it is in a new report from admiral mike mullen, us army reports more than 200 troops have taken their own lives this year with the army reporting 32 suicide deaths in the the month of june alone, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral mike mullen calling the growing problem the emergency issue. on the same day, during a speech at duke university, this secretary of defense, robert gates touched on the troubling statistic. >> there are a number of consequences that stem from the pressure of repeated deployments, when a service member returns home permanently changed by their experience and that includes more anxiety and disruption inflicted on children and, most tragically a growing number of suicides. >> shepard: over the past week at fort hood, texas, four more veterans of iraq and afghanistan apparently killed themselves. jonathan hunt is with us in studio. give us the context. >> reporter: this is a major problem and a calling to the military, it is getting much worse, in fact, suicides within the army alone, doubled from 2005 to 2009, and take a look at these statistics

biden", el secretario de defensa "robert gates" y el jefe del estado mayor conjunto, el almirante "mike mulleneva etapa, los mandos a cargo de los 50-mil soldados que permaneceran en irak advirtieron que sus labores no terminan, pues en esa nacion sigue habiendo elementos escondida y temen represalia, univisión. >> gracias. >> bueno, así pasamos al segmento de deportes y nos acompaña nuestro querido félix hernández. >> no hay que hablar como la cota cotorra. >> se dice que habla. >> muchísimo gusto y a ustedes también. >> hoy día les traigo una invitación para una final que tendremos esta noche en nuestra cadena, además un ruso regresa a dirigir a méxico, también daremos un vistazo por el fútbol europa y nos pondremos al día en el campeonato mundial de baloncesto. adelante. >> arrancamos con el fútbol esta noche que se juega la gran final en el torneo súper liga. new england revolucion, ya ganó la copa en la edición 2008 y buscará su tercer equipo mexicano que levante la súper copa. en méxico, la directiva del necaxa agotó su paciencia y le dijo muchas gracias por sus servicios casi inmediatam

including general mike mullen and general petraeus. >>> pastor terry jones may have canceled his plans for burn a koran day, but he's still going to get a bill for it, a $200,000 bill, from the city of gainesville, florida, for beefed up security. he calls this ridiculous and says it would bankrupt his church. the gainesville, florida, pastor says he doesn't know how much legal authority the city has to force the church to pay. >>> a mayor has been arrested along with others charged for paying themselves huge salaries, some topping $800,000. the district attorney called it a case of "corruption on steroids." >>> and an english novelist sailed in 1912 claim herself new book reveals the truth behind the ship's sinking. saying her grandfather maintains that a panicking sailor who misunderstood an order sailed the ship near the iceberg that eventually sunk it. he thought it would put colleagues out of work so he covered it up. >>> how wall street kicked off the day -- the dow opens at 10,761 after gaining 7 points yesterday. the s&p lost two points and the nasdaq fell 6. taking a look at o

i agree with the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral mike mullen, that the don't ask, don't tell law should be repealed. it should be repealed, contingent upon the certain fictions ocertifations of the p, the secretary of defense and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staffhat its repea would not have an adverse impact on military readiness, recruitment and retention. and those are, mr. president, extly the provisions that are included in the defense authorization bill. my view is that our armed forces should welcome the service of any qualifiedndividual who is willing and capable of serving our country. the bottom line for me is this. if an individual is willing to put on the uniform of our country, to be deployed in war zones like iraq and afghanistan, risk his or her life for our country, then we should be expressing our gratitude to those individuals, not trying to exclude them from serving or expel them from the force. that is why, mr. president, during consideration of this bill in may i supported the compromise provisions that were put forth by senator lieberman and

woodward says president obama has been at odds with military commanders including admiral mike mulleneus >>> terry jones may have canceled his plans for burn a koran day but he still will get a bill for beefed up security. jones calls this bill ridiculous and says it would bankrupt his church. the gainesville city manager admits he doesn't know how much legal authority the city has to force the church to pay. >>> the mayor of bell, california and seven other officials have been arrested charged with taking more than $5.5 million from the working class suburb. they're accused of paying themself huge salaries some topping $800,000. the district attorney called it a case of "corruption on steroids" >>> an english novelist whose grandfather sailed on "the titanic" claims her new book reveals the truth behind the ship's sinking. louise patten says her grandfather maintained that a panicky sailor who misunderstood orders steered the ship directly toward the iceberg that eventually sank it. patton claims her grandfather covered up the error because he thought the revelation would bankrupt th

the president is quoted in the book as telling the chairman of the joint chiefs of staffs admiral mike mullen then head of u.s. central command, david petraeus and defense secretary robert gates "in 2010 we will not be having a conversation about how to do more. we're not going to be having a conversation about how to change the mission unless we're talking about how to draw down faster than anticipated in 2011" according to woodward's book and took the president's decision as a personal rejection of his counterinsurgency plan quoting the general as saying "you have to recognize also that i don't think you win this war. this is the kind of fight we're in for the rest of our lives and probably our kids' lives." the book also reveals intense in-fighting, for example, vice president biden reportedly calling richard holbrooke "the most egotistical bastard i've ever met." quoted it as a disaster if donilon became national security adviser and david axelrod as a complete spin doctor and discloses that u.s. intelligence reports, hamid karzai was diagnosed as manic depressive. karl eikenberry talks a

joint chiefs admiral mike mullen is said to say his deputy went behind his back on matters. and robert gates reportedly fumed about possible moves of mr. obama's security staff, which he calls a disaster. the current commander in afghanistan, general david petraeus is quoted as telling an aide he doesn't like talking to david axelrod. in the book, it describes axelrod as a complete spin doctor. and it talks about a cia 3,000-man covert army. and it has intelligence in a afghan president hamid karzai suffers from manic depression. president obama also takes politics into account, as he sets that withdrawal deadline for next july. he says in the book, a deadline is needed because, quote, he can't lose the whole democratic party. this is all based on "new york times" reporting on that advanced copy of the book. all this just breaking this morning. so far, no comment from the white house. rob and vinita? >> interesting details. emily schmidt in washington this morning. thank you. >>> and more shakeup at the white house. president obama's top economic adviser is now stepping down

vice president joe biden, defense secretary robert gates, and joint chiefs chairman admiral mike mullenresided over the ceremony. combat operations in iraq ended on tuesday. but about 50,000 u.s. troops will remain in the country until the end of next year, mainly to train and advise iraqi security forces. >> the u.s. mission will continue to transition to an increasing focus on civilian-led efforts. >> reporter: 60,000 iraqi troops and police will take over responsibility for maintaining security. >>> in washington u.s. president barack obama has met israeli and palestinian leaders on the eve of direct peace talks. during a meeting on wednesday with israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu, obama condemned tuesday's hamas killing of four jewish settlers in hebron. >> the united states is going to be unwavering in its support of israel's security, and we are going to push back against these kinds of terrorist activities. >> obama said he would not allow extremists to derail the peace process through violence. in a separate talk with palestinian president mahmoud abbas, obama praised hi

- spangled banner"] >> ladies and gentlemen, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral mike mullen>> mr. president, secretary gates, distinguished guests, most of all families and friends of those we lost on 9/11, inside the pentagon, near the chapel, lies a quilt on display. it was stitched together by dozens of americans who simply wanted those of us who survived the attack on his building to note that day, our fellow citizens, would always remember those who did not. on that quilt are written these words by a little girl, "in our hearts, we weep for you. in our minds, we honor you." today, her words still comfort us, because today, we still weak for those we lost here and in new york -- weep for those we lost here, in new york, and in somerset county. we honor them with our presence and certainly with this memorial. mostly, we honor them with our lives, with what we have done from that day to this, the sacrifices we have borne, the laughter we have shared, the hope we have dared to let back into our hearts. unspeakable carnage was visited upon us here, but it did not conquer us.

joint chiefs chairman mike mullen and gneral david petraeus wanted 40,000 more forces. vice president biden opposed any increase. the obama compromise was 30,000 with a pullout in 2011 because he said, i can't lose the whole democratic party. >> the president decided. he stood up f what he wanted and he push back agains even some of the most powerful player in the military. >> reporter: obama advisers richard holbrooke complained, the strategy could not work. so far it hasn't. the taliban still gaining strength. was there too much drama on team obama? >>n the white house you're constantly fighting with your colleagues for influence in the president's eyes. and it is not unusual that you ould see senior staff member fight over such a big decision as this. >> reporter: new revelation afghan president karzai is manic depressive and on drugs. today he denies it. experts testified on capitol hill that home grown terrorists might be the number one threat now. not fanatics from afghanistan. the war the president wants to end. mr. obama told woodward if terrorists stage another

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they are joined by joint chiefs of staff chairman mike mullen. the president asked americans to honor the fallen by keeping alive americas shared virtues and values. from the pentagon, this is 35 minutes. >> the national anthem of the united states. nd playing "star-spangled banner"] >> ladies and gentlemen, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral mike mullen. >> mr. president, secretary gates, distinguished guests, most of all families and friends of those we lost on 9/11, inside the pentagon, near the chapel, lies a quilt on display. it was stitched together by dozens of americans who simply wanted those of us who survived the attack on his building to note that day, our fellow citizens, would always remember those who did not. on that quilt are written these words by a little girl, "in our hearts, we weep for you. in our minds, we honor you." today, her words still comfort us, because today, we still weak for those we lost here and in new york -- weep for those we lost here, in new york, and in somerset county. we honor them with ou

mike mullen and david petraeus wanted 40,000 more forces.president biden opposed any increase. the obama compromise was 30,000 with a pullout in 2011 because he said, i can't lose the whole democratic party. >> the president decided. he stood up for what he wanted and pushed back against the most powerful players in the military. richard holbrooke and douglas luke complained. the taliban still gaining strength. was there too much drama on team obama? >> in the white house, you're always fighting for influence in the president's eyes and it's not unusual that you would see senior staff members fight over something like this. >> reporter: new revelations, the cia runs a secret army. afghan president karzai is manic-depressive and on drugs. today, he denies it. experts testified on capitol hill today that home grown terrorists might be the number one threat now. mr. obama told woodward if terrorists stage another big strike like 9/11, he believes we can, in his words, absorb it. i'm steve handlesman, nbc news, washington. >>> the white house is

joint chiefs chairman mike mullen and general david petraeus wanted 40,000 more forces. vice president biden opposed any increase. the obama compromise was 30,000 with a pullout in 2011 because he said, i can't lose the whole democratic party. >> the president decided. he stood up for what he wanted and he purchased back against the most powerful players in the military. >> reporter: obama advisers richard holbrooke and douglas complained the strategy could not work. so far it ha't. the taliban still gaining strength. was there too much drama on team obama? >> in the white house, you're constantly fighting with your colleague for influence in the president's eyes and it is not unusual that you would see senior staff member fight over such a big decision. >> reporter: new revelations from the woodward book. the cia run a secret 3,000 men afghan earl. afghan president karzai is manic depressive and on drug today he denies it. experts testified on capitol hill today that home grown terrorists might be the number one threat now. not fanatics from afghanistan. mr. obama told

even then, you know, over the summer we heard the chairman of the joint chiefs, admiral mike mullen,eard leon panetta, the director of the cia, all say the same thing which is the sanctions may help give the united states some leverage, but it's not going to -- the sanctions alone will not force the iranian government, they believe to fundamentally reassess the value of the nuclear program. there are some who think it might lead them to speed up the nuclear program. >> the other point here is that recent reporting is that the iranians may have had some technical challenges, let's say, and that there may be more time and that the americanses may have persuaded the israelis, for instance that there is more time, at least nine months to a year before there is a real -- a real issue that needs to be confronted or should be confronted from their perspective. david, thank you very much. we'll be watching all of this up close at the united nations next week when there will be a major speech, of course, from the president, hillary clinton, and all of the members of the countries that are neg

disrespect between mike mullen and james cart write and colonel david petraeus telling somebody he didn't like talking to advisor david axelrod because in his words axelrod was a complete spin doctor. the white house is reacting to all of this and saying it shouldn't be that much of a surprise. jen on fox top story. what do they mean. >> sources tell me, shep, the white house cooperated with woodward, giving him transcripts from classified situation room debates. the quotes so previce they could only be from a transcript. the white house is also pleased because president obama is shown to be plotting an exit strategy from afghanistan which is good for him politically with his democratic base. >> shepard: hey, woodward also writes that the cia is running what he calls a secret parliamentary team -- i should say paramilitary team, parliamentary might be more effective. what are the details here. >> yes. 3,000-strong afghan paramilitary group that is supposed to go after top al qaeda leaders. top senior official told me it hasn't yielded much and the cia had considered business disbanding it

the president pushing hard against the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, mike mullen. against general david petraeus. the top security adviser, jim jones, reportedly referred to his political aides as water bugs, the mafia, and the politburo. he says the cia has set up a 3,000-man paramilitary force, a secret force, that fights the taliban in afghanistan and pakistan. >> and, of course, all this comes as another top economic aide is set to leave the white house. we'll have more on the white house shakeup ahead. >>> also this morning it's been like a political flash point this year. we're talking about islam, with the proposed mosque near ground zero. so we begin an in-depth series looking at this religion in america and we kick that off in our next half hour. >> that is coming up. >>> we begin with the fallout over bob woodward's book, "obama's wars." jake tapper is at the white house. jake? >> reporter: good morning, george. that's right. the book is not even in stores. already, the white house is responding. a senior administration official says that in the book, the

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he was joined by joint chiefs chairman mike mullen. today senate majority leader harry reid is railing members to follow the lead of the house, which voted for repeal in may. now, it's important to note that capitol hill isn't the only battleground. less than two weeks ago a federal judge in california declared don't ask, don't tell to be unconstitutional. the judge says it violates the first and fifth amendment rights of gay and lesbian service members and wrote defendants face the burden at trial of showing the don't ask, don't tell act was necessary to significantly further the government's important interests in military readiness and unit cohesion. defendants failed to meet that burden. nevertheless, the policy remains pending further court action, or congressional action. that brings me to the main event. main, by the way, as in the maine state represented in the senate by susan collins and olympia snowe, considered the best hope of don't ask, don't tell opponents to break with gop leaders and vote for repeal. and that is why thi

mike mullen is in support of it. secretary gates is in support of it.a bit of difference to the politicians in washington today when they vote on it? >> reporter: will it make a difference on this vote? more and more it's seeming like the answer is no, don. you could sort of feel everything deflating as the day has gone on with respect to supporters of "don't ask, don't tell" re peel as they have seen that this particular decision, this language in this defense bill looks like it is not going to get on to the senate floor in this critical vote in the next half an hour unless we're surprised. we should noet nothing is ever simple or straightforward in the senate. what this language actually says is it allows the pentagon to repeal -- allows for repeal after the pentagon is finish with its year-long review and after the president and military leaders sign off on it. that is the language. but why is it not happening? some of the republicans who -- supporters of the repeal have been targeting, namely susan collins of maine, she is simply making clear she's

admiral mike mullen and secretary of defense gates. they will brief the media in moments at the pentagon. we have yet to hear reaction from them. we will bring that to you just as soon as it happens. right here. >>> well, it is an unusual way to boost your business, but kentucky fried chicken is now slapping its logo on buns. grilled buns, that is. yes, they are paying girls to advertise bunless sandwiches on their rear ends. a bit over the top? trace gallagher thinks it's a great idea! well, i don't know if he does or not but has been following it from our west coast newsroom. >> reporter: it's a novel concept, right, renting ad space of fannies of female college -- college females? they are paid $500 to help advertise the double down bunless burger and the deal is, you see it here, they give them these tight sweat pants, and then across the bottom, i guess you should say, it says double down across the derriere. this started, by the way, at spa*ling college in louisville, kentucky. i want to show you the actual ad, just a clip. watch

inside the white house, according to administration officials -- cia director panetta, admiral mike mullen, richard holbrooke and a long roster of top officials. the president's interview was on the record and lasted about an hour. let's go to richmond, virginia. german -- jeremy on the democrats' line. caller: the book is probably an excellent account. but sadly, i wish the president had followed through on his initial thoughts in the campaign that both iraq was a mistake. i know he had been after osama bin laden. but what we are locked into is, we are in occupations. we were in iraq and we are now in afghanistan. a civil war between one group of people will have an idea of how they want to run the country and another group of people who are different. the taliban, we have backed unfortunately in american policies, is it dictators. in afghanistan we back the war lords. when the taliban were in charge i remember suppress the heroin trade, the warlords were no longer able to have private armies. today we back the corrupt area. during world war ii when we went to italy, mussolini for all of

we've often been blessed by the wisdom and steady hand of admiral mike mullen and the leadership of general petraeus, who, i might add, is still serving this country in a way that is beyond what we should ask of anyone. i should not joke about this, but i visited him down in florida before he headed off, and he said, "just as i was finally getting to live like the air force, you are asking me to move." [laughter] it was a lovely place. by the way, we owe his wife and family as well. and also, general jim mattox, who has taken his command -- jim mattis, who has taken his command. i would like to especially thank general ray or dnr. this man is not only a warrior, -- ray odierno. this man is not only a warrior, but a diplomat, in the best tradition. i want to thank him for his exceptional service for more than four years working with iraqi political leaders. many here is sitting today would all acknowledge that they have absolute faith and trust in this man . general, four and five months is an extraordinary sacrifice for you and your family -- four years and five months is an extraordinary s

the president is quoted as telling chairman of the joint chiefs of staff admiral mike mullen, then headof the u.s. central command, general david petraeus and defense secretary rob bert gates, quote, in 2010 we will not be having a conversation about how to do more. we're not going to be having a conversation about how to change the mission unless we're talking about how to draw down faster than anticipated in 2011. according to woodward, pet they yus took the president's decision as a personal rejection of his counterinsurgency plan and quotes the general as saying this. you have to recognize, also, that i don't think you win this war. this is the kind of fight we're in for the rest of our lives and probably our kids' lives. here is, of course, the juicy stuff. the book also reveals some intense infighting, for example, vice president biden reportedly called richard holbrooke -- you'll love this joe -- the most egotistical bastard i've ever met. >> i love joe biden, but where does that come from? out of the blue. go ahead. what else you got? >> secretary gates allegedly warned that tom

host: the headline in "the washington post is -- "the financial times" sat down with mike mullen and had an interview with him. he said -- guest: i think what the secretary of defense has outlined is preeminently a reasonable period you have an enormous defense budget. -- is preeminently reasonable. you have an enormous defense budget. we are facing troubles because of the size of the debt and deficit. the military had been rising consistently. i think it will call for a sharper look on what commitments we make. we asked about the wisdom of what was happening in iraq. notwithstanding the announcement of withdrawal, we still have 50,000 troops. i think she makes sense. host: admiral mullen goes on to say -- as an operator, you say it is realistic, but you think it really is, over authority over purse strings? guest: 84 and up -- a large amount of what congress appropriates our jobs in their own districts. by and large, when an individual member or group wants to support a certain weapons system, and the department of defense said givenhey do not need it, the current situation, and the

i agree with the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff,dmiral mike mullen, that the don't ask, don't tell law should be repealed. it should be repealed, contingent upon the certain fictions ocertifications of the, the secretary of defense and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff tt its repeal would not have an adverse impact on military readiness recruitment and retention. and those are, mr. president, exactly the provisions that are included in the defense authorization bill. my view is that our armed forces should welcome the service of any qualified individual who is willing and capable of serving our country. the bottom line for me is this. if an indidual is willing to put on the uniform of our country, to be deployed in war zones like iraq and afghanistan, to risk his or her life for our country, then we should be expressing our gratitude to the individuals, not trying to exclude them from serving or expel them from the force. that is why, mr. president, during consideration of this bill in may i supported the coromise provisions that were put forth by senatorberman and sen

we've also been blessed by the wisdom and steady hand of admiral mike mullen and the leadership of general david petraeus, who i might add is still serving this country in a way that is beyond what we should ask of anyone. i shouldn't joke about this, but i visited him down in florida and -- before he headed off, bob. and he said, "just as i was getting -- finally getting to live like the air force, you're asking me to move." it was a lovely place. and by the way, we owe his wife and his family as well. and also by general jim mattis, who is taking his command. and on his last day of his command, i'd like to especially thank general ray odierno. this man is not only a warrior, but a diplomat in the best american tradition. i want to thank him for his exceptional -- and i'm not exaggerating, his exceptional service for more than four years leading forces here and working closely with iraqi political leaders, many of them sitting here today. and i think they would all acknowledge they have absolute complete faith and trust in this man. general, four years and five months is an extraordinary

i agree with the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral mike mullen, that the don't ask, don't tell law should be repealed. it should be repealed, contingent upon the certain fictions ocertifications of the, the secretary of defense and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff that its repeal would not have an adverse impact on military readiness, recruitment and retention. and those are, mr. president, exactly the provisions that are included in the defense authorization bill. my view is that our armed forces should welcome the service of any qualified individual who is willing and capable of serving our country. the bottom line for me is this. if an individual is willing to put on the uniform of our country, to be deployed in war zones like iraq and afghanistan, to risk his or her life for our country, then we should be expressing our gratitude to those individuals, not trying to exclude them from serving or expel them from the force. that is why, mr. president, during consideration of this bill in may i supported the compromise provisions that were put forth by senator lieb

we will have taped coverage of president obama after that with secretary of defense gates and mike mullen at a ceremony at the pentagon honoring the 59 people aboard the plane that hit the pentagon and the 125 people killed in the pentagon itself. at 2:00 p.m., air-traffic controllers and other aviation officials will talk about their experiences on 9/11. it is a symposium at the university of texas and that will be on cspan afternoon. that is tomorrow on c-span and the president has a press conference today at 11:00. we will provide live coverage on that -- of that on c-span. back to live calls and this one is from orlando on the republican line. caller: i heard the young man say a while ago what a millennium liberal was and that is like a social liberal. i worry about gay marriages and "don't ask, don't tell." every barrier is torn down by people like him. it is the destruction of our world and the destruction of our country. if there is no morality, there is nothing. we are empty vessels. abortion and everything that comes from the creator, they want to destroy. i don't understand that

mike mullen may have mentioned kandahar with a bunch of other journalists. they came back somewhat chastened. not steve, because he already knows all of this. the military partners that on their plan, realizing that the plant and the basic building blocks and nets they thought were significant in understanding or wrong. there were six or seven mafia so-thai families that were running everything. there are lots of these things -- mafia-type families that were running everything. there are lots of these things that raise fundamental questions as americans. what cooler with trying to achieve? what is the in-state we're really trying to frame? i think of geode-strategic issues a lot. one of my big concerns and with concerned about iran, i can tell you that sanctions, in my view, will not motivate iran. it seems that the united states is not moving the needle in other areas. they see as tied into a tar baby. strategic places that we need to look at. thank you to our c-span viewers and people watching on line and thank you all for joining us today. >> join us on f

says inside the white house, according to administrati officials -- cia director panetta, admiral mike mullen, richard holbrooke and a long roster of top officials. the president's interview was on the record and lasted about an hour. let's go to richmond, virginia. german -- jeremy on the democrats' line. caller: the book is probably an excellent account. but sadly, i wish the president had followed through on his initial thoughts in the campaign that both iraq was a mistake. i know he had been after osama bin laden. but what we are locked into is, we are in occupations. we were in iraq and we are now in afghanistan. a civil war between one group of people will have an idea of how they want to run the country and another group of people who are different. the taliban, we have backed unfortunately in american policies, is it dictators. in afghanistan we back the war lords. when the taliban were in charge i remember suppress the heroin trade, the warlords were no longer able to hav private armies. today we back the corrupt area. during world war ii when we went to italy, mussolini for all of h

i agree with the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral mike mullen, that the don't ask, don't tell law should be repealed. it should be repealed, contingent upon the certain fictions ocertifications of the, the secretary of defense and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff that its repeal would not have an adverse impact on military readiness, recruitment and retention. d those are, mr. president, exactly the provisions that are included in the defense authorization bill. my view is that our armed forces should welcome the service of any qualified individual who is willing and capable of serving our country. the bottom line for me is this. if an individual is willing to put on the uniform of our country, to be deployed in war zones like iraq and afghanistan, to risk his or her life for our country, then we should be expressing our gratitude to those individuals, not trying to exclude them from serving or expel them from the force. that is why, mr. president, during consideration of this bill in may i supported the compromise provisions that were put forth by senator lieber

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