>> many are but the philippine government was dealing with the al qaeda like movement and finding it very difficult there were several thousand members this group that were terrorizing the people of the philippines. our military was invited to work in partnership with the philippine military trading exercises and carrying out humanitarian efforts among the people and communities and the islands where they were most-active and with this soft power application by our military and special forces we could turn the tide and the numbers are down reported the into the hundreds 87 you give a toast to special forces and think we need to do more with a smaller footprint to take action but let's look not at the philippines but the middle east like saudi arabia. why do you think they seem tolerant of this type of radical violence for eight? >> had don't think this enthusiastic about the violence. they realize having funded over the years that preaches the extreme form of islam but maybe in some respects they have put themselves in great danger her cry think it was said governor, not inside her d

>> guest: many are and some-- the philippine government for for instance was dealing with an al qaeda like movement, was finding it very difficult. there were several thousand members. there was a group that was terrorizing the people of the philippines, and our military was invited to work in partnership with the philippine military, training exercises, carrying out out if you will humanitarian efforts among the people in the communities where the islands where abu sayyaf was most active and with this kind of soft power application by our military and special forces and intelligence forces. we were able to turn the tide against abu sayyaf and their numbers were reported in the hundreds. >> host: by the way in the book you give a toast to special forces and think we need to do more with special forces with a smaller footprint in terms of going in and taking actions but let's look not so much of the buildings but a place like saudi arabia. why do you think the saudi arabians intolerant of this kind of radical, violent thing? >> guest: i don't know that the monarchy in saudi arabia is e

the philippine government was dealing with a al-qaeda-like movement. was finding it very difficult. there were several thousand members of this group called abu-sief that was terrorizing the people of the philippines and our military was invited to work in partnership with the philippine military, training exercises, carrying out if you will humanitarian efforts among the people and the communities or the islands where abu sief was most active. and with this kind of soft power application by our military and special forces and intelligence forces, we were able to turn the tide against them. and their numbers are reportedly down to the hundreds. >> host: and by the way, in the book you give a real toast to security forces. and think that -- we need to do more with special forces with a smaller footprint with going in. and let's look at a place like saudi arabia. why do you think the saudi arabians seems tolerant of this radical violent faith? >> guest: well, i don't know that the monarchy in saudi arabia is of enthusiastic about the violence 'cause i think they realize that by having

local time 195 miles off the batan islands in the philippines. the earthquake was also felt in taiwan where buildings swayed in the capital taipei. no injuries or damage were reported. >>> the coast guard is keeping a close eye on oil leaking from that rig that exploded and sank off the gulf coast. it is leaking 42,000 gallons of oil a day, creating a huge slick which could threaten the waters from louisiana to florida. the coast guard says the oil is expected to stay 30 miles off the coast at least the next few days. crews are using robot submarines to activate valves at the wellhead in hopes of cutting off the leak. >> this is sweet crude. it's not as toxic as some of the other oils that we import. it's not a good thing. and if it does come onshore it will be an environmental catastrophe. >> 11 workers from the oil platform are missing and presumed dead. >>> democrats are writing tough new language into a financial reform bill hoping it will gain bipartisan support. they need 60 votes in order to move forward. senate banking committee boss chri

it's the one in the philippines.it's not pretty. >> reporter: for decades, this was the face of poverty in the philippines. smoky mountain, the rubbish dump of manila where tens of thousands of the city's urban pour would sift through 2 million tons of waste each day for their livelihood. the land fill closed in 1990, and its residents moved into government housing next door. now a different type of rubbish is keeping this community alive. with help of sustainable project management and international development agency, smoky mountain has its own cooperative based around a recycling plant. it supporting more than 500 people, including former scavenger ramon. >> my life is better now. i'm still dealing with trash, but it's not household trash. it's cleaner trash. >> 120 tons of rubbish is brought to the plant each month and recycled. last year, the co-op made $40,000. a modest gain, but most of the profits went back to the workers. as many people continue to fall through the cracks, the co-op is hoping in time it can

. >>> manila philippines is home to smoky mountain. a massive mound of garbage in one of the city's poorest areas. how a recycling project is now rejuvenating that community. >> reporter: for decades this was the face of poverty in the philippines. smoking mountain, the rubbish dump of manila where tens of thousands of the city's urban poor will sift through millions of pounds for their livelihood. their residents move under to government housing next door. now, a different type of rubbish is keeping this community alive. with help from sustainable project management and international development agency, smoky mountain has it own cooperative around a recycling plant. it supports more than 4,000 people. >> translator: my life is better now. i'm still dealing with trash, but it's not household trash, it's cleaner trash. >> reporter: 120 tons of rubbish is brought to the plant each month and recycled. last year the co-op made $40,000, a modest gain, but most of the profits went back to the workers. as many people continue to fall through

jordan, kazakhstan, malaysia, mexico, nor ocko, nesterlands, new zealand, nigeria, norway, pakistan, philippines, poland, the republic of korea, the russian federation, saudi arabia, sing apour, switzer -- singapore, switzerland, spain, sweden, thailand, turkey, united arab emirates, the united kingdom, the united nations, the iaea and the european union will also be there. the president is currently planning to host a number of bilateral meetings. those include the president of armenia, the president of china , chancellor merkel of germany, king abdullah ii of jordan, the prime minister of malaysia. the prime minister of pakistan. president zuma of south africa. and the president of kazakhstan. in addition to the president's activities this evening, the -- at the white house the president will host a screening of the documentary film "nuclear tipping point," a film which focuses on today's nuclear dangers. the screening will be attended by four distinguished statesmen. formers secretary of state george schultz and henry kissinger, former senator sam nunn as well as film narrator dunn and colin

you see it in yemen, in somalia in pakistan, in the fill -- philippines. they have to control an area, but there's certainly a clear way ahead your look at general mcchrystal's start and the civil military approach that nato was taking in afghanistan, there is now a clear strategy. what we owe the american public is to explain how the military is -- not to advocate for policy. great question. >> a great question. how do we know when we win? >> general was saying, there are two different questions here. is our continuing intervention in the conflict -- another word for civil war -- yes is it. there are two groups who are organized militarily that engage for control over the same territory. that's my definition of a civil war. and the talk of an enemy invites that kind of thing and that's fine. and whether we should be having won the wars wars in afghanistad iraq, whether we should continue. it's a fine policy -- reasonable people can talk about this. those wars will come to an end. the point that general keane was making, there's the privatization of violen

says we need to -- you see it in yemen, in pakistan, you see it in indonesia, you see it in the philippines. they have to control some territory. i can go in to what their strategy is militarily, but certainly there is a clear way ahead. if you look at general mcchrystal's strategy and the civil military approach that nato is taking in afghanistan, there is now a clear strategy. i think what we owe the american public as military is to help explain how the risks our soldiers are taking, the sacrifices they're talking are contributing to objectives that are worthy to those risks and sacrifices, not to advocate for policy, i could go on more about this, but -- good question. >> that's the bottom line, it is a great question. who do we know when we win. : >> the point that general keane was making is the fundamental one. there is also the privatization of violence by small groups with more and more power to them, of this problem is not going to come to an end. not going to come to an end. there is too many crazy people in the world. and this problem has to be managed with the strategic use of

the border to document, non-classified documents that are then sent to me from a source in the philippines and hold onto them. i never got my package impact fedex who was delivering my package was instructed by our government to lie to me if it fell off the package in a horse cart and we and they paid me my $100 insurance money. but the fbi actually cut without a warrant by mail and tried to ascertain how i got it and why would we finally figured out what they've done a pathetic story was just a cover story they set for a chance to apologize. i was wondered why took forages to apologize. so there are consequences. not that worried about the consequences to me as i was cognizant of the consequences of anyone who comes to talk to me as if i miss identify them, if i slip up even one time too someone who is listening or tried to figure out the identity of a source that may jeopardize an a persons life. i use these two aberrations in my own career sort of just chalk up to some unusual behavior by the government. but there are consequences for us come but they're always consequences for the peop

physicalling a developing story out of asia this morning where an earthquake rattled taiwan and the philippines. the 6.5 quake hit the pacific ocean about # hundred miles south of taiwan. that earthquake swayed buildings in the capital but so far no reports of injuries and no tsunami alert. >>> president barack obama and vice president biden attended a memorial service for the miners killed on april 5th. the president said the coal miners died pursuing the american dream and he told the families that the nation would honor their memories by improving mine safety. >> how can we fail them? how can a nation that relies on its miners not do everything in its power to protect them. >> the president has ordered a review of all u.s. coal mines that have poor safety records. the senate will take a closer look at the issue mine safety on tuesday. >>> this man said he just wanted to seat president but now police are trying to figure out why joseph mcveigh had a car and a gun. investigators say he got out of a car wearing the gun. he never got anywhere near the president. he has been charged with a misdem

china, colombia, england, ethiopia, ghana, haiti, jamaica, kenya, mexico, papua new guinea, peru, philippinesgo, trinidad and tobacco -- togo. please welcome the secretary of homeland security, general napolitano who will initiate these candidates to united states candid -- citizenship. >> good morning. please remain standing. candida's, please raise your right hand and repeat after me. i, and state your name, hereby declare on oath that i absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty. home or which i have here to fore been a subject or citizen. , that i will support and defend the constitution and laws of the united states of america against all enemies foreign and domestic. , the bat i will bear true faith to the same, that i will bear arms on behalf of the united states when required by law. that i will perform noncombatant service in the armed forces of the united states when required by law, but i will perform work of national importance under civilian direction when required by law, that i take this obliga

we have a picture here, too, to prove -- [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> and then i was just in the philippines out of a coconut. and it's based on me and my mom. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: now did you -- how did they know? did you bring a picture of you and your mom? >> they just know. they just know, man. i think they had photos. this is -- this is actually me because i have the glasses. my mom was a very little person who gave birth to me. so, she's very powerful. >> jimmy: so when you got to a certain age you would hold your mother. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> jimmy: amazing. >> yeah, it's really cool. me and my mom together. and here's a little dude i got in china. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: what is this dude? >> i actually got this dude at a 99-cent store in china. and let me see. >> jimmy: i like him already. >> yeah, he's pretty cool, man. >> jimmy: yeah, i think -- >> he's battery powered. let me see if he works. well, doesn't look like the batteries work. it is a 99-cent store in china. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: does not work. normally what would it do? >> it would dance and sing around. i like him

together, their jobs have taken them to the philippines, bangladesh, germany and russia and jim recentlymonths in iraq, serving as principle advisor to ambassador paul bremmer. throughout their 28 years married, they have not only travelled the world but raised three children while balanceing their impressive careers and now, they have reached success at the highest levels. >> this is the first time a husband and wife were sworn in together and the first time we had our hearings together. >> reporter: they were recently confirmed as ambassadors. he to bulgaria, she to syria and they're in their new homes. >> it's an honor, an incredible honor to be nominated at all and then to have the opportunity to actually serve as jim indicated in neighboring countries. >> reporter: when your job takes you in different directions geographically, it can be a hardship on a relationship. but so far this couple has made it work. >> in fact, we're four hours' drive from each other. i hope we'll be able to see each other regularly. >> we knew this was going to lead to new adjustments for the family. >> rep

it's much like the story you relayed from british airways in the philippines.did not gain power until it was down to around 10,000 feet. if you're a passenger on board, man, that is one flight you will not forget. d.j. frost, good to have you on today, thank you for your expertise. >> glad to help you out, bill, any time. bill: appreciate it. martha: they're cracking down big time in arizona right now, a human smuggling ring was busted there. hundreds of law enforcement agents cracked down on a massive criminal network. the smugglers helped to move illegal immigrants all over the united states of america and they were busted. bill: also videotape getting a lot of attention, the police beating out of chicago, it is on tape, showing the driver of a car receiving multiple blows from a baton. what were the circumstances here, we ask? in three minutes.  bill: say hello to all my children. martha: they're all yours? bill: they're all mine. at least for five minutes, anyway. this is the fourth grade class of saint joseph's school at oredale, new jersey.

more nations including argentina, the philippines, thailand, and vietnam agreed to join and strengthen the treaties and international partnerships that are at the core of our global efforts. a number of countries including italy, japan, india, and china will create new centers to promote nuclear security, technologies, and training. nations pledged new resources to help the ieae to meet its responsibilities. russia announced it will close weapons grade production reactor. i am pleased that the united states and russia agreed today to eliminate 68 tons of plutonium for weapons programs. this is plutonium that would have been enough for a 17,000 nuclear weapons. instead, we will use this material to generate electricity for our people. these are exactly the kinds of commitments called for in the work plan we adopted today. we have made real progress in building a safer world. i would also note that the unit -- that the united states has met its own commitments. we are strengthening security at our own nuclear facilities and we invite the iaea to inspect these facilities. we are seeking s

increasingly described in the area as tribal regions and past generations, the tribal lands of the philippines and before that tribal regions of north america. is it all just about corporate access to natural resources or is it also about tribal people having forms of social organizations that are not completely determined by capitalism and capitalism can't stand anything less than total control? >> i think it is both things. it's very, very interesting that at least in asia if you look at afghanistan, waziristan, the northwest front provinces, northeastern states of india and this entire belt which i've been talking about it is the tribal regions that are up, risen up in revolt in afghanistan that rebellion is taking the form of radical islam and the radical communism. but the assault on them is for the same reason. it is to control you politically as well as could be the control and capture resources. it is a corporate attack. and it is possible in those areas because they have an imagination outside this bar coded capitalist society that everybody else lives in and that is the one thing abo

. >> her excellency gloria arroyo, president of the philippines. [inaudible conversations] >> his excellency, president of ukraine. >> his excellency, president of the republic of armenia. >> his excellency, jacob zuma, president of the republic of south africa. [inaudible conversations] >> his excellency, lee mung-bak, president of the republic of south korea. [inaudible conversations] >> is excellent say, -- his excellency, president of the republic of kyrgyzstan. -- kazakhstan. [inaudible conversations] >> thank you. >> president of the republican of finland. [inaudible conversations] >> her excellency, president of the argentine republic. >> his excellency, president of the republic of brazil. [inaudible conversations] >> his excellency, nicolas sarkozy, president of the french republic. [inaudible conversations] >> his excellency, president of the united mexican states. [inaudible conversations] >> his excellency, president of georgia. [inaudible conversations] >> his excellency, dmitry medvedev, president of the russian federation. [inaudible

general zinni served in the core in vietnam where he was severely wounded as well as operations and philippines, turkey, somalia, kenya, iraq and the persian gulf. he has received 23 military service awards including the defense distinguished service medal with zero cleaves cluster. he's also participated in numerous presidential diplomatic missions. his latest book, "leading the charge leadership lessons from battlefield to the board room" includes an approach from leadership to challenges of the 21st century. this is a book about future leaders must know and they must know how to be effective in our dynamic in a rapidly changing environment so please welcome general anthony zinni. [applause] >> thank you. first let me say it is an honor to be here and i really want to commend tuscon and the daily star and the university for this event. i spent all day that have come up, the interesting reading and literature and it just warms my heart and it's great to see the younger people especially. i know many of us who are senior would come, but to see so many young people interested in books and readin

carrying out a good friday tradition in the philippines. the reenactment of the death of christ. wrong. that the reaction from the superintendent in charge of the massachusetts school that phoebe prince attended every day where prosecutors claim relentless bullying from her classmates led her to take her own life. >> reporter: the d.a. has said before phoebe prince committed suicide in the months before that she was bullied relentlessly on campus, online, and at home. now the superintendent of the south hadley schools says the school didn't know anything about the bullying until one week before she committed suicide. he gave this quote to the boston globe. he says that's the first we learned of it and we took very strong action. we don't have knowledge of other incident before that. no one turned their back on this. i think we did everything we could. if i thought i had done something wrong i would resign. but i think we did our best. clearly the d.a. in this case paints a much different picture. the d.a. says phoebe prince moved from ireland to massachusetts back in the fall. be

brazil, china, colombia, england, ethiopia, haiti, jamaica, kenya, mexico, peru, philippines, poland,ad and tobago. at this time, please welcome secretary of homeland security janet napolitano who will admit >> good morning. please remain standing. candidates, please raise your right hand and repeat after me. i, and state your name, hereby declare on both that i absolutely and entirely renounce all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, state or sovereignty of whom were which i have been subject or citizen, that i will support and defend the constitution and laws of the united states of america against all enemies, foreign and domestic. that i will bear true faith and allegiance, that i will bear arms on behalf of the united states when required by law. that i will perform non-combat service in the armed forces of the united states when required by law. that i will perform work of national importance under civilian direction when required by law. that i take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation, or purpose of the asian, so help me got -- or purpose of evasion

- american war, and whether or not we were going to apply the american constitution in the philippineseing occupied by american military forces. the question is kicking around even today it has never been definitively answered. the election results had a great bearing on the way the issue is treated in the way it was considered by the court. in that sense, the supreme court follows the election results because who gets to be the president has a very important part to play in the composition of the court and how matters are decided. >> in 2000, that got a different meeting, didn't? >> i didn't really hear the question. >> the year 2000 was different. >> there's a difference of opinion about that. [laughter] >> this is somewhat related to the court being a political institution. as you know, article 3 provides that the supreme court justices should enjoy if tenure and salary protection. they wanted to provide them with as much independence as possible. is there a growing threat to egyptian and independents, and what might be done about it? >> we did not hear the question. >> is there a g

but some had happened with tunnels and planes flying to the philippines and west coast. in an attempt i had sent legislation to congress to ask them to further strengthen our encounter against terrorist attacks. and it was making its way through. and meanwhile timothy mcveigh had made up his mind to take a different course. and on the anniversary of waco, which is symbolic of the people that see government as the problem. he drove or fertilizer truck up next to the murrah building and down. people had just come to work that day. and it's worth knowing that 168 innocent people were killed. people that were mothers and fathers and sons and daughters and good neighbors and citizens. one was a secret service agent, named al wikfer, he wanted to take his family to oklahoma city because he thought it would be a wonderful place to raise his children, a safe haven, idyllic upbring in america. 300 buildings were damaged, 19 children themselves were killed with many others. and in the immediate response there was an amazing set of acts andáf$fj humanity and heroism. a man i later

that led you here began in more than a dozen countries, from peru to poland, from kenya to the philippinesof you came to america as children, holding tight to your parents' hands as you arrived in a new world. some of you came as adults, leaving everything you knew behind in pursuit of a new life. and while your stories are your own, today we celebrate the common spirit that lives within each of you -- a spirit that has renewed and strengthened america for more than two centuries. we celebrate the love of family -- your moms and dads who were willing to say good-bye to their own families, their own countries, so they could have an opportunity to give you the opportunity you never had. like generations of immigrants before them, they worked hard. they scrimped and they saved. they deferred their own dreams so that you could realize yours. so today is a tribute to their sacrifices as well. and i would ask that you join me in honoring your moms and dads and the families that helped bring you to this day. we celebrate the spirit of possibility -- an ethic that says if you're willing to put you

more nations including argentina, the philippines, thailand, and viet nam agreed to join, and thus strengthen the treaties and international partnerships that are at the core of our global efforts. a number of countries including italy, japan, india, and china will create new centers to promote nuclear security technologies and training. nations pledged new resources to help the iaea meet its responsibilities. in a major and welcomed development, russia announced that it will close its last web trends -- weapons-grade plutonium production reactor. after many years of effort, i am pleased that the united states and russia agreed today to eliminate 68 tons of plutonium for weapons program, putin them that what had been enough for about 17,000 nuclear weapons. instead will use this material to help generate electricity for our people. these are exactly the kinds of commitments called for in the work plan that we adopted today, so we have made real progress in building a safer world. i would also note that the united states has made its own commitments. we are strengthening security at our own nu

brazil, china, england, ethiopia, guyana, haiti, jamaica, kenya mexico, new guinea, peru, philippines, poland, togo, trinidad and toboggan. at this time, please welcome the secretary of homeland security, janet napolitano, who will administer the oath of allegiance and admit these candidate to united states citizenship. >> good morning. please remain standing. candidates, please raise your right hand and repeat after me. i, state your name, hereby declare on both -- on oath that i absolutely and entirely renounce all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty. , of a home or which i have heretofore been a subject or citizen, that i will support and defend the constitution and laws of the united states of america against all enemies foreign and domestic, that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the same, that i will bear arms on behalf of the united states when required by law, that i will perform non-combat service in the armed forces of the united states when required by law, that i will perform work of national importance under civilian direc

home state of hawaii, many of my constituents remit money to their family members living in the philippines. consumers can have serious problems with their remittance transactions, such as being overcharged or not having their money reach the intended recipient. remittances are not currently regulated under federal law, and state laws provide inadequate consumer protections. the bill will modify the electronic fund transfer act to establish remittance consumer protections. it will require simple disclosures about the costs of sending remittances to be provided to the consumer prior to and after the transaction. the complaint and error resolution processes for remittance transactions would be established. mr. president, the third component of the financial literacy is economic empowerment. senator kohl and i developed title 12 of the legislation which is intended to increase access to mainstream financial institutions for the banked and underbanked. mainstreamainmainstream financil institutions are critical to empowerment. banks and credit unions provide alternatives to high-cost and often p

more nations including argentina, the philippines, thailand and vietnam agreed to join in and thus strengthen the treaties and international partnerships at the core of our global efforts. and number of countries including italy, japan, india and china will create new centers to promote nuclear security technologies and training. nations pledged resources to help the iaea meet its responsibilities. in a major and welcome the development russia announced will close its last weapons-grade plutonium production reactor. and for many years of effort i am pleased the united states and russia agreed today to eliminate 68 tons of plutonium for our weapons programs. plutonium that would have been enough for about 17,000 nuclear weapons. instead we will use the material to generate electricity for our people. these are the kind of commitments cost for in a work plan that we adopted today. as we have made progress in building a safer world. i would also note the united states has made its own commitments we are strengthening security in our own nuclear facilities and invite the iaea to review the securi

he served as an ambassador to egypt, the philippines and india. he has served as undersecretary of defense and undersecretary of state. he has had numerous other positions in washington and abroad. we are delighted to have you. >> thank you very much. i appreciate being included in such a distinguished panel. i was struck as i listened that he might as well just continued on. he could have done my portion of the presentation this morning with greater facility certainly greater insight. i am privileged to have the choice to say a word this morning from the perspective of somebody who served in lived in and remains associated with egypt. it is a key partner of the u.s., a longstanding friend of this country for many decades and a serious partner and player in the peace process. the first point i make to all of you this morning seems rather self evident. that is there is no issue in egypt that has quite the importance of the palestinian-is really issue, nor is there an issue of quite the same significance as the question of the peace process. this qu

more nations, including argentina, the philippines, thailand and vietnam, agreed to join and thus strengthen the treaties and international partnerships that are at the core of our global efforts. a number of countries, including italy, japan, india and china, will create new centers to promote nuclear security, technologies and training. nations pledged new resources to help the iaea meet its responsibilities. in a major and welcomed development, russia announced that it will close its last weapons grade plutonium conductor reactor. i'm glad that russia has agreed to -- plutonium that would have been enough for about 17,000 nuclear weapons. instead, we will use this material to help generate electricity for our people. those are exact low the kinds of commitments called for in the work plan that we adopted today. so we made real progress in building a safer world. i would also note that the united states has made its own commitments. we are strengthening security at our own nuclear facilities and we'll invite the iaea to review the security at our now tron research center. this reflect our

home state of hawaii, many of my constituents remit money to their family members living in the philippinesng their money reach the intended recipient. remittances are not currently regulate the under federal law, and state laws provide inadequate oversight. the bill will modify the electronic fund transfer act to establish remittance consumer protections. it will require simple disclosures about the costs of sending remittances to be provided to the consumer prior to and after the transaction. a complaint and error resolution process for remittance transactions would be established by the legislation. we must act quickly to enact this legislation that will protect, educate and empower consumers and investors. thank you, mr. president. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from tennessee. mr. alexander: mr. president, i ask to speak as if in morning business. the presiding officer: we are in morning busines the senator is recognized. mr. alexander: so i can actually speak in morning business, not as if i were in morning business. mr. president, thank you very much. mr

career spanned four decades and eight american presidents, including serving as ambassador to egypt, philippinesis a bit, and india. he has served as undersecretary of defense, policy, and for international security affairs as follows numerous other positions in washington and abroad. this would delighted to have you. >> thank you. thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen. i appreciate being included in such a distinguished panel. i was struck as they listened, and he might as well continued on. he could have done my portion of the presentation this morning with greater facility and certainly greater insight. but i am privileged to have a chance to say a word or two this morning from the perspective of someone who served and lived in an remains associated with egypt. a key partner of the united states, a longstanding friend of this country for many decades, and a serious partner and player in the peace process. the first point i would like to all of you this morning seems rather self-evident. and that is, there is no issue in egypt that has quite the importance as the palestinian-is really issu

all of the philippines were domestic. as i said mostly young american males and the story was about the decline of a great civilization. that all changed in the american public conversation and discourse, it all changed in one moment. september 11 when a 2001 and then after that point you start hearing that story so much. >> why is that? >> i think a couple of things happened. most dramatically of course we were attacked from outside of the u.s. and that event was such an earthshaking event that the old fear faded away and now the story became we are in danger from outside and everything i just mentioned changed so now the villains of being a domestic or foreign, there were heroes in the new york fire department in the military and the whole story changed but some things stay the same which is a lot of these little dangerous blown out of proportion, those continue. >> since we only have about 30 minutes with dr. glassner what's but the numbers up. 20 to is the area code if you would like to purchase a bit in the live prog

initiative which the indonesia initiated and has become our collaborative effort with malaysia, philippines, new guinea, solomon islands and. world's richest marine biodiversity area in our region known as the am pa son of the seas. lives of 120 million people are around this marine area is dependent on it. in the same spirit of conserving our marine and coastal resources, we hosted the ocean conference which australia strongly supported. we work with australia to insure the ocean issues in the copenhagen accord. >> talk about health and hospital policy in this parliament. third thing i'll say about it, members opposite, members of this government should stop telling lies about the --. >> order. order. let, leader of opposition will withdraw. >> mr. speaker, i withdraw and i should say they stop telling grotesque untruths about the howard government and every single year between 1996 and 2007 health and hospitals funding in this country from the federal government went up and went up massively. now mr. speaker, i don't claim to have been unnecessarily the world's greatest health minister be

miserable there down in the bottom of the list is united states around indonesia, malaysia and the philippines happy as a clam paying less taxes. instead we're paying a lot more out-of-pocket. so there's a lot of myths that we have about europe and about ourselves and our system that don't add up when you start shining the light of scrutiny on them. i'm about out of time here. ... in many ways we are not doing our fair share and because our type of capitalism simply is not making the greatest point and we have to change wall street capitalism to something more like europe's version of the social capitalism here is a good time to learn from other places but be open and quick thinking that in the u.s. we're the best. the metric simply do not show that in many ways. thank you. [applause] >> steven hill, thank you. miller, we all know as host of casey rw left, right and center heard locally on 89.9 friday at 230. [applause] online and many other stations in many other cities. matt has the hardest job in public radio. he has to get bob shearer and arianna huffington to stop talking. [laughter] and