wind nor sun's cruel wrath can force us from our charge into the endless night we stand our ground monolithic protectors of the broken spirit. 3. there was a place sacred beaconed by time. i remember. the new born grass trampled beneath the earth. no one else should die here. there was a flash, no, 2 secrets locked in a fire ball. the shift of wind the sudden weight of blue heat formless days worn past, changed since the coming of endless night. >> and my last poem -- speaks to world events. and now i'm also thinking about the atrocities in berma. called the world i leave you. once there were 2 towers then there were none. i searched among the rubble for bones of men. what kind of world i leave you, what's human left of race? what more can i give you to resurrect your faith? smiles, i give and laughter like rain, flakes of snow that gently splay against the window pain. light transformed to rainbow, sweat from a dancer's brow. giggles of rivers running down mountains, flowers unfolding to face the sky. pain from sclap nal's path. blood from solders punctured hearts still borns pushed from ach

we know in the media when people talk of islam in america, they talk about it as a monolith. very often by a masked the muslims to this and that and it's not muslim and when they look at media assume that we are all alike. we may look like what we are not. this is a global community and muslims in america literally from all of the corners of the globe, muslims from morocco, bangladesh, india, pakistan, egypt, all over the globe let's keep this in mind. these communities have brought their rich cultures to america. the troy the american feast, the tradition here is always immigrants from ireland, the jewish community's coming from east europe and so on bringing the rich culture to america. this is what they have done it number three, islam remains a very fast growing religion in the united states of america. paradoxically after 9/11 the koran sales rocketed. americans are curious people and want to know what is this religion so much in the news which is controversial? one of the interesting things i found as an anthropologist we were looking at figures of the american converts

design control, that there is no specific physical plans, that we're going to end up with a sterile, monolithic, even perhaps mission-bay like landscape. so what i'm bringing to your attention is what's been in your packets four months running, which is a specific example frts park -- from the park merced design which go into he can ordinary detail, block-by-block. 23 blocks in total. what you're seeing here is block two. i know it might look exchaotic on the screen there, and i know the color is not coming through, but what this diagram shows is an extraordinarily diversity of building heights, setbacks, and both new streets and paseos and open spaces. every block fits into a general proscribed urban plan. there is flexibility in that plan, in is variability in that plan, but they are binding guidelines on the left. it is in your opinion a good balance between prescriptive urban form and design while at the same time not being overly prescriptive because we do like variability surprise and design innovation. this chart on the left, you can see for this particular block, a certain amount of foo

tenderloin, i think is not one -- and i said this to them while i was there -- not one, sort of monolithic uniform -- there are not drug dealers everywhere in the tenderloin, and there are not particular -- you know, there are not liquor stores everywhere, like people might think, at least given the hearing that we had. we went down one block where there were a lot of grocery stores selling liquor, and when we turned the corner, there were not any, so i think there is a kind of diversity not only population-wise, but in terms of land use, and that kind of thing that people -- getting people who are not living there do not understand. it is a challenge to try to plan in the kind of environment, and i think the people who were there for the tort, not only people from the city, but also, people from channel two and the "sf weekly." idea it was really good that they had two residents from the community lead the tour, so i just wanted to report that back to the commission and the public. commissioner miguel: there was an interesting gathering at the department last night regarding the housing e

would contest that it's there are many many divisions within the muslim brotherhood and it's not a monolithic bloc as you would like to present it i agree i agree i don't they have different shades they don't even agree on the single platform they have their reform or they have their conservative they have to put their house in order some wants to work within the democratic system there is another revision so i agree with you but compared to the other opposition forces i meant to say that they were the best organized industry it's usually traditionally but i agree with you that it's not the one voice one shade it's many shades and color and they still have to do a lot of for it to reach a consensus among themselves on how they're going to work within this political system so i absolutely agree with you. a tough economy and again i think we're still kind of. moving around the bush era mean it's been the way to the muslim brotherhood has been demonized in western media and by western governments i mean could they possibly play a role that the would be the west would actually recognize. i mean i

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but the but it's not monolithic. we have to take each country by country and the ledger the united states has with each country is different. so for example the relationship with mubarak egypt, there was military aid that the u.s. was giving to egypt. in bahrain was different also. in libya what we're seeing is a different situation playing out and the u.s. does not have the kind of leverage over qaddafi that it had with other leaders that doesn't have the aid. so the things we're talking about are economic sanctions right now that can be imposed unilaterally and working with the international community to impose some of the kinds of things that you were talking about potentially multilaterally. >> rose: we often ask this question about this president, because of his experiences and because of what he had done and the life he had lived and the fact he had lived around the world, duds he have a different mindset about these kinds of things than previous presidents might have had? >> when you talk to administration off

the turkish media, which has become almost monolithic which is now mostly enhance of the government or its cronies, is not reporting what turkish people need to know to understand this. turkish people believe their noble gesture of humanitarian aid to the starving out stadiums -- starting palestinians, i don't know if there are more than 10 people alive. i don't think they understood it at all. las.. >> and they believe it's a little bit nuts, but i understand how they get to this, they believe that the united states actually wants turkey to become an islamist country so that they can control it more readily, so they can have access to its natural resources, you know, it's crazy. it's the typical turkish conspiracy theory, but i can see from their point of view they're saying, it doesn't make sense. why isn't anyone in the u.s. helping us? we can't go in there and influence the turkish elections, we don't have that power. but we could certainly have a media that reports more accurately on it, a government that comments more accurately about it. when western leaders like david cameron s

establish the principle that congress can address a major national economic problem only by providing a monolithic government solution and is precluded from using a more choice friendly marketplace. >> you're saying the argument would lead you to believe under their argument it would be constitutional? >> i know professor barnett acknowledges that and mr. carvin does, too. so if the only way congress can address a market problem is by having the government step in and be an exclusive provider strikes me as an odd position which is why the idea of using the market and step in, it's been more a conservative idea and very akin to what the previous president bush wanted to do with parts of social security is give people a financial incentive to go in the private market. that private market approach was adopted here so it seems odd to attack that and say you can only use the government approach and also seems odd to say that five justices sitting in washington should decide a matter of economic regulation for the whole country. both of those seem to me approaches that ought to be anathema to anyone who

i can say it is not monolithic but it has been a black box. they do not talk to reporters about what is going on internally. at any rate, i don't think anyone who tells you what will be sorted out over the next day or two will be proven right. there is a lot of question about how handle the transition. host: one last question -- one thing talked aloud a lot is mohammed badie and the muslim brotherhood. what have you heard from him in the last 12 to 24 hours, and what is the feeling among those on the street about the influence of the muslim brotherhood? guest: if you ask me five years ago to imagine an egyptian revolution and who would be a key player, i would have said the muslim brotherhood. given what has happened here, i would say that the overall events -- their overall influence of driving the bar it from power was quite small. he is a niche in solar and cautious figure. -- he is an insular and cautious figure. they provide many services to the egyptian people. they are one of the best organized, non-governmental forces in the society. t

it does not stack up against that monolithic of embarrassments and defeats. then comes this, shaking the foundation of our pillars. i am not of the view that this is the disaster in egypt that some fear, nor is it necessarily the dawn of a new day that some hope. on the plus side, the protests have been anti-mubarak, not anti-u.s. or anti-peace. all the negative, the leadership for the opposition could open the avenues for more radical elements to fill the void. the muslim brotherhood is not the march of dimes that some analysts make it out to be. they will exploit opportunities with the opportunities are available for them to be exploited. it is not as though they have renounced violence or their goals to change the political system in egypt voluntarily, but only as the result of the regime's compulsion. they may not result as a dominant force. we certainly should not base our policy on that expectation less a come to pass. some changes are surely in order matter what happens. the most important of these changes is that the certainty of egypt to play a regio

it is not monolithic. what i thought about the thugs was this was the intelligence services, which are really the kibed kind of cutting edge, really brutal part of the services in egypt asserting themselves. vice president comes from the intelligence community. so there could be a struggle right now internally and the -- the ability of the civic movement to be able to continue to split the military, to continue to keep the army on its side, is going to be very critical and that means they need to stay disciplined. as disciplined as they can, given their size. clearly what was happening yesterday was the ability that the thugs wanted to actually turn this into a chaotic, violent scene that then order would have to be restored. >> let me get to how president obama is handling this. everybody has a view. start off interpreting where they are and where they have been. >> well, they have been playing catch-up, not surprisingly. a very fast-moving situation. last tuesday this whole thing started. in the ninth da

only by providing a monolithic government solution and is precluded by using a maurer friendly market -- >> under their argument, that would be constitutional. >> yes. d i know professor mark barnett acknowledges that. you could have -- and i know professor barnett and knowledge is that. it strikes me as an odd position for conservatives to take. the idea of using the market and creating an incentive has always been more or less a conservative idea, a republican idea. it is very akin to what president bush wanted to do with social security. the private market approach is adopted here, so it seems odd to attack that. it also seems odd to say that five justices sitting in washington should decide a matter of economic regulation for the whole country. both of those seem to me approaches -- >> thank you very much. >> thank you, mr. chairman. a want to ask consent to place a few items in the record. i have a statement from myself and one submitted from our attorney general. utah is in the original plaintiff in this lawsuit. the attorney general has been at the head of the pack for fighting

it is not monolithic. what i thought about the thugs was this was the intelligence services, which are really the kibed kind of cutting edge, really brutal part of the services in egypt asserting themselves. vice president comes from the intelligence community. so there could be a struggle right now internally and the -- the ability of the civic movement to be able to continue to split the military, to continue to keep the army on its side, is going to be very critical and that means they need to stay disciplined. as disciplined as they can, given their size. clearly what was happening yesterday was the ability that the thugs wanted to actually turn this into a chaotic, violent scene that then order would have to be restored. >> let me get to how president obama is handling this. everybody has a view. start off interpreting where they are and where they have been. >> well, they have been playing catch-up, not surprisingly. a very fast-moving situation. last tuesday this whole thing started. in the ninth da

it is not monolithic. what i thought about the thugs was this was the intelligence services, which are really the kibed kind of cutting edge, really brutal part of the services in egypt asserting themselves. vice president comes from the intelligence community. so there could be a struggle right now internally and the -- the ability of the civic movement to be able to continue to split the military, to continue to keep the army on its side, is going to be very critical and that means they need to stay disciplined. as disciplined as they can, given their size. clearly what was happening yesterday was the ability that the thugs wanted to actually turn this into a chaotic, violent scene that then order would have to be restored. >> let me get to how president obama is handling this. everybody has a view. start off interpreting where they are and where they have been. >> well, they have been playing catch-up, not surprisingly. a very fast-moving situation. last tuesday this whole thing started. in the ninth da

in the old days it used to be said you have to be monolithic in your thinking to attract minorities into a particular movement. the conservative movement has always taken the position is here is what our principles are, they stood the test of time, and everyone, if we are good enough at this, everyone will eventually understand. it is past cycle we had conservative hispanics elected as governors of new mexico, nevada, u.s. senator from florida, and a number of members of congress -- hispanics from the state of washington, idaho, and texas, who here to for never had a conservative, not to mention a hispanic elected to office. we are proud of that and we think hispanics like everyone else are worried about the over the top spending habits with country has gotten into. host: you mentioned cpac and c- span covered a lot of the speeches of the weekend. michelle bachmann, who heads up the tea party caucus in talked to activists about the influence of the tea party but also remaining true to the social issues that conservatives care about. let's listen to what she had to say. >> we would be wis

establish the principle that congress can address a major national economic problem only by providing a monolithic government solution and is precluded from using a more choice friendly marketplace. >> you're saying the argument would lead you to believe under their argument it would be constitutional? >> i know professor barnett acknowledges that and mr. carvin does, too. so if the only way congress can address a market problem is by having the government step in and be an exclusive provider strikes me as an odd position which is why the idea of using the market and step in, it's been more a conservative idea and very akin to what the previous president bush wanted to do with parts of social security is give people a financial incentive to go in the private market. that private market approach was adopted here so it seems odd to attack that and say you can only use the government approach and also seems odd to say that five justices sitting in washington should decide a matter of economic regulation for the whole country. both of those seem to me approaches that ought to be anathema to anyone who

there is no notion that a government run monolith is going toe good. it is the wrong direction. i believe strongly that the obamacare legislation takes the health care and the country in the wrong direction. the solutions that we have for that and for public policy more broadly is to say to consumers that you were going to be in charge and you can shoot -- and you can choose from a range of options. we will give you some guard rails and protection in terms of consumer protection. if y need financial help, we will give it to you directly in the form of a tax credit or a voucher or a stipend but you will be in charge of that decision making. to the providers of the service, we are going to say that we are not going to just pay you for endles volume, we want to pay you for things getting better, so in the area of health care, if i say to bill need for volume, what will i get? more volume. we have to pay for not just vome but outcomes. minnesota has led efforts in this regard and we have an astoundingly good results. we said to our state employees that you can go wherever you want f

i think as the director of the and i says, it is important to make the point that this is not a monolithic organization. is one that goes back to the 1920's, and it varies from area to area. he looked at different countries and different versions of the muslim brotherhood. they have different characteristics, different approaches. there are groups of extremists that are part of some of these areas. there are lawyers and professionals that are part of the muslim brotherhood. for example, in egypt. so it is very difficult to say, okay, they are extremists. it is clear that within the moslem brotherhood there are extremist elements that we have to pay attention to. that is something we watch very closely to make sure that they are not able to exert they're influence on the directions of governments in that region. >> director mueller, i talk in my opening statement about the extension of the three patriot act provisions on a lone wolf, wiretaps, and access to business records. there has been a lot of misinformation put out in the media over the last several days with respect to these provisio

. >> it is important to make the point, this is not a monolithic organization. he is an organization that goes back to the 1920's. it varies from area to area. you look at different countries and different versions of the muslim brotherhood. they have different characteristics, different approaches. there are groups of extremists that are part of some of these areas. there are lawyers and professionals that are part of the muslim brotherhood in egypt, for example. it is very difficult to say they are extremists. it is clear that within the muslim brotherhood there are extremists elements that we have to pay attention to, and that is something we watch very closely to make sure that they are not able to exert their influence on the directions of governments in that region. >> i talked about the extension of the three patriot act provisions. there has been a lot of misinformation put out in the media over the last several days with respect to these three provisions. i would like for you to address those three provisions and to particularly addressed these four que

establish the principle that congress can address a major national economic problem only by providing a monolithic government solution and is precluded from using a more choice friendly marketplace. >> you're saying the argument would lead you to believe under their argument it would be constitutional? >> i know professor barnett acknowledges that and mr. carvin does, too. so if the only way congress can address a market problem is by having the government step in and be an exclusive provider strikes me as an odd position which is why the idea of using the market and step in, it's been more a conservative idea and very akin to what the previous preside bush wanted to do with parts of social security is give people a financial incentive to go in the private market. that private market approach was adopted here so it seems odd to attack that and say you can only use the government approach and also seems odd to say that five justices sitting in washington should decide a matter of economic regulation for the whole country. both of those seem to me approaches that ought to be anathema to anyone who m

the muslim brotherhood is not a monolithic organization but it does maintain a leadership structure and a core set of beliefs. its leader is called the general guide. he has several deputy guides. below them is a guidance council comprised of 15 to 16 senior leaders as well as a broader body, the shura, comprised of roughly 100 members. mohammed badi is -- was elected as the eighth general guide of the muslim brotherhood in january of 2010. as noted by the u.s. government's open source center, badi is influenced by the writings of famous muslim brotherhood ideologues said katub and is known for his conservative views. in an april interview in 2010, mr. badi said, we will continue to raise the banner of jihad and the koran in our confrontation with the enemy of islam. he went on to say -- quote -- "the muslim brotherhood still considers the zionists to be its main and only enemy. the jews who occupy palestine have their eyes set on egypt." two days ago, a leading member of the muslim brotherhood, mohammed ganlam, reported told al-alam radio news network that he would like to -- quote --