the organization's budget washington as being the agency's biggest contributor so far and the state department has confirmed that they will stop sponsoring the organization on what grounds a u.s. law passed the nineteen ninety obliges washington to cut off funding to unesco if it is made palestine but nonetheless this u.n. body facing huge budget cuts voted one hundred seven four and fourteen nations against the admission of palestine a very sensitive and jubilant moment for the palestinians and a sour point for the israelis and for the united states it seems they've been doing everything possible to do rail to vote but to no avail although the u.n. body in question deals with science education and culture the vote is being seen as very much political as a first step as a reminder of the popularity of the palestinian bid for full u.n. membership that application is now pending before the u.n. security council where the united states is threatening to use its veto power most of the international community is for palestine becoming a full member of the un and the us position on this is considere

he served in the state department of the reagan administration, became secretary of state under president george h. w. bush. secretary of state hillary clinton and former secretary of state henry kissinger and a number of other state department officials made remarks during his memorial service at fort myer, virginia. this lasts about an hour. >> i'm artistic on the up of the rank-and-file of the state department of foreign service, and a particular those with a great privilege of serving under secretary eagleburger ensuring the magic of his company. i worked for him from 1989 until 1993. over the years came to feel a part of his family. still, i always called him mr. eagleburger. what has he had multiple names for me. early on my name was foley farley, as in foley farley, would've your name is, get in here. i was in mortal fear of him when i started out. but it didn't take long to figure out that his was the ferocious part of the deeply kind and good hearted man. and the bark was an astonishing sense of humor that just would not quit under almost any conceivable circumstance. those were

state department people can't be asked to go down a dangerous road. general dempsey said we're going down the road, they salute, they go, putting on their helmets, bullet proof vests, get in the military vehicles, and do their job. they meet tribal leaders, regional officials, some mayor, they do that, so you we're going to have a series of state department compounds, apparently, and with some private security, but would you not agree, secretary panetta, that the determined adversary could place the state department personnel at risk if they move away from those compounds and actually get out and travel the country side and attempt to build a stronger, healthier nation? >> obviously, that's the purpose of having that security detail with them, but i would also say, senator, that our hope would be that this suspect just a state department presence, but that ultimately we'll be able to negotiate a further presence for the military as well. >> well, thank you for saying that, and i just would say sometimes in the white house, elbows fly. you've been ther

state department making pronouncements on nebraska, isn't it? why is the state department rule on a pipeline that runs for almost its entire length through the united states? >> interestingly, the reason they have jurisdiction is simply because it's a pipeline that cross the u.s.-canada border. that makes it something that comes under the pur few-- purview of the state department and not other segs line the department of transportation which has aning we which traditionally looks at pipelines and how they are handled and constructed. >> suarez: does redrawing the path of the pipeline mean in effect starting from scratch, really going back to the drawing board on this. >> it doesn't mean starting from scratch but it certainly raises questions about the economic viability of a project that's been under scrutiny for more than three years and now we're adding at least 15 months to this decision. so it raises questions about whether in the end trans-canada will pursue this although they do say that they remain hopeful that they'll get approval and th

to hear that there's some internal dissent or disagreement between top ranking military and state department officials well it's a welcome sight at least there is some recognition that unmanned killing machines the legal and ethical questions but for the most part our officials our president our secretary of state they're all on board with using drones using machines they kill from afar where the decision is made thousands of miles away and a button is pushed and nobody gets their hands dirty it's not right and it needs to be examined in order for us to properly examine the use of drones the civilian deaths that are caused by drones we need the media and we need the people to be zealous about it because the more that everybody stands by pretend that they don't know that it's happening all the more guilty that we all are playing a role in allowing our government to be an international killing machine with no replication. hi guys it's time for half the hour and joining me tonight is lauren lister host of the capital account on r t and andrew blake r t web writer thanks for joining me guys welc

i also want to say that our hope would be that this is not just a state department presence but that ultimately we will be able to negotiate further presence for the military as well. >> thank you for saying that. i would just say sometimes in the white house, elbows 5. you have been there. you know they do. would you bring to bear your experience and best judgments? would you be sure that it is well discussed the dangers of the total removal of the military and totally turning this over to the state department? >> i think everyone understands the risks involved here and that is the reason we are in negotiations with trying to maintain a military presence that can assist them to provide the right security. >> i remember secretary condoleezza rice saying to me that she was prepared to call any member of the state department if they needed to, in the theater, and ask them personally to go. there reveals the fact that state department personnel are not required to have the same duty to go into dangerous areas. first of all, thank you, general come up for your service in iraq and the war

now today is exactly one year since we began releasing two hundred fifty thousand state department cables as cables not only expose the secrets of the u.s. government clothing cover ups of a raid in iraq where u.s. soldiers knowingly killed women and children or possible weapons deals in the works of the late moammar gadhafi but the cables also exposed foreign governments where tensions within populations were already simmering and in many ways they have been credited with helping to light a spark in the arab spring so in honor of the information that we queue leaks is exposed the organization just received the highest journalism award in australia known as the walkley award and the panel described the group's work as courageous and controversial commitment to the finest traditions of journalism justice through transparency when you look at the way the weaker leaks is treated here in the u.s. by officials and media organizations alike it's a very different picture so a year later let's ask how we queue leaks has helped change the world and why it play such a divisive role or discuss this

state department on pakistan and afghanistan. thank you for coming in. every time you come in we talk about how difficult this relationship is. how much damage has this cost? >> a great deal of damage. the relationship has not been this bad for a very long time. the department of defense is cutting off supply routes, up threatening to become much more -- threatening to become much more uncooperative but unless the united states except responsibility for this attack. >> to some extent this is highlighting the fundamental problems, right? pakistan is saying we will not cut off the relationship, but they are holding out the threat that they might do. americans are saying this is a great tragedy, not totally apologizing. we have are really great disconnect. >> within the pakastanis vulnerable, but we need the minimum amount of cooperation from pakistan. the fundamental issue is we want them to cooperate on al-qaeda, on cross border infiltrations. the pakastani public in particular is very upset about unilateral u.s. action within pakastani territory. they fe

despite the fact that transplant is making concessions to make the pipeline happen soon the state department says that a new review of the ruby required we might not see those results until two thousand and thirteen so in the meantime president obama can campaign on being green friendly and still win the support of both sides of the issue come next november like strategy mr president we'll see if it actually works for you. now republicans have been reeling ever since president obama announced that all u.s. troops would be leaving iraq at the end of this here and a deal that could have been stay was not reach so today they got a fair chance to grill militarily military leaders and new secretary of defense leon panetta but exactly what happened despite tremendous reminders of the administration had no other choice and this is about what the iraqis want and not what america wants senator john mccain went on full attack saying i continue to believe that this decision represents a failure of leadership both iraqi and american and it was a sound case of political expediency supplanting military ne

sure, in that case the state department didn't take it to medication.although i submit that had they chosen to litigate the case, they would have a stronger position than they have in this case. >> a personal identification choice can also have significant foreign policy implications, can it not? is that an either/or situation? with the state department is saying this to allow this particular personally tend to vacation choice may antagonize some foreign nations we don't want to antagonize. what if they gave them the choice of saint come to israel the only democracy in the middle east. okay that's their choice. they can have it on their path. that be okay? >> i have to say that given this court spew about congress' power with regard to passport. again, i go back to the fact that in hanky-panky and kent versus dulles, and all these passport cases, this court said with a see whether what the president does is authorized by congress, whether implicitly or otherwise so i submit with the passports you need congressional authority, whether it's implicit or ex

the state department says that he is on administrative leave while the state department investigatesooting. at the same time we asked the court in honolulu if he would be able to return to d.c. we know he has a court appearance scheduled for november 17th. back to you. >> thank you, aaron. >>> the author of a new book says many of the well publicized details about the raid that killed osama bin laden are fairy tales. chuck farrer is a navy veteran. he tells the daily caller that many details like the helicopter crash are wrong. he says the crash didn't happen until after bin laden was dead and he says the team that killed him landed on the roof of the compound there. that contradicts the story of the chopper landing on the ground and the seals fighting into the compound. >>> millions of bank of america patrons will receive a settlement. the lawsuit claimed that the bank processed debit card transactions from highest to lowest amounts. customers will see about $27. similar lawsuits have been filed against 30 other banks. >>> a church in fairfax county is so upset with its backyard nei

reached an agreement with the nebraska legislature and i would hope that this would give the state department reason to consider shortening that time frame so the truth comes out prince campbell isn't actually concerned about the well being of those who would live near the pipeline they just want to make sure the project actually happens now the. resident company also noted that across nebraska the department of environmental quality thinks they can compete complete a review of the alternate route in just six months more initiative to get the ball rolling on this project but let's also talk about the politics behind all of this as we told you last week by applying is a very touchy issue for president obama he's stuck in between a supporters who see the prospect as a job creator like labor unions and then of course environmental activists who warned of a huge carbon footprint from the pipeline so obama was really just going to delay the issue until after the next election that is until a transplant of the agreed to actually route the pipeline so now that much of the nebraska opposition is neut

and past state department policy has been. >> mr. lewin, you were cut off earlier when you were saying this reading doesn't hobble the president in the future. it says anybody born in jerusalem can have israel listed, correct? what happens if there is a peace accord tomorrow, and israel gives up any claim to sovereignty over jerusalem? is the president free to stop listing israel on the passport? or does he have to wait for congress to change the law? >> i think he does have to wait for congress to change the law. >> so you are hobbling the president with respect to situations that occur frequently as happened in egypt, sometimes overnight. >> no, but it may in some way, in a very remote possible way -- i mean, i think under those circumstances, if there were a peace treaty and if jerusalem were handed over to a palestinian state, i think congress would repeal the statute. that's the point. congress has the power, has the authority under the constitution to enact laws, and it is congress that makes the decision even with regard to fe

state department policy is to not recognize israeli sovereignty over jerusalem.this is just over an hour. >> mr. chief justice may i please the court. in its recent decisions this court approved and applauded the familiar tripartite scheme justice jackson articulate it in the seizure case. when the president takes measures incompatible with the expressed will of congress, the power at its lowest in that instance said justice jackson, his claim to a power so conclusive and pre-close of may be scrutinized with caution to preserve the equilibrium established by our constitutional system. >> what power is congress exercising here? >> justice kagan, conagra's exercised its power over passport, the issuance of passports under the immigration, naturalization and foreign commerce powers that congress has. it has enacted a passport legislation back in 1856 and 1926 it can control what the content of the passport ought to be, with its duration of to be, how the application is to be made and how we say this is an identification. >> do you think it is relevant that title of

i don't believe the state department's should play a role in sending any child overseas. -- the state department. they have proven repeatedly their inability, inadequateness, and working against parents of adopted children. -- internationally adopted d children. abductet i had a group of 7000 of parents that the fat their children abducted overseas -- that have had their children abducted. the word needs to -to-- to not let your children overseas -- do not let your children overseas. guest: there are 3 or four programs. guest: the fulbright program sends people from underserved areas abroad for a short period of time. we have several critical language programs. the programs are designed to prepare our young people to learn about cultures and come back home and be prepared to take jobs in the 21st century economy. host: who accounts for their safety? guest: the embassy. -- the u.s. embassy. there are huge programs in place and safeguards that take care of young people when they are a broad. -- abroad. we take this very seriously, the health, safety, and welfare of any student, whether

anny, i understand the suspect in this case is a state department federal agent? >> reporter: yes, he is, lesli. in fact, his name is christopher dedee from arlington, virginia, but now protests are heating up after he was released from jail following the shooting and killing of a man over the weekend. >> you've got to be infuriated by this. >> reporter: nearly 70 people protested in honolulu late tuesday remembering the 23-year- old man shot to death inside this mcdonald's in waikiki early saturday morning. state department special agent chris dede is accused of fatally shooting him during a confrontation in a famous tourist district. dedee was in waikiki to provide protection for dignitaries. >> reporter: an attorney for the family said monday that he was unarmed and questions whether or not the shooting was a random act. >> if you have a group of people including this agent at a bar or a club, what's the likelihood of all of them winding up at this mcdonald's shortly after that before the club is closed? someone apparently followed someone. >> reporter: police

the state department gets to make a recommendation but the decision will be the presidents. >> the state department is in charge of analyzing this because there is a pipeline coming in from canada. they'll be giving me a report over the next several months. you know, my general attitude is what is best for the american people i'll be measuring the recommendations. environmental groups will be protesting against the white house next week. there have already been a lot of protests and a lot of arrests, people trying to stop this pipeline. the pipeline would cut right through the source of the groundwater for a third of the farms in this country. so there are not only those angry about this, there are farmers, too. but if you think the solyndra and pipeline scandals lack a certain sexiness compared to the bush administration's snorting meth off the toaster oven scandal, there is probably no hope for a full scale national fit of consternation over my personal favorite energy scandal, unless we can figure out how to get sex or drugs into this one somehow. the east coast earthquake hit on augu

secretary, the state department handle that. he told me that there is a lot of risk and that the state department has never done anything this big. would you agree with me on that, mr. secretary? >> that is right. >> we had commissioners that did the analysis in iraq and afghanistan, and there is testimony before the committee today, and i asked about what was happening in iraq and what the implications would be for the state department putting 16,000 contractors there, many of them dealing with security, and what he said it made me concern. i am more concerned than answers. clearly, if the state department until now has had trouble managing its contract, and there is no question, i do not know how they are going to manage all of this. he went on to say that if you get a budget contractors with guns, doing all sorts of things, to me, this involves security that is in high -- inherently governmental. you're going to have a bunch of contractors being shot at or shooting iraqis, and this is a disaster waiting to happen

i think it's weird that the state department making that determination, but if you are the state department to find that this is in our national interest from a foreign policy point of view, but it doesn't mean it's in our best interest from a national policy. >> the state department is going out to india and promoting fraking all across the world. it was the activist that put a spotlight on the issue, and you opened it up and it looks like there's a solution. it's not that hard to figure out that there is deal making going on in washington, and it didn't surprise me that there was communication. >> i need to see your movie, and i will make a pledge to see your movie. i have a question about fraking and the fact that you can turn on the faucet in pennsylvania and light the stream on file. >> there's a small amount of methane in ground water, but not at that flammable level. there's the methane, and that relates to the drilling. what we are talking about in pennsylvania right now, the delaware commission is about to vote for 20,000 fract gas wells. the obama had minute administration has a k

and this project has been understudied by the state department for three years.s environmentally insignificant. there's not a real danger to the environment. here at the last minute, they pull back from a decision that everybody expected them to make by now. there's no -- the only -- this is similar to what they've done in other areas of the environment and energy, they postponed a number of decisions until after the election because they don't want to have to -- inevitable making this decision will alienate some block of voters so they are making a political decision. one other aspect is really important, i've been up to canada a couple of times in recent weeks and spoken to the business leaders there. to a person they say, you folks in the united states don't really understand this very well. we've had this project -- we've always seen you as americans, as our chief partner for oil and gas. this was a big project together. if you guys are not going -- if you're going to screw around with this for a long time. we've got another partner that really wants to work

so this is not something the state department is doing in a vacuum. at all. it reflects the input of experts from across the administration and stakeholders and folks in the public who are interested and have views on this across the country. so, all of those factors will go into the review that the state department is undertaking. as for the process, i mean, the timing of it, i will refer you to the state department. as i just said before, i'll reiterate, this is -- the president's administration, the state department is part of the obama administration and you can expect that the ultimate outcome of this process will reflect the president's views. thanks very much. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> thursday on "washington journal," democratic congressman jim mcgovern of massachusetts stops by to discuss potential cuts in government funded food and nutrition programs. then we'll hear from republican congressman bill huizenga of michigan. he talks about the u.s. economy and the

, or the department stated, the revenues will also support much-needed prompts that create jobs, critical infrastructure improvements and funding for education. and here is where i want to go off as a former teacher. some of my colleagues, i understand, have already talked to you about 77 leases which was one of your first decisions in office. we've talked about oil shale demonstration projects that have been slow walked by the department. the fact of the matter is schools in the united states, 13 of the 15 slowest gulf area, states with the slowest growth in their public education tupped funding are found in the west which are so-called public land states, and it's not even close. states east of denver have grown their education funding at a 90% plus rate, those of us in the west it's a 40% plus rate. it's almost two to one. because we have the benefit of, basically, a land czar that deals with our particular areas. bottom line is unless the resources in if our states are developed in the west, our kids are hurt. t

back up one little thing to this state department software, how does that happen? the state department helicopters these activists communicate without being detected by the syrian government. about 200 activists have been killed for transmitting videos, and this is part of the state department's initiative to give them some degree of protection. the u.s. has said there will be no military intervention, nothing like what happened in libya, but they are helping in ways that they can. >> hard to believe february of this year you and i are walk in through tahrir square, and you're looking at cairo, a city where you moved as a young college graduate to learn arabic. mubarak gone, gadhafi gone, assad very nervous. >> assad is very nervous especially after gadhafi was killed. the stakes are suddenly much higher. he saw that unless he wins and crushes this revolt, assad could end up being killed. it's also encouraged the demonstrators because they saw someone like gadhafi himself could be brought down, so the stakes are higher for both sides. >> always good to see you, esp

. >> i called the state department in d.c. and got the number for the state department in cairo and spoke with them. the duty officer at the time said that they were aware of it and that they were, at the time, trying to contact the egyptian authorities and, of course, we have been calling them multiple times and the last time we spoke to them, the duty officer said that the state department was at the courthouse where they were being held. >> reporter: as word of the predicament turned to the campus. >> we're all really worried everyone i talked to and we hope that he gets home safe and that everything works out. >> reporter: sweeney is an economics major at georgetown. earlier he interned in the capitol hill office and a spokesman describes derrik as outstanding and outgoing. his face partially covered by a bandan bandanna. no confirmation of what that video shows. in this picture, what could be molotov cocktails displayed in front of the trio of students. students did not have their passports on them when they were arrested

the white house repeatedly said the ultimate decision rests with the state department.resident said he is reviewing reports. weighing benefit to the american economic health against threats to the environmental well being. >> in the end we expect this to reflect the president's news. >> many say they are guardedly optimistic. >> a private sector job investment, tremendous benefit to this country and workers. >> the deadline is set for the end of this year, supporters of the project fear invector general review could push it back several months. maybe past 2012 election, which could see president weigh in on a controversial issue. >> attorney general will testify tuesday about the failed gun walking program operation fast and furious. holder said i am determined to ensure that the shared remarks lead to more than headline-grabbing washington gotcha games and cynical political points. >>> are graham crackers offensive? officials at one school say they could be. police are changing tactics to deal with violent occupy d.c. protesters. grapevine is next. [ courier ] the amaz

>> we have great respect for the state department but this was not its finest hour.y have made a dog's breakfast out of the process. it needs to be done right. >> they were leaning towards approval. >> i think that's a fair statement. and i think it's fair to say that now what's important is that people's voices have been heard and they will take a second look. it's not going to create jobs, put things at risk, not energy secure. the way to do that is going back to what richard nixon was saying and reduce our reliance on oil. >> is the pipeline safe? >> absolutely. they have had three exhaustive environmental review. unprecedented review. they studied 14 alternative routes. the state department and the environmental protection agency are both prepared to move forward and say yes. this will have limited impact. this is clearly in the national interest. it's unfortunate that the president intervened at this time which suggests that perhaps we're not as serious about job creation as we should be. this will provide the gulf coast and allow refineries and others to contin

one of whom had worked with me at the state department.e immediately talked about it, and it was a really very -- very gratifying moment because even though i don't believe that al qaeda is done as an organization, in many ways the organization that did 9/11 is a very different organization now. it's been cut down to size. not just through the kill of bin laden, but also the many field generals like khalid shaikh mohammed and abu zubaydah who were taken off the battlefield. so this is a good story for american perseverance. >> do you miss high office, or are you just relieved to be out of it all? because the book details again and again the sacrifice that you have to make, like so many people at a high level of white house administration. you talk about envying your driver because every weekend he would be off doing stuff with his family or having fun and you were off around the world on another trip. so i guess mixed feelings? >> well, of course, it was a wonderful experience, and it was a very high honor, as i said. but i was glad to be

between the federal government and states that have designed laws to step up enforcement against illegal immigration. on tuesday, civil rights division for the departmentice issuing a letter to the state of alabama school districts asking them to prove that they are not denying access for public education to students that have an immigrant status. among the things they are asking for in this letter is a list of students by ethnicity, by racial breakdown. they want to know how many students have officially withdrawn from the alabama school district. and one last thing, erin, they are asking for a list of all students that have enrolled or are part of english language training programs. erin? >> that's what they are going to give in those numbers tomorrow? that's your expectation? we'll get all of that? >> there's a list coming out from the alabama state department of education. it's very different from what the doj is asking the school districts to comply. i want to make this clear. the letter from the doj was sent specifically to the school districts, not to the department of education, which is very peculiar. we were on the phone earlier today with th

it was sent over from the state department. that is something that is a talking aboutpo-- the huge deficit reduction. you have seen some reaction to this unesco vote. the palestinians were allowed into unesco. if they get membership status, the united states withdraw from unesco and stops funding anit. the state department bill, there is a lot going on. we have seen rick perry talked about possibly funding pakistan. i believe congresswoman michele bachmann said that was a bad idea. it will be interesting to see what happens with that state's department bill which is part of the minibus. and the energy bill. host: the senate returns today at 2:00 p.m. and will take up the government spending for those three areas, the so-called mini bubus bill. look for our coverage tonight on c-span2. a republican from maryland. caller: looks to me that congress has abdicated their responsibility to govern. they're discussing any decisions with 12 people in charge. the only people that benefit are the special interests. instead of focusing on 5

between the federal government and states that have designed laws to step up enforcement against illegal immigration. on tuesday, civil rights division for the departmentstice issuing a letter to the state of alabama school districts asking them to prove that they are not denying access for public education to students that have an immigrant status. among the things they are asking for in this letter is a list of students by ethnicity, by racial breakdown. they want to know how many students have officially withdrawn from the alabama school district. and one last thing, erin, they are asking for a list of all students that have enrolled or are part of english language training programs. erin? >> that's what they are going to give in those numbers tomorrow? that's your expectation? we'll get all of that? >> there's a list coming out from the alabama state department of education. it's very different from what the doj is asking the school districts to comply. i want to make this clear. the letter from the doj was sent specifically to the school districts, not to the department of education, which is very peculiar. we were on the phone earlier today with