the part of families, understandably, of those who have lost young men or young women now in iraq or afghanistant can be done about it in the short term. michael, final thoughts? the place of the kennedys, has it come to an end or do we begin a new chapter? >> well, it's come to an end in terms of a kennedy being a prime figure in national life. that was true from the time that john kennedy was elected until a couple of days ago when ted kennedy passed. as we discussed before, when you look at it in terms of history, dividing lines are not that sharp and a life often times happens after someone leaves the center of the stage. ted kennedy's legacy and that of his two brothers will live on and influence american leaders and citizens for a very long time to come. >> thanks very much, nbc's consulting historian. no one better to do that for us. in the last 48 hours, the american people have had a more intimate look at senator edward kennedy who, for so many years, was kind of a caricature for so many people. they've learned about his generosi generosity, passion for public life, his role in his own

these sites are a big part of how many military families communicate with a loved one is in iraq or afghanistan. the risks according to those in charge out with the benefits. they pulled the plug on social networking. there is no arguing that deployments are dangerous, leaving loved ones back home worried. there is always the high-tech hello that lets military moms know that her son is safe. >> is extremely important -- it is extremely important if you get just a quick noteaying i'm ok. >> but those messages are no more. just banned by the marines. the reason, according to this order, the very nature of social networking site creates a larger exploitation window, exposes the necessary information to adversaries, and provides an easy conduit for information leakage. it is an ironic move. l branches have the facebook pages these days as promotional tools. that, however, outweighed by concerned hackers could reach the former internet service used in the field andt wps wootr transmit might reveal where they are, what they're doing, even their plans. >> then again, when someone is shooting at you, y

certain way, they're part of our history, whether you are gay or straight, you need to see it, traveling as a gay person in afghanistan and iraq and jordan is not the same as traveling in germany or mexico. is very different. i did never tell anybody not to go. you have to be different from how you are in the west. if you are too western holding hands in an eastern country they are going to know that you are probably dave men. that is something to be aware of even if other men are holding hands. if you are western they know you are different. does that answer the question kind of? any other questions? okay. great. if anybody has any questions that they don't want to ask in a public forum that they want to ask me something on the side after words, that is fine, i will be here, free to sign books and answer any questions that somebody doesn't want to ask. do you have a question? >> on 9/11, one of the men, i had never read or heard any of that -- >> there have been pieces in newsweek, pieces in the gay press. google his name and they and you will see the stuff that comes of. >> and make the association between terrorists and gav

nearly one in five soldiers deployed to iraq or afghanistan, about 300,000, report mental health problems. now, the army is launching a major effort to bolster the mental toughness of all its soldiers. bob woodruff reports. >> reporter: this is a new kind of army training. beginning this fall, every u.s. soldier will be required to take classes like this, from recruitment to retirement. the hope? to stem the rising tide of mental health disorders inflicting so many service members, including posttraumatic stress and suicide. >> we think we have a lot more war fighting to do in the future. we want to build the resill jen si of the soldier. we want to build mental fitness and physical fitness. >> reporter: the army calls this comprehensive soldier fitness. >> it's to give them a long-term strategy. soldiers helping soldiers. gives them the ability to bill resilience in each other. a buddy sense of reinforcement. >> reporter: today, multiple army deployments are making for multiple stresses on soldiers. >> they are on their third and fourth and fifth deployment. the idea is to give them cogn

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. >> the vast majority of the seniors will be sent to iraq or afghanistan after they graduate.nstructors say by adding these ethical, moral, and cultural scenarios, it will help cadets when they hit the ground. shepard: laura ingle live at west point. a dangerous malfunction in mid- air. the plane lost altitude. the pilot had no clue of the air speed. there is word tonight that the problem that caused the deadly air france crash is here as well. this is my verizon small business specialist, tom. now, i know the catering business but when i walked in here i wasn't sure what i needed. i'm not sure what i need. tom showed me how to use mifi to get my whole team working online, on location. i was like, "woah". woah ! only verizon wireless has small business specialists in every store to help you do business better. you're like my secret ingredient. come in today and connect up to five devices on one 3g connection. now only $99.99 sfx: chear that?can shaking that's the sound of people saving. saving money, saving time, and saving for the future. regions makes it simple - starting wi

right now, sitting here at creech, we are about 7,500 miles away from the battlefield in iraq or afghanistanh, is this base to the fight that's going on there? >> colonel chris chambliss: i don't think we're 7,500 miles away at all. i think if you walk out the hangar and you go into one of the ground control stations, you're in the fight. >> logan: the fight for the pilots is on a video screen. here, a truck full of insurgents in afghanistan is being tracked by the pilot. when the ground commander gives the order, he fires, hitting his target. the trigger is pulled in nevada, inside these cramped, single- wide trailers and small offices. 250 pilots work in shifts around the clock. alongside each one of them is a crew member who operates the plane's onboard camera, and a behind-the-scenes team of intelligence analysts. the planes aren't launched here at creech. they take off from locations in iraq and afghanistan, and crews here take control, by satellite, once the aircraft is several thousand feet in the air. all the screens that you see are secret; the air force declassified these pictures

bomber or felt like a car bomb, unfortunately, when you come out to these areas, whether it be iraq or afghanistan or other war zones you tend to adapt and tend to realize what kind of bomb you're dealing with. at the moment from what it felt like, it probably was a car bomb. natalie? >> and that is what the associated press is -- defense ministry spokesman tells the associated press it was a suicide car bombing. that is some of the news we're getting here, atia. you said you felt the impact. how far -- can you take a guess how far were you -- how far was the bureau from where this took place today? >> reporter: what i can tell you is we were several blocks away. several blocks away. we did feel it in the distance. i'm sure people further out felt it as well. kabul is surrounded by mountains. it's in a bit of a valley. one impact you do feel miles away. sometimes it impacts miles away. last time when i was explaining, january, near the german embassy which did kill a u.s. soldier, when we would go blocks away from that explosion, we would still see house, offices, gathering up glass, gathering up

nearly one in five service members returning from iraq or afghanistan reported suffering symptoms of on. according to a survey last year by the nonprofit rand organization. now the army is focusing more attention on soldiers' mental and emotional well being. with new training, aimed at helping them deal with mental health problems. creed mccaslin believes the first step is getting soldiers to overcome their fears of looking weak. >> stigma kills. we've got to do a culture change within our military. >> reporter: he now speaks to other soldiers about ptsd as he did recently at fort hood, texas. his message? that soldiers can and should reach out if they need help. >> soldiers have to take control themselves. it's not just, hey, everybody needs to take care of me. the soldier's got to take care of himself. >> reporter: as for the army program all active duty and reserve soldiers have to take a 170-question survey meant to identify potential mental and emotional problems and direct a soldier to counseling if needed. elaine quijano, cnn, washington. >> thank you. >>> banks, investment fir

losses in iraq or afghanistan. during that time frame.gally you can't call the war here, it's certainly when you look at the death toll, it's a war of enormous costly proportions inside mexico. >> jamie: are we talking about deaths within the drug gangs themselves or are there innocent civilians as well swept up in the violence? >> i think there's both. some time ago it was drug cartel fighting against drug cartel. all of them trying to vie for the u.s. routes to take cocaine, marijuana, as well as methamphetamine in the u.s. but really, the drug cartel's ambitions have expanded with their power and with their money. they're attacking the state head-on. more and more we see attacks on police forces, policemen kill and politicians. basically given a choice, take our money and work with us, or we're going to assassinate you. the real connection to the u.s. is this border violence could spread to the u.s. border states easily. here is von what one analyst ha to say. >> there is already an impact on the border. the border state in the united

could declare success in either iraq or afghanistan, frankly, under the obama administration? well the obama administration in iraq on my hypothesis is basically applied to certain calculations. they are prepared to accept iraq essentially becoming -- under the influence and auspices of iran. in return to stability which will then allow american withdrawal. the bombings by al qaeda and islamists has nothing to do with iran. that calculation allows the this administration to focus on afghanistan. again, there, the -- the way out of the political solution like iraq. the bush administration said we don't deal with terrorists. within three, four years, they ended up putting 103,000 sunni insurgents on the u.s. government payroll. but those are insurgents that never wanted to fight america in the first place. and i think that we are going to see something very similar. not american creating militias in afghanistan like they did in iraq. but what we are seeing already is america positioning itself to deal, pakistani intelligence agency who holds the keys to this taliban preparing it

exactly what the bush white house wanted in terms of information to justify military actn in iraq or afghanistan. >> let's get to the issue. does it bother you that exactly as bill says in 2004 the inspector general's report was released, the bush justice department reviewed it and decided not to -- we're not talking about the entire interrogation program. we're talking about a dozen, two dozen cases where cia officers went beyond the legal authorization in their interrogations. they decided not to prosecute. the obama administration has decided not to prosecute, but to investigate. >> because this has been hanging out there and there are congressional committees and panels that are still looking to conduct inquiries. that raises a question why is the justice department or the obama administration failing to conduct its own investigation and make sure that these things did not constitute a break with the law because we remain a nation of laws. there's a story that got a lot of attention yesterday in the "washington post" about khalid shaikh mohammed who after undergoing waterboarding and sleep d

you got on a plane, you went to iraq or afghanistan and did what you had to do. right now, we have got to do what we got to do. and when you served, he served without hesitation, did what you have to do. allow me to say a few words about homelessness that veterans face. i tell you, on my way here, a few moments ago, i saw a fellow up the street, and he was -- he had a t-shirt that said veteran, and a little army cap, and he was over there by the church, the post office. anybody familiar? i tell you, i felt something. obviously, he was a veteran. obviously, he was going through some help. i know far too many veterans are having difficulty with housing. when you do not have a house, what does that lead to? almost as. -- homelessness. the number of homeless veterans is a national disgrace. we know that long-term housing, dental, medical, and health care are central to rehabilitation of the homeless. in 1993, the va launched a community, is this assessment local education and networking fund. how many of you are familiar with that? let me tell you about it. challenge

. >> reporter: not in a war zone like iraq or afghanistan but in the arizona desert. >> i think those did they hear something? >> go ahead and mark these coordinates. >> i don't know what they heard but they are getting out of dodge. >> dodge in this case happens to be the 260 southwest border separating the border from new mexico. the runners are suspected drug smugglers carrying 40 to 80 pound packs of high-grade marijuana. >> where they were yesterday, a group of 22. >> pete and richard are pilots with customs and border protection elite air unit. >> this aircraft had a significant impact on that. we have the ability to watch them from the time they drop the contraband until the actual arrest. >> reporter: because the predator can track suspects 18 miles away and stay airborne 25 hours, most times smugglers and illegal immigrants don't even realize they are being watched. >> it is a video game. the difference between the video game is this 8500 aircraft on the end. >> it's worth $10 million. >> it's worth $10 million. >> since the predator was deployed three years ago, border a lit

so, that is, i mean, pat essex, one of the guys in the book as well, he, this is either in iraq or afghanistan, he came up with a plan to bring palm trees in, as a cash crop. they did a study. and they decided that they let this go for 10 years and really worked it they would be making more money off of plywood made from palm trees than they could from poppy. doesn't sound, again that is not really a military solution but it is a special forces solution and it is a social solution to the problem of how are people making money and are people holding under control? i don't think it is a lot of cause. i think the one thing we can address is that, afghan, as, you may be also suggesting, doesn't have a sense of nation hood in they think of it in the united states. that is actually one of the base problems. what is the glue that is holding these various factions together. they're not fighting for the nation of afghanistan. they're often fighting for their own religious affiliation or tribal affiliation or their family in their village and so on. yes, sir? >> yes. given that this approach was used su

you got on a plane, you went to iraq or afghanistan and did what you had to do.right now, we have got to do what we got to do. and when you served, he served without hesitation, did what you have to do. allow me to say a few words about homelessness that veterans face. i tell you, on my way here, a few moments ago, i saw a fellow up the street, and he was -- he had a t-shirt that said veteran, and a little army cap, and he was over there by the church, the post office. anybody familiar? i tell you, i felt something. obviously, he was a veteran. obviously, he was going through some help. i know far too many veterans are having difficulty with housing. when you do not have a house, what does that lead to? almost as. -- homelessness. the number of homeless veterans is a national disgrace. we know that long-term housing, dental, medical, and health care are central to rehabilitation of the homeless. in 1993, the va launched a community, is this assessment local education and networking fund. how many of you are familiar with that? let me tell you about it. challenge

we lost in iraq or afghanistan. because people feel that we lost the vietnam war.t right now, we was winning in vietnam when i left there. politicians lost that. >> but he says that he will support the president now and expired for the first time ever, an african-american chief will support the p.o.w. and so is roland rochester whose heartaches for the men and women dying overseas. he voted for mr. obama and is confident that he will handle both wars fair. >> i'm proud of him. >> reporter: robert gibbs says that while the president will -- about the war in afghanistan, because a commanding general is conducting a review that may disappoint some of these veterans. even the mccain voters expect the commander in chief and give him more time to get it right. ed henry, cnn, scottsdale, arizona. >>> i want to pass along this reminder. we have live coverage of president obama's speech scheduled to get under way at 2:00 p.m. eastern. don't miss it right here on cnn. >>> the public is getting another chance to weigh in on health care reform. right now we know where the poli

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you got on a plane, you went to iraq or afghanistan and did what you had to do.right now, we have got to do what we got to do. and when you served, he served without hesitation, did what you have to do. allow me to say a few words about homelessness that veterans face. i tell you, on my way here, a few moments ago, i saw a fellow up the street, and he was -- he had a t-shirt that said veteran, and a little army cap, and he was over there by the church, the post office. anybody familiar? i tell you, i felt something. obviously, he was a veteran. obviously, he was going through some help. i know far too many veterans are having difficulty with housing. when you do not have a house, what does that lead to? almost as. -- homelessness. the number of homeless veterans is a national disgrace. we know that long-term housing, dental, medical, and health care are central to rehabilitation of the homeless. in 1993, the va launched a community, is this assessment local education and networking fund. how many of you are familiar with that? let me tell you about it. challenge

i was recently in iraq or afghanistan where a soldier was lost to suicide.s not as simple as that by any means. i have a question directed at what might happen after someone has decided to take their life and you learn of it. what is in place? how do you deal with it in the unit of the military? look to the example of a young high school student that is lost to violence and the way the schools come together to provide counseling in the understanding of moving people forward. is there any attempt to address the unit after something like this happens? can it become viable? can the issue of suicide travel within a unit once it takes place? i direct that to all of you. i do know who wants to begin. >> ma'am, if we lose a marine to suicide, that family member is treated just as if that marine fell on the battlefield. in that great sense of dignity is precisely what happens. the entire unit turned their spotlight on the family to provide all the things that family members have happened to them after a loss. there is a zero stigma. not a matter of not taking care o

noting evidence the right wing militias might attempt to indoctrinate veterans just back from afghanistan or iraqead clearly is not just back from afghanistan or iraq. mr. stead can be excused for not knowing any of this or choosing not knowing any of it. he's been spoon fed this crap from the right for seven months at least. if congressman herger doesn't know this or is choosing not to know it he is violating his constitutional responsibilities, he is fomenting violence, and if he will not speak out in favor of law and order in this country, he should resign his seat. wally herger. congressman, california second district. "countdown's" worst person in the world. taking its rightful place in a long line of amazing performance machines. this is the new e-coupe. this is mercedes-benz. - oh, come on. - enough! you get half and you get half. ( chirp ) team three, boathouse? ( chirp ) oh yeah-- his and hers. - ( crowd gasping ) - ( chirp ) van gogh? ( chirp ) even steven. - ( chirp ) mansion. - ( chirp ) good to go. ( grunts ) timb! ( chirp ) boss? what do we do with the shih-tzu? - ( crowd gasps ) -

the military industrial complex and the war prove tiers still profit whether it's in iraq or afghanistanyou know, barack obama, i'm saying he is a bright person, he's an intelligent person. can we figure something out that doesn't involve silg innocent people? having our soldiers destroyed for no reason, having other families destroyed? >> karen, go ahead. >> the question actually that i have, cindy, i mean, i respectfully disagree in that i think it's important that president obama actually do something to change the tone. certainly the speech in egypt, i thought was very important. i think he has made it clear to our allies he is trying to change the tone and made it clear he wants to get us out of iraq. the question i have for you, because i know there has been some growing dissatisfaction from progressive in particular, not just on the economy and health care, but over this issue. do you think this is going to be an issue in the 2010 congressional elections and something you would pursue in the midterm elections? >> well, i certainly know that there has been a poll where most america

but these people who are talking about health care, want to talk about their families in iraq or afghanistanlk about how they are going to get a job. host: we are going to leave it there. thank you very much. guest: you have the nicest location on capitol hill. host: that is right. . following the debate about the nomination of sonia sotomayor, the senate will consider the debate about the cash for clunkers program. earlier, the transportation secretary called the program a huge boost for the economy. senate majority leader harry reid says he believes there are sufficient votes to get the additional $2 billion approved before the senate goes on summer recess. a recent study finds that the country's seven biggest rail transit operators have about $50 billion in a net capital needs. the house has approved and the senate is considering a request to give washington, d.c.'s metro $150 billion next year. they named the lack of money the metro's biggest problem. they say that service as willis said he will decline if they do not receive funding not yet that follows the crash that killed nine passen

life counseling with veterans, either young people returning after terrible injuries from iraq and afghanistan ore are so concerned about the message being sent in this book, your life, your choice, they feel it coming on. one of them calls a "the death book." you'll hear about it on sunday. gregg: thank you very much. you can catch more of chris on sunday. he will be welcoming arlen specter and the republican from wisconsin, paul ryan. all right. his left foot mutilated by a roadside bomb in iraq. he chose to have amputated so he could get back into service. four years later, he is a runner, considered a top prospect for the 2012 parrot- olympics games. . . gregg: from soldier to sprinter. he lost his left leg in iraq after a roadside bomb shattered his foot. this is a photo of him at the time. doctors told him he could either have surgery can't be discharged or amputated. he told them to cut it off. that was four years ago. here he is two months ago. he is running a 100 meter race. he is considered a top united states prospect for the 2012 paralympic games. sergeant, thank you for being with us

social security, so there for a person's social security check is being used to fight a war in iraq or afghanistanople are very poorly educated as to the money that is collected from their taxes is spent. host: you have given us a lot to work with. guest: thank you very much. i right about this in the book where i talk about just what this expanding corporate influence has done to our politicians over the world. it has created this political class that is almost run responsive to the citizens -- unresponsive to the citizens. look at health care reform, most polls show most americans want universal, but we had a conversation here in washington that doesn't reflect that. i do think you have, because our politicians and they increasingly serve the interests of their corporate clients, they left regular people behind. in terms of the unions, i think they play -- they have a lot to do with what has happened. it is a matter of paying workers less because that means that is more money corporations can keep in their pockets. you have seen this since 1973 where the american worker has not had a raise since

service for more than 12 years in just a bad a spot or worse as somebody who just came back from iraq or afghanistan that. now, we will work on that. i will do my part. i will do what i can. the other thing is that in our stimulus bill, there is money for retraining. i'm not so much concerned about the retraining. i want you to have a job. listen up. our office will try to work with you along with these folks to get that training. but the military peace, we will have to revisit that. in the meantime, you have to survive. i understand. i do not know whether you have children or a family, but they have got to survive with you, we cannot let you fall. so they will work with you, and he will work with you, and other people falling in that category will work with you. crystal, raise your hand. she deals with those issues. she will also -- do you have cards year? she will work with you. but we also have to have a long- term solution. by the way, what you said about the 12-year thing is apparently something veterans are going through throughout the country. so coming here and even saying that will hopefull

have a lot of support out there for the warriors whether they do support what's going on in iraq or afghanistant you and your organization and hope you hear what you want to hear today when the president comes down. glenn gardner, thank you. >> thank you very much, brian. brian: straight ahead. four member stormed his shop with guns. he tried to talk with them and told them to leave but they weren't having it so this store owner pulled his own shotgun on the intruders. we talk to him live about what happened next. steve. brian: first on this day in history august 16, 1965. number one song "i gout babe" ssony and cher married and broke up. they had a daughter. . can add up fast. so i'm packing my own lunch now-- for less than $3. thanks to walmart. just two times a week saves my family over $500 a year. save money. live better. walmart. . . %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% steve: what a story this is. a new york city storeowner back in business today after foiling an attempted robby that went very, very wrong. gus agusto jr. was forced to draw his shotgun on four intruders. he killed two of them.

would make it a point to be driven to the home of a family who had lost a son or daughter in iraq or afghanistan, spent some time with them. this was en route back after receiving chemo back to the cape. he would do that. he was an extraordinarily generous human being. >> and i told the story when i left congress. i had actually worked with joe kennedy and later jim romer. and when i left congress a few years later i had to leave, go home. my younger son had diabetes and as i was leaving congress it wasn't republicans i had worked with, who i had helped, who i raised money for, who i struggled along with that remembered me so much. it was ted kennedy. a guy i hadn't had a lot of contact with and he sent over a wonderful letter saying if andrew ever needs anything, please give me a call and i'll make sure i can do whatever i can to help out. and then sent me this wonderful picture of bobby, bobby kennedy. a wonderful note on it bobby would have loved working with you. i have great respect. all these kind things he didn't have to do. here's a guy that was in congress. he's leading. he can't do us

they see them spending $4 billion a month or more out in iraq and afghanistan.this lowers the value of the dollar. >> not everyone thinks gold of the best place to put your money. this highland park jeweler is in the business of selling diamonds. he says they are much smarter investment. >> in 1929 during the great depression the government seized gold from the private citizens. even in that great depression, gold was never allowed to be used as legal tender. >> pieces will be people historically have always transported their money and jewels. >> there'-- in jewels. some people are being jubringinn jewelry and having it melted down. >> some people are bringing in gold watches and having it melted down because gold is more valuable than the what. >> there's a real possibility speculators could drive the price of gold over 2000. >> it your insta-weather plus forecast with sandra shaul. >> the weather trend this week will be somewhat golden as it's going to be quite comfortable outside. we're getting a taste of autumn early as we start a new month tomorrow. there's

about health care, want to talk about social security, want to talk about their families in iraq or afghanistan how they're going to get jobs, they need to have a chance to be heard. killed >> host: thank you for joining us. >> guest: you have the nicest location on capitol hill. >> the u.s. senate is in recess so democratic members can attend a party caucus meeting. they have continued work on judge sonia sotomayor's nomination to the supreme court. even with a number of senate is yet to speak, majority leader harry reid is confident a final confirmation vote will take place this week. also possible, an infusion of funds for the cash for clunkers program and work on a bill promoting u.s. tourism. more live senate coverage at 5:00 p.m. eastern when the gavel comes down on c-span2. we have lots of information on the sonia sotomayor nomination available. the can watch videos of the senate debate. a confirmation hearing with the senate judiciary committee and various speeches she had some given and conference that she has participated in. you can read her written answers to questions from the judi

or place in washington, arlington was a cause of his. he was frustrated that u.s. military families who had lost a loved one in iraq, afghanistan, often had to wait an average of two, sometimes as long as three months or more for a funeral at arlington. >> that's exactly right. and he probably would have felt that way anyway. but the fact that his brothers lay there, and that that had been chosen as a kennedy resting place, i think gave it an added measure of impact. >> we should also point out he was there for the burial of jacqueline kennedy onassis. >> and with thanks to my colleagues here in the studio, andrea mitchell and michael, this will conclude this portion of our coverage. again, we'll be back on the air later this evening for the burial at arlington. and we thought it appropriate to end this broadcast today with the words of the man whose mass you've seen celebrated, who you've heard talked about today as the nation mourns the passing of 77-year-old senator ted kennedy. here now, some of his own words. >> i came to this body believing that the privilege and the powerful can look out for themselves. but that our chal

or may need to conduct activities, counter terrorist activities, counterinsurgency activities as well as foreign internal defense activities in support of those nations. so it's really -- this is going far beyond iraq and afghanistanut you see a number of initiatives and efforts underway, whether it's in the trance saharan or regions of -- transsaharan or regions of south africa and the philippines or in other places, and cooperation with the government of pakistan and with other countries around the world for counterinsurgency. and i don't think there's any sign of -- of this abating with a drawdown of forces in iraq, and even looking ahead at, you know, a future withdrawal or drawdown of forces in afghanistan. >> a lot of the impetus on u.a.v.'s in the last year -- two years has been because of gates' personal interest in the subject. when he retires, will the momentum he's created do you think for u.a.v. spending drop with his retirement or is it such -- now it's a culture and in part of the pentagon budget going forward no matter who's secretary of defense? >> i think u.a.v.'s are definitely around to stay. you know, the military has seen, you know, quite a bit of utility from them in the current conflict. i d

okay, if we think of the terrorist attacks of september 11th, the failed or troubled stability operations in iraq and afghanistanr response to hurricane katrina, they all had an organizal basis in terms of the problems we were experiencing. we could not pull together the different elements of our government to intergrate their abilities to be able to respond in a meaningful way, quickly to the devastations of hurricane katrina. we have lots of things we have seen in the past and studied very very carefully. these problems go back more than the last seven or eight years. they have been problems we have had for the last 30, 40, 50 years. as we look to the future, there are you know the threats of terrorist use of weapons of mass destruction which would require a tremendously integrated effort from thitis to defeat or respond to. those are the kinds of things that keep us awake at night thinking about. >> let's go for a second, obviously the purpose of the report that came out forging a new child came out in november. part of it was to steer the administration into the party. however the national debate has been fo

or hundreds of nuclear weapons to use against india. the stakes in pakistan are very high, higher than afghanistan or iraq.ta: we hear the nuclear arsenal is safe and under control. i do know why, but i do not feel comfortable with that. can the committee that is true? he was like the walmart and nuclear weapons. he was giving a clear weapons all over the world to north korea, syria. he is a hero in number three. the worst thing they did was give him a house arrest. >> >> i dealt with that when those in the government. from a technical point of view, it is unlikely you will have an accidental detonation of nuclear weapons. greta: i'm not worried about that. >> the real problem is the political control. if that fragments and the military comes apart and reticles takeover, you can have all the technical protection to want. of those weapons can be given to terrorists or used by the people. that is where the risk is. greta: now you have the pakistani army. that is the best that is going on. they are fighting the taliban. they are keeping children from being taken from their homes. why in the world should we th

we have to deal with those governments if they are afghanistan employees or iraq employs three there are hopes that we have to jump through. if we're going to spend our dollars there, we should have greater ability to oversee the contracts that are done by the indigenous bolts -- folks. >> thank you. in your report at one point, you talked about having -- making the subcontractor the prime. i do keep your report indicated that in one of those incidents, it had jack the prices of and the prime double that to pass along. -- it had jacked the prices up. >> on page nine, you have a sideboard to talk about kabul. supposedly, that is where the headquarters will be. there is a -- there are structural cracks, and correctly sized sewage systems, leaking pipes, sinking sidewalks, and other construction defects. how does that happen? someone signs off on a project like that and we get tagged for the bill. >> one of the recurring themes is accountability. how does this happen? in this particular instance, the united states corps of engineers signs off. in this particular instance, the united sta

they have not fought against the united states or coalition forces in afghanistan, iraq. have a number that are still there but have not been accused of alining themsels with the taliban or any of the terrorist groups? >> congressman ortiz, i don't think i can give you exact numbers. but what i can say about the current population at guantanamo is tha the overwhelmin majority of them were captured in what we would consider the conventional battlefield circumstances in afghanistan. so i hope that answers your questions. i can't give you answer for allegiance and sort. >> they were picked up because of their association -- >> the majority were captured in conventional battlefield circumstances where our military was in afghanistan in pursuant of the authorization of this congress in 2001 so engage the taliban and al-qaeda forces. >> so have any of people that iist mention have any of them been tried in the courts? >> we've had three convictions thus as far in military commissions. many of us, obviously, believe that we ought to be able to move more efficiently in those case

or to give the terrorist groups that can be used around the world. the stakes are very high around the world, i think today higher than afghanistan or iraq. >> can youi mean, we hear from our government that the nuclear arsenal is safe, that it's under control. i don't know why, but i don't feel comfortable with that. can you convince me that that's true? i know that even a.q. khan, is almost like the devil, like the wal-mart of nuclear weapons. he's giving nuclear weapons all over the world, north korea, syria, and he's a hero in north korea. and the worst thing they do is give him house arrest and let him go. so this is a country where, don't worry, our nuclear arsenal is under control. >> i dealt with that when i was in the government, and from a technical point of view it's unlikely that you'll have accidental detonations of nuclear weapons. greta: i'm not worried about the accidental. >> the real problem is the political control, and if that fragments, if the military croms apart, if radicals take over on the civilian side of government, you can have all the technical protections you want, those weapons can be given to terrorists or used by the

they might be in the trenches in iraq or in the mountains of afghanistan.hey watch everything. because what are they doing? they're fighting for our right to free speech. these people are great looking. great dressed people. they have a right to their democracy. they have a right to have the representatives that represent them talk about what they feel. sean: the president of the united states, when the democratic national party calls them a mobster, when the president says, basically shut up which is what he said today. >> it's unbelievable. it's a disgrace. i'm embarrassed for him to say that when we live in a country that's supposed to be built on democracy. and all of a sudden we can't say something just because it's not what they like and the white house right now? it's appalling. sean: i thought it was the highest form of patriotism when they bashed the troops and called them murderers and terrorists -- >> i played the hillary clinton where she said it is highest form of patriotism -- i love -- this is a wonderful crowd you're doing. a great event. an

they might be in the trenches in iraq or in the mountains of afghanistan. they watch everything. because what are they doing? they're fighting for our right to free speech. these people are great looking. great dressed people. they have a right to their democracy. they have a right to have the representatives that represent them talk about what they feel. sean: the president of the united states, when the democratic national party calls them a mobster, when the president says, basically shut up which is what he said today. >> it's unbelievable. it's a disgrace. i'm embarrassed for him to say that when we live in a country that's supposed to be built on democracy. and all of a sudden we can't say something just because it's not what they like and the white house right now? it's appalling. sean: i thought it was the highest form of patriotism when they bashed the troops and called them murderers and terrorists -- >> i played the hillary clinton where she said it is highest form of patriotism -- i love -- this is a wonderful crowd you're doing. a great event.

fingerprints against with the cali to fingerprints which are fingerprints pulled off of sites in afghanistan or iraqhat we consider my have some association with terrorism. it matches up with a cave in triborough, we certainly want to ask you. at the same time insisted that the europeans and over a great deal of information on passengers before anybody gets on an airplane. as of this january, your personal information details about where you bought the ticket, your passport, background information needs to be with the government before today's on the airplane unit it will serve before a couple of years but we run background checks before they ever get on the airplane. which deals with the richard reid problem your bottom line, a lot harder to get here from europe that used to be. what about canada? after all this is the world's longest undefended border as people on that side said. canada which i know quite well, and were up in vancouver though i am an american by birth the mechanic is even more ethnically diverse country than the u.s. and sadly and number of radical groups and in a hidden have foun

have the public of the united states say, oh, well, you know, here we are we lost the war in afghanistan or iraqjust, you know, because that's the feeling that people have about the war in vietnam that we lost that war. and i'll say it right here and now that we was winning in vietnam when i left there. the politicians lost that war. >> reporter: but woods says he will support the president now and is inspired that for the first time ever an african-american commanlder in chief will address the vfw. >> i'm proud of the united states, you betcha. >> reporter: so is roland, whose heartaches for the men and women dying overseas. he voted for mr. obama and is confident he will handle both wars well. >> he is my commander in chief and i'm proud of him. >> reporter: white house spokesman robert gibbs says while the president will thank u.s. troops he's not planning to get into specifics about afghanistan because the commanding general is still conducting a review there. each the mccain voters told me they respect the commander in chief and they want to give him more time to get it right. don. >> all r

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make a phone call to every single family in the state that lost a son or a daughter in the iraq war, first or second, or in afghanistan economic power, people who struggle each and every day to just get by. he lived his whole life fighting for those people. and that is why i think, when you hear all of these attributes and uc senator mccain and orrin hatch and others here today from the other side of the aisle, they are here because they knew what kind of individual teddy was. they loved his laugh. they love to spend time. but, at its core, they loved to be with an individual who stood for something. ladies and gentlemen, i am here today because i love my uncle so very much, so very much. he did so much for me and my brothers and sisters and my mother when we needed a hand. and i tell you, ladies and gentlemen, there are thousands of others who lost a father or mother or sister or a brother or someone else in this life that turned to ted kennedy. we have lost such a human being. but you know, ladies and gentlemen, he is going to want us to continue. he is going to want us to live as he lived. he came back after so muc

rarely do we hear the stories about the lives of the soldiers on the line, iraq and afghanistan and other places. you see on cnn oron the news to soldiers kled and iraq and rarely anything to people stop and think there is a name behind that person and a mother and a life and dreams pernod so i t@ought if i have to open myself up and share a bed of my privacy and m private life to be able to put a name and a face to the war and happy to do that and that is one of the reasons i wrote to us. i wanted people to know that every one of those soldiers has streams and alive to get back to enhance sacrifices they're making on behalf of our country and as i said most of them never have a book written about them. but i hope that in some ways this helps a lot of them and i've hrd from a lot of soldiers and their filies who have been proud how about this. at attitudes to go to the pentagon and speetwo soldiers, had a chance to go to a convention of grieving military families in speetwo about 400 families who have lost soldiers and so many of them are happy that this book exists but the primary reason i did it was selfis becau