cecilia marshall. this is something that means great deal to the lawyers and board of the naacp legal defense fund. she is known throughout the country and has been mrs. director counsel, she has been mrs. solicitor general, she has een mrs. judge, she has been mrs. justice. but today we want to honor cecilia m. marshall for her own work and dedication to civil ights. married to the late thurgood marshall for 38 years, she saw a lot of the world through the unparalleled prism through her husband. mrs. marshall was born in maury, hawaii. her parents were among the first immigrants to hawaii from the philippine islands in 1910. she came to new york to live with her maternal aunt and uncle and started to take classes in stenog if i at columbia university. during that same year she got a position as secretary to the national director of the naacp branches in new york where she said she admitted receiving her first baptism to the racial challenges of america. and she's been motivated ever since to make a di

the country wrote to a state of marshall law. we have this response: . >> scott heidler has more from bangkok. >> reporter: as thais woke up tuesday heading to school and work, most found out that they now live under marshall law. >> translation: in order to keep peace and order efficiently and bring peace back to the people of every group, i exercise the right under articles 2 and 4 of the marshall law act 1914 to invoke marshall law nationwide. >> reporter: several more announcements by the army were made as the day unfolded giving military commanders more power. soldiers took over government-run organization that usually maintains peace and security. >> translation: when the country is safe and peaceful no one will keep marshall law for long. the next step is to bring rive at parties to talk in peace. there can't be talks if there is no peace. if there are movements, provocation and instigation towards violence. >> cable and television stations with political ties were told to stop broadcasting. dnn was one of them. >> transla

i used law section 2 and 4 op marshall law 2457 to announce marshall law all over thailand. i ask all sides, all groups to stop any movement in order to start the sustainable solution as soon as possible. >> reporter: this military takeover a the latest development in a slow-burning crisis that engulfed thailand since 2006. demonstrations aimed at driving out the government brought strategic areas of the capital to a standstill in recent months. 25 have been killed, 800 injured in related violence. finally, last wednesday, the care take are prime minister yingluck shinawatra was forced out of office when the constitutional court judged that she acted illegally by firing an official from his post. since then anti-government demonstrations escalated. the government refused to quit because it was said it would be unconstitutional. the generals are considering the next law. the men in uniform want to stop the violence and shut all tv stations so far, and closed in on mass demonstrations held by both political sides. thailand has been in this position many times before. there has

one of the young people that he trained was thurgood marshall. a lot of people don't know about charles hamilton houston. he is in my biography and he is a real hero to me. because he someone who created change over time and change that is still with us today. but there are other people and i just mention this is the 50th anniversary and thinking about people like bob moses, david dennis. there is such an amazing range of people who participated. and again the stories of people who would go into a battleground to try to create change. those are american heroes of the highest calling. but we forget sometimes the courage that they are exhibiting at the american dream. sometimes we forget people who played a larger role than doctor king. people who have been active in terms of the local naacp working with a woman by the name of joann robinson who was a professor at alabama state to put into place what king ultimately leads. join robinson has a strong and capable mind. you know, she had been involved with getting black and white women together in a w

law 2457 to announce marshal law all over thailand.ed all sides and groups to stop my movement in order to stop the sustainable solution as soon as possible. >> reporter: this military take over is the latest development in the slow burning political crisis that hasn't gu -- has, engulfed thailand since 2006 and it brought areas of the capitol at a stand still in recent months and 25 killed and 800 injured in related violence. finally last wednesday the caretaker prime minister was forced out of office when the judge said she acted illegally from firing an official from his post. since then anti-government demonstrations escalated. the government refused to quit because it said it would be unconstitutional. it wasn't consulted before the generals declared marshal law and said to be considering its next move. the men in uniform say they want to stop the violence. so far they have shut down all tv stations and have closed in on mass demonstrations being held by both political sides. thailand has been in this position many times before. t

cecilia marshall. this is something that means great deal to the lawyers and board of the naacp legal defense fund. she is known throughout the country and has been mrs. director counsel, she has been mrs. solicitor general, she has been mrs. judge, she has been mrs. justice. but today we want to honor cecilia m. marshall for her own work and dedication to civil rights. [applause] married to the late thurgood marshall for 38 years, she saw a lot of the world through the unparalleled prism through her husband. mrs. marshall was born in maui, hawaii. her parents were among the first immigrants to hawaii from the philippine islands in 1910. she came to new york to live with her maternal aunt and uncle and started to take classes in stenography at columbia university. during that same year she got a position as secretary to the national director of the naacp branches in new york where she said she admitted receiving her first baptism to the racial challenges of america. and she's been motivated ever since

today, though army declared marshall law.al television reported that the military was not taking over, but it's not clear yet whether this is the beginning of a cue -- cue data. >> from what we have been hearing the general has said the military here in thailand is not staging a coup. this is something they have done at political impasses in the past, but he said the reason they are imposing marshall law now is to prevent a civil war and prevent further unrest on the streets of this country. >>> now to cyber spying. it is one of the biggest threats to american business and cost the u.s. more than $100 billion every year. for the first time the government is publicly accusing government officials of cyber crimes against u.s. companies. lisa? >> john those officials are members of the chinese military, five of them. accused of essentially cyber espionage, economic espionage. the justice department says this sends a clear message that enough is enough. their faces now adorn fbi wanted posters. accused of stealing sensitive infor

-- in store for the air marshal program.icials say the tsa is planning to cult 19.5 mill -- cut $19.5 million from the budget. federal law enforcement officials say that would mean cuts to the number of air marshals. some lawmakers say the program will be fine. >> i think this is an appropriate response. we are not cutting the air marshals, we are just changing the way they are deployed. >> closing offices will allow more air marshals to be based near major hub airports. department of homeland security intend oo shift it folk -- to shift it focus on higher risk flights. >>> officials are taking over an investigation into whether endangered birds were injured by tree trippers. supporters say 5 birds near the post office on 13th and alice streets were injured by tree trimmers. they were hired to prevent the birds from making a mess on the trucks. >>> a mop book store -- a popular book store is closed after fighting for months to stay at a san francisco location. the co-owners are now evicted. ktvu's cristina rendon is live wit

sissy marshall the wife of the late thurgood marshall, one of our great civil rights pioneers who helped found this organization nearly three quarters of a century ago. since 1940 ldf has perform critical work to rally americans to the unifying cause of justice. standing on the front lines of our fight to guarantee security advance opportunity and to ensure equal treatment under law. your enduring legacy is written not only in the words of legal opinions, but in the remarkable once unimaginable progress that so many of us have witnessed even within our own lifetimes. the fact that i serve in an administration led by another african american bears witness o that progress. [applause] your actions alongside those of countless citizens whose names may be unknown to us now but whose contributions and sacrifices endure have forever altered the course of our nation's great history. decades ago brave individuals from across the country sustained by the strength of their convictions, fueled by their desire for change, and represented by lawyers from the imminent organizations including visionary

law 2457 to announce marshall law all over thailand. asked all sides, all groups to stop any movement in order to start the sustainable solution as soon as possible. >> this military takeover is the latest development in the political crisis that has engulfed thailand 62006. demonstrations aimed at driving out the government have brought strategic areas of the capitol to a standstill in recent months. 25 are killed and 800 injured in related violence. the men in uniform want to stop the violence. so far, they've shut down all t.v. stations, and have closed in on mass demonstrations held by both political sides. >> we are live in thailand. what is happening on the streets of bangkok right now that marshall law is in place? >> >> night has fallen in bangkok, people mostly going about their business. we are located in the commercial heart of bangkok and that all looks pretty much like business as usual, but no doubt, there is apprehension among the general population about what marshall law really means. it may be that the military is sayi

a few days later he was removed from office by field marshall abdul fatah al-sisi. mohamed mursi was arrested and the muslim brotherhood declared a terrorist organization. once again, the military was back in charge. and abdul fatah al-sisi appointed an interim president, adly mansour. egyptians are getting ready to elect a new president. they can choose from abdul fatah al-sisi, or leftist politician hamdeen sabahi. for anyone watching egyptian politics, the last few years is about change. no one is sure whether this election will lead to stability. >>> well, three of your journalists have been held in an egyptian prison for 145 days now, peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed are now back in court in cairo for their 9th appearance. now, they are falsely accused of conspiring with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. peter townsend is a journalist associated with the doha center for media freedom. thank you, good to have you here on set to talk to us. what, really, would you say is on trial in cairo today? >> well, as far as we see it, it's - the issue is,

full indication," the marshal said.p the sensors. this is in open air. it's not like we were inside a house. the marshal instead use the a less sensitive monitor he had to gauge the gas concentrations. he says anything above 5% we start getting nervous. it went to 12% or 14% in nothing flat, which is definitely in the explosive range." trying to figure out what had happened to the water supply in that town that made it explosive, the homeowner checked state maps and found out that to his surprise two natural gas wells had been drilled horizontally to "practically beneath his home." he didn't know those natural gas wells had been drilled underneath his home until his well water started catching fire. testing from independent scientists and from academic scientists at duke university and ultimately the federal epa indicated that yeah, the drilling was what was causing the problem. the methane from those wells were the same methane that were making his water catch fire and get explosive. the epa went so far as to order the

law act, 1914, to invoke marshall law nationwide. >> reporter: several more announcements were madethe day unfolded giving military commanders more power. soldiers took over the peace and stability area. >> translator: i hope all parties and factions find a political solution soon. the next step is to try to bring rival parties to talk in peace. there can't be talks if there's no peace. if there's still movements provocation and instigation towards violence. >> reporter: ten television stations were told to stop broadcasting. dnn was one of them. >> translator: when i saw the soldiers walking in, as i am a red shirt member, and we have fought for democracy, we wanted to disobey them, but this is the law. i think we have to play by the rules and be cautious. >> reporter: and the yellow shirts will continue with their protests peacefully. the army's presence on the streets of bangkok is light. but at this point no one really knows how long they are going to have to stay on the streets or if more troops will have to be called in. the army has insisted that this is not a coup, but a mov

it is going to be a challenge for the field marshal, how do they package those elements? security, political tolerance, the economy, regional volatility, it will be a challenge for anybody. am i confident they will succeed? i am not confident in the short term. i'm confident in the long-term because the checks and balances in the constitution will keep them there. >> you have had wide experience, not only as a diplomat, but also as a politician. you had to suspend that when you became a member of the government. your dad was foreign minister. someone who thought big. >> definitely. someone who thought big and looked down. keep your feet on the ground. there are real issues on the ground. real challenge is day-to-day. >> and some real threats. >> being a visionary is great. we need direction. you need to deliver the goods. since you mentioned that era, i came to you from dr. kissinger. we reminisced about that. we need a leader that has vision and has the wisdom to understand this is going to be a democratic process. you're not quite to be the sole leader any longer. >> i'

. >> some supporters of the recent really tired field marshals brady at his big three area -- marshall celebrated his victory. soldiers were at the polling stations. he admits that he does not have a political program. been fattah al-sisi has presented as a national hero. his right to power legitimized by a big yes vote. the turnout was low. some followers might have stayed at home. during a third day of voting, polling stations were still quiet in cairo. opposite a polling stations, supporters said that some people had been brainwashed not to vote in the mosques. >> i voted for al-sisi. i want a strong leader. the country will not survive without a military man. >> business was so bad. you can see egypt's long-term economic problem's by looking around cairo. there are not enough jobs for a young, growing population. in the villages, the muslim brotherhood had strong support in the last election. so did their call for a boycott this time around. >> this presidential election is not legitimate at all. how can i vote? believer,s not a true i would poison myself. we are humiliated. i wish

but it's going to be a challenge for field marshal or anyone how do they package the elements. am i confident they will succeed in i am not confident they will succeed short term. i'm confident they will succeed long term because to have the checks and balances within the constitution and the population will keep them there but it's going to be a challenge. >> charlie: you had a wide experience not only as a depp mat but also didn't you resign to become a politician? did you suspend that when you became a member of the government, a foreign minister? your dad was the foreign minister for sadat. >> mm-hmm. >> charlie: does egypt need a sadat, someone who thought big? >> definitely, someone who thought big and looked down. thought big and looked down. >> charlie: what does that mean? >> keep your feet on the ground. there are real issues on the ground. real challenges day to day. >> charlie: and real threats, too. >> exactly. being a visionary is great because we need direction, but you need to deliver the goods. since you mentioned that era, i just came to you from dr. kissinger

her colleague, marshall gorby, is a photographer and videographer. the two are assigned to cover the implosion story. >> they are normally kind of cut and dry, you show up and you know what to expect. >> kind of like a christmas present for us. we were eager to get there and shoot something like that. >> there was about 25 people, 25 to 30 people assembled. it was mostly media, tv and newspapers. >> everyone is a few hundred feet from where the tower is supposed to fall, including the children seen here. >> the demolition company tours the country doing large scale demolitions with their children in tow. >> i think other stations didn't want them in front of the camera because they wanted to see the tower fall, and i didn't mind. so they started counting. >> two, one! >> next thing you know, you heard a little poof-poof. then they're kind of standing there looking at it. >> you kind of pause as you're waiting for the next round of charges. >> you hear another little poof. >> he started to see it teeter. >> the next thing you know, you hear somebody y

marshall? >> welcome, victor, i had the pleasure of working with him at the district attorney office and i know you to be a very ethical, fair committed person, and so i think that this body will benefit from your years of service and your sense integrity and fairness for everyone and so i am excited to work with you again. >> commissioner dejesus? >> i have to say that i did attend the rules committee where commissioner chan and commissioner wang went in front of the rules committee as stated in the charter and i understand that a decision by the rules committee, the three members there including the chair voted for a commissioner chan and put her name forward to the board which is the way that the charter was set up, and the way that they have it has worked in the past. and i understand i was disturbed at what was going on at the rules committee and what i was there and i was present and a lot of the discussion was, having a particular commissioner for a particular community and that is not w

and know we will talk about thurgood marshall here tonight quite a bit. but before thurgood marshall there was a man named charles hamilton houston and charles hamilton houston was a brilliant man. a harvard trained lawyer, the assistant dean of howard law school. and at an early point in his career he was offended and outraged by jim crow's segregation, particularly in schools. and he got an old video camera and he went down south and he drove in his car and he couldn't stay in a hotel because black people were not allowed to stay in white hotels during those days. so he had to sleep in his car or maybe somebody will take new for the night. but he took that video camera and showed and took film and footage of exactly what african-american students were living through. the harsh conditions, the fact that there were all grades of students in the same classroom. the fact that the buildings were inferior, the books were outdated, the facilities were in every way inferior and that this promise of separate but equal was anything but equal and was inherently un

go ahead. >> to do political mediations but they're doing pretty well with marshal law. there hasn't been any acts of violence or confrontations yet. the protest leaders seem to be in agreement with it. for the moment no one has said they're going to defy the military rule and the army is pretty good at planning the logistics and deployment to impose order on central bangkok. >> it is worth pointing out, the declaration did take the government by surprise. what does that unilateral action tell but the situation on the ground and programs how long this marshal law will be in place? >> well, it says a lot i think about the government or what's left of it. as you pointed out earlier, most of the government was removed when it removed the prime minister and nine key cabinet members. the remnants was very weak and in many ways there was no government. so i think they put some authority into governance in bangkok. we are now in a no man's land politically. what the government role will be going forward is hard to tell. the army chief met this afternoon with senior civil servan

>> i was hoping that the marshall law and the negotiations after the implem t implementation of marshall law would have moved ahead. it looks like it failed, and it seems like this was the consequence. >> so is that a yes? >> so i hope - yes. so the thing is the country had been in deep crisis, and i hope now, looking forward to the future, this will provide the needed stimulation for us to move forwards towards democracy. >> what's the next step? the next step i assume there'll be an interim prime minister, and we should see the move towards elections, and i hope that... >> does it feel like egypt to you? >> no. no. at this point i am still hopeful, you know, so far, in thailand, there has been no violence after the declaration of marshall law, and so far after the cue de tar there has been no violence, and i hope that peace and civility can be maintained. when we were at the cliff, what we were afraid of would be more violence. and now we are able to move back. that's the point. >> what about the shinawatra family, those that support the shinawatra re family, the red shirts, do they be

for years, which regularly with the opinion by john marshall, the amendment really was construed very narrowly to apply only to cases in which the state itself is a serving sovereign immunity. he basically construed it in a way ahead relief would be granted against other state offices and the amendment would be no obstacle. that was basically the state of the law until after the civil war. during reconstruction the process of reinterpreting bill greuel began, particularly in cases eisenhower the louisiana. they first fell of louisiana could not welsh on obligations. a few years later after there had been a change in administration and northern troops had been removed from the south, the court took the opposite view and cited a case which really is embarrassingly inconsistent with marshall's early ruling. i really think that it is not -- there is connection between the reconstruction of states' rights attitudes that developed over those years and the doctrine which later on became not only protective but developed over the years and now protect the states from having their agents be re

it's happening a day after the military is claiming marshal law.g antigovernment leaders to resolve their differences from dialogue. >> they're meeting in shanghai to discuss security issues. chinese president xi xing ping. some of the leaders are there. >> no one has claimed responsibility for a pair of deadly bombings in the central nigerian city of jos. 118 people were killed as the car bombs exploded in crowded markets. authorities fear the death toll could rise as workers search the rubble for more victims. >>> the u.s. state department is advising all-americans in thailand to avoid protests and security operations. and the u.s. ambassador in bangkok told me a little earlier that thai generals have not staged a coup, but she says washington is closely watching how long marshal law will remain in place. >> one of the things we are very, very much urging all sides is to use this as a short-term measure to bring peace and foster a dialogue. we're looking to see people talking to each other, finding a solution for it, and finding a solution that i

tom torlakson who is backed by the california teachers to the tune of $2 million going up against marshall tuck who received a little less than a million dollars from charter schools and business interests. it's a demo versus demo derby. and it looks like they are out to demolish each other. >> i feel sorry for the postal carriers delivering all this stuff every day. >> reporter: you just get swamped with them. >> we all vote tuesday. phil matier, standing by in orinda, thank you. >>> also in contra costa county, a former city manager passed away yesterday and he leaves behind a not so flattering legacy. da lin reports, he also left behind a big mess.

more clarity is expected to emerge going forward and as thailand continues under marshall l-- martial law we trak the impact on the economy and the markets. >>> a mining producer is seeking to develop the tenth largest mine in the country. the ivory coast project is fully funded and is expected to extract goal at $700 an ounce, making it profitable at current market prices. what are the risks of investing in a country that has seen two civil wars in less than a decade. i have loads of questions.

one was precivil war case that had basically held there was an -- rule and justice marshal in a later opinion overruled that case and said it was the product of an other part of our history that has long gone by. it is precivil war and pre14th pre14th amendment. >> host: this is a big theme that runs throughout the book in your view the civil war and reconstruction amendments that followed it transformed the relation between federal and state power and gave the federal government broad power to protect minorities and so of national problems. you object in many of these cases that some of your colleagues on the court were adopting a precivil war vision of state sovereignty that is not justified. >> guest: i think that's right. i don't say this as much in the book, as i learned while reading, trying to put it together, i think that our -- the president grant and some of his immediate successors are not adequately appreciated for the work they did, and i think that there was sort of an underlying campaign among some historians, who are partial to the south largely, to cast doubt on the c

liz: marshall, your favorite?king at changing the way in which we look at success in retail. we have to compartmentalize. we have to look at the channels of distribution and pick the winners out of that three i can't sit there and say to you it's going to be a luxury for all mass volume. it's picking stores or brands like tiffany and michael kors read it's also about picking macy's and target. it's also about picking the value retailers with a off-price real tellers like tjx and ross stores. those are the ones that will win in the weather most concerned about is the teen retailer. there's no discretion a money within the teen market. they are the ones that have taken a huge hit. >> it will take target years to dig out after they spent 110 years on phenomenal florida three and now a decade of seven serious mistakes. liz: too bad because i never have a bad experience there i really am a fan of target as a consumer, but i want to thank both of you. it's great to see you. we will put all of your picks up on facebook.c

a pre-civil war piece that had basically held that it was an anti-commandeering rule and justice marshall in a later opinion overruled the case and basically what he said was it was the product of another part of our history that had gone by the pre-civil war. >> host: in your view the civil war and the reconstruction that followed it to transform the relation between federal and state power and give the federal government the broad power to protect minorities and solve eventual problems and you objected to many of these cases that some of your colleaguecolleague s on the court were adopting a vision of state sovereignty that is not justified after the reconstruction. >> i think that's right and i really think although i don't say as much about this in the book as i learned while reading when trying to put it together, i think president granted some of his immediate successors are not adequately appreciated for the work they did and i think there were sort of an underlying campaign among some historians who are partial to the south to cast doubt on the capacity of grants and i think he is

law act to invoke marshal law nationwide. >> several more announcements by the army was made as the day unfolded giving the commanders more power. >> when the country is safe and peaceful then nobody will want to keep marshal law for too long. i hope all factions find a political solution soon. they'll talk in peace. there want be talk if there is no peace. if there is still movements, provocation and instigation of violence. >> three channels from followed to stop broadcasting. dnn was one of them. >> when i saw the soldiers walking in as i'm a red shirt member and we are a station that fought for democracy, we wanted to disowe pay them. this is a law. that's inevitable. i think we have to play by the rules and be cautious. >> the anti-government protest leaders announced that his followers, the so-called yellow shirts, will continue with their protest peacefully. >> reporter: most people are going about their normal lives. but at this point no one really knows how long they'll have to stay on the streets or if more troops will have to be called in. the army has insisted that this

marshals. what do those agencies do differently in terms of the authorities and training they provide to their guards? >> the major difference is that with their contract security officers, they have authorized them to be able to make arrests on the federal properties where they are employed. this is statutory authority granted to doe through an act of congress and that is something we would like to see considered by congress for the so's at fps. there would be additional training required with that additional authority. >> have you looked at how private contractors have been used to provide security, the u.s. marshals service and even at dod to identify how fps can better utilize and train its guards and improve security at other buildings? > of the three agencies that you cite, i worked most closely with the u.s. marshals service i can cite experience there. the contract security officers in these federal courthouses are all hired as former law enforcement. they all have been through some sor

. >> commissioner marshall? >> aye. >> commissioner dejesus. >> aye >> commissioner loftus. >> aye. >> commissioner womaning. womaning. >> aye. >> the motion passes. congratulations, thank you very much. >> call line item number four. >> four, 4 a, chief's report report and announcements discuss recent activity and presentation of the first quarter 2014 fdrb findings and recommendations and ois investigative summary, and status update regarding traffic enforcement programs and actions. >> good evening, chief. good evening commissioners i will keep my comments short because i know that we have two presentations and we have been going a while. as long as we are going to present on the first quauters findings i will give a crime update in the first quarter of 2014, violent crime is down 14 percent, and including robberies are down 25 percent, and the property crime is relatively flat, but the over all crime in san francisco is down, three percent. and there was some mention of us doing pretty well with regard to ho

for her students merry religious congratulations (clapping) our next award recipient is judy from marshall elementary first grade (clapping) judy is an educator for 26 years and worked for the united since 499 she's developed the marshall program in conjunction with the library check club and in 2005 she was a national board certified teacher. judy congratulations (clapping) our next award recipient i want to telling me tell a quick story about kelly (clapping) and when mayor ed lee came to her classroom he won't on behalf of balanced ever again because kelly clark gave him that look (clapping) so kelly (clapping) by introducing to be a full-time teacher she's facilitated the educators at the african services and rode her bike from san francisco to washington, d.c. and talked about the importance of public education. congratulations kelly (clapping) our next award recipient is supervisor yee an chavez 7th grade open social studies and for k-8 so she currently teaches spanish her daughter who is here where are you sweetheart there she is a second grader and she's very proud to be a teacher

please press the button >> i'm susan i'm a parent at marshall elementary school so i need to get home soon. i want to talk about a proposed building that's going to be happening at the 16th street bart station right in the heart of the mission. the parent at marshall are a little bit confused and perplexed and not understanding the school district staff this element is happening therefore we need to make the best of it when in reality nothing about this project has been proved yet it's a lengthy approval process the standard of review at the planning commission their, their conditional use project there's a tremendous amount of community opposition and the parent are concerned about the fact that a 10 story building were this seems to be going in and out am i doing something wrong. this 10 story building will put our playground in shade most of the time. the developers have offered to raise our blaurgd but won't give us a copy of the shade studying they said it will only be increased by 20 percent which is dramatically different from the shadow study and didn't make sense to us we can

stand off this morning in thailand where the military is in the streets maintaining marshall law. they say it isn't a coop and the government is in charge. they are threatening protesters and censoring the media. we are live outside of bangkok. what is the situation on the ground right now? >> reporter: well, poppy, there is a strong military presence. i have to specify, it is very small at this point. the people you can see behind me, the soldiers, a couple trucks. it's a small contingency. it's the largest military presence we have seen. even though this is day two of marshall law, we are not seeing tanks driving down the streets as we have seen in previous years. it's what the army chief is saying, it's not a coop, it's business as usual. what we are seeing today is the leaders of the different political group that is are diversely politically opposed, they are meeting in the same room t. two leaders of the two main protest groups are sitting down together. we have to say it is progress. it is difficult to see how they would be able to agree on a political solution here. what t

were preparing the marshall plan, you've got to design something that's going to work in three years. that's as much time as the american people will give us. so these large surges of activism are always expected to have a very short fuse. and that's why they have to be big. >> finally, guilty consciouses produced maximallism. most of the presidents who have been responsible for our biggest unsuccessful military operations of the past 60 plus years all knew that they'd done too little to prevent them beforehand. i'm thinking of harry truman before the korean war, lynn to be johnson -- lyndon johnson before the vietnam war who this is one of the things i hope we get an invitation about, he fought off his advisers who wanted to get into vietnam. and then as things got worse and worse, he had to. and then george w. bush whose attitude toward terrorism before september 11th was a source of anxiety for him afterwards. let me close with a few similar words about retrenchment, how it works. that's our current phase. in our stone in the beehive moment right now, many people are saying don't