but the particular focus is going to be on southeast asia as a whole. hink is extraordinary. it's extraordinarily important. i think occasionally you'll find discussions about -- about whether the united states has -- is backing asia or particularly stepped up our game. i'd like to reject some of those concepts because i think one of the most important things for american foreign policy in asia as a whole for the last 30 years it's been primarily bipartisan. and the fact that we can count on strong bipartisan centrist commitment from both parties to an expansive, engaged strategy in asia has been one of the principal achievements of american foreign policy in asia and has been one of the most important things we can count on going forward. so i think one of the things i'd like to see going forward, and i would counsel my friends in my own administration is to underscore the bipartisan quality of what we have done and what we will seek to do and working closely not only with friends on the other side of the aisle but with the legislative branch, clearly t

all southeast asia and asia there are a lot of similarities. >> he is a male entity. he is not -- are you referring to the story? >> it's interesting you should say that. a unique indian concept is one of half male, half female. and that is -- unlike some dances the solo dancer portrays all of the parts in the story. you can portray a feminine aspect and then masculine aspect with the bow and arrow. the male has to portray feminine and the female has to portray masculine. there is a very fierce dance and a soft sort of dance and every dancer has to learn all those aspects. it's very, you know, my teacher i call him a guru in this art form you have to study very, very hard. you have to learn about all the cultural aspects. he says it's liberating because he enjoys and has to learn to bring up the feminine aspect. he's a strong character it's a challenge for him and he likes it. the stories are metaphor cal. i don't look at this that this is a man or woman. there are qualities we all have that some of us are in touch with and are not. in our culture we think people shou

the satellite footprint covers most of india, china, and southeast asia. star tv is now owned by murdoch's news corporation, who saw the significance of the area with its huge population and rapid economic growth. in 1994, a major new program sales event known as mip asia was held for the first time in hong kong. television companies from all over the world are beginning to see the strategic importance of the asia area. hong kong sits, favored by geography, as a gateway to the largest emerging market in the world. it is, therefore, no accident that hong kong is playing such an important role in broadcasting in the region and has led the way in pioneering the introduction of significant new developments in the television field which affect the whole of asia. countries all over asia are scrambling to cope with technological advances of dynamic proportions. countries with no domestic free-to-air services at all were overnight pushed into the satellite age. people cut off from the outside world for decades suddenly could have access to an array of programming

. >>> southeast asia enjoys robust economic growth, many japanese companies that are struggling in their home market are trying to make inroads here instead. among them, more small and medium-sized enterprises are discovering they can be successful overseas. so how do they do it? nhk world takes a look. >> reporter: singapore's economy keeps growing at the fast pace. a growth rate last year. 35 japanese food makers met to talk business on this day. a session like this is held in singapore almost every week. >> translator: overseas markets are getting bigger and bigger. smaller companies like us may be able to find a path to survival there. >> reporter: inquiries from small japanese companies interested in moving into singapore have tripled over the past year. japan external trade organization's office in singapore. the common problems are they don't know much about the local business climate, have no connection in the local business community and don't know how to recruit top talent. >> translator: the lack of information and experience worries them. they fear it would be hard to do busi

. >> reporter: with its skyscrapers and luxury boutiques, employees among southeast asia's most iconic capitals. the shadow of this economy, the number of homeless is rising. currently estimated at several thousand, many are from the countryside. he leads a volunteer group that provides care to the homeless. every week he roams the street to distribute food. >> we know we have more and more people on the streets to save. >> reporter: last year, justin's group opened a kitchen to provide free food. it's also where justin conducts interviews to identify the reasons why people become homeless. he says many do have jobs but still can't afford a home. >> i just switched jobs and i couldn'tind one job and stayed on the street for a while. it's pretty common. >> reporter: one reason is an influx of cheap foreign workers who have pushed down wages in the construction industry. makes it more difficult for everyone to earn a living. the case of rice is one example. he earned the equivalent of $250 a month as a toilet cleaner. barely enough to eat. >> translator: i want to find a stable job to ge

the device was developed six years ago and has been used mainly in southeast asia. this is the first time it's being put to use helping survivors in a disaster zone. >> translator: our purifier can be used in a variety of situations. we want to visit more evacuation centers. >>> the idea for the bicycle-powered water purifier stemmed from the 1995 kobe earthquake. in addition to requests from people in disaster-affected areas, the manufacturer is receiving many inquiries from local authorities throughout japan. to meet the growing demand, the company is aiming to boost production. and now here is a recap of the latest market figures. >>> that's all for now in business news. >>> ever since the fukushima accident, more japanese have been attending screenings of a documentary dealing with issues about nuclear power. the film conveys a message of people working together to bring about change. we spoke with the film's director. >> reporter: nearly 30 years ago, construction of a nuclear plant began within sight of a small island in western japan. the island's fishermen a

violence in southeast asia. almost three weeks of the killing of osama bin laden amid on going threat of retaliation, there have been ongoing attacks. a roadside bomb targeting a u.s. consulate convoy went off friday morning in northwest pakistan. the explosion killed one passerby and wounded more than ten other people, including two americans. >> translator: i was on my way to work. as i passed through this way, there was a big blast. i couldn't see anything. smoke was every where. >> the pakistani taliban claimed responsibility. it pledged to retaliate for the killing of osama bin laden by u.s. force. the attack in pakistan came one day after militants in eastern afghanistan killed at least 35 workers and wounded more than ten others at a nato funded road construction site. >>> in singapore, a three-day maritime defense exhibition came to a close on friday. nhk world's yuko fukuzaki has more. >> reporter: this is asia pacific's largest international maritime defense show. more than 160 exhibitors are showcasin

langkawi, near the northeast corner of malaysia, close to thailand, is the latest to be drawn into southeast asia'srk of paradise islands, but here they are targeting a much more selective market far away from the world of mass tourism. it's called niche marketing-- designing hotels to fit into a particular niche. exclusive golf courses are an increasingly essential part of these resort developments. the problem is they are disastrous environmentally. not only do they destroy the natural vegetation, but they use an enormous amount of water and pesticides. the datai on the northwest coast of langkawi is aimed at the wealthy international traveler with its tranquillity and its get-away-from-it-all amenities. the datai has been designed with environmental considerations taken seriously. very few trees were cleared in the construction. it's not a part of a multinational chain. in fact, the capital to build this hotel came from southeast asian entrepreneurs. that's very fresh. they're targeting the lucrative southeast asian market with people coming for short breaks from japan, singapore, and further af

meanwhile southeast asia as well looks pretty wet again today, showers will continue across the indohina peninsula and all the way up in towards areas like bangladesh, northeastern india, rain will be a continuing story really for the next couple of days. wednesday's highs showing 32 degrees in manila, getting up to 26 in tae pay and 23 in shanghai. seoul will heat up to 29 degrees and tokyo, too, gets up into the 20s, getting away from the teens that we saw earlier this week. two-day outlook for quake-affected areas, will show mostly teens today on wednesday, although it does get up to 23 degrees, plenty of sunshine, the dry weather should persist into thursday as well. as for europe, a messy picture across the northern tier of the region and the british isles, too, rounds of rain and winds are going to be continuing to move through again today, heading in towards the baltic states and western russia as well. now we look to the south here, southeast that is, the balkan area and in towards italy, unsettled picture. lots of heat, triggering thunderstorms especially in the afternoon an

you want to make the most allocated in the southeast asia cup so there is very easy to get to see the buses take shop to see the closest metro stations and all have excellent access to the major highways. electronic clothing and furniture stools everything under one roof so when the millions of muscovites this is just come here every year so what makes the shift to mobile so. miguel was bringing in new brands into the russian market. for example in the open up american eagle in may i didn't give. him a good deal about shell but we're both open up when this make up the stuff. media is from the from and they will always find big playgrounds and a wider range of to business in stores for kids and of course ikea which will find the world's. stock and pausing to take a look at this week's and stay. one of the city's construction sites has become for the world's supermodels naomi campbell paraded. white created by a russian contemporary discussion piece by a russian designer the payments took place in a neatly finished leaves us residential and business complex me feels very much at home th

not just china it's with china keeping its currency down you have all these other countries in southeast asia that are trying to remain competitive with china and so they're buying dollars and that's why you see all these sovereign wealth funds all around the world better loaded up with dollars because all these countries are trying to keep their currency low but we gain they lose and when they realize that this is not in their interest they will stop doing it because these are political decisions to buy dollars and suppress their currencies and when they start to believe that these decisions are wrong and they start to see the consequences because of what's right now is inflation all these countries that are suppressing their currency have to create a lot of money to do it at bats inflation and prices are rising and people are a lot of these countries are hurt harder by higher food and energy prices because that represents a bigger chunk of their expenditures and so as countries like china starts we're pretty shape how big the cost is of propping up the dollar and don't realize that lead to

were together, allies in the southeast asia treaty organization and central treaty ors. to call the current government liberal is a liberal use of that word. the government is there to survive. it doesn't have any other political philosophy and that's evident in the way they've handled this crisis as well as the way in which they mishandled the economy in pakistan. that is tanking and that's going to create serious problems in pakistan for which it needs assistance from abroad if it doesn't get its own house in order and it has failed to do that. it needs i.m.f. assistance, world bank. and the u.s. is a key player in that and they realize it so they're trying to appeal to a domestic audience with all the rhetoric against the united states. but when the time comes, when the crunch comes, they're going to have to deal with the united states as a partner in order to get their economic house in order. i think that's going to their mind enormously and this is what brothers -- bothers them, too, that there is this dependence. unfortunately, they have failed to become autonomou

it's equally wet across the southeast of asia, too. areas like the philippines and through the indochina peninsula looking at sharp downpours as well as thunderstorms again. up towards the north, northeast china will remain wet. we have a low moving very slowly, and some of that moisture heading across into northern japan mostly in the area. parts of the region are looking at continuing showers or chance of light showers throughout today. for friday we show 43 degrees in manila and 45 in bangkok. 27 for taipei as well as shanghai. tokyo is going to be looking much warmer, too. 28 degrees for your high today, so that's a big jump from yesterday. now, to the outlook for those quake-affected areas, we'll show the chance of precipitation on friday for these couple of cities, but that's going to be in the morning hours. it should let up by now. hachinohe is the exception. there's a slight chance of showers. on saturday things dry out nicely although there's heavy cloud cover. gusty conditions continue into saturday as well. dry skies for bo

middle east and southeast asia. pakistan and yemen in particular. what director panetta was guesting at al qaeda's central organization to the extent they have an operational capability will try to put together a plot that will launch to avenge bin laden's death. that's a mid to long term concern. the good news is we won't take our foot off the accelerator against al qaeda. we'll continue to pound them. that's the good news even as we celebrate all we have about bin laden's demise. >> general, i have to ask you as you learn more about how this operation went down from this joint special operation command, i assume you have a target. you believe osama bin laden is hiding in this compound. there are array of ways to effect this kill. what can we learn about looking at how this went down? how the united states chose to execute this operation? i mean, it's not a situation where they decided to have a drone drop a bomb. instead, you had an incredibly daring operation by special forces. what do you make of it? >> well, unsurprising but stunning. the human

>> well, well, i've spoken to the heads of goths in southeast asia, indonesia, malaysia.s in turkey, saudi arabia recently.

. >> guest: nuclear test ban, and -- >> host: and what was happening in southeast asia, right? you point that out also as well. >> guest: he was negotiating the situation in laos and cambodia. he saw a global situation and he thought by fixing berlin he could make a more pliable khrushchev, indeed he didn't because what happened was khrushchev read all this weaknesses and then we had the cuban missile crisis but getting a little bit ahead of myself. 3.2 million people -- imagine that. the idea of drawing a line and putting up a wall and putting barbed wire and closing off that kind of city. there were cia agents, military intelligence agents, who had picked up noise about this noise but they didn't think it was feasible and they didn't think he could do it. and they didn't take it as seriously as they should have. i went deeply into the documents during this period and what fascinated me the most in the picture that i draw in the first of my two chapters on this whole question was the methodical blueprints for, you know, concrete pillars, tons of barbed wire. you know, sawhorse

, imagine if they did the same thing in the philippines, and in indonesia, and other parts of southeast asiae else. do you really think they're going to say, hey, by the way, we also did this in saudi arabia? no, nobody is going to say that. so they're basically covering themselves here to say, we only did this in pakistan. notice how carefully president obama used his words in that speech. it's simply what they're doing right now. >> yeah, they kept it as narrow as possible. >> yes, they did. >> so through this now, they are able to get the courier's family, they start looking at their e-mails, listening to their phone conversations, and through that, they finally link up with this guy. they see his car, they start trailing him, and eventually he leads them to this compound. now, i know that a lot has been said about the navy s.e.a.l. team, but i'm told by one source that it is the s.e.a.l. team 6 that actually operates under an oga, an other government agency. and it's more of a unique, elite group of our best military members that have been training for years to take on this exact type of

. >> and what was happening in southeast asia, right?> he was also negotiating the situation in loose and cam bode -- laos and cambodia, so he was nervous about all of this. he thought about by fixing berlin, he could make a more pliable kruschev. indeed, he didn't because what happened is kruschev read this as weaknd, and then we had -- weakness and then we had the cuban missile crisis. but getting a little ahead of myself. 3.2 million people, imagine, the idea of putting up a wall and closing off that kind of a city. there were cia agents, military intelligence agents who had picked up noise about this, but they just didn't believe it was feasible, they didn't think he could do it, so they didn't take it as seriously as they should have. i went deeply into the documents, and what fascinated me the most in the picture that i draw in the first of my two chapters on this whole question was the methodical blueprints for, you know, con treat pillars, on the -- concrete pillars, tons of barbed wire, one man per every -- >> by the way, where

then in the southeast of asia, still talking about quite a bit of rainfall here. anywhere from the bay of bengal through the indochina peninsula, etty wet conditions. and heavy rain, too, is going to be possible in parts of northern thailand. you want to watch out for that flooding, landslides are becoming a major concern as that rain continues to pile up. tuesday's highs will show only 18 for you, those of you in tokyo. still on the cool side. chilly winds blowing in. it's nice and warm for seoul, though, at 28. also beijing still looking hot at 29 degrees. now, two-day outlook for the quake affected areas. sunny skies for tuesday and wednesday. staying largely dry. some clouds starting to move on in in the afternoon hours. for mito, you will see some showers in the morning hours before that tapers off. highs, though, will remain in the teens and they won't get too much higher on wednesday either. as for europe, well, we're looking at this big rotation going on right over the north sea. it's been windy and wet here. that continues again today. some very strong wi

and the next thing i knew i was being invited to vietnam, cambodia, shrill the i went all over southeast asiand am on my wake nexway next week o liberia. >>ysabel: are all facing similar pressures, a lot cultural. what is the message that you got jordan could change everything? >> i always felt that i was to this or to that, gina taught me that i am beautiful the way ibm, im me and that is more than o.k. it's great. >>ysabel: is so difficult in this day and age when you're fighting some of the concepts of what is acceptable, beautiful, great or winter. you have to fight hard against unfortunately what is the media message. >> that is my background, i started in hollywood, one day and is working on a diet cola commercials that this is in the interest rate that uses it erects of women to sell deck ". i woke up the next morning as an advocate for women and i've been doing that for 12 years. >>ysabel: you have hope? still so many young women caught up in the police and acting it out in ways that seem like it's a hopeless cause. >> it is difficult for girls in our country and around the world. rig

so you can actually pick a mother in a developing country, in southeast asia, africa, and latin america they have profiles there? >> yes. they might be wanting to make pocketbooks, or they might want to purchase some seed to farm or to develop a school to educate their children. >> and this is one of the pocketbooks here? >> yes. >> how did you get involved and inspired by this? >> my husband and i were living overseas in london, england, in 2006, and we learned about opportunity and thought it was a fantastic program, because it is an international program. it mainly focuses on women. and they provide savings accounts, insurance, training programs, and small business loans. >> so you just answered my next question. here's some video from some of the people who have been benefited from these loans. microloans are very popular, but what you are explaining is that opportunity international gives even more of a safety net than just a loan. >> yes, exactly. they provide the training programs, which instruct the women, mainly women, 85% of the 2 million people that opportunity has impacted,

without that, you have to instability in afghanistan, india, southeast asia. host: actually saying that we may go after ayman al-zawahri, does that make things more dangerous, for us at home, or does that further separate him from his al qaeda membership? guest: they already know it. if there is an attack under way, they are training for it. as we are starting to seen some of these documents, they were starting to gear certain attacks on anniversaries. generally, they launch attacks when they are ready. so i do not think it creates danger. i think it plays into the psychology of the war on terror. you are tried to mess with the mind of the enemy. putting out bits and pieces of information that may make them nervous, may force them into making mistakes. ultimately, we will find these guys if they make a mistake inadverteny. host: we are moving into vacation season. do you expect al qaeda will be puttin out stock to mess with u.s. minds? guest: first, i think they need to worry about succession. they have not yet announced who the successor is. usually, you see

the downstream a threat associated with the year in southeast asia is the particular collapse of the nuclear states facing an internal insurgency of its own in pakistan. one of very few scenarios i can think of that produces any plausible chance of terrorist getting weapons to use against the united states is a failure of consequence, we could tip an unstable pakistan into collapse of the military intelligence services split and the nuclear on a syllable -- a nuclear arsenal breaches containment. that is the difference between our strategic inference -- interest in afghanistan and elsewhere. >> but taking it back to the pakistan i did, the import of afghanistan is to prevent the nuclear dispersion that that can -- and pakistan, another interesting twist and our hearing dialogue today. >> i wanted to note that all the examples came from pakistan, not afghanistan. the regional epicenter is not afghanistan. it is highly unlikely we would see a terror attack on the united states emanating from afghanistan. the risk is somewhat different in my view. it is that instability in afghanistan c

without that, you have to instability in afghanistan, india, southeast asia. host: actually saying that we may go after ayman al-zawahri, does that make things more dangerous, for us at home, or does that further separate him from his al qaeda membership? guest: they already know it. if there is an attack under way, they are training for it. as we are starting to see in some of these documents, they were starting to gear certain attacks on anniversaries. generally, they launch attacks when they are ready. so i do not think it creates a danger. i think it plays into the psychology of the war on terror. you are tried to mess with the mind of the enemy. putting out bits and pieces of information that may make them nervous, may force them into making mistakes. ultimately, we will find these guys if they make a mistake inadvertently. host: we are moving into vacation season. do you expect al qaeda will be putting out stock to mess with u.s. minds? guest: first, i think they need to worry about succession. they have not yet announced who the successor is. usually, y

committee assignments laid on maps of the unite of, like, who needs to be more interested in southeast asia because you're a member? it might be tennessee, it might be texas. does that make sense? this is sort of where we're going with technology, and i don't see crs doing very much to keep up with it. >> yeah. i would say that's true, crs is not doing much to keep up with that, and i think it does not aspire to, and if it does have a driving focus in that area, it is to stay away from constituents. so a congressional staff member like robyn will be smart to not say i have a constituent who wants, please give it -- but we have a legislative name for this. and i think crs is, is very unlikely to reach out to other institutions and alliances and sources of questions like that. >> and there's, also, a question here of crs helps generate product matter for thomas and for other services along those lines in a very narrow kind of way. there's a statutory requirement for the constitution which is, basically, the constitution explained section by section in light of supreme court decisions which is

without that, you have to instability in afghanistan, india, southeast asia.t: actually saying that we may go after ayman al-zawahri, does that make things more dangerous, for us at home, or does that further separate him from his al qaeda membership? guest: they already know it. if there is an attack under way, they are training for it. as we are starting to see in some of these documents, they were starting to gear certain attacks on anniversaries. generally, they launch attacks when they are ready. so i do not think it creates a danger. i think it plays into the psychology of the war on terror. you are tried to mess with the mind of the enemy. putting out bits and pieces of information that may make them nervous, may force them into making mistakes. ultimately, we will find these guys if they make a mistake inadvertently. host: we are moving into vacation season. do you expect al qaeda will be putting out stock to mess with u.s. minds? guest: first, i think they need to worry about succession. they have not yet announced who the successor is. usually, you s

his engagements in southeast asia and japan on the pursuit for presence in the region and depart japan for washington on may 27th. that's it. i will take your questions. >> well, i don't have any specific details to announce what. the secretary does plan to visit pakistan to have an in-depth strategic discussion and to convey the u.s. government views on the way forward and pakistan. she will go and have those discussions in the right context and with the right preparation. we are engaged right now with pakistanis to believe that route. over the past 24 hours she spoke with senior pakistani leaders and president zardari and the prime minister as well as the general. and also i understand that special representative marc grossman will be traveling to pakistan and continue discussions and laid the groundwork for the secretary's visit. he is supposed to leave this week. i don't have a precise date. i will get that. >> -- in islamabad. you're saying eventually. does that mean that schedule is no longer? >> i don't know specifically how that impacts the scheduled meetings. if i give more de

engagement in southeast asia featuring a speech by kurt campbell, assistant secretary of state whichs hosted by the strategic -- the center for strategic international studies. that is on cspan 3. remarks from house minority leader steny hoyer are coming up and until then, your phone calls from this morning "washington journal." the front page of the open clay usa today." almost 4 million homes have been lost of foreclosures and a last five years, turning many former homes into rentals. of the 100 marjah cities, some of those were irvine, california, which went to 4% -- we want to get your take on this -- it is owning a home still the american dream? what do you think about housing policy as well? this story is on the front page of the "new york times calls " this morning. it says that the giant -- the desire to own your own home -- the telephone numbers are on your screen. renters, we want to hear from you. is owning a home still the american dream? we will keep reading while we wait yfor your phone calls to comment. we will go to dallas, texas, a democrat joining us. what do you th

without that, you have to instability in afghanistan, india, southeast asia. host: actually saying that we may go after ayman al-zawahri, does that make things more dangerous, for us at home, or does that further separate him from his al qaeda membership? guest: they already know it. if there is an attack under way, they are training for it. as we are starting to see in some of these documents, they were starting to gear certain attacks on anniversaries. generally, they launch attacks when they are ready. so i do not think it creates a danger. i think it plays into the psychology of the war on terror. you are tried to mess with the mind of the enemy. putting out bits and pieces of information that may make them nervous, may force them into making mistakes. ultimately, we will find these guys if they make a mistake inadvertently. host: we are moving into vacation season. do you expect al qaeda will be putting out stock to mess with u.s. minds? guest: first, i think they need to worry about succession. they have not yet announced who the successor is. usually, y

we have seen them play out before - from eastern europe to the americas, from south africa to southeast asiatells us that democracy is not easy. it will be years before these revolutions reach their conclusion, and there will be difficult days along the way. power rarely gives up without a fight - particularly in places where there are divisions of tribe and divisions of sect. we also know that populism can take dangerous turns - from the extremism of those who would use democracy to deny minority rights, to the nationalism that left so many scars on this continent in the 20th century. but make no mistake. what we saw, what we are seeing in tehran, in tunis, in tahrir square, is a longing for the same freedoms that we take for granted here at home. it was a rejection of the notion that people in certain parts of the world don't want to be free, or need to have democracy imposed upon them. it was a rebuke to the worldview of al qaeda, which smothers the rights of individuals, and would thereby subject them to perpetual poverty and violence. let there be no doubt. the united states and united

are no longer located in afghanistan, but are in disparate locations, from yemen to somalia to southeast asia and bin laden was found in pakistan. i support this amendment because it focuses on adjusting to a world of changing threats. it is essential that we fight the smartest war possible against terrorists. but it is fair to ask how a massive troop brens in afghanistan continues to help us accomplish that goal. we must plan to transfer responsibility for security in afghanistan to the afghan people. and government. after 10 years' presence there. and it's important to make an assessment of how that best can be done. that's what the mcgovern amendment does. therefore this amendment requires a national intelligence estimate of al qaeda's current leadership, location and capability. it requires the president to convey to congress how the he intends to meet the goal he stated in december, 2009, of transitioning the lead security responsibility to the afghan people where it belongs. it also asks the president to clarify plans for advancing a political solution in afghanistan which all of our mi

the ambassador must have a deep understanding of china's integration strategy for the southeast asia neighbors. china also is dedicated massive financial resources to securing and developing natural resources in many parts of the globe, including latin america and africa. another specific area of concern that is received too little attention is the incongruent reality of the public diplomacy in china. the foreign relations committee minority staff report reveal that while china has more than 70 confucian centers, only 5 exist in china. the united states must press this point of equity for the establishment of american information outpost within china. finally, the american ambassador and government must give consistent attention to human rights deficiencies in china. unfortunately, political and religious freedoms in china continue to deteriorate. this committee needs a firm commitment toking a knowledge he will work and advance the law. he must press chinese leaders regarding the growing campaign, retention, and disappearances. i look forward very much to today's hearing to learn mo

have seen them play out before us, from eastern europe to the americas, from south africa, to southeast asia. history tells us that democracy is not easy. it will be years before these revolutions reach their conclusion and there will be difficult days along the way. they never give up without a fight. particularly in places where their divisions of tribes and divisions of sect. we also know it can take dangerous turns from the extremism of those who would use democracy to deny minority rights, to the nationalism that left so many scars on this continent in the 20th century. but make no mistake, what we saw, what we are seeing in tehran, in tunis, in tahrir square is a longing for the same freedoms we take for granted here at home. it was a rejection of the notion that people in certain parts of the world don't want to be free, or need to have democracy imposed upon them, it was a rebuke to the world of al qaeda which smothers the rights of individuals and thereby subject them to perpetual poverty and violence. let there be no doubt the united states and united kingdom stand squarely on the

i think about what the world was like when i was serving in southeast asia during the vietnam war and, important to us and the squadron how important it was to us just to hear from our friends and families back home to get letters, cards, we were stationed in california overseas and on the san francisco chronicle about five days late to receive time about four or five days late and when i was over in afghanistan two or three weeks ago i saw the soldiers and sailors and airmen and marines skyping. they can access this in francisco chronicle through the internet or "newsweek" and pay their bills electronically. the world has changed and continues to and for us hot we have to have a postal service. it doesn't continue to add to the budget deficit and the idea that with or of this people opposing closed office at the to post offices at least that many people also oppose running huge budget deficits and they want us to do something about that and what we have to do is come up with a way to continue but at the end of the day to not add to our budget deficit the next ten years i think we can

rise of china, the growth of the partnership with india, the strengthening of our time is in southeast asia and the deepening of the relationships with traditional allies like japan and south korea all enormously important. it will be tested in different ways in europe where nato remains the strongest link in the chain of oversees security partnerships where they constitute 30% of the global economy for turkey is an official part of the intersection of several crucial regions. and whether we set up relations with russia has produced tangible results despite lingering differences. it will be tested in afghanistan and pakistan where success against bin laden brings us to an important and extraordinarily challenging crossroads. it will be tested in africa soon to be a continent of a billion people nearly half born since 1995 and will be tested in our own hemisphere with a 50th anniversary of the alliance progress this year is a fitting moment to focus more of our diplomatic energy and attention closer to home and with countries like brazil and colombia which i think they did last week to hold

require new, cutting-edge technology, or during a time of unprecedented unrest in the middle east, southeast asia and other parts of central and south america. so this does not mention the ever-growing threat we face in the cybercommunity with cyberspace which is an area which this committee, i believe, will have to spend some significant time on. also doesn't mention the time that we'll have to spend on some foreign countries that are quickly gaining access to minerals that are very hard to come by, when we have some of our -- some many foreign nations investing a lot of time of energy and effort into locating not only the -- may i have an additional -- mr. rogers: 30 seconds. mr. nunes: these mineral oils, natural gas all over the world where we have countries coming together that are working, i think, outside the interest of the united states. and we have to have intelligence in these areas. this isn't your typical authorization bill, but it funds 17 intelligence agencies critical to the defense of our country. each agency has a unique perspective on the world and congress should be bipartisan

i think about what the world was like when i was serving in southeast asia during the vietnam war and, important to us and the squadron how important it was to us just to hear from our friends and families back home to get letters, cards, we were stationed in california overseas and on the san francisco chronicle about five days late to receive time about four or five days late and when i was over in afghanistan two or three weeks ago i saw the soldiers and sailors and airmen and marines skyping. they can access this in francisco chronicle through the internet or "newsweek" and pay their bills electronically. the world has changed and continues to and for us hot we have to have a postal service. it doesn't continue to add to the budget deficit and the idea that with or of this people opposing closed office at the to post offices at least that many people also oppose running huge budget deficits and they want us to do something about that and what we have to do is come up with a way to continue but at the end of the day to not add to our budget deficit the next ten years i think we can

>> he's from southeast asia. very endangered, not just because of habitat lost.something else. >> due to the illegal pet trade and hunting, believe it or not. >> poachers. >> yes. education is a big part of what seaworld tries to do. >> so cute. >> we support programs that try to help the locals and indigenous people to understand how valuable and adorable they are. >> he looks like one movie cousins. >> the cutest little thing you've ever seen. >> he really is. i'd love to hold him but you said he might -- >> pee. >> at any age he'll go anywhere. >> he'll get bigger? >> about 13 pounds full grown. very lean. these guys are the ones that actually actually swing from branch to branch. >> he's a swinger. that's his natural habitat. if that is destroyed he can't -- >> is he choking? what is that? >> that's a good sound. that's like, oh, yeah. >> okay. >> olive garden. all you can eat. >> does he have to leave? >> he has to go. >> he probably does. >> look at him. anything nearby. how about the card? >> how cute is he? >> do you need this for that? >> yeah. rescue re

we are looking into the southern part of africa, we're looking into brazil, we're looking into southeast asias hardly nothing to get from our domestic market. so that seems to be the difference between europe and the u.s. >> big differences. nancy? >> i, we're really looking at a very home-grown industry from the air transport association of america approach. that said, when we go to other parts of the world, we want to be able to fuel up on alternative fuels there as well. and so through our work with the international civil aviation organization, through calf my which i've mentioned a few times, we're really trying to derive compatible specify cases -- specifications. things like environmental criteria, dealing with the logistics issues that bill has raised. we are working those through these networks of groups around the world. >> do we have any questions right now? please. >> i'd like to point out the difficulty of the financing issue. so i'm going to be the, i'm going to violate the hooker rule and be the first one to mention money. if in the context of using nonfood crop biomass as a fe