree to which they've been able to succeed, thrive, remain true to their religion and be full-fledged patriotic americans. and that kind of approach, i think, is the one that we wt

it's a line that got him applause in cairo but it was a betrayal in my opinion when he said it there and it's a betrayal when he says it here. it's a betrayal of the brave men and women who have kept us safe since 9/11. they deserve our gratitude and our thanks. they do not deserve to be libeled by the president on foreign sale. we saw the president on the one hand, and on the other hand approach to foreign policy. this approach has become somewhat familiar in the opening months of his administration. faced with a difficult issue rather than take a stand, president obama has attempted to set himself above the debate. to see merit in both sides of the argument. and to act as a moderator and a mediator trying to find common ground. so on the issue of iran, for example, the president apologized for america's role in supporting a coup over 50 years ago. then he said iran has also done bad things such as, quote, hostage-taking and violence against u.s. troops, end quote. as though there were moral equivalence between these two sets of actions. he described the horrors of the holocaust, th

you wrote a strong column about the president's speech in cairo, would you tell them of your concerns of what he said? guest: the concern, all presidents but particularly this one, tend to think their personality is an irresistable force, and there are a lot of immovable things out there that won't find it irresistible. the president had a theme in the 40's, if we would just talk and harmony would break out. this is the old belief that the natural continue is harmony, i tend to be more like hobbs, people getting along is difficult. in the 30's, when we got to know the empire of japan, we had an irrepressible conflict on our hands. i thought his view was "a," optimistic, and for the palestinians to slaves, and to slave master's of absurd. host: do you applaud the effort or should not have made it? guest: i am all for the effort to get the palestinians and israelis together. i do think when you get a peace process going, it's an end from itself. and we would almost do anything to keep the process going, and the process is to be a means to the end. host: chicago, you are on the democrat

what i have tried to do in cairo was to open up a conversation, both in muslim communities, but also in non-muslim communities. both in the middle east, but also here in the west. as i said in a speech, i think that freedom of religious expression is critical. that is part of our liberal tradition, both in france and the united states. and that we should not have two standards for freedom of religious expression and one for muslims and one for non-muslims. that does that mean that each country is not going to be working through these issues with its own history and on sensitivities in mind. i don't take responsibility for how other countries are going to approach this. i will tell you that in the united states, our basic attitude is we are not going to tell people what to wear. if in their exercise of religion they are impeding somebody else's rights, that is something that we would obviously be concerned about. but my general view is that' the most effective way to integrate people of all faiths is to not try to suppress their customs or traditions. rather, to open up opportunities

>> i will say that the president was pretty clear in cairo about the importance of elections. i think people can be hard hinted that. the turnout far exceeded the last election. -- i think people can be heartened by that. there is a shared commitment to democracy and a sovereign and independent lebanon predicting that is certainly important. i think you look up the effects it to the actual alexian taking place, most people believe that the march 14th coalition was not going to be successful. i would say that they do not think the president was one of those people. i think, just as the president talked about this in cairo, the lebanese people are more interested in a government that builds things up rather than one whose main job is to tear things down. >> what about iran's elections this week? could there be some influence there? >> it is hard -- let me also say this. as i said, the president talks about the importance of elections. the importance cannot be measured by the fact is simply you can have an election. the importance is not simply about the fact that you have an ele

many of them in cairo. and then going back to cairo because i won the case against the government and against the fundamentalists. just a few months ago because they wanted to take my egyptian nationality from me because i wrote a play, you know, just writing a play. so they took me to court and they wanted to rob me of my egyptian nationality. but i was lucky because there is a movement now in egypt and among the judges that are against fanatic fundamentalism. and they are very critical of the link between the local government and male colonial powers in the white house, and those judges, through those judges, i won my case. so, in fact, the struggle is going on and there is a movement in egypt, like in any country, forward and there is a movement backward, and then going back to egypt now, after winning my case, and organizing the eighth conference of the women solidarity association. that's why i'm optimistic, you know? i'm optimistic. i feel maybe we are beaten, we are beaten sometimes, but we come forw

president obama gave a very important speech yesterday in cairo, which i think will be an ideal basis for a lot of fashion of a positive nature, particularly with the peace process in the middle east. he also talked about a time frame for progress to be made. i said on behalf of the federal republic of germany that we would like to try and be helpful in this peace process to the extent this is possible. we need a two-state solution in order to accompany this along the way. the status of negotiations with iran on the nuclear program was also at the top of our agenda. we agreed to work closely together. germany will try to work with its contacts to give a positive contribution. we also debated the situation on world markets. we exchanged views on the different stimulus programs that we pursued in our countries. we talked about the upcoming g8 meeting. what is important is to implement what we decided on in london. you have a very ambitious plan that you laid out. we will keep a close eye on developments. in the autumn when we meet we will state clearly that strengthening the multilatera

his speech to the muslim world in cairo--- cairo, egypt will be shown again this sunday. we have more now on the president's speech and a trip from this morning's "washington journal." . i want to begin with this treat that gives us an account. it says "we will never solve their problems. the u.s. should get out of other people's business. there are enough problems at home to worry about." how do you respond to that? guest: at least a philosophy of the speech yesterday was extraordinary in so many different ways. one of goes -- one of them goes to the heart of the issue you just raised. you have the president of the united states who travels to the muslim world to deliver a speech. almost as if that part of the muslim world was part of the american constituency. this is something that he talked about during his election period. it was almost as if he was trying to live up to a promise that he had given arabs and muslims to address their concerns in the middle east. it is just a measure of how interconnected the world has become. it was obvious that he was talking to three

a positive development for this country and for the entire world. >> do you have any idea how the cairo speech was consumed in the air on? in other words, was it shown -- >> i can have those guys see if we have some of the social networking sites or in what media might have been shown. >> some of the ss -- just briefly back on health care and the struggles of trying to figure out how to pay for what it is that is ultimately agreed upon, obviously there has been some talk among the democrats of additional taxes and various things and also the discussion of taxing employer benefits, the republicans are accusing democrats of preparing tax best to pay for the president's plan which is affordable. what is your reaction to that? >> well, if i am not mistaken i can think of the least one republican of the top of my head that talked about changing the tax benefits for the exclusion. i think if i sit a google for five minutes like it probably give you several dozen i think one of the major reform bills up there right now that's been written by senator byrd includes if not a complete ending of th

in early 2008 a former egyptian diplomat told us that cairo was worried about the new saudi activism and said they are everywhere with initiatives against iran and this worries us, the saving graces of these initiatives never amount to anything and we consider them annoying fact of life. added to this tension between states about what to do about iran there are differences between public and official thinking and we certainly saw this in the aftermath of the 2006 lebanon war when a ahmadinejad enjoy it in a claim in the arab streets and this was quickly dissipated by a stark reminder to arab regimes of iran's provocative ability of a one absentia but over arab regimes and the palestine fun and a clear issue and this members in the wake of the gaza crisis. i think this dynamic space to the underlying problems of governance and legitimacy in the arab societies and how that impasse threat perceptions of iran and also in both the public and official realms. an editorial captioned this dynamic noting that that gap between arab societies and governments is a bleeding wound that iran has be

you wrote a very strong column about the president's speech in cairo. would you tell people what your concerns are with what you said? guest: the concern is that all presidents, but particularly this one, tend to think their personality is an irresistible force and there are a lot of immovable objects out there that won't find it irresistible. the president really occasionally echos a claim heard in this country in the 1930's, if we could just talk, just get to know one another, we could split the differences between us and harmony would break out. this is the old liberal belief that harmony is the natural condition of man. i tend to be more like hobbs, the natural condition of man is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short because people don't get along naturally. socializing people to get along is difficult. in the 1930's, when we finally got to know the empire of japan and the third reich, we knew we had what's called an irrepressible conflict on our hands. i thought his view was a, optimistic. i b, i thought the comparison of pal tin -- palestinia

early in the administration, messages to the people, directly to the people of iran, the speech in cairo. i do think that people have heard the president's message. the president understands five months of activity or an interview, and message and a speech aren't going to change everything overnight but the president feels confident we are making progress in that region. >> maybe i missed this and maybe it's redundant but i want to get it clarified as the president condemned the actions of the iranians about governor? >> he has condemned the violence -- but does he condemned the actions of the ayatollah? >> the violence is being conducted by the government. the revolutionary guard, the pictures that we saw monday that the president reacted to, that was then. i think if you look what he said throughout the week it is clear. >> on health care, some reports out of their i'm sure they are much more dire than you think they ought to be but there have been delays. there's a lot of democrats who say the price tag now is just eye-popping especially in light of the cbo analysis and there are repu

if you look to the speech in cairo i think the president is pretty clear, a pretty clear in his support for comprehensive peace and as i said a two state solution that will bring stability, security and opportunity to everyone in that troubled region of the world. >> i only follow-up is in his public remarks the only speaks of israel's rights. >> no, we will pull that cairo the president's we can have a conversation about different aspects of it. i think if you take a look at that again you can see the president. >> i am talking about other things that he talked about. >> does that time not count? >> how long does it go on? visit never speak to palestinians? >> i thank you can go back and look of his comments and he has been very clear on this. >> ever since the president toughened his language on iran and today is a note to things have happened, and least two and one is it has all been but crushed so is the powerless to affect the situation they're in second, ahmadinejad has attempted to use his words as of seven the kind of oil and political football the president wanted to avoid so i

you can also call 1-877-c-span. >> president obama delivered a speech at cairo university in egypt. he called for a two-stage solution in the middle east. it was a unified effort against violent extremism. the speech was broadcast worldwide. it is about one hour. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. [applause] >> thank y

the road maps were barely mentioned in the president's cairo speech. they have and you are the same place the israelis are asked to stop settlement building. but it says dismantle terrorist organizations it doesn't just say improve security. so i think we need to work hard on this issue but i think we need to be very clear about the fact we are not putting it above these other issues and that in fact, bringing peace between the israelis and palestinians in my view will not resolve all those other issues. we still have the issue of terrorists, radical islamic terrorists who don't believe in things we believe in and would like to destroy us and our way of life and although they use that conflict as an excuse sometimes, it isn't perfect solving the conflict will bring an end to what i believe is a great challenge and threat to the united states which is the threat of terrorism and nuclear-armed iran. >> a lot of people in the media have said that you're father needs to be quiet on the issue of national security. >> they are wrong. [laughter] >> exactly. n

host: in the first conversation since his speech in cairo the white house confirmed that president obamahad a 20-minute conversation with prime minister netanyahu in tel aviv. and either sunday in jews lum -- jerusalem or monday he's expected to deliver his own response to the president's remarks in die -- cairo. what will we hear? guest: it was interesting. to us it generated big in america about our relations with the muslim world. but it generated an important debate in israel. about the syrians -- seriousness of the president brkts new american policy, about the peace initiative about the priority of the white house. and therefore the prime minister of israel under pressure from his own people to put something on table to respond. if you look at the israeli debate, you know, in the press and among politicians, the prime minister was under pressure to produce some gesture, some peace plan because the obama

in early 2008, a former egyptian diplomat told us that cairo was worried about the new saudi activism. he said the saudi's are everywhere with initiatives against iran, and this worries us. the saving grace for us is that these initiatives never amount to anything. we consider them an annoying fact of life. added to this tension between states about what to do about iran, their diversions between public and official thinking. we service all this in the aftermath of the 2006 lebanon war went off and energized enjoyed acclaim industry. this was a dissipated but it was a stark reminder to arab regimes of ironic provocative ability of a one upmanship over arab regimes on the palestine front and on the nuclear issue. is reemerge in the wake of the gaza crisis. i think this dynamic really speaks to the underlying problems of governance and legitimacy in the arab societies and how that impacts the threats of ironic and in both the public and official realms. and editorial captured as dynamic noting that the gap between arab societies and governments is the bleeding wound, that iran has been

president obama -- i want to know what you're take on him getting a good speech in cairo and then, you know, the people critiquing him the way they do. he is trying to set up a new type of relationships in the middle east and as we all know the middle east is controlled by the desire and i would like to know your take on that. >> guest: what worries me about the president's approach to the dispute is it seems to me on historical and unworthy of the united states to try to position itself as a so-called honest broker above the fray. brokering the differences between israel, a member nation of the united nations, and the forces, hamas and all the rest, who want to destroy israel. because israel is a salient of our values and an hospitable neighborhood it seems to me the united states isn't merely a disinterested arbiter between the two parties. the united states is an ally of israel. many rewards from its association with israel. >> host: as we are jumping around we are talking about policy in the middle east. what are your observations about what is going on in iran and the administrati

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and after that president obama's speech in cairo. and minority leader on the hill. >> coming up on tomorrow's "washington journal," david makovsky of the washington institute will talk about president obama's middle east trip. "washington journal" begins each morning at 7 eastern. and later in the morning, we will get an update on the may employment numbers, live coverage begins at 9:30 eastern on c-span2. >> now a house hearing on the fiscal year 2010 budget on the military special units. this is about an hour. >> we can expect the members to drift in as we proceed. but want to be respectful of the admiral's time. and welcome, it's always a pleasure to see you up here, and certainly we appreciate the work you do for our country. i have an opening statement i will submit for the record. i briefly want to say how important special operations command is to our national security, and how we respect the job that you and the people under you have protected our national security. some areas are known but other areas that may not be aware o

woolsey: i wish to praise president obama for his historic speech in cairo last thursday. the president built new bridges, bridges of understanding and peace. the speech contrasted sharply with the approach taken by the previous administration. there was no arrogance or fear mongering in president obama's speech. he made no threats. he did not talk about an endless war on terrorism. instead, the president called for a new beginning between the united states and the muslim people. he renewed his pledge that america is not and never will be at war with islam. he called for cooperation instead of conflict. he courageously acknowledged the mistakes of the past and called for an end to mistrust. the president marginalized extremists by saying and i quote him, the enduring space of over a billion people is so much bigger than a narrow hatred of a few, unquote. he defended israel's right to live in peace while recognizing the palestinian people's right to a state of their own. on iran, president obama urged diplomacy and reiterated his call for a nuclear-free world. and he advoca

speaking french] >> earlier this week, president obama delivered a note speech to the muslim world from cairo, egypt. we will show you that speech sunday at 10:30 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> the federal communications commission held a news conference on thursday on the digital television transition. on june 12, all broadcast signals will be digital. this is about 20 minutes. >> the e-mail is dtvcountdown @fcc.gov. you can direct your questions to me or the commissioners. please identify your name and affiliation for the benefit of the people who are watching this on the web. who would like to ask the first question? >> a question on the 35 stations that will go dark after june 12, do we know who they are? what company? which company is -- going bankrupt. >> we do have them permission. some of it is indicated on our master list, but for everybody's convenience, we will be doing is posting a full list of the 35. >> i do not think we need to go through it here. >> no, we will not. i just wanted to know -- wanted you to know that we would be posted net. >> 18 of those stations are owned by a sing

>> i think this is a process >> i think this is a process and what i tried to do in cairo was to opena conversation, both in muslim communities but also in non-muslim communities, both in the middle east but also here in the west and as i said in my speech, the freedom is critical, both here and in the united states. and we should not have two standards of freedom of religious expression, one for muslims and one for non-muslims. that doesn't mean that each country isn't going to be working through these issues with its own history and own sensitivities in mind, and i don't take responsibility for how other countries are going to approach this. i will tell you that in the united states our basic attitude is we're not going to tell people what to wear if in their exercise of religion they are impeding somebody else's rights. that's something that we would obviously be concerned about. but my general view is that the most effective way to

and while i respect president obama's outrage in cairo, that event could have been scheduled for any other day but the 20th anniversary of tiananmen square. bad priority. this remembrance of tiananmen square, and the crushing of the victims bodies, but not their hopes, should be the white house's priority today. there is a bipartisan support on capitol hill. republicans and democrats that care deeply about human rights of the people of china. but we need to do more than say and talk, words have meaning, deeds have more meaning. it's time for deeds, we need to relink human rights and trade for other parts of our relationship. secretary geithner will be in china pushing treasury bills. we should be talking about human right, we should be visiting at every level. those in tiananmen, that spoke that agony, that should be the priority, human rights first. you are here as a witness, and some day, god willing, china will be free. thank you very much. >> i would like to address the gentleman in the back that is screaming. we hear you. i ask you to extend some courtesy to the people that are

>> we are excited to see what appear to be a robust alexian taking the speech i am making in cairo, we tried to send a clear message that we think there is a clear possibility of change. ultimately, the election is for the iran and to decide. what can be true 11 on can be true in iran as well. people looking at possibilities. whoever winds up winning the election in iran, the fact that there has been a robust debate hopefully will help to advance our ability to engage. thank you. earlier today in new york, the u.n. security council passed the resolution imposing new economic and military sanctions against north korea. this action follows the nuclear underground test and subsequent missile tests in violation of previous security council resolution. we will hear from the 15 member nations at this hour-long event. >> the 6000, 101st meeting is called to order. a provisional agenda of this meeting is before the council in the document s, which reads, non-proliferation, unless i hear any objection, i will consider the agenda adopted. agenda is adopted. i would like to inform the council tha

while i respect president obama's outreach to the muslims in cairo today, that event truly could have been scheduled for any other day but the transie20h anniversary of tiananmen square. that priority. this solemn remembrance of the victims of the mass murder of tiananmen square and the oppression of their bodies, but not their hopes, by tanks should have been the white house priority today. there is bipartisan support on capitol hill. republicans and democrats care deeply about human rights in china, but we need to more than just say and tulk wordalk. it's time for deeds. we need to link human rights with trade and other parts of our relationship. next week secretary geithner will be in china pushing treasury bills to finance the u.s. debt once again. we should be talking about human rights. we should be visiting at every level the men and women who languish in prison and suffer unspeakable agony. that should be our priority and after that the trade and economic issues. human-rights first. you are here as a witness. someday, god willing, will be free. thank you very much. >> [man sho

so as i said in the cairo speech, there's no contradiction between america islam because we have both form of americans who actually have higher education and income averages than is the average in the united states. that's a testament to the degree to which they've been able to succeed, thrive, remain true to their religion and be full-fledged patriotic americans. and that kind of approach, i think, is the one that we want as opposed to an approach that increases tensions, both within our borders and outside of our borders. >> thank you. >> that was a great, self-serving -- >> perhaps i could just say a few words on this. first of all, i thought that president obama's speech was a remarkable speech. and we have long been awaiting to hear the united states of america, world's number one power, shouldering its full share of responsibility in avoiding the clash of cultures and civilizations between east and west. and i totally agree with what president obama said, including on head scarves and veils. but let me simply say two things, in france, any young girl, any girl who wishes to wea

>> this past thursday president obama delivered a wide-ranging speech at cairo university in egypt. he called for a two-state solution in the middle east, a unified effort against violent extremism and more freedom and quality for women in the muslim world. we'll replay the president's speech in its entirety sunday morning at 10:30 eastern on c-span. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captioning copyright national cable satellite corp.2009] >> up next, a portion of a rally marking the 20th anniversary of the tiananmen square protest in beijing, china. hundreds were killed in the government crackdown that followed. we'll hear from house speaker nancy pelosi at this event taking place on the west lawn of the u.s. capitol. it's about 50 minutes. >> we're very pleased to bring to the podium now dr. lee edwards who is chairman of the victims of communism memorial foundation. this is a wonderful monument on mass avenue that silently every day as we drive by pays tribute to the millions and million victims of communist tyranny. dr. edwards. >> thank you, jim. and good

in this twitter, "president obama speech in cairo and republicans say that he should worry about homehe rightly stays out of iran and now he should speak up"? in most of the leading newspapers, this story about the agreement between the white house and the drug industry. here are some of the details. "the pharmaceutical industry agreed to spend $80 billion improving drug benefits for seniors on medicare, deferring the cost of health care legislation, which has been tapping secret negotiations involving key lawmakers in the white house. this deal marks a major triumph for senator baucus, as well as the administration. the montana democrat has been negotiating with numerous groups for weeks as he tries to draft legislation that meet the goal of health care coverage. not adding to the deficit. -- denn visit." the economy -- the deficit." the economy is the focus of a number of stories. inside a "the new york times," a piece from cleveland, ohio. "monday is the 40th anniversary of the kite a holder river -- cloy of the river -- cuyahoga river