i have brothers who are alive today thanks to john kerry. because of john kerry.t safe when he testified against the war. he personally attacked by name the defense secretary along with the other democrats s in the johnson administration who failed the country and the world so miserably. on april 22nd, 1971, at the age of 27, he assured his position in history. and that is war hero. the hero who saves lives by helping to end the war. >> each day to facilitate the process by which the united states washes her hands of vietnam someone has to give up his life so that the united states doesn't have to admit something that the world already knows. someone has to die so that president nixon won't be the first president to lose a war. and we are asking americans to think about that. how do you you ask a man to be the last man to die in vietnam we are here to ask and ask where are the leaders of our country. where is the leadership? we are here to ask where are bundy, gilpatrick and others where are they now that we the men they sent off to war have returned. these are co

gets a new secretary of state as democrat john kerry wins overwhelming senate approval we'll look at his record in foreign policy decision making and whether there's likely to be any change on key issues. ongoing protests and deadly clashes are pushing it towards the brink of collapse the country's military chief makes his first statement since the turmoil began a week ago as a curfew failed to keep the demonstrators off the streets. and deep rooted divisions northern ireland marks the anniversary of so-called bloody sunday which sparked nationalist tensions still echoing today. this is r.t. coming to you live from moscow i'm marina josh welcome to the program. the u.s. senate has overwhelmingly approved president obama's nomination of john kerry as the next secretary of state the sixty nine year old democrat will succeed hillary clinton taking over washington's diplomacy and the deepening turmoil in the middle east raging conflicts in africa and complicated relations with russia are he's going to look to kerry's past foreign policy decisions and what it might signal about the future

bumper than john kerry's.a: do you think that is the strategy to go through some of the more easier, and deal with the others down the road. >> reporter: yeah, and john brennan for cia is going to be a lot about benghazi, a lot about the drone program, and a lot of questions that we likely are going to be very interested in hearing in that hearing. martha: absolutely. bret, thank you very much. >> reporter: you got it. martha: see you tonight. bill: i can't remember the last time we saw theresa hines kerry. it's been a longtime. martha: yes it has. bill: you reached out to a number of senators. what did they tell but this hearing and what we can expect? >> reporter: they seem to think that essentially john kerry shares the president's philosophy, and so it's the privilege of the president to get a cabinet team around him essentially that will carry out his wishes, and so they felt like he has plenty of experience, he's obviously one of the veterans on capitol hill, someone who has been here a very longtime. th

gets a new secretary of state as democrat john kerry wins overwhelming senate approval look at his record in foreign policy decision making and whether there's likely to be any change on key issues. opposition calls for an urgent meeting with president morsi to end the week long deadly violence that's while the leader himself has the e.u. seeking to convince the bloc of these democratic credentials and ask for investment . was israel sets a precedent numbering the un human rights watchdog while fencing off even more from its closest neighbors. and the us office working to close guantanamo bay prison is disbanded it comes amid the nine eleven trial at the bases military tribunals and while the defense lawyers demand transparency on cia secret jails the probe into one of them based in poland drags on. it's two pm here in moscow this is coming to live with me and you so now we're good to have you with us our top story this hour the u.s. senate has overwhelmingly approved president obama's nomination of john kerry as the next secretary of state the sixty nine year old democrat will succeed hi

kerry a certain period still in the. overflow. i mean you know there may be some changes in style and tone but there won't be a change in substance between kerry and clinton in any more frankly than there was between congolese so rightly so every thought every clinton in the last twenty years even in the last since bush and obama what is really change trey's first strike wars in afghanistan and yemen and pakistan and now they're positioning so-called missiles defense which is essentially a first rate weapon targeted assassinations intensified under obama and its assertion of his right to order the killing of american citizens anywhere in the world is kerry going to stand up in international forums and say no that's wrong we can't do that i don't think so neither did hillary clinton. and the gates of sexual abuse against russian child services authorities in moscow seems just as wild feeling of the newly implemented ban on american adoptions still runs high. egypt's opposition has called for an urgent meeting with the president and

loads of work ahead for america's brand new secretary of state john kerry while we're asking whether a fresh person on top of u.s. diplomacy will mean change for washington's foreign strategy. egypt's opposition wants to see the president for urgent talks after almost a week of deadly unrest and morsi himself is meanwhile going to the e.u. to discuss partnership deals on a visit shortened by chaos at home. and open to detention the team tasked with shutting down guantanamo bay gets the axe while a probe into cia secret prisons around the world gets little cooperation. from our studios in moscow you're watching r t with me and he said now it's good to have you with us our top story the u.s. senate has approved john kerry as the next secretary of state with hardly any want to posing the nomination the sixty nine year old democrat will replace hillary clinton whose legacy includes the rise of anti-american sentiment worldwide as well as tough ties with russia are going to each account takes a close look into kerry's political past to get more perspective on what to expect from him in th

gets a new secretary of state as democrat john kerry wins overwhelming senate approval with a look at his record in foreign policy decision making and whether there is likely to be any change on key issues. ongoing protests and deadly clashes are pushing egyptian words the brink of collapse the country's military chief makes his first statement says the turmoil began a week ago as a curfew fails to keep the demonstrators off the streets. and israel sets a precedent snubbing the un human rights watch dogs while fencing off even war promise closest neighbors. at one pm in the russian capital you're watching r t with me marina josh. the u.s. senate has overwhelmingly approved president obama's nomination of john kerry as the next secretary of state the sixty nine year old democrat will succeed hillary clinton taking over washington is home to see amid deepening turmoil in the middle east raging conflicts in africa and complicated relations with russia parties going it looks at kerry's past foreign policy decisions and what it might signal about the future. the evolution of john kerry's v

senator kerry understands that. he understands that through diplomacy, we can avoid unnecessary military action. he understands through diplomacy, we can make america safer. he understands through international development assistance, we can strengthen countries, make them more stable and less likely to need to use our military. that's the type of leader that we need as secretary of state. we have a great leader today in secretary clinton and i think senator kerry will follow in that tradition. take a look at his record, senator kerry's record, of advancing america's interests. we have a safer world today through senator kerry's efforts. we, as you know, approved the new start treaty with russia, reducing the amount of nuclear weapons between russia and the united states. that makes this world safer. his record on human rights is well-known, from cambodia to burma, to kosovo and many other places around the world, senator kerry has been a leader in advancing the cause of human rights. we already heard senator menend

>> rice's nomination never even made it to the senate. >> and kerry, john kerry is going to sell off about 100 investments. of course, his wife also very wealthy, theresa heinz, every from shares in a canadian oil company to defense contractors. he is one of the richest members of the senate, and i'm wondering, ron, could there be any problems or tough questioning there? >> oh, no. he's facing a bunch of rich g guys. that's not going to be the problem, but i would watch the question of syria. in 2011, he talked about his hope and belief after talking to the president of syria, assad, that there would be reforms in the country. we now see what's happening. syria and the rest of the northeast are unraveling. if this is a legitimate hearing, he will be held account for those words. >> benghazi also plausible, north africa and the middle east, which were also talked about with hillary clinton. i'm wondering, michael, where you see areas where the questioning may get tricky for him. >> republicans are still very interested in talking about benghazi. we're close to the point where it's a d

tonight in the war room john kerry gets ready to take over as secretary of state. and north korea sends him a congratulations message. [ ♪ music ♪ ] there was frightening news from the other side of the pacific today. north korea has vowed to continue testing new nuclear weapons and said it would launch long-range rockets that it claims can reach the united states. this just after the united nations instituted sanctions on its last rocket launch. it does not seem to have much impact on kim jung-un. a variety of satellites and long long-range rocketses which will be launched one after another we will target the u.s. the sworn enemy of of the american people. settling accounts with the u.s. needs to be done with force not with words as it regards jungle law the rule of its survival. what? the country's belligerent stance is one more issue on the president's full foreign policy plate, and it's going to be a concern for john kerry if he's confirmed secretary of state as he's very likely to increasingly likely, as a matter of fact. he got a very warm welcome from both s

and a load of work ahead for america's grand new secretary of state john kerry even while we're asking whether a special person on top of you is to promise you will mean change for washington's of points from. identity theft to cyber hostages online terrorism that's not a plot of a new science fiction bestseller the full cost given by the chairman of google eric schmidt warned that our virtual lives are becoming as vulnerable as our real ones are to god peace cannot explains. the image of a human future liberated by technology and hunger teleportation and so on just got a reality dose from a guy who knows eric schmidt one point five billion dollars and the chairman of google voiced his views on in the internet and the dangers that lurk within it warned that as technology becomes cheaper and easier to use cyber terrorists could use the web to run a drone war essential in california could fly a drone strike a target in a remote part of the world in fact schmidt says hackers will be known as cyber terrorists could well become the targets of the same drones but it's not only about potentia

relations interesting enough kerry has criticized u.s. policy towards russia saying that the current state of relations between the two pole do you think you'll be able to soothe existing tensions. well let's think about that you know mr obama is in place for another four years and the secretary of state works at the pleasure of the president and at the direction of the president mr putin certainly is in place for the next four years so you know unless there's some meeting of the minds at the head of state level i really don't know what impact if secretary of state is going to mr lavrov i don't know that he's going to be going anywhere in the next four years it seems to me that the only place to go with bilateral relations with between the u.s. and russia right now is up and my expectation and hope is that that will be one of the priorities that mr kerry will put on his agenda starting this year when the net positive note thank you very much indeed daniel wagner political and economic risk advisor joining me live daniel thanks. in the dea

john kerry clearly wants it.t's not an easy job, by any measure. >> in fact, john kerry has want that job all his life. susan page, he even got emotional today talking about his father, who is a foreign service officer and how he was raised az foreign service kid traveling around the world. something that was held against him when he was running for president in 2004. when you look at this transition, it's an interesting moment for john kerry, who has been doing missions privately and publicly, secretly as well for the obama white house to actually have the title, have the building, have the airplane. it's going to be very hard for him to make a difference in this world especially with the -- >> that's true. you could look at this another way, which is the war in iraq the u.s. role has come down. in afghanistan most u.s. combat troops will be out by the end of next year. that is also an opening for a secretary of state with big ambitions because that whole set of problems are eased somewhat for the u.s. it's poss

for kerry, all but a lock it appears. is there anyone openly against kerry's confirmation. >> >> yeah, way too easy, way too early. there's not. this hearing was remarkable for how pleasant it was. someone who has been in the is that the 27 years, so he definitely got senatorial courtesy. interestingly enough, the table that senator kerry was testifying for a few more days was the exact table he testified in those anti-war remarks that he referred to. me a passing reference to his comments on climate change and that was the most fascinating part of this hearing. he didn't say much about it in his prepared remark, but when a senate republican pushed him on climate change, arguing it would hurt jobs, he ripped back and, bill, he made it clear that climate change will be a huge part of his agenda, that in fact he might be the administration's leading voice on climate change. senator kerry's voice on this shows some of the mugs sell that president obama will put behind those words in the immigration speech while your viewers

john kerry becomes secretary of state.on rosenberry chase says i think you would be great at this. and with your experience you could hit the ground running. my point exactly. experience is everything in a situation like this. mary ann hood says you would be awesome, i do question where you would benefit us the most, though. in the senate, or on tv. either way you will always have our support, though, let's get this straight. anybody who think that is a man in makeup on a television desk is more important than the united states senate, doesn't understand the senate. the most junior, powerless senator is more powerful than anybody at anchor desk, more than any other kind of way in being important. the tweet to patrick, please consider lawrence o'donnell to fill kerry's massachusetts seat. ideal choice. then, weldon wendell commented, we don't need another one who is smug, self-centered, and thinks he is god to the people. stay on tv, at least there when your smugness becomes overwhelming you can turn me off. wendell, you ca

oh absolutely i think we can expect that john kerry will. perforce will wilma must follow in the footsteps of hillary clinton in this regard that he will not be able to fundamentally change the course of u.s. foreign policy which is again set in motion set in stone if you will because of the power that the cia and the military really wield over the direction of u.s. relations with so much of the of the world particularly the middle east and now increasingly in africa as well as well as of course south asia so every virtually every important issue that he's going to deal with. you know in those parts of the world will be. issues which has a good century preempted already the policy set by the military and by the cia and i think that there is very little chance that john kerry will challenge any of the fundamental directions of u.s. policy such as for example the drone war in pakistan but what about relations there you are in washington i'm here in moscow is senator kerry has criticised u.s. policy towards russia and russian diplomats have sai

john kerry made it clear he knows he will have his hands full.t today, north korea said it would conduct another nuclear test and suggested it intend to have missiles to deliver warheads to the u.s.. the fighting in syria intensified in damascus today. there is still a lot of mystery surrounding last week's hostage siege in algeria. france is ramping up the presence in the fight against islamic terrorist in mali. and the mideast is still the middle east, with the speckor of a nuclear iran and what israel might do to stop it. mike emanuel tells us the easiest part for kerry will likely be the confirmation process. >> in a dangerous world where al-qaeda finds new places to operate, the second term of the obama administration will face numerous foreign policy challenges. >> usama bin laden in documents that came out of abadabad quoted as urging his cohorts to go to other places. to get away from the airplanes. get away from the drones. he specifically encouraged al-qaeda to disburse. and they did. >> senator john kerry is expected to be confirmed ne

and john kerry will face two major challenges.number one, the cruel and unforgiving world in which america now operates. particularly in the region your reporter just referred to the middle east april. divided into migraine headaches on one side and root candle on the other. this is a difference functional region in which we're stuck and cannot fix. so that's reality number one. the second is the president. you want to been effective secretary of state? henry kissinger, james baker, you have to persuade your president to let you own a big issue, and that just carry out your policy -- you'll re carrying out the president's policy but you as secretary of state help shape the substance of that policy and that remains to be seen. >> he'll attempt to fill big shoes, and you wondering what the differences will be between nat secretary of state and the current one? >> again, that is going to be driven in large part, i think, by whether or not there are opportunities to pursue, whether or not american diplomacy, the application of militar

i was thinking of john kerry because i thought john kerry was going to be secretary of state and then rice. >> right. >> i couldn't tell if there had been some internation from the president that he was going to get it. so when i watched that tease there, i said oh my god, this is going to be like "wag the dog" when they knew the girl was wearing a beret before the girl was wearing a beret. this is going to be the art preceding life. so what is this? where did you get the idea? i heard it's "richard iii." >> the original book that was written by michael dobbs, he based his character largely on "richard iii." i think because he was in margaret thatcher's government, he was her press secretary, i think when he got out it was with a bad taste in his mouth. so he wrote this based on revenge and "richard iii" and iago. it came from david rebooting the series to the united states. we thought it would transfer incredibly well. it was a big hit series in britain in the 1990s. and they called him francis urquhart. i'm francis underwood, the initials still f.u. >> you played ron klain. >> right

i'm pretty much i am and i think kerry's. history as as not a very controversial figure foreign policy wise for. for the administration is probably going to ensure that the this is a pretty short confirmation hearing i think some things that he's going to have a lot on his plate tell me there clinton she seemed washington engaging in the bombing of libya we've seen the rise of anti-american sentiment around the world and the unresolved anti missile defense issue of course between russia and the u.s. do you think he's going to be handling all of these issues with with aplomb we'll be able to do it. depends what you mean by handling i don't think he's going to be a very proactive secretary of state i see him more as a speech maker somebody that hits all of the key buzzwords and when he makes a couple of comments world it probably isn't you're interested in getting much done so what you're saying is we're not going to see much then in the changing of u.s. foreign policy any different direction at all as certainly not from senato

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kerry, with mr. hagel and mr. brennan, that's a cohesive team. so now we've had two teams, a white house team and the secretary of state's team. this is now a single team. i think it's going to be focused much more on those needed challenges. >> brown: well, the team but also the particular challenges it's facing because we can talk about the domestic economy but trouble spots are there, we report on them every night. >> i think the challenge will be -- i think it is a cohesive team. i think the question is whether more in the second term than the first whether the president and the white house is willing to empower these very capable cabinet officials and let them go out and try to solve some of these problems we have and give them political backing back here at home. secondly, i think there is a real prioritization issue. i would agree with zbig. it's really the middle east, asia and the economic instrument. i think he needs to focus on that. and third i think the challenge is also relationships between issues that tend to be stove piped. i'll

so i did go and testify in private with senator kerry. it was a very strong hearing and they didn't want to do it in an open hearing at the time, and then it took me well over a year to testify openly, and when they did, which i hoped c-span could cover it, because he made sure that c-span did cover the hearing with meleone rodriguez. and i specifically requested from kathleen meese and jack blum from his committee that i wanted to testify with c-span coverage, and they said, "oh, yeah, there is going to be a lot of coverage," and when i arrived there, they put me, like, number five to testify, and it was 4:30 in the afternoon and there was no television camera to cover my testimony. and at that hearing, he had to admit that he believed me -- that it wasn't true. then i later learned, because he didn't even say that the time, that they had run a lie detector test of meleone rodriguez, and it proved that two crucial questions that they asked about me, that he was lying and on the third one he decided not to continue with the lie detector t

and left senator kerry the top candidate.ay also marked a bit of a strange reversal for the senator because he spent decades serving on the senate foreign relations committee and the last four years chairing it. >> for 29 years, i've sat up on the dais where you aller and kind of looked down at the witnesses and wondered what they're thinking sometimes. as we question them if suddenly i am feeling a lot of sympathy for the folks who sit down here. >> shepard: he need not have worried. his colleagues weren't too tough on him. although they did have some questions about his priorities. mike emmanuel live on capitol hill. there was a lot of talk about iran today. >> indeed. and once he is confirmed secretary of state, it will be one of the major headaches, iran and its ambitions. senator kerry took heat for president obama's foreign policy which he supports, but says time is running out for the regime. >> the president has made it definitive. we will do what we must do to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and i repeat

one is ted cruz, the guy who opposes both kerry for state and chuck hagel for defense. how interesting. two people who have fought for their country, the vietnam war, been awarded medals for their service. ted cruz was never serving in the military, but insists these two gutsy veterans don't deserve the office to which the president has appointed them. don't you just love these people? they don't like the military enough to join it, they dump on people who served and have the nerve to ask for more war. ask the typical hawk what he thought the war was looking back, a bad idea. putting our marines into lebanon, somalia. my appearance experience is they like them all. not only that, but they are always, as i said, ready for another. iraq, yes. afghanistan, yes. iraq again, yes. iran, let's go. why do people listen to these types? why the knee-jerk salute every time one of these armchair hawks itches for another conflict? i'm glad we have kerry now as the same reason i'm glad there was an anwar sadat, a yitzhak rabin. and out of the disastrous suez campaign. i'm glad the ha