does pakistan work? >> guest: it does work there i'm not of the chicken little school that thinks that pakistan is always on the verge of collapse. pakistan somehow will i think has persevered, minus the 1971 civil war where it lost half of it. but that was geographical land to begin with. i think pakistan works insofar as it moves ahead. it does not work -- and is still grappling with the united identity ,-comcome with a single identity. you travel to pakistan and it does divide these civilizations. but you travel around and asked pakistanis in various parts of the country, how do they identify themselves that they really identified, if ever identified himself as the pakistani. is either job is our pashtun, whatever their ethnic identity is more tribal identity. than muslim and then pakistani. you see sort of tiers of identity. so in that sense the idea of pakistan has never really taken root among the solution, amongst the population. >> host: and yet when british india was partitioned in 1947, the two

on pakistan -- we have not met on this -- in this room and packets -- pakistan sent to return for iti've watched many secretaries of state. i have never seen a secretary of state have a trip in which the public diplomacy part of it was more extraordinary than this trip. everywhere she went, she was greeted as an iconic person but then it very aggressively on the issues. she just kept taking the questions and making an extraordinary impact on the pakistani people. everything she did was cover a lot. her visit to the shrine was a particularly successful trip and got a huge approval.-mshe met', hundreds of women, students in lahore, parliamentarians, tribal leaders from fata and elsewhere. she gave interviews to the radio journalists of pakistan. as it evolves, it was a conversation. she seemed to be saying, and this is in my words, not hers, she seemed to be saying we are friends with the disagreement and this is the way friends talk about things per you could see the impact. she had private meetings with the leaders of pakistan. she had one of those trips that those of you who accomp

when asked about pakistan in october, he went out of his way to defend the way in which pakistan was planning to take on al qaeda. as he put it, the pakistan government was of a quote planning how to do with not only the pakistan taliban, but the afghan, taliban, and al qaeda itself. now he has gone out of his way to criticize pakistan for failing to deal with al qaeda. can he tell us a little bit more about what has changed in his thinking about this approach? now, there has also been much speculation on what the prime minister said in trinidad about the timetables for handling it. i have to say, mr. deputy speaker, the statement to the house is slightly different to the briefing given to the press over the weekend. the prime minister says he wants the london conference to determine the conditions for transferring provinces in districts to afghan control, and yet the prime minister also says, not to the house but in trinidad, he sees five provinces transferred by the end of 2010, and he believes this will be possible for one or two districts in helmand how can the prime minister be

now in pakistan this is much more important.t it's also more - by the way i would very luch like to know why the united states did not pursue the leadership there more effectively of the end of 2001? it rus reasonable and clear. not in átq(r#ic detail i'm sure since i know that area fairly well, you could pinpoint to quite extent where these people were. my argue comment that it has something to "o with the uncertainty like the pakistan state if the united states treated it like this prior to the generation it would deal with any country that provided sanctuary and support for terrorism. of course, if we substituted the kind of situation that developed. the pakistan military was able to use that to secure itself a new lease on leaf. they became the guarantees of some type of relationship on the united states despite having them operate on the territory. this gave them a kind of support against the attempts at controlling them and replacing them with a civilian ruler and they became the media and the people that could link up to

that is easier said than done as we see every day with pakistan. pakistan is a painful reminder. the bigger challenge is to get to people before they make a career choice. we want to somehow interrupted the recruiting chain because there is a limited number of terrorists. there is an unlimited number of what you might call potential terrorists. that requires getting inside the education system, getting inside the process by which religious leaders are taught and trained. at the top of the list, that includes influencing saudi policy. it has been the most unhealthy. it means getting inside pakistan in figuring out ways to bolster the government so they can change the curriculum. to borrow from the late great political scientist, in order to avoid a clash between civilizations, we have to do what we can to stimulate a clash within the sterilization. -- with any civilization. -- within the civilization o. it limits with the u.s. government can do. u.s. foundations and universities can play a role. for muslims to have within their own societies -- if we limit ourselves to going after

now, on pakistan, we haven't had anything on this room on pakistan since she returned. i have traveled with and watched many secretaries of state. i have never seen a secretary of state have a trip in which the public diplomacy part of it was more extraordinary than this trip. everywhere that she went, she was greeted as an iconic person, but then hit very aggressively on issues. and she just kept taking the questions, and making an extraordinary impact on the pakistani people. as many of you in this room know, firsthand, everything she did was covered live. her visits to the shrine -- her visit to the shrine was a particularly successful, got huge approval. she met with women's groups, hundreds of women, students in lahore. business men and women in lahore. parliamentarians. tribal leaders. she gave interviews to radio journalists of pakistan and afghanistan. as it evolved, it was a conversation. she seemed to be saying, this is me, this is in my words, not hers, she seemed to be saying, we are friends with a disagreement, this is the way friends talk about things. you

says the conspiracy was hatched basically in pakistan, it is the obligation of the government of pakistan to do everything in their power to bring these perpetrators to justice. i have not seen the report that you have mentioned, but i am confident that every step that leads in that direction -- it is our strong feeling that the government of pakistan could do more to bring to court people who are still running around in the country, free to dismantle the infrastructure of terrorism. i can only hope that there will be progress. with regard to the prime ministers' conference, there will of course be meetings between various delegations, and we simply cannot wish away pakistan. therefore, whenever politicians meet, we always have a tendency to discuss mutual issues. >> mr. prime minister, your objections of the council of foreign relations. in your interaction, he said that india does not want iran to acquire nuclear weapons and will abide by u.n. sanctions. you also said that you welcome president obama's our reach toward iran and that perhaps a dialogue could emerge that could eventually

>> we do not want pakistan the face -- to fail.the emergence of democracy in pakistan is something we look for. at the same time, we have to recognize that there are forces at work in pakistan. the terrorist groups that are active, until now only active in the areas along the border of pakistan. now i think they are -- they have a grip over several parts of pakistan. if that is not controlled, i think it has a nominal consequences for the security and stability of pakistan as well as our own security. >> speaking of which, you mentioned the anniversary of the terrible events in mumbai a year ago. ndf exercised what most observers would say it was remarkable restraint. -- india exercise what most observers would say it was remarkable restraint. do you believe it was the right decision, and if the word happen that there were future terrorist acts against india, do you think that restraint may have come at a cost? >> there was enormous pressure on me at that time. i resisted that pressure and took the decision that i and the governmen

three-quarters of which come from afghanistan and pakistan and mainly the borders of pakistan. that is why we are there to protect the streets of britain. i was right to ask president karzai to give us assurances about how in his second term he would tackle corruption. he has now announced an anticorruption task force. i gather 12 people have been arrested yesterday from within the core administration. at the same time, i've asked him to appoint district and regional governors and he has agreed to do so that are free of corruption and will deal with the problems of hand that the governor is dealing with helmand. the test i have sent to president karzai. he's met by speeches and now they have to be met by delivery. next week, i believe, we will see the american government and the rest of nato coming together in a strategy that will mean we will have the forces that are necessary so that we can create the space for a political solution in afghanistan that means our streets will be safer. i think it is as clear as that. >> tony lloyd. ? >> thank you, mr. speaker. the prime ministe

>> we do not want pakistan the face -- to fail.the emergence of democracy in pakistan is something we look for. at the same time, we have to recognize that there are forces in dealing with terrorist elements, using their energies to target our country. nor has pakistan used all this machinery to bring all of those murderous gangs who perpetrated the horrible crime and mumbai -- in mumbai. innocent citizens lost their life. several nationals of foreign countries, including six from the united states, and two from canada, that lost their lives. pakistan should be pressured by the international community could do much more to bring all of those people who are responsible for this horrible crime. there is now impeccable evidence that the conspiracy was planned in pakistan. it was executed with the active connivance of peoples who are still roaming around freely in pakistan. and therefore i respectfully request the world community to use all of its influence on the powers that be in pakistan to desist from that sort of behavior. >> two

now, on pakistan. this room on pakistan since she returned. i have traveled and watched many secretaries of state. i've never seen a secretary of state have a trip in which the public diplomacy part of it was more extraordinary than this trip. everywhere that she went she was greeted as an iconic person but then hit very aggressively on issues. and she just kept taking the questions and making an extraordinary impact on the pakistani people. as many of you in this room know firsthand, everything she did was covered live. her visit to the shrine was a particularly successful and got huge approval. she met with women's groups, hundreds of women. students, businessmen and women, parliamentarians, tribal leaders from fatah and elsewhere. she gave interviews to the radio journalists of pakistan. and as it evolved, it was a conversation. she seemed to be saying -- and this is me. this is in my words, not hers. she seemed to be saying we are friends with the disagreeing and this is the way friends talk about things. and you could see the impact. she

pakistan should be trying them. guest: pakistan should be trying them. caller: yes.kistan. guest: i don't disagree with that at all. they perpetrated the worse act of war on the united states ever and at least in our lifeáimes you can argue pearl harbor. those are the two biggest events. they murdered, or killed 93 of my friends. i have an issue with this and i don't mind having them in our custody but they should be tried in a military commission and not in a civilian setting to get all the rights from the u.s. constitution. i don't want to argue the facts of pakistan should have held on to them. maybe that's true. i don't know. host: texas on our democrat "t%im, good morning. are you there? one more try. pushed the wrong button. caller: mr. brown, your no longer on fox so. it's president obama sir. and relative to attorney general holders comments to the republican senate meeting basically what he was saying was grow a pair. we're a conáuráutional republican. we our position in a world is the reflection of our application as the constitution. we don't fear it. we w

they need to work india as well as pakistan in this. mission they were given. you don't want to ask the military is it time to quit? that's the job of the president. he's got to look at the results. all the tools available. he has to listen to the best advice. these military guys are going to do the very best job they k they are going to give it heart and soul. they're going to make incredible commitments to get the job done except the leaders elected by the people to make sure the job they're given and strategy they're given is the right one. >> larry: tom, do you agree there has to be an exit strategy? >> i don't think we should have a firm timetable. you never know the course of the afghanistan war. in iraq there was the debate about the timetables and again, that is really setting a deadline and let the enemy know when we're leaving. we do have to be prepared for this to be a long-term, two to three-year troop increase as we restore level of security to the country and work with the government to restore its legitimacy among the afg

it had risen consequences for pakistan -- had gruesome consequences for pakistan. i think it is the most important country in the region at the moment. it did contribute. it would be interesting to hear the views on what contributed at the time if we have time for that. i agree that in the kind of symmetrical conflict that existed in terms of threats and the power that existed between the united states and the soviet union, clearly, american technological advances played a serious role. i am not saying that is broughwt brought the soviets to the negotiating table. we will be getting access to the historical resources. it does imply that this was a powerful argument that gorbachev could use to do what he wanted to do anyway. that was to open up further contacts with the west. he could turn against his own military leaders -- he could turn and use it against his own military leaders. if he had the same level he could push back with, i would not be in the position i am in today. that is an argument he could use in terms of what he wanted to achieve. it was important.

not talked in detail about pakistan.resident hoping to address with pakistan tomorrow night? what does he want to get in exchange? >> i think you can anticipate that a good portion of the president's speech tomorrow will discuss our relationship with pakistan and touch on going back to the very beginning of this administration and and renewed -- in a renewed engagement diplomatically with pakistan is. as i said this morning, to jointly address the violent extremism. i think our relationship is stronger and our efforts are stronger in dealing with that as a result of that engagement and diplomacy. the president will build on that and talk about the importance of them in the region tomorrow night. >> when you talk about benchmarks with pakistan tomorrow night? >> i anticipate that the president will be pretty clear about how we are moving forward with afghanistan and pakistan. >> how much has he talked with the officials in pakistan ahead of tomorrow's speech? dollars presence adoring -- >> president zadari is on the list.

>> government in pakistan? >> yes, sir. >> i think they finally have turned their attention to the border regions. there's other regions in pakistan, further south which are controlled by the taliban that i hope they will also turn their attention to. but i want to give them credit. but i think up in the fata area, so-called, and the border area, that they have taken some heavily casualties and have had some real successes in going after the taliban. but it could help really turn things around in pakistan. but again, there are other parts further south to that need that kind of determination and grit. >> sir, switching gears to the fort hood shootings. i was wondering at what point would it be appropriate for the committees to have hearings on this? >> we're in the middle of briefings now. and we will -- as soon as we will have a few more briefings, will make our decision as to when our first one is. we will be having hearings. and we will take an investigation focusing on the military piece of this. others wil

the pakistan -- the work that the pakistan military is doing in the swat valley and in south windsorwaziristan indicate that -- in south waziristan indicates that they can have an effect on their security interests -- internally. my hope is that we will see for the cooperation between all parties and all peoples of goodwill in the region to eradicate terrorist activity, to eradicate that kind of violent extremism that we have seen. i think that will benefit the peoples of pakistan and india and the world community as well. >> the president and myself had a very useful and productive exchange of views relating to security, peace, and counterterrorism in our regions. i am very satisfied in the outcome of the discussion with president obama. as far as the nuclear deal is concerned, the president has reaffirmed that it is the common resolve of our two governments to operational lieize this as sn as possible. there are teams that need to be crossed and "i's" that need to be dotted. >> the head of the federal deposit insurance corporation tells reporters that her agency is out of money. in

that is easier said than done as we see every day with pakistan. pakistan is a painful reminder. the bigger challenge is to get to people before they make a career choice. we want to somehow interrupted the recruiting chain because there is a limited number of terrorists. there is an unlimited number of what you might call potential terrorists. that requires getting inside the education system, getting inside the process by which religious leaders are taught and trained. at the top of the list, that includes influencing saudi policy. it has been the most unhealthy. it means getting inside pakistan in figuring out ways to bolster the government so they can change the curriculum. to borrow from the late great political scientist, in order to avoid a clash between civilizations, we have to do what we can to stimulate a clash within the sterilization. -- with any civilization. -- within the civilization o. it limits with the u.s. government can do. u.s. foundations and universities can play a role. for muslims to have within their own societies -- if we limit ourselves to going after

the pakistan -- the work that the pakistan military is doing in the swat valley and in south windsor a stand awaziristan indicate that -- in south waziristan indicates that they can have an effect on their security interests -- internally. my hope is that we will see for the cooperation between all parties and all peoples of goodwill in the region to eradicate terrorist activity, to eradicate that kind of violent extremism that we have seen. i think that will benefit the peoples of pakistan and india and the world community as well. >> the president and myself had a very useful and productive exchange of views relating to security, peace, and counterterrorism in our regions. i am very satisfied in the outcome of the discussion with president obama. as far as the nuclear deal is concerned, the president has reaffirmed that it is the common resolve of our two governments to operational lieize this as sn as possible. there are teams that need to be crossed and "i's" that need to be dotted. i'm confident. >> thank you very much, everybody. >> a short joint news conference with prime mini

and in many -- and not to, i mean, america's not free of any responsibility in pakistan's lack of development by supporting military dictatorships and what not. so the conversations with the elite were too easily predictable, if you will. and i think that when i first arrived in pakistan, a woman o said to me, a very conspiracy-hawking anti-american woman -- >> host: your sponsor, by the way. >> guest: the irony of that, of course. she said, there's no way that you, you know, there's no way that you is going to understand pakistan because you don't speak the language, you don't dress locally, you don't ever leave islamabad. a year later when i would rather speak with the tea boys at my office than the other fellows who were working at this institute, and she said, she came up to me and said there's no way you can be a journalist. you speak urdu, you dress locally, so you must be doing something else. >> host: wherever there's plumbing the cia does get blamed. [laughter] i think it essentially was right, nick. sometimes word fails us, vocabulary doesn't reach. but you could call this book a wo

the pakistan -- the work that the pakistan military is doing in the swat valley and in south windsor stand awaziristan indicate that -- in south waziristan indicates that they can have an effect on their security interests -- internally. my hope is that we will see for the cooperation between all parties and all peoples of goodwill in the region to eradicate terrorist activity, to eradicate that kind of violent extremism that we have seen. i think that will benefit the peoples of pakistan and india and the world community as well. >> the president and myself had a very useful and productive exchange of views relating to security, peace, and counterterrorism in our regions. i am very satisfied in the outcome of the discussion with president obama. as far as the nuclear deal is concerned, the president has reaffirmed that it is the common resolve of our two governments to operational lieize this as sn as possible. there are teams that need to be crossed and "i's" that need to be dotted. i'm confident. >> thank you very much, everybody. sustainable and solid. bob? >> thank you, david. w

bin lan got people to come from pakistan.vity has been going on. as far as we know, the have not been successful. the hard thing to remember about 9/11, this was five years in the planning. these people are careful, work it through, go through the motions. if there were five years into a nuclear effort now, we might not know budget until we knew about it. > -- we might not know about it until we knew about it. >> they don't have nuclear material to sell. the other thing is that they are a mafia regime and they have their own personality. what is your assessment of the current situation in north korea with respect to the stability of the regime and the prospect of rogue generals or someone else with criminal international connections and have access to nuclear weapons and not have the interests of north korea at stake. >> bearing in mind i might be sitting in front of north korean representatives, a one not comment about the underlying -- i will not comment about some of the underlying assumptions. i would fall back on somethi

clearly, the good strategy involves the respect to afghanistan and pakistan. i think we've made progress on pakistani's side. the fight against the pakistan taliban was a u.s. fight, not a pakistani fight. i think the attack -- attachment of pakistan, with our support, they've taken action in the valley. so i think we're moving forward past the major piece of legislation providing assistance to pakistan. >> the afghanistan i think there are a number of different options. i think it would be a mistake for the united states to withdraw. there are some people who are advocating the beginning of a immediate withdraw. i think that would be a big, big mistake. in fact, several years ago, i advocated incoming u.s. forces in afghanistan. as, you know, the president hasn't received forces. now whether or not you increase forces above the level is not just the question of troop levels. but you obviously have to clearly analyze the political situation and take into the liability into the karzai government. >> let me stop you. do you have a position on that? there are oth

if they are already don't have pakistan as a sanctuary. i am not arguing that afghanistan is irrelevant. i just don't see it as critical to the effort against terrorism or the future of pakistan. i don't think the general has made the case -- this is really at the heart of the president's dilemma. would it, in the long run, accomplish anything? would the results be commensurate with the investment? if we put in 40,000 more troops, things will improve. i have no doubt about that given the talent of the u.s. military. the real question is, will it and door once we dial it back? -- endure once we dial it back. there is also the reality of corruption that we're not going to get rid of. i do not see it as producing commensurate results. i would roughly stay where they are for the time being. i would put an emphasis on training rather than more fighting. i would put much greater resources into pakistan, and i would except at the end of the day, there are limits to what we can accomplish. that is something to you have to keep in mind. you have go

three-quarters of which come from afghanistan and pakistan and mainly the borders of pakistan. that is why we are there to protect the streets of britain. i was right to ask president karzai to give us assurances about how in his second term he would tackle corruption. he has now announced an anticorruption task force. i gather 12 people have been arrested yesterday from within the core administration. at the same time, i've asked him to appoint district and regional governors and he has agreed to do so that are free of corruption and will deal with the problems of hand that the governor is dealing with helmand. the test i have sent to president karzai. he's met by speeches and now they have to be met by delivery. next week, i believe, we will see the american government and the rest of nato coming together in a strategy that will mean we will have the fs

police in pakistan say the explosion killed at least 35 people. it happened about 18 miles from the capital where secretary of state hillary clinton visited last week. the u.n. now says it's pulling out all its nonemergency workers from northwest pakistan. >>> the coast guard says there's no hope of rescuing nine people who plunged into the pacific last week. their coast guard plane and a marine helicopter collided off southern california on thursday night. authorities gave up the search and rescue mission yesterday after 60 hours with no sign of survivors. >> we looked at the time that was involved, we looked at the nature of the collision itself. we exhaustedly searched the area where we would have found them if there was anybody who could have survived it. you look at the cold water exposure models as far as the time goes. when you put all those pieces together, we no longer believe there's any chance that somebody could still be alive. >> sad to hear. the coast guard will have a memorial on friday. >>> police are trying to identify six women,

three meeting with the chief of pakistan a of a isi id that is the cia? who had recently given 100 grand to the fall guy atta. even the current administration news that lie to accelerate afghanistan and we will frame up cull the sheik muhammed and a trial in new york in the near future. >> >> let me talk about my culinary issues. august 2001 was several other members of the intelligence committee we had gone to pakistan and our host while we were there was the head of the pakistani intelligence service that is called the i s i and when we told him if he came to the united states we would like to reciprocate and it turned out he came to the united states and on september 11 was having breakfast in the office of the chairman of the house intelligence committee to which are was invited to. it was there that we learned what was going on in new york. the statements that this man had been a fun a letter of funds to atta i heard but have seen no substantiation. it is a rumor to my chairs macbeth has not been substantiated. there are unanswered questions about 9/

-- 18 militants have been killed in pakistan today.n update on the h1n1 virus from glaxosmithkline. the company says it has advised medical staff in canada to not use one batch of its swine clue vaccine because it may trigger a life-threatening allergies. the pharmaceutical company says the affected patch contains over 1000 doses, but did not say how many have already been administered. >> coming this thanksgiving, "american icons" on the icon a colmes of the three branches of the government. beginning thursday night, the supreme court, home to america's highest court, reveals the building in this was a detailed. friday, the white house, inside america's most famous home. our visit shows the grand public places as well as the rarely seen spaces. saturday, the capitol, the history, art, and architecture. thursday, friday, and saturday on c-span. get your own copy. it is $24.95 plus shipping and handling. >> "washington journal" continues. host: lewis morris, department of health and human services deputy inspector general. one of his re

. >>> a suicide car bomb has kelled 11 people in pakistan including a town mayor who turned against thealiban. officials say the bomb hit a market packed this morning. at least 36 people were injured. the mayor used to support the taliban but he switched sides two years ago. the taliban claimed responsibility for the attack and said that it had already tried to kill the mayor several times. >>> this is a group of kids who led the ground breaking for a permanent national memorial to flight 93 yesterday. it's going to honor the crew and passengers who died in the september 11th crash in pennsylvania. one mother who lost her daughter said it was a joyful day. >> i was thinking of my daughter who was a passenger on flight 93, you you know, what she would think about today. and she would be very happy and proud that people will have a permanent memorial to come to and remember her and her fellow passengers. >> organizers say they're going to push to make sure the memorial is completed by september 11, 2011, the ten-year anniversary of the terrorist attacks. >>> one father just got to hug his

senator kerry just announced, no, no, no we don't intend to interfere with the sovereignty of pakistan, just tell us how you spent the money so they can use it for their own purposes. and as a result, they are now going to war restfully after the taliban. >> i think the 1.5 billion approved in september proves that congress has been reading the prediction year's game. maybe you can get a translator. you touched on this in your talk earlier, but perhaps you could explain it a little bit more. if people had used her motto, would have predicted the recent financial crisis? >> so i'm going to give two answers to that. no, yes. no to the extent that the financial crisis was the consequence of individual greed and risk-taking by bankers, mortgage brokers, and so on and so forth. yes to the extent that congressional regulatory policy, that for example during the clinton years and then the ante was upped during the bush years, clinton promoted the idea that 67% of americans should be able to own homes. bush upped the ante to 70%, which pretty much assure that people would be buying homes who c

it is obviously on afghanistan and pakistan. he is the u.s. representative for afghanistan and pakistan. this is of november 16th. and we hope that you can join. and we hope that we will all be able to join the wfpg as well. so just a little bit more, and i just going to give you the highlights because dr. stanger has a very impressive background , and i will just mention a few of her many partner ships. she is the russell lange professor of economics and politics, chair of the political science department, and the director as i mentioned of the rohatyn center for international affairs at middlebury. she is a prolific writer in addition to her current book, she was co-editor and co translator of irreconcilable differences explaining czechoslovakia's dissolution. she has authored many articles, essays, op-ed that have appeared in "the new york times," financial times, "washington post," and she has had numerous fellowships' i will mention a few. overseas she had fellowships' in prague and moscow and she has been a fellow at harvard center for e

now on pakistan. we haven't -- in this room, pakistan has since returned. i have traveled with, and watched many secretaries of state. i've never seen a secretary of state have a trip in which the public diplomacy part of is more extraordinary than this trip. everywhere that she went, she was greeted as an iconic person. but then hit very aggressively on issues. and she just kept taking the questions. and making an extraordinary impact on the pakistan people. because many of you in the room know first hand, everything she it was covered live. her visit to the shrine was a particularly successful. and it got huge approval. : she and valley -- rally and she are working right now on this. we are working out the operational lysing of the general agreements as we speak and we are talkinggeneration ma even realize that in 1970, at the age of 23, schwarzenegger became the youngest person to be named mr. olympia. he would go on to win that competition six straight years. of course schwarzenegger was elected governor of california in 2003. you may also remember form

pakistan has nuclear weapons. if we left, and created a vacuum, every terrorist would flood into afghanistan. the whole world would be threatened by these barbarians. our guys are not died in vain. if our fighting men are given the equipment, the troops that are needed, we cannot be defeated. we did not lose in vietnam. the politicians lost. i think what obama is doing is dithering. as far as bush and dick cheney paying back what was spent on the war, the first responsibility of the government is to protect its citizens. host: we're out of time on this. thank you for your call. we will take a short break. our next focus will be how much money is going into the coffers of politicians with regard to the health-care debate. we learned more from the head of the center for responsive politics. ♪ >> things giving day on c-span at 10:00 a.m. eastern, bill clinton will present steven spielberg with this year's liberty medal. stanley greenberg as part of a panel assessing the obama presidency. from the jfk library and muse

police in pakistan say the explosion killed at least 35 people. it happened about 18 miles from islamabad where secretary of state hillary clinton visited just last week. the u.n. now says it's pulling out all its non-emergency workers from northwest pakistan. >>> jury selection begins today for the man accused of killing a popular tv personality in arkansas. curtis vance charged with last year's rape and murder of little rock anchorwoman anne presley found beaten in her bed and died a few day later from her injuries. vance pleaded not guilty to all charge. >>> the coast guard is now saying there's no way, no hope of any survivors in that mid-air collision off the coast of southern california. a coast guard plane and marine helicopter collided over the pacific thursday night. the nine crew members from the two aircraft are miss and presumed dead. rescuers spent 60 hours searching the water before suspending the effort yesterday. >> at the time it was involved, looked at the nature of the coalition itself. we exhaustively searched the area where we

pakistan always says, and one of lords are in their gowns, some of them are more friendly these days. they're very keen to tell us that, absolutely aware of the financial circumstances. i am not sure whether he is wearing a gown but he is clearly having a good time talking to lord morris. can we pick up on the theme which really is the backdrop for today, all the damage that has been done by the scandal of the last 12 months? we will start with you and ask, do you feel that there is any sign that parliament is even beginning to take the necessary steps to door -- to repair the damage? >> definitely, it yes. the establishment of the independent parliament authority board, the changes that gordon brown put in place in the immediate aftermath of the expense of scandals, and a recognition among every single member of parliament that change is essential. christopher kelly's proposals may be tough and they may be rough justice for some members of parliament, but parliament has to accept them. >> have a look at the cavalry, on their way again. you'll see a lot of the scene today. this is the

you realize very quickly from my question that i am from pakistan. you alluded to this issue when he painted a very bright picture for india and it is very impressive. but one of the problems in the medium and long term would be the fact that you are really a neighborhood -- you are in a neighborhood where you have a country with 65 million people next door to you, which is, to put it nicely, has great instability. this will be a problem for india's future. i was wondering what your thoughts were on that, if you could elaborate on the comment you made about security, i assume it was alluding to pakistan. >> i think we have a strong commitment to stability in the neighborhood and we wish pakistan well. a moderate, stable, and democratic pakistan will be in india's interest. we also have a commitment to the stability and developments in afghanistan, and we have committed $1.2 million, over that, to afghanistan's development, helping to build roads, schools, hospitals, and so on, and undertaking development projects so that we can contribute toward this

and that's the extent of our, you know, military, boots on the ground in pakistan. despite whatever conspiratorial theories, magazines or broadcast outlets may want to cook up, there is nothing to it. and obviously, we've also made it perfectly clear that we are willing and able and happy to help the pakistani military in any other ways that they may see fit, but at this point that's the extent to which they would like our help in terms of american boots on the ground. and so we are totally respectful of that. and that's what it is limited to at this point. okay? >> i have a funny question related to the process of moving forces from okinawa to guam. to be a military construction of provisions bill that the senate has passed has kind of got more than two thirds of the new facilities, construction money. is that money come is that something that you all still want fully funded for this year's appropriations bill? >> i would have to get back to on if i should take a firm stand on this, because i betrayed the truth. much of our conversation with the japanese have been

heavy casualties and had real successes going after the taliban and could help turn things around in pakistan, but there are other parts further south that need that same kind of determination. >> switching gears to the fort hood shootings, i was wondering at what point do you think it would be appropriate for your committee to start having open hearings on this and what your initial reaction is as to what went wrong? >> well, we are in the middle of briefings now and as soon as soon as we have a few more, we will make a decision as to when our first hearing will be. i have announced we will be having hearings and we are focusing on the military piece of this. other committees will be focusing more probably on the f.b.i. part of it, the joint terrorism task force pieces of it. and i can't tell you exactly when the hearings will begin other than there will be hearings and they'll begin after we have had some additional brofingse which -- briefingings which we will have them in a way that is useful to the public but we have to do all of that being careful not to in anyway undermine the criminal

. >> we also discussed the importance of promoting security and stability in afghanistan and pakistan. and i welcome president lee's decision to establish a provincial reconstruction team in afghanistan. this important contribution will help support the strengthening of afghan capacity, which is essential to achieving our goals in afghanistan. >> the president is still deciding whether to send up to 40,000 more u.s. troops to afghanistan. >>> hundreds of families can now visit their loved one withes' graves for the first time in months at a cemetery that was shut down because of a scandal. the burr oaks cemetery in chicago reopens today. you may remember this story, the cemetery where workers are accused of digging up graves to resell the plots. visitors for now need a ticket to get in and it shows where their loved one wi ed ones are >>> senate democrats have rolled out their new health care reform plan. they say it will cost about $850 billion over ten years. they would pay for it with fees on insurance, drug and medical companies along with higher taxes on the rich. there would be

house of commons, my government will work for security, stability and prosperity in afghanistan and pakistan and for peace in the middle east. legislation will be brought forward to ban cluster munitions. and my government will work toward creating the conditions for a world without nuke here weapons, including addressing the challenges from iran and north korea. draft legislation will be published to mick binding my government's commitment to thin 7.4% of national income on international development, from 2013. and other measures will be laid before you. and i -- my lord and the members of the house of commons, i pray that the blessing of almighty god will rest upon your council. >> that completes the queen's speech for 2009, the final session of the current particle the, the 15th parliament of the queen's reign. queen and the duke leave the chamber of the house of lords. and will pass through what is the prince's chamber which is the small room next door to the house of lords. and then into the royal gallery once again. that's the signal for the members of the house of commons, led by the

he lived in the united stated during his formative years before departing for pakistan.later that same september, a 21- year-old from new york's was indicted for conspiracy to commit murder abroad in support for foreign terrorism. he was arrested in kosovo. he wanted to take up arms against perceived enemies of islam, meaning american troops. he was also radicalized in the united states. there are more. in boston, a 26-year old in graduate of a massachusetts college of pharmacy was arrested last month. he was charged with conspiring to attack civilians at a shopping mall in the night state as well as to members of the executive branch of the federal government. he was radicalized in the united states. at least 15 men have radicalized in minneapolis. they have left the united states to fight in somalia. they joined a terrorist group associated with al qaeda based in somalia. our fear is what happens when they return tb united states -- to the united states. this pass september, -- this past of timbeseptember, an offie building was targeted. in springfield, at a federal bu

, and mainly the borders of pakistan. that is why we are there, to protect the streets of britain. i was asked to ask of president karzai to give us assurances about how in his second term he would tackle crungs. he has now announced an anti-horsepower corruption task force. i gather 12 people have been arrested. at the same time i have asked him to appoint district and regional governor ors. and he has -- governors, and he has agreed to do so. the test i have said for president karzai he has met by speeches, and now we have so see them being met in the delivery. next week, we will see the american government and the rest of nato coming to go in a strategy, so that we can create the space for a political solution in afghanistan that our streets will be safer. it is as clear as. that >> the prime minister will be aware of the warning by the top cop of the dangers -- the police commissioners. can the prime minister tell the house whether this labor government will ever allow the police to be politicized as the conservatives

that depends how well pakistan security forces can protect the valley.built in 1964 and still uses projectors made in, get this, long island. >> very interesting details there. all right. this is interesting as well. research on golf balls is redefining the term "water hazard." do explain. >> did you know that americans lose or discard 300 million, 300 million golf balls every year? here's the good news, if you want to go back and try to get your balls, you have plenty of time to do it because research shows it takes the average golf ball 100 to 1,000 years to decompose. now, to the bad news. over that time, these plastic balls are leaking dangerous heavy metals into the water. research found zinc in golf balls poisoned the surrounding plant life and water. one of the ways they discovered this was it was this interesting expedition into scotland. here's the video. they didn't find the monster, but they found hundreds of thousands of golf balls lining the bottom there. you can see the white spots. locals apparently used the loch as a de facto driving rang

it is the sixth attack in this area of pakistan in about a week.an leaders claimed responsibility for most of those, but they're denying being involved in some of the deadliest attacks. they say pakistani intelligence agencies and u.s. security contractors were behind those. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton said she would be happy to chat with sarah palin over a cup of coffee. clinton was responding to passage in palin's new book where she writes that if she and clinton ever met for coffee they would disagree on many issues but she respects clinton's 2008 campaign. >>> first, let me check in on you, head bed. i'm robin meade. great to have you here. the funerals were held across the country on saturday for some of the victims of the ft. hood shootings. one was held in san diego for john gaffaney. a former co-worker remembered him for being very personal. >> i think john's gift was that particularly when we were seeing veterans, he could talk the talk with them. and had a way of working with those people, in particular, that really needed serv

. >>> people were waiting for their paychecks today, police in pakistan say the explosion killed 35 people. it happened about 18 miles from the capital where secretary of state hillary clinton visited last week. >>> it is going to be an emotional morning for families of the 9/11 attack victims. in two hours, a navy ship built with steel from the world trade center will stop near ground zero. a ceremony for the u.s.s. new york will include a 21-gun salute. the ship will dock later today to prepare for saturday's official commissioning. >>> there's no hope, coast guard says, of rescuing nine people. their ghost guard and marine helicopter collided thursday night. authorities gave up the search and rescue mission after 30 hours with no sign of survivors. >> we looked at the time that was involved. we looked at the nature of the collision itself. we exhaustively searched the area where we would have found them if there was anybody who could have survived it. you look at the cold water exposure models as far as the time goes and when you put all those pieces together, we no longer believe there

militants are stepping up bomb attacks all over pakistan.icials call it revenge for the military offensive. and of course, this has been just one of a spat of different attacks over recent months. >>> we have an update on a women's soccer player who got a little physical on the field. and when you see the video, aw little physical might be a little understated. >> a little understated, yeah. well, we're trying to be a little bit diplomatic. >> i understand. >> to her credit, she has apologized. but in the meantime elizabeth lambert of new mexico has been suspended indefinitely for punching, hitting, pulling ponytails and various acts that have no business on the soccer field. while she said it was out of her character. now, this team's season is likely over. but as a junior the suspension could carry over to next year. so not entirely symbolic. meanwhile, we were talking about this guy, florida's brandon spikes, who tried to gouge out a player's eyes. he got suspended for half a game. and then he was the one whoened his suspension to a full

it involves both afghanistan and pakistan. i think we have made progress on the pakistani side, the pakistanis i think back in junior would have said that the fight against the pakistan taliban was really a u.s. fight, not much a pakistanis i. i think the assassination, the attacks within pakistan have led them to change their mind on that, and that is why i think with our support, they have taken action in swat valley and south waziristan. we passed a major piece of legislation providing assistance to pakistan. in afghanistan, there's a number of different options to consider. i think would be a mistake for the united states to withdraw. there are some people who are advocating the beginning of an immediate withdrawal of afghanistan. i think that would be a big, big mistake. in fact, several years ago i thought of increasing u.s. forces in afghanistan, and as you know the president has increased forces by about 21000 since he was sworn in. now, whether or not you increase forces above the current level, is not just a question

. >>> at least 16 people are dead after a pair of car bombings in northwest pakistan. 5 a others were wounded. a massive 800-pound bomb ripped through a government intelligence agency headquarters. a second car bomb hit a police station south of the city. >>> a man accused of trying to extort $100,000 from cindy crawford and her husband. court documents show that he threaten ed threatened to release a picture of their then 7-year-old daughter bound to a chair and gagged. she says their former nanny took it as part of a game. the man was deported in september. he has not been arrested yet. a check quickly of our headlines. let me check in on you. still in bed, are you? it's 31 minutes past the hour. i want to make sure you're on time. i'm robin meade. which airlines are the best at not losing your luggage? according to a new transport tags department report, air tran followed by hawaiian airlines, frontier, continental and u.s. airways rounding out the top five. researchers say new computerized tags and tracking systems may have helped the rankings. oh, my goodness. an ohio mom is accu