being from an ngo myself in parting with many ngo's, ngo's and haiti doing valuable work however whatctor is that a parallel structure, parallel structures have been created and therefore weakening the public infrastructure. the other thing that we have looked at over time also as i mentioned are the donor conferences and i think it is important to look back and note that in $2,048,000,000,000 was pledged to haiti. we tried to track that money. we had a team of 20 people at nyu with different institutions trying to track where that money went. we could not track it. last year in 2009, after the big hurricane hit haiti, a lite over $350 million was pledged. that money was eventually tracked by the special envoy's office and at the donors conference in march, the number that was put out is that only 30% of that money was actually fulfilled. only 30% of the pledge money ever got to haiti. this has been what we have been hearing from the haitian governme. now, why is this important? obviously now the need is greater than ever and we need to make sure that that money is fulfilled. yesterda

this is where sean penn is working with his ngo. there are 50,000 people on the hillside, right on top of each other, with a number of privacy issues and other safety issues. in addition, all of the water -- you can even see it -- the smallest trickles -- i saw people carrying water. maybe they would drop it. you would see the trickle go down. you can imagine, if it were magnified, what effect would be on the ability to live in these little four by four spaces in which their whole family is living. everywhere you look, you see spontaneous settlements in backyards. you see them on street corners. you see them in open fields and on golf courses. you see them in places that used to be places of celebration, like across the street from the presidential palace. there is a very large area there that used to be a place where people would celebrate large events. it was a part and stretched for quite a bit of distance in front of the presidential palace. now it is home to something like 25,000 to 50,000 people. >> those inssghts which are su

can a viral video be and ngo, 10 a facebook group be -- can a facebook group be an ngo? you have a whole new order of civil society stakeholders that would not exist without the technology. the first fascinating thing that i was told was how he did it. the second most fascinating thing was that the day after he did it -- i went down a couple of months afterwards, and the day after he did it, they started getting messages from venezuela and iran and china wanting to know how they did it. there was this net positiie. when people talk about, for instance, iran, all of these people used technology to go to the streets and did not do anything, the election results remained the same. p would argue that it was a to benefit, a huge victory in terms of -- a huge benefit and victory in terms of what happened. people can put a whole bunch of best practices and challenges on the public domain that are being troubleshooted and utilize around the world. that to me is a net positive. we should also look at a new point of 21st century civil society as something where the innovation of o

being from an ngo myself in parting with many ngo's, ngo's and haiti doing valuae work however what has is that a parallel structure, rallel structures have been created and therefore weakening the public infrastructure. the other thing that we have looked at over time also as i ntioned are the donor conferences and i think is important to look back and note that in $2,048,000,000,000 was edged to haiti. we tried to rack tht money. we had a team of 20 people at nyu with different institutions trying to track where that money went. we could not track it. last ar in 2009, after the big hurricane hit haiti, a little over $350 milliowas pledged. that money was eventually tracked by the special envoy's office nd at the dons confence in march, the number that was put out is that only 30% of that money was actually fulfilled. only 3 of the pledge money ever got to haiti. this has beenhat we have been hearing from the haitian government now, why is ts important? obvisly now the needis greater than ever and we need to make sure th that moy is fulfilled. yesterday inhe dominican republic there wa

had ngos been assault and lost people. we've had companies who have lost people. diplomat security bureau does not necessarily have the expertise or providing that security. in fact, their principal security role is inside the land not outside the line. so the current structure where you have private security or others providing that capability in the field is probably not one that is easily or simplistically change and and may not be realistic to even do that at this point. >> did you weren't to -- >> point of clarification, i'm speaking of moving security. those numbers are much smaller. okay. >> either the smaller set or the larger set i think is something that i'm interested in. dr. avant, i'm going to ask you next. >> i do think that there are issues when you're thinking about the management of security that usaid has a more difficult time with and not just usaid as a government but also the people that it contracts with, the ngos, et cetera. there has been quite a lot of development of principals among many ngos of s

had ngos been assault and lost people.we've had companies who have lost people. diplomat security bureau does not necessarily have the expertise or providing that security. in fact, their principal security role is inside the land not outside the line. so the current structure where you have private security or others providing that capability in the field is probably not one that is easily or simplistically change and and may not be "washington journal" continues host: joining us from that gingrich, louisiana is a lieutenant, a retired general -- rouge,l louisiana a retired general. he has joined us to give us insight and perspective on the response of bp and what they need to do. he is currently a cnn contributor. thanks for joining us on the program. caller: the morning. host: -- guest: good morning. host: in the "tampa tribune would recce said we should fight the oil spill like it is need -- tamparibune", you said we should fight the oil spill like it is world war iii. tell me about that. caller: we need to continue to

the international organizations and there are some international ngos that need to be made examples. the government should realize it is not just them but the international community is serious about fixing its own problems also. >> a question over here. >> here in the u.s., overlooking at to afghanistan through a national lands in terms of the lack of leadership from the national government? should we look at success stories that a occurring on a local and provincial level and trying to emphasize we're leadership is being provided by afghans at those levels, and how can we do that? >> we sometimes talk about negative thing so ch that we forget there're achievements. the country has achievements. not everyone is correct in that country. not everyone is a crook. just the fact that people are looking for justice and government and rule of law, it speaks volumes that people want to fix these proble. these problems are in the larger perspective, they are an anomaly for our nation. i think we have judges, we have district governors, we have a few governors, maybe a few ministers, a few pa

state department and their contributions which are very valuable, but you also pointed out that the ngos don't carry security with them and it's difficult for them to full film their responsibilities in an insurgency situation and with the very safety of american personnel are still at stake, doesn't it make sense -- i'll just say it this way. in my opinion that the people who are in these prts, the people who are out there are mostly military and we need to understand that they have the ability and can effectively dispense aid for local projects, and so forth, that can save lives, and i think the military -- really such an intensity of interest in this because soldiers' lives are at stake. so, would you comment on that fundamental balance between -- where the reconstruction money should be allocated. >> first of all, your point is very well taken. secondly prts, by and large are significantly military. >> provencial reconstruction teams. they are a mix of civilian and military. typical slcivilian leadership a you'll have civilians that brings skills that are hard to find at least within

we hope that some ngos or organization will pick this up to help us. we wanted trained 20,000 people in the bank in one year. it is more difficult, but we will have to have help to do it/ -- do it. i will close with this, and i know you are very glad. each of us, no matter who you are, you can make a difference in someone's life. you can help a neighbor. you can help yourself and your family. you can help the business you work in. develop a family plan for your family. if you have children or grandchildren in school, if you have -- most families mothers and fathers are working. if you are at work in your kids are in school and something happens, where will they go? what will they do? haev a p -- have a plan of where you will meet or someone that lives outside of the state -- a relative or friend -- a phone number that they can call and say, i am ok, and everybody knows it. particularly, people with special needs and communities. it is really important that our churches get involved. we need to know who those people are. i know that david and his wife -

>> yes, if you look at what is going on in afghanistan, ngo's are delivering all of the u.s. aid that is going into afghanistan. there is a number of very important things that we care about a lot that are being done by a lot of people. so i actually think managed effectively, outsourcing could be away of bringing in partners as opposed to violating national security goals. >> but the question is are we asking the right question. >> i'm not sure we have bn asking the right question. also, it struck me as you were talking that one of the things that i think is missing. that ofp is asking, is the question of discretion tests and we haven't been acknowledging that important part of this equation. >> yes? >> i agree with dr. avant and dr. noglett. it i how you manage oversee, planoordinate and communicate whatever your mission is through whatever network of capabilities there are. the aid in afghanistan is being delivered by non profit and for-profit providers but it is a network. and by the wa 90% host country nationals. >> i actually agree. and wrote a book about it. >> okay. >

this is ngo is a nasty organization.has been banned from doing earthquake relief when turkey suffered a terrible earthquake. the u.s. treasury department was designated for having financial ties to hamas. there is some evidence to suggest that it had been involved in the funding of the insurgency in iraq. what i think happened is that israel and turkey were looking for some sort of confrontation. they were looking for a certain type of situation. i think israel and washington ahead treaties that were to either delay or stop or work out some sort of an arrangement that would ensure the flotilla and is really navy -- it fell on deaf ears. i think that it was involved financially in this. the turkish government has been -pput in an environment that mas this possible. the israelis have a tremendous responsibility. the situation in gaza is dire. many americans say there is no humanitarian efforts there. that is not true many of -- poverty has tripled their. madison has not been allowed to be transferred there. it is in every

businesses to businesses, and so the solutions to africa are as much in the private sector and the ngo community as they are in the public sector, formally, in terms of programs. the department of state and throughout the united states government. last fall about three months after being confirmed by the senate and shortly after traveling to africa with congressman payne and the secretary of state, i was doing a briefing where we had a journalist from nigeria suggesting that the obama administration was ignoring africa. notwithstanding coverage from excellent journalist to report on the continent every day, it is true that africa does not get the same kind of rhetoric killer media attention that other parts of the world might. -- regular media attention than other worlds of the -- other parts of the world might. but that is not true. the department of state. with the speakers that we have arranged for you, we can begin with south africa and the hosting of the world cup. it will preoccupy us for the next month. we are there helping to ensure that the world's most visible sporting event

there also international ngo's that need to be an example, to bre -- that need to be an example, too. here in the united states, are we making a mistake in looking at afghanistan to much through a national lands -- too much through a national lens% should we be looking at success stories at the local and provincial level, and look at where leadership is being provided at those levels? how can we do that? >> we sometimes talk about negative thinks so much that we forget that there are achievements. the country has achievements, naturally. not everybody is correct in that country. not everybody is at -- not everybody is corrupt in that country. not everybody is a quirk in that country. -- a crook in that country. these problems, in the largest perspective, are an anomaly for our nation. we have judges, we have a district governors, we have a few governors, maybe a few ministers, a few parliamentarians, a few private sector entrepreneurs, businessmen, who are honest people. but in a country where the rule of law does not have the right drift, those who did not obey the law pollute everyt

they are basically private citizens that could be institutional contractors, ngos, cdos, subcontractors. >> we appreciate that. if any commissioners want to explore that with you, i would give you free time. we can be on record. the way we're going to do this process is that i am going to lead off and the staff always comes up with this mystifying order of commissions, and i will follow staff recommendations because that is what i do. i am going to start off, mr. harrington and mr. mostsak, with our addendum to the disappointment to mr. torres. what does it take to terminate the security contractor's contract for some work for what does it say from a policy viewpoint, mr. mott saimotsek o. harrington. you're in a good position. what does it take to terminate a contractor for obviously -- it did not take appointing a bunch of unapproved cards? can you talk to me about what is the policy and the execution guidance that you give your field representatives? >> your point is well taken, sir. what does it take? it takes a clear specific evaluation of a contractor the represents capabilities t

we're cognizant of the fact that there are a number of people representing a variety of different ngos on that ship. so i just don't understand the question. what is our assessment of the in i.h.h.? we will take that question. . we think that this incident underscores why we are trying to push ahead with a comprehensive peace in the middle east because ultimately, that is the only way that you avoid these kinds of situations in the future. that is why george mitchell is going back to the region tonight, and we want to see the proximity talks continue and lead to direct negotiations. during the course of the meeting, you know, the deep and rich history that turkey has with israel was reflected upon. turkey has been one of israel's closest friends in the region for 60 years. but add to what happens in light of this incident, i think that remains to be seen, but to the extent that israel can address turkey's very legitimate concerns about getting its citizens returned and, i supppse, turkey will be judging the nature of the israeli investigation into this incident, and on that basis, diff

she is trying to form ngo, though that word is not accepted widely in libya. it would raise women's awareness and get them to participate more in whatever fields that they could. we have asked for a proposal. if we get that, we will see if we can fund a project like that. we are on the lookout and trying to think of what kind of projects we could do with the organizations that are there right now on the ground as well as looking for new opportunities. >> it seems that you have some progress in promoting economic initiatives, would it be something in the economic arena to incorporate bunning into the labour force through theestate department? >> we have made some progress looking towards in power and women on an doors -- toward empowering women entrepreneurs. that is another area that offers some potential to get women from the homes into the workplace. >> thank you. >> i had some comments about what my friend said. they have been making the statements for six or seven years. whenever a statement is made publicly and the great leader would come and contra victi

unconnitionally release it captive held for four years and to and interference with the operations of ngo's in gaza. it is more cleer than ever that the only long-term and sustainable solution to the conflict which tragic events is a two-state solution that has a sovereign state living alongside a secure israel with a light -- with a right to live in peace and security recognized by neighbors. the talks under way are more important than ever. these events should not undermine those talks but instead underline how important they are. the government will make in an urgent priority to get british diplomatic support to buttress that process. the government will continue to keep the house informed of developments. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i am grateful to the foreign secretary for his statement. i said in the queen's speech debate last week that a policy of policygaza the search for peace will not work. in the early hours of monday morning, it is a barrier to aid but to any hope -- any hope of peace at all. the attack by the israeli defense force is the latest in a series of self-defeating and

they're basically private citizens that could be institutional contractors, ngos and subcontractors. >> i appreciate that. if the other commissioners want to explore this with you, we will give them time for their questions. the way we're going to do this is i'm going to lead off and staff always comes up with this missed the final quarter of commission -- and i'm going to follow a staff recommendation because that is what i do. i want to start off, mr. harrington, to the addendum that we just added with our disappointment related to torres aes. what does it take to terminate as security contractors contract? what does it take from a policy viewpoint, mr. motsek, but i'll start with you, mr. harrington, from an execution viewpoint? you are formally the commander of defense management contract agency, and in your position present and past, what does it take to terminate a contractor -- because it obviously did not take posting on approved foreign cards? can you talk to me a little bit about what is the policy and the execution guidance that you give your field representatives? gilad y

host: what about ngo's? guest: they can as well. host: for example, a shelter? guest: mm-hmm. host: what other kinds of grants do you provide? guest: we have grants for prosecutors, law enforcement, we have transitional housing, and victims in rural jurisdictions are in a a more unique and potentially more dangerous situation. i remember one time being in wyoming, and it has the largest geographic county in the country. we have a few law enforcement officers who need to cover the territory and provide resources and safety and is very hard for rural setting, to provide for safety needs that they may have. we do programs to deal with teen awareness we have our range of other programs that deal with a host of issues. it is just a very wide scope of programs. when programs now to address culturally and -- we have programs now to address is culturally and linguistically specific situations. we have programs for troubled collisions. it was not until recently upset -- for tribal coalitions. it was not until recently that we recognize that we have responsibilities that were un fulfill

unconditionally release it captive held for four years and to and interference with the operations of ngo'sn gaza. it is more clear than ever that the only long-term and sustainable solution to the conflict which produced these tragic events is a two-state solution that has a sovereign state living alongside a secure israel with a light -- with a right to live in peace and security recognized by neighbors. the talks under way are more important than ever. these events should not undermine those talks but instead underline how important they are. the government will make in an urgent priority to get british diplomatic support to buttress that process. the government will continue to keep the house informed of developments. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i am grateful to the foreign secretary for his statement. i said in the queen's speech debate last week that a policy of policygaza the search for peace will not work. in the early hours of monday morning, it is a barrier to aid but to any hope -- any hope of peace at all. the attack by the israeli defense force is the latest in a series of self-

there have been too many times where we cleared areas where we looked for ngos or the government to come in and set up things like hospitals and some of those facilities, the requirements that the locals need. if that is not going to happen, yes, we do need to pull out. and i think general mcchrystal and his staff did this to call the state department and other officials to task so they could do more. again, i think we should continue the mission but if we are not going to get the support after we clear places, we need to get out. host: i was there in 2002 and in 2002. in 2007 -- and in 2007. in 2007, one of the things we would hear is we don't mind working with you, but we are intimidated by the taliban as soon as we have these meetings. if you clear these areas and then you leave, there is no one providing security. they don't really trust the afghan national army or the national police. it will be imperative that whoever comes in, said the position so they can gain credibility so the government can gain credibility. for the most part, in some cases, there is mistrust but it is not the

the international organizations and there are some international ngos that need to be made examples. the government should realize it is not just them but the internatiooal community is serious about fixing its own problems also. >> a question over here. >> here in the u.s., overlooking at to afghanistan through a national lands in terms of the lack of leadership from the national government? should we look at success stories that are occurring on a local and provincial level and trying to emphasize we're leadership is being provided by afghans at those levels, and how can we do that? >> we sometimes talk about negative thing so much that we forget there're achievements. the country has achievements. not everyone is correct in that country. not everyone is a crook. just the fact that people are looking for justice and government and rule of law, it speaks volumes that people want to fix these problems. these problems are in the larger perspective, they are an anomaly for our nation. i think we have judges, we have district governors, we have a few governors, maybe a few ministers, a

the nonprofits, the ngos come in and they use their experience in east teamor or the balkans. and nobody on the outside really sort of understands afghanistan on its own terms. we in the afghan government, we've got our faults but at least we understand afghanistan on its own terms and are able to -- host: did he explain what those terms are? guest: yes. but i think it's really difficult to explain it in this sort of cultural depth that you need to, because we're talking about personal relationships in localities. i mean, on the one hand i think, i was in kabul my entire trip and that's an important caveat, because afghanistan is not really afghanistan. right? when we talk about the insurgency in afghanistan and the sort of what needs to happen in afghanistan, we're talking about tens if not hundreds or thousands of sort of local environments that have to be sort of resolved at the conflict locally and then wone into a larger national fabric and that's really difficult. it's hard to say this is what's happening in afghanistan. even if you look at the statistics of violence. ca

which may be able to make it possible to have the input of civil society including labor unions of ngos, of legislatures, of nong-20 countries themselves. there are 173 countries not at the g-20 table. so there is an effort here to meet this point that you are making, the very strong implicit criticism that is involved within the collective gaggle that you mention is to make sure that the g-20 does not do as the g-8 tried to do, which was to make decisions or at least provide strategic guidance for the world, without including the voices and views and perspectives of countries that are not there and groups that are not there so that they in fact can provide direction which is based not just on the views of the 20 but the views of the world as a whole. host: how do members of the g-8 and now the g-20 get picked? how do you get into this fraternity? guest: this is one of those things that is part of the history which makes the question that just came come forward. it is self--selected. what happened was the last crisis was the asian financial crisis in the late 1990s, and it turned out th

guest: i think that ngo's certainly understand soccer. the u.s.itary understands3 when we invaded iraq, we distributed soccer balls. i think the idea that we are going to win this world cup is one that i want to believe in with my mind and heart, unfortunately, i think we are still a ways away. host: there is a post about the u.s. bid to get the world cup. arizona is in contention to bee the host city. at the same time, they are dealing with the immigration law. guest: one of our bloggers had an interview. we put together a bid to host the world cup. one of the cities would be phoenix, arizona. there is some anxiety that the arizona immigration law will be a hindrance. bill clinton is in south africa making the case for the united states did. a lot of other figures from corporate america and political america have gotten behind the bid. michael bloomberg is playing a big role. host: do you think the u.s. has a shot? guest: i do. the u.s. is the market soccer is trying to crack. they figure the world cup is the best way. it worked in 1994, the last

several weeks ago who -- >> there was -- i met a libyan women several weeks ago who is trying to form an ngo, even though that word is not exactly accepted easily in libya, that would, in fact, attempt to raise women's awareness and to get them to participate more in whatever fields they could. we have asked her for a proposal. if we get that from her, we will see if we can fund a project like that. we are on the lookout. we are also trying to think of ourselves, what are the kinds of areas and projects that we could do with the organizations that exist now on the ground, as well as looking for new opportunities. >> one other common tour was speaking on your progress promoting economic initiatives. could there be something with gender empowerment within the economic arena? could you incorporate women into the labor force? we have looked at and i think we have made some progress at empowering women entrepreneurs, especially in the smaller and medium business enterprises. that is a project that we're just getting off the ground very slowly. it is another area that offer some potential. we want

and then we -- to go back and to work in afghan ministries and so forth and then in some cases, the ngosire them away. we hir them away. so we're competing with our own efforts and we have to figure out how to come to grips with this. this is another one of those tasks that this contracting task force is going to take a hard look at. in fact, the afghan government really needs some kind of either law or regulations on this. you know, when the u.s. government sent me to graduate school, i believe i had to give back three years for each year that i was in graduate school. and they need something like that. and president karzai is actually keenly aware of it, as are we. >> plan to be announced later. >> correct. >> thank you, sir. >> thank you, senator wicker. senator cacao. >> thank you, mr. chairman. let me add my welcome to secretary ournoy and general petraeus. d i want to thank each of you for your leadership and also for your distinguished service. and also thank you to the men and women that you lead - both of you lead at this service and commitment to our country is honored and real

these individuals are ngo workers, lawmakers, police officers, and concerned citizens who are committeddern slavery. they are recognized for their tireless efforts despite opposition and threats to their lives to protect victims, punish offenders, and raise awareness of ongoing criminal practices. a report will be available on- line at 6:00 a.m. monday at state.govg//g/tip. men sentenced for the murder of u.s.aid workers have escaped from prison in khartoum. the government has closely piled -- closely followed the trials of these men since 2008. we appreciate the government of sudan. efforts in prosecuting the murderers who showed no remorse during the trial. we expect sudanese authorities will apprehend these murderers and a sure that justice is served for those killed and their families. john grant was 32. he worked on democracy and government's programs. he was originally from buffalo, new york. the other man was 39. he joined usaid in 2004 as the disaster assistance response team in darfur. secretary of state clinton expressed once again her full support for these brave public serva

embassy and provincial reconstruction teams as well as other ngo's dedicated to building the capacity of iraq. will use of -- we would use and set conditions for a secure and stable iraq to set the foundations for an enduring and strategic partnership between united states and the government of iraq. the stability of the region and the interest of the united states depend on it. during my time in iraq, i have the privilege to watch our service members performed superbly. whether conducting full spectrum combat, counterinsurgency, or stability operations. in a complex and ever-changing operating environment, our service members have displayed and parallel adaptability and ingenuity. -- displayed unparalleled adaptability and ingenuity. i bring over five years experience and i will dedicate myself to ensure that in my duties as commander of u.s. strength forces command, i would use my experience to develop our joint doctrine capabilities, grow our military education and support our service members were deployed around the world. i meaningful for the continued support of congress. i'm de

several weeks ago who -- >> there was -- i met a libyan women several weeks ago who is trying to form an ngo, even though that word is not exactly accepted easily in libya, that would, in fact, attempt to raise women's awareness and get them to participate more in whatever fields they could. we have asked her for a propos. if we get tt from her, weill see if we can fund a project like tt. we are on the lookout. we are also trying to think of ourselves, what are the kinds of areas and projects thate could do with the organizations that exist now on the ground, as well as looking for new opportities. >> one other common tour was speaking on your progress promoting economic initiatives. could there be something with geer empowerment within the economic arena? could you incorporate women into the labor force? we have looked at and i think we have made some progress at empowering women entrepreneurs, especially in the smaller and medium business enterprises. that is a project that we're just getting off the ground very slowly. it is another area that offer some potential. we want to get women fro