and ovoid the dealing with it i mean that hamas has the see the table what hamas is said in lipstick always and hast still be possible of the wise thing they can't have any influence is there thirty per cent of the palestinians has to allow the p.a. under us to do the. shooting with the israel army on my gentlemen gentlemen we're trying to stop the guy i didn't give it we're almost out of time i'd like to give dan the last thirty seconds go ahead and thanks so much the problem with various is that wishful thinking won't make hamas actually. engage in a conflict ending agreement their good will and their intentions are very suspect is raul the vast majority of israel's israelis want peace but they won't trust any government that has participation by hamas to keep it and israel's not going to make the kinds of concessions that the palestinians will one for peace under any participation by hamas so the last point is i agree there may not be a one state solution in the near term but there also may not be a two state solution as long as the arab side doesn't view it as a conflict ending al

and the power that they weld in gaza and the hamas fatah agreement what fatah did what the p.a. palestinian authority did and agreeing to this deal with hamas is essentially completely sabotaged the entire american approach to peace and that's what's really happening today the united states law as both of you gentlemen well know prohibit any united states aid to any entity that is controlled or repertoire has in it elements of a terrorist organization hamas is designated as a terrorist organization by the us by the european union and really by anyone with little common sense i'm not so it's going to. end all right israel for years and killing thousands of civilians you know hussein i'd like. to see can i can i can i just really jump somewhere here it's because because because we're business the same conversation we've been having for twenty years on this i want to ask all of you guys a question here and we get into a one state solution now because it looks like you know go ahead hussein because you know the more we delay this here now hussein first go ahead. thank you know n

the top and hamas are now working towards the international -- photog and hamas are now working towards the international recognition in september. >> mahmoud abbas flew directly from cairo to berlin. that is seen as a potential boost for the peace process, but the german chancellor has made her r sition clear, peace in the middle east will only come if the radical hamas movement follows the lead. that means renouncing violence, recognized israel's right to exist, and a willingness to hold peace talks. >> we want a two state solution, and we have to work at this to state solution. we don't believe that unilateral steps will help. that the palestinians are considering declaring statehood within the next few months. some european countries have given such a move cautious backing. germany is flatly opposed. mahmoud abbas is lifted by the cairoeal, saying it is a step to bring hamas back into the fold, and that can only help. >> reconciliation of the palestinian groups will strengthen the peace process and help advance the two state solution. >> chancellor merkel now wants israeli and pales

the top and hamas are now working towards the international -- photog and hamas are now working towards the international recognition in september. >> mahmoud abbas flew dict that is s boan made her onea o state.> posed. >> state solution tain pis milar akta b ltoco ild t tilngf irisimrtt r hi oase mm m usen countries would not be abo t bog german economy because investors ha aes cheap loans foinvestmentn consumers are concerned about rising prices. >> negotiatio portugals bailout deal have wrapped up in lisbon. they have announced a total of aid. in return, portugal has to cut spending, reformts labor market, and opentr to more international >> in exchange for financial assistance, portugals creditors are demanding that list and cut deficit down to less than 3% of gdp by 2013. >>th deficit is program to come down by more than 6% in just three years. those three years, the economy will face significant headwinds in the form of contraction indp >> the government has indicated it understands the need for austerity measures. >> this is a robust and ambitious plan and is the appropriate res

from the israeli point of view, there can be no peace with hamas. there are divisions on how to view this. the official line is to rejected for now. >> thank you so much from jerusalem. the u.s. government says it will not release any photographs of the body of osama bin laden. the white house press secretary jay carney says the photographs were very graphic and had the potential to incite violence. there have been calls for the photographs to be published as proof that bin laden was actually killed. meanwhile, cia chief leon panetta has admitted that the al qaeda leader was unarmed when he was shot dead. but he says bin laden refused to surrender when navy seals stormed his compound in of audubon, pakistan. washington is facing criticism for its handling of that operation. let's bring in our correspondent in washington. the president has just made it known that the u.s. will not be releasing any photographs of the dead bin laden. what is behind his reasoning there? >> first of all, the white house said that there are absolutely certain that the pers

the problem with various . wishful thinking won't make hamas actually. engage in a conflict ending agreement their good will and their intentions are very suspect is raul the vast majority of israel's israelis want peace but they won't trust any government that has participation by hamas to keep it and israel's not going to make the kinds of concessions that the palestinians will want for peace under any participation by hamas so the last point is i agree there may not be a one state solution in the near term but there also may not be a two state solution as long as the arab side doesn't view it as a conflict ending all right gentlemen. we've run out of time i sincerely thank all of my guests today in washington and thanks to our viewers for watching us here and our keith see you next time and remember crosstalk means. little. and. little. little. h. i'm having here broadcasting live from washington d.c. coming up today on the big picture. little. the. milk. if. it. is easy to. say. it's. the sound awful.

would choose peace instead of the fatah hamas agreement where they've just made an agreement over the last two weeks with hamas which is a terrorist state as defined by the european union and the united states it terrorist entity and not helpful neither to american diplomacy in the region nor the prospects of peace and we should mention that hamas and fatah are meeting in moscow to talk about this and it is not hamas it's not called i terrorist organization by everyone not by nasco and not by the united nations i believe but. still michael has asked you're not and i'll let you get in here and at the second hour but i'll let anyone talk about what's going on here. if not go ahead asked how large. consider recognizing israel as a jewish state does this have to happen if it does happen. what would be the result . you know i think there are three there are three things to be said first of all as i mentioned a moment ago there is no precedent in international law and there's no precedent in the peace treaties israel has already signed with egypt or jordan for recognizing israel as a jewish

hamas is very nervous about what is happening in the region, particularly the hamas leadership in damascus. and their own people have been pushing hard for this deal. the whole environment has changed. but for egypt this is a big feather in the capit. in just three months the new government has a deal. >> how much bitterness will they have to overcome if this is really going to work? >> it goes back four years. life has been lost and blood has been spilled. i spoke with a woman yesterday. her husband was killed. he was a is a , supporter killed in prison. she alleged that a it was tortured and beaten to death. i asked if she welcomed the unity deal and she said yes, but she could not forgive and was pretty skeptical about whether it was going to last. i think most palestinians welcome this, but they say it's one thing to have a deal in place, but let's wait and see whether it works in practice. >> has the israeli government now having to recalibrate the bread loaves from here? -- recalibrate where it moves from here. having to recalibrate relations is the egyptian government with israel. i

. >> anne marshal says the hamas -- under the brotherhood. >> hamas is the muslim's brotherhood of the palestinians, they want an election and there's been no election since, and they killed off the palestinian authority opponents. >> and whao's why many coptics may leave, they fear what will come, father al man nao*ut say they'll stay, the church has existed in egypt for 2 thousand years and will survive no matter what happens. >> we are trusting god and we are not afraid. jesus told us that the people against us use the hand of human beings, but we have the hand of god, the one who's covering us will save us. >> gary lane, cbn news, cairo, egypt. >> finally this week, a young mother is a i live today satangs to cbn's operation blessing in china, the 29 year-old traveled to beijing and had to get help for her son thao's death, while the couple was there, the mother suffered a stroke, if she survived she would more than likely be paralyzed, operation blessing china was able to raise more than 4 thousand dollars to pay for her surgery. it's wonderful to see how wonderful blessing is hel

>> in the short-term, unviable. i think that unless hamas makes clear it is changing its stripes, and did they do that as a result of the unity agreement, there is no basis for a peace process with hamas in it. but if in the long-term, this is a process in which hamas except the idea of a two-state solution, and may help the process because up until now the israelis have been saying they cannot make peace because he cannot deliver because they are opposed to what they want to do. maybe with hamas divided we will have a much better chance at achieving peace. >> we have to leave it there. thank you for joining us. still to come on tonight's program, nearly a decade after the attacks of 9/11, we returned from new york to see how people are moving past that people day. -- that fateful day. tanks and armored vehicles are being deployed north of damascus. there are reports of thousands of arrests around the country. journalists are not allowed to enter syria. we report from neighboring jordan. >> it is those -- it is as it goes campaigning have lo

>> in the short-term, unviable. i think that unless hamas makes clear it is changing its stripes, and did they do that as a result of the unity agreement, there is no basis for a peace process with hamas in it. but if in the long-term, this is a process in which hamas except the idea of a two-state solution, and may help the process because up until now the israelis have been saying they cannot make peace because he cannot deliver because they are opposed to what they want to do. maybe with hamas divided we will have a much better chance at achieving peace. >> we have to leave it there. thank you for joining us. still to come on tonight's program, nearly a decade after the attacks of 9/11, we returned from new york to see how people are moving past that people day. -- that fateful day. tanks and armored vehicles are being deployed north of damascus. there are reports of thousands of arrests around the country. journalists are not allowed to enter syria. we report from neighboring jordan. >> it is those -- it is as it goes campaigning have lo

is the issue now. that hamas' rejection is the issue. if another american president had said that it would be seen as pro israel. and what one final point just on the washington aspect of this. by the way, i think peter has it right and wrong i think ultimately the palestinians need the approval and recognition of two countries, the first of course is israel which occupied the territory and second is the united states. i think netanyahu wasn't wrong in thinking that a lot of the game is here. but one final point about this washington angle, don't forget, tanyahu was here in washington at the invitation of the republican speaker of the house. he delivered, netanyahu really did deliver for the republicans and we can forget that israel is so many ways a domestic policy issue. boehner i don't think, and certainly ople like mitt romney and pawlenty who jumped on the president after the speech could have hoped for anything more. >> just one more point about peter's comment. coming on 35 years, the u.n. pass resolution.

it's the generals who continue to call the shots and they are playing this man the hamas fatah union egypt want to. the way that it has been run on the one hand but on the other hand they want to establish a new relationship with hamas we're not sure about the width of the new egyptian government backed so ironically while washington thought it was creating a safer middle east its closest ally israel is suffering a recent poll found that fifty four percent of egyptians want to see the egyptian israeli peace treaty cancelled a statistic that has his radius terrified and missing the old order more and more policy r.t. . now about five minutes time to get a special report on what's become a never ending war in lebanon with hundreds of thousands of unexploded bombs still posing a threat five years after the conflict ended that's the common good business first after a quick break hungry for the full story we've got it for. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers on our team. which brighton if you. are from steve. santagati don't come. to warm welcome to busin

and the first one is about fatah and hamas. this is what he had to say. >> the recent agreement between fatah and hamas poses an enormous obstacle to peace. no country can be expected to negotiate with a terrorist organization sworn to its destruction. >> what's the way around this, then? >> well, first of all, the reconciliation agreement that was signed on may 4th in cairo. >> between hamas and -- hamas, we should say, the united states and israel and others consider hamas to be a terrorist organization and they say that until hamas recognizes israel's right to exist and shoos violence, israel will not deal with them. the may agreement with hamas. >> the may agreement did not call for the creation of a national unity government as many have been saying here in this country. it calls specifically for the formation of an independent government that will prepare for national elections in may 2012 and help in the rebuilding of the gaza strip. the plo, under the chairmanship of president abbas, will continue to be in charge of the

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has created an air of fear and uncertainty for israel post mubarak egypt close to the reconciliation between fatah and hamas a recent poll suggests the majority of egyptians are turning their backs on the jewish nation with their reports the u.s. backed revolution in egypt has only further isolated washington's main ally in the region. most of the o.t. is happier than he's been in a long time the political activist used to be a member of fatah but switched to harm us because he feels betrayed by for tough dealings with israel and while hamas might be considered a terrorist organization by israel and the united states only says the movement shares his goals goals that are now being furthered by a new friend cairo. it's not only me who's happy to gyptian president hosni mubarak has gone all the arab world is mubarak never had a connection with any muslim organization he had the same hate israel israelis should be worried and israelis are the reconciliation deal between but her rivals hamas and fatah signed recently in cairo took them by surprise and could never have happened if he was still in power i think t

is the instability of the countries that support hamas at the moment and uprising and or possible uprising in some of those countries so you add all these factors together is and this is exactly the perfect moment for this unity not israel a negative reaction from israel of this potential union what's israel afraid of. well israel has reacted to hamas and the same way after it won the elections last time i think it's going too fast and too hasty in making all kind of decisions and holding that tax money from moving to the states but there is no negotiations at the moment anyway you know president of buzz has been has been asking for freeze of settlements which is what the court did anyway as which is what the roadmap as of his role in it didn't apply and now to come and tell the palestinians we don't want you to be unified makes no sense to the palestinian people makes no sense the fact that the further the p.l.o. all is the one that will continue these negotiations it is not a must that will good the government that's being formed at the moment nobody from hamas will be in it so

deal in his four years of division between hamas and fattah and based on prepares them for the planned declaration of palestinian statehood in september i am most afraid that hamas runs they get to the west bank in a kind of free legal way by the palestinian authority. sooner rather than later or they will overtake the west bank and this night then a problem not only for the palestinians if you'll be a problem for israel and this is one of the many checkpoints between israel and the palestinian territories as cairo extends a hand to the palestinians security here is unlikely to be beefed up in the three months and so barak was on stage no one's replaced him some believed the americans gave up the old friend to really and easily miscalculated his replacement will be a democrat going. big interests instead it's the generals who continue to the shots and they play this man. egypt want to train. the way that it has been run on the one hand but on the other hand they want to establish a new relationship with hamas we're not sure about the way the new egyptian government will act so ironical

i re-read it and when we get to the point about fatah-hamas. he feels the palestinian authority will have to convince israel that, in fact, you know, how am i supposed to deal or negotiate with someone who has, as part of that entity, is committed to obliterate my role in essence but that doesn't say, if that is a continuing reality that we will invoke u.s. law which pretty much says that if you have an unreformed hamas that u.s. taxpayer dollars will not flow to such an entity. is it your understanding that if, in fact, we have an unreformed hamas that u.s. law calls for the suspension of those funds to a palestinian authority that includes hamas? >> senator, we're certainly committed to applying u.s. law and our view of hamas hasn't changed. it's a foreign terrorist organization and we don't engage with hamas. we'll have to see how the so-called reconciliation agreement translates in terms of a government of unity as well as the policies and positions of that government. there's a distance between where we are today and seeing those realities.

n., general assembly in september where the hamas combination, palestinian government, i think will be seated as the government of the state of palestine. >> well, we don't want that. we don't want that. you know that? >> president obama will oppose it in the general assembly and in the security council, he will, but an overwhelming majority including most of americans will support it. >> eleanor? >> that's right. the u. n. will in effect blast the palestinian state and the u.s. will vote against it. i think what the president was doing to head off or to create a new famework about what inevitable is going to happen at the u. n.. and what he puts forward is a statement of u.s. policy that has been well-known in private circles since 2002. it was -- 2000. it was the basis of the agreement that president clinton negotiated and that many leaders feel that arafat should have accepted and didn't. the reason that netanyahu was behavioring the way he is is he's a weak leader and he is a right wing leader who has an unmanageable governing coalition. he can't deliver on this. and the president

n., general assembly in september where the hamas combination, palestinian government, i think will be seated as the government of the state of palestine. >> well, we don't want that. we don't want that. you know that? >> president obama will oppose it in the general assembly and in the security council, he will, but an overwhelming majority including most of americans will support it. >> eleanor? >> that's right. the u. n. will in effect blast the palestinian state and the u.s. will vote against it. i think what the president was doing to head off or to create a new famework about what inevitable is going to happen at the u. n.. and what he puts forward is a statement of u.s. policy that has been well-known in private circles since 2002. it was -- 2000. it was the basis of the agreement that president clinton negotiated and that many leaders feel that arafat should have accepted and didn't. the reason that netanyahu was behavioring the way he is is he's a weak leader and he is a right wing leader who has an unmanageable governing coalition. he can't deliver on this. and the president

could never have happened if mubarak was still in power i think there was a lot of mistrust between the hamas and mubarak and his regime they have no apparent. not as a horn as broad because of his. ties with israel a deal in his four years of division between hamas and fattah and better prepares them for the planned ration of palestinian statehood in september i am most afraid that hamas runs. the west bank in a kind of free legal way by the palestinian authority. sooner rather than later or they will overtake the west bank and this might be then a problem not only for the palestinians it will be a problem for all is right this is one of the many checkpoints between israel and the palestinian territories as cairo extends a hand to the palestinians security here is likely to be beefed up in the three months since mubarak was ousted and no one's replaced him some believed the americans gave up the old friend to really and truly easily and this calculating that his replacement would be a democratic by. interest instead it's the generals who continue to call the shots and they are playing this m

on the other hand they want to establish a new relationship with hamas we're not sure about the new egyptian government will act so ironically while washington thought it was creating a safer middle east its closest ally israel is suffering a recent poll found that fifty four percent of egyptians want to see the egyptian israeli peace treaty cancelled a statistic that has israelis terrified and missing the old order more and more police the r t in the palestinian authority meanwhile the broader region is still shaking with violence as more people die in crackdowns in syria and nato bombs hit central tripoli reportedly killing six. i how these four airstrikes have reportedly targeted the north korean embassy and cockies compound coming just hours after he made a t.v. appearance it was the first time he'd been seen in public since a nato attack killed his youngest son and three grandchildren more than a week ago in syria attacks and soldiers reportedly move deeper into residential areas as the government crackdown there continues at least nineteen more people were killed but the total number o

the hamas is already the old it is in unison. where we have much more people occasions of which are becoming clear about a day and some some eighty five kilometers away from gaza but already a grad missile fired from there has hit the outskirts of the city israeli army is warning that in the next major conflict tens of thousands of rockets will hit tel aviv this means is that daily life was raining is living not far from gaza is fast becoming part of this radio life across the country will see our team tel aviv. right now through i discussed this story father we're joined live from gaza. from the al to be association for human rights let's talk to him right now. hello to you so the opening of a pedestrian crossing is being held as a as a massive humanitarian victory but is it enough do you think to end the humanitarian crisis yet i cannot deny all of the gazans going to this. decision. especially when we. look because of the borders and because the restrictions are going to be for the palestinians but i believe that this is not e

a terrorist organization who is now aligned with the palestinian government. >> hamas has been and is an organization that has resorted to terror. it is not a partner for a significant realistic peace process. >> reporter: the president could get another cool reception on sunday morning when he addresses the largest pro-israel american lobby, apac. there, israelis are hoping the president is going to announce he'll visit israel next month. white house sources say that's highly unlikely. >> we'll be watching. >> chuck todd at the white house to get us started. thanks very much. i'm joined here by andrea mitchell. what a weekend. it begins with the president saying now more than ever, there's got to be a peace deal. it ends by all sides being pretty far apart. >> reporter: very far apart. it was really tough. i was told even some israeli officials were uncomfortable with what they acknowledged was a lecturing tone by the prime minister, but he felt he had to say this to the world, to president obama pfsz face, and on top of that, they had had a call. he called hillary clinton yesterday

the way that it has been run on the one hand but on the other hand we want to establish a new relationship with hamas we are not sure about the way the. government will act so ironically rushing to the fortress creating a safer middle east its closest ally israel is suffering a recent poll found that fifty four percent of rejections want to see the egyptian israeli peace treaty cancelled a statistic that has raised refined and missing the old order more new policy on teeth in the palestinian authority for elsewhere in the middle east tensions are picking further native and bobbins in libya granting victims in the syrian crackdown. at least airstrikes hurt central tripoli overnight the latest string of attacks since the coalition after switching time just two months ago the bombings came just hours after a battle that libyan leader moammar gadhafi had a t.v. appearance and the rumors of his death was his first public speech since a later time killed his youngest son three grandchildren meanwhile in syria at least nineteen people have died in a government crackdown on opposition forces tanks was used s

removed they diligent they took the legitimacy out of guys or they try to get as government has or the hamas government the there is something in the works here ok we'll leave it there as a row of very interesting to hear what you have to say thanks for joining us live there in canada. always question. well coming up at this hour here a lot see the u.s. of indicates it's torturing techniques by saying it helps us on the bin laden but a former interrogator said part of questioning defense of american detention centers only serve to fill al-qaeda ranks with details for you on that in just a few minutes from now. but first quarter sentence a nationalist one of the human rights lawyer and a journalist to life in prison his accomplice was given eighteen years in jail. as this report. well it is a very unusual case because really it's one of the first times that the perpetrators of hate crimes were not only tried but also convicted and given quite lengthy prison terms now crimes extremely difficult to investigate and prosecute and this was one of the reasons why people implicated in hate crimes ar

hamas' charter calls for the destruction of the state of israel. in recent years, some hamas leaders have talked about a long truce. at the signing ceremony in cairo, they paid their respects to palestinian dead. they have agreed to disagree, to put together an interim government. they're planning elections to let the people decide what they want. >> we reached this important reconciliation and at the same time how to deal with the smoothly, kindly and peacefully and accept the results of the election. >> celebrations might be premature. tensions are rising. fateh is hoping the u.n. general assembly will recognize palestinian independence in september. both have concluded that unity and elections will make them stronger whatever israel says. jeremy bowen, bbc news. >> the british government is calling on the international community to increase financial support for political reform in the middle east and north africa. at a speech given in london, the foreign secretary said it could provide a great advance for human rights and freedom if it was backe

some appear celebrating, others such as the jerusalem papers showed the hamas condemning what they call a holey leader. >>> the hunt for a hit-and-run driver who killed a bay area woman. it's been a chaotic morning for some drivers getting off the bay area bridge in san francisco after a fan sass tick weekend. our meteorologist is up to tell us what will happen with the bay area weather as the workweek starts. also, there was an announcement this morning about the trial of michael jackson's doctor. . >>> people had a frustrating commute as they arrived off the bay bridge. drivers who took the freemont exit were surprised to find harrison street closed and even more surprised to see they would be forced back onto the bay bridge. >> i can't. i need to get to my job. kind of ridiculous that they can't figure out traffic for a morning. >> i think they should put a little more signs because everybody is getting confused right now. >> harrison street is back open so drivers will not be forced back onto the bridge this afternoon. neighbors stay the drivers car jump had the sidewalk, pinned the

. >> just so it is clear on the issue of hamas and the united nations and what -- what hamas and the palestinians intend to do in september, you and the president are in absolute alignment and i think with 99% of the american public it is the issue of the '67 borders because -- frankly, i'm a little startled that this has caused so much consternation. i want to read to you something that was said in a joint press release when the prime minister netanyahu was here in 2010 with secretary of state hillary clinton which is identical to the language that was in the speech. it says the u.s. believes the parties can mutually agree on an outcome which ends the conflict and reconcile it is palestinian independent state based upon the 1967 lines with agreed swaps. this is language that is nearly word for word what was in the speech and that's why i'm -- i'm asking you right now, why is it that the israeli government is pushing back so hard when that language '67 -- '67 lines with agreed swaps was used as the template for u.s. policy in the past. what's new about it? >> i know this may sound li

the circumstances rice now for successful negotiation are very slim because of the presence of hamas palestinian government. >> chris: that brings me to the question i want to ask you, liz. i know you don't like what the president said, but does it make any practical difference? neither the palestinians nor israelis seem the least bit interested in a peace negotiation right now. >> i think the question is whether or not you'll respond to what we have seen happen. in terms of the agreement with hamas in terms of the palestinian thing, unilaterally they will go to the u.n. whether we as the united states respond to that saying okay, okay, okay, we'll give you pre-emptive concessions here and force israelis in a situation where they have to accept the indefensible borders, or whether you approach it saying we're going to go to the palestinians and say you have to choose. if you are going to allow yourself with -- align yourself with hamas, we as the united states cannot back you. >> chris: the president made that point. >> the president said the palestinians have to explain. he didn't s

the details do keep changing. we have complete coverage on our website. it is at bbc.com/news. hamasnd fatah has signed a deal to form a unity government. the palestinian president and head of fata turns a dark page of contention. but israel condemns it, calling it a big day for terrorism. >> people power helped make this agreement possible. that is why there were celebrations in gaza this afternoon. palestinians have seemed to want unity more than their leaders. but in the middle east, it is hard to ignore the st.. >> today is the best time for palestinians to say we need our country. we need to establish our state. >> they signed in cairo. the new government there brokered an agreement that the old regime would not have considered. many egyptians believed that the regime that overthrew was too close to israel. >> what happened today in cairo is a tremendous blow to peace and a great victory for terrorism. >> hamas and fata are the main movements for palestinian independence. since their bloody split in 2007, hamas has controlled gaza. the westrength is in bank, including jerusalem,

the jews. everywhere you find them. hamas's leader condemned the killing of osama bin laden, and praised him as a holy warrior. now, again, i want to make this clear. israel is prepared to sit down today and negotiate peace with the palestinian authority. i believe we can fashion a brilliant future for our children. but but isreal will not negotiate with the palestinian version of al qaeda. that we will not do. so i say to president abbas, tear up your pact with hamas. sit down and negotiate. make peace with the jewish state. and if you do, i promise you this. israel will not be the last country to welcome a palestinian state as a new member of the united nations. it will be the first to do so. >>> my friends, the momentous trials of the last century, and the unfolding events of this century attest to the decisive role of the united states in defending peace and advancing freedom. providence entrusted the united states to be the guardian of liberty. all people are charged freedom. all a profound debt of gratitude to your great