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this has been their modus operandi for decades. if you don't think they don't recognize the strategic importance of the illicit infrastructures that the mexican and colombia cartels built over the last 60 to 70 years, infrastructures that support the weekly movement of tons of drugs, by jet and turbo craft, turboprop aircraft by fully submersible submarines cable of moving cocaine from the north coast of colombia into northern mexica, than they are simply ignorant or naive. that's all there is to it. there are many nasty by-products that stem from this growing confluence of drugs and terror. i'll tell you about one. congressman king, you already mentioned it. last month general clapper, director of national intelligence, testified before the senate committee on intelligence about the intel community's growing concern that iran may be capable and may be poised at hitting us here at home. as things heat up between our two countries. the key example he used to drive home that concern was the iranian quds force plot to asatinate the sa
this has been their modus operandi for decades. if you don't think they don't recognize the strategic importance of the illicit infrastructures that the mexican and colombia cartels built over the last 60 to 70 years, infrastructures that support the weekly movement of tons of drugs, by jet and turbo craft, turboprop aircraft by fully submersible submarines cable of moving cocaine from the north coast of colombia into northern mexica, than they are simply ignorant or naive. that's all there is...
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we know the modus operandi of the killer. he arrives on this scooter. he is a stocky chap a tattoo on his face, we think. it to just so happens that corresponds with a profile they have built up of what a paratrooper, someone from a local military base leads to the far right. they're focusing on the 17th inch in the regiment. links they have had their in the past with the neo-nazi groups. there is a picture of one of these paratroopers with a swastika flag. there are concerns this might be someone with military training. they will want to grow up to paratroopers as part of the investigation. -- rule out the paratroopers as part of the investigation. >> 38 people have died and more than 100 wounded. at least 13 people were killed in this area. our correspondent is here with the latest. peter, this is interesting in terms of timing because there is the arab league summit next week. what is the latest information we have? >> in terms of casualties, reports have been coming in according to reuters that the death toll has risen to 38 or 39 with more than 180
we know the modus operandi of the killer. he arrives on this scooter. he is a stocky chap a tattoo on his face, we think. it to just so happens that corresponds with a profile they have built up of what a paratrooper, someone from a local military base leads to the far right. they're focusing on the 17th inch in the regiment. links they have had their in the past with the neo-nazi groups. there is a picture of one of these paratroopers with a swastika flag. there are concerns this might be...
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tavis: if i did not understand your modus operandi, connected to who you are as a person, i am not sure i would -- the world is made of skulls. you can see certain countries. i see different countries but they are made of schools. i am not sure i see humanity. >> there is no humanity. that is the point. there is no humanity and there is no compassion on the cover. lay on the first song to myself open, all of me. to say, you know, i have done things that i should not have done. i am guilty for. and i am telling you, this -- i am confessing to you. at the same time, in the words of michael caine, he says, whatever role i take and i want people to know and be in my shoes. through my confession, i am hoping that people will understand i have done wrong as well. and then you get into things like giving tree. a gospely kind of number. it is hard to -- i was homeless in l.a. for over a year, trying to break into acting, music, whatever. and i found this great spot in the hollywood hills where no one would bother me, just coyotes. i had a tent and people would drop me off and the police would n
tavis: if i did not understand your modus operandi, connected to who you are as a person, i am not sure i would -- the world is made of skulls. you can see certain countries. i see different countries but they are made of schools. i am not sure i see humanity. >> there is no humanity. that is the point. there is no humanity and there is no compassion on the cover. lay on the first song to myself open, all of me. to say, you know, i have done things that i should not have done. i am guilty...
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argued and others have argued the nixon/kissinger so-called design was composed mostly of the modus operandi of military threat and force combined with diplomacy. moreover, many of their actions were improvised reaction to electoral politics, bureaucratic infighting and domestic and international crises and circumstances. a related question to this question of the grand design is did at thtriangular diplomacy b about a satisfaction conclusion to the vietnam problem. the short answer is yes. my answer is no. it's a complicated matter. a fourth issue, set of issues, have to do with the nixon doctrine and the mad man theory. the conventional historical wisdom has been that vietn vietnamization was the central strategy of the administration in vietnam and that it was the prime example of the nixon doctrine at work. but the documentary evidence reveals, it seems to me, that although vietnamization was a key option, it was not the only option. it was one of many interrelated, important, alternate strategies or policies in the nixon/kissinger approach to their vietnam problem. one of these was nixo
argued and others have argued the nixon/kissinger so-called design was composed mostly of the modus operandi of military threat and force combined with diplomacy. moreover, many of their actions were improvised reaction to electoral politics, bureaucratic infighting and domestic and international crises and circumstances. a related question to this question of the grand design is did at thtriangular diplomacy b about a satisfaction conclusion to the vietnam problem. the short answer is yes. my...
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. >> senator, i would agree that any access area denial is their modus operandi as they look toward active operations if it comes to that. but i would also add that to the two threats they outlined i would add the ballistic missile, long-range rocket capability they have. >> if the united states had a reliable source of oil from a friendly source, would we be as concerned about iran's threat to block the strait of hormuz? >> i believe we would be, senator, because of the vital interest to the world economy which would have immediate and significant impact on our own -- and our own way of life if one nation, iran, the only nation that threatened to close those straits did so. >> and just to list the areas in the middle east where iran has its very clear fingerprints, i think it's help follow to remind ourselves from time to time just how they operate in lebanon through hezbollah, a terrorist organization, and the west bank and gaza. we know that iran is reportedly receiving funding -- or hamas, i should say, has received funding from iran. we know, of course, that in iraq that iran was the
. >> senator, i would agree that any access area denial is their modus operandi as they look toward active operations if it comes to that. but i would also add that to the two threats they outlined i would add the ballistic missile, long-range rocket capability they have. >> if the united states had a reliable source of oil from a friendly source, would we be as concerned about iran's threat to block the strait of hormuz? >> i believe we would be, senator, because of the vital...
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the modus operandi when he to be nimble and fast. remove the cloud and the ritualization. responding to the demands of the users. the increase in data, video, voice, demanding that we have this ritualist ability that is the next generation, as i mentioned earlier, computing, storage, networking is changing to be able to deal with the scale and the requirements of the big dated. so we need to protect it. actually, i think that we have a greater opportunity with cloud to be able to be more secure. this is what we need to be able to innovate instead of and not spend our time, resources, and attention complying with the regulatory regime. >> so, does this issue stop at our nation's borders, and could more regulation in your view make us less economically competitive? >> that is part of the problem. this really is an economic issue and is about u.s. competitiveness, no, it does not stop the border. this is a borderless challahs, global challenge, and u.s.-based companies around the burro have to deal with laws and regulations and requirements in other countries as well. so we n
the modus operandi when he to be nimble and fast. remove the cloud and the ritualization. responding to the demands of the users. the increase in data, video, voice, demanding that we have this ritualist ability that is the next generation, as i mentioned earlier, computing, storage, networking is changing to be able to deal with the scale and the requirements of the big dated. so we need to protect it. actually, i think that we have a greater opportunity with cloud to be able to be more...
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we've seen in the current wave of violence so the current wave of violence this this is just the modus operandi of whoever is behind this and we know that the people behind us are the people who are there and want to instigate regime change in places like libya like syria iran is obviously next on the list but in terms of iraq and afghanistan they're still under occupation there won't be any change in these countries until not only the soldiers in the army's leave but all the private contractors gone through and also the puppet governments that have currently been put in place by probably americans and the british what about the taliban there are reports that they could be behind the latest killings. well with the british government and talking to the taliban it's kind of it's all got a little bit surreal in the last couple of years that the what they want to do is they want to save face no no politician wants to walk out of a defeat so they're trying to talk to the taliban at the same trial i'm trying to sort of negotiate with them while they're still huge atrocities going on on both sides. as
we've seen in the current wave of violence so the current wave of violence this this is just the modus operandi of whoever is behind this and we know that the people behind us are the people who are there and want to instigate regime change in places like libya like syria iran is obviously next on the list but in terms of iraq and afghanistan they're still under occupation there won't be any change in these countries until not only the soldiers in the army's leave but all the private...
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period oh absolutely and i think this has become the de facto modus operandi of the u.s. and terms of what's going on on wall street this is why i think curious what your thoughts are but on the occupy wall street front they seem to under estimate the ironic all terrorist quotient operating on wall street they think that by simply waving a placard here and there they're going to rein some traction i don't think they understand who they're dealing with people on wall street who want to profit from nine eleven deaths head of the interest of the general population i'm not sure if they're willing to take that on board maybe they would change their tactics a little bit there is there any kind of occupy wall street thing going on in germany lars but not really that i take it serious they have no real crow graham it's like the pirate party that he hears nor existing in germany they're from a program they just improved wising and i think the. well that they have good intentions but i don't think that anything good from. my understanding is that the pirate party is now in germany
period oh absolutely and i think this has become the de facto modus operandi of the u.s. and terms of what's going on on wall street this is why i think curious what your thoughts are but on the occupy wall street front they seem to under estimate the ironic all terrorist quotient operating on wall street they think that by simply waving a placard here and there they're going to rein some traction i don't think they understand who they're dealing with people on wall street who want to profit...
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technology's moving rapidly, and every time the technology changes, the adversary changes their modus operandi to try to take advantage of that. so we need to be able to be nimble and fast. to move to cloud and virtualization and the use of data is responding to the demands of the users, the increase in data, video, voice is demanding that we have this virtualized capability that is the next generation. as i mentioned earlier, computing, storage and networking is changing to be able to deal with the scale and the requirements of the big data. so we need to protect it. actually, i think that we have a great opportunity with cloud to be able to be more secure. and this is what we need to be able to innovate and stay ahead of and not spend our time, resources and attention on complying with a regulatory regime. >> host: so, robert dix, does this issue stop at our nation's borders, and could more regulations in your view make us less economically competitive? >> guest: that's part of the problem. this really is an economic issue, and it's about u.s. competitiveness. no, it doesn't stop at the bord
technology's moving rapidly, and every time the technology changes, the adversary changes their modus operandi to try to take advantage of that. so we need to be able to be nimble and fast. to move to cloud and virtualization and the use of data is responding to the demands of the users, the increase in data, video, voice is demanding that we have this virtualized capability that is the next generation. as i mentioned earlier, computing, storage and networking is changing to be able to deal...
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telegraphing what they're going to do it's insider trading again for the banks but the entire modus operandi of the federal reserve is to target stock price as the basis of their policy they don't target employment or wages or savings those people are considered not part of the economy and they are not factored into any of the data that is cole aided by the government to inform them as to the health of the economy so the savers are continuing to get a repressed and the people with. wages or jobs are continuing to be pushed off the grid but the speculators are continuously getting gifted and we call that a recovery it's a recovery in fraud fraud is never going to hire well you mention that these insiders these bankers are buying up agency debt with the expectation that a q e three is coming and that quantitative easing the next round of it the fed is going to buy these mortgage backed securities with it so jessie's a café american calls us when the abuse of insider information and control who are so large as to become the market the moral hazard to k. has progressed so far has tainted so much
telegraphing what they're going to do it's insider trading again for the banks but the entire modus operandi of the federal reserve is to target stock price as the basis of their policy they don't target employment or wages or savings those people are considered not part of the economy and they are not factored into any of the data that is cole aided by the government to inform them as to the health of the economy so the savers are continuing to get a repressed and the people with. wages or...
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has justified it other than just knives and this is their modus operandi for five years and that's it has been litigated gives the n.s.a. trying to get information we've been trying to get their cyber security off already that was given to them by george w. bush they have said no they said we're not going to give you any room for any information we tried to get when lieutenant general alexander was actually first brought to the n.s.a. he testified in front of congress many of his answers were kept hidden in classified we have asked for those answers to be made public. the united states this involves if he thinks that the methods of domestic surveillance should be talking place and what those methods should be so that his answers on these very sensitive subjects are going to cut it in and the n.s.a. has operated continually under the strout of non-transparency and secrecy the spy a commitment on president obama's first day in office that this is going to be the most transparent administration ever the n.s.a. just doesn't think that applies to them right right well i think a lot of bran
has justified it other than just knives and this is their modus operandi for five years and that's it has been litigated gives the n.s.a. trying to get information we've been trying to get their cyber security off already that was given to them by george w. bush they have said no they said we're not going to give you any room for any information we tried to get when lieutenant general alexander was actually first brought to the n.s.a. he testified in front of congress many of his answers were...
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this has been their modus operandi for decades.if anyone thinks for a moment these groups don't recognize the strategic input importance of the infrastructure infrastructures, that the mexican implement cartels have built over the last 270 years, infrastructures that support the tons of drugs by internal aircraft, submarines, capable of moving a tons of cocaine from the north coast of cognac all the way into northern mexico, then they are simply ignorant or naÏve. that is all there is to it. there are many nasty byproducts that stem from this growing system of drugs and terror. let me tell you about one. congressman king already mentioned it. last month, general clapper testified before the senate committee on intelligence about the intel community's growing concern that iran may be capable and maybe poised at hitting us here at home. as things heat up between our two countries. a key example that he used was the iranian plot to assassinate the ambassador to the u.s. thankfully, the un oil that. >> the operative believed that the i
this has been their modus operandi for decades.if anyone thinks for a moment these groups don't recognize the strategic input importance of the infrastructure infrastructures, that the mexican implement cartels have built over the last 270 years, infrastructures that support the tons of drugs by internal aircraft, submarines, capable of moving a tons of cocaine from the north coast of cognac all the way into northern mexico, then they are simply ignorant or naÏve. that is all there is to it....
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something we have to accept as part of their modus operandi and we take a lot of prudent steps to maintain our own protection. we are seeing them take advantage of any thing that any of these -- pretty well rebuffed. the iranian revolution is not seen as an example for any of the arab nations in their awakening. it is highly concerning. >> is all this activity in the region -- if they want to stretch out across the region or can we not conclude that? >> one of the reasons -- the arab league is banding together is a force for initiating operations in libya. and concerns about damascus, this whole region is becoming aware of this sort of effort on iran's part. it had a fear the soviet union and their forces -- >> significant parallel. >> thank you for taking time to come in. senator levin referenced the after local police program and an opportunity and honored to observe as a soldier this summer and go out and visit with special forces. i see that program at work and visit villages and speak with tribal leaders and also the soldiers that were there and to me this is the program we should hav
something we have to accept as part of their modus operandi and we take a lot of prudent steps to maintain our own protection. we are seeing them take advantage of any thing that any of these -- pretty well rebuffed. the iranian revolution is not seen as an example for any of the arab nations in their awakening. it is highly concerning. >> is all this activity in the region -- if they want to stretch out across the region or can we not conclude that? >> one of the reasons -- the...
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determined, and they say that they cannot continue -- they would rather not continue on this sort of modus operandineighborhood very worried, police say that he is armed. he has an uzi with him. a dangerous man of the three soldiers and three children and another jewish man all in the last ten days. >> diana, that suspect, mohammed merah, actually called a french journalist claiming responsibility. that journalist spoke with carol costello earlier. take a listen to what the journalist had to say. >> he said it was necessary to reclaim the dignity of islam after the affront done to it by the french after it enacted a law outlawing the wearing of the full veil here in france. and he also said he wanted to protest against france's continued military participation in the war in afghanistan. and also, he said that the shootings on the jewish school in toulouse was to avenge palestinian children. >> diana, has anyone in this community expressed these types of feelings that merah expressed to this journalist? >> reporter: absolutely not, no. it is interesting that he had that conversation with that journa
determined, and they say that they cannot continue -- they would rather not continue on this sort of modus operandineighborhood very worried, police say that he is armed. he has an uzi with him. a dangerous man of the three soldiers and three children and another jewish man all in the last ten days. >> diana, that suspect, mohammed merah, actually called a french journalist claiming responsibility. that journalist spoke with carol costello earlier. take a listen to what the journalist had...
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>> i think iran's way of going -- their modus operandi is to maneuver. they invite you in.o acquire the bomb. they also know that they're transferring their facilities underground so in a relatively short time frame they'll be immune from an attack. that's the race. the race to become immune. >> senator john mccain talked about sort of red lines. i want to play for you what he told me yesterday and then we'll talk about where those red lines are in your mind after this. let's listen. >> i would like to see the president of the united states say, here's the following red lines. if the iranians cross those lines, then proper action will be taken. >> so what are the red lines and what does proper action mean in your mind? >> well, i want to emphasize, a, israel never in its history has asked america to fight for it. we're not doing that now. always in the history it was israel who did the job of the world. we did it in '81 when we took out iraq's nuclear reactor and we did it in 2007 allegedly when we took out syria's nuclear reactor. i'll just point out that had we not done i
>> i think iran's way of going -- their modus operandi is to maneuver. they invite you in.o acquire the bomb. they also know that they're transferring their facilities underground so in a relatively short time frame they'll be immune from an attack. that's the race. the race to become immune. >> senator john mccain talked about sort of red lines. i want to play for you what he told me yesterday and then we'll talk about where those red lines are in your mind after this. let's...
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>> senator, i would agree that any access denial is they are modus operandi as they look towards activeons when it comes to that. note also that but the tooth as the outline, i would add the ballistic missile long-range rocket capability they have. >> if the united states had a reliable source of oil from a from a source, would we be as concerned about iran's threat to block the street of form this? >> i believe we would be, senator, because that those vital interest to the economy, which would have immediate and significant impact on our own way of life if one nation, iran, the only nation that threatened to close the strait. >> and just to list the areas in the middle east worker and how is the very clear fingerprint, i think it is helpful to remind ourselves from time to time just how they operate in lebanon after hezbollah, a terrorist organization in the west bank and gaza. we know that iran has reportedly received funding for hamas i should say has received funding from iran. we know of course in iraq that iran was the source of many of the explosively formed penetrators that kill
>> senator, i would agree that any access denial is they are modus operandi as they look towards activeons when it comes to that. note also that but the tooth as the outline, i would add the ballistic missile long-range rocket capability they have. >> if the united states had a reliable source of oil from a from a source, would we be as concerned about iran's threat to block the street of form this? >> i believe we would be, senator, because that those vital interest to the...
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. >> except when it's predictable, it just becomes modus operandi. >> it's the cell phone weakness. with the communication weakness. is texas instruments losing its ability to be able to predict which is another thing they talked about. i think they have a problem with their chipsets not as good as others. >> oh, yeah, the call on texas instruments, too, when they reported the last quarter they said the fourth quarter probably marked a bottom. do you remember when they said that and we got excited, oh, it's the bottom, it's the bottom. here we are, they take down their guidance so what's going on here? >> maybe it's shakespeares and a julius caesar there the fault is themselves and not the darn stars. because qualcomm and broadcom are hitting it out of the park. >> do you like nokia, probably not. >> that's a river in finland as far as i'm concerned. >> one third of texas' sales is from nokia, specifically for the chipsets used in the simbian handsets. we're watching texas instruments and altera which did pretty much the same in the aftermarket session. it's actually higher. >> alte
. >> except when it's predictable, it just becomes modus operandi. >> it's the cell phone weakness. with the communication weakness. is texas instruments losing its ability to be able to predict which is another thing they talked about. i think they have a problem with their chipsets not as good as others. >> oh, yeah, the call on texas instruments, too, when they reported the last quarter they said the fourth quarter probably marked a bottom. do you remember when they said...
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i think it's now within the regime something we have to make part of our modus modus operandi and wecertainly have taken a lot of prudent steps in our own force protection. we also see the trying to find their way and take advantage of anything in any of these arab awakening causes that. they have tried in cairo and i think they were pretty well rebuffed there. the iranian revolution is not being seen as an example for any of the arab nations in their awakening. so it's not successful but at the same time it's highly concerning. >> my time is about up. i was about to ask you briefly, is all of this activity and the region via ran evidence of the fear that they really have hegemonic ambitions that they want to stretch out across the region or can we not conclude that? >> sir, i think one of the reasons we are seeing the unity of the cooperation council right now and away the arab league is banding together and becoming actually a force for initiating operations whether it be in libya or in other areas, there are concerns about damascus. i think what we are seeing is the whole region i
i think it's now within the regime something we have to make part of our modus modus operandi and wecertainly have taken a lot of prudent steps in our own force protection. we also see the trying to find their way and take advantage of anything in any of these arab awakening causes that. they have tried in cairo and i think they were pretty well rebuffed there. the iranian revolution is not being seen as an example for any of the arab nations in their awakening. so it's not successful but at...
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is it the same modus operandi ?> are you talking about how things are going before the leadership change versus after the leadership change? >> anything more strange about this one? >> i do not think i have any particular insight into what may or may not have a change in the inner workings. you know how close that system is. i do not think there was anything particularly different, as our envoy has said. many of the individuals working on this deal in august were the same ones working in february. obviously, there is a question of what is going on. let's finish north korea. >> in the past week have been doing these deals, they never announced anything like a missile launch in the middle of the deal. what do you think it means that they actually went ahead and announced just as you are on the cost of finishing a two day deal? -- cusp two day deal? >> i am not in the position to analyze their motives. >> your sixth party partners assure you they stand on your side. humanitarian aid is offered to north korean. >> the i
is it the same modus operandi ?> are you talking about how things are going before the leadership change versus after the leadership change? >> anything more strange about this one? >> i do not think i have any particular insight into what may or may not have a change in the inner workings. you know how close that system is. i do not think there was anything particularly different, as our envoy has said. many of the individuals working on this deal in august were the same ones...
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but this is the modus open ran ran -- operandi of this president. we'll see i think the supreme court deal with this issue in june which will be a tremendous setback for a president who put all this marbles on healthcare. martha: when everybody is going to get healthcare and the government is going to make sure it' covered. you will have the church stand and say you can't ask us not to be catholic. >> the insurance providers they get their coverage from would rather pay for birth control and other things. it reduces healthcare costs and they will gladly give to it their subscribers. the catholic church doesn't have to pay for it. the catholic church eventually come around on issues where they are wrong. >> they are not going to come around. they don't have to come around. martha: you can debate that all day long. but they don't come around. >> they do come around. ask galileo. the world is round according to the pope. >> you just set an example of you telling the catholic church what they should be believing in, what they should be preaching. >> 98%
but this is the modus open ran ran -- operandi of this president. we'll see i think the supreme court deal with this issue in june which will be a tremendous setback for a president who put all this marbles on healthcare. martha: when everybody is going to get healthcare and the government is going to make sure it' covered. you will have the church stand and say you can't ask us not to be catholic. >> the insurance providers they get their coverage from would rather pay for birth control...
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is it the same modus operanti? -- operandi? >> anything a little bit more strange about this one or is it just kind of the way that this often happens with north korea? >> you know, i don't think we have at this point any particular ip sight into what may or may not have changed in the inner workings, you know, how that -- how -- i don't think that there was anything particularly different as our envoy ambassador davies has said, many of the individuals that were working on aspects of this deal in august were the same ones that we worked with in february. they have the institutional memory phenomenon dprk's side. obviously there was questioning going on as to what was going on in peeng i don't think. >> what do you think it means that they actually just went ahead and announced this just as you were on the cusp of finishing the food aid deal? >> again, i'm not in a position to analyze their motives. these are questions to be asked of them but from our perspective obviously it is a concern and it doesn't make a lot of sense. >>
is it the same modus operanti? -- operandi? >> anything a little bit more strange about this one or is it just kind of the way that this often happens with north korea? >> you know, i don't think we have at this point any particular ip sight into what may or may not have changed in the inner workings, you know, how that -- how -- i don't think that there was anything particularly different as our envoy ambassador davies has said, many of the individuals that were working on aspects...