for instance, i just wanted what in heavens name is halliburton doing to iraq, or wonder what iraq'sfuture will be. like what with halliburton, that's one thing during the other thing is the thing that really is screwing up palestinian-israeli peace process is water. there's a very serious water problem. israel controls the water. on a per capita basis, palestinian has allotted one quarter of the water. so your comments on that? >> well, i don't have much more -- there was a question i don't think. >> i was just wondering, have you done anything on the middle east? >> i write a lot about it, especially in secret history of the american empire and also in "hoodwinked." i agree with you. it's a huge concern. we must solve that problem in the middle east. i do take hope from the fact that what's happening in latin america, this revolution we have seen there, very diverse factions. people who have been a war for 500 years, the indigenous people and the military people, suddenly came together in the last two years and said it's to our self-interest to work together, to rein in these corpo

halliburton. guest: fantasticÑi question. you will want to see that unleashed by this decision. the supreme court just determined that corporations, whether they are domestically or foreign owned, controlled by foreign or domestic entities, have a constitutional right to spend money. and it absolutely is true. you read the decision, the supreme court makes no decision at all. they ask somebody to come later and use the law to target foreign corporations. when you breached the line between real life situations and corporations, you are getting money from around the world when we already have a band. now have created a huge loophole. >> yes, we have a ban at all levels. and any spending of money at any time, at any level, from dogcatcher to president, is prohibited. and the other thing about foreign nationals is the supreme court is reserving for another day with this opinion could apply to foreign nationals. nothing in this opinion applies to about participation. what it does apply to is a nonprofit organizations, labor organi

i believe halliburton has moved to i believe the united arab emirates. guest: fantastic question. if you want to see democratic populism, watch the populism unleashed by this decision. a supreme court judge determined that corporations, with a domestically owned or foreign- owned -- the supreme court just determine that corporations, whether domestically owned or for eign owned -- they make no distinction at all -- perhaps some can come back later and passed a law. when you reach the line between real life citizens and corporations, you are allowing many from all about the world -- we have a ban on foreigners giving direct contributions to campaigns. have created a huge -- they have created a huge loophole. guest: any spending of money of any kind at any level is prohibited. the other thing about for nationals is that the supreme court, the kennedy opinion specifically reserved for the day the question of whether this opinion could apply to foreign nationals. nothing in this applies to foreign participation. what it does apply to persons, not profit organizations, labor organizati

nor halliburton's interest is the same as mine. know. that's a very important thing to learn. i think from history. and when you learn, when you study the history of the united states, you do not see the kind of country that we all learn about when we go to school, which is a kind of america. we're not different by the way than other country. countries everywhere teach their history and a nationalist way. they are all prideful of their flag and their anthem, and you know, their history. and the united states is no different. except that we are bigger and better and stronger. [laughter] >> but we are -- we grew up in this country singing the star-spangled banner and liberty and justice, pledging allegiance and all that. we grow up with the idea that we're special, we are different. we are the boy scouts of the world. we help countries across the street. [laughter] >> we -- we are good. we have our little problems, like slavery may be. maybe we weren't nice to the native americans. you know, we have our little problems, but basically we're okay. when you look at the history of t

it's a always back to the, what about bush, halliburton, cheney.they're not in office anymore, and it's a distraction method, maybe a method of coping, for those people to keep going back to the bush years, when it's time to start dealing with the corruption and the solicitousness of the current administration towards the saudi family. >> host: kansas city negotiating ahead. >> i'm a conservative, 42 years old, and i want to know if you think the views of conservatives and liberals are changed the views of religion in the face of god when my generation gross up. >> host: matthew, could you tell us why you're a conservative and tell us about yourself? >> caller: conservative is just common sense. i mean, like, i have been watching -- listening to rush limbaugh, and talking to i think a five-year-old girl who is homeless. and i was just thinking, well, instead of just giving the money for us working for, he work for it himself. so that's when i first started thinking of conservativism and why i should be a conservative. >> host: do you go to public o

it's back to the nature, what about bush, what about halliburton, what about cheney?hey are not in office anymore and i think it is a denial and distraction method, maybe a method of coping for those people to keep going back to the bush years, when it's time to start dealing with the corruption and the selectiveness of the current administration towards jihad a friendly regime. >> host: matthey in kansas city, missouri, please go ahead with a question for michelle malkin. >> caller: hi, michelle. i'm 14 years old, and i am a conservative. i wanted to know if you think the views of conservatives and liberals views will change the views of religion in the face of god, when my generation grows up. >> host: matthew, could you tell us why you're a conservative and tell us a little bit about yourself. >> caller: well, conservative is just common sense. i mean, you know, like i remember watching -- listening to rush limbaugh, and him talking to a five year old girls sang about the guy who was homeless. and i was just thinking, instead of just getting the money for us -- he

i believe halliburton has moved to i believe the united arab emirates. guest: fantastic question.you want to see democratic populism, watch the populism unleashed by this decision. a supreme court judge determined that corporations, with a domestically owned or foreign- owned -- the supreme court just determine that corporations, whether domestically owned or for eign owned -- they make no distinction at all -- perhaps some can come back later and passed a law. when you reach the line between real life citizens and corporations, you are allowing many from all about the world -- we have a ban on foreigners giving direct contributions to campaigns. have created a huge -- they have created a huge loophole. guest: any spending of money of any kind at any level is prohibited. the other thing about for nationals is that the supreme court, the kennedy opinion specifically reserved for the day the question of whether this opinion could apply to foreign nationals. nothing in this applies to foreign participation. what it does apply to persons, not profit organizations, labor organizations,

we brought more cases in recent years, like the siemens case and against halliburton. this is an opportune time for the commission to dedicate more resources to this vital part of the enforcement program. i am honored to have been chosen to lead the unit and and i am excited about building up what we've done on this area. the primary aim of this unit is to be more proactive in our enforcement. we will gain in debt knowledge is so we can uncover corrupt practices that might otherwise go undetected group will conduct for targeted sweeps and sector-wide investigation. alone and with a regulatory counterparts here and abroad. in addition, since our cases to send to have similar -- tend to have similar features, they can serve as precedents. there was set international standards for non-u.s. regulators and service and incentives to more closely regulate these practices. this unit will raise the commission's product -- profile by playing a more active role in international regulatory working groups, building closer relations with our regulatory counterparts in other countrie