>> the unites states government will not be able to defeat ideology of radicalism. it needs the muslim american community in partnership. for those people unfortunately who are being recruited by extremists, they don't regard the united states government as an authority, but they regard muslim leaders as authorities. so it is our task, muslims, who will help win the victory against radicalism and extremism >> abernethy: many thanks to salam al-marayati of the muslim public affairs council. in another case, after strong in other news, in southern egypt, rioting broke out between muslims anchristians after a deadly drive-by shooting at a coptic church. coptic christians celebrated christmas on thursday. just after a midnight service, gunmen in a car fired into the crowd of people leaving. seven were killed. interfaith tensions in the area have been high since november, when a christian man was accused of raping of muslim girl. copts make up fewer than 10% of egypt's population. all through american history, immigrants have brought with them their own forms of worship a

. >> arnethy: do you think there a role for the unites state government in combatinghe ideology of radical islm? >the unites states government will not be ablto defeat ideology ofadicalism. it needs t muslim american community in parership. for tose people unfortunately who are beingecruited by extremists, they n't regard the united states governnt as an ahority, but they regard muslim leaders as authoritie so it is our tas muslims, who will lp win the victory against radilism and extremism >> abeethy: many thanks to salam alarayati of the muslim blic affairs council. in another case, ter strong in other news, inouthern egt, rioting broke out between muims and christians after a adly drive-by shooting at a coptic church. coptic christns celebrated chrimas on thursday. just after a midnightervice, gunmen in a car fired intohe crowd of people leavi. seven were kled. interfaith tensions in the aea have been high nce november, when a ristian man was accused of raping of musligirl. pts make up fewer than 10% ypt's population. all through amican history, iigrants have brought with them their own

there is a joint effort going on between the united states and the vietnamese government. to date in terms of resources dedicated by the united states on this effort roughly $4 million. just recently announced the contracting of 1.7 million, 1.69 to be more precise for the construction of a secured landfill. now i've been to the facility, and what has been done to date is effectively a containment effort. a way of trying to limit public access to contaminated soil, water, lakes, ponds as well as the creation of a catchment area to catching water that would be contaminated with dioxin so that does not spread further in the ecosystem. but this has now created a new situation which is say having contained the problem they are moving to clean up, and they're at least the last i heard is the question was do you just try to clean it up right away or basically move the contaminated soil out of the area and find a way of cleaning it up later. appears to have chosen to do the latter. that is to say move it to an area in a secure landfill and then find a way of trying to remove the d

. -- tribes against the united states government. they abortion water rights among the three of them to over 110,000 acre-feet of water and they draw more than half a billion dollars of the taxpayers of the united states, mainly from the development of those water resources. from the outset, i believe that the controlling issue in approving any of these claims is simply this. is it cheaper to settle out of court to go to trial? to answer that question, we must turn to the attorney general. the attorney general is presummably involved in these negotiations. he commands the legal expertise to judge the soundness or weakness of the government's case. and he's the official of our government directly responsible for representing the people of the united states in this litigation. yet when these bills were brought to us last fall, the attorney general's office was completely silent on that question. in fact, the administration expressed many reservations about the technical aspects of these bills, which leads me to believe that these are no

in the united states, nothing much could go on on other issues until the united states government felt that that was adequately addressed. we have apparently moved into a period where they do so that's been adequately addressed. as these ears fell to the side, diplomatic recognition, w.t.o. membership, all these issues set aside, it basically allowed agent orange and the associated concerns to perk higher up on the priority list in vietnam. and they were willing to bring the issue forward more. that is not to say there aren't other issues that threaten or could push agent orange off the front burner and into the back burner again. for example, vietnam this past year applied for membership in the generalized system of trade preference policy of the united states government. that application is still pending. no decision has come from the bush or obama administrations. so pushing on agent orange may possibly, in the eyes of the vietnamese, have adverse effects on their g.s.p. application, so they may be willing to step back for a little while now. another issue coming forward is a specif

continue in support of usaid efforts on the part of the united states government to support aid efforts for the victims of the earthquake in haiti. based on that earthquake roughly 3 million people are estimated to be impacted, so what i would like to do this morning is give you a bigger picture if you will of the overall u.s. military efforts that are being taken to aid those victims. first, if we look at the airport because that is the place that we first focus their attention, while we were moving the the capability. the airport now supports roughly 120 to 140 flights a day, hand it has received over 840 flights during that time that it has been opened. because of this size and the magnitude of the assistance required, we have a waiting list of over 1400 flights waiting to t

there is a joint effort going on between the united states and the vietnamese government. to date in terms of resources dedicated by the united states on this effort roughly $4 million. just recently announced the contracting of 1.7 million, 1.69 to be more precise for the construction of a secured landfill. now i've been to the facility, and what has been done to date is effectively a containment effort. a way of trying to limit public access to contaminated soil, water, lakes, ponds as well as the creation of a catchment area to catching water that would be contaminated with dioxin so that does not spread further in the ecosystem. but this has now created a new situation which is say having contained the problem they are moving to clean up, and they're at least the last i heard is the question was do you just try to clean it up right away or basically move the contaminated soil out of the area and find a way of cleaning it up later. appears to have chosen to do the latter. that is to say move it to an area in a secure landfill and then find a way of trying to remove the d

>> the program i love the most that the federal government is involved with is our united states military forces. there is not anything i would do except make sure we take care of those veterans when they come back from spending time looking after our freedom, but that's the greatest program the united states government has. i always say there's three things the government ought to do well, deliver our mail, stand military and defend our borders. i guess one out of three ain't bad. >> well, governor, you've also been critical. and there's a word going around the campaign circle, nullification. tell us, would you opt to nullify or end any specific program or federal program we are now involved with here in texas? >> i was talking on a radio program this morning and got asked that question, i said here's the real issue. health care is a real example put we ought to be working every day and spending every waking hour that we can pushing washington back on this explaining to people just how bad nationalized health care will be. how much lit cost this country and how poor our health care will

but within one year, the united states abandoned the democratically elected government of lebanon to a massive israeli bombardment in december 2006 following in the event -- of the vote hezbollah attacks against israeli troops inside israel's territory. that went on nearly one month in the summer of 2006. not only did the united states failed to restrain israel or first call for a cease-fire but they expedited the shipment of its shipments to facilitate israel destruction of a south lebanese villages and infrastructure in the southern suburbs. it seemed it would only be used for compliance with the policies of the arab world it was important for obama's to reassure the cairo audience in this way the american administration had turned over a new leaf. america respects the right of all peaceful and law-abiding voices to be heard even if we disagree with them for and be will welcome all elected peaceful governments provided they govern with respect for all of their people there was not the unconditional the acceptance but it showed a willingness to engage in parties of the united states

united states of america. i will further swear that i am not the holder of any office of trust. under the government under the united states, any other state, or any foreign state. which i am prohibited from holding. >> which i am prohibited by holding. >> by the laws of the state of georgia. >> by the laws of the state of georgia. >> and that i am not the holder of. >> that i am not the holder of any. >> unaccounted public money. due to this state or any political subdivision or authority thereof. >> or authority thereof. >> i further swear. >> i further swear. >> that i had uphold and support. >> that i will uphold and support. >> the ethic codes. >> the ethic codes. >> i further swear. >> i further swear. >> that i have been a resident of the city of atlanta. >> i have been a resident of the city of atlanta. >> for the time require by the constitution laws. >> by the constitution and laws. >> of this state, and the charter and ordinances of the city of atlanta. >> and ordinances of the city of atlanta. >> i further swear. >> i further swear. >> that i am otherwise qualified to hold said office ac

believe that the constitution of the united stateson demands the government pay for poor people's healthcare? healthcare? >>.bill: isn't it true that the united states of america is a compassionate nation which providesat safety nets for peop. i'm not opposed to poor people having access to healthcare if they can't afford it. what are you going to do, let them die in the street? >> of course, not. tell me all g the street corners in all the towns where people are dieing in the streets because they don't have healthcare. bill: theyte go to the emergency rooms. >> exactly. what obama is doing -- this is the first step getting rid of the private sector healthcare. thisca is going to cost us an extrnoa trillion dollars in debt an.we need to be in the system. right now the doctor will stay i'm going to run all these tests. you don't care because you are not paying for it. >> name a couple republicans you backed. >> a couplego republicans? i can't off the top of my head. >>er i get nervous when you put the glasses on. when you put they on i get nervous. youal are reading a little thin. >> what are you insinuating here. bill: you beat that guy up. obviousl

available suggested that the detainees remain entirely at the unfettered discretion of the united states government. on this basis, the commission hereby requests that the united states take the urgent measures necessary to have the legal status of the detainees at guantanamo bay determined by a competent tribunal. we're still in that process some eight years later. thank you. [inaudible] >> i represented of a german national, turkish ancestry who at age 19 was picked up riding a civilian bus in pakistan by pakistani police, turned over to u.s. military authorities for what we later learned was a $5,000 bounty and that's what began his ordeal which ended finally on august 24th, 2006, when he was released. in the end ultimately for like so many of the detainees simply being at the wrong place at the wrong time. so i'm going to read sort of two excerpts one about my first meeting with him and then about the day of his relief. the first is entitled shipwrecked. i first saw him on a tv screen. before my initial meeting with him in 2004, u.s. military police escorted me. the third civil war lawyer to en

for it was in 1934 that the united states government abrogated, but renewed the treaty concerning thelease for guantanamo. and franklin roosevelt used exactly the same language that his cousin, theodore roosevelt, had dictated in 1903. now there are at least a couple of events affecting my research that occurred, i would say, serendipitously. early on a new york literary agent found out that i was doing this. i'm not sure how he discovered me, but he contacted me to offer his services and to request that i write a book proposal that he could blog with very under various published housing. this prompted me to organize my thoughts and to write what he essentially became the introductory chapter to my work. ultimately, this agent informed me that he had learned that another writer had signed a contract with a major new york publishing firm to write a history of guantanamo, and he didn't think the commercial market would absorb two works on the subject. the other book, has never materialized. the second serendipitous event was that one of the first places i went to do research was the was

approve. >> aim correct that there were discussions held at the highest echelons of the united states government and the congress at that very time as to whether or not law and order could be secured in the united states if we did not take precipitous action to assure people that the economic markets of the united states and the world would be held secure? >> i was not in the executive branch at that time, so i cannot speak to that, but it would not surprise me. again, this was the gravest crisis we'd seen since the great depression, it was not going to solve itself. many people advocated letting it burn itself out but that would have been catastrophic for the economy. we're still living with the damage and the wreckage. the scale of challenges we're facing today is rooted in that crisis and illustrate the force and the pressure and the momentum that was already, we were living with in august of that summer. >> all decisions made in those fateful two weeks weren't the correct decisions, were they? >> congressman, i think every day about things we could have done differently and done early and i

the united states government cites an active al qaeda threat. the suspect in the christmas day plane bomb attempt says he got his marching orders from al qaeda in yemen, an emerging front in the war on terror. we've learned general david petraeus paid a surprise visit to yemen meeting with yemeni officials and meeting with u.s. military commanders. petraeus says the united states will double counterterrorism aid to yemen this year. >>> president obama set to return to washington tomorrow ahead of a tuesday meeting with top national security officials on the series of failures that allowed the bomb suspect to board a plane, armed with explosives. joining us now live richard wolf, an msnbc political analyst. richard, the developments in gemmen are intriguing regardless of what's fueling them. let's go through the possibilities. general petraeus meets with yemeni leaders yesterday. today they decide to announce there's an active al qaeda threat. is it possible that maybe this is because general petraeus meetings with yemeni leaders did not go as we

on the contrary, she was warning the united states government -- he was warning the united states government his son's possible involvement in islamist extremism. >> the idea that the imf is some somehow ar tick late its reasons for carrying out specific attacks. >> and if there was one that referenced the i.m.f. attack, i guess i missed it. host: secretary of state clinton, we'll hear what she has to say. >> obviously we see global implications from the war in yemen and the ongoingxd efforts by al qaeda in yemen to use it as a base for terrorist attacks far beyond the region. soñr we are going to listen and consult with those who have longhorns experience in yemen, such as his majesty and excellence cri and others, and work together to try to encourage the government take steps that will lead to a more lasting period of peace and stability. >> as his excellence as i has said, there's been numerous conflict ins yemen and seem to get worse and worse with more players involved, and it's time for the international community to make it clear to yemen that their expectations and conditions are co

government and people. i will reiterate a strong message of support from the united states. we believe bringing unity and stability to yemen is an urgent national security priority of ours and we look forward to working with our international partners and the yemeni leadership. again, to secretary milibrand, thank you for bringing us together. >> thank you very much. >> [inaudible] -- you have received from the counterparts today from those you have had previously? >> i think the most important development is twofold. first they are concrete and specific in the way that they have not been in the past. senator for clinton just referred to that and point plan. second there's a degree of international engagement that hasn't existed notably through the friends of yen in process will bring together 20 countries to engage on a structured and systematic intensive basis with the government of yemen. i suppose there's one other point which is important. this is a genuinely comprehensive approach. i think that if you look through the chairman's statement and certainly having sat throu

. >> i'm calling for the united states government to impose penalties for foreign airports that don't comply with u.s. security rules. if you want to fly to the united states, you're going to have to play by our security rules, no questions asked. >> reporter: in response to the christmas day near-disaster, the tsa has announced that beginning monday, all international passengers coming to the u.s. from high-risk countries will be subject to tighter security. lucy yang, abc news, at newark airport. >>> the federal aviation administration says it's stepping up its investigation of american airlines. it follows three botched landings by the carrier over an 11-day period. that includes the accident in kingston, jamaica, where the jet overshot the runway during a rainstorm. investigators want to know why airplane wing tips hit the ground during recent landings in austin and charlotte. >>> a florida man suspected of killing four family members over the thanksgiving holiday is now in custody. the five-week manhunt ended thanks to a motel manager who was watching "america's most wanted." ste

the government of the united states is at war, and it is at war with militant islam. and militant islam is not a nation, it's not a state, it doesn't have a flag, it doesn't wear a uniform and it is spreading like wildfire across africa and across the middle east. and we must confront militant jihadist islam and prevent it from creating instability, creating failed states where people like al schabob in somalia or the terrorists groups in yemen can then provide choke points for the red sea or the gulf of adren or the straits of hormuth, and it's not an american war, it's a war problem and we're at war. >> ken robinson, thank you very much. >>> meantime back here at home in the united states, we're dealing with very, very cold weatherment our jacqui jeras is in the cnn severe center checking a nor'easter on the horizon tomorrow that will cause flooding and major travel delays. it is bitterly, bitterly cold. jacqui? >> this is definitely the coldest air of the season for a lot of folks, don. and it's so cold, it's really dangerous to be outside for some people. i want t

united states. it's been a tremendous diplomacy black eye for the united states for years. but i don't think it's viable to return the yemenis in particular to their own governmentswe have to come up with another solution and probably that means some form of military commissions holding them outside the federal criminal justice system. i do not believe moat of these people can be prosecuted successfully, particularly since many were maltreated while in u.s. custody, and we don't have adequate chain of custody of evidence. >> general mccaffrey, thanks so much. it's good to see you. >> good to be with you, chris. >>> for more on the investigation into the christmas day plot, plus how some are questioning the worth of pat-down searches at the airport, head to our website, msnbc.com. >>> other big stories we have been following for you this morning, serious snowfall expected in the midwest over the next couple of days. lake-effect snow could drop 10 to 14 inches of snow in areas east of cleveland. nbc meteorologist bill karins following the forecast for us today. bill, what do you got for us? >> take a look at some of the interstates. som people trying to drive home

and the united states government together are the major coordinators for this kind of humanitarian disasterund the world. both of them, they have the capability and the u.n. operates on voluntary contributions and so we're very involved in that. the website is unfoundation.org for people who want to contribute. this is the best kind of coordination the u.n. and the u.s. work very closely together, as i think your earlier discussions with president clinton suggests. it's pulling people together, it's the communications, it's the health, all the things you've heard about. it has to be operated centrally and it has to be funded. >> larry: ted, have you been to haiti? >> i have not. i've been to jamaica. the bahamas. >> larry: senator, have you been there? >> i've been there a number of times. i've been there many times over the last 30 years. the size of this tragedy is just enormous. these people are so resilient. they put up with just about everything. you think the plague and locusts are going to happen next. this is a culture that's very deep, very strong, just incredibly appealing. these

that these very valid questions that your viewers are raising are not questions that the united states government required to tell the american people. i find that rather disturbing myself. host: did you get any response from the government? guest: the response so far is the american civil liberties union has launched a freedom of information request about exactly these questions. because they, i believe, the person who has done that is quoted in my colleague's story about the legal ramifications about this. have the exact same view that i just said, let's find out. you're using deadly force in our name as americans. so let's as americans know exactly what parameters you're putting on this, what is the evidencery bar. there's things that the american people should know. the administration will say the representatives of the american people are right there in that capitol building and we brief them. i just don't think that's enough. i think that we should know more about this program. host: the accompanying piece in the national journal article, if you want to look that on the national journal web

. >> larry: joe and jill, is the united states government getting involved in your hopeful matter to expedite things? >> we heard from a senator today through e-mail that said they were going to check on it. they had so many e-mails and they were behind on so many issues. we need to say this is priority, and we hope they stay involved and really do help us out. >> larry: we hope so, too. the same with you jason? do you expect the government to get involved? >> we hope so. we hope so. we don't really know. we haven't heard anything yet. we're waiting for that to be worked out, but we know there's other things on their minds as well with the orphans just created in haiti. we want them to be taken care of, too. the orphanage expects to be full again in two weeks tops. with the adoption status still up in the air down there, they need support. who knows how long those kids will be there. >> larry: good luck to all of you. we'll stay on top of this story and keep in constant touch. great meeting the twins in des moines and here in los angeles to finally see samuel. say l.a. >> l.a. >> l.a

just wasn't going to understand that i was flying under two names with my passport that the united states government says also known as, aka. >>larry: so you never boarded the plane? >> i was not allowed to board the plane. i was left in the airport which closed on sunday night. it was a very small airport. and i was told, that's it. that's it. >>larry: more on this, joan, in a moment. joan rivers, our special guest. don't go away. where's my car? where's my car?!!!! where are you?! arghhh... (announcer) dr. scholl's massaging gel insoles give you outrageous comfort, all-day-guaranteed. woah. it's not too far... (announcer) are you gellin'? dr. scholl's. hi, may i help you? yes, i hear progressive has lots of discounts on car insurance. can i get in on that? are you a safe driver? yes. discount! do you own a home? yes. discount! are you going to buy online? yes! discount! isn't getting discounts great? yes! there's no discount for agreeing with me. yeah, i got carried away. happens to me all the time. helping you save money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> let's check in anderson

it's been on radar screens of the united states government for coo quite some time and that's questionnother reason these dots ought to have been connected before this christmas day plot. >> thanks very much for joining us this morning. >> thank you, david. >>> for more on the investigation into the christmas day plot, including more on how al qaeda has flourished in yemen, head to msnbc.com. if you have questions for myself or guests like clark, twitter them to me, twitter.com/davidschuster. >>> now, to the economy and a look ahead to the week on wall street. on tuesday, we're going to see the final numbers on u.s. you a sew tal -- u.s. auto sales for december and the whole year. they'll be watching for the nation's retail chains report on thursday, reporting sales figures for the month. that's a good indicator of how things are going. on friday we'll see the december employment report from the labor department. some analysts predict this could be the first report in a year that shows employers actually adding jobs. >>> another set of credit card rules takes effect next month. the cha

just wasn't going to understand that i was flying under two names with my passport that the united states government says also known as, aka. >> larry: so you never boarded the plane? >> i was not allowed to board the plane. i was left in the airport which closed on sunday night. it was a very small airport. and i was told, that's it. that's it. >>larry: more on this, joan, in a moment. joan rivers, our special guest. don't go away. >>> let's check in anderson cooper. what leads tonight? >> we have breaking news, actually. the top of the hour. disturbing new details of a major failure in one of the nation busiest airports. a security breach not caught on tape, at least initially. newark airport security cameras were broken, had been for days. remember this is one of the airports the 9/11 hijackers left from. we'll have details. and the terror in the skies above detroit could have been averted. president obama calling out the nation's intelligence community calling out accountability. is he really? no one has lost their jobs. no one has stepped down. we're naming names and keeping them honest. >>> an

in usaid that i think need to be undone, that have really undermined the capacity for the united states government to really drive the development agenda. we also have to have better coordination on the whole of government front. i had been in countries where i have asked to see everybody doing any development, and the ambassador nicely invites people that run a list given to him or her. he or she has never met the people, has no idea who they are or what they do, and even more, the people themselves have never met each other. you have different programs from usaid or mcc or pepfar, and you have the other agencies who are providing assistance of some sort or another. it is not coordinated at the country level and it is certainly not coordinated at the national level or the international level. so we need your support in making some of the tough decisions internally to try to break through some of the bureaucratic and organizational obstacles that exist. we need to tell a better story on the hill. there are many people in the congress who care deeply about development, but who rather than supportin

government and people of haiti. there is the long term effort to rebuild. it is absolutely essential that these efforts are well coordinated among the united states in government united nations the play's center will and with the international partners that are now on the ground. american resources continue to rise in haiti. search and rescue efforts continue to work pulling people out of the rubble. arty mess saved the lives of american citizens and haitian citizens. this morning, the aircraft carrier uss arrived along with helicopters that will be critical in delivering assistance in the days to come. they are preparing to move badly needed water, food, and other supplies to priority areas in aye. -- in port-au-prince. help continues to flow and not just in the united states but from brazil, mexico, canada, france, colombia, and the dominican republic. this underscores the point that i made to the president this morning. the entire world stands with the government in the people of haiti. we all see the paw common humanity that we share. i do believe that america has a continuing responsibility to act. we have the capacity to reach out quickly and broadly in

vietnamese currencies as necessary and to a certain extent you see some interest in that in the united states government. what is interesting the vietnamese population themselves present the opportunity to do the research that would establish causality between the links between certain medical conditions there is a potential wedding between the two to do with the population here in the united states and of the population of the vietnam. there is a third group and i would feel remiss which is vietnamese nationals relocate inside the united states. it is often a group that is missed in this issue. they lived in a vietnam during that time and have been exposed to agent george and dioxin they may not be veterans and not eligible and that the government of vietnam may not welcome them if they nationalized in the united states and there is a sub population that may run into health problems that as of now we do not have a program that addresses their needs. needs. >> on the subject ofíu know what i know of is from him. but one thing that just astounds me is that the aid does have a wonderful electronic medical

an undertaking that has the full, total, unrelenting support of the president of the united states and the governmentnited states. we are moving as quickly as is possible. we are moving aggressively with all the assets available to this great government. we are saving lives and beginning a full-scale recovery, but put this in focus. there is one airport. the entire world is trying to get help to haiti. we are only able to land because of one apron in the airport, one

besser holbert i think is fair to say agriculture is the top nonsecurity priority for the united states government in afghanistan and i'm looking forward to traveling to afghanistan to visit with officials of the afghan government. 80% of the afghans are earning an income from agriculture. 35% of the afghan gdp comes from agriculture. 50% of their arable land is currently under cultivation so there's a tremendous opportunity not just in the growing of wheat but also horticultural crops for this economy to be strengthened and for greater stability to be created as a result of a stronger agricultural presence. we see the focus on agriculture achieving for specific goals. first it is obviously going to create a stronger rural economy in afghanistan the great jobs for the unemployed. currently in rural afghanistan the unemployment rate can be as high as 40%. it will increase confidence in the national government to be able to deliver key services. we believe by increasing agricultural productivity and income we will reduce poverty in that country and we also believe we will respond to the needs of the

. >> the united states government and the governments throughout the world, the united nations, international relief organizations are all doing their best to stabilize the situation to bring order to haiti and then start to flood in the necessary supplies needed to sustain life. but, you know, the challenge is going to be great and it's going to be long enduring. once the folks who have lost their lives have been dealt with in as dignified a manner as possible and once we have taken care of those who are injured, then the work begins. then we need reconstruction. then we need to take care of the living, and in taking care of living is not a matter of giving them food and water for a short period of time, but helping them rebuild their homes and schools and churches and government. so i'm asking everyone who is watching tonight to find a way to give and then give some more and to give over the long term for the people of haiti. there are many organizations you can give to. all you have to do is look online or look up the organizes that will be mentioned in the course of this show. but give. t

this is based on present commitments of the united states government in law, based on the projections of income that we'll receive and the spending levels that are surging. i hope my colleagues will seize upon this. i think it will help the stock market. i think it will help our own focus. and it would be a statement by we senators that we're serious about this. we're going to work together to get it done. and i urge my colleagues to support chair and yield the floor. a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from nebraska. mr. johanns: thank you, madam president. i rise today to speak about the same topic that the last senator spoke about. but let me, if i might, start my comments today by complimenting senator sessions. i looked at that graph that was just up there; the one thing that it points out to me in very, very vivid detail is that spiraling courts, that -- spiraling costs, that straight up cost is only to pay the interest. it doesn't even start to pay down the principal. i stand here today before offering some comments about this further, thinking how mu

. >> president obama just announced a freeze on spending in the united states and the government raised the rates which is how fiscal stimulus in the united kingdom -- the governor of the bank of england said president obama's proposal is much more serious than the prime minister's. he couldn't think of anyone internationally who was enthusiastic about the prime minister's ideas. the third aspect of banking reform, a growing content that the only sensible banks have the ability and know-how to maintain proper supervision of the banks. the prime minister took that power from the bank of england in 1997 and created a system that failed. given countries like the united states and germany who want their banks to have more responsibility for banking supervision will the government change that policy and adopt that approach as well? >> what america has been doing is dealing with a very fragmented situation of regulation which has no fewer than eight regulators. we have rationalized the system of regulation. the organizations have the right powers within the right framework and that is what th

and the united states government fails to look at it as a religious war. would also like to bring up the fact that the united states government just allowed in to pull free movement throughout our country -- interpol free movement throughout our country, the main goal is to take bush and tony blair and try them as war criminals for the iran-iraq war. thank you. guest: well, actually the north- south problem in sudan is between christians and muslimss but the darfur is between muslims. in terms of terrorism, sudan does pose a threat, it does pose a problem. it has been on our list for a very long time. right now i think what we are going to see is potentially a split of sedan north-sow which will create an influx of problems -- it is split of sudan. you can have potentially a war breaking out between north and south again and spoilers like eritrea playing a role, and ethiopia. and so it will become an area that will fester with potentially extremists who are taking advantage of the situation. host: westminster, maryland, leona on the democratic line. caller:

else but that is a very good point you just brought up because a was a fantastic program of united states government for a don't know what it's called, international -- what is it called? it just was so amazing in the time -- it's hard to describe that how it looks to the outsider when i talk about 1968 everything changed. but this was somehow gradual shift from let's say early 60's, and i remember it was so amazing to see to louis armstrong, elephants durham, a this was all these concerts -- even the beach blaze it was the cultural organization of united states command which was sending out. there was cunningham who came with robert rauschenberg. there was exhibition of american graphic arts which a great deal of influence i'm still trying to get a great deal of. in fact, it was so exquisite what was coming that i have for years thought about america as this amazing country where people musicians walk in the streets and people and beautiful paintings. today i have problems still sometimes i was a pious a life of louis armstrong lived in the house in queens. i thought he has a castle like a big hero

i am not a spokesman for the united states government. do not regard my remarks has in any wave representing the views of either the president or the u.s. government. i speak only for myself. that said, what i would like to do is review for up very briefly the key conclusions of the review that i chaired, particularly on the substance of afghanistan, al qaeda, and a bit on pakistan, and then spend most of my time talking about the way forward and where we go from here, and what we can expect in the months ahead. briefly put, president obama inherited a disaster in afghanistan. a war that should have been won and finished in 2002 was not. instead of going of a our enmy relentlessly and remorselyleslys we lost our attention and drifted off to the mesopotamian valley. the consequence was our enemy was allowed to regroup and recover. the afghan state that we tried to rebuild was gravely handicapped from the beginning. al qaeda was able to reestablish a safe haven, a sanctuary along the border between pakistan and afghanistan. and pakistan itse

i am not a spokesman for the united states government. please do not regard my remarks has in any wave representing the views of either the president or the u.s. government. i speak only for myself. that said, what i would like to do is review for up very briefly the key conclusions of the review that i chaired, particularly on the substance of afghanistan, al qaeda, and a bit on pakistan, and then spend most of my time talking about the way forward and where we go from here, and what we can expect in the months ahead. briefly put, president obama inherited a disaster in afghanistan. a war that should have been won and finished in 2002 was not. instead of going of a our enmy relentlessly and remorselyleslys we lost our attention and drifted off to the mesopotamian valley. the consequence was our enemy was allowed to regroup and recover. the afghan state that we tried to rebuild was gravely handicapped from the beginning. al qaeda was able to reestablish a safe haven, a sanctuary along the border between pakistan and afghanistan. and pakist

what they express unfavorable opinion about is the united states and specifically the united states government. not the religious christianity. when you look at the data, it's associated mostly with their perception of our policies, not our culture principles or religion. host: washington, d.c. caller: good morning. i've called many times to npr and the reason i'm going to focus on their coverage of a few stories is to highlight how hate is manufactured. and it's not something we're born with. and for example, like the gentleman that just called about nigeria. he was told that muslims were writing but he wasn't told that from the 500 killed, 480 were muslims. that the people were butchering muslims over there. but to manufacture hate, american media would say that yes the muslim is right, 500 killed leaving out the nact that it was muslims being butchrd. also, like, for example, the other place. and i called npr and i spoke with the person who is responsible for the truth in npr and she just basically ignored everything i said. anyway, another issue about yemen and i called them also and i tol

edgar rule for and the fbi and the government of the united states in seeking to destroy martin luther king. the argument then was communism. he is too close to communism. we have to silence martin luther king. that was the government of the united states. if martin luther king were alive, about the iraqi war i have no doubt what he would say and about the harassment and persecution of innocent people because of their religious beliefs. he would be a very strong advocate of those constitutional liberties which are being eroded before our eyes. the second point is i am grateful for what you said. it is important what you said. i'm very proud that your organization and my organization, the reformed jewish movement, have entered into a united relationship to do with precisely these issues, to reach out to the positives, 3 tao to the people that respect tolerance and diversity and who are willing to fight to the advocates of torture and harassment and violence. willing to speak out. one of the most important things was not said by martin luther king. it was said by a refugee from berlin, a

first, this is a whole of government effort by the united states and also an international effort.about seven dozen u.n. forces and an additional 2000 police. they will have the primary security responsibility. i think that we are clearly in a position to do more than others, partly from our proximity, and partly from our capabilities. the key will be coordinating this entire effort. i would say from the u.s. standpoint, i feel that coordination among state aid, homeland security and the coast guard and ourselves has gone very well. the ambassador has made an effort in coordinating it, but they're also incident management teams on scenes from other agencies as well as our own joint task force. i think that we will not be seen as -- i think that if we, particularly given the role that we will have been delivering food and water -- that we will have in delivering food and water, my guess is that the reaction will be one of relief at seeing americans providing this kind of help. . >> the brazilians have a significant presence and are doing a lot themselves. so i don't think it will --

so the united states government is investing in them. we are deploys them in our domestic airports. but these meetings today were not about the united states requiring anything. indeed, what they were premised upon was that this is something that the united states, the uk, ireland, france, other countries represented in the press corp here today. that good european p. and our brave private data exploitation would be just as a fact that. >> to question to secretary napolitano from financial times germany. you told us a little bit -- you told us something about information security. could you go into detail about what you were talking about. and on your fourth point, you told us that you talked about the new tech knowledge he is, but apart from body scanners where did you talk about and what are you referring to? >> information sharing takes a body of forms. it can be information relative specific to individuals who may be leaving one end of the world transferring or traveling to another. all the way to including new technics, new methodologies, new modes of operation that are being pe

this will be averted because of the fact that the president isç moving and the united states governmenthat's going to happen now is that the threshold for reporting this kind of information and for allocati%g a lot of attention to this information, this sort of information is going to go way up.ç which means that the people whose job it is to interpret it, analyze it and assess its significancewk1, their job is just going to be more difficult.... >> lehrer: put thelç on the watch list. when in doubt, put them on the watch list. >> of course. if you were an embassy at this point and somebody came in and said, you knowç, my son is hanging out with the wrong people and, you know, he's taking a real anti-american line and i'm not really happy about thiq i think you should watch him. you know, you're going to send a flash cable to washington saying we've got to do something about this guy.ç >> lehrer: you agree that things are going to happen, mr. button? do you agree they'll be the right things. >> things will happen. i think the point about this case was the bomber basically had a visa

are not evenwo# therefore costing patients hundreds of millions of dollars and costing the united states governmentreds of millions of dollars. because i'm a respirator therapist i'll speak directly to that profession. example, we all know that lung disease is the fourth leading cause of all,drg medical diagnosis but when you look at the reimbursement of medicare on those types of patient as respiratory therapist cannot provide care to home care patients or nursing home patients because our services are not reimbursed. only the services of a physician or nurse. i've been a therapist for 25 years and if i go teach a smoking sensation class to a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patient, i'm not reimbursed by medicare. not only an issue of medicare spending and cuts but yet, where there are cost saving idea they are wiped out completely because they, if you look at assisted living medicare will pay for nursing homes and nurses but not for assisted living but you would have billions that would help by the cost of reimbursement. so we also need to look at things like how can we make the system more

the aisle voted to approve. >> there were discussions held at the highest echelons of the united states government and congress at that very time. as to whether or not law and order could be secured in the united states if we did not take action to assure people that the economic markets of the united states and the world would be held secure? >> i was not in the executive branch at that time, so i could not speak to that, but this was the gravest crisis we had seen and it was not going to solve itself. many people advocated we should let it burn itself out, but that would have been catastrophic. we are living with the consequences of the damage and the wreckage. the scale we face as an economy are rooted in that crisis and they illustrate the force of the pressure and the momentum that was already living with in august of that summer. >> all decisions made in those fateful two weeks were not correct. >> congressman, i think every day about things we could have done differently and early. i think a great strength of the country is that people in the congress and independent oversight and financial