the 911 terrorist attacks and bought 2 will be speaking to the man who has to have stopped to george w bush's secretary of state colin pal. but 1st to one of the greatest chroniclers of the united states empire, a filmmaker we explored both the horror of 911 and the planning of us imperialist was before and after 9112001, and joined. now, by all of a stone oscar winning director and writer films like salvador j, f, k, world trade center, nixon, wall street and platoon. all of a thanks so much for coming back on a happy birthday. that's what i got to say to you. first of all, i mean the commentators are all talking about how your films are one way to cope with 911 the 20 year anniversary. can you see why $75.00 is very young and you should be pulling out at least 2 or 3 feature films a year now. my father lived to about 75. exactly. so i think, i think, you know, modern times have been good to us and prosperity has been good to us and allowed us to live longer. so i'm grateful. and i hope i stay young and making films as tough . but i've been working really hard on these 2 documentaries that a

class movie, some people i think you yourself said, you know, you save the politics for w, about george w bush and his response. but do you think that the well trade center and why you like the film is because there's something about the american working class there in it. it was a pure film for me. it was something that i did it because i thought there was so much and it was 4 years after the event and there was resistance to making it even then because it was close to and we shot some of it in new york city. so we had a lot of opposition from political groups. we had to negotiate the tight rope there to get close to the world trade center and to do it. but the point of it was that these men existed these 2 men, that's their story and their families and the rescuers who came to save them. they were the 18th and 18th and 19th survivors out of 20 survivors out of the world trade center. $18.19 they were under there under there for about 30 hours 36 hours and the rescuers took there took great risks to get down into the rubble. it was such a mess and the real rescuers played themselves. most of

bush, george w. bush signed the most recent voting rights act, a bill that passed the congress like 390 in the house, almost unanimously, in the senate, not that long ago. had always been bipartisan. until now. and so passing that bill will be very, very important for voting rights in our country. so fundamental to our democracy. so i'm excited about today. that we're sending this over to the senate, receiving some optimism that the focus will be on it and hopefully the success will be there, especially in time formatterren luther king day -- formatterren luther king day -- for martin luther king day. i want to commend zoe lofgren, so many times her committee didn't even have a christmas or hanukkah on the holiday. so many people, john sarbanes has been the patron saint of this, or the godfather, whatever analogy you want to make, of this legislation. so i want to thank all of them forgiving us this special, special opportunity. earlier this week we passed the g.i. bill to protect our democracy. again, ho

george w. bush signed the most recent voting rights act, a bill that passed the congress, like 390 in the house, almost unanimously in the senate, not that long ago. it had always been bipartisan, until now. and so, passing that bill will be very, very important for voting rights in our country, so fundamental to our democracy. so, i'm excited about today, that we received this -- we're sending this over to the senate, receiving some optimism that the focus will be on it. and hopefully, the success will be there, especially in time for martin luther king day. again, i just want to commend terri sewell, mr. butterfield, jim mcgovern, jerry nadler, zoe lofgren, zoe lofgren, zoe lofgren so many times. her committee didn't even have a christmas or hanukkah, or any holiday. so many people. john sarbanes has been the patron saint of this -- or the godfather, whatever analogy you want to make -- of this legislation. so i want to thank all of them for giving us this special, special opportunity. earlier thi

ron worked with george w bush.er president trump of spreading a web of lies about the 2020 election. do you think it was an effective speech?— election. do you think it was an effective speech? good morning. i think there — effective speech? good morning. i think there are _ effective speech? good morning. i think there are two _ effective speech? good morning. i think there are two things - effective speech? good morning. i think there are two things to - effective speech? good morning. i think there are two things to keep | think there are two things to keep in mind here. ithink think there are two things to keep in mind here. i think the former president is in a position where they should have their assignments about the successor in office. i think the reverse of that is also true. i think president biden did a disservice now we are talking about unity of talking about spreading a web of lies about as predecessor in office. so, in a day of unity, and a day when we commemorate what happens onjanuary day when we

and so during the time of miracle we had for american presidents, we had george w bush. we had brock obama. we had donald trump and we haven't had joe biden. do you have a sense of how she read the trip? you know, the strengths and weaknesses of the american leader? she was dealing with. who does she like the most? well, 1st of all, she reveres america. she, she attributes to america per 2nd chance as, as a, as a free woman. and as a politician because she, she was a scientist only because she had chosen science as a safe place to park her or her brilliant mind. and she is really in and out of the reach of the police state. so she had she had on our wall a picture of a bush, the elder and a reagan who were her cold war heroes. she had a personal, she had great personal report. this may surprise your, your viewers with george w bush and they click and, and that had real time results. they only overlap for 2 years, but, but they continued to be friends. she had a rocky relationship at the beginning with bark obama, although they are much more liked than she and george w bu

and so during the time of miracle we had for american presidents, we had george w bush. we had brock obama. we had donald trump and we haven't had joe biden. do you have a sense of how she read the trip? you know, the strengths and weaknesses of the american leader? she was dealing with. who does she like the most? well, 1st of all, she reveres america. she, she attributes to america per 2nd chance as, as a, as a free woman. and as a politician because she, she was a scientist only because she had chosen science as a safe place to park her or her brilliant mind. and she is really in and out of the reach of the, of the police state. so she had, she had on our wall a picture of a bush, the elder and a reagan who were her cold war heroes. she had a personal, she had great personal report. this may surprise your, your viewers with george w bush and they click and, and that had real time results. they only overlap for 2 years but, but they continued to be friends. she had a rocky relationship at the beginning with bark obama, although they are much more liked than she and geo

and if you remember, george w bush junior, george w bush, i says that he, you know, he wasn't known for being terribly articulate. tony blair is articulate and some say that tony blair was actually more instrumental in selling the war on terror than george w bush was a g g. think most people share your outrage about what tiny black did? well, i mean, the polls show the vast majority of people in britain and actually in the united states, believe that the war was a terrible mistake. and it was the worst foreign policy mistake the britain is made in sterling, in modern history, we're talking about about a 1000000 people dying in iraq. we're talking about huge numbers of people having to flee their homes. we're talking about a rack becoming a failed state. the whole region actually thrown into thrown into disarray and chaos as a result of, of, of the invasion. so it was an absurdity. had struck decision on the vast majority of people know that it was wrong. and it's not me that he took this decision age that he lied to the british people, he lied to parliament. he went behind the back even

, george w. bush, they all supported the voting rights act. don't let the republican party morph into something else. restore the institution of the senate the way it was designed to be. senate rules were just changed to raise the debt ceiling so we wouldn't renege on our debt for the first time in our history. prevent an economic crisis. that was dope by a, that was done by a simple majority. as senator warnock said a few weeks ago in a power. speech if we change the rules to protect the full faith and credit of the united states we should be able to change the rules to protect the heart and soul of our democracy. he was right. the days that followed john lewis' death, there was an outpouring of praise and support across the political spectrum. but as we stand here today, it isn't enough just to praise his memory. we must translate eulogy into action. we need to follow john lewis' footsteps. we need to support the bill in his name. just a few days ago, we talked about up in the congress, in the white

he gave them all a free pass george w bush. they're all going to be rehabilitated. they're all going to be treated as great statesman. one day. i mean, they gave president obama a nobel prize for not being george w bush. the question, of course, the world that dancing around or avoiding as does it work as torture work doesn't, or people that have information that are part of an underground apparatus, a terrorist organization, revolutionary organization accomplished organization, whatever organized form of collective alan chip i, b, they won't break now and the people that you pick up that are innocence. yes. you tell them to pieces, you'll destroy them, you'll ruin them. i think that a few of the people that passed passed through my hands as an interrogator did have intelligence. but most the vast majority of the people that i dealt with work just being picked up because they were males of military age and they were just get swept up and he's res, i don't think torture is always being used as a method to gain information or or confessions, it's often just been used a

guantanamo opened under the administration of george w. bush.inued under barack obama, donald trump, and now joe biden. while biden has said he wants to close the prison, his administration is making preparations to stay for years. the pentagon is now building what "the new york times" has described as a new secret courtroom at guantÁnamo. the biden administration has so far transferred just one prisoner since taking office. on monday, the interagency periodic review board recommended the transfer of a somali man named guled hassan dura who has been held by the u.s. without charge since 2004 as a so-called high value detainee. he was held first at a cia secret black site and then guantanamo. it remains unclear if he will actually be freed. over a dozen other guantanamo prisoners have been recommended for release but remain locked up. the united states is spending an estimated $540 million to keep guantanamo open. that's over $13 million per prisoner a year. today we spend the hour with three men who themselves spent time at guantÁnamo. two were

george h.w. bush. george w. bush. they all supported the voting rights act. don't let the republican party morph into something else. restore the institution of the senate the way it was designed to be. senate rules were just changed to raise the debt ceiling so we wouldn't renege on our debt for the first time in our history. prevent an economic crisis. that was dope by a -- that was done by a simple majority. as senator warnock said a few weeks ago in a power. speech if we change the rules to protect the full faith and credit of the united states we should be able to change the rules to protect the heart and soul of our democracy. he was right. the days that followed john lewis' death, there was an outpouring of praise and support across the political spectrum. but as we stand here today, it isn't enough just to praise his memory. we must translate eulogy into action. we need to follow john lewis' footsteps. we need to support the bill in hi name. just a few days ago, we talked about up in the congress, in the white house, the event coming up shortly to cel

president reagan george w. bush and george w. bush worked to remote -- unfortunately this is donald trump's republican party and it's the one trying to take away the vote from younger black and elderly minority and low-income voters and yet every time we try to engage or senate republican colleagues they resist so we have no choice. we are moving ahead on our own. once again no one denies the past has been the struggle. republicans have been clear clear they will entertain no bipartisan compromise on voting rights. long odds are no excuse forbu ts chamber to avoid this important issue. again members of this chamber were elected to debate and to vote. we are going to vote. o we are all going to go on the record and republicans will have to choose which side t they stad on rejecting democracy are offering their implicit endorsement of donald trump's big lie. for months senate republicans have come up with excuses and subterfuges to avoid doing what they know is the right thing just like so many others have come up with similar lame

george h.w. bush, george w. bush. they all supported the voting rights act. don't let the republican party morph into something else. restore the institution of the senate the way it was designed to be. senate rules were just changed to raise the debt ceiling so we wouldn't renege on our debt for the first time in our history, prevent an economic crisis. that was done by simple majority. as senator warnock said a couple of weeks ago in a powerful speech, if we change the rules to protect the full faith and credit of the united states, we should be able to change the rules to protect the heart and soul of our democracy. he was right. the days that followed john lewis' death there was an outpouring of praise and support across the political spectrum. but as we stand here today, it isn't enough just to praise his memory. we just translate eulogy into action. we need to follow john lewis' footsteps. we need to support the bill in his name. just a few days ago, we talked up in the congress and the white house about the event coming up shortly to celebrate dr. king

so despite the fact that every president, since george w bush, with the exception not on, was wanting to close the prison. i'm going to ask you about the current president in a moment. but 1st i went to look at the numbers about of roughly about 780 detainees that have been held in guantanamo over the years. only 12 have actually been charged. so how does the u. s. government justify that? so there are 2 main reasons for that. the 1st reason is that decision was made. this, detainees should not be tried in civilian trial with well established rules and regulations of how to conduct such a trial. but instead they were sending out military conditions which they had to set up from scratch. there were no, i was no clear guidance on how to do that or the incredibly complicated process. but the more important reason is year that the evidence against most of the east is tainted by the fact that they were tortured at some point or another. according to the convention against torture and american law, evidence that has been obtained by torture cannot be used in convicted somebody that's agains

all right, and also you mentioned that no president, since george w bush has muster at the political will to close guantanamo bay. do you think president biden will manage to do so? i'm not going to make a prediction. the main obstacle right now to close one of the day is that congress has introduced legislation, which is on the books since 2010, which prohibits the president from transferring prisoners from montana. they went on a more way to the u. s. for any reasons where they cannot be transferred to stan, traveling the u. s, they cannot be transferred to be a prisoner in the u. s. let alone to be released from the us. and so the big question matters what to do with the remaining prisoners. and there are 3 categories, what, what is the one that are convicted? one was the one that had been cleared for release. that's about 13. and the 3rd one is the ones that haven't been convicted, but that are still considered to be a danger. and those are the most difficult to find a solution for. johan asked him from the german institute for international security affairs. thank you. you are t

the debt to g d p ratio was up to nearly 45 percent by the time george w bush left office. and by the time obama left off, as it had skyrocketed nearly 75 percent as the continued increase in defense spending combined with the government's response to the great recession. so who owns all of this debt, the 2 largest? and these are actually right here in the united states, the social security trust fund, and the federal reserve that's public, that the debt of the people. now beyond that, china and japan both owed more than one trillion dollars in us treasury securities, followed by the u. k. ireland luxemburg and brazil. so what is the significance of all of this debt and what would it mean at the us where to actually default? well, joining us now, the jobs are for especially richard wolf posted the economic update. peter shift chief economist at euro pacific capital in steve king, the economics professor, a patriot. it's great to have you all on the show today and professor wolf. i want to start with you. now when we look at the way the debt has grown, have we just come to e

the 911 terrorist attacks and bought 2 will be speaking to the man who was chief of staff to george w bush's secretary of state colin pal. but 1st to one of the greatest chroniclers of the united states empire, a filmmaker explored both the horror of 911 and the planning of us imperialist was before and after 9112001, and joined. now, by all of a stone oscar winning director and writer films like salvador j, f, k, world trade center, nixon wolf street, amplitude of a thanks so much for coming back. gone. no, happy birthday. that's what i going to say to you. first of all, i mean the commentators are all talking about how your films are, are one way to cope with 911 the 20 year anniversary. can you see why $75.00 is very young and you should be pulling out at least 2 or 3 feature films a year now. my father lived to about 75. exactly. so i think, i think, you know, modern times had been good to us. prosperity has been good to us and allowed us to live longer. so i'm grateful. and i hope i stay young and making films as tough. but i've been working really hard on these 2 documentaries that are

george h.w. bush, and president george w. bush.i remember the pleasure on their face, the look of everybody around them -- republicans and democrats -- appin

>> george w. bush. >> wait, what? >> kennedy? >> nixon's the guess. >> that was like 100 years ago. >> that's like '60s, right? >> clinton. >> bill clinton? clinton? >> what famous royal couple split in 1992? >> that would be prince charles and diana. >> the prince. >> in england. i don't know who and who though. >> princess diana and prince charles. >> that one! >> diana and charles. >> yeah. >> diana and charles. i'm british. >> princess diana and prince charles. >> we'll take it, yeah. what do you think the average cost per gallon of gas was? >> i'd say $1.33. >> $1. >> $1.60. >> i'd say $2.60. >> $1.15. >> $1.80. >> .92. >> $1.82. >> it was $1.13. >> hopefully we can go back to that. >> you all like movies? >> love movies. >> what do you think was the top grossing movie in 1992? >> "sound of music." ♪ the hills are alive ♪ >> "titanic." >> i'm the king of the world! >> "pulp fiction" was like '94. >> i'm sorry, did i break your concentration? >> "scream." >> hello? >> hello, sydney. >> it was a super hero movie. >> i know thi

as a senior speechwriter for president george w. bush and vice president dick cheney, he was part of the three-person team responsible for all of the 43rd president's major addresses, including the historic speech to the joint session of congress after september 11th, 2001, and five state of the union messages. and now i'm thrilled to introduce our moderator for the evening, tamara keith. tamara keith has been a white house correspondent for npr since 2014 and co-hosts the npr politics podcast, which is the top political news podcast in america and one of my favorites. keith focuses on the biden administration's response to the covid-19 crisis. she chronicled the trump administration from day one helping us all make sense of the un-orthodox presidency from early morning tweets to executive orders to investigations. she covered the final two years of the obama presidency and also the 2016 presidential campaign covering hillary clinton. so, again, thank you for joining us. and i'm now going to turn it over to tamara to get the conversation

democrats increased use for traditional nominees under president george w. bush a similar tactic by republicans from president barack obama the 2013 decision by senate democrats to eliminate the 60 vote threshold for the most nominations lead directly to our response in 2017 by senate republicans who eliminated the threshold of the supreme court nominee. these shortsighted actions byan both parties have led to our current american judiciary land supreme court as i stand here today considering questions regarding fundamental rights americans have enjoyed for decades. eliminating the 60 vote threshold on a partyline with the senate of possible majorities to pass the bills that i support that we present demagogues. indeed, some undermine the principles of democracy have already been elected. rather illuminating the 60 vote threshold or simply guarantee it is a critical tool that we y need to safeguard our democracy from threats in the years to come. it is clear the two-party strategies are not working. not for either side and especially not for the country. is numbe

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we fed richard nixon and ronald reagan and george h bush, george w. bush all support and pass and sign those voting rights extensions, basically says in those states where there have been efforts to discrimination against black voters, we will have these legislative totals reviewed by the department of justice before they can go into effect. that was overturned in 2013. we're are trying to write that wrong, and that is what is problematic. the probability is, do we want to make it easier to vote or harder? should we make election day a holiday? should everyone be able to get a ballot by mail? those are the kinds of questions that are being asked around the country. california is in good shape, everyone has the right to vote by mail and we have made it as easy as possible. kristen: inflation. americans are feeling squeezed. what can the federal government do to help with that? >> we have to make sure the supply chain is moving. we did not see an ability to access toys we wanted, and the resources we needed for family dinners. but, the price of gas is ve

george w. bushal gore. >> the decision desks are looking at this, scratching their heads unable to call this race. >> again. all of a sudden, you see a need for an alternative source and a different source of news, it is just like all of a sudden, a lightning strikes, more and more people say, oh, yeah, let me check out what fox has to say about this. >> billed on three big stories, one was clinton-lewinsky, the second 2000 election and third aftermath of 9/11. i think we did a good job on 9/11 covering that story, but in aftermath we looked at it differently from other media. when the dust cleared we were number one and have been since. >> you get to 9/11 it was you know a freight train, that nobody could stop. >> it was palpable the concepts of fox news channel getting on the map, you could feel it after three years there was finally some traction. and it was going to survive. >> i came to fox news after the twin towers one down went down. >> that is the way it has been, mujahidh would avance. and

george w bush had been president for a few months. he called on the international community to fight a war on terror. there is universal support for the american people. sadness in their voice, but understanding that we have just seen the 1st floor of the 21st century. now the war has been declared. alas, we will lead the world to victory. pickering intelligence agencies were charged with ensuring that victory, especially the cia. one of the most famous covered up figures in american history co for black famously said to congress, there was a before 911 and after 911, he says, after 911, the clubs came off beginning in 2002 the ca build secret torture prisons, not only in poland, but also in romania. al qaeda members were interrogated in these so called black sites in thailand or vietnam war from guantanamo bay in cuba to eastern europe to asia. the caea is black sites cover at the globe. the cooperation of foreign countries and sea ice detention and termination program was absolutely essential. there was no way to do this program on