-- due to the caribbean? said the south china sea is a coming issue. it's an issue that's going to be -- that has a great future in the headline, as much as the persian gulf has had in the last few decades. so let me close up with this idea that military activities is often not linear. the vietnam war was more like the philippine war, the philippine insurrection at the turn of the 20th century than it was like korea and world war ii, which preceded it. the second gulf war bore little relationship to the first gulf war and is more similar to vietnam in the philippine insurrection. the fact that america has been preoccupied for a decade with messy land wars in the greater middle east doesn't mean that the future to let terri activities is necessarily. it could very well be maritime centric and air centric. thank you very much. caught back pockmarked. [applause] okay, i'll take questions now. yes, sir. >> jean strauss, foundation. it appears to be everything you say is wonderful to learn, some of which i know. e

a tournament in which teenagers are taking part they are playing a computer game a touch of the caribbean crisis or as its better known the cuban missile crisis the game has a historical setting in the united states in the former u.s.s.r. of fighting battles at sea in the air and on the ground there we got them. everybody's dead this video game is based on the actual events of october one thousand nine hundred sixty two a period of confrontation between then u.s. president john kennedy and soviet leader nikita khrushchev in response to the american deployment to ballistic missiles in turkey targeted may just soviet cities the soviet union retaliated the stationing their own missiles in cuba about time the world found itself one step away from the start of global nuclear war. the way of life in this small village never changes that's why the appearance of any newcomer in south is a big event. when the first soviet specialists came to the village in august one thousand nine hundred sixty two the locals were told to keep their mouths shut. a launch plot of land in the village outskirts was f

same as the caribbean is a. a chinese official said to me when i mentioned china considers core national interest and this is counter to what the united states and its allies and all the other countries in the area see it. chinese official said to me you americans in the nineteenth century and in the early 20th you recognize the caribbean was an international waterway but also made it clear that you intended to dominate it. and why should we chinese act any differently towards the south china sea that you americans do to the caribbean. south china sea is a coming issue. it is an issue that has a great future in the headlines as much as the persian gulf has had in the last few decades. let me close with this idea. military activity is often not linear. the vietnam war was more like the philippine war, the philippine insurrection at the turn of the 20th century than it was like korea and world war ii which preceded it. the second gulf war bore very little relationship to the first gulf war and is more similar to v

concerns both to taking for the consideration of probably the reactive the army unit out of the caribbean independence i think that we are trying to prevent problems. i mean should be a consistent policy that means we are totally against partition or for all countries of the member states of united nations. means against partition of the countries that the existing in the region in that respect to your fully supporting for example and integrity integrity of other countries. and in that respect to be a contributing to disability even though you are very much affected because if you look through the caribbean of independence just recently kosovo as prime minister suggested starting relations from scratch ways great is that possible i mean what would it take for serbia to actually i think dialogue i think the dialogue is a very important that look can bring some solution i mean we have a confrontation between serbs and albanians not between should be and costs because we don't preclude the score so independence we have a confrontation between serbs and albanians for almost. fifty years and t

testified that every christmas he gives a christmas dinner to us veterans, and most of us were in the caribbean area -- korean area when the fighting was started. we're very fortunate meeting each other. we went through the cold winter and the hot summer in the korean peninsula. everyone was fortunate to return home in one piece. i am one of those. i urge you to reappoint harry kim as the relocation appeals board. thank you. >> this will be my last testimony today. i wanted to speak about both mr. kim and also heard -- herb cohn. harry kim has had a unique place in city hall. he has been very involved with the city committee. he has a tenure with the relocation appeals board. he has been an important part of the civic fabric, recognizing there has not been strong petition -- participation with the korean-american community at city hall. he has been part of the process and deserves continued service. herb cohn i have known for 10 years. he was providing assistance to the merchants of upper market and castro. one of the things that has distinguished his participation is his level of positivity. h

a year since a 7.2 magnitude earthquake left 300,000 dead and millions of haitians homeless, the caribbean country held its election. like most elections in haiti history, this one wasn't free of controversy. in light of allegations of irregularity of polling sites and ballot stuffing. two thirds of the voters are demanding the votes be cancelled. wyclef jean was vying for the country's highest office. he was forced to abandon his hopes of running after election officials ruled him ineligible. no stranger to the fight of his fellow haitians, he uses his foundation to raise more than $9 million in earthquake assistance. >> a state of emergency. emergency. >> days after the earthquake, he came under scrutiny after allegations were made he misappropriated funds from the foundation in the past. since rebounding from the controversy, he used funds from his foundation to work with partners in health to address the recent cholera epidemic, which has claimed more than 1500 lives. i recently spoke with wyclef about helping haiti. thanks for taking the time to sit down with us. >> thank you for havi

. >> cruising the caribbean. tens of thousands of tourists. these are luxury floating hotels. for several years now, cuba has been virtually out of bounds. the thompson dream is the first british monarch to visit here in at least five years. under the u.s. trade embargo, and a boat cannot enter american ports for six months after visiting cuba. european ships sailing out of barbados or the bahamas used to come here regularly. that has all but dried up after cuba's leader fidel castro decided he did not approve of the business. he said cruise liners like these left rubbish and empty cans and generated little income. now it seems they're welcome again. ♪ over the past two months, miners have returned. over 1500 passengers were on the largest cruise ship to ever docca in havana. they may not be spending money on hotel rooms and restaurants. they're still providing a major boost to the local tourist industry in -- industry. >> very good. everybody is very happy. >> why did you pick that particular one? >> it is something different. it is something different. some more i have never

another "pirates of the caribbean." >> the two biggest, "pirates of the caribbean 4" and then the finalharry potter" movie. these are going to be two gigantic tent poles throughout the year. >> reporter: here's something to celebrate. the royal wedding. kate and william will tie the knot. they're not alone. more than 2 million weddings will take place in the u.s. alone. 144 million babies will be born, more than 4 million of them right here in the u.s. and in the process, the earth's population will hit 7 billion people. >> we're going to have to be conscious of how we do things. and the good news is we're creating a generation that cares about the environment. >> reporter: some 28 million ipads will be sold. maybe we can use them to plan our vacation. more than 10 million americans will go on cruises. 12 million people will take a trip to the water park. 2011 will be a busy year for doctors. 27,000 organs will be transplanted. and maybe it will be a good year for our diets. each of us will eat on average 18 pounds of apples and 28 pounds of bananas. maybe that will cancel out the 22 po

now more moisture is going to be moving through the florida peninsula and in towards the caribbean as but it does stay dry out toward the southwest. still on the warm side. 26 in l.a. on the other hand, though, very chilly conditions in chicago. minus 13 for your high on friday. finally getting a look at europe here. still pretty messy in the italian peninsula. the low parked right over the area. still pushing in a lot of moisture. rainfall for areas of the south here. but northern italy, northern balkans and through eastern europe all will be looking at snow as temperatures are dropping yet again. and that does follow the warm spell we did see over the past few weeks. and, in fact, with all that warmth we've been hearing of all the flooding in germany. that situation still continuing today. here's a look at some of the recent footage we've got. especially northern germany still looking at some very high water levels. and, in fact, some rivers reportedly still on the rising trend. this has been caused by all the recent snow melt as well as the rains following all the warmer temperatur

. >> i want to break the world record of laying on the beach in the caribbean. does that sound good? >> i was going to go with the sleeping record. >> we always enjoy that on "early today." >>> time now for an early look at some of the stories we'll follow throughout the day here on nbc. in texas, an xonation heanerati will be held for 51-year-old cornelius dupree jr. who has been freed on bail since july and today a judge is expected to set aside the conviction based on dna testing. >>> we'll find out if americans were in the car buying mood during the holidays. analysts expect a third straight month of healthy sales. >>> in a dazzling display of shooting stars will be falling from the sky tonight during the year's first meteor shower. >>> all day long, you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with nbc "nightly news." >>> and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. the latest details on a sexual harassment lawsui

scuttled in the caribbean waters off the islands. the sunken vessel will now serve as an artificial reef and tourist attraction. >>> and a washington state couple are the envy of the nation this morning after coming forward to claim half of tuesday's $380 million mega million jackpot. the retired boeing worker and his wife who are the parents of 6 and grandparents of 23, say their immediate plans include buying a new home and an rv. >> and now here's an early look at one of your top health headlines. most men have problems dealing with crying women. men who see a woman's tears experience a dip in sexual arousal and testosterone. the event occurred when men didn't know what they were snifring were tears. the results are the first to suggest humans chemically communicate with tears. for more information on this and other health stories, head to the web and check out the health page online at msnbc.com. >>> "early today" health is brought to you by vagisil wash with odor block. the confident clean. >>> and now here's an early look at ho

. >>> thousands of people have taken part in memorial services across the caribbean nation of haiti to remember the victims of the 2010 earthquake. the quake struck exactly one year ago. the haitian government declared wednesday a day of national mourning for the more than 200,000 people killed in the quake. in the capital, port-au-prince, a ceremony marked the start of construction of a memorial for the victims. haitian president rene preval and former u.s. president bill clinton were in attendance. ♪ ♪ >> civic ceremonies were also held with many mourners taking part from the early morning. more than 800,000 haitians who lost their homes in the quake are still living in make-shift shelters. reconstruction is expected to take years. >>> the sluggish economy after the lehman brothers collapse still distresses many americans. to get the u.s. economy back on track the federal reserve created another quantitative easing policy last autumn. in this "global economy" series we focus on the united states. nhk world's david savina reports from new york. >> reporter: the new york stock exchange

relations deputations to painting despite the humanitarian crisis during folding in the caribbean state officials estimate that around a seven hundred haitians with criminal records will be sent back this year alone even rights activists say the forty's could be facing death in the current three still recovering from the earthquake at a cholera outbreak. and up next we look back to the era of stalin a time when even a private diary entry could land you in serious trouble. these children are about to have a different kind of history lesson. their teacher is visibly nervous what he's about to tell them is very important to him on a personal level who recount the story of a girl who went to a mosque much like this one there was eighteen years ago. she started a diary at seventeen she was banished to the infamous gulag locked up behind bars. for an attempt on stalin's life who instructed i got no explicit instructions from anybody. just another page in the history books. his grandmother lived through it as. to understand how he feels about the difficult subject but how can they. just one ex

i've been swimming with barracuda at 100 feet under water in the caribbean. i've had a hand in raising two beautiful children who graduated from the university of georgia. go dawgs. and who are young adults who care about their planet and their community. i've cried with family and friends as they experience the trials, tribulations, joy, and happiness that life brings, and i continue to happily share my life with my partner of 12-plus years. none of this would have been possible without long-term recovery. the recovery month theme, "together we learn, together we heal," is very appropriate. it is this coming together, the coalition building that makes us a strong field and we have all been touched by addiction in one way or another and we have all seen the great triumphs of people in recovery. twentieth anniversary of recovery month. this year's theme, "together we learn, together we heal," reminds us of the many people, resources, and materials that contribute to the recovery process. it reminds us that substance abuse affects more than the person who is ad

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. >> cruising the caribbean. every winter, tens of thousands of tourists island-hop on these luxury floating hotels. for several years now, cuba has been virtually out of bounds. this is the first british liner to visit here in least five years. under the u.s. trade embargo, and the vessel who traveled to cuba cannot enter american ports for six months. this ship is not allowed to pick up passengers in miami. european ships sailing out of barbados or the bahamas used to come here regularly. these visits all but dried out after cuba's former leader fidel castro decided he did not approve of the business. he said cruise liners like these left rubbish and empty cans, but generated little income. now it seems there will come again. -- they are welcome again. over the past few months, norwegian and spanish miners have returned, but with 1500 passengers, this is by far the largest cruise ship ever to have been in havana. they may not be spending money on hotel rooms and restaurants. they are still providing a major boo

regimes deportations to haiti despite the humanitarian crisis still unfolding in the caribbean state. you're watching r t six in the morning here in the russian capital welcome to the program poland's prime minister says his country will carry out its own investigation into april's plane crash which killed the polish president now warsaw has been expressing anger over the official findings and claims russian air traffic controllers should have stopped the plane from landing well the authors of the report have defended their work and say no stone was left unturned artie's got that he thought of all reports from warsaw. poland is accepting part of the responsibility for this milans plane crash and that of course is. a different statement from those that poland has made previously saying that an investigation should be conducted into why the russian side has. just accepted responsibility that part of that part of the statement poland still hasn't changed despite the fact that the polish prime minister said that poland does accept part of their responsibility he says that it takes courage

for feelings depredations to haiti despite the many terror and crisis still holding the caribbean state officials estimate that around seven hundred haitians with criminal records will be sent back this year alone human rights activists say to do more to use could be facing death and the country is still recovering from an earthquake and a cholera outbreak. and crosstalk is coming up next this time peter lavelle and his panel of guests take a closer look at the u.s. policies in pakistan stay with us. if you can. follow him welcome to cross talk i'm peter about plunging into the abyss increased violence and radicalism is tearing pakistan apart can a country that is so polarized remain a staunch ally in washington so-called war on terror. and you can. discuss the political situation in pakistan i'm joined by dan hill i'm in dubai he's the editor of the news service pakistan. dot com in beirut we have robert fisk he's the middle east correspondent for the independent and in washington we go to lisa curtis she is a senior research fellow at the heritage foundation and another member of our

and we start in haiti, where 2010 was very much a year of misery and upheaval for the small caribbeanation. barely two weeks into last year, haiti was hit by devastating magnitude 7.0 earthquake. the capital, port-au-prince, was reduced to rubble. an estimated 230,000 people were killed. 3 million people were affected in some way. the world responded to haiti's cries for help sending in the aid workers and medical staff and more than $9 billion has been pledged to help haiti rebuild. our correspondent has just returned from his latest assignment in haiti and he is joining us from new york. can you hear me? >> yes. >> it has already been one year since the earthquake. as everything gone back to normal? >> no, i am afraid not. it is very disappointing. i had a 10-month gap in between my visits. on the second visit, i really did see very little progress, indeed. we saw the rubble still on the side of the road, maybe not in the roads. a lot a partially collapsed buildings. people want the buildings to stay where they are because they fear the government might take their land. the disturbi

contributing to disability even though we are very much affected because if you look through the caribbean of independence just recently kosovo as prime minister suggested starting relations from scratch ways great is that possible i mean what would it take for serbia to actually i think dialogue i think the dialogue is a very important that look can bring some solution i mean we have a confrontation between serbs and albanians not between should be and costs because we don't preclude the score so independence we have a confrontation between serbs and albanians for almost the hundred fifty years and then the end. they we have to solve that kind of call for a conflict blocking not only serve serbs and albanians but also whole region in terms of progress and development only true dialogue we can achieve some sort of you show that can be acceptable for great so that pretty sure foreign minister with a mistake set that serbia is actually putting in chances of joining the e.u. under threat by refusing to cooperate with kosovo and you are facing a really tough choice what's your priority kosovo

the one thing i always emphasize, especially latino youth who are from caribbean roots, like puerto rico, like the dominican republic, like puerto rico... >> hinojosa: like cuba. >> like cuba, like colombia, et cetera, like venezuela, is that we are multicultural. people tend to be... latinos amongst themselves, we have these innate predjudices that we've inherited sometimes from our parents, our grandparents, and because of our colonial history. we say, "well..." (speaking spanish) "i'm from the mother country, spain." i say, "but spain is a multicultural society, too. it was ruled by the muslims for over 800 years. africa lives in spain, too." >> hinojosa: but a lot of times people will hear... you've heard it before. you've heard people say, "oh, salsa music, it's just, you know, noise, it's simple, it's..." and in fact, afro cuban music, you know, which became salsa, at least in new york, it's incredibly complex. >> sure, sure, sure. i mean, people that say things like that, what they are telling me right away is they don't know anything about the music. and it says more about them t

at the last few weeks deputations to haiti despite the humanitarian crisis still unfolding in the caribbean state officials estimate that around seven hundred haitians with criminal records will be sent back this year alone and human rights activists say the deportees could be facing death in the country still recovering from an earthquake and a calder outbreak coming up very shortly box cars are at stacy herbert talk about the deepening crisis that's trapping america's poor. i am max kaiser and this is the kaiser report boy lots going on stacy herbert talk to me well max i have the first headline here greenspan challenges critics to prove him wrong really tell me about alan greenspan so this is him on wall street journal your career at this point almost mind me someone of brett farve who was america's best love quarterback and now in retrospect his legacy looks somewhat target tarnished and do you feel that that need to defend your like to see what do you want to be remembered for. well on my bench and view that. through a lot of the facts to fall with your i have answered. my critics. on