petraeus united states army. petraeus is now being presented with the flag of the united states of america. on the occasion of retirement we also recognize the outstanding service of his spouse pls holly petraeus. mrs. petraeus is awarded the department of defense medal for distinguished public service to the united states of america from july 1974 to august 2011. over the course of her nearly four decades of being associated with our armed forces as an army spouse she has been an advocate tor the community at large and in particular her family in all of her work her enthusiasm determination and concern for others exemplifies the true spirit of the military spouse. she has always set an example as a leader and military spouse and handling with grace and helping others to do the same the unexpected twists and turns of military life as she guides her own family through 23 moves and served as mom as well as dad for children for many years while her husband was deployed. her lifetime of experience with our military a

holy petraeus.011. over the course of her nearly four decades with being associated, she's been a releaptless advocate for the military community at large and in particular for military families. 234 all her work, her enthusiasm, determination, and concern for others exemplifies the true spirit of the military spouse and advocate and has been an example as a leader as a military spouse. she helps others to do the same with the twists and turns of military life guiding her family through 23 moving serving as mom and dad for years while her husband was deployed. she brought to bear important work as a lifetime of experience with the military and placed needs and interest of her family and military community before her own. she's demonstrated unwaiverring determination and sincere commitment to creating positive change and improving the lives of those around her in her community and local voluntary. she reflects upon herself, united states army, and department of defense. signed robert m.gates, secreta

director petraeus on your new role in the cia. you'll do a great job, every place you've been, you flourish. we appreciate all you've done over the last decade for this country and look forward to watching you progress in the next few weeks and months. i do have a question about our foreign lang capabilities, and, you know, one of the united states greatest weaknesses is collecting intelligence around the world beuse we have a small group of intelligence officials with enough foreign language capability and specific areas of expertise to access denied areas and blend in like locals, we just don't have enough people who have at expertise, but coness has supported programs like ncep, the boren psychological lores and -- scholars and fello, and my question is what has the intelligence community learned about penetrating terrorist groups over the past decade? have we made sufficient strides in develops foreign language capability, and have we seen any improvement in our ability to collect intelligence as a result? >> well, i think the

petraeus will have some commentary, too.i was around in the early 90's to serve as the director of the defense intelligence agency when we were to reach a peace dividend. and so that caused us to go on a seven year down slope in the intelligence resources. and of course which came to a screeching halt on 9/11 and then we went on a sudden up slope so now we are on a cycle of reduction. the first comment i would make, and this gets to the why the dni. in the last ten years whether it was the bci or the dni, we had to do is presided over handing out more money and more people every year. and that in your period basically encompassed the entire existence of the office of the director of national intelligence. now we are in a different mode, and i view this as a litmus test for this office to preside over these inevitable cuts that we are going to have to make but profit from the experience of the early 90's and not do some of the things we did then. everything we do in intelligence first of all is not of equal marriage. some thi

holly petraeus.y spouse, she has been a relentless advocate for the military community at large and for military families. this exemplifies the true spirit .f the army spouse shoo helping others to do the same. she guided her family through 23 moves. while her husband was deployed. she has brought to bear experience with our military and has distinguished herself through many years of service. she has demonstrated unwavering determination and treated positive change and improving the lives around her in the military and local community. signed robert m. gates, secretary of defense. [applause] she is also being presented a decoration for her service in recognition of her service to the u.s. army from july 1974 after 2011. [applause] at this time, general petraeus is presenting his wife with a bouquet of flowers in appreciation for dedication and support. [applause] also at this time, flowers are being presented to mrs. nolton and their daughter and son. [applause] we are proud to recognize his devotio

, who remains at petraeus' side today with their two children. that cia job that awaits? don't expect this very public figure to disappear entirely from the spotlight. martha raddatz, abc news, washington. >> congratulations, general, and thank you for your service. that's all for us tonight. as you know, we're always reporting on abcnews.com. and don't forget to watch "nightline" later. i'll see you tomorrow on "gma." have a good night. >>> half a billion dollars of tax money down the drain. wiped out for an east bay solar company. >> three women testified they were assaulted on dates made through craig's list. the defense claims it has tapes that will prove they're lying. >> a leader is chosen to confront issues facing bart. shootings and shut downs are not the only problem autos overgrown weeds turning streets into a dangerous ride. you said in this story. we help you fix it. >>> good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> and an unexpect add announcement today from a bay area company that seemed to represent the future of green technology. >> it did. so

petraeus will have some commentary, too.i was around in the early 90's to serve as the director of the defense intelligence agency when we were to reach a peace dividend. and so that caused us to go on a seven year down slope in the intelligence resources. and of course which came to a screeching halt on 9/11 and then we went on a sudden up slope so now we are on a cycle of reduction. the first comment i would make, and this gets to the why the dni. in the last ten years whether it was the bci or the dni, we had to do is presided over handing out more money and more people every year. and that in your period basically encompassed the entire existence of the office of the director of national intelligence. now we are in a different mode, and i view this as a litmus test for this office to preside over these inevitable cuts that we are going to have to make but profit from the experience of the early 90's and not do some of the things we did then. everything we do in intelligence first of all is not of equal marriage. some thi

and its affiliates activities all around the world there was a high expectation of a general petraeus who challenge conventional visit and calcified theories and minds at langley instead as this agency he promulgated yet again that ten years old views of the agency and the threats and challenges the intelligence community is facing in the united states. turned out as some other stories making headlines across the globe in yemen security forces have opened fire on anti-government protesters in the capital leaving at least twenty six people dead tens of thousands of activists had gathered near the state television building and government offices when troops along with snipers on the rooftops started shooting defense ministry said trouble started when protesters and petrol bombs and horses and it blamed leading is one of the opposition party for opening fire first it's the deadliest crackdown by the regime in recent months. a strong earthquake measuring six point eight on the richter scale claimed at least twenty lives along the india nepal border among those were three people crushed wh

to the tenth anniversary both nine eleven attack on the united states general david petraeus the newly minted cia director and general jim clapper the director of national intelligence presented their views general petraeus from the outset emphasized that he was presenting the agency view that terrorist threat but would look like a sweep of turn actually turned into a very successful attempt to protect the agency's view regarding the cia role. and its affiliates activities all around the world there was a high expectation of the general petraeus we challenge conventional visit calcified theories and minds at play we instead as the speaker of the agency he promulgated yet again ten years old views old the agency and the threats and challenges the intelligence community is facing in the united states turned out as some other stories making headlines across the globe in yemen security forces had over the fire out anti-government protesters in the capital leaving at least twenty six dead and injuring dozens tens of thousands of activists had gathered near the state t.v. building and govern

where we look at what's behind the reshuffle of america's highest ranks and general petraeus takes upa tough job out there. but first gyptian police have been put on a state of alert after protesters attacked israel's embassy in cairo. they destroyed a wall near the building and tore down the israeli flag replacing it with an egyptian one hundreds of demonstrators have been injured by police using tear gas against the crowd the israeli ambassador or with his family has been flown out of the country anger swelled last month after israeli forces responding to a cross border militant strike mistakenly killed five egyptian police officers protests also came at a time of change seven months after a popular uprising that ousted hosni mubarak from power thousands had gathered at the capital's tucker square urging an end to military rule and pressing urgent reforms president of the arab lawyers association to our worries as long as the groups may ultimately benefit from the rest. of the tickle movements vying for trying to show who is bigger than the other i think this demonstration it's only

the main legacy of general petraeus career. of a counterinsurgency doctrine rechy coauthored re of u.s. marines general martin dempsey the importance is not only limited to a defector that general petraeus pioneered and led the way to recess a tate to revamp grade and to promote the counterinsurgency doctrine in the new century the most significant fact is that general petraeus coined doctrine that has ignited the intellectual awakening all across the military services and well beyond the united states it was the first step into the right direction from the calcified my optic incur mentality the conventional wishful thinking into the new vision of the world that's what general petraeus will be older respected remembered and admired for well beyond the military community because it was he's the intel actual endeavor with the coin dog training precipitated the paradigm shift in the military thinking from the conventional and complacent mentality to the conventional symmetrical models operandi. the economic situation around the gl

commander in afghanistan david petraeus is getting accustomed to his new role as director of the cia at all things the official stalls as intelligence chief means is defending. his organization sort of trying to reform it there in the joint session of the senate and the house intelligence committee. did it in to the tenth anniversary of nine eleven attack on the united states general david petraeus the newly minted cia director and general jim clapper director of national intelligence presented their views general petraeus from the outset emphasized that he was presenting the agency view on the terrorist threat but with the look like innocuous sweep of it actually turned into a very successful attempt to protect the agency view regarding the cia role. and its affiliates activities all around the world there was a high expectation that general petraeus would challenge conventional visit calcified theories and minds at play instead as the speaker of the agency he promulgated yet again the ten years old views of the agency and the threats and challenges the intelligence community is fac

general petraeus has the dark side of the cia but what about the work to be done. to get the inside from all of these military analysts and even it. and russian cosmonauts to the capital all three and railed by some russian nothing south to see the details from. the u.n. and the world's key financial institutions say palestine strong enough to function as an independent state president request full un membership at the camera assembly made to this week even a the threat of an american the same stuff hangs in the air. planes the u.n. planes positions. if global politics were sport. the united nations would be the grand arena. and september would be opening season nearly two hundred of the world's most powerful and not so powerful players descend on new york city gathering in one room for a week's worth of speeches and a chance to grandstand on the international stage nearly ten thousand delegates and two thousand journalists are in town for the general assembly debate but in reality five countries are the ones who really matter russia china france the us and britain

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good to have you this hour general petraeus job as head of cia but what about the word still to be done and if he's an al qaeda get the insider party's message and that's and. it's in russian cosmonauts returned the author a nailbiting mission with moscow's star city with the details. the u.n. and the world's key financial institutions a palestine strong enough to function as an independent state president of us is due to request full un membership at the general assembly later this week even though the threat of an american veto still hangs in the air his report on iraq spain's position. if global politics were sport. the united nations would be the grand arena. and september would be opening season nearly two hundred of the world's most powerful and not so powerful players descend on new york city gathering in one room for a week's worth of speeches and a chance to grandstand on the international stage nearly ten thousand delegates and two thousand journalists are in town for the general assembly debate but in reality five countries are the ones who really matter russia china france t

is talk of matter of ghana stand general david petraeus has bid farewell to the army after thirty seven years he has for his new job as head of the cia argues military contributor looks now at what he's leaving behind the main legacy of general petraeus career. these. are they counting insurgency doctrine reach he coauthored the u.s. marine general martin dempsey the importance is not only limited to a defect that general petraeus pioneered and led the way to recess aetate to revamp grades and to promote the counterinsurgency doctrine in the new century the most significant fact is that general petraeus coined doctrine that has ignited intellectual awakening all across the military services and well beyond the united states it was the first step into the right direction from the calcified my bunker mentality the conventional wishful thinking into the new vision of the world that's what the general petraeus a real very respected remembered my and for well beyond the military community because it was his intel actual endeavor with the coin dog training that precipitated depair a big shift

and its affiliates activities all around the world there was a high expectation of a general petraeus would challenge conventional visit fied theories and minds at plainly instead as the speaker of the agency he promulgated yet again the ten years old views of the agency and the threats and challenges the intelligence community is facing in the united states now pilot error is being blamed as the main cones of genes that crashed in northwestern russia. three full came down killing. the interstate aviation committee concluded that the crew failed to go around and attempt a second landing and had to send it to a safe altitude and it was a point of navigation to try the captain and the pilot had to move from controlling the aircraft tearing its final to send the cruel thing given in current weather the . cloud of fog and visibility on the reports and upon its ignored on board data designed to assess a safe landing fifty people on the rough half life of moscow at the forty seven. now some other world news and at least twenty people including a child reportedly killed by pro regime snipers

still ahead this hour the road blog deadlock in costs approach general petraeus now has to come clean on his instead of the cia but what about the mass back behind defeating al qaeda get the inside from. an ethnic. and she russian cosmonauts returned to the capital after a nail biting mission where a mosque a style cissie with the. the un the world's key financial institutions say palestine is strong enough to function as an independent state president abbas is due to request full un membership at the general assembly later this week even though the threat of an american d.j. still hangs in the air we deport neither explains the u.n. players positions. if global politics worse for. the united nations would be the grand arena. and september would be opening season nearly two hundred of the world's most powerful and not so powerful players descend on new york city gathering in one room for a week's worth of speeches and a chance to grandstand on the international stage nearly ten thousand delegates and two thousand journalists are in town for the general assembly to debate but in realit

yes well you say that the campaigns were very unpopular but petraeus got away with being a very popular general and i think that obama's appointment. as head of the cia reflects the sentiment that is a hero according to most of the american public so you think it's a good thing that he's been put in charge is a good movie oh no i don't but i think that it reflects obama's strategy. many people have been calling the war in afghanistan a counterinsurgency war and over the last year there's been a lot of evidence that at this strategy has been shifting from counterinsurgency a population centric ground war to a kill and capture strategy and so it makes sense to put the man who headed the counterinsurgency effort now into the head of the kill capture effort i don't think that's a good idea but it does reflect the change in the obama administration's tactics and a very public emphasis on that change how do i want to what is going to bring to the party i mean to say i was very widely criticized for in secret prisons and drone attacks that claimed the lives of thousands of civilians do you thi

and its affiliates activities all around the world there was a high expectation of a general petraeus would challenge conventional visit and calcified theories and minds plainly instead as the speaker of the agency he promulgated yet again ten years old views of the agency and the threats and challenges there and teligent community is facing in the united states and out of some other stories making headlines across the globe in yemen security forces had opened fire on anti-government protesters in the capital sanaa leaving at least twenty six dead tens of thousands of activists had gathered near the state t.v. building and government offices along with rooftops neighbors started shooting defense ministry said trouble started when protesters threw petrol bombs at forces and blame and it blamed the leading islamised opposition party for opening fire with the deadliest crackdown by the regime in recent months. car bomb has exploded near the house of a senior police official of the pakistani city of karachi killing at least eight the attack targeted the chief of the crime investigation de

highest ranks of the general david petraeus takes the top job at the cia. but first the israeli embassy in cairo has been attacked by dozens of egyptian protesters they destroyed part of a wall surrounding the building and tore down the israeli flag replacing it with an egyptian one hundreds of demonstrators have been injured with police using tear gas against the crowd the israeli ambassador and his family were flown out of the country anger swelled last month after security forces responding to a cross border militant attack mistakenly killed five egyptian police officers the protests also come at a time of change for the country even months after the popular uprising that ousted hosni mubarak from power thousands had gathered in the capital to talk here swear urging an end to military rule and pressing for urgent reforms president of the arab lawyers association. worries that islamism groups may ultimately benefit from the other arrest. well that's a good movements vying for all of that trying to show who is bigger than the other i think this demonstrati

america's former top commander in afghanistan general david petraeus has taken up a new spot as head of the cia he's bid farewell to the army after thirty seven years in uniform military contributor looks at the reasons for the top brass reshuffle it may seem in consequential but. the first decision they general petraeus has made on his way from the pentagon to langley was stiff shared his military uniform and to present himself in a new incarnation as a total civilian according to that fishel story general patroons has an option to come to the cia as of the military or as a civilian and allegedly the white house didn't force him to resign and to cut his image as a four star general and to downsize he's figure on the way to his new job if the official story is to believe general petraeus bend over back wards to appease the intelligence community and to make sure that he could blend easily at langley cafeteria refuse new peers and associates i find it hard to believe that the former commander of u.s. forces in afghanistan voluntarily decided to resign from the military i'm sure if he

for you this hour stay with us including this our military analysts question cia director david petraeus is views on the decade long war with al qaeda plus. a chat show turns into a brawl when two russian tycoon fail to find common ground on the subject of the global financial crisis can't wait to see that one. issue is that so much in the world is that you should be sitting on top. in the absence of the peace process the palestinians will ask the united nations to upgrade their current observer status about a full member state. wealthy british style. market why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike stronger for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines kinds of reports. we'll. bring you the latest in science and technology from the realms of. the future covered. thanks for staying with us here on r t key international financial institutions have confirmed that palestine is now economically strong enough to stand alone as an independent state this as president abbas prepares to prepares it to bid for full u.n. membership of the general assem

petraeus will have some commentary, too.i was around in the early 90's to serve as the director of the defense intelligence agency when we were to reach a peace dividend. and so that caused us to go on a seven year down slope in the intelligence resources. and of course which came to a screeching halt on 9/11 and then we went on a sudden up slope so now we are on a cycle of reduction. the first comment i would make, and this gets to the why the dni. in the last ten years whether it was the bci or the dni, we had to do is presided over handing out more money and more people every year. and that in your period basically encompassed the entire existence of the office of the director of national intelligence. now we are in a different mode, and i view this as a litmus test for this office to preside over these inevitable cuts that we are going to have to make but profit from the experience of the early 90's and not do some of the things we did then. everything we do in intelligence first of all is not of equal marriage. some thi

and we look at what's behind the reshuffle of america's highest ranks as general david petraeus takes up the top job cia. egypt's police have been put on a state of alert as protesters remain on the streets after attacking israel's embassy in cairo they destroyed a wall near the building and tore down the israeli flag replacing it with an egyptian one and at least three people have died and over a thousand were injured during clashes with police and army troops israeli embassy staff including the ambassador and their families simply thrown out of the country anger swelled last month after israeli forces responded to a cross border militant attack mistakenly killed a five egyptian police officers the protests come with a time of change seven months after the popular uprising that ousted hosni mubarak thousands had gathered in the capital structure square urging an end to military rule and pressing for urgent reforms the president of the arab lawyers association . says islamist groups could ultimately benefit from the unrest. in various political movements vying for all of that trying t

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america's former top commander in afghanistan david petraeus is getting settled into his new role as to rights of the cia but it's a position he's taking company. can i have going to sell things to try things actions mean he's defending the organizations outdated strategy instead of pushing for reforms. during the joint session of the senate and the house intelligence committee did it get it to the tenth anniversary of nine eleven attack on the united states general david betray us the newly minted cia director general jim clapper the director of national intelligence presented their views general petraeus from the outset emphasized that he was presenting the agency view on the terrorist threat but would look like a slip of term actually turned into a very successful attempt to protect the agency view regarding various cia role these. and its affiliates activities all around the world there was a high expectation of a general petraeus would challenge conventional visit. theories and minds at plainly instead as the speaker of the agency he. good years a good ten years old views agency

still ahead this hour our he's military could contribute or ask questions cia director david petraeus his views on the decade long war with al qaeda plus. a chat show turns into a brawl when two russian tycoon spell to find common ground on the touchy subject of the global financial crisis will have all that and more. wealthy british style. markets. come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with a much stronger or a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune in to cause reports. for. the. price of beef. from france to pressure. her stance on t.v. don't come. thanks for staying with us here on our team key international financial institutions has confirmed that palestine is now economically strong enough to stand alone as an independent state this as president abbas prepares a bid for the full u.n. membership at a general assembly later this week the move has been strongly opposed by israel and the u.s. claiming it would undermine chances of a return to peace talks artie's marine important has more from new york. if global politics were sport. the