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that actually a thinly disguised attempt at saudi dominance of arab affairs. user to see this among the smaller gulf states states like oman and gutter out long accused them of hyping, ron two facilitate control and when recognition from washington. in 2006, and oman and a list told us that the greatest threat from iraq nuclear ambitions was not necessarily the bomb itself but rather what he called saudi arabia's overreaction to the threat. close observers of the gulf will argue that this friction is nothing new. they have always march to a different tune. but even if we look farther west to the so-called block a moderate sunni arab states, cairo and riyadh that are supposedly leading the charge against iran we find significant disagreement about the nature of that threat and about arab leadership and hierarchy. much of this cooperation i'm going to argue should be seen as tactical and instrumental. in early 2008, a former egyptian diplomat told us that cairo was worried about the new saudi activism. he said the saudi's are everywhere with initiatives against
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i'm not in saudi arabia the saudis are petrified the areas are trying to stir up not just the shia but the hijaz against the nedj. you go back to the '90s and there were a number of the iranian propaganda channels coming out the specific appealed to the hijaz against the nedj so it goes beyond shia, it is rejectionists and an anti status quo ideology here regarding the saudi i rating contest, it is a subject and i think the saudis now at the level of symbolic politics they are behind. they're fundamentally crippled by their association with us, but there are trying to outspend the iranians which is what they learn in the conflict in the contest for the post-soviet republics in the '90s especially with those of a contest with our spending bill iranians in new content their symbolic advantage that they enjoy in the arab public opinion. >> we will take one here and then barbara, you can identify yourself before your question. >> i'm with resources and my question was i was wondering what other reasons iran seems to act up is because it feels surrounded. the u.s. has bases in imad, kuwait,
i'm not in saudi arabia the saudis are petrified the areas are trying to stir up not just the shia but the hijaz against the nedj. you go back to the '90s and there were a number of the iranian propaganda channels coming out the specific appealed to the hijaz against the nedj so it goes beyond shia, it is rejectionists and an anti status quo ideology here regarding the saudi i rating contest, it is a subject and i think the saudis now at the level of symbolic politics they are behind. they're...
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i found in saudi arabia the saudis are petrified that thirannians are trying to stir up not just the shi'a but, the -- against the --. this is an interesting dynamic. you go back to the early 1990s and there were a number of irani propaganda journals that appeal to that. soy it go business yond simply shism. it's rejectionism. it's an anti-status quo ideology. now, regarding the saudi-iranian contest, it's an asymmetric one. i think the saudis know that at the level of symbolic politics, they, they're behind. i mean, they are fundamentally crippled by their association with us. but they're trying to outspend the iran ybs. this is a lesson they learn -- iranians. this is a lesson they learned in the conflict -- in the contest for the post-soviet republication in the 1990s especially in -- simply outspend iranians and you can dent their sort of symbolic advantage that they enjoy in arab public opinion. >> okay. we'll take one and then barbara. go ahead. you can identify yourself before your question. >> sure. my name is jared troutman with -- resources. my question s i was wondering if
i found in saudi arabia the saudis are petrified that thirannians are trying to stir up not just the shi'a but, the -- against the --. this is an interesting dynamic. you go back to the early 1990s and there were a number of irani propaganda journals that appeal to that. soy it go business yond simply shism. it's rejectionism. it's an anti-status quo ideology. now, regarding the saudi-iranian contest, it's an asymmetric one. i think the saudis know that at the level of symbolic politics, they,...
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the key event was when saudi arabia determined it no longer wanted to support hamas in 2004. there were a series of attacks in the saudi kingdom of al qaeda on the arabian peninsula an affiliate group began to launch attacks throughout the kingdom and this point* the saudis realize their support for it buy wind organizations was a liabilities of a began to cut back and as they did specifically with hamas iran rushed to fill the void and gave them more funds and more assistance by the time the elections to replace january 2006 and sanctions put in place by the west it was iran that completely filled whenever hamas was not getting it from the outside. >> host: one more question that i will go to the audience for questions even though i have about 30 more here and 40 more in my head. you also have at this point* the interesting predicament that saudi arabia and egypt and other water called moderate arab states are increasingly concerned about iran's growing power in the region, the possibility they may have nuclear weapons or iran will continue to expand it has hezbollah allied
the key event was when saudi arabia determined it no longer wanted to support hamas in 2004. there were a series of attacks in the saudi kingdom of al qaeda on the arabian peninsula an affiliate group began to launch attacks throughout the kingdom and this point* the saudis realize their support for it buy wind organizations was a liabilities of a began to cut back and as they did specifically with hamas iran rushed to fill the void and gave them more funds and more assistance by the time the...
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host: is saudi arabia and internal threat? guest: first of all, i do not think that is any secret that there are sources within saudi arabia, whether they are in the form of contributions or -- john mccain said that we pay that part of the world for oil, but much of the end up in the pockets of terrorists. that is not a revelation. it is common knowledge. it is a fact. for the longest time, there were those in the saudi government, and there was this notion that you could export the terrorists as an extreme factor in order to get them out of their own indigenous country, they have kind of support of them overseas. once they were attacked in riyadh, they realize you cannot export potential troublemakers because a comeback -- it comes back and land in your own backyard. they have been much supportive -- they have been much more supportive of our identifying terrorists in saudi arabia since that time. with regard to anthrax, the fbi identified what they believe is an independent actor out of fort dietrich, and i do not think you
host: is saudi arabia and internal threat? guest: first of all, i do not think that is any secret that there are sources within saudi arabia, whether they are in the form of contributions or -- john mccain said that we pay that part of the world for oil, but much of the end up in the pockets of terrorists. that is not a revelation. it is common knowledge. it is a fact. for the longest time, there were those in the saudi government, and there was this notion that you could export the terrorists...
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and it was at this point that the saudis realized their support for islamist organizations for violent organizations was a liability. so they began to cut back and as they began to cut back, specifically, with hamas, iran rushed to fill the void. and began to provide hamas with more funds and more assistance and then by the time the elections took place in january of '06 and sanctions were put in place by the west, it was iran that completely filled whatever, you know, hamas was not getting from outside actors. >> i'll ask you one more question and then i'm going to begin to go to the audience for questions as well even though i have about 30 more questions here and about 40 more in my head and that is you also have at this point and the interesting predicament that saudi arabia and
and it was at this point that the saudis realized their support for islamist organizations for violent organizations was a liability. so they began to cut back and as they began to cut back, specifically, with hamas, iran rushed to fill the void. and began to provide hamas with more funds and more assistance and then by the time the elections took place in january of '06 and sanctions were put in place by the west, it was iran that completely filled whatever, you know, hamas was not getting...
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and then the issue of saudi arabia. i have heard from others and it has been a number of times in the past i was in power, it is important how we are invited to other countries and then we get the message to them to invite us to go to saudi arabia and then fled friends in the foreign ministry have said and i quote them regarding our demand for being invited to go to saudi arabia and when we go -- one of the results is the situation our patrons face with saudi arabia and then quoting the head of that country, we talked something against the foreign minister of that country and created some problems in our relations. why should we impose this cost to those who are going to pay and those who are heavy or not. and then a number of times we have heard that and believe the united states is collapsing. if it is so why have we troubled therefore times? blight continuously we are after and a specific manner the swiss president has gone there and spoke in the parliament and i think he wouldn't take the risk to life was saying he
and then the issue of saudi arabia. i have heard from others and it has been a number of times in the past i was in power, it is important how we are invited to other countries and then we get the message to them to invite us to go to saudi arabia and then fled friends in the foreign ministry have said and i quote them regarding our demand for being invited to go to saudi arabia and when we go -- one of the results is the situation our patrons face with saudi arabia and then quoting the head of...
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king of saudi arabia has put in place some interesting new reforms. we are seeing some important changes. but it would be very unusual for a man who was an american diplomat posted at the embassy there to be able to spend time with saudi women. the women tend not to spend time with men they are not related to. in many ways, the male diplomats would have access to less information. i was able to do fascinating things. i attended one of the first ever political rallies, all women in jeddah, saudi arabia, who listened to women candidates giving speeches about why they should be elected to the governing body of the chamber of commerce. but no man could have seen that, and without seeing it, you are missing a big chunk of what happens in that part of the world. i would saying that being an american woman actually give you a benefit, gives you a leg up in terms of operating and fully understanding some of the cultures where women have a different role. >> thank you. >> thank you for being here today. what do you think as conservatives we should be looking a
king of saudi arabia has put in place some interesting new reforms. we are seeing some important changes. but it would be very unusual for a man who was an american diplomat posted at the embassy there to be able to spend time with saudi women. the women tend not to spend time with men they are not related to. in many ways, the male diplomats would have access to less information. i was able to do fascinating things. i attended one of the first ever political rallies, all women in jeddah, saudi...
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in early 2008 a former egyptian diplomat told us that cairo was worried about the new saudi activism and said they are everywhere with initiatives against iran and this worries us, the saving graces of these initiatives never amount to anything and we consider them annoying fact of life. added to this tension between states about what to do about iran there are differences between public and official thinking and we certainly saw this in the aftermath of the 2006 lebanon war when a ahmadinejad enjoy it in a claim in the arab streets and this was quickly dissipated by a stark reminder to arab regimes of iran's provocative ability of a one absentia but over arab regimes and the palestine fun and a clear issue and this members in the wake of the gaza crisis. i think this dynamic space to the underlying problems of governance and legitimacy in the arab societies and how that impasse threat perceptions of iran and also in both the public and official realms. an editorial captioned this dynamic noting that that gap between arab societies and governments is a bleeding wound that iran has be
in early 2008 a former egyptian diplomat told us that cairo was worried about the new saudi activism and said they are everywhere with initiatives against iran and this worries us, the saving graces of these initiatives never amount to anything and we consider them annoying fact of life. added to this tension between states about what to do about iran there are differences between public and official thinking and we certainly saw this in the aftermath of the 2006 lebanon war when a ahmadinejad...
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be unusual for a man who is an american diplomat post at the embassy to be able to spend time with saudi arabian women. they tend not to spend time with minn they are not related to so in many ways the male diplomats have access to the less information and, you know, i was able to do fascinating things. i attended one of the first ever political rallies all women in saudi arabia backend 2005, and we listened to the women candidates giving speeches why they should be elected to the governing body but no man without seeing it you are missing a big chunk of what happens in that part of the world so i would say being an american woman gives you a benefit, gives a leg up in terms of being a to operate and understand some of the cultures where women have a different role. >> thank you. >> thank you for being here. what do you think as conservatives we should be looking and focusing on for the 2010 and the 2012 election? >> i think as buchanan said, you will have a lot. i do think we have seen a situation where the kind of changes this administration is trying to put in place are so drastic a t
be unusual for a man who is an american diplomat post at the embassy to be able to spend time with saudi arabian women. they tend not to spend time with minn they are not related to so in many ways the male diplomats have access to the less information and, you know, i was able to do fascinating things. i attended one of the first ever political rallies all women in saudi arabia backend 2005, and we listened to the women candidates giving speeches why they should be elected to the governing...
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. >> he became the first ambassador from the saudi -- first ambassador to the saudis and he translated the text of fdr's conversations of why we know what happened there. he was, again, believe in the arab nation, and saw the saudi position as the just one and arab position as the just one and considered his role as ambassador. and before that, to explain to the united states the just cause of the saudis and the arabs. >> let me say one more thing about that. from what we could surmise, the united states really didn't have that developed a position about the middle east. and they sort of followed the british and they saw the british as the ones who as having the mandate were the ones that had the responsibility for palestine. so in essence, they had a very similar position to the british foreign office and that is why truman, when he came up with that st. pankewitz, the conspiracy in the state department, the striped pants belize referred to the british foreign office people. >> when you have to realize about the british is last year the british foreign office released the incredible m
. >> he became the first ambassador from the saudi -- first ambassador to the saudis and he translated the text of fdr's conversations of why we know what happened there. he was, again, believe in the arab nation, and saw the saudi position as the just one and arab position as the just one and considered his role as ambassador. and before that, to explain to the united states the just cause of the saudis and the arabs. >> let me say one more thing about that. from what we could...
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bluetooth, he night -- he wrote, now uniting saudi men and women, separate by walls and tradition. users can choose to make themselves visible to other bluetoothers when the region within range. the story describes one young men sitting at a cafe with his friends and hoping to find a young woman who would agree to meet him through his cell phone in by third one young woman centum what he thought was an opening when she sent a textbook image of a smiling face and quickly respond with a text he tried some and * successfully -- i would be happy if you would be my girlfriend, and his name and number. according to our store, she sent back a digital photo -- a total of madonna holding up her middle finger. not easily deterred, the young man told our reporter, patience is essentials. now, let me turn to how technology is reshaping the newspaper industry. people sometimes ask me why i took on this job at the time that i did, at the helm of an industry in complete flux and at the time people seem to be tripping over themselves predicting our demise. one such prediction came from michael kin
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it happens to have a king who is exiled by the saudi family from arabia name to saudi arabia, he was exiled and put -- and now he is in power in jordan transjordan in palestine and there are those who say west bank as an independent entity cannot possibly be viable unless it is integrated at least economically with what is now jordan. talk about jordan's role a little bit here. >> jordan is in a tough spot. there is no doubt there is a this historical link from one jordan controlled the west bank from 1940 to 1967 and continues to be i think of relations between the power structures of the west bank and jordan. the problem stems from jordan's own palestinian population. jordan is more than 60 or 75% palestinian so there is a lot of concern over the demographics. people talk about the demographic threat to israel, it is far worse in jordan at this point and the hashemite kingdom is concerned about then and has taken steps to assure the west bank ever becomes jordan, they don't want to include the west bank palestinians into jordan because it would essentially completely diluted whenev
it happens to have a king who is exiled by the saudi family from arabia name to saudi arabia, he was exiled and put -- and now he is in power in jordan transjordan in palestine and there are those who say west bank as an independent entity cannot possibly be viable unless it is integrated at least economically with what is now jordan. talk about jordan's role a little bit here. >> jordan is in a tough spot. there is no doubt there is a this historical link from one jordan controlled the...
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bowing to the saudi king is not an energy policy. [applause] for national security, for the national economy, we should keep the money here. we should keep the economy here. american people agree that we need an american energy policy. gree. we launched a petition drive of drill here, drawn-out, payless. it 79 percent of the american people agree that both for economic reasons and national security, we should develop american energy, and that it is a key to our future. the american people reject an american energy tax. this is an energy tax. every american at every level will pay it, and it will export jobs to china. [applause] the american people reject an environmental protection agency which is exaggerating its power. we should replace the current bureaucratic system at epa with an entrepreneurial system that is fundamentally different. americans reject the liberal principle of paying more to get less. i began reading the waxman bill, and i gave up when i got to the page where they were explaining how they would regulate jacuzzi '
bowing to the saudi king is not an energy policy. [applause] for national security, for the national economy, we should keep the money here. we should keep the economy here. american people agree that we need an american energy policy. gree. we launched a petition drive of drill here, drawn-out, payless. it 79 percent of the american people agree that both for economic reasons and national security, we should develop american energy, and that it is a key to our future. the american people...
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embassy staff in saudi arabia report the following after meeting with care, quote, the cable said, one reason for the group's current visit to the k.s.a., kingdom of saudi arabia, was to solicit $50 million in governmental and nongovernmental contributions. end of quote. . according to the 2006 cable, quote, the cordell gation consisted of care board chairman dr. perez nama, communication director kerry ibrahim cooper. on an msnbc talk show with tucker carlson six months after the trip ibrahim cooper claimed, quote, to my knowledge we don't take money from the government of saudi arabia, end of quote. i want to make it clear, it's important to understand american muslims are entitled to organize, advocate and engage in a political process. such are the makings of a vibrant democracy. they have taken advantage of the opportunity america provides for every background. they are teachers, doctors, policemen. they are mothers and fathers and neighbors. i am reminded of a young pakistani american who is muslim that i had the privilege of meeting during one of my visits to walter reed hospita
embassy staff in saudi arabia report the following after meeting with care, quote, the cable said, one reason for the group's current visit to the k.s.a., kingdom of saudi arabia, was to solicit $50 million in governmental and nongovernmental contributions. end of quote. . according to the 2006 cable, quote, the cordell gation consisted of care board chairman dr. perez nama, communication director kerry ibrahim cooper. on an msnbc talk show with tucker carlson six months after the trip ibrahim...
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that's highly surprising because that's not what you get in saudi arabia, egypt, morocco.so it appears the foreign aid issue may have been a factor. host: let me go back to the specifics. it's not one individual party, right? it's a combination of parties. they get 71 and hezbollah gets 57 what does that mean in terms of governing? guest: well, there was a reality in lebanon which is it can form a government but the fact is hezbollah and the opposition are still a major factor not only in parliament. so far there's been a national unity with the opposition being members of that government and they were given through an agreement that was brokered by the cutleries, the so-called blocking one-third which can veto major decisions by the government. this is thought to be an issue of contention, the forming of the nuclear mission. but the reality me mains on the ground. hezbollah is by far the most powerful faction in lebanon by virtue of its military power. they have a power that can challenge the lebanese army itself. it was a power that was able to perform well against the i
that's highly surprising because that's not what you get in saudi arabia, egypt, morocco.so it appears the foreign aid issue may have been a factor. host: let me go back to the specifics. it's not one individual party, right? it's a combination of parties. they get 71 and hezbollah gets 57 what does that mean in terms of governing? guest: well, there was a reality in lebanon which is it can form a government but the fact is hezbollah and the opposition are still a major factor not only in...
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in saudi arabia, how is the relation with saudi arabia had during mr. mousavi's time? i don't want to mention what happened during, at this time and what happened at the airport. the only thing i want to say is our ties were severed. he performed in a way that ties were severed for coats zetia arabia got totally severed, and i am amazed. he is worried about saudi arabia. he was writing articles and using harsh criticisms. some of our friends, who are now working in the electoral campaign committee, they never believed in such things. regarding the occupied palestine, he assumes that we should remember his own stances in the past. so, mr. mousavi had exclusively announced we would send military forces to go stand alongside the palestinian resistance group to fight against the occupiers and so mousavi announced the zionist regime must be wiped out. but mr. mousavi, we are not going to talk about tactics. we will go the wrong way. the general diplomacy today is the most of advanced and scientific, diplomatic diplomacy. the enemy has captured the main positions in the worl
in saudi arabia, how is the relation with saudi arabia had during mr. mousavi's time? i don't want to mention what happened during, at this time and what happened at the airport. the only thing i want to say is our ties were severed. he performed in a way that ties were severed for coats zetia arabia got totally severed, and i am amazed. he is worried about saudi arabia. he was writing articles and using harsh criticisms. some of our friends, who are now working in the electoral campaign...
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. >> egypt [inaudible] do you have any indications that saudi arabia might be ready to do this? >> not yet. obviously this step by the egyptians to send an ambassador is most welcomed and i look forward to being there to welcome him or her. i think we really want to see iraq reattached to its neighbors, as my comments earlier on syria would suggest. and so we believe it is in everyone's interest to be present in iraq, present diplomatically. we believe it's in everyone's interest, whether they're interested for economic purposes or for regional stability. and anyone with an interest in regional stability, anyone with an interest in iraq's sovereignty and development as a healthy democratic state should be there. >> do you have a sense of what is holding the saudis back? >> again, you'll have to ask someone who lives and works on saudi arabia. >> [inaudible] president obama, did he ask you to -- >> again, i'm not in a position to comment on what went on between the president and king abdullah. >> is there any resolution or any advancement of the problem of solving kirkuk and also
. >> egypt [inaudible] do you have any indications that saudi arabia might be ready to do this? >> not yet. obviously this step by the egyptians to send an ambassador is most welcomed and i look forward to being there to welcome him or her. i think we really want to see iraq reattached to its neighbors, as my comments earlier on syria would suggest. and so we believe it is in everyone's interest to be present in iraq, present diplomatically. we believe it's in everyone's interest,...
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do you a-- did you approve the release of zuhair to saudi arabia? >> i did as did the former administration. he was approved for release by the bush administration. the determination that we made was there was not sufficient proof to bring a case against him. and he was transferred, not released. transferred to saudi arabia where he will be subject to judicial review. and in addition to that, to the re-education program that they have. so -- >> was that based on a question of evidence that could not be utilized? i understand the military intelligence showed that zuhair was responsible for the death of william jefferson. was there evidence that you felt was ined a missable to make -- inadmirable to make the case? >> well, i think consistent with the bush administration was there was insufficient proof to tie him to those very serious and regrettable crimes. it wasn't a question of thed a -- of the admissable -- admissability of it. >> and one received directions from khalid shaikh mohammed and is believed to be jose padilla's acomp police for second
do you a-- did you approve the release of zuhair to saudi arabia? >> i did as did the former administration. he was approved for release by the bush administration. the determination that we made was there was not sufficient proof to bring a case against him. and he was transferred, not released. transferred to saudi arabia where he will be subject to judicial review. and in addition to that, to the re-education program that they have. so -- >> was that based on a question of...
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some are going to saudi arabia and yemen and saudi arabia has funded many of these radical ma drasass on the pakistan -- madrasas on the pakistan-afghan border, so this asks for risk of recidivism and details the agreements related to the acceptance of individuals transferred. it places important restrictions and conditions on future transfers and releases. it has become clear in the last few days the administration is rushing to release and tfer as many of these detainees as possible before the will of congress to place restrictions can be ep acted. in close, despite concerns about overall levels of spend, the bill represents the chair's -- chairman's best efforts to distribute allocation he was given to the various competing requirements under the jurisdiction. i commend the chairman and thank the chairman for his openness, thoroughness to the minority and i would say the chairman held a week of hearings on prison reform and we unfortunately have the largest per capita prison population in the world and they were the best hearings that i had seen held in this congress and based on t
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when oil prices went up for saudi arabia, their inflation did not do anything. they are spending money like crazy rather than investing. importing everything. the stock market has done miserably. engineering and technical services have gone down. food industries, sugar, a construction have gone down. where does that leave us? the economy is in a mess. unemployment is running up 30%. inflation, 20%. they are debating how to invest the money. behind the scene is, who is going to control the purse? that is where the debate is. is it going to be controlled by jobs, projects, or is it going to be controlled more by the ayatollahs? that is why the issue is between the ayatollah and khomeini and ahmadinejad. i love the picture of the general sitting there. that is why the question of who controls the revolutionary guard is very important. we do not know. but the unity and vulnerability becomes a key issue. it is them fighting over the money they are making. so the outcome will be partially related to who will control the money. thank you. >> thank you very much, faribo
when oil prices went up for saudi arabia, their inflation did not do anything. they are spending money like crazy rather than investing. importing everything. the stock market has done miserably. engineering and technical services have gone down. food industries, sugar, a construction have gone down. where does that leave us? the economy is in a mess. unemployment is running up 30%. inflation, 20%. they are debating how to invest the money. behind the scene is, who is going to control the...
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victims of the september 11 attacks may not sue saudi arabia or saudi princess over alleged funding of terrorism. it upheld a lower court's decision that they are protected by sovereign immunity. foreign governments cannot be sued in u.s. courts. they delayed their decision in a case whether a documentary critical of hillary clinton should be considered subject to the same restrictions as campaign advertisements. new arguments will be heard in september. the court rejected the movie and television industry's bid to block a new and digital video recorder system that could make it easier for viewers to record programs and skip commercials. they claim that it violates copyright law. >> this weekend on "book tv" discover and unfamiliar side of the nation's first president as we are live from the mount vernon estate on the ascent of george washington. joint are three-hour conversation on sunday. it is part of our three-day holiday weekend starting on friday morning on a "book tv." >> the u.s. supreme court overturned a lower-court decision in ricci v destefano, also known as the new haven f
victims of the september 11 attacks may not sue saudi arabia or saudi princess over alleged funding of terrorism. it upheld a lower court's decision that they are protected by sovereign immunity. foreign governments cannot be sued in u.s. courts. they delayed their decision in a case whether a documentary critical of hillary clinton should be considered subject to the same restrictions as campaign advertisements. new arguments will be heard in september. the court rejected the movie and...
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we have to make the investment here and not in saudi arabia, and libya, and russia, and venezuela. that is where it must end today. >> the gentleman's time is expired. >> i yield one minute to the distinguished gentleman from california. >> not only is this legislation not the right thing, it is one of the most overreaching, damaging pieces of legislation that has ever come before this house of representatives. this national energy tax is a job killer and will cost american families over $3,000 per year while doing very little to affect global measures. rural america, low-income families, farmers will suffer the most under this new tax. we all want to protect our environment. we can accomplish that through innovation and investment, not by government micromanagement that undercuts americans' ability to compete globally. i urge all members to protect the american economy and livelihoods of many of american families and say no to this gigantic national energy tax. i yield back. >> the gentleman from new york. >> i like to yield two minutes to this gentleman. >> i want to commend mr.
we have to make the investment here and not in saudi arabia, and libya, and russia, and venezuela. that is where it must end today. >> the gentleman's time is expired. >> i yield one minute to the distinguished gentleman from california. >> not only is this legislation not the right thing, it is one of the most overreaching, damaging pieces of legislation that has ever come before this house of representatives. this national energy tax is a job killer and will cost american...
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why do we go to saudi arabia? it is a shame what we do to the muslims. host: let me jump in on two points. did the president not address that issue of nuclear weapons and also trying to solve -- to develop long-term peace? caller: absolutely not. president obama went there and was speaking to these people like children. who is the united states -- where we -- where did we get the audacity to go to other countries and dictate who can defend themselves, who can do this? we do not have that right. who put us in charge? regular americans shake their heads and say, who are we? we do not have the right to dictate these answers. if israel has military capabilities, who are we to say other countries do not? it is hypocrisy. if the middle east did not have any valuable oil, do you think we would really care? i would like him to answer that. thank you. guest: the issue of oil is obviously very important. it is very important -- is a very important factor behind the involvement of the united states and other western powers in that part of the world. there is one ph
why do we go to saudi arabia? it is a shame what we do to the muslims. host: let me jump in on two points. did the president not address that issue of nuclear weapons and also trying to solve -- to develop long-term peace? caller: absolutely not. president obama went there and was speaking to these people like children. who is the united states -- where we -- where did we get the audacity to go to other countries and dictate who can defend themselves, who can do this? we do not have that right....
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east arms race -- egypt, saudi arabia, turkey are all going to be states that want a nuclear program. there is a greater chance of there is a greater chance of iferation. if it can throw its weight around the region, it could intimidate moderates and emboldened extremists. so there are sets of concerns. i think the caller was referring to the fact that the president said that the united states did not object to iran having some -- civil nuclear power. is that a change in american policy? if i'm correct, secretary of state condoleezza rice said if the issue that iran wanted was in power, we could solve the problem. but i do not think there are any differences between the president and the former administration on the need to stop iran from getting in a car bomb. what is crucial to point out are the people that are the most worried, are not just israel, but it is all the arab states due to a historic enmity with iran, these regimes are very nervous and quietly working with united states. when the president was trying to see yesterday as we have got to end the gap between what you say pu
east arms race -- egypt, saudi arabia, turkey are all going to be states that want a nuclear program. there is a greater chance of there is a greater chance of iferation. if it can throw its weight around the region, it could intimidate moderates and emboldened extremists. so there are sets of concerns. i think the caller was referring to the fact that the president said that the united states did not object to iran having some -- civil nuclear power. is that a change in american policy? if i'm...
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we have three times the reserves of saudi arabia. brazil proved that you can go offshore, and they have gone from 10 billion barrels reserve to 90 billion barrels of reserves in the atlantic. kohl on the planet -- we have the largest supply of coal in the planet. that is an enormous potential asset. we have by officials and ethanol, new breakthroughs in hydrogen, wind, and solar. america today is artificially weakened by bad government policies, which favor imports over american energy. dowling to the saudi king is not an energy policy. [applause] for national security, for the national economy, we should keep the money here. the next grade building boom ought to be in denver, not to buy. the american people agree. we launched a petition drive of drill here, drawn-out, payless. it 79 percent of the american people agree that both for economic reasons and national security, we should develop american energy, and that it is a key to our future. the american people reject an american energy tax. this is an energy tax. every american at
we have three times the reserves of saudi arabia. brazil proved that you can go offshore, and they have gone from 10 billion barrels reserve to 90 billion barrels of reserves in the atlantic. kohl on the planet -- we have the largest supply of coal in the planet. that is an enormous potential asset. we have by officials and ethanol, new breakthroughs in hydrogen, wind, and solar. america today is artificially weakened by bad government policies, which favor imports over american energy. dowling...
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because we are the saudi arabia of coal. similarly, with tar sands, shale oil, those sorts of things that we have in abundance in north america we appear to be saying we ought not to take a look at those. similarly, we have abundant sources of petroleum offshore. offshore my state of california, offshore some of our states in this union, and yet we have a policy which basically says we ought not to utilize american technology which is being utilized around the world to safely extract petroleum. if you look at my state in california and you go to santa barbara you see historically there have been leaked from the bottom of the ocean there because of the pressure, because of the petroleum that lies under the ocean floor. we can actually take some of that pressure off by drilling and producing there. lastly, i would say it would be -- someone would have to be a hermit somewhere stuck in a cave to not understand that we have a terrible economic problem in california, a terrible problem with our budget, terrible deficits, and one
because we are the saudi arabia of coal. similarly, with tar sands, shale oil, those sorts of things that we have in abundance in north america we appear to be saying we ought not to take a look at those. similarly, we have abundant sources of petroleum offshore. offshore my state of california, offshore some of our states in this union, and yet we have a policy which basically says we ought not to utilize american technology which is being utilized around the world to safely extract petroleum....
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we just have to make the investment, here and not in saudi arabia and libya and venezuela and russia. that is the policies of previous administrations. that is where a mess in today. >> the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from michigan? >> i yield one minute to the distinguished gentleman from california. >> the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> not only is this legislation not the right thing, this legislation is what -- one of the most overreaching, damaging pieces of legislation that has ever come to this house of representatives. this national energy tax is a job killer and will cost the american families over $3,000 per year. it will do very little to affect global temperatures. rule america, low and middle income families will suffer the most under this new tax. mr. speaker, we all want to protect our environment, but we should accomplish that for innovation and advancement, not by government micromanagement that undercuts america's ability to compete globally. i urge all members to protect the american economy and livelihoods of millions of american familie
we just have to make the investment, here and not in saudi arabia and libya and venezuela and russia. that is the policies of previous administrations. that is where a mess in today. >> the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from michigan? >> i yield one minute to the distinguished gentleman from california. >> the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> not only is this legislation not the right thing, this legislation is what -- one of the most...
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the court is leaving in place by the ruling of a federal appeals court that the country, saudi arabia, and the princes are protected by sovereign immunity. that means that foreign countries cannot be sued in american courts. later today, as you can watch a house hearing on regulating executive pay at publicly traded companies. that is at 12:30 eastern time on our companion network, c-span2. at 5:30 p.m., and admiral speaking at the atlantic council. the topics include north korea's most recent nuclear and missile testing. that's at 5:30 eastern on c- span. >> file sharing has wreaked havoc on our business. >> tonight, on "the communicators" digital music and publishing. >> one of the goals of my industry is to have the isp's take more responsibility for the service they're providing and make sure they're not providing a huge on trade to intellectual property for free. >> the chairman of universal music publishing group, tonight at 8:00 eastern on "the communicator's" on c-span2. >> in just a moment, we will go to more of today's's "washington journal" but, bernard madoff has been sent
the court is leaving in place by the ruling of a federal appeals court that the country, saudi arabia, and the princes are protected by sovereign immunity. that means that foreign countries cannot be sued in american courts. later today, as you can watch a house hearing on regulating executive pay at publicly traded companies. that is at 12:30 eastern time on our companion network, c-span2. at 5:30 p.m., and admiral speaking at the atlantic council. the topics include north korea's most recent...
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the president started his trip and saudi arabia before visiting cairo, where he gave an address to the muslim world. he will show you that speech this sunday at 10:30 eastern. the speech continues to generate action -- continues to generate reaction. we got some analysis this morning on "washington journal." host: let me share with the many of the editorials. they call it the cairo speech. pointing out that words are important. mr. obama was right when he urged leaders to say those words in public, but words are not enough. mr. obama, who has been in office less than six months, has a lot to do to fulfill this mission. guest: what the president is trying to do, he wants to turn the page with the muslim world. once to begin a new dialogue and search for common ground. -- he wants to begin a new dialogue. at the same time, as he said, everything does not change with one speech. but one of his prime objectives is to get a lot of people in different muslim communities to reevaluate their attitudes towards the united states, and create wider distance between some of these muslim communities
the president started his trip and saudi arabia before visiting cairo, where he gave an address to the muslim world. he will show you that speech this sunday at 10:30 eastern. the speech continues to generate action -- continues to generate reaction. we got some analysis this morning on "washington journal." host: let me share with the many of the editorials. they call it the cairo speech. pointing out that words are important. mr. obama was right when he urged leaders to say those...
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we've published a story in "the washington post" has sell funds have changed the lives of women in saudi arabia. -- about how cell phones have changed the lives. social contact between men and women who are now related what -- was forbidden tree to the number of cell phone users in saudi arabia have grown to almost half the entire population read our journalists wrote about how bluetooth technology which allows high- speed transfer within a range of about 15 yards was the linemen have to communicate within the cell phone range for the first time with women they did not know. our journalists explained that bluetooth technology, and i find this fascinating, was named for a 10th century danish king reunited the days and the swedes. -- the danes and swedes there separated by tradition. users can make -- choose to make and sell as a visible to other users within range. the story describes when young man is sitting in a cafe with his friends hoping to find a one woman to meet him of the his cell phone and by -- cell phone invite. he quickly responded with a textile had tried so many other time
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i think that is really why you want -- why he went to saudi arabia, too. he said i am going to do tough things on the settlements, but you have to do things that are tough, too. the need to be matched by the arab states taking steps toward israel to integrate them into the middle east. there has to be a parallel between these two ideas. host: "the washington post," "the cairo appeal." "the washington times," "obama gives the bush speech." here is part of a the president said yesterday with regard to those territories and recognizing israel's right to exist alongside the palestinian people. >> now is the time for palestinians to focus on what they can build. the palestinian authority must develop its capacity to govern with institutions that serve the needs of its people. hamas does have support among some palestinians, but they also have to recognize they have responsibilities to play a role in fulfilling palestinian aspirations, to unify the palestinian people. hamas must put an end to violence, recognize past agreements, recognize israel's right to exist
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i think i would look at turkey, egypt, and saudi arabia, especially saudi arabia who may have some kind of arrangement with pakistan. >> yeah, without question. i think you're looking at in those countries in particular you're looking at programs that are gaining speed and gaining steam very rapidly, and i think the strategic calculus is sort of what i laid out. >> ken? >> i'm sorry, what was the question? [laughter] >> will other countries really go nuclear? >> no, i don't think. i think the united states will try to head that off. >> okay. and this is the last question. will israel in the next 12 months attack the nuclear infrastructure in iran? >> no. because? >> because the pentagon will tell them not to. [laughter] >> if i knew the answer, i'd be a very rich man. [laughter] >> yeah, i would just say i think the chances of israel striking at the iranian program are higher than people in washington generally think, and i don't think the israeli government can afford to sit back with a regime that not only denies the holocaust, but is getting together the tools for a new holocaust and
i think i would look at turkey, egypt, and saudi arabia, especially saudi arabia who may have some kind of arrangement with pakistan. >> yeah, without question. i think you're looking at in those countries in particular you're looking at programs that are gaining speed and gaining steam very rapidly, and i think the strategic calculus is sort of what i laid out. >> ken? >> i'm sorry, what was the question? [laughter] >> will other countries really go nuclear? >>...
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another reason we should support this change in our policy, ahmadinejad, the saudi kingdom they want exactly what my republican friends are advocating, don't do anything. keep pumping the same amount of petroleum, keep using the same amount of oil. every time we put our pump to our gas tank, we are helping the tyrants in iran and the tyrants in saudi arabia to export their terrorism. why do we keep doing it? we need to change our behavior and this bill recognizes it. it reduces carbon emissions and makes our earth safer, of course, but it also creates new jobs and takes away the lifeblood to the terrorist regimes. we can't come to the floor and say, i'm outraged by what's going on in iran, i'm outraged at what's going on around the world and then continue the same policies, where we pay for them. that's what our present policy does. our policies are paying for the terrorists around the world, whether we like it or not this me -- the american people understand that. we need energy independence we need a thriving economy that creates 1.7 million new job we need to reduce carbon emissio
another reason we should support this change in our policy, ahmadinejad, the saudi kingdom they want exactly what my republican friends are advocating, don't do anything. keep pumping the same amount of petroleum, keep using the same amount of oil. every time we put our pump to our gas tank, we are helping the tyrants in iran and the tyrants in saudi arabia to export their terrorism. why do we keep doing it? we need to change our behavior and this bill recognizes it. it reduces carbon emissions...
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three detainees have been transfered to saudi arabia, one to chad, and one to iraq. we are hearing rumors about possible deals with yemen, italy, and albania. italy, and albania. all this has been done without
three detainees have been transfered to saudi arabia, one to chad, and one to iraq. we are hearing rumors about possible deals with yemen, italy, and albania. italy, and albania. all this has been done without
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talk about the ire rainian issue but we've in some other stories including this one discussing three saudistransferred from guantanamo. host: let's go back to the phone. on the republican line from virginia . go ahead. caller: i heard a lady call in. she said, if we spoke to them level headedly, it would be smoother. i disagree with that. i think it is a religious issue. it has to do with our support of israel. i'm a christian but as a practical matter, i don't think we'll ever be able to get along with any muslim country as long as we support israel. host: this is out of the houston chronicle. here next up on the democrat line. go ahead. caller: good morning. i'm enjoying this discussion. why do we discuss this election when -- if we know or it doesn't really matter. this just says to everyone, watch out. when you have religious leaders or religion as your primary factor in your country, how can you ever think you are going to have an election that means anything. i think it's a shame for the people of iran that the world looks at this nation and says, well, it doesn't really matter becaus
talk about the ire rainian issue but we've in some other stories including this one discussing three saudistransferred from guantanamo. host: let's go back to the phone. on the republican line from virginia . go ahead. caller: i heard a lady call in. she said, if we spoke to them level headedly, it would be smoother. i disagree with that. i think it is a religious issue. it has to do with our support of israel. i'm a christian but as a practical matter, i don't think we'll ever be able to get...
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others to saudi arabia. i think we are making progress on what i think everybody understood and believes is a very complicated issue. >> is this a case that -- during an inquiry to the head of state? am i think there is a vote on that. i don't think anybody -- if this was easy, we would have done it already. i think we understand that it is complicated. my larger point is, a number of stores appeared on friday and over the weekend, significantly ahead of decisions being made. >> democrat congressman -- resolution no. 5? >> i tend to get it mixed up with the joint house resolution --. i would have to, at the conclusion of our time together here today, it is the repeal of the 22nd amendment. does he support that? steny hoyer in 2006 came out in the paper to support the spirit does he favor the repeal of the 22nd amendment or not? the i think the president is in support of an amendment that would limit his time as president to eight years. >> the armed services committee voted to restore funding for seven f-22'
others to saudi arabia. i think we are making progress on what i think everybody understood and believes is a very complicated issue. >> is this a case that -- during an inquiry to the head of state? am i think there is a vote on that. i don't think anybody -- if this was easy, we would have done it already. i think we understand that it is complicated. my larger point is, a number of stores appeared on friday and over the weekend, significantly ahead of decisions being made. >>...
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we welcome efforts like saudi arabian king of the an interfaith dialogue and turkeys leadership in the alliance of civilization. we can turn dialogue into interfaith service. whether it is combating malaria in africar providing relief after a national disaster. the sixth issue that i want to address is women's rights. [applause] i know, and you can tell from this audience that there is a healthy debate about this issue. i reject the view of some of the west that a woman who chooses to cover her hair is somehow less equal. i do believe that a woman who is denied an education is denied equality. [applause] it is no question as the countries where women are well educated are far more likely to be prosperous. let me be clear. the issues of women's equality are by no means an issue for islam. in turkey, bangladesh, indonesia, we have seen them elected woman to lead. the struggle for women'd quality continues for many aspects of american life and in countries around the world. i am convinced that our daughters can contribute just as much to society as our sons. [applause] our common prosperi
we welcome efforts like saudi arabian king of the an interfaith dialogue and turkeys leadership in the alliance of civilization. we can turn dialogue into interfaith service. whether it is combating malaria in africar providing relief after a national disaster. the sixth issue that i want to address is women's rights. [applause] i know, and you can tell from this audience that there is a healthy debate about this issue. i reject the view of some of the west that a woman who chooses to cover her...
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on friday there was a transfer of one detainee to saudi arabia, who is responsible for the death of william jefferson, planting a car bomb in 1997. >> it was approved for release by the bush administration, the determination was that there had not been sufficient proof. he was transferred, not released, where he was going to be subject to additional review and the re-education program that they have. >> was that based on a question of evidence that could not be utilized? in the stand that military intelligence showed that they were responsible for the death of william jefferson. was there evidence that you felt was inadmissible in terms of making this case? >> the determination that we made was that there was insufficient proof to tie him to those serious and regrettable crimes. it was a question of sadness ability as well
on friday there was a transfer of one detainee to saudi arabia, who is responsible for the death of william jefferson, planting a car bomb in 1997. >> it was approved for release by the bush administration, the determination was that there had not been sufficient proof. he was transferred, not released, where he was going to be subject to additional review and the re-education program that they have. >> was that based on a question of evidence that could not be utilized? in the...
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of our country and much of the oil that's produced comes from very troubled parts of the world -- saudi arabia, kuwait, iraq, venezuela, and more -- so 70% of the oil that we need comes from outside of our country and nearly 70% of the oil that we use is used in transportation. so you see the dilemma here. the dilemma is that we are unbelievably dependent and vulnerable on something over which we have very little control and that is if, god forbid, tonight terrorists interrupted the supply of oil coming into this country from other countries, this economy of ours would be flat on our back. we are unbelievably dependent on oil from other countries, and we have to begin backing away from that dependence. so how do we do that? and by the way, as dependent as we are, visit last year once again and remember what happen happened. speculators took control of the oil market and drove the price of oil to $147 a barrel in day trading. the tries of gasoline went up -- the price of gasoline went up to $4, $4.50 a gallon just like that. there was no excuse for it and no justification for it. there w
of our country and much of the oil that's produced comes from very troubled parts of the world -- saudi arabia, kuwait, iraq, venezuela, and more -- so 70% of the oil that we need comes from outside of our country and nearly 70% of the oil that we use is used in transportation. so you see the dilemma here. the dilemma is that we are unbelievably dependent and vulnerable on something over which we have very little control and that is if, god forbid, tonight terrorists interrupted the supply of...
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where will the money come from to pay these debts, china, where you have recently visited, saudi arabia, sovereign wealth funds? will this public borrowing crowd out private investment and slow the recovery? who ultimately will pay for this, our children and our grandchildren? we need to assess what we're doing to our country's long term financial health. finally, mr. secretary, i remain very concerned as i indicated to you in our conversation yesterday about the management accountability and transparency of the t.a.r.p. funds. originally t.a.r.p. was envisioned yet to articulate how it will measure whether this injection of capital has been an effective use of taxpayer dollars. i'm concerned that we're being asked simply to trust that this large infusion of capital into the economy will lift us out of a severe financial crisis whose complex origins are still being untangled. secretary geithner and commissioner shulman, you both face great challenges in managing the federal government's finances and attempting to reintegrate our economy. these truly are extraordinary times and i'm going
where will the money come from to pay these debts, china, where you have recently visited, saudi arabia, sovereign wealth funds? will this public borrowing crowd out private investment and slow the recovery? who ultimately will pay for this, our children and our grandchildren? we need to assess what we're doing to our country's long term financial health. finally, mr. secretary, i remain very concerned as i indicated to you in our conversation yesterday about the management accountability and...