which is that the president is the commander in chief of the united states military and it is congress that has the power to declare war so congress makes the decision about whether there will be a war and then the president is responsible for the details of the conduct of the war ok leslie it's very interesting i mean people don't call these things wars anymore so i suppose that's the kind of wiggle room for the president isn't it i mean this is a humanitarian intervention quote unquote we might want to talk about without really means if it's double speak and if so but is this is this what obama is doing is saying it isn't just a more powers that simply doesn't apply yeah i mean i think it's very complicated there's a lot of law that's governing this particular intervention and of course as you know the security council resolution one thousand nine hundred eighty three is there is the most important arguably that's really governing this particular intervention so i think it's a tricky it's a tricky maneuver but i mean the other the other thing that's not been mentioned is that this wa

is not the united states but this is a global economy we saw u.s. stocks tumble today on the news out of greece and it does according to analysts give a lot of concern about u.s. thinkers so how does what we're seeing in the euro zone affect the united states economy. but the two thousand and financial crisis should really teaches a lesson that these financial markets are interconnected and it fears a crisis where greece either to forte's or if not detected well if it's a technical default in greece down the road it will probably have a contagious effect on other european peripheral countries such as portugal and ireland maybe even spain and the reason that there's so much concern about whether a restructuring of greece's debt is deemed to be a default is that it would trigger the credit default swaps and it's mostly american financial institutions that have written those credit to forswear us that ensure investors for in the event of it's a fourth of greek debt so those would be major losses for u.s. financial institutions wow and we've seen the tol

they are about ready to leave for the united states. if you look down at the bottom right hand corner, the license plate on the truck says mig, migrants 666. he's a hyperrealist painter. these are six or seven kids with extraordinary faces about to leave for the united states. i think they tell the story of the mystery of mexicans as the subtitle of the book in spanish indicates. >> this is c-span's booktv. we've been talking with jorge castaneda, author of "manana forever." >> thank you. >> what are you reading this summer? booktv wants to know. >> it also goes into the details on why some in the middle class is collapsing and talking talkst the growing inequality of america and what it means to the future of our country. that's self-advertising. it was my book. i did reread it. it was a good book. another book that i have read recently which i like very much, that's called "third world america" by arianna huffington. it's a very readable book. she's a good writer. she touches on, you know, the trends that we've been seeing for a number

the only one in the united states. we want to have the highest quality and continue to be able to innovate. it's that partnership. we can't do it all alone. we have to have the support from the federal government. i guess one other very specific example i would give to tell you how the market can move is related to demand. when the federal government did a very small program, i call it very small, on a federal scale, it's huge, called like an urban circumstancelator. where cities could get $25 million, a small amount of money, right, on the federal side, and basically there was a huge overwhelming interest that they small amount of money could help them build infrastructure in their cities that would create economic development, increased emissions as well as transport people. it's amazing what a small amount of help can do to really revitalize industry and i think our nation and our manufacturing policy. thank you. >> let me -- chandra, let me ask -- something ron raised was relationship between innovation -- you know,

the united states is trying to dig itself out. ro zone for countries within the european union that circulate. three of those members have had debt crises that are required bailouts. as the wealthiest country in europe, she has been asked to write the check and to foot the bill. it has not been popular. >> we will talk about more of the evening. what are the expectation for these two leaders? on monday night, they had a private dinner at a local restaurant. it is quite an expensive restaurant. what did the expectations? let's to get some political moment -- >> to get some political momentum. the night did states is tired from the wars. we had deficits. they are treading water. there is not a lot of wind in the sale. obama is saying they raised more forceful leadership. on the detailed one, save the life of the arizona. do more in libya. america was more reluctant to endorse it. i think obama has been trying to get around it more forcefully. i think the arab spring it will be an important part of the conversation. obama is trying to

congress of the united states. as we stand here having taken an oath to defend the constitution, this, my friends, is our moment to stand up for that oath, to act in defense of the constitution, i urge a yes vote on h.con.res. 51. i ask members on both sides of the aisle who i know are ready to step forward in this moment to join me. thank you very much. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentlelady from florida is recognized. ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you, mr. speaker. i'm very proud to yield the remaining time to the gentleman from illinois, mr. kinzinger, a member of the committee on energy and commerce and a captain in the u.s. air force reserves. mr. kinzinger: i appreciate the gentlelady yielding. ladies and gentlemen, we are at a moment in time, the middle east is awakening to freedom. they are seeing the opportunities that lay before them that we have experienced for hundreds of years. and they are begging for freedom. you know the greatest disinfectant to terrorism is not necessari

not like resource countries like the united states. in 2003, the first year in the data set that we explore in the publication that jack and steve described to get us started, this was the total set of chinese direct investments in america. it was virtually absent here. it wasn't part of the story at all even while it started to take off in places like africa, brazil, kazakhstan and the like. this is 2003 to 2005. it starts to get a little more. 2007, 2009, 2010, 2010 -- now we're looking at the first quarter and we're seeing a continuation of this trend. so the first thing to understand is that we're not talking about something that might happen tomorrow. we are talking about a change in chinese capabilities, chinese company capabilities to invest in more advanced economies. that is happening now. so this is a present situation. it's not a future maybe sort of thing. and most of that investment will happen without ever getting kind of review for national security. only sensitive sectors are going to go before what's called the committe

very important to the united states i do we are supportive. and the kinds of. important. work that to the crown prince has been doing in his nation. ok however these claims of reforms engaging in dialogue with the opposition which the crown prince and secretary of state clinton were talking about last week come as bahrain is reportedly at the same time sentencing political prisoners to death reports that the government is keeping members of parliament and political opponents in jail denying unfair trials reports that they are being tortured and beaten in jail reports that the government is forcing people to stay home from work not be able to earn a living because they're perceived as possibly being opposition activists does this all sound like reform i don't know or more earlier i spoke with michelle she is the dusky he's director of the center for research on globalization i asked him why the white house is saying that things are moving forward with reform in bahrain while the reality on the ground appears to sound very different histories that will associate. u.s. puppe

this might do to us or our children or our children's children you know our congress here in the united states legislatures throughout the will devote all these different laws tax laws and corporate was what could be more important than deciding on the moment a genetic future of life on earth. welcome back here with our t.v. let's take a look at the top stories served as andrea to the e.u. faces more conditions following the arrest of its bosnian serb army general previously seen as key to joining the club rock a lot it will make its first appearance in front of the international tribunal in the hague later today. and major fire at an ammunition dafoe in central russia turns the skies red by setting off a chain reaction of artillery shell explosions around thirty people. killed the minister into an album of discord between germany and spain after millions of euros in revenues lost following false accusations the spanish vegetable was the root of the deadly european eat cold i'll break. georgia berries the victims of a savage police crackdown that left hundreds of other protesters in hos

they're huge issues for the united states. we feel like we've lacked leverage, or at least positive leverage, to move china. it's been a frustration for probably everyone in congress and most people in the room. it's not reciprocity. simple reciprocity doesn't work, we don't have the same interests. this is not a coercive tool. now i'm going to make a strong point. dan is blowing it. the unilateral approach blows this opportunity. we agree, we agree, we agree, we get to the end and here we disagree. i want to discuss those. the practical and principal arguments again this position, but i'll tell you what my trump card is. you want to open the u.s. to china really, not just talk about it? my argument wins in congress, not because i made it because congress wants something in return. thank you. >> dan? five minutes to comment in response. >> i really just want to make two points, i think, in response to what i just heard. and it involves mobility. one of the great things about mobility is physical mobility that can evolve over ti

chair. >> welcome to the united states congress. [laughter] if there's no further discussion, then we will vote on the webb amendment. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. and the webb amendment to the lugar amendment is adopted. now senator lugar's amendment is the pending amendment is there any further discussion on the lugar amendment? if not, all those in favor of the lugar amendment say aye. opposed, ncaa. the ayes have it. the lugar amendment is adopted. we now move to lugar amendment number four. >> the amendment 4 is to narrow the scope of military operations in libya. in particular, my amendment would restrict u.s. military operations to search and rescue, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, aerial refueling, and operational planning. it would preclude air strikes carried out by u.s. air nes.sport armed groandro as i noted in my opening statement, as currently drafted, the resolution would allow significant escalation of our military operations in libya. this could include a return to the

all opponents and enemies of the united states. what can we do to try to rein in china and the proliferation area? >> guest: all issues except north korea the chinese national interest is very prevalent and can be interested in the proliferation of nuclear weapons because its nuclear weapons are spread to countries that cannot have the same technological safeguards. and they do not understand the nature of the modern technology adequately. the danger of a catastrophic conflict or even of an outburst of terrorists are overwhelming. so, i am quite hopeful we can get gradual chinese support. the major hesitation is they are reluctant to outside forces can tell a country internally but with the increasing globalization, china will come to that point to the complicated issue is north korea because of the one hand, it's not in the chinese interest from north korea to have nuclear weapons. on the other hand, the chinese believe that those that are not in their national interest to have north korea collapse and then face the prospect of a l

how about the united states? we don't really risk default, do we? an is the ce off of pimco, and he's written a sue push back on marketsoff of pimco, and he's written a sue push back on markets and mayhem. he joins me. let's start with just that question. for a long time, the europeans have tried to find some way that they could kick the can down the road, that they could roy some kind of assistance because i think they fear a lee maaym leh event. >> you're right, europe has been kicking the can down the road treating greek's problem as a liquidity problem. i don'tic look the analogy of kicking the can down the road. think of rolling a snowball down a hill. two things happen when you do that. first, the snowball or the problem gets bigger. and secondly, the dynamics start accelerating and becoming more disorderly. that's exactly what he's happening in dre happening in greece. degrees has two problems. it has too much debt and cannot grow. and until these problems are solved, more and more of europe is going to be contaminated. we had a massive bailou

foreign policy i mean oh as for the united states government it with. good for them to do abroad is never good for anyone else to do at home and certainly we're seeing that and at the same time i think that there's a major difference between media like tele sort of russia today or even press t.v. because there are media outlets that are are not necessarily promoting government propaganda whereas when you look at voice of america or radio t.v. marti or even radio free europe which was widely associated i mean publicly with u.s. intelligence agencies like cia i mean people know that these are absolute propaganda outlets they're not doing any kind of regular programming you know news and opinion that that's done in any kind of balanced perspective whereas i think other stations like russia today are they telling are trying to do that that they're not just government propaganda outlets you know they're real they're a media outlet such as a c.n.n. could be and could be seen which is why i think the u.s. not just goes well beyond state department to include su

when the united states forces were there. and, of course, the israelis had gone in and taken out their nuclear program well before that. it was chemica and biological weapons that the u.n. was particularly concerned about and that saddam hussein's regime refused to tell the u.n precisely what had happened and stockpiled. now, we know saddam hussein had them, we know he used them on his own people, we know he used them on the iranians. when the war ended, there were not large stkpiles found as the u.n. had assumed he had becaushe had refused to indicate that he did not. what they did find, the duelfer report found this, was precursors for chemical weapons and biological weapons. the competent people who kn how to do it and had done it previously together. and dual-use facilities that would enable them to have stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons within a matter of weeks according to the dell fur report. so it really didn't make a lot of difference that there were there weren't stockpiles as long as you had the ability

this is, in part, due to the fact that the united states is democracy. uld you expect to find, lying in a democracy than in a proletarian states. for the simple reason that democratic leaders are accountable to their publics. they have to explain to the public's why they're doing x, y, z. anytime the democratic leader pursues an unpopular policy here she is going to be tempted to tell a lie to get the public to go along with that unpopular policy. the leaded thinks that nevertheless the smart policy, a dictator. you don't really have to worry very much about what your public thinks about have to to the pub said. you can do much to want. the incentives are right to be greater. presidents have to do a lot of heavy lifting to get the american people to buy on to these enterprises which is why president bush had to go to great lengths. what president johnson had to lie about the gulf of tonkin incident in august 1964 to get the american people and particularly the american congress to buy on to the vietnam war, and is why as we talked about earlier president

and more clear are you satisfied that it's legitimate or is it just all about domestic politics the united states obama is trying to satisfy public opinion without alienating the military all that much because it's still open ended even what we've heard about these plans american and nato troops will be in afghanistan for a very long time. well i wouldn't quite put it that obama is trying to satisfy public opinion in a sense opinion in the united states on afghanistan is way ahead of president obama in terms of the desire to withdraw troops from the latest pew poll shows fifty six percent. to thirty eight percent want to withdraw our troops as soon as possible only thirty eight percent are interested in keeping troops there until the situation is stabilized court unquote so i mean that's really you know it's not that obama is satisfied in public opinion what he's doing is primarily satisfying the interests of the pentagon in the military they have gotten most of i would say eighty percent of what they wanted whereas the faction in his administration was really concerned about the cost of t

serving the interests of the united states. and demonstrating the high caliber of the american system of free enterprise. system which from this new round here is something into the trade of the world oil. one of the material that is making a truly great contribution to our modern civilization. one of the reasons the reason for the primary one from invasion of iraq is to ensure u.s. control of her being a major interview resources of the world in the embassy in brooklyn inside baghdad is a city like no other embassy in history and the world we're not building the embassy in syria right can make a huge presence around with an intention to leave their building with intention to maintain control. since two thousand and three the u.s. has built dozens of military bases in iraq in two thousand and eight the u.s. and iraqi governments signed an agreement that states that all foreign troops should leave the country by two thousand and eleven. the agreement also says that the u.s. will not seek permanent basis or a permanent military pr

of course to become a full members of the unit in the region so in order for us there. is adamant in trying to achieve peace in the region in the northern plains trying to perceive themselves as an honest broker is there the possibility that the united states could veto the establishment of a palestinian state and still the general assembly would recognize the recognition of the palestinian state was already announced in nineteen eighty eight by yourself and nothing different so this can happen again and again we're not going anything to the palestinians what can you can achieve is the continuation of the delegitimization of the state of israel and this is something that i think can be. void it only through bilateral talks do you have faith that netanyahu is serious about peace i have faith in him because for the last two years when i served my country as the israeli ambassador to the united nations. i saw a watch very clearly not only what he said in the body land in first speech which was two states for two countries but also the way that the increasing fourteen month

he did get the united nations. he did talk to the french and the english, but he didn't talk to the people's house, the congress of the united states. and the president did not have the authority to do this. now, the reason i support the kucinich resolution is it sends a clear message to the white house that cannot -- they cannot do this again. they cannot unilaterally go into syria or the ivory coast or any place else without talking to the people who represent the -- the congress who represents the people all across this country. the president should not have done this. and the only legislation that really deals with the problem today is the kucinich resolution, which i co-sponsored. i'm a co-author of it. now, i am going to vote for the boehner resolution because it does send a signal, but it does not solve the problem. the only way to solve the problem is to let the president know you cannot, should no, and will not be able to do this again. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from florida. the gentleman fro

career and then the needs of this should come as no surprise the united states. terrorism terrorism a different policy one of the. humanitarian short humanitarian mandates which in fact is also because you do not come to the rescue of millions with the two still follows french. let's talk about some of the interest in bahrain because as hillary clinton secretary of state clinton clinton made no secret bahrain is seen as a very important partner and one of the reasons why that is that there is a naval base there the u.s. fifth fleet is stationed there and from what i hear from basra needs by looking at the construction they believe that the u.s. is expanding its naval base there that it's growing that they're building upon it and they also say that the united states used a u.k. air force base in bahrain to fly planes out of and used that base so i want to ask you if you did see those as being some of the largest interests in the region. well absolutely the whole if you look at it from the geopolitical perspective with objectives of the united states that this. is m

strong military commitments, underscoring the leadership role of the united states. that is a critical component of american foreign policy. there's often times a second school that says one of the most important things the united states has to do is to prepare the way for multi play, recognition that other states are rising and it is important to create institutions and capabilities in which other countries asked to share the responsibilities of global power. too often it is the case then these two schools of thought are played off against one another. it seems to me the most creative diplomacy and important diplomacy over the course of the next several years is a blending of both. smart diplomacy asks us, demands us to take big steps to secure american power, to do what is necessary to make sure our position as a dominant economic, security and political player in doors but at the same time create capacities and institutions where are rising states and other states have a chance to interact and engage with us and also played a larger role in shaping these institutio

he has written extensively on foreign relations law at the united states. so we appreciate all of our witnesses taking time to be here today. senator lugar. >> thank you very much for calling this meeting. we're considering the legal and constitutional basis for ongoing united states military operations in libya. the president declined to seek congressional authorization before initiating hostilities. subsequently, he has carried them out for more than three months without seeking or receiving a congressional authorization. this state of affairs is at odds with the constitution. it is at odds with the president's own pronouncements on the war powers during his presidential candidacy. for example, in december 2007, he responded to a question by saying, "the president does not have power under the constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation." before our discussion turns to constitutional and legal issues, i believe it is important to make a more fundamental po

because certain elements of the united states and of course i'm amongst them realize the i.c.c. is basically a global government court of the larger private central banks that are dominating our society and the i.c.c. see where the i.c.c. is saying that they want to try khadafi for crimes against humanity that would be like having hitler over the nuremberg trials of nazis you've got european nations in serbia and now in libya bombing and killing civilians that's not the baited shooting out fishing boats and you have them now admittedly trying to assassinate khadafi itself an international war crime the i.c.c. has said nothing about the war crimes in iraq and that eight and a half plus year war afghanistan the admitted massacre so this is really a joke in the way the i.c.c. carries out trials is a joke just like the world criminal court was love them illogic and again i'm not saying any of these guys are good or bad but when it is he died while they were holding him and they wouldn't let him have as witnesses they wouldn't let him testify so it's a total and complete kangaroo cou

the united states supports the u.n.'atistics to provide accurate and timely market information and forecasts, and we support in country efforts to improve data collection and analysis in many countries. we're also working to bolster here in the u.s. national agriculture data assistance and institutions in the feed the future nations so that countries can carry out their own food security assessment, monitor and analyze functions in their own country. in nigeria, usda is helping with a pilot project to improve sampling methods and data collection techniques, and in places like guatemala, supporting systems so that farmers there can make informed decisions. as these new capabilities and systems take hold around the world, we believe that there's less waste and fewer hung gri people, but we can mitigate and respond to crop failures and father and famines. countries can make more informed agricultural choices as we watch a substantial increase with global commodity praises for the second time in the last few years, and it's

or is it at times deceiving the united states and with a double game? it begs the question that we know pakistani governments are not happy the united states conducted the raid without telling them. begs the question could this be payback? >> reporter: yes. it is no secret the pakistani security establishment has been seething from the bin laden raid to the fact they came in, navy s.e.a.l.s, took unilateral action on pakistany soil, an embarrassment for the pakistani security establishment. they faced unprecedented pressure here at home. that's why some view this action as the pakistani security establishment standing up against the u.s., hitting back, and even if it means it is undermining its relationship with washington. >>> let's dig deeper on the u.s./pakistan relationships. "the new york times" reporter who broke this story, eric schmidt. congressman, i want to start with you. you were in pakistan last week. what was the government's explanation when you met with our military, when you met with the isi officials, what was their explanation for arr

i'm a member of the united states congress. i'm a wife of 33 years and i have five children and we're the proud foster parents of 23 great children and it's a thrill to be here in the live free or die state. >> i'm newt gingrich, former speaker of the house. when 14 million americans are out of work, we need a new president to end of obama depression. >> governor. >> i'm mitt romney, and it's an honor to be back at st. ansum. hopefully i get it right this year, and i appreciate the chance to be with you and to welcome your wife. i have five sons, five daughters-in law and 16 grandkids. i want to make sure their future is bright and america is always known as the hope of the earth. thank you. >> i'm congressman ron paul. i've been elected 123 texas. before i went to congress i delivered 40 thousa,000 babies. i want to defend the title i'm the champion of liberty and i defend the constitution. thank you. >> governor. >> good evening. i'm tim pawlenty. i'm a husband. my wife mary and i have been married for 23 years. i'm the father

the united states cannot do it by itself. d i think it's the greatest challenge to peace and the greatest test of progress as possible. >> host: let's talk for a moment of the strategic challenges facing the sino-american relationship. there's a discussion of the chinese military buildup. how worried should we be about that, about growing growing chinese assertiveness in asia, and in the region and globally as well and the ability to project power and should we be doing anything to shore up our allies who are increasingly worried about china? >> guest: well, as china gross economically, their military capacity is bound to grow. that's inherit is what is going on. what we have to watch is at what point does the chinese military capacity go from beyond defending its country to a capacity to intervene all over the world and challenge existing institutions? at that point, we are in a period of potential confrontation. and if that is not attended to, then it could slide into a confrontation. they haven't yet reached that point. but

course to become a full members of the unit in nations so i know the trust that. is at the moment in trying to achieve peace in the region in the nordic he's trying to save himself as an honest broker is there the possibility that the united states could veto the establishment of a palestinian state and still the general assembly would recognize that the recognition of the palestinian state was already in the eight by arsenal and nothing happened so this can happen again and again in this will not gain anything for the palestinians a can. have is the continuation of the illegitimate vision of the state of israel and this is something that i think can be. void it only through a literal intox do you have faith that netanyahu is serious about peace i hear first from him because for the last two years when i served my country is the israeli ambassador to the united nations a so i watch very clearly not only what he said in the belly landing in first speech which was two states for two countries but also the way that they acted in freezing for ten months the building i

at the president of the united states and the free world. leaving him there and definitely is not an option. if someone would argue that we don't have a vital interest before, we have one now. one of his main motivation is going to be retaliation, and guess who is going to be against. letting him linder indefinitely while the president brings his hands about what to do that is not a good idea. he needs to go. >> as you look back, you think your foreign policy approach would have more in common with george h. w. bush or george w. bush? >> collected believe i would have my own foreign policy, and that it would reflect on the best of the successes of our country. and there are positive examples in both of those administrations from challenges as well obviously. i don't think it is one or the other. a thick there are strong and positive elements in both. these are complex issues and complex parts of the world have lots of nuance. to suggest a doctrine for the region that is cut her is under utilization of our ability, capability, and are thought

you were raised in the united kingdom, right? your grandparents -- there were very important people in the history of kurdish independence. there were artists and novelists, poets, intellectuals. >> my grandfather was a poet, a politician, one of the real dynamos of the kurdish intellectual revolution which was closely tied to the political revolution brought the 40's and '50's into the '60s and '70s. my grandmother, who is still alive is a novelist. she is a novelist and a storyteller. >> any brothers or sisters? >> i have an older brother. he was raised their as well. >> what caused you to be raised their as opposed to back home? >> what i was born, back home was not a good place to be for the kurdish movement. it had recently collapsed and everyone was forced into exile. i was just another one of those kurds who was born in exile. >> what was it that issue view -- that interested in automotive engineering? you have a degree in automotive engineering and or a car mechanic for a while. >> growing up in england, we were removed fr

and as you hear about the statewide ten day manhunt here in the united states for a known terrorist i'll tell you all about it and the terrorist who is still on the loose and tonight still a take. it japan didn't have its hands full with one melted down nuclear plant six at fukushima it certainly does now with another nuclear power plant on the verge of melting down about three hundred miles southwest of fukushima since the manjoo nuclear reactor prototype fast breeder reactor filled to the brim with plutonium the deadliest element on the face of the earth and last year a three on device of some sort fell into the manjoo reactor blocking access to the nuclear fuel rods in the reactor core and despite several attempts as yet to be recovered another attempt will be made next week to clear this three ton object from the reactor the critics question that the procedure is extremely dangerous and can trigger it could trigger an explosion in the nuclear fuel rods one ominous sign of just how dangerous the situation is a top manager at the plant just recently committed suicide. think of the dama

states and to what extent might that be influenced by the fact that in the united states in the case of peter de fazio for example congressman two bankers on wall street decided to take him down and ran a literally a crazy guy against him and he almost won the election you know they're threatening politicians now because it's possible illegal here in the united states and the best my knowledge in most european countries is their public financing of elections or you just can't have billionaires walk in and say i'm going to buy this politician. absolutely i mean i think the bigger difference between united states and western europe is largely about the political system so even before the disastrous citizens united supreme court case the united states we had relatively pay to play politics as against the europeans i think on both sides of the atlantic inside the united states as well as in western europe the financial industry in some cases rightly and some not so fairly enjoys about the same level of popularity that major diseases usually have the difference is that american politician

>> we live in the united states of america. and people shouldn't be forced to belong or be a member of any organization and the government has no business telling people what group you have to be a member of or not. i support strongly right to work legislation. for much of his life my dad was a teamster truck driver. my brothers and sisters, i was in a union. we grew up in a blue collar town. my family were reagan democrats. most of them now listen to rush limbaugh, actually. but the point is i understand these issues. we don't have a government tell us what organizations or associations we should be in. we tell the government what to do. >> mr. speaker, i assume you agree. one of the criticisms, you tell me whether it's fair or not. the criticism is as you watch the governors deal with this issue across the country, some people say there's a tone about it. they seem to be demonizing union workers. >> that's a totally different question. the question was right to work. one thing congress should do immediately is defund the natio

member but the united states is not. even if the european union were to disappear tomorrow, reconciliation between the natis of the balkans would have stayed the priority of the government of serbia. >> rose: the relationship o those countries of the former yugoslavia remains, was, is, and will be the highest priority of the serbian government? >> well, ithink that relations with neighbors is something that is the highest priority of everyone in the world. you need to have good relations with your neighbors in order to have, like, a prosperous... >> rose: economic future. what's the economic future of serbia? >> well, that i believe the future, including the economic future, of the entire region of the balkans is in the european union. i think it makes geographical sense, it makes historical sense it makes cultura sense. it makes good political sense. and this is why the european future is a central strategic... building a european socie and achieving a european future is a priority for the government of serbia. despite a

the history of this issue. historically, there has been an illegal units. in 2007, a few months later, the variance was granted, and a permit was issued to do the work but was required end to the elias -- that was required to legalize the unit. to complete the work of was contemplated in the 2006 permit -- i misspoke. in november, a new permit was filed to remove the unit and also to expand new building. what i think is important to note is the initial action we understand to be motivated out of concern by the tenant, who would be evicted, and our our action stems from that as well. our action stems from the decision was made in 2006. aside from the outcome of this does comply with planning code. were it not for the history, we would have issued a neighborhood notice and would have gone on to a approved a permit. we will continue to defer to your judgment. we understand the circumstances which led to your 2006 action may no longer be presidenent. if the is the case, we would not find that objectionable at all. we do not have anything else to say, but we woul

and what we are seeing generalized regime change promoted by the united states britain france and even to israel behind the scenes in north africa. as a whole will now be coming very likely to latin america so i would not be surprised to see a wave of u.s. promoted regime change in various countries in latin america from their point of view a logical country to start to begin to do another has very close ties with iran a growing movement a very strong move things out of kabul to be clear and classified as a terrorist state currently the global power elite operating from the united states and from britain he's said on global regime change as the move i believe closer and closer to a more formal world government. well similar talk about the u.s. fostering regime changes appeared after the state department announced its new programs aimed at spreading democracy around the world it's going to provide finance and logistical support to opposition groups but it only appears to apply to those countries which the u.s. would like to see their leadership toppled but he's going to japan has more.

short answer the united states is not winning the war the war is not completely lost the united states is in very close to being called involved in what is now i would call a quagmire we have to find a way to extricate ourselves from there without having the country back over to the taliban that is why president karzai is making the statements he of course is extremely angry as any leader would be as any parent would be because so many civilians are being killed on both sides by the taliban and by the united states however there is a saying in afghanistan it is better to be a slave of a master than the slave of a slave. that was gerry van dyke only with his words he is journalist and author of the book captive my time as a prisoner of the taliban. now this is the part of the show that we're going to do once a week where we get a chance to respond and to reflect on some of the criticism of r.t. from the mainstream press they of course didn't call us to ask us to respond so we want to respond to you to our viewers who ever is watching maybe you saw the segment last week and there was suc

short answer the united states is not winning the war the war is not completely lost the united states is very close to being called involved into what is no i would call a quagmire we have to find a way to extricate ourselves from there without handing the country back over to the tell of it that is why president karzai is making these statements he of course is extremely angry as any leader would be as any parent would be because so many civilians are being killed on both sides by the taliban and by the united states however there is a saying in afghanistan it is better to be the slave of a master than the slave of a slave president karzai has to show that he's on the side of the afghan people as well as on the side of the americans he's caught in the bargain all right it's a very tricky situation i want to thank you joe for helping us to sort through with all of your wealth of experience that was gerry van dyke journalist and author of captive my time as a prisoner of the taliban and. now this is the part of the show where we get a chance to respond to some of the criticism of our t

also in 2010, the united states designateed a u.s. citizen for supporting acts of terrorism on behalf of quap. in somalia, core leadership linked to al-qaeda claimed responsibility for bombings and shootings in somalia as well as the shooting in uganda. last year, the fbi indicted 12 people including five u.s. citizens for providing support. in addition, the fbi expressed concerns about americans trained in somalia who might plan to conduct attacks inside the united states. my third point is that despite the expressed desire of the congress to receive comprehensive assessment of the united states efforts to deny terrorism safe harbor, the united states government has not developed such an evaluation. beginning in 2004, congress required the administration to submit reports outlining u.s. government efforts to deny or disrupt safe havens. in response, state submitted a report to congress in 2006 and subsequently updated information in its annual country report. while the reports including the most recent update issued in august 2010 ide

they also fought against the united states. they still exist. are now being taught or being taught or teaching in our classrooms. the revolutionaries in greece. the communists are doing it in greece. fascism is italy. what is fascism today? what is the happy fascism? in the 190s, everyone said italy, [ ♪ music ] that is the new direction. what are you hearing? what is new direction for america in the free world today? it's china. it's repeating. the difference is we're the united states. where are we? we must stand up and stand together and learn from history or we will be doomed to repeat it. back in a second. [ shapiro ] at legalzoom, you can take care of virtually all your important legal matters in just minutes. now it's quicker and easier for you to start your business... protect your family... and launch your dreams. at legalzoom.com we put the law on your side. but i've learned lot from patients who use flexpen. flexpen comes pre-filled with the insulin i take i live my life on the go and need an on-the-go insulin. i don't need to carry a

at the president of the united states and the free world. leaving him there and definitely is not an option. if someone would argue that we don't have a vital interest before, we have one now. one of his main motivation is going to be retaliation, and guess who is going to be against. letting him linder indefinitely while the president brings his hands about what to do that is not a good idea. he needs to go. >> as you look back, you think your foreign policy approach would have more in common with george h. w. bush or george w. bush? >> collected believe i would have my own foreign policy, and that it would reflect on the best of the successes of our country. and there are positive examples in both of those administrations from challenges as well obviously. i don't think it is one or the other. a thick there are strong and positive elements in both. these are complex issues and complex parts of the world have lots of nuance. to suggest a doctrine for the region that is cut her is under utilization of our ability, capability, and are thought