i just wanted to say in working with don payne in that capacity over those years, his willingness to speak out was always very impressive. i know he has to leave at some time today to speak out in terms of the situation of south sudan at a meeting there. but we were actually in a codel, on a codel in africa when we had the word don had a press conference and minutes later his plane was motars when he was flying out of town. it was because don payne was willing and will speak out because we have light on the issues, and you, mr. chairman. it's an issue, the situation in somali, that is not only a humanitarian crisis, it is also, frankly, a national security threat. that's the aspect of it. i chair the subcommittee. this is the aspect of it. that the state department has been talking to us about. pend the defense department. and something that we're going to look at today. because somali was a failed state for an offerly long period of time. nowhere are the consequences of somali more evidence than when it comes to international terrorism. and the threat from al shabaab which is as we

but it is because don payne was willing and has been willing to speak out. and because of you, mr. chairman, that we have some light on this issue. and anything issue, the situation in somalia is not only to humanitarian crisis, it is also frankly a national security threat. and that's the aspect of it. ichat the terrorism subcommittee. this is the aspect of it. at the state department has been talking to us about. and the defense department. and something that we're going to look at today, because somalia was a failed state for an awfully long period of time. but no where are the consequences of somalia more evident than when it comes to international terrorism. and the threat from al-shabaab, which is as we designate it, a foreign terrorist organization. and in the past few years, the al-shabaab threat of course has grown dramatically to the u.s. we have seen in the theater and from somalia the roadside bombs and suicide blasts that come out of this organization their militant compounds resemble have the press reports and, pakistan style terror training camps. and because of the

charles payne in new york, we've got a lot more coming up, another hour. the likes of congressman joe walsh, dan quayle joining us and don imus, what doesn't belong and why? and also we'll be back here tomorrow. don't forget. 4 p.m. eastern time, the special edition of your world, i want to stress, democrats, republicans, liberals, conservatives we're not all red, we're not blue, we're green, all the time, we are on it.