a deputy secretary jack lew travel to tanzania and ethiopia and in 2009, and was in mali and nigeria last month, it concluded -- including a visit where the secretary has given us authorization to open a consulate general. undersecretary of state for democracy and global affairs maria otero ahead of a delegation to the african union ssmmit in january 2010. we discussed a range of issues including democracy, governance, and climate change. last month, under secretary otero led the u.s. delegation to the first meeting of the democracy and governance working group of the u.s.-nigerian national commission, one of three authorized by the secretary lecher. the other two are with and go luck and south africa. -- angola and south africa. last year, secretary clinton made an 11-nation trip across the continent. this is testament to the importance this administration places on africa, and our commitment to meet and work with our african partners to address the immense challenges facing the continent today. through our engagement and programs, the administration is seeking to advance five polic

the issue was that there was lagos, nigeria about the reliability of this individual. with the benefit of hindsight, we know that information was not acted uponajl' whereas perhaps t should have been. host: our democrrts line from nantucket, mass., good morning. caller: were you around with the i iran-contras. ? you were around when the poison was given to saddam hussein? you have been around in many $avztshaky things. you have been nothing but a professional government worker. you made yourself important and god bless you. host: any reaction? guest: [laughter] host: indiana, on our independent line, go ahead. what was going on before the gulf incident occurred? . . take, have been more domestic agency do more domestic intelligence agency workkon these areas? guest: this is an area that we've addressed and the changes. we created the national security bureau of the fbi. this was on the recommendation of chucc robb and others, and the president adopted the recommendations. previously, the fbi had been strictly focused on making cases to prosecution, law enforcement. whi

develop this in a way that will provide stability or is it going to just turn it into another congo or nigeria where you've got natural resource industries that just weigh down the country deeply in corruption. >> warner: and just make the elites more elite. what is the pentagon done? your story that the pentagon is trying to help them put out other projects to bid as early as this fall. >> they've brought in international accounting firms to study how to start the bidding process. one of the things they're going to do is work with... have these accounting firms work with the afghan ministry of mines to try and figure out what is the best kind of contract to have that would... what is the international norms for contracting for these kinds of deposits? >> warner: we should probably say that by some accounts that's one of the more corrupt agencys in the afghan government. >> on the chinese mine and inac they had the major bribes. >> warner: thank you, jim. jim risen of the "new york times," thanks so much. >> suarez: among the deposits are some called rare earths. there's a global race to mine

-- an goalia and nigeria. a strategic agreement with the entire african union, the white house has announced that president obama will be hosting these 17 african heads of state and a celebration that will mark the 50th anniversary later this summer. and i'd like to take this opportunity to commend our president for calling this summit. i hope an invitation will be extended to other african nations as well. for investing in africa, the continent and other nations. they are on the cusp of fortune. it is time to revisit our relationship with the continent of africa and to deny society a more comprehensive approach. i would encourage the administration to establish permission that will create human rights groups, the civil society and african governments, financial institutions, the private sector and formulate initiative that is beneficial and coordinated policy framework that advances democracy and prosperity in africa. it's worth knowing that the u.s. has already taken several steps to underwrite africa's incr

there are more practicing anglicans in the nation of nigeria alone than there are in great britain. that is a clear indication of which way the winds are blowing. once you change the subject away from the culture wars to other issues, things like the ethics of free market global capitalism, war and peace, race relations, the environment, the arms race, all of those issues that we are accustomed to thinking up as social justice are peace and justice concerns, you will find a need and potatoes consensus in catholicism in the global sow that by our western standards, as remarkably progressive or liberal. since april 2003, the date of the u.s.-led incursion into iraq, i have probably interviewed 300 catholic bishops in the global sow. i have never found one, not one who was not profoundly convinced that the u.s.-led invasion of iraq in 2003 felt our church's test for a just war. you may agree or disagree with that. i am just trying to describe the climate of opinion. the practical reality is that when we look at the global south, the people who will be setting the tone for the church, w

nigeria is the largest in the continent, but it's not the most stable. so there's been a lot of discussion about whether south africa is really the most africa is really the most appropriate country, south africans themselves have made an effort in their presence to represent more than themselves, to represent the continent themselves. but that's not the same as having other african countries there. if in seoul, korea in november, the next summit, the koreans will propose to put development within the g 20 in a different way than in the g-8. you notice yesterday there was a lot of foe focus on foreign aid. aid. most, since there are 10 emerging markets in the g-20, they have a different take on this that development is an internal dynamic, that it is more than aid. it is trade. so there's a different way that g-20 could frame this. and if the g-20 does take on this development issue, i think you can expect that they will have to have more of the lower income developing countries at the table and you might see a seat or two going to other african either n

with respect to nigeria, there's a great deal of international attention going to that area of the country. speaking for americans, we understand and empathize with the people in africa who are trying to do so much with so little. you did not even mention other places that are also suffering. i do not think we are ignoring the root causes, but there are so many problems. every country has a slightly different problem. we are trying to help address the root causes. host: is there evidence of nuclear dumping? guest: i have seen a tv documentary that was focused on a european ship that was dumping toxic waste. i do not know that it was a nuclear. i do not know if it was verified. i suspect the outrage among somalis is very real. i do not think that were announced criminal behavior toward extortion, kidnapping, and hostage-taking is the appropriate response, even if it were true. those are two completely different paths. one is not going to solve the other problem last. host: call for donna hopkins. south bend, indiana. caller: good morning. host: good morning. guest: good morning. caller: i a

the christmas day bomber was from nigeria. an increasing number of terror attacks are being plotted here on american soil. major hasan who killed 13 people at fort hood, texas, was born in virginia and an increasing number of extremists from around the world are being connected and motivated by the virtual afghanistan through the internet. we are fighting an enemy without borders and must have a strategy without borders. in a world of limited resources, the next question we need to ask is this -- how can we best spend our precious tax dollars to make americans saferest? unfortunately right now we are allocating most of our resources to jaff began stan, where at most only 50 to 100 al qaeda are operating, according to c.i.a. director leon panetta. every day we read a new report that the billions we are investing are flowing to drug lords, corrupt local official, and even the taliban. according to a recent eye-opening report by subcommittee chairman tierney, we learn the u.s. military is funding a multibillion dollar protection

caller: to you remember the terrace, or would-be terrorists that got on tte plane in nigeria -pwithout a passport? i think she was taken offfthe plane and put back on -- i think he was taken off the plane and put back on, but did anyone ever figured out what happened? guest: i am not sure which case you were referring to. if you are referring to the nigerian that came here at christmas. pe did havv a passport. there was some information that was provided to the embassy about the rail -- reliability of this individual, and with the benefit of hindsight we now know the information was not acted upon, whereas perhaps it should have been. host: democrats line. nantucket, mass..+ calllr: good morning. was given to saddam hussein.son- you have been around during a lot of shaky things. youuare nothing but a government worker. host: any information? -- any reaction? guest: i do not know what to say to that. host: david on the republican line. caller: i have a question for the intelligence officer, i was wondering what was going on before the gulf accident occurred? issing we were dealing with

we're talking about saudi arabia, nigeria, venezuela. there is a futures market in oil. they are hedging bets. it is a very dysfunctional, difficult market. the oil and the gulf was not going to be brought on line -- this was just exploration. this was not production. . the accident in the gulf was in the exploratory round. we're talking about five or 10 years coming on. that oil is so far from the market that it does not relate to the price of what oil is now. the oil we are using now was produced years ago. the market in terms of time and control is very dysfunctional. how the host: other countries set the price of oil? -- how do other countries set the price of oil? people bet that the price will be a certain price and other people bet against that in the commodities debate that is happening over the financial regulations bill. how do other countries set the price? guest: some countries have different policies that change the price. the biggest thing that country's do is taxing the refined product. gasoline taxes in europe transformed the market totally. it is really