as book where kissinger says that are in parasitism dooms us so the fact that we have we think too much before we act is clearly a problem and instead we're always as opposed to act preemptively but i mean that those guys forget about iraq about the fact that there were no w m d's there why is this always the solution. but or even good enough it non was you know the domino theory we didn't stop them in vietnam pretty soon they take all of southeast asia and then boom you know they'd be in hawaii and california the the situation in iraq and iran and afghanistan and pakistan that that whole region we need to remember that for four years we supported both saddam hussein and iran in a war against each other supporting both sides somewhat differently to get in there was essentially a shia sunni war and the shias are the minority around the world among the muslims of a significantly small minority and iran is a mostly shia state that the sunni is are the people who assuming that all the stories of nine eleven you know for a moment was just assume that the official line is accurate it was sunn

all levels of society so just in the last two or three years we've heard from people like henry kissinger for example who traditionally have been cold warriors great nuclear hawks and so on they are now saying it's too dangerous for the world to continue to have nuclear weapons and states like the united states have to take initiatives towards disarmament and increasingly there is a recognition from nuclear states that there is a relationship between their continuation to have nuclear weapons and the desire of other countries to get them so there's a recognition that disarmament has to go hand in hand with nonproliferation and it's not just enough to say we'll keep ours you can't have any yourselves so i think there is real progress and a new understanding of the necessity for disarmament and i believe that there is a real swing in the mood not only in terms of public opinion but at governmental level as well and i believe we may see further steps moving beyond the new start treaty which is a very positive initiative between russia and the united states we may now see further steps in the

. >>> last night, former secretary of state henry kissinger and the donald were at yankees stadium.he yankees lit up the a's. trevor cahill hitting a home run for the a's. that was a lone bright spot for oakland. the yankees win it 11-5. >>> cal football kicks off its season saturday at home against uc davis. the bears have a multi talented wide receiver. he doesn't just catch, he can rap. that leads to a hectic lifestyle. here is lawrence scott with the story. >> reporter: with a new season for the cal beers comes a new beat. over the years, we have seen digital underground, e-40. now loggy. >> you have heard loggy? >> have i heard him? yeah. >> reporter: aka cal wide receiver alex logerman. >> at first i was hesitant to put it out because of judgment. >> reporter: is he in your ipod? >> he's not, actually. i'm not a huge music guy. i support him but it's not my favorite. >> anybody who has talent like that, if they can express it, as long as they stay focused on school and football, that's awesome. >> reporter: after the season he released a new mix tape plus a music video and wen

when you look at these book, "hostage to history" letters to a young contrarian, the trial of henry kissinger, thomas jefferson, god is not great, how religion poisons everything. essays, collaborations and pamphlets you know that it has been a fascinating time. thank you. >> thank you, charlie. >> rose: it's a pleasure. >> thanks for coming. >> rose: the book is called "hitch 22," a memoir by christopher hitchens. thank you for being with us. see you next time. captioning sponsored by rose communications captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org

people who are not necessarily-- who have a strong reputation within defense circles, whether it's kissinger sam nunn, and george schultz-- >> let's not forget the great liberal, ronald reagan. >> rose: and ronald reagan who said it-- >> this is ronald reagan's dream. >> rose: which he said at reykevich. >> the dream and the reason for making this movie is to inspire people to have this issue raised to the top of the political agenda. it is something that is one of the most depressing things facing us right now in our lifetime, even though it doesn't affect our everyday life in terms of jobs. and to sort of help the politicians understand this is what people want and to kind of create the wind behind their backs. the start treat set beginning, but there's more to go-- >> rose: are you more hopeful today because of the start, because of what president obama has done, the nunn order, what that group has done? >> the nunn group has been fantastic. as you know, they almost initiated this in 2007 with the op-ed article-- >> rose: right in the wall street journal. >> and the follow-up in 2008. the

away from crisis spots, focus on the big great power relations, ironically it is a kind of henry kissinger in foreign policy, president obama would shrink back if they heard that but it is. >> you saw him say it was kind of bush with compassion? >> i think that -- i think that rich is looking at -- if you look at the specifics, he hasn't overturned bush did in iraq, he hasn't overturned anything -- >> even though they expected him to over turn certain policies about gaun guantanamo know and r things. >> it was foolish to say definitive to do it, bush said he wanted to close guantanamo by the last year he just. >> rose: couldn't figure out how to do it, where you would put them. >> precisely. if you look at this in the context of the new initiatives, much more active diplomacy with russia, an arms agreement with russia that the bush administration would never have done. he -- they are reaching out to china, and reaching out to independent, i can't i think that part is different, bush was more fund lent meantly ideals and ideology driven, he wasn ideology you would call him a liberal imperia

think of richard nixon and wanting the vietnamese to think he was an it of a madman telling henry kissinger. tell them you're trying restrain me but you never know what dick's going to do. i think they're playing a lot of games. yes they have strategic ambitiouss in the country. undoubtedly would love to tomorrow night lebanon, sir i can't recollects iraq. parts of the gulf, et cetera. afghanistan. so no doubt about it. the point i was trying make is while no israeli leader can ignore what they're up to nor american leader, the israelis shouldn't despite akmadejads threats against the jews and like to think necessarily it's all about them. goes far beyond that. >> actually globalization of the middle east issue requires i think, much great another tension in terms, let's say of energy security. and that is basically - i think - the broader perspective. we have to see the forrest as well as trees. ken? >> very briefly. not to put it in terms of reinsurgent empire. i think russia felt iran was moving slowly than the u.s. assessment. then when iran rejected the teheran declaration that involve

kron4 is jonathan bloom has the details on the back, ford's kissinger. that ended in the arrest of a murder suspect. >> bay for authorities are piecing together haaziq did jesus of the berkeley and a parallel homicide inland after a one-hour please stay as spanning three cities on the suspect pulled of his car race here in from the same house please send the suspects to his third year of to the hospital because of a gunshot wound to the leg, they're still investigating how we got the loan, the dozens of police officers are involved, he is the one and only suspects in a homicide that happened here was there some investigating, >> this was the scene when police for their investigating kron4 was able to charge some of the witnesses listen to one of them had to say. >> for sarah for bart and our actual return on my iphone and since the police scanner and herd them going back and forth. i heard them and set on daly, the herd of trees is a killer here and on the sunrise of his bright yellow car turn the car and then there's pleasers. >> at this point no word o

followed by a discussion of kissinger and foreign policy. and david rahm and keith mcfarland profile the life and career of the country's second defense secretary, louis johnson. "book tv" prime time all this week on c-span2. >> "washington journal" continues. host: our washington journal -- "washington journal" summer series continues. we're looking at the new financial regulation law and the impact on financial sectors. monday was front of regulation and government power. tuesday was the effect on banks. and wednesday we looked at consumers. and on friday we will wrap up with a conversation on which portions of this law deal with prevention. today we are joined by lynn turner, former chief accountant of with the securities and exchange commission for 1980- 1998 through 2001. -- from 1998 through 2001. much of investors know? guest: i think -- what should investors know? guest: i think they need to know that congress addressed some of the shortcomings. and whether they did enough remains to be seen. but they certainly turned around and gave

next, henry kissinger and his views on foreign policy. finally, the life and career of the second defense secretary of the country. all this week on c-span2. >> throughout this week, washington journal has been taking a look at the impact of new financial regulations. you can see the interviews online on c-span's video library. tomorrow, provisions aimed at preventing a future financial crisis. that is it 9:15 a.m. eastern on c-span. tomorrow, admiral thad allen will give a review to the response on the gulf of mexico oil spill. they will talk about the response and what tasks remain. this is live friday starting at 11:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. on c-span2 we will hear from the former international development secretary of britain. watch the full testimony friday at 5:15 eastern on c-span2. >> one of the things i regretted about political and rhetorical life in washington is that every major figure from the president on down is merely reading what somebody else in some committee has produced. >> he wrote speeches for the carter administra

henry kissinger in the events that shaped his views on foreign policy. keith mcfarlane profiles the life and career of lewis and johnson. prime time all this week on c- span2. >> until that hearing at 11:30 eastern on capitol hill, a look at the annual report from americans for tax reform on the cost of government. journal" continues. host: grover norquist is president of americans for tax reform, to talk about the cost of government. you are out with your annual report. guest: cost of government day is different from tax freedom day. tax freedom day are all the taxes you pay, divided by how big the economy is and taxes are one quarter or one-third of the economy. cost of government day goes beyond that and it builds on what milton friedman pointed out, which is the true cost of government is not just taxes, it is total government spending. we ought to have total federal, state, local spending, including both taxes and deficit spending, accumulated debt, and the regulatory burden, so when the government says you have to do this and you have to do that, i

followed by henry kissinger and the defense that shaped his legacy. all this weight on c-span2. >> after nixon lost the 1962 california governor's race, the owners offered the former vice- president the job as commissioner of baseball. nixon was flattered but declined telling the owners do not tell pat. she would kill me for turning you down. >> whether it is baseball in the presidency or the cia and the korean war, find all of c-span's american history television online anytime at the c-span video library. it is washington your way. we sure did plan to go live to the un for that meeting on humanitarian assistance. that was one of the topics and the state department briefing. we will show as much of this as we can until the un gets under way. we have to wait for the dean. >> good afternoon and welcome to the department of state. as you know, secretary clinton has landed in new york where she will shortly have meetings with pakistani foreign minister and ban ki-moon, head of the u.n. general assembly meeting where she will discuss the humanitarian situ

up against several republicans, old family connections help, like former secretary of state henry kissinger who's raising money. >> when you knock on doors, do people know president nixon is your grandfather? >> there are a lot of people that have heard about it and we get a very favorable reaction. it's been a big plus so far. >> really? >> absolutely. >> reporter: his pitch is about what he could do in congress. >> that's why i want to go in washington, to help out small businesses like yours and mine. >> reporter: but some voters suspect his grandfather's fall from grace hurts his chances. >> going back to nixon's time and what he did, and i remember the tapes. that's what comes to mind. >> reporter: even with all the family history, the politics of today may be an advantage. voters here are pretty evenly split between parties, and cox hopes the anti-washington mood this year could help him beat a democratic income sglent we're running to balance the budget, cut taxes and grow jobs. >> reporter: do you feel any weight of the watergate era and the resignation? >> for me it's a new generat