resolution. >> without a security council authorization. as you say, the americans, to them, it was indifferent. they had already a doctrine that said, why should we have a permission slip from the security council? so they didn't need it. i admit i agree with you that the pressure was the one that moved the iraqis and as the pressure mounted, yes, they became also more cooperative. >> i think we will want to come back to that a little later on in the story. i am going to turn to sir lawrence freedman in a moment. we are in for quite a long afternoon and it would very much help with the transcription if we could take a measured pace. thank you. >> just following up from what has been said, i mean, you have made the point about the americans suggesting that they were upholding the security council resolutions and you noting that the security council as a whole did not seem to go along with that at that time, but, as i recall, part of the american argument was to challenge the security council to uphold its own resolutions. there was a concer

>> on march 7 in the security council. then powell and straw had it a day or two days in advance. >> thank you. >> i would like to ask another question or two about the more time issue in february/march. you said in your book that you had a discussion with condoleezza rice where she tried to pin you down, i think, and you said it wouldn't be years and it wouldn't be weeks, but it would be months. there is another dimension i suppose to this. is months more time to bring about the conclusive and verified disarmament, or is it enough time to reach a conclusion on whether the inspections process is moving forward in a substantive way? >> well, both actually. you look at the disarmament. i think the investigations we did into the unilateral destruction would have helped to clear up important issues. how much did they do away with? there would have been evidence of that, but the iraqi participation in this in producing witnesses, people that had taken part in the unilateral destruction, that would pertain more to their cooperat

resolution. >> without a security council authorization. as you say, the americans, to them, it was indifferent. they had already a doctrine that said, why should we have a permission slip from the security council? so they didn't need it. i admit i agree with you that the pressure was the one that moved the iraqis and as the pressure mounted, yes, they became also more cooperative. >> i think we will want to come back to that a little later on in the story. i am going to turn to sir lawrence freedman in a moment. we are in for quite a long afternoon and it would very much help with the transcription if we could take a measured pace. thank you. >> just following up from what has been said, i mean, you have made the point about the americans suggesting that they were upholding the security council resolutions and you noting that the security council as a whole did not seem to go along with that at that time, but, as i recall, part of the american argument was to challenge the security council to uphold its own resolutions. there was a concer

the urban forestry council has determine that the tree meets the landmark process. it is a very beautiful tee. it has great form, healthy and growing well in the place where it is located. supervisor maxwell: where is it located? >> as a redwood tree located at 46 stillings. supervisor maxwell: in what district? >> that one is in district 8. supervisor dufty's district. it is providing some significant environmental benefits to the city and neighborhood where it is located, and the urban council strongly supports the tree becoming a landmark and urges the adopt it. supervisor maxwell: the tree is in someone's backyard? >> yes. the home owner is here to speak. she nominated the tree. supervisor maxwell: let her speak to the tree. >> supervisors, it is great to see all of you again. i am a native san francisco resident, second generation. i have lived in glen park for 52 years. we bought our house there when my daughter was about to be born, sarah, who is also going to speak if there is time. i've always wanted to have the tree landmarked, and i didn't do it. i finall

however, if one had been rigid one would have said, "you listen to us in the security council", but i think it was a little more flexible than that, and i think that moreover had been reasonable. so we saw ourselves. this was even more good lessons. we were international civil servants, we had the mandate from the security council, not from the cia, the us government or the uk government. >> thank you very much. that's very helpful. >> i will ask sir roderic lyne to pick up the questions now. rod. >> i would like to move the story forward to the autumn of 2002, getting into the frame of reference that we are really focusing on in this inquiry. unmovic, as you say, was set up by resolution 1284 passed on 17 december 1999. march 2000 you had taken up i think your new duties. then on 16 september 2002 iraq finally makes an offer to allow the inspectors, the unmovic inspectors to come into iraq. why it was that iraq at this point, having rejected the inspectors up to then, turned around and invited them to come in? >> i think the main reason was the military build-up by the united states.

i have been very proud working on the council. there has been a lot of pro active effort for inclusion for people with disabilities. that is wonderful, but of course, in these economic times, certain cuts are made. we agree with the reinstatement of a full-time grievance staff addressing title ii issues. in regards to -- we have different perspective on title iii. you heard about the woman with the taxi. title ii and iii are interrelated. as much as the city could pursue that, it would be a wonderful effort, but we are also aware of funding efforts. i would request universal sidewalk and curved ramp accessibility. it is almost 20 years. we do not wish that funding to be taken from health and human services, public works. we do not want to prioritize physical disability over programmatic and access. finally, one of the most striking things i noticed from the council members was in regards to the training. there was a mention of online training. each person i spoke to a grade that need to -- there needs to be more interaction betwee

>> on march 7 in the security council. then powell and straw had it a day or two days in advance. >> thank you. >> i would like to ask another question or two about the more time issue in february/march. you said in your book that you had a discussion with condoleezza rice where she tried to pin you down, i think, and you said it wouldn't be years and it wouldn't be weeks, but it would be months. there is another dimension i suppose to this. is months more time to bring about the conclusive and verified disarmament, or is it enough time to reach a conclusion on whether the inspections process is moving forward in a substantive way? >> well, both actually. you look at the disarmament. i think the investigations we did into the unilateral destruction would have helped to clear up important issues. how much did they do away with? there would have been evidence of that, but the iraqi participation in this in producing witnesses, people that had taken part in the unilateral destruction, that would pertain more to their cooperat

council members approved support to bring the a's here. a symbolic message to nba baseball who still have to approve the measures. >> san jose cannot afford to swing and miss again. >> this is going to be privately financed, which is key. >> it's a de destruction and i want it stopped. >> what about medical marijuana? >> there are other medicines. >> reporter: the council wants to limit binding arbitration which using an outside mediator to solve disputes between the firefighters unions and the county. >> we are not allowed to strike. the city can make an offer for us without arbitration and we have no choice. >> reporter: still a lot of emotion going on. at this hour the city council is still debating the issue. it also wants to address another possible city charter change to revamp its pension center for all new employers. looks like the city voters will have plenty to ponder when it comes to election time. >>> we will know tomorrow morning what a federal judge has decided about the constitutionality of proposition eight. late this after

have council that are as prepared as anyone else. it is with great pride that we see our young attorneys being able to come into court and have the courage, the incidence separation and the ability to be able to deliver results that money can't buy and that's the wonderful, wonderful thing about it. people become public defenders, i think, because they were raised on the mother's moifling three words by two leaders. i believe we were raised by the three words we shall overcome. i believe we were raised by the three words seize that weather. that we as human beings can help other human beings make their circumstances better, depend themselves and maintain human dignity in the face of onslaughts that come from every angle. we are blessed to do this work. we should never be ashamed to be public defenders. we should always be proud of what it is that we do for people and in fact, what they return to us. we are made better by the work that we do and may god bless all of your efforts. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, jose. the event tod

the council has tried to come up with ways to protect civilians. this is a particularly brutal attack. peacekeepers did not hear about it until 10 days after it happened. there was some frustration at the attacks and a response. they did demand that all steps be made to stop the recurrence of this atrocity. it said that it should fight the kind of impunity that allows these rebels to keep doing this. there was a lively discussion about the role of the un peacekeepers. why they had not heard about these atrocities and why they failed to respond in a way that they should have. >> was there any light shed on why it should have happened like this? >> un officials have said that the peacekeepers did have general information about rebel movements in the area. nothing that indicated that these kinds of rapes were going on or any kinds of attacks at all. the council was asking, given such a high level of security and that this was close to base, why did the peacekeepers not go out to do more? there was a question about the lack of communications. the soldi

the council put two other measures on the ballot aimed at saving san jose money. one calls for limiting the power of the arbiters who broke labor deals for police and firefighters. another asks to reorganize the pension system for new workers hired by the city starting next year. it would not affect current employees. >> 6:07. california democrats unveil a balancing plan yesterday but the governor's office wasted no time and declared it dead on arrival. it would raise the purge income tax but lower the state sales tax. republicans including governor schwarzenegger say they will not agree to any budget deal that includes a tax increase. a california watch report out this morning reveals some state workers are actually earning more money than usual during furlough weeks designed to save the state money. >> why not me! why not me! >> the report comes as union workers face the prospect of three furlough days a month until a state budget is passed. the report says hundreds of managers are being paid overtime when they cover for furloughed workers. federal law mandates

we had to fight our way into getting a seat on the council. we are always saying what are the deadlines, what is the schedule? what are the holdups at the police department? they have not been able to have a stable staffing of their chief information officer to make sure that the technology gets down to the stations. most of all the other departments are ready to go. we're waiting for the police to rollout because they have most of the data. there are some really hard- working people on the council. there is a renewed commitment from the mayor's office. the closer you get to the end, the harder it is. it is really important to be asking these questions. >> many of us have been waiting and have been told we are going to get information about the status of the justice project and have not received it yet. i look forward to hearing more about this and hope that we can bring it to a conclusion soon. let's proceed to other speakers who i know will make brief comments on today's topic. >> i would like to welcome the chief of the probation department

. >>> new at 11:00, east bay cops taking on city council members in cyberspace. and it's getting ugly in one very pretty city. a group of walnut creek cops are blasting city officials for cuts to public safety funding. saying they're not getting the backup they deserve. our george kitiyama is live with the infighting. >> reporter: that's right. police officers are so frustrated with cuts and funding, they created a facebook page and website criticizing the city for not caring enough about public safety. it's on this new website the future of public safety in walnut creek where many police officers and managers are criticizing cuts to their department. in one part it says, quote, members of the city council have shown disregard for concerns about public safety issues time and time again. we cannot stand by any longer as officers and the public are put in greater danger due to the council's actions. bob simmons says that's not true. >> i think the city council has a very high regard for our police force, for the work that the men and women of our police force do an

the long- term care quarter native council -- coordinating council, could you two stand and stay standing, please? [applause] the two chairs for the behavioral health committee, of which one of their recommendations was that this report be put together, would you stand, please? [applause] what i will tell you about these four women is that they embody two facts about the long-term care coordinating council, and that is that day are tenacious, -- they are tenacious, and they are experts. the truth is without their leadership, we also would not have this report today, so thank you, ladies. [applause] as is so often the case with me, i find that my professional and personal life converge an awful lot these days, and one place that they converge is when any discussion of dimension comes to the fore. my father began his journey with memory loss 20 years ago. -- two years ago. when i think about the expert panel that was formed, for the purposes of this report, i think about the expert panels that i enjoyed over those 20 years. my father says that exercise helps and the walking make something b

security council. in the skirmish three soldiers and one reporter were killed on the lebanese side while one army officer was confirmed dead on the israeli side. the fighting did not continue for long as the united nations worked with both sides to restore calm. however, both armies are still on full alert as the tense standoff continues. now, the u.n. security council has expressed deep concern about tuesday's deadly clashes between israel and lebanon. the council's rotating chair, russian u.n. ambassador vitaly churkin held a news conference on tuesday after the closed-door meeting. >> the members of the security council called on all parties to practice utmost restraint, strictly abide by their obligations under resolution 1701, observe the cessation of hostility, and prevent any further escalation on the blue line, which is to be respected in its entirety. >> the leader of the lebanese shia group hezbollah says his organization will retaliate if israel attacks. the remarks come after the gunfight b

there are some really hard- working people on the council. there is a renewed commitment from the mayor's office. the closer you get to the end, the harder it is. it is really important to be asking these questions. >> many of us have been waiting and have been told we are going to get information about the status of the justice project and have not received it yet. i look forward to hearing more about this and hope that we can bring it to a conclusion soon. let's proceed to other speakers who i know will make brief comments on today's topic. >> i would like to welcome the chief of the probation department. >> good morning. i would like to discuss the focused efforts to improve the domestic violence related services since the initial audit in 2007. the adult probation department currently supervises 6667 probationers. the number one charge against our probationers is spousal violence. that represents 41%, 195. the no. 2 offense is crimes against persons. that represents 37%. there are 459 probationers that are supervised by a unit with one su