i had been to kenya. i saw the bombed building. it was devastating. and it's hard to imagine what happened inside that building and nearby when those bombs were detonated. we know that 224 people died, including 12 of our own. i want to commend president obama for his determination to hold ahmed ghalani accountable for his alleged crimes. for seven long years, the bush administration had failed to convict any of the terrorists who planned the 9/11 terrorist attacks. and for seven long years, only three individuals were convicted by military commissions at guantanamo. two of those individuals, incidentally, have been released. now, president obama's been clear. it is a priority for his administration to bring to justice the planners of 9/11 and other terrorists who've attacked our country, like ahmed ghalani. now, unfortunately, this issue has become very political and very complicated over the last several months. some of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have expressed some things in the senate -- on the senate floor which i don't think ar

would have been nicer if the united states had been a little more forth coming in the election in kenyawhere there was a lot of evidence of fraud. it happened to benefit somebody we liked but we didn't do too much about it. hopefully, the people will begin to see the honesty of the elections as something worthwhile in it self and the just if i indications of any government and the size of the victory if it is seen as not having been whole sale fraud. it probably means a lot of the iranians still back this guy. that's my comment. host: someone who sent us a tweet is wondering did the obama middle east visit have a certain impact in the vote. we'll go to the line with a call from louisiana. caller: i think we are more concerned with what is going on in america. i think americans are more concerned with immigration and crime within our cities. americans are focused on our american issues. thank you. host: we'll continue to talk about the ire rainian issue but we've in some other stories including this one discussing three saudis transferred from guantanamo. host: let's go back to the phone

from guantanamo to face charges that he allegedly bought the materials to blow up our embassies in kenya and tanzania. host: indianapolis. independent caller. hello, there. caller: good morning. i was studying a doctorate in military history and i am dealing with academics in europe. when president bush was in office, they said that president bush was terrible because he would say -- he was a wild cowboy. eds now they say that obama is a groveling apologist. there are some people who are never going to be happy with this. other than style, what are the major differences between the current administration and the previous one? guest: in the foreign-policy i focus on, there is remarkable continuity between the last the destruction and this one on every issue except iraq -- the last administration and this one on every issue except iraq. the bush administration was moving toward a phased withdrawal, and that is where obama is now. there is a radical difference in style, and style does matter between these two. i think that if you're going to have a continuity in our foreign policy, there is

embassies in kenya and tanzania. finally, in illinois, the newspaper says that the son of dennis l. hester will seek his congressional seat. he's as people are ready for the next generation of leadership. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. ed >> "washington journal" continues. host: we want to welcome sey

was the terrorist who was responsible for the bombing of the american embassies in tanzania and in kenya. he was later captured in pakistan in 2004 while working for al qaeda preparing false documents facilitating a transfer -- transport of arms to insurgents across the afghan-pakistan border. intelligence shows that ghailani met both bin laden and khalid sheikh mohammed in afghanistan and remained in close association with al qaeda until his capture in 2004. now, this bona fide terrorist will have the privilege of a united states civilian court trial in the united states. ahmed ghailani was just one of 239 detainees housed in the state-of-the-art facility at gitmo. according to the "wall street journal" today, the government official has said that well over 50 detainees have been approved for transfer to other countries and that negotiations were continuing with saudi arabia to take a large group of yemen detainees. attorney general eric holder estimated yesterday that more than 50 detainees may end up on trial by u.s. authorities. this news comes as more and more americans are growing

. >> kenya mark got anything that distinguishes this administration's approach to -- can you marked ou out anything t distinguishes this administration's approach to darfur? >> our mission is to save lives. the lives of many people are at risk whether they are in darfur or the free areas. we want to make sure that this situation is stable. we are taking efforts to make sure that the humanitarian assistance is there and we are able to facilitate and help coordinate a ceasefire. we want to make sure there are political processes in place and in dark for and other places said the will of the people can be brought and they can have democratic principles and the mechanisms. that is what we are working on right now. we're using all methods to accomplish this, whether they be carrots and sticks. >> the that mean there is continuity with the last administration? >> what we are doing is making sure that value is added to this situation. there are things that the last administration was doing that we are continuing and there are things that are new in terms of our approach. we want to get result

she is in kenya taking the fight of polio to the frontlines. 20 years ago there were 350,000 cases of porch lio in 25 countries, today there are fewer than 2,000 cases. that is 350,000 cases down to 2,000 cases. because of the diligent work performed by denise and the rest of her team, it is only a matter of time before the disease no longer threatens our world's children. madam president, denise is just one of so many federal employees who dedicated years of their lives to serving the greater goosmed she and her team are truly engaged in what president obama has called -- quote -- "repairing the world." unquote. their work saves lives an helps

our ambassador to kenya has already passed condolences. we're aware that has been no claim of responsibility. we're monitoring the situation in somalia very closely. there is literally a battle being waged between the transitional government. we're doing what we can to support the tfg. >> one more on zimbabwe. amnesty international put out a statement today in which they said the new government is not doing enough to curb human rights abuses. you have any comment on the report in particular? and following the meetings, is there any indication at all that you might be reconsidering your current stand on substantial aid packages to zimbabwe? >> we did provide some assistance during prime minister 's visit last week. there is must be done for the respect of human rights and human law. we're telling our assistance to the people of zimbabwe directly. we're fostering genuine change in zimbabwe. last one. >> [unintelligible] what will be the expectations for such a visit? >> i will defer to the secretary-general. hos[captioning performed by natio

kenya have effective health care reform without a public government plan? -- can you have effective health care reform without a public government plan? >> the president was asked this question. they said, don't you think that having a health care plan is unfair in terms of competition with the private plans? the president said, i think the public auction is a way to keep the private sector honest. -- the public option is a way to keep the private sector honest. we want all americans have access to quality health care. if you have another way to do that, put it on the table. that is where we are. everything should be on the table. from our perspective, there is strong support for a public auction -- optione right from te start. there is also full support for having it be a real competitor, not something that has an overwhelming advantage. it is not for profit, and it does not advertise. it does not have some of the overhead that the private sector has. already, just the thought of having a public auction has -- option has eliminated words from the health in

kenya substantiate -- -- can use substantiate the claim of 450,000 jobs? the commissioner said that would be a difficult thing for anything -- anyone to substantiate. you cannot verify the administration's policies have created these jobs? he said, no, we're just counting jobs. is it fair to use this to say this that the commissioner of labor statistics does not stand by them? >> i would point to you about the two reports that were on the internet. i have not seen the report, having been overseas, but we continue to think it is fair. >> abc interviewed the former guantanamo detainee who is now free in france. he spent seven and half years in guantanamo. he is considering suing the united states government for that time. does the obama administration think that people who have been freed from guantanamo deserve any kind of compensation? >> i would have to ask somebody at nsc what that involves. that has not been part of the discussions the have taken place here as it relates to the issues around the closure of guantanamo. >> on north korea, as the president

embassies in kenya and tanzania in 1998. front page of "the washinton post," the cia objecting to the release of bush-era documents of the interrogation of some of those detainees. the headline this morning, the chrysler deal put on hold as the supreme court reviews the company's bankruptcy reorganization. all this possibly impacting the deal with fiat. more details coming forth from congress and the white house on health care. and this question, are you satisfied with your health care? the numbers to call, 202-737- 0001, our line for republicans. 202-737-0002 if you are a democrat. if you are an independent, 202- 628-0205. this morning, front-page of "the washington post," an in-depth story by cc connolly, decision makers differ on how to mend broken health system. nowhere else in the world is so much money spent with such poor results. on that point there is rare unanimity among washington decision makers, the u.s. health system needs a major overhaul. researchers have documented the inequities, shortcomings, the waist, an

embassy in kenya, he stabbed a u.s. prison guard in the eye in a prison escape attempt. al qaeda saw the rights given to its members to meet with counsel as an opportunity to carry out violent escape attempts. mr. salim was one of the original followers of osama bin laden and the highest ranking al qaeda member held in the u.s. at the time. in addition to trying to escape from prison, al qaeda members communicated with confederates while in prison. it's my understanding that one was involved in plotting the 1993 world trade center bombing while in custody in at ka state prison. in addition, -- at attica state prison. in addition, another prisoner issued a fatwa while he was in prison. it emerged later that with the assistance of his lawyer, rahman continued to send instructional mess -- messages to the egyptian terrorist organization. in 2004, nbc news reported that despite their incarceration in max couple security conditions, convicted world trade bombers were communicated by mail with the terrorists in madrid, spain, where many, many people died in that attack. there

universities, i had a very -- i had two really good visits, of course, i was there only a day, went to kenya, which is a liberal college and the other to reid, which boasts that 85% of its students are leftists. that's what i said. they're both in my view, very good schools, because tier very traditional, and when i discovered, i mean, by just asking questions, with you're in a literature course, do they teach you have literature or do they teach you about imperialism and racism an sexism and getting the answer they teach us, the literature. i then asked, do you have a women's studies department here? no. do you have a black studies department here? no. it's a very traditional curriculum, saying reid, when i talked to the reid students, we discussed academic freedom issuers an they didn't insert horowitz or a right wing. and so i took that as a good sign as well. they don't have those departments. : who was in revolt against the revolutions of liberty in the 18th-century. ayars are regarded as they are still pushing castro totalitarianism. you can see it in the t-shirts. he is an icon -- thi

he'll be tried for his role in the 1998 embassy attacks in tanzania, kenya, in which the father and brother of one of my constituents were killed, julian and jay bartlett. i'm pleased this gentleman, i use that term loosely, unfortunately, but this individual will be tried and brought to justice. all four of his co-conspirators have been found guilty and are serving out sentence in the u.s. supermax prison. it has been agreed that detainees will be brought here under the language as i understand it that has been adopted that detainees will be brought to the united states for no other purpose than prosecution. mr. cantor: i thank the gentleman. i go back to the statement about the principal purpose of the war funding bill. that he said, if i can paraphrase, the intent of the bill is to fund our troops. so i am at a loss to understand why we have taken 25 days, we've had one strong bipartisan vote in this house with nearly unanimity on our side of the aisle to provide the necessary funding for our troops. siem at somewhat of a loss to understand why the delay. the gentleman speaks of the urge

embassies in kenya and tanzania. in october 2000 it attacked the u.s.s. cole off the coast of yemen. by the time the 19 hijackers boarded the four planes that crashed on september 11, 2001, al qaeda already identify numerous grievances with america, including its contempt for western culture, equal rights for women, and men and our support for free speech and exchange of ideas. i've sent a letter to the national security council asking for evidence that keeping guantanamo bay open has created more terrorists than the facility has housed. that was a statement that president obama made. that the existence of guantanamo prison has created more terrorists than the facility has housed. it's an incredible assertion but it's at the foundation of his claim that we need to close guantanamo because somehow it represents a valid symbol of american torture or oppression that hurts our efforts abroad. anything we do is going to cause recruitment of terrorists who hate us, whether we close guantanamo or not, the terrorists will still have plenty of reasons to recruit f

. >> kenya explained why do you said the present number with the employer mandate? >> we have now settled on anything. everything is on the table. this is nothing locked in cement. that is one of the ideas that are there. we talkies in every day, and i just want to report about momentum. i have been down here a long time, working with three committees and the word jurisdiction is not even come up. we are working with medicaid, medicare and all of these things so we have got the momentum. >> the devaney figures as far as a guesstimate about how far you can go as far as-- was a limit? >> how you plan to pay for it? >> we are working with the congressional budget office. in fact, every time we think of an alternative, will have a different score. sometimes the congressional budget office tells us one alternative cost less and another one would cost more, and as a result of that interplay, and we are making their decisions. so, we don't have the figures of how much this is going to cost, but we are going to pay for this bill and we are going to pay for it in two ways. w

they get the loan and of the parts we have taken care of that would keep six of the three people in kenya because that money of those have to pay for not reading the fine. of the contract and accepting a much more lucrative job goes back into this fund and this is what funds people so and we reduce that from 18% to 5.6% not nearly as much money will go into this fund invests the money doesn't and there is no money to go ahead and load to other people. so i just know that we can keep the policy of their where it has been and so i am trying to maintain the program as it has been because i think this part of it has worked. we don't have emphasis to get people into primary care but it has been working. >> is an interesting observation as well. >> mr. chairman, as we have been working on this amendment we realize as we make it no one will choose to go in which eliminates the goal of this program to make sure people chose to go into primary care. >> i think my colleague and. >> does that mean the assumption we have a 18% interest rates discouraging people from going into primary care? >> no, i

strong supporter and is a good friend and great lady, very courageous, has done a the lot of things in kenya, around the world and the green belt movement and we're still trying to plan those million trees that she decided was to be planted around the world and she's just wonderful. >> all right. all right. so my last question to you is this: and this is what i meant by the girl chat, because i'm sure there are a lot of young women here, who really look up to you and admire where you have come from and where you have been and your determination and where you have gone and where you are still going and we want to know, from you, tradition, we go to the elders, we want to know from you, is it possible to have it all and in the sense, have family, have a career, and be able to balance all of that and achieve your goals? >> one must strive for that. because a family life is as important as professional life and for those who are age to hold the two together -- and many are -- that's the most idealistic situation. there are times when conflicts do occur and one has to make a choice, between one

. >> host: new york times says that it will begin to be kicked in later this summer, kenya pin that downore exact date as far as you know? >> guest: no, i think that it is a moving target because it's up to the airlines and the travel agencies and everybody else to get it implemented here it as i understand from tsa, that the plan is to get a completely in place by the end of 2010 so that it says can of the airlines and everybody else time to do right, time to reprogram their systems and the connected and that sort of thing here it is really important ones the switchover to the government that everything go absolutely smoothly and that as getting it done fast but downright eric in. the day to write down his 2010. >> host: you worked on the secure fi during your tenure at tsa, are you largely pleased it has gone through largely unchanged in the new administration? >> guest: yes, i think this is not a policy issue that would change that i am aware of the year ended it is really basic, matched the watch list against those traveling, and the government accountability office, the gao particip