you follow the money, takes to you riyadh. there are 51000 saudis going to school in the united states today. that is their choice, they want to come here for a reason. they want to connect with american businessmen and businesswomen. we came home after 9-11, and left a void. we were unaccompanied at riyadh for 5 1/2 years, my wife janet was the first spouse to come back in 5 1/2 years. well guess what? the world doesn't like a void. who filled it? the south korea and chinese. if you want it cheap, go to china. but here's the problem. china wants to be the world's manufacturer and they are doing exceptionally good job of that. what is saudi arabia's problem? jobs. if you're what technology transfer, if you want training and education, if you want to develop your own infrastructure, you're not going to get that from the chinese. you won't get it from the south koreans, you will get it from americans. so i repeatedly talk about the value proposition they are offering and if they ever let a competition result in a price competiti

and probably be happy with some sort of compromise which camp elements of the bathroom but i think riyadh once something much more much more fundamental than that so there are difficulties here and we nor that qatar and the saudis have been pushing this agenda we are always going on so they have to are know that there are other issues which are causing some tensions as well as the question of oil supplies obama's promise to draw on oil reserves which the saudis are keen on and the question of iran which again the saudis are very keen for action against against iran and they're tied into this frequent and has to try and work out with king and do another. position on syria prior to this meeting in istanbul and so on there what about the morality of saudi arabia stance is it really an appropriate partner on this the u.n. is accusing it of human rights abuses torture and there's also an almost three fold increase in executions last year should the u.s. and its allies really be seen to be partnering with that sort of regime. well that was a very good question because here in britain we just ha

secretary of state hillary clinton is right now in riyadh to work out a unified strategy this set of friends of syria meeting this weekend more on this we can now talk to our martin walker a member of the syrian social club are joining us live from london oh good to see you today do you actually think that saudi arabia is the right country to work out a united strategy on syria. well we need to understand that probably secretary clinton is in saudi arabia to talk only about syria perhaps there to talk about the entire region israel perhaps the saudis the chances that of hitting iran before the presidential elections in america pretty much slim. also they have proved to the americans this kofi annan. mission and the saudis are immediately afterwards said well we need to arm the syrian rebels and i don't know if hillary clinton secretary clinton is there to negotiate with the saudis were to step down from that sort of commitment or actually negotiate how they are getting help to get help but perhaps perhaps it's a good move by the u.s. secretary of state to go to riyadh so it's a meet

for example and we are familiar with this from the in riyadh next ten sell de date. how do you balance the status of the embryo of human life at a very early stage against the promise of the regenerative medicine research through embrey on ext. themselves that may help us cure or at least address diseases such as parkinson's and alzheimer's. both of those are the moral imperatives and it's fascinating to see how the different societies with different histories seek to join the moral imperatives of practice and how the government and political parties take them up and pass the laws that regulate the activity. >> if you would give as a snapshot of the european approaches to the embryonic politics. >> they are different and that is one of the fascinating things i think i've learned how different and unique our debates are here. for the simple the polarization between the religious conservatives and secular scientists. you don't have that the same degree in europe, so ironically you have a country like to germany where religion plays less of a role in the political spher

i mean, we were unaccompanied at riyadh for five-and-a-half years.y wife, janet, was the first spouse to come back in five-and-a-half years. well, guess what? the world doesn't like a void. so who filled it? the south koreans and the chinese. and if you want it cheap, go to china. but here's the problem. china wants to be the world's manufacturer, and they're doing an exceptionally good job of that. what is saudi arabia's problem? jobs. and if you want technology transfer, if you want training and education, if you want to develop your own infrastructure, you're not going to get that from the chinese. you're not going to get it from the south koreans. you will get it from americans. so i repeatedly talk to american business withmen about the value -- businessmen about the value proposition that they're offering. and if they ever let a competition result in a price competition with the chinese, they are going to lose. if they can present a value prop is decision that come -- proposition that comes with an education and training package where you're go

in a conflict with israel -- with iran, as charles said a couple of weeks ago, we are not likely riyadh --yingi in the saudis and the gulf states would be happy to see a strike. but as roger simon said last week, the problem goes beyond the arab countries and what happens in the muslim world. that is no reason not to take a strike, but here is what is important -- the united states has to be prepared for contingencies. our interest go beyond our shores. if you are going to strike and iran, we have to be prepared to protect the interests in africa, asia, europe, where we can expect retaliation. >> mitt romney had an op-ed in tuesday's "washington post" where he called obama "america's most feckless president since jimmy carter." >> that is preposterous, and he ought to know that. what is feckless about going against al qaeda, the drone strikes? >> charles in his column talks about the fact that we have gone into talks with the iranians, and i, like charles, think they are probably just stalling. but when all of your allies want to do it, you have a tight timeline. you still have the sanc

that's why as president my first foreign trip will not be to cairo or riyadh , it will be to jerusalem. we will make clear to the world -- we're going to make it very clear, we're going to make it very clear, that israel's continued existence as a jewish state is a vital national interest of the united states. i believe the right course is what ronald reagan called peace through strength. there's a reason why the iran n iranians released the same day and the same hour that reagan was sworn in. as president i'll offer that kind of clarity, strength, and resolve. in a romney administration, the world will know that the bond between israel and america is unbreakable, that our opposition to a nuclear iran is absolute. we must not allow iran to have the bomb or the capacity to make a bomb. our enemies should never doubt our resolve, and our allies should never doubt our commitment. this is a critical time. aipac has a vital voice. together let's achieve peace for the region and ensure a secure future for israel and america. god bless america. and god bless our friendship with israel. thanks

i'll tell you that i have been in riyadh, none of us are sitting here on our hands. we don't want to do something that will add fuel to the fire without a clear understanding of the outcome and i think your questions are right on target. thank you. [ applause ] >> yes, thank you for that inspiring presentation and the kind words that you have given the canadian forces. my question is, now more to the operations, the instituted some 20 years ago. based on the current experiences, recent experiences that we had in afghanistan and iraq, do you see that three-wthree-wa three-war -- still as a valid contract? i understand where they fit. the question, are our soldiers and marines, the best forces to be trained for all three? in the past, we had been working in that. it seems to me perhaps that we should focus more on that third block than the first thank you. >> excellent question. i noted colin grays' work. i sat down with him the near-faultless strategist alive today in terms of taking complex issues and what a marine infantry can understand. i would say that the three

i discussed this case with the saudi petroleum minister when i meet with him in riyadh last year and offered an amendment to the foreign relations authorization bill to further encourage the saudis to move expeditiously to resolve this claim. i'd be happy to work with yo

criticizing saudi arabia among others for a drastic increase in state executions last year comes odds with riyadh strong stance on syria and its unwavering support for rebels and condemnation of assets actions human rights movements over point what irony of the demands of a country where protesting can be considered an act punishable by death and so on a boycott brings us this report two faces of the saudi kingdom. a cornishman bank mint in beirut the spain for its refreshing breeze and its breezy ways it's a place where hats curves in minutes kurds come into conflict even when beyond all at once. the reputation is the most liberal arab society lebanon is only becoming a refuge for the citizens of the region's most restrictive country thousands of saudis come to beirut every month what some call a freedom but cation i was born here say i suffered a lot there because it's too too too limited i have to cover my face my eyes my whole body what i'm hearing being over here please look at me it is here where many saudi women get a chance to walk the streets all by themselves and so a man can and build

who are protesters have been killed in riyadh the serial. own up to fifty arrested. in march the country's religious council issued a fatwah it equated demonstrations to a scene punishable by death once you have a demonstration and so the plea that demonstration would be harshly. we have heard and seen many reports by independent reporters and human rights organizations verifying the. demonstrations and so they are simply illegal yet despite harsh treatment of its own protesters saudi arabia has been very supportive of revolt elsewhere. was among the first to push for international intervention in libya while in syria is believed to be the main financier of the rebels when things did not expect mainly because of the. chinese because of the u.n. . i think they decided to play. by announcing you know publicly. for all its rough tactics at home and abroad here say is never scolded by the u.s. say. it and washington that currently negotiating a fifty billion dollars sale of advanced american weapons brothers in arms conveniently they're still not each other skippers. bei

influence in the middle east going to come out of tehran are washington and riyadh that's the issue it's a vital vital issue and that's why the americans and the other sides are are so putting so much into this conflict and i think this is the winery obstacle to getting a resolution isn't saudis aren't going to give up easy in the americans aren't going to give up looking jeffrey feltman statements today in washington you know they've just begun to fight this issue but the fundamental reason is the iranian american competition for influence in the middle east and the strategic importance of syria in the states takes a very hard being many international analysts are bringing in the whole iran issue here but frankly larry i wish we had more time we really turns out the rector of the energy zero americans concern for middle east peace thank you very much for coming on arts and i pleasure thank you our pleasure about. thousands of construction workers in the united kingdom have discovered they were placed on a secret employment blacklist which enjoyed police support the illegal files being t

arabia are pursuing their own means to solve the conflict in a separate state hillary clinton is in riyadh to work out a unified strategy the head of the friends of syria meeting this weekend political analyst chris bambery told me earlier that he thinks these two states of pursuing their own agendas. so it is of burry keen to overthrow the assad regime as soon as possible and want to increase the arms which according to the syrian rebels the free syrian army etc the americans are slightly weary not because the skins overthrew the assad regime because of from their own experience the no or the providing weapons probably also means involved in providing weapons and structures and so on and can lead to involvement in a conflict which the see easy solution to is the americans for the wrong reasons in part because the rule of restraints in afghanistan and elsewhere are hesitant escalating arms of wise to the rebels the rest has always overworked the saudi humanitarian agenda the question of civil rights in saudi arabia what it's doing to its own people and what is done for the people of yemen

i discussed this case with the saudi petroleum minister when i meet with him in riyadh last year and offered an amendment to the foreign relations authorization bill to further encourage the saudis to move expeditiously to resolve this claim. i'd be happy to work with your office on this issue. this claim is of significant importance to an american company and their workers. and it should be of importance to the reputation of the saudi government which i'm sure does not want to be known as one which does not pay its bills. you've got about a minute for all that, madam secretary. >> well, i'll take the last one because that's shorter. and then get back to you on the important questions concerning iran and iraq. state department is well familiar with the gibbs and hill contract dispute. it's been raised at high levels for a number of years. at the request of counsel for hill international, the state department recently conducted a review of all of our records in this matter. we have a standing invitation to officers of the hill international to come in and discuss the results of this r

cataclysmic cataclysmic collapse of all financial institutions in this is because of this daisy chain of riyadh population of when that line so my question to you i'm a global it's horrible the customers lost money it wasn't too big to fail it didn't bring down the system when it went bankrupt is there another a.i.g. out there and how would you even find it if all of this is off balance and unregulated. probably i mean i think one of the. goals so to speak of the major financial institutions is to make sure that they take so much risk that if they win they're going to win big but if they lose they are going to lose so badly that they have to be and i mean we've seen this i think it started in this country is leading the collapse of long-term capital management when they were taking the kind of leverage and the prime brokers of l.t.c. and were actually mirroring their trades which is one of the reasons the class was so bad because they you know everybody thought these guys were so smart that the brokers were like me too and that you know the ultimate exposure for the financial system was it was

ok zhang go to him in brussels you want to riyadh your family never heard occasion of history let me go to this monstrous difference where to begin with before the program started i said fair time for everyone john go ahead where you have to count the millions of that in the american intervention in. southeast asia in southern africa india the embargo against iraq the interventions they can date you over and also to take into account the overthrow of most i think was the democratic leader of the hand which started all the variable history of scenes builders talk of our brains in guatemala we started which blocked the forms in latin america the overthrow of again the which is another way to look reform that they are doing now which are various that they've been blocking reformist and democratic reform that's everywhere the good we have of their imperialist in this but with those reforms so it seems to me that the united states has been quite the opposite of. maintaining peace because in the main these days of good they actually by we've seen war and in they actually very potent here a

. >> i was in a starbucks in riyadh on thursday and it looks exactly like a starbucks in d.c.da or wherever. >> now that people are understanding more about coffee and can appreciate it for its virtues, a lot of customers are looking for something better, something fresher, something way little more hands-on attention to the product. >> reporter: a watchful eye during every roast but as always, the test is in the taste. beth parker, fox 5 news. >> i am so trying that place. >>> don't shake on it if you are an athlete at the olympics in london this summer. health officials in britain are warning 550 members of the british olympic team not to shake hands with rivals or visiting dignitaries. here is the reason. it is probably not a good pr move. it is that the olympic germs could cost them the olympic gold. olympic organizers are afraid illnesses could spread through the training camps. >> i see what they're doing but -- >> it is called hand sanitizer. >> part of the olympics is coming together, all the different nations. i would think it is not such a good p. r. move. >> just ca

knew two of the hijackers, provided them money and had links to saudi officials, getting money from riyadh of the 19 hijackers were from saudi arabia and bolin himself, his family had had roots there for generations. so there has been this percolating effect for the last ten years, pu now you have two very big names in 9/11 investigations. >> are they saying that the saudi establishment that we see as an ally, and the president, remember w. walking hand in hand with the guy, who they kiss up to and they want our protection and we want their oil, are these two senators saying that those people who pretend to be our friends had a clear hand in 9/11? >> they are suggesting that members of the royal family and royal institutions may have had a role in at least financing the attacks. >> purposefully? >> purposely. that's certainly their implication. whether the saudis? >> where do you come out on this, bob barrett. i trust you so much. do you think, based upon this, that there's evidence that the royal family, the ones we deal with as friends, are really our enemies here? >> oh, i think there's

hillary clinton is reassuring gulf arab states they have washington's rock-solid commitment in riyadhabia today, threatening its neighbors and undermine regional security and the international community will look at thousand stop t how to stop the syrian regime from killing its own people. >>> history being made. featuring alternatives to the country's ruling party takes place. opposition leader aung san suu kyi says while the elections are no free and fair, her words, it's helped boost political awareness. >>> wall street didn't just have a good week, the great first three week fls a year, best in a decade. the dow is up 8.1% since new year's day, thanks in part to improving consumer confidence and spending. the s&p 500 and nasdaq are also up by double digits. >>> back to our main story. three winning tickets for the mega millions keep climbing here. red bud, illinois, kansas, and baltimore county, maryland. we are keeping track of the winners. atheen no jaena jones is with u. what do we know about this store? >> reporter: we're right outside the city of baltimore, outside the city l

or was involved in a number of high profile investigations, including the 2003 suicide bombings in riyadhb new york city subways in 2009, and the case of the would-be underware bomber on a detroit-bound jet on christmas day, and took part in the investigation of an attempted car bombing in times square in 2010. in 2004 he was named deputity directyear of the fbi and was serving serving in the number two position when president obama tapped him to fill the top spot of the tsa. today he oversees 60,000 employees who provide security at more than 450 airports and through the federal air marshal service. his agency is also responsible for the security of the nation's highways, railroads, ports, mass transit systems and pipelines. since taking over the agency nearly a decade of the 9/11 attacks, pivote work to evolve the tsas one size fits all katrinaing of nearly 1.8 million people a day to a more intelligence driven risk. he has had to answer to angry travelers about pat do you evers, chatdowns, and naked body scans. i'm sure the administrator will have much to say, so please welcome our lun

i'll just tell you that i have been in riyadh and ankara. none of us are sitting here on our hands is the point i would make. but we don't want to do something to simply as field to the fire without a clear understanding of the outcome and i think your questions are right on target. thank you. [applause] >> yes, my name is bob marek are retired navy commander. thank you for the inspiring presentation of awards and praise you've given. we very much appreciate it. [applause] my question is more to the operation that has to do with a three block war construct, which predecessor general krulak instigated some years ago. based on the experiences we've had in afghanistan and iraq, do you see the three war -- three block war construct still is a valid construct to train troops and? i understand that as an environment where each of the blogs i read they say, but the question is always been, our soldiers and marines the best forces retrain for all three blocks without quite so we have been working and i try to trying to make the soldier all singing a

now, ambassador, the last time we talked it was in riyadh and would be interesting to get your assessment of economic opportunities and things that are interesting to keep in mind. >> as my colleagues from saudi arabia and from the united emirates have said that same is true we are open for business, and we are open for business with a great interest on u.s. products, u.s. services, u.s. technical know-how and opportunities for joint ventures and investments in other parts of the world or the united states. it is the world's richest state by per-capita and has the highest gdp in the world. it is also the world's leading supplier of liquefied natural gas. and in 2011 alone, the gdp rose 20% and is estimated in 2012 to rise at a slower rate but still between six to 10% which is a healthy feet by any standard but particularly in these economic times. and a lot of to try it on this has been due to the area of culture who has developed the last 15 years and has put forward a vision for 2030 with the development in a whole array of areas of human development, economic development, economic dive

or was involved in a number of high-profile investigations including the 2003, suicide bombings in riyadheakup of a plot to bomb new york city subways in 2009, and later that year the case of the would-be "underwear bomber" on the detroit-bound jet on christmas. he also took part in the investigation of an attempted car bombing in times square in 2010. in 2004, pistole was named deputy director of the fbi and was serving in the number two position when president obama tapped him to fill the top spot of the tsa. today, he oversees 60,000 employees who provide security at more than 450 airports and through the federal air marshals service. his agency is also responsible for the security of the nation's highways, railroads, ports, mass transit systems and pipelines. since taking over the agency nearly a decade after the 9/11 attacks, pistole worked to resolve the tsa one size fits all screening of nearly 1.8 million people a day into a more intelligence-driven based on risk. along the way he had to answer to angry travelers, about pat-downs, chatdowns and naked body scans. i'm sure the admin

leaders going to tell the american people that we should extend their nuclear umbrella and protect riyadhin the same way we protect london or paris. because of the difference in culture and because of of the difference in values and the fundamental factor saudi arabia on the other countries, don't think the american people are going to be ready to take the steps in the treaty or other means to ensure that these countries do not -- i do think we would see a cascade of proliferation. i do think again and regardless of whether nuclear terrorism would transfer terrorist you would see it emboldened in their attacks against israel and their activities elsewhere around the globe. i do think that also we have to be concerned about the inherent instability of the regime and again even if you don't believe that the regime is irrational, if you believe that the regime would never actually use nuclear weapons, it is likely most analysts believe that this regime is not going to last perhaps even five years given the political opposition, given the broader trends with in the region. who knows who are o