153
153
May 10, 2011
05/11
by
KQED
tv
eye 153
favorite 0
quote 0
>> ( translated ): just the united states... does the united states want to contain china's development. actually, during president hu jintao's visit to the united states the u.s. government and president obama himself said on many occasions that the united states hoped to see prosperity and development in china and believed that this would serve the world and the united states. nibble what your president said. >> what do you think the biggest misconception is about your country from america in general? >> ( translated ): i don't think this is misconception, it is more of a lack of understanding. >> rose: what do you want us to understand? >> ( translated ): well, in the first place it is not easy to really know china because china is an ancient civilization and we are of the oriental culture. and for the americans, the united states is the world's number one superpower and the american people are a... if they're asked to choose to understand a foreign country, their first choice would be the european countries and the south ame
>> ( translated ): just the united states... does the united states want to contain china's development. actually, during president hu jintao's visit to the united states the u.s. government and president obama himself said on many occasions that the united states hoped to see prosperity and development in china and believed that this would serve the world and the united states. nibble what your president said. >> what do you think the biggest misconception is about your country...
SFGTV2: San Francisco Government Television
114
114
May 5, 2011
05/11
by
SFGTV2
tv
eye 114
favorite 0
quote 0
the dwelling units will have to be added to the main dwelling unit of the property. as far as residential care, it will have to amend the condition of approval and. this concludes my presentation. i could show you the design controls that we are also thinking about. we are also including that in the second condition as well. president olague: project sponsor? >> the afternoon, president olague. we pretty much agree with what the planning department has done. our only contention is based on the situation. it is a need based plea we are making here. obviously, the gentleman. it was actually three units. the entire floor area is 1100 square feet. they pulled back the building so the home they would not have an imposing aura over the other buildings in the neighborhood. what we're saying is, to build within that area, not going any further than the existing building, they can provide a two-bedroom units for this family. and obviously, we have a 1100 square feet. what they are proposing and what the planning department wants to do, 325 feet. for only two bedrooms, the fam
the dwelling units will have to be added to the main dwelling unit of the property. as far as residential care, it will have to amend the condition of approval and. this concludes my presentation. i could show you the design controls that we are also thinking about. we are also including that in the second condition as well. president olague: project sponsor? >> the afternoon, president olague. we pretty much agree with what the planning department has done. our only contention is based...
1,248
1.2K
tv
eye 1,248
favorite 0
quote 0
it involves the president of the united states. we're being told by a white house official that the president will make a statement at 10:30. president barack obama will make a statement at 10:30. but the official did not say what that statement would be about. again, this is very unusual to happen at 10:30 on a sunday night. we don't know what the information is, but cnn is being told by a white house official that the president will speak at 10:30, make a statement, we'll carry it live. as soon as we get more information about exactly what the president is speaking on, we're going to bring it to you live, so don't go anywhere. at the bottom of the hour, president barack obama making a live statement. >>> other breaking news tonight as well, this time it's out of missouri. an appeal to the u.s. supreme court has failed to stop a proposal to blow up a major levee. that might save the town of cairo, illinois, but it would flood thousands of acres of missouri farmland. the decision to blast a two-mile hole in the levee now rests with
it involves the president of the united states. we're being told by a white house official that the president will make a statement at 10:30. president barack obama will make a statement at 10:30. but the official did not say what that statement would be about. again, this is very unusual to happen at 10:30 on a sunday night. we don't know what the information is, but cnn is being told by a white house official that the president will speak at 10:30, make a statement, we'll carry it live. as...
SFGTV: San Francisco Government Television
85
85
May 7, 2011
05/11
by
SFGTV
tv
eye 85
favorite 0
quote 0
it functions as an independent unit with a care facility in the unit enter at opposite ends of the building, it modifies the existing care facility to accommodate independent access. that is an intensification of use and make it at any point in the future, should it change. and in a bid bloc situation, i find it very difficult. it would require a notification because you are zoning. i am getting a little bit out of my territory. >> i would agree with you that this is a change, and intensification which is why we are bringing it back to the commission ultimately for your decision. it is within your discretion to approve, deny, or approve with modifications. that is within your capabilities here. if you feel is an appropriate use, you can deny it out right. you can also request much more along the lines you specified. and commissioner moore: perhaps the complication of the layered zoning is not properly described. i had to make a call because i thought it was kind of unusual. as an intensification, we are continuously vigilant that if it is done, it is done in a different way. it is really mo
it functions as an independent unit with a care facility in the unit enter at opposite ends of the building, it modifies the existing care facility to accommodate independent access. that is an intensification of use and make it at any point in the future, should it change. and in a bid bloc situation, i find it very difficult. it would require a notification because you are zoning. i am getting a little bit out of my territory. >> i would agree with you that this is a change, and...
SFGTV: San Francisco Government Television
252
252
May 29, 2011
05/11
by
SFGTV
tv
eye 252
favorite 0
quote 0
with and units without rent control. right now, that amount is estimated to be almost $200 million as a fund for tenants in case anything were to happen. as supervisor elsbernd laid out, this is an agreement which has been vetted extremely carefully by teams of lawyers around the bay area, including the former supreme court justice of the california supreme court who released an opinion today stating that under costa- hawkins this development agreement is sound, and it would uphold and withstand legal scrutiny. i know that emotions are running high. we need to make sure that as our city evolves and changes, we protect our tenants. i believe this amendment does that. supervisor mirkarimi: thank you, president. you made amendments in committee this morning. everyone here has a copy. supervisor campos: thank you very much, mr. president. let me begin by thanking the parkmerced community, who for quite some time have been going through a very long process of providing their input on this project. i also want to thank the pro
with and units without rent control. right now, that amount is estimated to be almost $200 million as a fund for tenants in case anything were to happen. as supervisor elsbernd laid out, this is an agreement which has been vetted extremely carefully by teams of lawyers around the bay area, including the former supreme court justice of the california supreme court who released an opinion today stating that under costa- hawkins this development agreement is sound, and it would uphold and...
163
163
May 22, 2011
05/11
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 163
favorite 0
quote 0
for the united kingdom the united states is our closest ally. so the state with importance.nd before i say about the state, and i want to say on the foundation on which the united states is built. it ranges across all fields of government and interactions. to use a military term and comes full spectrum. and i want to pick out of that broad relationship three areas to highlight. firstly prosperity. it's a time of economic challenge across the globe. and the u.k. and united states i think work closely together on the economic issues. and how we are all dealing with those challenges and also bilaterally we have a very important trade, an investment relationship. so by way of example, the u.k. and the u.s. are the single biggest largest foreign investors in each's country. investing half a trillion dollars in each other's economies. and it's a time when i am struck in my five weeks of talk of the rise of china. and it's worth noting that u.k. and investment in the united states is 570 times larger than that of the china. and more people work in the united kingdom and that's impo
for the united kingdom the united states is our closest ally. so the state with importance.nd before i say about the state, and i want to say on the foundation on which the united states is built. it ranges across all fields of government and interactions. to use a military term and comes full spectrum. and i want to pick out of that broad relationship three areas to highlight. firstly prosperity. it's a time of economic challenge across the globe. and the u.k. and united states i think work...
SFGTV: San Francisco Government Television
95
95
May 28, 2011
05/11
by
SFGTV
tv
eye 95
favorite 0
quote 0
i don't think these types of units are going to be affordable to your average family. that is what i am concerned about actually. i know that can't be or isn't necessarily the basis for not supporting this type of a project, but i do believe they will be out of the range of your average san franciscoian who is a nurse or teacher or middle class families looking to buy in decent neighborhoods. yo i don't think these are going to be afford to believe them. at some point i would like to hear back from staff and request to actually -- i might not even be here by the time you go on the market, but i think a lot of these units, they end up selling for close to $1 million per unit and that is not affordable family housing. and that is not the type of housing that we need to see more november this city i don't think. based on what i am hearing from the housing element and based on what i pear from abag reports and all the other studies i am constantly hearing presented to us here, i am not sure how some of the projects we're being asked to approve meet any of the standards aro
i don't think these types of units are going to be affordable to your average family. that is what i am concerned about actually. i know that can't be or isn't necessarily the basis for not supporting this type of a project, but i do believe they will be out of the range of your average san franciscoian who is a nurse or teacher or middle class families looking to buy in decent neighborhoods. yo i don't think these are going to be afford to believe them. at some point i would like to hear back...
166
166
May 6, 2011
05/11
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 166
favorite 0
quote 0
where does pakistan stand with the united states? president bush stated in his joint session to congress after 9/11, to our allies, that you are either with us or you're with the terrorists. and i would like to know where pakistan is in that group. there is no middle found. i'd like to also find out what's going on with the mekdgo designation. a federal district court ruled that the state did not give the mek due process when it decided to keep the mek on the fto list. the law states that reviews are to take place within 180 days should the group appeal its designation. it's been past 120 days. it's now 230 days. during this time, the mek has been attacked by the iraqi military. yunami has confirmed that the soldiers killed 34 residents at camp asha raul, 34 residents that have yesterday to be buried because the iraqis refuse to allow them to be buried. high ranking public officials in the iraqi regime repeatedly cite the u.s. terrorist designation as their justification for treating the residents of camp asha rof so harshly. two bat
where does pakistan stand with the united states? president bush stated in his joint session to congress after 9/11, to our allies, that you are either with us or you're with the terrorists. and i would like to know where pakistan is in that group. there is no middle found. i'd like to also find out what's going on with the mekdgo designation. a federal district court ruled that the state did not give the mek due process when it decided to keep the mek on the fto list. the law states that...
38
38
tv
eye 38
favorite 0
quote 0
in the united states i'm curious just briefly though how representative do you think it is is it the media's fault for kind of blowing up those images for example i mean to be quite frank people here in d.c. were saying it was kind of perfect storm where a bunch of young drunk people from the cabs came could i got the metro right by the white house are these distorted images or is do you think this is really that the tenor of the nation i think it's a little bit of both i think the media certainly encourage this kind of of triumphalist vengeance celebration this kind of a head of hype celebration of blood lust for its own sake but i certainly think you're right that it's not monolithic i certainly think a lot of people simply feel relief that a somber sense of relief like let's say a family of those might feel well after the capital punishment of a perpetrator of a crime but the question really is what image are we sending to the rest of the world and where do we stand on the deeper questions of the rule of law are we a nation that celebrates the killing of a lot. our enemies without
in the united states i'm curious just briefly though how representative do you think it is is it the media's fault for kind of blowing up those images for example i mean to be quite frank people here in d.c. were saying it was kind of perfect storm where a bunch of young drunk people from the cabs came could i got the metro right by the white house are these distorted images or is do you think this is really that the tenor of the nation i think it's a little bit of both i think the media...
27
27
tv
eye 27
favorite 0
quote 0
is a very contentious issue between the united states and pakistan as and i mentioned before the united states and pakistan have conflicting interests in afghanistan. the taliban and its associates are the enemies of americans and afghan government while they are supported by certain circles within the pakistani establishment this year two thousand and eleven will be a very critical year and afghanistan in july the obama administration is planning to withdraw our. begin withdrawal of troops from the country and also it is the beginning of transition of security responsibilities to security forces and after have been allowed in scaling now the critics of the war here in the united states as well they're there they're trying to convince and ministration to call it mission accomplished and leave afghanistan but i think that that will be very much huge mistake because i've been allowed in is the terror infrastructure and the ideology is sell there as we saw that the taliban announces july first spring often and we've seen a spike of violence all across the country and the dead are even fore
is a very contentious issue between the united states and pakistan as and i mentioned before the united states and pakistan have conflicting interests in afghanistan. the taliban and its associates are the enemies of americans and afghan government while they are supported by certain circles within the pakistani establishment this year two thousand and eleven will be a very critical year and afghanistan in july the obama administration is planning to withdraw our. begin withdrawal of troops...
if they do demolish the unit on the property and we build new units within five years
SFGTV: San Francisco Government Television
125
125
May 14, 2011
05/11
by
SFGTV
tv
eye 125
favorite 0
quote 0
this is the top floor unit on the north and this is a six-unit building with three units stacked in the north side and three in the south side. this is the affected units are on the north side. and this is the top story unit. and as you can see, the layout of the building is -- and this is facing east, is that there is a lot of light. this is the interior stairway from the street and this is the unit itself on the top story. these units have had a lot of light historically. we have got now is a situation where the first addition cut off the light in the stairwell. and the second addition that's proposed will cut off the light totally. there are three areas this project has light. again, on the model that you see, there is the units in the front, the -- pardon me, the units in the rear have kitchen and dining room in the rear and they are not on the property line and they are angled windows. and we had a situation where the current developers, the owners, planted bamboo forest to cut off the light to the kitchen and dining room windows. these pictures were taken last summer when we had t
this is the top floor unit on the north and this is a six-unit building with three units stacked in the north side and three in the south side. this is the affected units are on the north side. and this is the top story unit. and as you can see, the layout of the building is -- and this is facing east, is that there is a lot of light. this is the interior stairway from the street and this is the unit itself on the top story. these units have had a lot of light historically. we have got now is a...
135
135
May 5, 2011
05/11
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 135
favorite 0
quote 1
this is spilling over into the united states. those heads were on the mexican side, i point out, mr. speaker, for point of accuracy. they are showing up on the u.s. side of the border. the drug trade here in the united states is extremely lucrative. and i have been trying to get these numbers from the drug enforcement personnel. it's been very hard to get. fox news reported that the illegal drug trade in america is a $40 billion industry. $40 billion. and it's been reported that at least $60 billion are wired from the united states into points south. a lot of that may come from wages of people working here in the united states, and a lot of them working here illegally, around $8 million illegals working in america, taking jobs that legal immigrants or americans, american citizens, should be doing. but $60 billion a year wired south. half of it, $30 billion in mexico, and the other $30 billion goes into the crib ban, central america, and south america. the other $30 billion scattered around in the southern part south of us in the
this is spilling over into the united states. those heads were on the mexican side, i point out, mr. speaker, for point of accuracy. they are showing up on the u.s. side of the border. the drug trade here in the united states is extremely lucrative. and i have been trying to get these numbers from the drug enforcement personnel. it's been very hard to get. fox news reported that the illegal drug trade in america is a $40 billion industry. $40 billion. and it's been reported that at least $60...
31
31
tv
eye 31
favorite 0
quote 0
spent fuel pools in units one two in three and four in complete shambles so the radiation levels are rising now. they were down they've been spiking on and off i think the clearest evidence is that the emergency planning zones are now expanded beyond thirty kilometers in fukushima what we're actually watching right now is an evacuation of children and pregnant women beyond thirty kilometers and this is a sure fire sign that the permanent solution zones are going to grow now even beyond the twenty kilometers they already today u.s. government as i recall had recommended fifty dollars they actually recommended out to fifty miles fifty miles and so are the japanese moving in the direction of what our recommendations were a month ago absolutely and this ago this is the concern is that you know we think that this is actually bordering on criminal activity to hold back information from the public to order tens of thousands. as the japanese to stay in their homes when we when we knew that the reactors were militant down you know information was being deliberately withheld from the japanese
spent fuel pools in units one two in three and four in complete shambles so the radiation levels are rising now. they were down they've been spiking on and off i think the clearest evidence is that the emergency planning zones are now expanded beyond thirty kilometers in fukushima what we're actually watching right now is an evacuation of children and pregnant women beyond thirty kilometers and this is a sure fire sign that the permanent solution zones are going to grow now even beyond the...
WHUT (Howard University Television)
146
146
May 1, 2011
05/11
by
WHUT
tv
eye 146
favorite 0
quote 0
this is when the united states finally went in. this is the exception that proves the rule and shows how far the bar has come for actual military intervention. >> this is never a good idea. >> this is a conundrum. one part of the problem is that the dictators, they have been brought in from the cold, and they have been received in the western capitals over the last few years. this is for whenever cynical reasons. >> it is cynical to try to give him up his program. this was not cynical. >> what is the practical thing that you do then? in his natural -- national interest is this? aside from syria, this is a terror funding state. this provides a sanctum for hezbollah, and destabilize the region. >> how do you know this? >> if the people rise up and the dictator of guns down as many people as possible, you have to make a decision. if you think that this dictator is good to keep. it would be good to lose them. >> thank you very much. one part of the arab world where the u.s. has been involved is the republic of yemen. they have earned t
this is when the united states finally went in. this is the exception that proves the rule and shows how far the bar has come for actual military intervention. >> this is never a good idea. >> this is a conundrum. one part of the problem is that the dictators, they have been brought in from the cold, and they have been received in the western capitals over the last few years. this is for whenever cynical reasons. >> it is cynical to try to give him up his program. this was not...
157
157
May 20, 2011
05/11
by
KRCB
tv
eye 157
favorite 0
quote 0
the united states was initially supporting the shiite majority in bahrain, which is... had protest demands. saudi arab intervened militarily, sending troops into bahrain. how did you think the president did in balancing there the question of u.s. interests and the importance of saudi arabia and u.s. values, wanting to support the majority in be rain and its demands? >> (laughs) well, first of all, i'll be brutally frank, i don't think that such a mar issue. of course it's desirable that bahrain be a perfect democracy as soon as possible, but then the question arises what is possible. e saudis have a decisive voice in bahrain right now. i don't think postulating on this issue publicly is the way to influence events. >> so did the president say too much, do you think? >> he came close to it. but i don't think he went drastically too far but i don't think it's a major issue to be discussed publicly, basically. i think we are to be talking to the saudis about it. we can be talking to the bahraini rulers, we have direct access to them, we have a base there and we don't want
the united states was initially supporting the shiite majority in bahrain, which is... had protest demands. saudi arab intervened militarily, sending troops into bahrain. how did you think the president did in balancing there the question of u.s. interests and the importance of saudi arabia and u.s. values, wanting to support the majority in be rain and its demands? >> (laughs) well, first of all, i'll be brutally frank, i don't think that such a mar issue. of course it's desirable that...
50
50
tv
eye 50
favorite 0
quote 1
faces political pressures if united kingdom. does attempts to its right mean the united states. then it faces a difficult position politically. which is the bulk of the people who came to support us and finally julian who do you consider to be our number one enemy. number one enemy is ignorance. and i believe that is the number one immediate everyone. is not understanding what is actually going on in the world it's only when you start to understand that you can make effective decisions and make your plans now chris news he was promoting ignorance of all those organizations to try to keep things secret. and those organizations which distort truth from asian american friends misrepresented. in this latter category. it is bad you know. it really is my and i p and that the media in general are so bad that. we have to question whether the world would be better off without them all together . so distorting of. how the world actually names. the result is we see wars and we see corrupt governments continue war one of the hopeful things that i've discovered is that nearly every war that
faces political pressures if united kingdom. does attempts to its right mean the united states. then it faces a difficult position politically. which is the bulk of the people who came to support us and finally julian who do you consider to be our number one enemy. number one enemy is ignorance. and i believe that is the number one immediate everyone. is not understanding what is actually going on in the world it's only when you start to understand that you can make effective decisions and make...
337
337
May 2, 2011
05/11
by
KRON
tv
eye 337
favorite 0
quote 0
united states is in possession of his body. he was talking from the white house, a outside the white house gates people cheering. this is a combination of 10 years of hunting for the most wanted man in the world. we go now to nicole she has been doing research on osama bin laden and why he is notorious. >> reporter: we do know he was the founder of al-qaida, most widely recognized of the mastermind behind the 9-11 attacks. he was also the mastermind of several other attacks. he was on the american fbi list as the ted most wanted fugitivtop-10 fugitives. he loss citizenship and al-qaida leaders were believed to be hiding in afghanistan. >> vicki: small team of americans took custody of osama bin laden remains. apparently it was not done by droves, we will hear a bit more from the president. >> president barack obama: tonight i can report to the world. the united states has conducted an operation that killed osama bin laden the leader look at the terrorist who murdered thousands of innocent men, women, children. >> vicki: we a lo
united states is in possession of his body. he was talking from the white house, a outside the white house gates people cheering. this is a combination of 10 years of hunting for the most wanted man in the world. we go now to nicole she has been doing research on osama bin laden and why he is notorious. >> reporter: we do know he was the founder of al-qaida, most widely recognized of the mastermind behind the 9-11 attacks. he was also the mastermind of several other attacks. he was on the...
53
53
tv
eye 53
favorite 0
quote 1
states is trying to develop an extradition case for me to the united states. just today we see a new subpoena coming out of the secret grand jury that is operating in alexandria virginia is trying to give up this history not a case against them. he is. building that case and whatever country i mean once he decides to interact they will try to extort money from that country and possibly not just me possibly others that are. the other problem with the sweet extradition is that the process itself has been corrupted. so it was corrupted from the very beginning and we've seen corruption as waiting for media we've seen. all sorts of strange actions in relation to you how do these cases but quest what message do you think it would send to the world if the u.k. did turn around almost unexpectedly at this point it seems and refused to extradite you where depends on which country so here's a sort of calculation it's going on in the united kingdom. the united kingdom wants to keep its a various levels but it's to keep its good relationship with alliance threats. so if th
states is trying to develop an extradition case for me to the united states. just today we see a new subpoena coming out of the secret grand jury that is operating in alexandria virginia is trying to give up this history not a case against them. he is. building that case and whatever country i mean once he decides to interact they will try to extort money from that country and possibly not just me possibly others that are. the other problem with the sweet extradition is that the process itself...
SFGTV: San Francisco Government Television
100
100
May 28, 2011
05/11
by
SFGTV
tv
eye 100
favorite 0
quote 0
units to be converted to for sale b.m.r. units. property ject is within the nct-3 and 85-x districts. the b.m.r. units in this project were offered voluntarily. since that time the city has revised the affordable housing program and no longer accept rental b.m.r. units but requires for sale units or in lieu fees. this is consistent with current law on the subject. the existing b.m.r. units have never been rent and the projects will not displace any tenants in the building. the mayor's office on housing recommends approval of the proposed conversion and the department recommends that the commission approve the project, as the project will not displace any tenants, complies with the city's affordable housing program and meets all applicable requirements of the planning code. i'm available for any questions. thank you very much. >> thank you. project sponsor? >> good afternoon. thank you for hearing us. i'm here on behalf of the b.m.r. rn owner. we have worked with the mayor's office and the planning department as mr. crawford mention
units to be converted to for sale b.m.r. units. property ject is within the nct-3 and 85-x districts. the b.m.r. units in this project were offered voluntarily. since that time the city has revised the affordable housing program and no longer accept rental b.m.r. units but requires for sale units or in lieu fees. this is consistent with current law on the subject. the existing b.m.r. units have never been rent and the projects will not displace any tenants in the building. the mayor's office on...
155
155
May 11, 2011
05/11
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 155
favorite 0
quote 0
will the united states tried to trade more equally? [unintelligible] >> that was an important part of our conversation. we welcome chinese investment in the united states. i am confident that if you look over the next several years, you'll see chinese investment in the united states continued to expand very rapidly. that will be good for the united states, good for china and that is driven by the desire of chinese companies to have more access to u.s. technology and try to expend the opportunities in this market. we welcome that. where have they opened test non discriminatory regime. we treat chinese companies and chinese investment like we treat investment from any other country. we will continue to make sure we preserve that open investment policy because it is important to the basic strength and dynamism of the united states. to be fair, we also discussed the china investment regime. they scream and limit foreign investment from the united states. they recognize -- expanding optimism the u.s., is important that the chinese investmen
will the united states tried to trade more equally? [unintelligible] >> that was an important part of our conversation. we welcome chinese investment in the united states. i am confident that if you look over the next several years, you'll see chinese investment in the united states continued to expand very rapidly. that will be good for the united states, good for china and that is driven by the desire of chinese companies to have more access to u.s. technology and try to expend the...
SFGTV: San Francisco Government Television
111
111
May 5, 2011
05/11
by
SFGTV
tv
eye 111
favorite 0
quote 0
commissioner romero: and the two units that are there are illegal units? >> correct. commissioner romero: has there ever been an application to legalize these units? >> from the records here, it doesn't indicate that. i'm not aware of any permits that have been issued. to legalize it. commissioner romero: ok. thank you. president lee: commissioner clinch. commissioner clinch: in the chronology here, march 14, 2011, the attorney was hired and it says for acquiring possession. are they trying to evict the tenants? commissioner walker: maybe we can hear from them. commissioner elsbernd: let's go to commissioner walker. -- president lee: let's go to commissioner walker. commissioner walker: do you know if the zoning allows for residential use? >> i don't have it. commissioner walker: maybe if you could get that somehow. >> sure. commissioner walker: and i think my other questions probably will be best for the landlord. >> thank you. commissioner romero: i'd like to ask the same question that commissioner walker asked but maybe deputy sweeney, maybe he can answer that ques
commissioner romero: and the two units that are there are illegal units? >> correct. commissioner romero: has there ever been an application to legalize these units? >> from the records here, it doesn't indicate that. i'm not aware of any permits that have been issued. to legalize it. commissioner romero: ok. thank you. president lee: commissioner clinch. commissioner clinch: in the chronology here, march 14, 2011, the attorney was hired and it says for acquiring possession. are...
43
43
tv
eye 43
favorite 0
quote 0
forever blurred the united states of america. now you might think that standing ovation was for a popular us politician will think again as israel's prime minister a rude congress we ask whether this foreign leader could be more popular than america's own president. and of all netanyahu stole the show on the hill and the israeli palestinian conflict dominates headlines let's not forget about the rest of the action in the region and take a look at the mercenaries in the u.a.e. and rising violence in yemen. and from yemen to pakistan as lawmakers debate pulling aid to islamic god in the wake of the osama bin laden killing china is actually beefing up its friendship with that country prompting some to ask whether the united states threats may be falling on deaf ears. and the death penalty in the u.s. this time the question isn't to kill or not to kill instead when it comes to executions are states or cheering their inmates to death. good evening it's tuesday may twenty fourth on lucy kept a note here in washington d.c. and watching
forever blurred the united states of america. now you might think that standing ovation was for a popular us politician will think again as israel's prime minister a rude congress we ask whether this foreign leader could be more popular than america's own president. and of all netanyahu stole the show on the hill and the israeli palestinian conflict dominates headlines let's not forget about the rest of the action in the region and take a look at the mercenaries in the u.a.e. and rising...
162
162
May 8, 2011
05/11
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 162
favorite 0
quote 0
are they convinced for responsible the united states being bankrupt if the united states does things that it looks like it's not going bankrupt what will make them not thinking -- >> i don't think i missed saying it. i think i described bin laden's first priority is to take those things internationally to bankrupt us. that is clearly his intention. he knows for -- you know, he said publicly we can't invade milwaukee or words to that effect. their goal is clearly to make us spend money to the point where we don't have any left to spend. and we seem to be doing quite well with that at the moment. >> is there any way to stop -- [inaudible] >> there's no way to do it, sir, until we tell the american people the truth. and we begin to fight the enemy that exists instead of the enemy that our politicians want us to believe in. once we stop telling the american people it's what their government does and now how they live, perhaps we can have a rational discussion. but until then we're going to keep spending money without much effect. for example, we've spent, what, 50 billion, $100 billion o
are they convinced for responsible the united states being bankrupt if the united states does things that it looks like it's not going bankrupt what will make them not thinking -- >> i don't think i missed saying it. i think i described bin laden's first priority is to take those things internationally to bankrupt us. that is clearly his intention. he knows for -- you know, he said publicly we can't invade milwaukee or words to that effect. their goal is clearly to make us spend money to...
136
136
May 25, 2011
05/11
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 136
favorite 0
quote 1
united states alone. under an international mandate designed to save lives and ensure that we did not have the sort of massacre that would lead us then to say to ourselves why do we stand by and do nothing. with respect to afghanistan, similarly to have a broad-based international mandate and a broad-based international coalition. designed to make sure that afghanistan does not serve as a base for attacks against our people. we've discussed with what we have said in lisbon with our nato summit, that this will be a year of transition because of the work that we've done in the enormous sacrifices that both our militaries have given. we are in a position now to transition, to start transitioning to an afghan led security process. and at the same time we're going to be engaging in the sort diplomatic work that is required for an ultimate political solution to the problems there. and i'm confident that we can achieve it. i think that there's no doubt about that united states and the united kingdom have a uniqu
united states alone. under an international mandate designed to save lives and ensure that we did not have the sort of massacre that would lead us then to say to ourselves why do we stand by and do nothing. with respect to afghanistan, similarly to have a broad-based international mandate and a broad-based international coalition. designed to make sure that afghanistan does not serve as a base for attacks against our people. we've discussed with what we have said in lisbon with our nato summit,...
124
124
May 27, 2011
05/11
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 124
favorite 0
quote 0
a result a child should not be returned to the united states. the area of customer international law and child rights issues is complex. i will assure you that in the most recent meeting at the hague conference that dealt with child trafficking that issue was raised particularly as it related to the alternate pravachol particularly as it related to child trafficking in the context of a deduction, and that again is a sophisticated interplay of international legal issues that weigh heavily on countries in africa and central and south america. so again i think it is a huge issue to some extent beyond the scope of the discussion today but a discussion that needs to take place. >> can you tell me what other countries have not ratified the convention? there aren't many. >> this is the second question the judge asked me by the way. it's equally uncomfortable. it had been somalia and that's it. >> well, we have to be careful about the company we keep, right? >> indeed. >> how about mlat you know about the land mine treaty of hand, and i know we haven't
a result a child should not be returned to the united states. the area of customer international law and child rights issues is complex. i will assure you that in the most recent meeting at the hague conference that dealt with child trafficking that issue was raised particularly as it related to the alternate pravachol particularly as it related to child trafficking in the context of a deduction, and that again is a sophisticated interplay of international legal issues that weigh heavily on...
491
491
May 22, 2011
05/11
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 491
favorite 0
quote 0
one, the comparison to the united states and canada. in order to make sense of violence in the united states i think that we have to treat it comparatively and we have to look at what's happening in other nations, in other nations. one of the misconceptions about canada is that canada has fewer firearms and the united states. they do have i think numerically probably fewer firearms. it is a hunting society, and there are a lot of guns -- [inaudible] >> percentage of ownership is quite high. i'm not sure if it's higher, but i will trust you if you know. and so, that to me makes it even more important to understand the sort of cultural differences in underlying currents of violence. it's a difficult question. there are other societies that have proportions of gun ownership. sweden, every household has a long gun in it because men serve in the mushy and trained. height numbers of guns in these societies, very few incidents of interpersonal violence. then there are places like japan. we've all been focused on japan in the news over the past
one, the comparison to the united states and canada. in order to make sense of violence in the united states i think that we have to treat it comparatively and we have to look at what's happening in other nations, in other nations. one of the misconceptions about canada is that canada has fewer firearms and the united states. they do have i think numerically probably fewer firearms. it is a hunting society, and there are a lot of guns -- [inaudible] >> percentage of ownership is quite...
148
148
May 23, 2011
05/11
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 148
favorite 0
quote 1
in the united states. nearly 1 million people in the u.s. go to work every day for british companies. and more than a million people in the united kingdom work for u.s. companies. i think that's a very strong indication of the depth of the commercial and economic relationship between our two countries. and what it does to help our people be more prosperous, having employments and to work together to ensure more prosperous future. the second area i wanted to highlight was security. we are the closest of military allies. which is by afghanistan where there is some 10,000 british troops engaged alongside the american troops. it's the second military contribution to the campaign there. and we have a shared approach to security challenges that the world faces, terrorism sponsored by al-qaeda and iran with nuclear proliferation. the third and final area i want to highlight is the softer side of science, innovation and research. we're very close partners. and the u.k. is the top choice for american students who w
in the united states. nearly 1 million people in the u.s. go to work every day for british companies. and more than a million people in the united kingdom work for u.s. companies. i think that's a very strong indication of the depth of the commercial and economic relationship between our two countries. and what it does to help our people be more prosperous, having employments and to work together to ensure more prosperous future. the second area i wanted to highlight was security. we are the...
183
183
May 22, 2011
05/11
by
CNNW
tv
eye 183
favorite 0
quote 0
rosenberg says as he introduces the president of the united states. >> -- between the united states andael. as you have said both publicly and privately, the relationship between the united states and the jewish state of israel is anchored in both common interests and shared values. you understand with great depth that israel is the only country in the middle east that shares america's commitment to freedom, democracy and peace. you have demonstrated through your support of more than $3 billion in critical security assistance for israel that investing in the jewish state is investing in the one pillar of stability in an unstable region. it should also be noted and we thank you for publicly and frequently calling for increased funding for the jewish state, even in this extremely difficult budget environment, you have fought for an increase in assistance. in addition, you understand that small democracies like israel are particularly vulnerable. that is why we appreciate that you proposed and israel received more than $200 million to fund israel's iron dome rocket defense system. this new
rosenberg says as he introduces the president of the united states. >> -- between the united states andael. as you have said both publicly and privately, the relationship between the united states and the jewish state of israel is anchored in both common interests and shared values. you understand with great depth that israel is the only country in the middle east that shares america's commitment to freedom, democracy and peace. you have demonstrated through your support of more than $3...
370
370
May 19, 2011
05/11
by
CNNW
tv
eye 370
favorite 0
quote 0
emerald emirates, why does the united states always have to do it?m spend their money, but the united statess has to be a player in the reasoning gion. let's start by saying he has a near impossible challenge here. there are so many different and unique separate challenges. he will say the united states of course unsupports democratic movements around the world. he will say that as a broad principle. however, you will hear as i heard yesterday from a 24-year-old blogger, why aren't you standing with us now, why are you giving and i had to the egyptian military. they're not moving forward on the elections in the way we would like it. how can you say you're for democracy but then support the bahrainian regime when it cracks down on the majority of its population. so he has to say we also have strategic interests and about if the bahraini government fell that would give influence across the bridge. so it comes into direct collision with your daily challenges. whether the oil, the naval base, or as you mentioned whether this administration will be the u.
emerald emirates, why does the united states always have to do it?m spend their money, but the united statess has to be a player in the reasoning gion. let's start by saying he has a near impossible challenge here. there are so many different and unique separate challenges. he will say the united states of course unsupports democratic movements around the world. he will say that as a broad principle. however, you will hear as i heard yesterday from a 24-year-old blogger, why aren't you standing...
SFGTV: San Francisco Government Television
91
91
May 29, 2011
05/11
by
SFGTV
tv
eye 91
favorite 0
quote 0
rent-controlled units. the agenda is not updated. the people can vote on this project so they can know what they're facing with this project. they'll be affected by what is going on. i recommend that we go to the people of the city. >> can i get your name? >> >> i will call several more names. matt miller, burt pill, jim san giacomo. sir? >> good morning, supervisors. i am the business owner in this corridor. i am here to be the voice of many who would like to see the revitalization of the business district. a small but good example -- that the owner purchased not too many years ago for the purpose of redevelopment. instead of a ghost town and a gathering place for unruly characters, this is a place of community gathering and commerce. we have added many local jobs from people living across the street. the redevelopment project is a much grander scale. i am here to speak on the fact that basically, i cannot guide people in. the infrastructure is outdated, and it needs to be upgraded. the building of this wi
rent-controlled units. the agenda is not updated. the people can vote on this project so they can know what they're facing with this project. they'll be affected by what is going on. i recommend that we go to the people of the city. >> can i get your name? >> >> i will call several more names. matt miller, burt pill, jim san giacomo. sir? >> good morning, supervisors. i am the business owner in this corridor. i am here to be the voice of many who would like to see the...
38
38
tv
eye 38
favorite 0
quote 0
faces a weak oppressions united kingdom. does attempt to exit i mean the united states. then it faces a difficult position for weekly. which is called good people who like and support us and finally jim and who do you consider to be your number one enemy. number one enemy of the government. and i believe that is the number one immediate everyone is not understanding what is actually going on in the world and only when you start to understand that you can make it to positions and effective plans now christmas who was promoting ignorance all those organizations that try to keep things secret . and those organizations which distort truth from asian to make difference and it's representative in its latter category. it is bad media. it really is by my opinion that immediate in general so bad we we have to question where the world wouldn't be better off without them all together. there is no distortion as to how the world actually does and the result is we see. wars and seeing corrupt governments continue. one of the hopeful things i've discovered is that it's really a reward
faces a weak oppressions united kingdom. does attempt to exit i mean the united states. then it faces a difficult position for weekly. which is called good people who like and support us and finally jim and who do you consider to be your number one enemy. number one enemy of the government. and i believe that is the number one immediate everyone is not understanding what is actually going on in the world and only when you start to understand that you can make it to positions and effective plans...
167
167
May 4, 2011
05/11
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 167
favorite 0
quote 1
the united states much more needs to be done. mr.chairman, ranking members, members of the committee, the u.s. can and should play a role in advising and assisting pakistan in order to prevent the rise of terrorism that could attack the homeland. but i believe it's in pakistan's own interest to undertake the difficult policy changes that would allow it to focus on all terrorist groups operating inside its borders. we must insist on an honest dialogue and reward honesty with honesty. we must follow a two-pronged policy hope and change the social economic and helping pakistan set up a broad-based counterinsurgency operation. they invested signature infrastructure projects will become a lasting reminder of u.s. assistance. the largest single potential in my view for improving pakistan's security and economy is the normalization within india, a person that's now beginning to show signs of revival. to give you an idea, increase trade between these two countries rising from about 2 billion here to between 40 and 100 linear would radically
the united states much more needs to be done. mr.chairman, ranking members, members of the committee, the u.s. can and should play a role in advising and assisting pakistan in order to prevent the rise of terrorism that could attack the homeland. but i believe it's in pakistan's own interest to undertake the difficult policy changes that would allow it to focus on all terrorist groups operating inside its borders. we must insist on an honest dialogue and reward honesty with honesty. we must...
171
171
May 11, 2011
05/11
by
KQED
tv
eye 171
favorite 0
quote 0
criminals comes from the united states. me tell you that in the four years of my administration, we have seized more than 100,000 weapons. 60,000 of them are assault weapons, and 85,000 of the total weapons we seize were sold in the american territory, mainly in the gun shops on the border. so after the assault-weapons ban extinguish in 2004, we started to see tremendous increase in the power of the criminals due to this easier access to the american witness. so that's a very important thing where we need the support of the american government and the american congress and we have not yet, and that is important because those weapons are aiming today, against mexican innocents, mexican people and mexican authorities, but nobody can say will never happen that those weapons aim against american citizens. >> charlie: look at the demand side of drugs. your pred seder, vicente -- your predecessor, vicente fox said if the united states legalized drugs, i think he principally met marijuana it would dry up revenues and the cartels w
criminals comes from the united states. me tell you that in the four years of my administration, we have seized more than 100,000 weapons. 60,000 of them are assault weapons, and 85,000 of the total weapons we seize were sold in the american territory, mainly in the gun shops on the border. so after the assault-weapons ban extinguish in 2004, we started to see tremendous increase in the power of the criminals due to this easier access to the american witness. so that's a very important thing...
SFGTV: San Francisco Government Television
63
63
May 30, 2011
05/11
by
SFGTV
tv
eye 63
favorite 0
quote 0
if they do demolish the unit on the property and we build new units within five years on the same property, under the ellis act, the city has the right to impose and require the imposition of rent control. we have the ordinance in place in san francisco already. to that ordinance and that case, as to why we believe the rent control provisions should be enforced in this case. i know you have all seen the case. it is worth pointing out some of the express language of the case, which i will read to you quickly right now. this is in the los angeles county vs. some the of los angeles. they cite that you can control rent-controlled on new units. "residential property is subject to rent control is the following conditions are satisfied. one is the real property consisting of accommodations constructed on the same property where the previous accommodations were demolished. the second condition, the previous accommodations were subject to rent control before withdrawn. the third is that the new accommodations are offered within five years." it is pretty strong language in that case, but we think is
if they do demolish the unit on the property and we build new units within five years on the same property, under the ellis act, the city has the right to impose and require the imposition of rent control. we have the ordinance in place in san francisco already. to that ordinance and that case, as to why we believe the rent control provisions should be enforced in this case. i know you have all seen the case. it is worth pointing out some of the express language of the case, which i will read...
278
278
May 3, 2011
05/11
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 278
favorite 0
quote 0
and the united states army.applause] >> let's give both families a big round of applause for anthony and for henry. >> please join me in prayer. gracious god, you've stirred our hearts once again today as we've heard the accounts of two great american soldiers, who valued the lives of those under their care more than their very own. you've told us in the holy scripture that there's no greater love than this. and so, would you etch this eternal truth in our own hearts as we carry out our responsibilities to you, our families and our great nation. bless the young men and women of our armed services, who walk in the footsteps of both anthony and henry, protecting and defending our lives in freedom's cost. and, lord, continue to bless, empower and give great wisdom to our president, barack obama, as he leads our nation in these challenging times. and god bless america. in your holy name, we pray. amen. >> thank you so much, everyone. please enjoy the reception. and again, to the families, we could not be prouder of
and the united states army.applause] >> let's give both families a big round of applause for anthony and for henry. >> please join me in prayer. gracious god, you've stirred our hearts once again today as we've heard the accounts of two great american soldiers, who valued the lives of those under their care more than their very own. you've told us in the holy scripture that there's no greater love than this. and so, would you etch this eternal truth in our own hearts as we carry out...
25
25
tv
eye 25
favorite 0
quote 0
you know what i think i think mike is to some extent is correct but i think the united states'. position are to be and it is. this what obama has been articulated three three central point one some reform will have to take place to that no violence should be used against peaceful demonstrators and see that the united states will reward those countries that follow the first two rules but we have to also remember the united states does not have the same interest in every single country for example if you take the gulf state the united states is going to have to take an entirely different approach because of our interest because our concern about iran hence our policy and relation with it with back grain it's somewhat different so we are much easier going with the grain and we doing so safer in libya or in syria destroy that is we have to distinguish here between american national interests in various arab countries and there's no question about it that our conduct and our reaction to each country is depending on the level of interest in each of these countries and their i wonder o
you know what i think i think mike is to some extent is correct but i think the united states'. position are to be and it is. this what obama has been articulated three three central point one some reform will have to take place to that no violence should be used against peaceful demonstrators and see that the united states will reward those countries that follow the first two rules but we have to also remember the united states does not have the same interest in every single country for...