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in the northern gulf, the western gulf, oil is expected. in the arctic, there's a whole new series of challenges and issues that those persons may not desire. on the front end of the process, i think it is paramount to ring gauge the public participation in the process in the areas we want to be. but also ensuring there is a process and transparency so that the process can move through the regulatory pieces. many things that have taken place at interior to create new sections are moving in that direction aggressively. the changes are rapid and they're listening and hearing what is going on. the other thing that is important is that we can do all we want, but we -- there has defunding and resources to make sure those regulators and that relationship can be there. the technology and exploration technology is -- the regulatory staff need to be able to stay up to speed on that, but if the industry -- the industry should be willing to put up the planning and response capacity. once you get to a macondo, you are too late. there needs to be planni
in the northern gulf, the western gulf, oil is expected. in the arctic, there's a whole new series of challenges and issues that those persons may not desire. on the front end of the process, i think it is paramount to ring gauge the public participation in the process in the areas we want to be. but also ensuring there is a process and transparency so that the process can move through the regulatory pieces. many things that have taken place at interior to create new sections are moving in that...
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the human issues were one of the most deadly and effective weapons in the first gulf war they are a kind of metallic arrow or bullet and are called penetrators they were launched by american tanks planes and helicopters and the result was that saddam hussein's armor was destroyed in a matter of minutes. and. the penetrators are not explosives they are flechettes or bullet like spindles of depleted uranium a very dense self igniting metal those characteristics and the enormous kinetic energy released by the penetrator on impact means do you rounds cut through tank armor like a hot knife through butter fragments of burning d.-u. penetrate the crew compartment and incinerate everything in their path. a few weeks ago at this veterans hospital in illinois doug and retired major in the united states army underwent an operation to remove cataracts from his eyes he's a veteran of both the first gulf war and the war in vietnam is very clear that uranium munitions will cause our injuries and our damage so what the expense of exposure is what i have and again the uranium dust settling on the i as a
the human issues were one of the most deadly and effective weapons in the first gulf war they are a kind of metallic arrow or bullet and are called penetrators they were launched by american tanks planes and helicopters and the result was that saddam hussein's armor was destroyed in a matter of minutes. and. the penetrators are not explosives they are flechettes or bullet like spindles of depleted uranium a very dense self igniting metal those characteristics and the enormous kinetic energy...
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let's get the people back in the gulf of mexico that have leases. let's extend the current leases that are expiring because those folks that do to the plate and they bought the rights to explore for energy sources and produce energy sources on those leases. having been on that five year planning subcommittee i know the process that it takes to recommend to the ocs committee the next five-year plan of where those leases should be. it is a long process. and if we started today we are five, six, seven years out for the next release so we have got leases expiring and we don't have another lease sale. in fact i don't know when that is going to happen. anwr should be back on the table mr. chairman. it is the size of the great state that i come from but as we talk about the impacted area in anwr we are talking about the size of the columbia airport in colombia or maybe the size of the city of charleston. if i stuck a postage stamp on that wall that is what we are talking about. is time for us to be serious about energy production meeting the needs of this
let's get the people back in the gulf of mexico that have leases. let's extend the current leases that are expiring because those folks that do to the plate and they bought the rights to explore for energy sources and produce energy sources on those leases. having been on that five year planning subcommittee i know the process that it takes to recommend to the ocs committee the next five-year plan of where those leases should be. it is a long process. and if we started today we are five, six,...
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unexplained illnesses that we saw in the first gulf war. thank you. i. this is the center of amman the capital of jordan among the shoppers are all and two iraqi cancer specialists today they are sightseeing but they have come to a man to take part in an on call article congress sponsored by a large american pharmaceutical company here they will find out about the latest treatments for cancer but they will not be able to use them in iraq. we are crippled and we are looking to people dying with oh it's any help from us or from others we could say we are crippled and or minds are made to get there because we haven't got the first silly t's to treat our patients. both doctors work in bars or university hospital and they are taking part in a study funded by german universities to examine the soaring number of cancers in that iraqi province. as the only voice is one cancer. is that is late and is contaminated as mother and father there you are in this country when it hit by it if you're in you as it is tested in japan. of course we don't know the test which i
unexplained illnesses that we saw in the first gulf war. thank you. i. this is the center of amman the capital of jordan among the shoppers are all and two iraqi cancer specialists today they are sightseeing but they have come to a man to take part in an on call article congress sponsored by a large american pharmaceutical company here they will find out about the latest treatments for cancer but they will not be able to use them in iraq. we are crippled and we are looking to people dying with...
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then fay he is a retired navy lieutenant and veteran of the first gulf war since his discharge he has campaigned against it do you but he disagrees with. he believes their statements go too far and their studies and findings are flawed he believes more rigorous studies are needed we have a lot of scientific evidence showing completely drained and rats can cause cancer but you know it at what point do you stop studying rats and start studying the humans who are exposed and that's where i think we're at now and that's where you need the foundation the pentagon is not going to stop using this weapon until there is evidence of clear evidence of effects and human populations. in southern iraq is now under british military control the city has been on the frontline during three wars in the last twenty five years first it was the. iran iraq war then operation desert storm finally this is where anglo american troops began the invasion to overthrow saddam hussein. there are no official statistics on the amount of dehumanization used in iraq but estimates are between four hundred and four thous
then fay he is a retired navy lieutenant and veteran of the first gulf war since his discharge he has campaigned against it do you but he disagrees with. he believes their statements go too far and their studies and findings are flawed he believes more rigorous studies are needed we have a lot of scientific evidence showing completely drained and rats can cause cancer but you know it at what point do you stop studying rats and start studying the humans who are exposed and that's where i think...
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really start drilling in the gulf again then later a christian couple in the u.k. is being denied the right to be foster parents because of anti-homosexual views is this a good thing or bad thing. big news in the world of oil crude oil futures climbed to their highest prices in two and a half years today on the heels of ongoing unrest in the middle east perhaps a response to these high prices president obama yesterday issued the first deepwater drilling permit in the gulf of mexico since the b.p. disaster last year now will energy will resume drilling seventy miles off the coast of louisiana at an even deeper depth than the b.p. oil well environmental groups are wary of well progress being granted in the gulf they contend not enough has been done to prevent another deepwater horizon and the full effects of last year's spill are still unknown so far republicans are given a lackluster response to this new perm. in the gulf but again senator david vitter whose state was devastated by the b.p. spill said one deepwater permit as a start so i know we need means reason to
really start drilling in the gulf again then later a christian couple in the u.k. is being denied the right to be foster parents because of anti-homosexual views is this a good thing or bad thing. big news in the world of oil crude oil futures climbed to their highest prices in two and a half years today on the heels of ongoing unrest in the middle east perhaps a response to these high prices president obama yesterday issued the first deepwater drilling permit in the gulf of mexico since the...
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to have a shot at negating the persian gulf threats to america, u.s.leaders must be made to abandon their half century bingeover interventionism and begin to rebuild the financial-solvent american public to replace washington's already-collapsing empire. the question is, of course, how to begin to retrieve the blank check commitments u.s. leaders have given to foreigners. let me suggest several ways of proceeding. first, america must accelerate conversion totive energies, expand --tive energies and further exploit fossil fuel reserves. in america nothing should be allowed to defer ingenuity of americans from securing greater energy self-sufficiency. fears induced by the oil leak should not keep drilling halted, and demands for protections for arctic rabbits, the gulf of mexico's shrimp-filled reefs or the pacific waters off california at the cost of dead soldiers and marines should be ignored. beyond oil america has no national interests in the persian gulf, arab peninsula region save the freedom of navigation which the u.s. navy can assure. it is our
to have a shot at negating the persian gulf threats to america, u.s.leaders must be made to abandon their half century bingeover interventionism and begin to rebuild the financial-solvent american public to replace washington's already-collapsing empire. the question is, of course, how to begin to retrieve the blank check commitments u.s. leaders have given to foreigners. let me suggest several ways of proceeding. first, america must accelerate conversion totive energies, expand --tive energies...
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complete and through much time and the gulf and through one thousand nine hundred ninety one and the shapes and through the war pranging job given. that. which what they were trying to she. moved the one not and so we go. to milwaukee well it wasn't victimization i mean people think you could compensate but you never just recognize ation that. you know him right and he has the prison. kenny duncan's case is unique he is the only serviceman whose illness has been officially recognized by the british government as stemming from exposure to the u. kenny and his wife mandy served in the armed forces he was a driver in the first gulf war he had to transport demolished iraqi tanks the war left its scars not only on kenny's life but on the rest of his family his ordeal began just a few months after he returned from kuwait to his native scotland. this question is for because i was pregnant time. and it was opened into niall because i mean it is right because he was always in pain in. the dress and it was quite a time because nobody knew what it was. but the worst was yet to come all three ch
complete and through much time and the gulf and through one thousand nine hundred ninety one and the shapes and through the war pranging job given. that. which what they were trying to she. moved the one not and so we go. to milwaukee well it wasn't victimization i mean people think you could compensate but you never just recognize ation that. you know him right and he has the prison. kenny duncan's case is unique he is the only serviceman whose illness has been officially recognized by the...
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re bristow as president of the british gulf war veterans association helped kenny duncan get his war pension he is also a d. you victim. through. this so ca shin hasn't managed to get the courts to rule the dui is the cause of many veterans illnesses fifteen years after the first gulf war veterans are still fighting a legal battle with the authorities there's never anything to do with depleted uranium they mislead people by no say. what. depleted uranium was actually moves throughout the follow areas where. really bristow is in very poor health like kenny he's tested positive for do you poisoning but the government has refused to acknowledge that it has anything to do with his multiple illnesses. in the united nations committee's declared that. it comes under the definition of a weapon of mass. indiscriminate. because if they at first health effects. ok it will have on the combatants of both sides after the war the civilian population and the environment so. i was talking about some somebody being no criminal. but. it's much worse as is it what happened with asian origin really than
re bristow as president of the british gulf war veterans association helped kenny duncan get his war pension he is also a d. you victim. through. this so ca shin hasn't managed to get the courts to rule the dui is the cause of many veterans illnesses fifteen years after the first gulf war veterans are still fighting a legal battle with the authorities there's never anything to do with depleted uranium they mislead people by no say. what. depleted uranium was actually moves throughout the follow...
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there are now 125 rigs in the gulf compared to 1221 year ago. i just wanted to put it in the record. but i have a question of mr. newell. speculation is often pointed as a cause of rising or unstable oil prices. to help prevent harmful speculation, last year's paul st. reform regulation included provisions to regulate the commodities futures trading commission. however the spending bill would cut funding for the cftc by $56.8 million almost one-third of the agency's entire budget. despite the chairman of the cftc recently testified before the senate agricultural committee. but the cftc already doesn't have enough funding to properly enforce these provisions under the wall street reform bill. can you speak to the role of the speculation and the price of oil and the difficulties of addressing this problem on h.r. one would reduce the budget of the agency in charge of cracking down on speculation by almost one-third. what i am asking you is your position on the role of the speculation and whether we should be cutting the money used to scrutinize an
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in the gulf but in senator david vitter whose state was devastated by the b.p. spill said well one deepwater permit as a start it's by no. means reason to celebrate so this is a good move by the white house or is it giving an interview oil lobby and further sudden our nation back when it comes to clean energy investments on this issue i'm joined by a man to carry a reporter at the daily caller matter welcome write me for having me nice to see you why hustle for more offshore drilling when any new wells that get opened are going to take ten years to produce well first ours is the economy to think about is the local economy and i call opening retailing down there is going to have put thousands of people back to work that offers rock where i'm paying that's arguably hundreds to thousands i mean there's tens of thousands of people working in the area who are still drilling. and all that but so i did study at least i know if the back thousands lost their jobs in the more time with but i have to that's one reason for being ninety percent of our energy consumption come
in the gulf but in senator david vitter whose state was devastated by the b.p. spill said well one deepwater permit as a start it's by no. means reason to celebrate so this is a good move by the white house or is it giving an interview oil lobby and further sudden our nation back when it comes to clean energy investments on this issue i'm joined by a man to carry a reporter at the daily caller matter welcome write me for having me nice to see you why hustle for more offshore drilling when any...
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no i think that it definitely plays a very important role because the gulf cooperation council the troops that went into boxing were actually from five different countries away. the united arab emirates oman and saudi with saudi arabia leading it i think that if we're realistic we have to see that this is part of the macro game in which saudi is poses the major sunni power in the area and iran is poses a major she of power in the area there's already been disruptions in iraq among she is there protesting against the in vestment of bahrain and frankly what i'm seeing on my internet is she is in pakistan she is in the united states she is in other parts of the world are very very alarmed very upset are protesting about this and frankly i don't think they're trying to turn it into a sectarian conflict but i think for them it has very loud sectarian residences one in your first response to my first question is that you thought it was a tragic mistake and we're hearing that from other members of the panel here what do you mean tragic mistake being the division is already there in the in the is
no i think that it definitely plays a very important role because the gulf cooperation council the troops that went into boxing were actually from five different countries away. the united arab emirates oman and saudi with saudi arabia leading it i think that if we're realistic we have to see that this is part of the macro game in which saudi is poses the major sunni power in the area and iran is poses a major she of power in the area there's already been disruptions in iraq among she is there...
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to portray it as an attempt by iran to assert its soft power in the arab gulf as the saudis see it but that is a fantasy it's a kind of paranoia the. arabs and they're doing this for the sake of bettering for its majority population. with regard to the legitimacy of the monarchy remember that monarchies in the middle east are full and one by one we went to a republic in egypt in one nine hundred fifty two in iraq in one nine hundred fifty eight. and it's difficult to keep a monarchy going in the modern world unless it becomes a kind of two tional monarchy and i think when you have a monarchy that clings to power by bringing four and hated foreign forces to repress its own population. that's a i don't know how you come back from that is what i'm saying i don't know how the bad raney's will ever again look at the monarchy as legitimate and i think it probably is going to. over time with luck the majority party more towards that republican stance this leave in schwartz mentioned some of the minority groups jim initially if i go to you maybe we can do is kind of going to different directio
to portray it as an attempt by iran to assert its soft power in the arab gulf as the saudis see it but that is a fantasy it's a kind of paranoia the. arabs and they're doing this for the sake of bettering for its majority population. with regard to the legitimacy of the monarchy remember that monarchies in the middle east are full and one by one we went to a republic in egypt in one nine hundred fifty two in iraq in one nine hundred fifty eight. and it's difficult to keep a monarchy going in...
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there are now 125 rigs in the gulf compared to 1221 year ago.i just wanted to put it in the record. but i have a question of mr. newell. speculation is often pointed as a cause of rising or unstable oil prices. to help prevent harmful speculation, last year's paul st. reform regulation included provisions to regulate the commodities futures trading commission. however the spending bill would cut funding for the cftc by $56.8 million almost one-third of the agency's entire budget. despite the chairman of the cftc recently testified before the senate agricultural committee. but the cftc already doesn't have enough funding to properly enforce these provisions under the wall street reform bill. can you speak to the role of the speculation and the price of oil and the difficulties of addressing this problem on h.r. one would reduce the budget of the agency in charge of cracking down on speculation by almost one-third. what i am asking you is your position on the role of the speculation and whether we should be cutting the money used to scrutinize and
there are now 125 rigs in the gulf compared to 1221 year ago.i just wanted to put it in the record. but i have a question of mr. newell. speculation is often pointed as a cause of rising or unstable oil prices. to help prevent harmful speculation, last year's paul st. reform regulation included provisions to regulate the commodities futures trading commission. however the spending bill would cut funding for the cftc by $56.8 million almost one-third of the agency's entire budget. despite the...
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interest from the arab gulf states, including hundreds from saudi arabia, have moved into bahrain to contain production democracy demonstrations there -- pro-democracy demonstrations there. you get much more on all the international news on bbc.com. we are on twitter and facebook as well. thank you for watching. >> hello and welcome. >> see the news unfold, get the top stories from around the globe and click-to-play video reports. go to bbc.com/news to experience the in-depth, expert reporting of "bbc world news" online. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its global expertise to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet los angeles.
interest from the arab gulf states, including hundreds from saudi arabia, have moved into bahrain to contain production democracy demonstrations there -- pro-democracy demonstrations there. you get much more on all the international news on bbc.com. we are on twitter and facebook as well. thank you for watching. >> hello and welcome. >> see the news unfold, get the top stories from around the globe and click-to-play video reports. go to bbc.com/news to experience the in-depth,...
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for more on this move by the saudis and other gulf states we go to a former persian gulf military analyst at the c.i.a.. he's now research director at the center of the brookings institution. welcome. this is the first cross-border military move we've seen in response to any of these protests across the arab world. how shall we look at this? i mean is this an invasion or is this the saudis responding to a 911 call? >> well, of course, to some extent it depends on your per spekt itch. for the for the opposition it's an invasion. for the government of bahrain it is much needed support from an ally. i think what's important about it though is it does demonstrate the fear of so many of the regimes in the region. what they see is the tidal wave, pardon the current affairs pun, of democracy sweeping the nation, threatening their own regimes. what's been fascinating is is that the saudis, while they have internally embraced a program of reform over the past six years have been tremendously frightened by what they're seeing elsewhere in the region fearing that reform could turn into revolution wh
for more on this move by the saudis and other gulf states we go to a former persian gulf military analyst at the c.i.a.. he's now research director at the center of the brookings institution. welcome. this is the first cross-border military move we've seen in response to any of these protests across the arab world. how shall we look at this? i mean is this an invasion or is this the saudis responding to a 911 call? >> well, of course, to some extent it depends on your per spekt itch. for...
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there's a sense about what the gulf of aden is like. a day later the magellan star and another motor vessel were simultaneously pirated. that was on the eighth of september. weaver conducting escort operations moved to the scene of the uss princeton along with the turkish flag ship ahead just assumed command of taskforce 151 and was the perfect storm of the events. we have the task force commander on scene. we had a very capable coast guard detachment. the dubuque was uniquely organized to conduct and installed at the post level. that is the capability my unit brought to the rate force that we can conduct and assault against an oppose target. so on the eighth of september we were prepared to go to the authority, went up the chain of command and it worked out that we launched the assault the morning of the ninth which worked to our vantage. we were able to look up the ship schematics and conduct detailed planning and coordination with the navy and other assets that were on site. the pirates drop the night were basically intercepting radi
there's a sense about what the gulf of aden is like. a day later the magellan star and another motor vessel were simultaneously pirated. that was on the eighth of september. weaver conducting escort operations moved to the scene of the uss princeton along with the turkish flag ship ahead just assumed command of taskforce 151 and was the perfect storm of the events. we have the task force commander on scene. we had a very capable coast guard detachment. the dubuque was uniquely organized to...
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it the iran gulf. i apologize to all my iranian friends. when we look at the relations, we see there's a fair amount of variation. while iran has long had very tense relations with saudi arabia and more recently now with bahrain, it has quite good ties with qatar which it shares a gas field and with oman, which has needuated -- mediated. they helped get one of american hikers that's in jail in iran. iran also historically has good ties with dubai which has a lot of iranian ex-patriot population. and it is still the largest part of iranian imports. it's about $9 billion worth. turkey is taking a lot over the reexport trade but it's still substantial just this last year. is iran the winner? well, obviously iran is benefitling form the increase from oil prices. but it's still far too soon to say that iran is somehow the great victor of this. in the brief, i compare iran to a porcupine which tries to project an image of bristling strength. in large part to hide the internal vulnerabilities, the soft inner
it the iran gulf. i apologize to all my iranian friends. when we look at the relations, we see there's a fair amount of variation. while iran has long had very tense relations with saudi arabia and more recently now with bahrain, it has quite good ties with qatar which it shares a gas field and with oman, which has needuated -- mediated. they helped get one of american hikers that's in jail in iran. iran also historically has good ties with dubai which has a lot of iranian ex-patriot...
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behind the gulf oil coast well spill any difference the answer inside still it's a. let's not forget that we had an apartheid regime right here. i think the plumbing even wanted well. we have the government says they're for the keep you safe get ready because you get their freedom. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else and you hear or see some other part of it and realize that everything you saw you don't. charge is a big. fight . fight fight. crazy alert a woman in california was facing up to five years in prison after she was found guilty of forging doctors' notes to obtain illegal prescriptions back in january when she showed up for sentencing the courthouse yesterday she had a trick up her sleeve she gave the judge a doctor's note asking for a postponement of the sentence because she was ill actually the doctor decided to call the doctor and the judge decided to call a doctor to double check and sure enough the no from the doctor was a forgery as well it's unclear what that is some thing
behind the gulf oil coast well spill any difference the answer inside still it's a. let's not forget that we had an apartheid regime right here. i think the plumbing even wanted well. we have the government says they're for the keep you safe get ready because you get their freedom. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else and you hear or see some other part of it and realize that everything you saw you don't. charge is a...
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there are actually more rigs in the gulf of mexico now than there were before the bp spill.there are 125 rigs in the gulf compared to 1221 year ago. i just want to put that on the record. i have a question for mr. newell. speculation is pointed to when it comes to a rise in oil prices. last year's wall street reform legislation included provisions to regulate these kinds of trades to the commodity trading commission. however, hr-1 would cut funding by $56.80 million -- almost a third of the agency's entire budget. this is despite the german recently testifying before the senate agricultural committee that the policy does not have enough funding to properly enforce these provisions under the wall street reform bill. can you speak to the role of speculation and the price of oil and the difficulty of addressing these problems with the budget was reduced for the agency in charge of the cracking del on speculation by almost a third? what is your position on role of speculation? should we be cutting out the money used to scrutinize the speculation? >> to the first part of your que
there are actually more rigs in the gulf of mexico now than there were before the bp spill.there are 125 rigs in the gulf compared to 1221 year ago. i just want to put that on the record. i have a question for mr. newell. speculation is pointed to when it comes to a rise in oil prices. last year's wall street reform legislation included provisions to regulate these kinds of trades to the commodity trading commission. however, hr-1 would cut funding by $56.80 million -- almost a third of the...
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he said i'm against any military intervention, but today the gulf countries spoke together from the gulf region and said we are in favor of an international action to defend the libyan population. so there is a debate ongoing inside the arab league. i think that this is the key. this is also what the white house and the european capital are watching at this moment. >> woodruff: david ignatius, what's your read on this? are they getting closer to an agreement that would lead to military action? >> i don't see it yet. each key player is is looking over his shoulder to another player. the nato secretary general said today that nato military action could come only if there was a u.n. resolution of support for it. and the u.n. seems to be blocked because of russian opposition. the u.s. is watching all of this with concern but i think president obama's instinct is to be very careful about military intervention. i would guess that his own view is close to that of secretary gates who spoke in the tape earlier about all the reasons to be reluctant. so for the moment we had these strong statements
he said i'm against any military intervention, but today the gulf countries spoke together from the gulf region and said we are in favor of an international action to defend the libyan population. so there is a debate ongoing inside the arab league. i think that this is the key. this is also what the white house and the european capital are watching at this moment. >> woodruff: david ignatius, what's your read on this? are they getting closer to an agreement that would lead to military...
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family travel time i know we have you have forgotten about last summer's massive oil spill in the gulf so what better time now to lay out a brand new energy plan for the united states well president obama gave a speech today focusing on energy security. cutting the u.s. reliance on foreign oil something that he wants to reduce by one third over the next ten years and yes that does mean drill baby drill now obama also laid out plans to focus more on natural gas biofuels and nuclear energy as well as making cars and trucks more efficient whole weather is ation and a clean energy standard with the goal of generating eighty percent of the nation's electricity from clean energy sources. and you know what all of that sounds very nice but it's going to cost money so let's take a wild guess as to which areas congress will be more likely to fund joining me to discuss it is david robert senior staff writer for grist dot org there are thank you so much for joining us tonight. i said it seems like there really are some very ambitious goals here within obama's plan especially things like cold weath
family travel time i know we have you have forgotten about last summer's massive oil spill in the gulf so what better time now to lay out a brand new energy plan for the united states well president obama gave a speech today focusing on energy security. cutting the u.s. reliance on foreign oil something that he wants to reduce by one third over the next ten years and yes that does mean drill baby drill now obama also laid out plans to focus more on natural gas biofuels and nuclear energy as...
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to come tonight the peace spills again the company that caused last summer's huge oil spill in the gulf has now lost the personal information of thousands of people affected by the disaster so how do i complete you can stay in business and obama is out with a new energy policy he's calling for the u.s. to reduce our dependence on foreign oil by one third over ten years but is that plan really really. good sometimes you see the story and it seems so cool you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else here's some other part of it and realize that everything you say you don't charge is a big. let's not forget that we have an apartheid regime right here. i think. well. we never got the good as there are keep safe get ready because their freedom. hi guys welcome to the show and tell on the obama show we've heard our guests talk to say on the topic now i want to hear. just go on to you tube the video response or the twitter for part of the question that we post on you tube every monday and on thursday showing your responses we played your book. well today we've got good news
to come tonight the peace spills again the company that caused last summer's huge oil spill in the gulf has now lost the personal information of thousands of people affected by the disaster so how do i complete you can stay in business and obama is out with a new energy policy he's calling for the u.s. to reduce our dependence on foreign oil by one third over ten years but is that plan really really. good sometimes you see the story and it seems so cool you think you understand it and then you...
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mandate colonel gadhafi is actions and the support of the gulf cooperation council the arab league in the case of bahrain and yemen we're still waiting for some of those tests three passed until they are i think we're right to watch matters carefully and let them develop in due course marcus roberts good to talk to you thanks very much indeed for joining us live in london author and political and thank you you thank. well protecting libyan civilians appears to become a priority for the international community including the u.s. a matter we've just been discussing there but the weeks long unrest in bahrain as we've just been discussing as well isn't receiving the equal attention of authorities there is severely crackdown on recent anti-government protests reportedly even preventing demonstrators from receiving medical help both loyalist or explores the difference in attitude you may find some of the images in this report disturbing. god is great. the final words of this imported peaceful protesters in bahrain. before he appears to be shot allegedly by behind me security forces since ma
mandate colonel gadhafi is actions and the support of the gulf cooperation council the arab league in the case of bahrain and yemen we're still waiting for some of those tests three passed until they are i think we're right to watch matters carefully and let them develop in due course marcus roberts good to talk to you thanks very much indeed for joining us live in london author and political and thank you you thank. well protecting libyan civilians appears to become a priority for the...
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but gulf states backed the idea of a no-flight zone over libya. nato officials are engaged in what they call prudent planning. britain is working on a un resolution with its partners on the security council. president obama said today military options are still on the table. there are signs the u.s. might go along with a resolution if there is a consensus. we are seeing how people feel about foreign intervention. >> all over benghazi, there are posters say no foreign intervention is needed to help the people rid themselves of colonel gaddafi. if there clear about that. after several days of attacking protestors strongholds, several towns in the west, the town of ras lanuf, the rebels thought they had captured that themselves, only now are they beginning to change their mind. would you accept foreign help now? >> yes. the no-fly zone would be very welcome. the surgical bombings -- where he has his supporters. some other bases where he has his troops, we do not mind surgical bombing there. we did not mind a no-fly zone over libya because he is using
but gulf states backed the idea of a no-flight zone over libya. nato officials are engaged in what they call prudent planning. britain is working on a un resolution with its partners on the security council. president obama said today military options are still on the table. there are signs the u.s. might go along with a resolution if there is a consensus. we are seeing how people feel about foreign intervention. >> all over benghazi, there are posters say no foreign intervention is...
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extraordinary convoy, saudi armed forces rolling into bahrain across the causeway that links the two gulf extraordinary because this is the first time an arab regime has asked for the support of foreign troops and it suggests bahrain's ruling royal family isn't sure it can hang on to power without their help. saudi arabia says it has deployed 1,000 troops, all this in response to mounting protestors in bahrain's streets. clashes between bahrain's protestors and police spread yesterday after a month of confrontation. on one side, demonstrators from bahrain's majority community, shia muslims, and on the other, forces defending the power of the minority community, the sunni muslims, to control parliament and make up the elite around the dominant sunni royal family. more than anything, this is a sectarian clash about the dominance of bahrain's king and his ruling family. they hold the main political and military posts. some protestors want the royal family gone, replaced by a republic. others insist they can stay provided real power passes to the people. bahrain television read a statement by
extraordinary convoy, saudi armed forces rolling into bahrain across the causeway that links the two gulf extraordinary because this is the first time an arab regime has asked for the support of foreign troops and it suggests bahrain's ruling royal family isn't sure it can hang on to power without their help. saudi arabia says it has deployed 1,000 troops, all this in response to mounting protestors in bahrain's streets. clashes between bahrain's protestors and police spread yesterday after a...
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say it's democrats who are slowing domestic exploration with increased regulation in the wake of the gulf oil spill. >> so the problem isn't that we need to look elsewhere for our energy, the problem is that democrats don't want us to use the energy we have. >> reporter: driven by turmoil in the middle east, the nationwide average cost per gallon has jumped, now $3.55, prices not seen since 2008 in the height of the presidential campaign. >> drill baby, drill. >> reporter: still, a potent pocketbook issue that could affect the president's political fortunes in 2012. >> i've got to be honest. we've run into the same political gridlock, the same inertia that has held us back for decades. that has to change. >> reporter: and the president said nuclear power is also part of the plan, but in the wake of what happened in japan, he's ordered a safety review of all u.s. nuclear plants, brian. >> savannah guthrie at the white house. savannah, thanks. >>> we have more tonight on that disaster in japan. a lot of developments to rort, in fact. a government official out and out said there is no end in
say it's democrats who are slowing domestic exploration with increased regulation in the wake of the gulf oil spill. >> so the problem isn't that we need to look elsewhere for our energy, the problem is that democrats don't want us to use the energy we have. >> reporter: driven by turmoil in the middle east, the nationwide average cost per gallon has jumped, now $3.55, prices not seen since 2008 in the height of the presidential campaign. >> drill baby, drill. >>...
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the gulf of mexico accounts for nearly 30% of total u.s. oil production and 13% of natural gas production in our country. by failing to take full advantage of that resource, we are putting our energy security on the line. 400,000 jobs across the gulf coast are tied to the offshore energy industry. nearly a year after issuing its moratorium and months since the moratorium was lifted, the department of interior last week approved its first, its one and only deepwater permit. one in a year. and it is one and one only. there are thousands of idled leases, people sitting in the gulf of mexico idle that should be able to be at least exploring to determine if it is worth drilling, and yet the gulf is facing a permitorium. my constituents know the pain of this. one unfortunate case is the houston-based seahawk drilling company. seehawk drilling used to be the second-largest shallow-water drilling contractors in the yeas united states. it provides high-paying jobs to men and women in texas and across the gulf of mexico. i say used to because in febr
the gulf of mexico accounts for nearly 30% of total u.s. oil production and 13% of natural gas production in our country. by failing to take full advantage of that resource, we are putting our energy security on the line. 400,000 jobs across the gulf coast are tied to the offshore energy industry. nearly a year after issuing its moratorium and months since the moratorium was lifted, the department of interior last week approved its first, its one and only deepwater permit. one in a year. and it...
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heavy rains will dump several inches in the gulf coast states as well as in the northwest.nd temperatures will feel cooler in the southern plains and slowly return to normal in the northeast. >>> in sports, the cleveland cavaliers finally get the win they desperately want. lebron james was back in town making crazy shots for the miami heat. but the cavs would not be denied this time. cleveland runs over the heat 102-90. >>> golden state and oklahoma go into overtime on ellis' last-second three pointer. with the clock running out, ellis takes the shot for the win but it bounces off the rim. the thunder beat the warriors 115-114. >>> the rockets continue to roll, demolishing new jersey nets. this one wasn't even close. houston cruises past the nets 112-87, for their sixth win in seven games. >>> and a close game in sacramento as demarcus cousins hits the off-ballet-in to tie the game. phoenix battle to keep it close but in the end, sacramento slides past the suns 116-113. >>> when we return, another look at this morning's top stories. and women versus walmart. it could be the
heavy rains will dump several inches in the gulf coast states as well as in the northwest.nd temperatures will feel cooler in the southern plains and slowly return to normal in the northeast. >>> in sports, the cleveland cavaliers finally get the win they desperately want. lebron james was back in town making crazy shots for the miami heat. but the cavs would not be denied this time. cleveland runs over the heat 102-90. >>> golden state and oklahoma go into overtime on ellis'...