if that is the case, cyber also were kosovo today trying to persuade them to leave kosovo.what if we shut down the stock market for wheat? no lives lost. it would be painful. much better than dropping real bombs it seems to me. that is a civilian and so it seems to me if he did employ this kind of global approach that brought together all three types of laws of war, you would have to re-examine some of the principles of the other ones because they are dictated. the last one to quickly get to gary's point before we turn it over to the question, answering discussion is a lot of great points there. on the u.n. charter, i do think it may not stop us all the time, but it's a disincentive. i think it is a much bigger deal in other countries you do to take one example of the libyan intervention example, this administration wanted to get u.n. authorization to intervene in the delayed intervention i must until the rebellion was wiped out. today you are a better expert at this than i., but people sometimes say our delay about the more radical elements to have a bigger voice than the

co-founder of the organization solidarity for kosovo and author of the book the martyr of kosovo thanks so much for being drunk you. well this is a great time for the u.s. to reconsider its death penalty policy it takes an average of six minutes for a prisoner to die after they receive a lethal injection well this didn't work in oklahoma within mate clayton lockett he died in agony forty three minutes after being administered drugs here's marina porton with more. america is among the top five nations that lead the world in executions but a recent lethal injection gone bad the typical execution should take between about six and twelve minutes forty three minutes of being burst winds were close because something was going so wrong is casting a spotlight on the inhumane methods behind capital punishment in the us the american public and the world is getting a close up and personal look at the death penalty as it really operates and what we're seeing is ugly on tuesday oklahoma inmate clinton lockett died a slow and painful death after his lethal injection was administered witnesses say he

if we were at war with kosovo or serbia today and we were trying to persuade them to leave kosovo what if we shut down their stock market for a week? that would -- no lives lost. much better than dropping real bombs. under current war you're not allowed to do that. as a civilian target so it seems to me if you did employ this global approach that brought together all three types types of war you would have to re-examine all the fundamental principles because they would identify why he went to war in the first place. and one last piece for gary until we turned over to the question-and-answer piece. there's a lot of great points there. on the u.n. charter it may not stop them all the time. i think it's a much bigger deal in other countries. to take one example the libyan intervention example this administration want to get u.n. authorization to intervene in libya and it delayed our intervention almost until the rebellion was wiped out. today you are a better expert at this that i bet people sometimes say there are -- our delay allowed the radical elements to have a bigger voice in the li

an army staff sergeant, who once lived in barrington, has been killed in kosovo. sergeant heidi ruh was found dead at a running track on friday. she was shot and killed in a non-combat related incident. ruh was assigned to the first medical brigade at fort hood and was deployed to kosovo in january. ruh last lived in illlinois about eight years ago. her family in wisconsin says they found out about her death last friday, but nothing else. >> we fought her worries were over she is going to a non house style area. >>ruh's death is still under investigation. she first joined the army eleven years ago as a bio-medical equipment specialist. she leaves behind two sons. a rescue operation continues after a fire kills 201 people inside a coal mine in turkey. the fire was caused by a transpormer explosion yesterday. more than 200 workers are still trapped in a mine shaft that's about two-thirds of a mile underground. nearly 90 people have been rescued. officials say fresh air is reaching parts of the mine where there was no fire. a three-member crew from the international

is in crisis, and the new government in belgrade is faced with many challenges. 15 years after the kosovo war, serbia is struggling with its difficult past, but the country has set itself an ambitious goal and wants to join the eu despite its political problems and massive budget deficit. this has also left its mark on the art and culture scene. some young artists have decided to help transform the serbian capital into a lively metropolis again. >> in serbia's capital, hard times only seem to get harder. the city is broke, its politicians corrupt, and unemployment near 30%. many young serbs are seeking their fortunes elsewhere. ralph does not see the ruins. he sees potential for pioneering spirits. he first came here six years ago from his hometown, the hague, to get a serve-dutch cultural exchange up and running, and he fell in love with no grade. >> i think i am the most optimistic person about belgrade in belgrade. people are always complaining about their own city and this is broke and this does not work and politicians are not doing a good job. when i look at a building that is broke

similar calls were made in brooklyn, in kosovo, and great britain. first lady michelle obama added her voice in the weekly white house address saying she is outraged. >> in these girls, barack and i see our own daughters. we see their hopes and their dreams. and we can only imagine the anguish their parents are feeling right now. >> axelrod: the pope tweeted: the nigerian military says it has two army divisions assigned to finding the girls. as deborah patta report people there want more. much more. >> reporter: outrage over what nigerians say is the government's inept handling of the mass abductions have seen dozens of anti-government protests around the country. government officials had talks today with some of the international teams who are on the ground assisting nigeria according to baba ahmad jidda from the governors office. >> reporter: it can't come soon enough for rachael daniel whose mother's day will be an empty one tomorrow. four weeks ago her daughter was writing the final exams in chibok. she is supposed to finish school this year. now

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i'm kind of kosovo that some of those who protested against them. and now russia is the illegally annexed part of ukraine's terror trip and is actively creating unrest. and of the pulse of the country. i think they want to stop you from holding elections of that is the objective and that reflects any fear although pollo of democracy some people of afraid of what that means locals say international diplomacy to try it too. as all the sermons of huge importance and in the uk would support of what was agreed that geneva on the seventeenth of april i'm pleased to see of the ukrainian government says about the implementation of all clothes agreed to cooperate with the osce moments is put in the draft analyst at home to parliament soften the look on the centralized nation. and that a new constitution. i was very sorry to say that russia did not implement any pups. any cops. all the photos of what was agreed at geneva on the seventeenth of april and we have come to you to press russia to do so and i want to say oh what about those so cold i'm pro russian f

sharjah the defendant yet kosovo will captain the world cup hosting which also features basilan to strike a name on them laurie said in a mouse biggest responsibility is not just to make plays but also to counter attack and improvised a walk he is able to do in some parts of the failed but others don't did you know who is going to be complementary to a group that often works for him then again he in some instances will have to work for this group said. scolari has until june the second to make any changes to the squad the day before brazil face come on in a friendly brazil kick start the toe indulge in that role against croatia in group a which also includes mexico and cameron. french second division club level would have broken the mould of the male dominated world of football by punching a female manager effect a cure all for the celtics gal i love the colors of portugal will take over the reins at the league two club stopping at the end of the season having signed a two year contract. since twenty twelve course he was in charge of the around women's national team on his own to come and

congressman specifically ask this new and why the us has eyes supported the independence of south sudan in kosovo for example that dismisses africa in other parts of the world similar efforts but she explained that the obama initiation of poses that changing of borders by force during her two hour testimony before the u s house committee on foreign affairs. ms newman reiterated america's commitment and support for the cope with the government in ukraine and not support had been quite lucrative. she says that the us has provided eighteen million dollars in non legal assistance to keep and nine million dollars in funding to be use for the upcoming made twenty fifth i election. i ended the interim government is also suppose be using those funds up with our overall relations campaign that the u s assistant secretary of state did the knowledge that was in a blender put in on monday publicly called for a de escalation in violence when he asked for the upcoming referendum in eastern ukraine to be deleted. nonetheless ms newman disregarded the statements made by the russian leader insisting still that mo

. >>> an election comes after a deadlock over the kosovo h's national army.hey want guarantees before they go ahead with a vote. >>> children who spend too much time in front of the tv screen have more than double the chance of high blood pressure. it suggests that children are encouraged to be more physically active the number of deaths from cardiovascular disease in adults may be reduced. we have been investigating. >> reporter: hooking up to a video game, a pastime many kids are happy to do. something parents conside may ca necessary evil. but many say it's not the be thing for a child's development. now the latest study from canadian scientists show sitting for hours in front of a tv screen playing games can cause hypertension in children particularly those who have at least one parent suffering from obesity. it's not necessarily that children are spending time in front of a tv or playing computer games that are harmful but it might be the amount of time that they spend doing it. in this study children spent two hours or more in front of a screen had incr

slovenia, croatia, bosnia serve i can't, kosovo and montenegro and macedonia. here are some of the picture we have coming in from the area. bosnian officials say a quarter of the people in their country have been effected by the floods. now 100,000 homes we are told in bosnia, 250 schools have been damaged or swept away. what an extraordinary figure that is. now the bosnian foreign minister said that the extent of the damage is so horrific that it's better not to reveal any details before we have a clear picture, he said. serbian authorities say after 2,000 miles of roads have been destroyed or damaged. and 30% of the railways cannot be accessed. now the bosnian authorities say they fear the damage from these floods may well exceed the 19 2-95 war, which cost millions of dollars. and recovery is going to cost billions and billions of dollars. money that they simply do not have in the bank. almost no one in the entire area has property insurance. and serbia like much of the country where unemployment tops 20% but in reality it's more like 40%. e.u. and n.a.t.o.

also we have been, we the west have been inconsistent in my judgment to recognize kosovo as an independentate. to russiaopen the way . and even libyan thing. the responsibility to protect [indiscernible] was used wrongly. putin in crimea. i think sanctions, yes. it would be better to look positively of what they can do be the crucial element would the constitution of ukraine. there will have to be a federal solution, not necessarily the way that putin is talking about it. we can update the security situation in europe. sanctions, yes, but we have to be very careful. the mood is extremely nationalistic in russia. we need also russia for the red deal. and syria as well. potentially also parts of the world. korea and who knows. >> what do wants?nk putin is mesmerized by the orange revolution. therefore for him the short-term stability inintain russia. is fundamentally [indiscernible] some people say he is a strategist. it depends on how you define that. he fundamentally thinks that andia has been humiliated today the problem is [indiscernible] the greater judgment as that there are probably v

slovenia, croatia and bosnia serbia, kosovo, montenegro. boosbosnian officials say 100,00 homes we are told, 250 schools have been destroyed or damaged in 2100 landslides. that's an extraordinary number. the extent of the damage is so horrific that it is better not to reveal any details before we have a clear picture. 2,000 miles have been destroyed and 30% of the country's railway stations have been destroyed. 100,000 people are suspected to be affected by this flooding. the damage may be equal to that of the 1992 war. almost no one in the region has property insurance and serbia is one of europe's poorest where unemployment tops 20% but in reality it's more like 40%. now e.u. and n.a.t.o. officials are at this moment touring the area to see what needs to be done. international systems are sure to be required. did you hear the other story in tony's--in barnaby's story about the landmines, of course. now they have been washed out. >> yes, yes, i appreciate it, john. thank you. >>> russian president vladimir putin said he's pulling troops aw

like serbs, born in kosovo. >> reporter: you were born in luhansk, but you see yourself as russian. >i was born here, but i'm russian. >> this is no picnic in the part. some have sticks and table legs. others have brand new military kit. not supplied by russia. you went to a shop and bought all of this. >> yes. >> across town pro-russian leaders have been following event in odessa and slovyansk. what if the army comes here. >> translation: what happens in slovyansk was not an amity terror operation, it was a terror operation against ukranian people, people unsure about the government in kiev. they understand the government is abusing its power. we must protect the city. >> separatists have well-established defensive positions and seem confident that they can cope with anything that the ukrainian arm ci throws at them, and they don't need the russian army at the moment. >> step away from where the separatists congregate and luhansk is peaceful many hope it will stay like that. >> we are trying not to be scared. >> translation: i'm a resident of the city. i was born here. it doesn't mat

i look at what we did in kosovo, at the aware against mill otto vich. there was a significant amount of assistance with the central government in creating a central government in constitutional principals. the security vacuum that is being created inside of libya since our departure at the end of the war resulted in what we see on the ground today. >> if the west can't have a role, what can lead to a peaceful resolution. is it possible? >> i think that it's possible. the difference now is that it's a large escalation compared to previous violences. we have seen libya on the brink, and the informal sector, religious and tribal leaders, pulling it back from the brink. the challenges delaying the problem, which is that people don't believe in a political solution, there's a strong belief that to assert power to make change you need control. that is why they will not give up their weapons or they use armed forces. they announced elections, june 25th. they are setting up a pattern and precedent that to have forces. >> it will be a miracle if they can pull of

does it against iran, coas kosovo, bosnia, they did require america moiblgzin mobilizing people in the u.n. to pass resolutions. >> well can ambassador is right about the clinton administration but the important thing to remember is that all those actions were taken by clinton before iraq and before afghanistan and before the exhaustion that people feel about these wars now. >> americans are really talking strongly about the president and how he's projecting weakness not strength. senator bob cork he, the ranking republican saying, is it because they see a president who i think they don't believe will back up statements with actions. chris. >> well you know the republicans never saw a tax they didn't hate and war they didn't like. i think that's just more of the same. they basically are saying, they don't even say how you going to pay for it? i mean are they going oback a $5 billion fund to fight terrorism? i do you believ doubt it. even though the war in iraq cost $2.5 billion a week. these kinds of political sniping i don't think is going to help. president obama needs to find a way

bill clinton got us into bosnia and kosovo and screwed up somalia, by the way. george w. bush going into iraq and afghanistan, afghanistan, nato and iraq, a coalition of dozens of countries -- but the ramp-up in afghanistan was unilateral. >> he also called for $5 billion for fighting terrorism in other nations. got to wrap it there. thanks so much. >>> secretary of state john kerry using strit strong language responding to claims nsa leaker snowden recently made in an interview. snowden claims he never intended to end up in russia and claims the u.s. might be misleading us about what his job really was. >> i was trained as a spy in a traditional sense of the word. i lived and worked under cover overseas, pretending to work a job that i'm not and abeing assigned a name that i was not. the government might frame this in certain ways and say, he's a low-level analyst. >> joining me now is katie pavlich. this is the first time that edward snowden is telling us that he was a spy? >> right. in this interview, he essentially pushes back against the government's classification o

like serbs they were important in kosovo. >> you were born in luhansk, but you see yourself as russian. >> of course. >> this is no picnic in the park. some have sticks and table legs, others have military kits - apparently not supplied by russia. >> reporter: you went into a shop and brought this. >> yes. >> across town at the city administration building the pro-russian leaders have been following event in odessa and slovyansk. "what if the army tries to come here?", i ask. >> translation: what happened in slovyansk was not an amity terror operation, it was a terror operation against ukranian people, people unsure about the government in kiev, and now understand that the government is abusing its power. >> reporter: the separatist have well-established defensive positions and seem confident they can cope with anything that the ukranian farmee throws at them. they say they don't need the russian army to help hem. step away from the areas where the separatists congregate. and luhansk is peaceful. maniling to that hope. >> we're trying not to be scared. trying to stay calm. >> translati

has supported the independence of south sudan and kosovo for example but dismisses efforts in other parts of the world similar efforts well she explained that the obama administration opposes the changing of borders by force now during her two our testimony before the u.s. house committee on foreign affairs miss nuland reiterated america's commitment and support for the coup pointed government in ukraine and not support has been quite lucrative she says that the us has provided eighteen million dollars in non-lethal assistance to kiev and nine million dollars in funding to be used for the upcoming may twenty fifth election and the interim government is also supposed to be using those funds for their overall public relations campaign the u.s. assistant secretary of state did acknowledge that president vladimir putin on monday publicly called for deescalation in violence when he asked for the upcoming referendum in eastern ukraine to be delayed nonetheless ms nuland disregarded the statements made by the russian leader insisting still that moscow is determined to destabilize ukraine. and th

for everything that's happened in somalia, in haiti, in bosnia and kosovo including president putin. my question, my one and a half questions are basically do you think that the, all those strategy sessions about the hegemon problem, about the day the u.s. will no longer be the cock of the roost, is this the date, and what is your verdict as someone who has studied these things in depth about this discussion of the crimean crisis being brought upon us by the history of american maximallism in a sense? >> there's no doubt that american maximallism annoys a lot of people. [laughter] it has a very irritating component to it. which americans are often somewhat deaf to. but i am not so sure that that's been the real motive force for president putin's new challenge to the post-cold war order. a colleague of mine asked a very brilliant question of me recently. he said, president putin so commit -- is so committed to the idea that nato enlargement was what proved the hostility of the united states and required the kind of countermeasures that he's now launching. he said ask yourself if the b

, we have been-- we, the west-- inconsistent, for instance, in my judgment at least, to recognize kosovoas an independent state was to open the way to russia about, for instance, georgia and even the libyan thing, the responsibility to protect, the argument was used-- wrongly, but used by putin for instance. so we have made a number of mistakes. but today, we are there. what could we do? i think sanctions, yes, but i think it would be better to look positively at what we could do. and we could-- the crucial element would be the future constitution of ukraine. there will have to be a federal solution-- not necessarily in the way putin is talking about it. but there has to be some kind of a federal solution. we can also update, as i said, the security situation in europe. sanctions, yes, but we have to be very careful because today the mood is extremely nationalistic in russia. and we need, also, russia-- for instance, we need russia for the iran deal. >> rose: and syria as well. >> and syria, as well, and potentially, other parts of the world-- korea and who knows? >> rose: what do you, p

aggression by other countries where there's genocide taking place, as we saw bill clinton do, respond to kosovo in the 1990s. so there is no clear vision here as to exactly how you, mr. president, would see the use of military might. i agree with joan, the country is fed up with arbitrarily deciding we're going to go an engage in order to foster democracy, but they do, i think, want to still get a sense of, okay, so how do you redefine this landscape in terms of the vision when you would use that military power. >> but you know, michael -- >> i think there's a difference here. i think the president is not a passivist. >> no. >> i think dovish like i am. he doesn't like wars. he doesn't like getting stuck in these countries. but let's not confuse him with jimmy carter. this guy is willing to kill osama bin laden. he's willing to go over there and use drones to knock people out one after another. he's ready to sit in that room and push the kill button. he's quite willing to do it so you can't call him a passivist, michael. i don't think he likes boots on the ground in terms of bringing in soldier

since joining crs, he has coordinated food aid during the kosovo crisis, overseeing the emergency responseto the 2004 tsunami and directed crs's response to the 2010 earthquake in haiti. he served as a country representative to angola, haiti and the philippines. i myself along with a few other members were there and applaud

since joining crs, he has coordinated food aid during the kosovo crisis, overseeing the emergency response to the 2004 tsunami and directed crs's response to the 2010 earthquake in haiti. he served as a country representative to angola, haiti and the philippines. i myself along with a few other members were there and applaud the work that was done during that tsunami in 2004 by crs. it is great to know that you were there making sure that happen because otherwise it would have been far worse than it actually was. i would like introduce ms. madeleine rose is an advocacy advisor for mercycorps an aid agency. she leads mercycorps portfolios on sub-saharan youth programs, counterterrorism, and humanitarian access, countering violent extremism and atrocity prevention. she has also worked for the committee on national legislation in congress at the united nations and with community based organizations in south africa and for netapp. we will then hear from mr. caspar -- i hope i am pronouncing that correctly. who is the uganda-based field researcher for the enough project. we had john pendergrass

. -- in kosovo as well. councild a security imposed requirements upon a rack.'re there is an appearance of unilateral action. >> how should it engage other countries beside china and russia? you just came back with the president tripped -- it came you from the president's -- just came back from the president's trip to asia. >> i think the united states needs to do two things. we need to rally behind these international institutions and international grouping we have 70 years.er the last these institutions do not support themselves. the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century were rough times in terms of international affairs. we recognize we needed to be tough in support of our values. >> i think it is terribly important -- you set this up as a hard power soft power? it hard power is definitely connected to soft power. or economic capacity and openness creates a tremendous amount of capacity to make a decision. thank the senior fellow at -- we will talk about the odd couple next. ♪ >> there are 18 warm days in new york up to the middle of may. yesterday

shea,y on -- jamie familiar to us, who covered the kosovo war.for manyen at nato years and a lot of important positions, including you were director for policy planning in 1994, if i'm not mistaken them but is best known perhaps as an ever present spokesman for nato, explaining what nato was doing especially throughout the 1990's. let me start and i will start with ambassador ischinger. to this decision, this fateful decision in january of 1994 to begin this partnership for peace. many picksy, as suggested at the time, as ms. fact has whatr in has happened in ukraine proved that it was prescient and necessary? >> margaret, thank you for bringing us all together here. i think this is a wonderful opportunity. know, ifs that, you one imagined a world in which we had not taken these decisions in 1994 and then going forward a few years, the first round of nato enlargement, where in fact poland was invited in and two other countries, and the subsequent enlargement runs, if we had not done that, what kind of chaos could possibly exist in europe today? e

one data general changes uniform from the minister of defense in kosovo to the head of the police department. and he brings the experience of the military to the resource. this is not something new from the beginning minister of interior was loaded with army office tears. they were mark hurd security. there are many other things, that looking forward. we can establish the afghan team feature only through the support of success. and that can happen when police function as a community. there is no doubt as long as there's instability that can didn't come the police will be forced to do some security. however, there should be some established. first, all the forces that are providing security ship at the same time should become capable of switching to jobs for many calms. in the past the paramilitary force deployed across the border. in the same time they were doing some heavy lifting. but you are first going to become a police officer. this is some thing that we should be enough guinness and. if a person comes from the minister defend, they are general and the ministry of defense. if he wants

he is coordinator food aid during the kosovo crisis overseeing the emergency response in 2004 tsunami in the northern province of aceh a and crs response to the 2010 earthquake in haiti. he also served as crs rep seventh of two angola haiti and they philippines and i would note parenthetically that i along with my other members applaud the work that was done during the tsunami in 2004 by crs and it's great to know that you were there making sure that all happens because otherwise it would have been far worse than it actually was. i would like to introduce ms. madeleine rose a policy advocacy advisor for mercy corps a global agency that provides assistance to those being in country suffering from natural disasters economic collapse or conflict. she leads portfolios on sub-saharan africans inc the ceo of feeeds advocacy mission and owns both feeeds llc witchcraft economics to fullman strategies for africa. she focuses on food security education and the environment and energy economics development and self-help programs particular for small and medium enterprises. prior to the that she s

the albanians think i am pretty great, because of kosovo. muslims and croats christians like me. i hope someday the serbs will forgive me. these deals are done by the people themselves. the are the ones who are affected. the job of the peacemaker is to listen and try to find a way they can both meet their fundamental needs. if they do decide to take the benefitsmaximize the and minimize the risks. that is our job. policymaking cannot solely be judged on whether somebody else makes a decision that is beyond your control. you cannot enforce these things. briefly, and i will make it brief, but it is important what happened in the middle east peace process when i was president. it is relevant to where we are today. the agreement signed in september of 1993 on the white house lawn reflected what the parties had done themselves in secret meetings in on low. -- oslo. representatives of the palestinian authority. they wanted to do it any white house because both sides trusted the united states. they trusted the u.s. to be an honest broker. 's securitye israel concerns and palestinian con

we have been intervening all over the world of all sorts of pretexts, haiti, somalia, bosnia, kosovo, afghanistan, iraq. and the results are universally bad because inevitably we turn every intervention, whatever the justification for the intervention may be into an exercise in exporting liberal democracy as a bayonet point. exporting liberal democracy with military power doesn't work very well. you are going to talk about washington later on, washington and hamilton said america's mission in the world is to be the engine of prosperity and as we demonstrate our prosperity and success because of the republic we built and our enormous economic wealth, they want to work with us and ultimately may imitate us. absolutely oppose the idea of using the united states army and armed forces to intervene in someone's country with the object of installing liberal democracy. i think we learned that doesn't work. the american people understand it. people in washington haven't figured it out and that is why you saw an attempt to bomb syrian. people stood up and said what? for what purpose? i go back

the albanians think i'm pretty great because of kosovo. the bosnian muslims and christians in bosnia, they like me. i hope someday the serbs will forgive me. but in the end all these deals are done by the people themselves, and they are the ones affected by it. >> this f they do decide to take the leap, to minimize the risk. that's our job. so policy making cannot solely be judged on whether somebody else makes a decision that's beyond your control. and you cannot enforce these things. let me tell you briefly, and i will make it brief, but it's important what happened in the middle east peace process when i was president because it's relevant to where we are today. number one, the agreement signed in september of 1993 on the white house lawn reflected what the parties had done themselves in secret meetings in oslo. representatives of israel and the palestinian authority. they wanted to do it in the white house because both sides trusted united states. i was a new president. they trusted the united states to be an honest broker and fair and

we are used our air force to achieve the independence of kosovo which like the crimea was an autonomous region within a republic which was a relatively newly independent republic having is he seeded from a federation. once se seeding from the ugeslove federation one from the soviet union. so we have been on both sides both on our own territory in the first 150 years of our existence and in eastern europe more recently. the russians are interfering in the eastern ukraine. our friends in kiev are not without faulted. in have adopted a change law that would strip the russian language of its official status in its southern and eastern provinces. fortunately that law was vetoed but clearly a parliament and i should point out a parliament in which many of the eastern ukrainian members felt unsafe and did not attend would be allowed to pass such a law shows that this is not a government dedicated to reaching out to all of its itizens. so we have the foreign policy in eastern europe. it is overly simplistic to say one side is entirely right. to say it is things would go our way if we had a pres

yes, he was the guy that could talk fluently about kosovo but he was also somebody that was sort of prosaying things that were a little bit head scratching. the '08 comments to jay horowitz was the obvious example and going on years before that. he is the vice president of the united states and he has played along with it that it's a more prominent opposition in this sort of political world. >> it's true. i remember when that interview came out in early 2007 and it caused a major storm and it was one of those things he looked back at when obama put him on the ticket a year and a half later and saying their relationship has come a long way. >> i think part of the reason that we have sort of seems distinct for these personality reasons for his quirks and all these funny lines and that sort of thing if you were actually running what would he distinguished himself on? he and hillary were members of the obama administration. yes, he has this career in the senate and deep foreign policy experience and you're running against the secretary of state. it's harder to see the personality how you wo

of having a muslim family live with me and my family for two years because of what was going on in kosovo so we adopted this family and they lived with us, and they're wondersful people. and they live peacefully. they have two girls, i have two girls. i love my daughters as much as they love their daughters and i have to ask where is the outrage? and again, if this was happening in the name of christianity, every official christian group from, you know, the catholics down to the unorganized christians, everyone would think this is the biggest scandal in the world. where is the outrage? >> well, where i heard the outrage when i was in abuja was from the voices that were demonstrating in the public squares, which included community leaders and just community members and concerned citizens, many of them from the borno state who are in -- they were by and large muslim and were outraged at the perversion of islamic tenets in the rhetoric of the boko haram leadership. so i think certainly in the context of nigeria there is outrage and it comes from the community that is most affected by these e

they should be proud, they are in kosovo right now, they are in afghanistan, they have deployed as part of eu anti-piracy missions, and they're very active also in u.n. missions. so we would aim to increase the number of ukrainian forces that can do that, that can be interoperable and obviously also help them with their internal problems. it would be a package that would address not just the crisis but also move into a more long-term, sustainable path for ukraine. >> thank you. senator boxer. >> thank you, mr. chairman. before i ask my question, i'm going to kind of follow up on what senator rubio discussed with you, miss farkas, dr. farkas i should say. i wanted to thank the chairman and the ranking member from the bottom of my heart because they worked together and they got this resolution out of this committee where we're calling for more assistance to help free those 270-plus nigerian girls who were kidnapped by terrorists, and we just had a prayer vigil on the steps but that bore fruit because the senate passed the resolution unanimously. that's rare, and we're thrilled, and on beh