but it's a lack of understanding regarding to jazz and latin america.vision the festival... like, if you go to europe, you say, "i'm going to the european jazz festival." my dream is one day we said, "we're going to the latin american jazz festival," which already there is a lot of them. and the people are embracing this music with the power that you wouldn't believe. kids playing... from early on playing this music. they a rlly into. they love it. they love the freedom of expression. so i see latin america playing a very important role in keeping jazz alive and in development of jazz, too. >> hinojosa: for all of that inspiration, for all of the joy of your music, thank you so much. and for being right here. >> thank you very much.

drug policy in latin america these seen as a result of doubling up efforts to fight the drug war it's a rise in homicides a rise in violence so they're willing to explore specifically guatemala willing to explore ideas like decriminalizing and even legal as legalization of illicit drugs what do you think america i mean i think it's an unfortunate situation i really do and i understand that the leaders are extremely frustrated and they're sort of in this gridlock and i feel that they i think in many ways think that they're just on their own and that the you know that they don't have a partner in the u.s. in many ways to really kind of fight this problem and i think it's affecting them. you know probably. significantly worse than it's affecting us as much as it's affecting us but at the same time i mean to say that pushing for decriminalization of drugs i mean these are serious drugs that we're talking about i personally just don't think that that's that's a viable solution but what about like we mentioned before portugal i mean as a country that decriminalize all drugs across the spect

military installations and interventions in latin america most most arduous all you know in central america right here you know. two countries which have sent the most students to the school of americas colombia and honduras and they've also seen huge increases and u.s. military intervention troops on the ground and you know all the name of the drug war of course rachel but you know. in hindsight or not. in reality i mean look at these countries their situations are terrible i mean arguably the two of the most violent countries in the entire world what is going on here well i think that these are two countries that depend pretty heavily on u.s. aid and in order to get that usaid it's not like we're giving away money for free here you have to start toeing the party line and we've seen that time and again where people's aid is threatened as soon as they start saying you know maybe we're not going to send students here this year maybe we're not going to allow u.s. troops to come in and do whatever they like and maybe we're not going to our own officers to torture civilians so i think that when

>> the enormous latino presence in the united states, unless you understand america's role in latin america, and in fact the latino presence in the country is the harvest of the empire. >> "harvest of empire: the untold story of latinos in america." a new documentary opens this week based on "democracy now!" juan gonzalez's book, examining how u.s. intervention in latin america forced millions of people to move to the united states. we will speak with juan, as well as co-director eduardo lopez and air excerpts of the found. >> the american nation cannot, must not, and will not permit the establishment of another communist government in the western hemisphere. >> i am here because the united states invaded my country in 1965, and illegal invasion, completely trumped up excuse to invade the dominican republic and crush our democratic hopes. >> all of that and more coming up. this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. at least five people had been killed in u.s. drone strike inside pakistan. a pair of missiles reportedly struck a village in the regio

states has long been the dominant oil power in the middle east and parts of africa and in parts of latin america so china as it overtakes the united states as the leading oil importer has no choice but to be assertive to be aggressive in places i don't think this is because of a desire to to confront the united states but the sheer necessity of providing energy for china's booming economy michael i have a quote here that i think proves proves your your your statement my guidance is clear about declared in canberra australia last year. as we plan and budget for the future we will allocate the resources necessary to maintain our strong military presence in this region and quote can. this can this strategy

the center of growth is moving to asia pacific and latin america that will play an important role in all of growth that us. how do you explain that in america significant economic growth when. there are different reasons sort of on the one hand and it's especially the case in south america the reason is that these countries produce primary commodities including food they're mad because global food prices grow which happens for various reasons but to a large extent of human due to the growing demand in china and india a lot of the economies are producing food such as argentina and brazil grow as well but that's one reason for this is not the case of mexico you know what i see in mexico we're seeing manufacturing growth become more competitive with gasoline we have invested significant ones in infrastructure and higher education one hundred thirteen thousand engineers graduate from the mexican universities annually that's more in germany canada or u.k. this is given our economy a sizable competitive advantage we offer a lot of benefits to investors because we have lower taxes so now ca

they also attempt to distribute them across latin america. this leads to. in spite of this as last year source significant decline in violence and the number of murders but we're working on it still there is a long way to go. for the second part of your question for yes you know main reason for our drug trafficking problem or place is that the u.s. is the main drug consumer in the world. far to mexico and many other countries if the demand for drugs were to decrease in the u.s. on the road we would indeed have problems to deal with a look at the market. and how it is going through economic crises mostly true. i'm not an american plane the global economic crisis. the way i see growth will take place over the next decade mostly occur in the region by six months which is located in latin america the big picture is that our economies are growing enemy new jobs are being created this is same for mexico our economy is growing the new jobs are being created many mexican products can now compete in the global market and the role of growing economies is to give impe

-latin america issue. i think it's more of a... going into space created that "a-ha" moment, you know? you get that "a-ha" moment where you say, "i get it." and that's what we're trying to... you know, that's what i was trying to capture by saying that statement, is that it would be great to give that opportunity to every world leader so they can... they too can get that "ah-hah" moment. >> hinojosa: so for u th is still very emoonal. >> yeah. >> hinojosa: i mean, you allow yourself to get teared up about this, because you don't feel like... i mean, you feel like our world is divided, and... tell me. >> no, i think there's always room for improvement in our world. you know, there's conflict throughout the world, and, you know, i think we ought to all try and strive and work to make it a much better place. and if making statements like those can help... i hope it's not hindering. i don't think it's hindering. but if it's able to help, or at least gets one... the president of mexico or the president of the u

best of luck. >> chile is one of richest countries in latin america.nd yet most families who can afford it try to avoid the state-run education system. instead they pay tens of thousands of euros a year to get a good education for their kids privately. many parents and students alike have been protesting against this two class system. for months they've been calling on the government to invest more money in training up the next generation. one woman decided not to wait for the state to respond and used her own funds to bridge the growing education divide. >> a new school year is getting under way at mary anne mÜller prieto's school in santiago de chile. 120 young people have enrolled and the executive director is here to welcome them. >> buenas tardes jovenes! buenas tardes profesora. me voy a presentar, mi nombre es mary anne mÜller. yo soy la directora executiva de la fundaciÓn origen. >> here pupils are taught not only math and literature but also values like peace and tolerance. most of the young people here come from poor or disadvantaged families

-latin america conference that the u.s.he embargo on cuba, and he hopes the next president will seek to improve relations with latin america. from washington d.c., this is 25 minutes. >> good afternoon. it is a great honor to have the chance to introduce a great man. we are very pleased at this conference -- we started with a wonderful presentation by the carquinez speaker during the conference. now we have -- the keynote speaker during the conference. now we have the second keynote speaker. it is a great honor to have president carter with us. president carter is quite a man. this morning, he woke up at 4:00 in the morning. he came from his house, which takes about two hours. he took a taxi from the airport. he got here two hours ago. he is going to give a speech, and after that he goes back. it is remarkable. especially i want to thank you, the audience and myself, for the efforts you are making. when one looks at the history of latin america, especially the involvement in democracy, there is no doubt that president carte

outreach to the third world, to africa, asia, latin america. the president is not running overseas, but everywhere you go, all around the world-- and i travel a lot-- the international community wants to see this president re-elected. obviously, we've got to do it here. >> schieffer: all right, well, i want to thank all of you. >> thank you, bob. >> schieffer: we'll be back to you, and we'll be right back with more from the site of the democratic convention. so stay with us. recently, students from 31 countries took part in a science test. the top academic performers surprised some people. so did the country that came in 17th place. let's raise the bar and elevate our academic standards. let's do what's best for our students-by investing in our teachers. let's solve this. so, what's the problem? these are hot. we're shipping 'em everywhere. but we can't predict our shipping costs. dallas. detroit. different rates. well with us, it's the same flat rate. same flat rate. boston. boise? same flat rate. alabama. alaska? with priority mail flat rate

to honduras and latin america?t a week. >> were you guys good friends before you went? >> yeah. >> we've been friends for a while. >> and we both -- we sat down at dinner one night and just decided that, you know, we had a lot of similar goals in terms of this kind of work. we wanted to do something in latin america. we wanted to do something for women. >> so the hardest question, when everything is squeezed domestically, what's the case for continuing to invest in programs that are affecting honduras or other -- >> people say why not work in new york or philly or l.a.? >> it's all important. but i think what a lot of people don't understand is that the -- foreign aid is actually less than 1% of the u.s. budget. so it's actually -- we're talking about very little bit of the money that we're putting out there for the rest of the world. you know, other than the humanitarian, you know, obligation to kind of care for your fellow man, you know, there's a lot of strategic and, you know, political reasons to be made. espe

them as a unit and send them back in as one of the reasons that our strategy was effective in latin america but is failing badly in afghanistan i have been and like to play a clip from secretary of defense leon panetta ham talking about this latest development let's take a listen. i don't think that these attacks indicate that the taliban is stronger i think what it indicates is that the they're resorting to efforts that. try to strike at our forces try to create chaos. but do not in any way result in their regaining territory so there is out of the words of the secretary of defense i think the taliban isn't regaining territory does not mean that the taliban is stronger they're trying to create chaos but asked me to an extent isn't that what's happening exactly he's living the same altered universe sir terry rice is a more common yesterday. taliban have clearly again this is not a new thing again the green on blue violence indicator. been able to infiltrate and the other thing that i don't know why he doesn't. know this i would always want to establish a shadow government that's why they're

and that is predominantly an issue in africa today, in parts of asia, indian sub continent and latin america, so as of next year, deka and us and this partnership, we will start tto pilot three countries, mexico, paraguay and south africa and roll it out in much bigger numbers in 2014 and beyond, and when we say roll out, we mean place thousands of unit, so take let's say a year like 2014, where we may place 2000 units, that will essentially create, provide about 500, 600 million-liters of fresh drinking water to communities around the world that didn't have it before, so imagine every year, you are actually providing billions of liters of new water. >> all right. you have a demonstration, i want to see this. >> there you go. ♪ >> this is what? >> this is the container with the solar roof, so it is powered by solar energy and you have got the center of the community in that village, and you have got consumers and villagers coming, getting the water,. >> rose: access to media. >> it has got, as you see a dish on the top so it is connected, it has got a little tv screen where people can come a

he talked a lot about in this interview latin america. very concrete vision of how the united states should deal with, for example, common issues of relevance between mexico and the united states. he talked about venezuela, hugo chavez. >> right. >> as you know, the elections for that country are coming up next month. he also talked about cuba and the castro brothers. so, he has a specific issue with the united states and latin america which he feels has kind of been abandoned by the obama administration. so, he's trying i think under a number of different ways to get his message across. the problem is that these road blocks that seem to be created by himself keep coming up on the road to the 6th of november. and how do you deal with those, you know, road blocks when you don't have a lot of road left? >> yeah. we're in the 40s right now in terms of the days left. as always, my friend, great job, great interview there. >> that's right. >> with governor romney. appreciate your time, as always. >> always a pleasure. >> all right, my friend.

we've got free trade agreements in latin america. wpresident that brilliantly dealt with the situation in libya. i think what this president has done is restored our prestige abroad. >> reporter: then there's the clinton question. why is the former president taking a primetime role? >> what president clinton will say is if you're looking for a president who can grow the middle class, create that economic expansion, move away from the policies of the past that crashed your economy and punished the middle class, then barack obama is your guy. >> reporter: all this begins monday, then some say the real race for the white house gets going. melanie alnwick, fox 5 news. >>> a baltimore county church is now raising money to help a teenager's family pay for medical bills after a school shooting. 17-year-old daniel borowy was shot monday the first day of class at perry hall high school and critically injured and remains hospitalized tonight. now the perry hall family worship center has launched a fundraising website to help his family and are

/cuba relations at a recent latin america conference. then congressional reporters share their insight on fiscal cliff issues scheduled to take effect early next year. and later, the senate returns from its summer recess at 2 p.m. eastern from legislative business followed at 5 eastern by debate on a roll call vote on a u.s. court nomination for iowa's southern district. >> watch and engage as president obama and republican presidential candidate mitt romney meet next month for three 90-minute debates. the first is wednesday, october 3rd, at the university of denver focusing on domestic policy. followed by the second debate on tuesday, the 16th, at has that university on long island, new york, as the candidates take questions in a town hall-style format. and the candidates meet a final time on monday, october 23nd, at lynn university in florida as -- 22nd. and the vice presidential candidates meet for their one and only debate on thursday, october 11th, at seven tremendous college in danville, kentucky. watch the debates on c-span, c-spa

. >> steve, i used to cover latin america it has more laws and regulations than any region that i knowf and more law breakers. more laws and regulations sometimes they contradict each other and you have to be a law breaker. that is not good for society. and don't and government brings me where to drive. small banks how can they survive with the rules come talk about regulation. and counterfeiter ben bernanke and making it impossible for seniors and other to get capitol and hurting the capt apt market. that hurts the economy. too. >> i a since that ben bernanke will not be invited to the forbes' christmas party. thank you, gang. why is a new debate erupting over something that the president said when he was a state senator. the crew said everyone's money on the line you don't want to miss it. and new reports suggest that general motors wants the government to hit the road. this new fight proving that bailouts only back fire. >> the government picked him to steer general motors and now he's telling the government to get out. he is saying that the treasury department should sell the last

several leaders from latin america reiterated our concern. we reached a central agreement to give a mandate to analyze on scientific evidence and give all the options that will allow us to come back to scourged more effectively. we also agreed unanimously and establishing a situation to combat international organized crime. today, i am proposing formally that this organization, the united nations, make a commitment that they carry out a far reaching assessment of the programs and the limits of the current prohibitionist approach when it comes to drugs. this does not mean we must let down our guard. nor will we give an inch to criminal organizations. it means that country's must assume their common responsibility in this area. originordance with the and abilities country has. in any case, regardless of the regulatory framework when it comes to drugs, i'm convinced that the developing countries will be called upon to implement a comprehensive policy. this is to combat crime and not to run away from crime and to establish their territories. it i

. >> flip over to latin america. samsung second biggest offering. hugely overdescribed.o fundamentally to most people seems like a place that's having such a difficult moment. but nevertheless appeals to investors. is that your view, as well? >> it does look a popular choice to the vin tors. at least doing better than some of the other industrial economies and growing at a reasonable pace. and i think the fact the central bank is willing to let the currency appreciate does attract investors into that market. >> is there any sign it's becoming frothy? >> i don't think so. i think there's some room to go. >> give us a sense, where do you think the flows, the bulk of the flows will go between those two regions? >> what we've seen so far, much more of a preference for flows to go into latan. i think the underlying growth story there is perhaps a bit better than in asia. and also i think for most there's much more willingness to allow currencies to appreciate. in asia, what we see is central banks. you because the growth story is weak, even if flows do pick up here, i think t

we know iran has vastly expanded its diplomatic footprint in latin america. we know about the department of defense 2012 annual report on iran that stated that during the past three decades, iran has methodically cultivated a network of terrorists -- just this week a brazilian journal and others reported on a seizure of minerals, believed at first to be uranium, but which turned out to be another mineral useful in building weapons. we know they have operatives being trained at the base to attack israeli and u.s. targets in the event of a raid on iranian nuclear installations and we know that just last week, press reports revealed that three suspected hezbollah members were arrested just south of our board for the mexico. none of this should come as a surprise. iran has publicly stated that increasing their presence and ties to latin america is one of their top foreign policy objectives. however, we must have the capabilities to defend ourselves from potential iranian attacks here on the homeland. we must be able to clearly identify this emerging threat and co

we can jump start our economy by expanding trade with latin america.n hispanic-owned businesses will have the most to gain. president obama has not initiated a single new trade agreement with latin america. i will. i will also pursue a comprehensive strategy to confront china's unfair trade practices and i'll do that from day one. [ applause ] now, the president may think that announcing new trade lawsuits less than two months before the election will distract from his record. but american businesses and workers struggling in an uneven playing field know better. if i had known that all it took to get him to take action was to run an ad citing his inaction on china's cheating, i would have run one a long time ago. fourth, we have got to cut the deficit and put america on track to a balanced budget. [ applause ] i actually believe it is immoral for us to continue to spend more than we ken a to pass our debts on to our kids. now, i would like to spend some time talking about this issue in particular. as business men and business women, and as hispanics, y

president obama has not initiated a single new trade agreement with latin america. i will. will pursue a comprehensive strategy to confront china's unfair trade practices and do that from day one. [applause] the president may think that announcing a new trade lawsuit will distract from his record. american businesses and workers struggling on an uneven playing field know better. if i found it took only to run an ad, i would have done one a long time ago. fourth, we have got to cut the deficit and put america on track to a balanced budget. [applause] i believe it is immoral for us to spend more than we take in and to pass our debts on to our kids. i like to spend some time talking about this issue. as businessmen and businesswomen and as hispanics, you understand the threat his spending poses for our future. many hispanics have sacrificed to help build our country and economy and a brighter future for their children. today those sacrifices are being put at risk. by a president who just can't stop spending. the president likes to claim he will reduce the deficit by $4 trillio

i am from california and in the valley here, people, especially from latin america, are getting sickn -- working in the fields for hours every day for little pay and no health care. please help them because without them no one could even be vegetarian the sincerely, natalie. >> sometimes desperate for attention but not rebellious. i don't have bad influences and i try hard not to give in to peer pressure but somewhere along the road someone calms long with temptation close to their side and offers me whatever they got, but do i get the power to say no? always sitting blankly at the sky hoping for a miracle to happen, hoping someone will come around to understand. i don't want toys anymore and i don't want it show my baby pictures and if i'm crazy and loud then you're insane and rude and if today is not our day, so be it, there is always tomorrow. thank you. >> ok. the average american dream and dreamer built dreams on shatorde hopes and left off on their own spaceships of life. but the average american laws are in a state of corruption. man is allowed to work -- to go to war and kill