can southern sudan create a viable state? ill the government of northern sudan headed by president al bashir played by the rules and allow a peaceful separation? and the third question i would like to pose, will the united states, europe, united nations, the african union, will they play a responsible and active role in assisting southern sudan or the republic of south sudan to make this transition in a peaceful and productive fashion. what will do today is have a panel presentation by three very distinguished members. our three, the three distinguished panel members. i will begin by introducing ambassador richard williamson. is a senior fellow at the chicago council for global affairs and a non-resident scholar at the brookings institution. ambassador williamson was from 2007-2009 a special envoy for sudan under president bush's administration. he also has had assignments previously as ambassador to both i think a special political affairs and also to the human rights commission in the united nations, and in the previous or g

if you buy petrol or manufactured goods in southern sudan, in uganda, in rwanda, in burundi even in congo, those goods almost certainly came in through kenya. so the kenyan economy is benefiting enormously from this en troupeau status. >>reporter: the development plans include a deep-water port and oil refinery on pate island, just north of lamu,together with a military port and complete infrastructure network in northern kenya, including new airports, towns, railways and roads. it's a project that many believe is vital to kenya's economic future. >>onditi: the level of investment that are going to be there is going to be very huge and if you look in termsof employment, it will be a huge employment that is going to be created. and those one who want to carry the offshore manufacturing, so that they can easily get access to the east african community market, they will be able to put up their packaging and finishing products, machineries within the lamu. >>reporter: the port, kenya's second deep-water facility after mombasa, would be the main gateway for sea-borne trade for not only souther

making headlines across the globe there's been heavy fighting between the army and rebels in southern sudan leaving at least seventy dead rylan started after a failure to get militias to join the southern army in oil producing areas near what will be a new national border southern sudan becomes an independent nation in july following a mostly peaceful referendum that saw almost unanimous choice to secede than the northern governments accused over our main rebel factions. u.n. secretary general has been dead the increase in violence in ivory coast banki moon described the situation as urban warfare and a crime against humanity this after the deadly shelling by security forces in a market in which at least twenty five people were thought to have died the u.n. blames forces loyal to president laurent gbagbo who refuses to go despite losing last year's whole sparking months of violence. polls have opened for egyptians to take part in their first fully free vote in decades in a referendum on constitutional reform this after the uprising five weeks ago that top of the presidency of hosni mubarak

other headlines are now this hour and there's been heavy fighting between the army and rebels in southern sudan at least seventy eight dead the violence started after a failure to get militias to join the southern army in the oil producing areas near what will be soon a new national border southern sudan becomes an independent nation in july following a mostly peaceful referendum which almost unanimously chose to secede and or the new government meantime is accused of arming rebel factions. the un secretary general has condemned the increasing violence in ivory coast ranking moon described the situation as an urban warfare and a crime against humanity it's after the deadly shelling by security forces in a market on which at least twenty five people are thought to have died the u.n. blames of forces loyal to president laurent gbagbo who still refuses to go despite losing last year's poll and then a spark months of violence. i think your friends are taking part in their first fully free votes in decades it's happening in a referendum on constitutional reform so you know organized by the military

southern sudan voted to secede from the north in january. it is set to gain independence in july. in west africa, new violence has broken out in ivory coast. security forces machine-gunned a crowd of women today, killing at least six. they were protesting president laurent gbagbo's refusal to leave office. he lost last november's election to alassahne watara but has refused to concede. u.n. officials said thousands of people now are fleeing the violence. hundreds of christians in pakistan demonstrated today, over the killing of the country's only christian cabinet minister. protesters held up banners showing shahbaz bhatti, and burned tires in the streets. bhatti was gunned down wednesday by militants who had threatened him for months. elsewhere, a car bomb in pakistan's troubled northwest region killed seven people-- three of them police officers. the prime minister of egypt has resigned. ahmed shafiq was appointed by president hosni mubarak in late january. mubarak stepped down in february, and opposition forces demanded shafiq leave as well. and in bahrain, shiite opposition gr

the student design will be used for energy installations at schools and health centers across southern sudanjose family is waiting anxiously for any word on their daughter, who was in japan when the earthquake hit. she taught english in a port village northeast of sendai for two years but has since moved back to california. well, she had just returned to japan on thursday to attend a graduation ceremony for some of her students. the last contact she made was with friends in japan. she sent a text message just about an hour before the quake hit. nbc bay area's kimberly tere is with her family now in san jose and we hope to have more information and a report for you at 6:00. >>> right now we want to check in with rob mayeda, i believe. check in on the weather. what's going on, rob. >> well, we were watching rain moving back into the bay area at this hour which we'll show you on the radar in just a moment. the thing you probably noticed was how mild and muggy it was outside. still 60s around san jose and san francisco. the reason why, these south winds at 13. west at 7 into san francisco. notic

counterterrorism who would teach our cops but all muslims want to take over america joining me from southern sudan is journalist joshua craze joshua thanks so much for joining us now you know in reading this piece here it doesn't really seem like it takes all that much to become one of these experts in terms of your background or accreditation to teach the police as it. no in fact it can be pretty easy one of the difficulties a lot of the people who train the police clinics are being built and black are still in the cia and it's very difficult to get a credit sation of the sort of qualifications so a lot of the people training and their claims of being in the marines or a lot of them including one person very active in florida are over simply was from the middle east and because after nine eleven there was such a demand for trade opportunities in america anyone who had some sense of authenticity like some curb could establish themselves in a career and we know how much federal money has actually been flowing into these programs i know that obviously since nine eleven this has been initiated and th

counterterrorism who teach our cops that all muslims want to take over america joining me from southern sudan is journalist joshua crazed joshua thanks so much for joining us now you know in reading this piece here it doesn't really seem like it takes all that much to become one of these experts in terms of your background or accreditation to teach the police has it. and where it can be pretty easy i wondered if you could if you got a little. political. block or so in this hearing it is very difficult to get equivocation. so little. or a lot of them including. some who are simply really from the middle east because they are living there was such a demand. it was anyone who had some some things that you could establish career do we know how much federal money has actually been flowing into these programs i know that obviously since nine eleven you know this has been initiated and that the demand is only going to continue to increase. we are exactly how much is it programs for you coming from so many different sources so some states might get money for instance for course. on getting these thre

. >> guest: well, they originated in southern sudan and i am going back now to the 1200's or a long time ago, and as it tried they migrated south down the island to northern ugonda and then east into western kenya and they arrived in western kenya as opposed to about the 1500's the time columbus sailed to the new world and the established themselves around the eastern shore of lake and they developed their clear identity as an individual separate tribe but also displeased other tribes because there were other tribes living in that part of africa before the euro arrived. when the tribal groups started to form themselves you ended up with over 40 different tribes in kenya but the dominant tribes barbecue which comprise ab who was and so there's always been this tension. now the most recent example of that was the terrible violence that there was in kenya in 2007, early 2008 where people died and there were still hundreds of thousands of people displaced living in red cross tents so this struggle still exists today. >> host: obama's grandfather grew up under colonialism. colonialism establi

goes back 20 generations and 400 years tracing the migration from the obama family tribe from southern sudano western kenya. he talked with the president of the king's college, dinesh de souza. >> peter, your first book is called "the obama: the untold top story of the african family" when we think of obama we think of a multicultural man. someone of mixed race heritage equally descended from a white mother and an african family and we might expect your book the untold story of an american family but the untold story of an african family. why did you choose to write about this side of the family and why is it significant. >> when the american people elect the leader of the free world. you have to see what's happening this week in chiropractor to know the decisions made now in the white house are going to affect the lives of 35 million egyptians. i sometimes think the american people don't fully appreciate how big of a deal it is when of the new american president because he does have this very powerful influential position over the rest of the world and not just the american people. and so t

>> guest: the luo originated in southern sudan.'m going back now to about the 1200s, and as they tried, they migrated south down the white nile into uganda and then east into western kenya. they arrived in western kenya i suppose our roundabout 1500, much the same sort time that columbus sailed to the new world. and establish themselves around the east shore of lake victoria. and they developed their clear identity as an individual separate tribe. but, of course, they also displaced other tribes. there were other tribes that were living in that part of africa before the lilo or ride. when the tribal groups started to reform themselves, you ended up with actually they were over 40 different tribes in kenya but the dominant tribes are the gto which comprise about 25% of the nation, and the dholuo for about 12 or 15%. so the little are the third largest try but they punch above their weight because they have reputation for being very, very intelligent. but they are primarily, they make most of the university professors and doctors in

they should not helping countries like southern sudan rebuilding after conflict are building stable democratic governments like egypt. educating and providing jobs for youth who would otherwise by plotted for terrorist recruiters in the middle east or combating the crowsive input of organized crime in central america or preventing the spread of deadly viruses in asia. viruses are only one plane ride away from the united states or supporting nato or the atomic energy agency or u.n. peace keeping, these are all parts of our national security, and there's diplomats here and abroad and the funds they administer to make it possible to make the united states part of the world community. while the house press release to adequately cuts operations and programs in afghanistan, pakistan, iraq, that's too rhetoric. secretary clinton said the house cr1 unacceptable hurts interests in those part of the countries. it hurts refugees and other victims of disaster by 40%. at the same time, the other members on the other side of the aisle are said -- we should be helping these libyans, these people who fled the

we worked with northern and southern sudan to have a referendum, and we're working to open societies and to create economies that will have political support, to have irreversible democratic transitions. now, the progress is significant, but the work is formidable that lies ahead. the fy2012 budget is a budget that will allow us to continue pressing forward. we think it is a lean budget for lean times. i launched the first ever diplomacy develop review to help us maximize the impact of every dollar. we scrubbed this budget, made painful but responsible cuts. we cut economic assistance to central and eastern europe, tat caucuses in central asia, cut development assistance to over 20 countries by more than half. this year for the first time our ask is divided into two parts. our core budget request is $47 billion for the state department and u.s.-aid. that supports programs and partnerships in every country but north korea, and it is essentially flat from 2010 levels. the second part of our request fundses the extraordinary temporary portion of our war effort the same way the pentagon'

we worked with northern and southern sudan to achieve a peaceful referendum and prevent a return to civil war, and we are working to open societies and to create economies that will have political support, to have irreversible democratic transcigses. now, the process is significant, but the work is formidable that lies ahead. the fy2012 budget is a budget that will allows us to continue pressing forward. it is a lean budget for lean times. i launched the first ever diplomacy development review to maximize the impact of every dollar. we scrubbed this budget, made painful but responsible cuts. we cut economic assistance to central and eastern europe, to the caucuses, to central asia, cut development assistance to over 20 countries by more than half. this year for the first time, our request is divided into two parts. our core budget request is $47 billion for the state department and u.s.-aid. that supports programs and partnerships in every country but north korea, and it is essentially flat from 2010 levels. the second part of our request funds the extraordinary temporary portion of our w

just by economic situations, but also by the proper course of what was happening in sudan and southern sudanand in door for -- darfur. it is hard to get them to change their behavior. as the least we were trying. the chinese took advantage, and the west was not willing to do to get economic advantage. over the long term, it is destructive of the long-term chinese interests. i would expect them to go into this new role and act in ways that contribute to the smooth functioning of the international system, not a nearly defined a short-term position. host: next caller, washington. caller: my son is a bronze star recipient who served three tours in iraq. i was wanting to promote and sell solicit -- and solicit your comments on the idea rather than subsidizing and supporting corporations like black water, we take that money and give incentives to people to step up and boost our recruiting efforts so that we can have the defense is necessary to defend our country in the light of things like libya and egypt. guest: thank you and your son for your service. you hit the nail right on the head as to why

needs to deepen further in the face of new developments such as the emergence of the independent southern sudan, and helping to empower the congolese people and the government to address the challenges they face will take time and persistence. the u.s. government intends to stay a strong partner over the long term. the drc has focussed the attention of the united states and the government and the activities under the assistant of african affairs incorporated with the ambassadors in the field, and interagency and the ngo community partners and the donor community. mr. chairman, and members of the committee, thank you for giving me an opportunity to speak to you today and i will submit a longer version for the record. thank you, mr. chairman. >> mr. ambassador, thank you very much for your testimony. i'd like to yield to the second distinguished witness. >> good afternoon, chairman smith, ranking member payne, members of the subcommittee. thank you for invite meg to discuss with you about the foreign assistance activities of the usaid and the democratic republic of congo which is particularly rel

it helps in northern and southern sudan chart a peaceful future, and it proposes a security fund that would pool resources and expertise with the defense department to respond quickly as new challenges to merge. this budget also strengthen our allies and partners. it trades mexican police to take on violent cartels and secure our southern borders. it provides $3.1 billion to israel and supports jordan and palestinians. it helps egypt and tunisia build democracy and supports the security assistance to over 130 nations. some may say, what does this get us in america? and give you one example. over the years, these funds have created a viable ties with foreign militaries, and trains in each of eight generations of officers who refused to fire on their own people. that was not something that happened overnight. it was something that happened because of relationships that had been built over decades. across the board, we are working to ensure that all who share the benefits of our spending also share the burdens of addressing common challenges. third, we make target investments in the huma

they also discussed the historic referendum that recently took place in southern sudan, where the people overwhelmingly voted for independence. they discussed the vital work at the un and the international community have still to do, along with the parties to the sudanese conflict to resolve outstanding issues and ensure a lasting peace as the south gained its independence in july of this year. the president and secretary- general also discussed their shared agenda to build on the strength of the united nations as well as pursuing and implementing very important management reforms, as well as budgetary discipline. finally, president obama reaffirmed the administration's strong belief that the united nations continues to play a vital role in addressing global and transnational threats, and in doing so, is work enhances the safety and well-being of the american people. coming back to libya, as you know on saturday night in new york, the security council unanimously adopted resolution 1970, a tough and binding set of sanctions and at stopping the libyan regime from killing its own people. a

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needs to deepen further in the face of new developments such as the emergence of the independent southern sudan, and helping to empower the congolese people and the government to address the challenges they face will take time and persistence. the u.s. government intends to stay a strong partner over the long term. the drc has focussed the attention of the united states and the government and the activities under the assistant of african affairs incorporated with the ambassadors in the field, and interagency and the ngo community partners and the donor community. mr. chairman, and members of the committee, thank you for giving me an opportunity to speak to you today and i will submit a longer version for the record. thank you, mr. chairman. >> mr. ambassador, thank you very much for your testimony. i'd like to yield to the second distinguished witness. >> good afternoon, chairman smith, ranking member payne, members of the subcommittee. thank you for invite meg to discuss with you about the foreign assistance activities of the usaid and the democratic republic of congo which is particularly rel

they discussed the historic referendum that took place in southern sudan where the people overwhelmingly voted for independence and they discussed the vital work that the u.n. and international community have still to do over with the parties to the sudanese conflict to resolve outstanding issues and ensure lasting peace as the south gains its independent independence in july this year. they also discussed their shared agenda to build on the strength of the united nations while pursuing and implementing very important management reforms as well as budgetary discipline. and finally, president obama reafffirmed the administration's strong belief that the united nations continues to play a vital role in addressing tough global and transnational threats and in doing so its work enhancing the safety and well-being of the american people. coming back to libya, as you know in new york on saturday night, the security council adopted resolution 1970, a tough and binding set of sanctions aimed at stepping the libyan regime from killing its own people. as you know from the very beginning of the cri

just by economic situations, but also by the proper course of what was happening in sudan and southern sudanand in door for -- darfur. it is hard to get them to change their behavior. as the least we were trying. the chinese took advantage, and the west was not willing to do to get economic advantage. over the long term, it is destructive of the long-term chinese interests. i wld expect them to go into this new role and act in ways that contribute to the smooth functioning of the international system, not a nearly defined a short-term position. host: next caller, washington. caller: my son is a bronze star recipient who served three tours in iraq. i was wanting to promote and sell solicit -- and solicit your comments on the idea rather than subsidizing and supporting corporations like black water, we take that money and give incentives to people to step up and boost our recruiting efforts so that we can have the defense is necessary to defend our country in the light of things like libya and egy. guest: thank you and your son for your service. you hit the nail right on the head as to why we

the oil-rich region is contested though southern sudan has voted to split from the government. >>> theedy space center in florida for the last time today. the shuttle will be on display at the smithsonian. >>> the nationalle alliance on mental illness says cash-strapped states cut $1.8 billion from mental health service over the last two and a half years. the group is warning that the cuts put the public at risk as some of the mentally ill crowd emergency rooms. police in oregon got two phone calls about the crimen oh monday. first a woman called to say a burglar was showering in the house. then the burglar called saying he was afraid the owner would hurt him. >> i broke into a house and the owner came home. >> you broke into a house? >> yeah. >> where at? >> i don't know. >> are you still there? >> okay. >> i think they have guns. >> the suspect failed to show up on tuesday and has a warrant issued for his arrest. it will take days to scoop up millions of small fish found floating in a harbor in southern california. they probably sought refuge from predators or rough seas and used up

reporter: hutson says actor george clooney came up with the idea to keep an eye on sudan last year after he toured the southern region while people were voting for independence. the ongoing fear is that the sudanese military will try to use force to prevent the separation that voters approved overwhelmingly. clooney and other hollywood figures provided $750,000 to operate the surveillance project for the first six months. hutson says the sudanese government has taken notice. >> after we launched the project on december 29, the government of sudan put out an official press release, and they decried clooney for being a celebrity activist and for using his name, his cash, and his clout to focus world attention on the tense situation to try and get help. they didn't like it one bit, but then you cant please all the war criminals all the time. >> reporter: just a decade ago, the ability to take high resolution pictures from space was the exclusive province of governments. but in 2000, private companies like digital globe started launching their own eyes in the sky. the longmont, colorado, based company suffered two