know i speak for all members of our committee when i praise the men and women who serve in the united states navy and marines for their outstanding and dedicated service and sacrifice. while recruiting and retention in the navy and marine corps remains strong, we should carefully consider plans for 15,100 fewer members in the navy and 20,000 fewer marines as the department is proposing under its budget plan covering the next five years. the administration is proposing a reduced defense budget at a time when the challenges to our security are argueably more daunting than anytime in recent memory, particularly the pacific command area is apparently a maritime theater and our production will continue to depend on the united states navy and marine corps. the navy remains short of its goal of 313 ships and its proposes under its current budget request to provide seven eg class cruisers placing reduced operating status two amphibious ships to the marine corps and cuts without compensation for them puts our goals in the asia pacific region at greater risk. first on the f-35 joint strike fighter program.

future, to sell as much oil to the united states as we would like, and we are now going offshore to look for other customers. would it disturb you, the government and the navy, if the united states did not continue to purchase that amount of oil from canada, and how would it be if you had to go to other offshore, perhaps more unreliable, countries to assure that your ships can sail and your planes can fly? >> well, number one, as i said, i think i used the word thankfully we get more than a quarter of our oil from canada. and it does disturb me that we are today dependent and could be more dependent on volatile places on earth for the fossils we need to run our fleet. that's the main reason that i've embarked on a very aggressive plan to move our navy to the extent we can. i'll mention the unspoken thing that you had in your question. i think the president made it very clear that his decision on keystone was because of process and timing. he simply did not think that the state department had enough time to gather the relevant information. it was presented to him in a 60-day requirement by the extension of the tax cuts in december, and he made it very clear

been under heavy industrial use for the past 100 years, including several decades when the united states navy was occupying part of this for shipbuilding and repair activities. and additionally, the way that much of the land that comprises pier 70 came to be was material in the bay to create new land. historically the story line was comprised of serpentine rock bluff overlooking mud and the early developers created new shoreline land, at least in the pier 70 area, blasting the rock bluff and pushing the rock and debris onto the mud flats. additional material was placed to create new land of material as well. as a result of the way the soil that makes up here 70 came to exist, the material that was used to create it and a long history of industrial operations, there are many significant sources as contaminants there, and as a result, there has always been uncertainty about what was out there, what it would take to mediate it, and how much the radiation at -- mediation would cost and how would impact for future development. with an awareness of those issues, and 2007 thin 2007 the sought a deve

got to talk about at the hearing, is that this really is one of the core competencies of the united states navy. we move from sale to coal and from coal to fuel and we powered every time in the -- every time there were concerns about was the navy trading one form of very certain energy for another that was uncertain and more costly? every time, the change has proven to be correct and so, i appreciate your help that the opportunity to testify on the ship which represents the both the navy and marine corp in their efforts but also the opportunity to talk about how we are planning to use these biofuels and the way that we believe the costs will come down. >> thank you, and general amus, we also saw some very impressive demonstration of some of the equipment that the marines are using out in the field in afghanistan, and i asked one of your colonels what was the reaction out in the field when they had exposured to the products and he said well, the first reaction was not so positive. but once they realized it could help them complete their mission easier and more effectively, they are sold. so, i w

veteran of the united states navy. and so what an honor on cinco de mayo. >> the u.s. naval department is going to be christianing a ship called the usns cargo ship and it's a supply ship and so in the si cinco de mayo they are celebrating caesar. they are commemorating local heroes that also had a lot of service -- in the armed services. and caesar did that. so it's a real, real honor. we're trying to convince him to let us take a ride on that. we don't know. >> what do you think about that? >> it was something when i heard about it, well, he deserves it, you know. because when he was in the navy, i wrote him a letter. every day i would go by the post office in the morning or come in the afternoon or in the night and mail him a letter every day and promise him that. he got that from me every day when he was in the navy. >> that's beautiful. you brought a picture for the 50th anniversary of the farm workers. >> uh-huh. >> when you go on to the dfw website, there's a petition to sign and an effort to make it a national holiday. any why ds where we are? >> we're moving m

but every time the price of oil goes up a dollar a barrel, it costs the united states navy $31 million in additional fuel costs. when libya started last spring, the price of oil went up $38 a barrel. almost overnight. now, libya is an oil producer. but in the global scheme, it's not huge. but that one operation, that one uprising caused the price of oil to shoot up almost $40 a barrel and for us that was a $1.1 billion bill that we had to pay. and the only place that i or any secretary has to go to get that money is out of operations. so it meant that we steamed less, we flew less, we trained less because of that. even iran's near threat to close the strait of hormuz boosts the price of oil. as the people in this room know so well, when you run a military organization you look at vulnerabilities. you look at vulnerabilities in potential adversaries but you also look at vulnerabilities of your own force. when i was nominated for this job and began to be briefed on the department of the navy, energy dependence jumped out as one of the biggest vulnerabilities that we have today. and the r

got to talk about at the hearing is that this really is one of the core competencies of the united states navy. we moved from coal to oil in the early part of the 1900s and we pioneered nuclear in the 1950s. every single time, there were concerns about was the navy trading one form of very certain energy for another that was uncertain or more costly? every single time the change has proven to be correct. and so i appreciate your help, the opportunity to testify which represent both the navy and the marines in their effort, but also the opportunity to talk about how we are planning to use these biofuels and the way that we believe the cost will come down. >> thank you. and general amos, we also saw some very impressive demonstration of some of the equipments that the marines are using out in the field in afghanistan. and i ask one of your marine colonels, colonel schret, who was there, what had been the reaction with the marines on the field after they were introduced to things like solar blankets, some of the lighterweight batteries and the generators that are now going into humvees. he said,

i don't believe it's a job of the united states navy to do that. i believe it's the energy department who should be doing that and obviously i will seek to act on amendments on the floor to try to prevent this kind of waste of the taxpayers' dollars where they paid for algae fuels. i don't think we can afford it. >> i think we should -- you want to take a moment to -- >> if i could. >> if you wish. >> yes. the place that -- the authority that's being used here is a defense production act which has been in place since the early 1950s which says that if there is an industry that defense needs, but does not exist in the united states, a defense not only can but should invest in that industry, energy is specifically mentioned in the defense production act as something that defense should look at. and in terms of moving toward biofuels, the numbers that we bought small test amounts was high. it's come down dramatically since then, even with the small test amounts we have been buying. and i think that we cannot afford not to do this. we can't afford to b

ahead of potential security requirements and to that end, working closely with the coast guard, united states navy, other partners in the department of defense and the department of homeland security, and also staying tied close thrly to the canadians is right framework to be working in now. >> one statistic i'll use, i think it came from the coast guard alaska, and that is a few years ago you would maybe see 50 ships moving through the bering sea and now close to 1,000. with the arctic, i think seven last year, now 34. in one year alone. so it's moving in a rapid pace of activity up there. we know our friends from china and russia are very interested, china in our land, as i would say, curious about their efforts and so again, your gap analysis, will that also then be utilized as you moved forward in your long-term budget planning of how these pieces fit in and where you need to allocate assets? >> yes, senator. i think that's an important first step with our closest partners to look at the gaps and particularly in how you communicate, how you see and understand what infrastructure we may need, a

international or the united nations to maintain equilibrium after world war two it was the united states navy if you're talking about the relative peace that we've had in the world we've had relative peace because of u.s. intervention you might call it imperialism i would call it a part of a role that the united states is playing and maintaining a balance on the we will see you know where he's not in these women it's also true that the same thing with your friends in the least the united states plays a very significant role in maintaining the kind of peace that you would like to see even in iraq because as you look at this is really. going to be the reason for a little easily herbert opened up a can of worms here and. still ahead this hour here on r t fuel frenzy drivers in the u.k. rushing to the promises they're warned of a possible fuel tanker strike across. it's really creepy to have someone holding up the machines in your face that you have no idea not only the health of the fact of it but what they're actually using with their larger purpose you think it is or how soon may your dishwash

on the 8th of march, sinking the cumberland and congress, inflicting the worst defeat on the united states navy in its history until december 7, 1941. on march 8th, confederate authorities then agreed to build more, as many as they possibly could. they actually started a total of 52 of them. although the industrial bottleneck for them is availability of iron armor and maritime engine plants, which they simply could not build themselves and had trouble getting in through the blockade. vicious circle. they did build some, however. and in january, 1863, two of them chased off the union blockade squadron off charleston for a day or two, which prompted a confederate commander at the time in charleston to declare the blockade had been lifted. though it was black in place again the next day. charleston authorities also tried to use, again, playing the technology card, semisubmersible david boats as these were known. these have a steam engine plant. they don't generally completely go under water. just a little crest showing above the water so that stack had access to air. the forerunners of modern torp

international law or the united nations to maintain equilibrium after world war two was the united states navy if you're talking about the relative peace that we've had in the world we've had relative peace because of u.s. intervention you might call it imperialism i would call it a part of the role that the united states is playing in maintaining the balance only with the fully easily heard opened up a can of worms here lindsey you first go ahead virtually nobody in iraq will say the thing has been a success has been also failure the troops had to leave the british troops left several years ago the american troops have now left for the most also have left the country and then left a totally broken country but quite incredibly trying to do the same again both in syria as in my view even more dangerous they in the wrong and. you have to recognize that this view. of the whole of world peace has been that the americans is a holds with what millions of people around the world really think is not an accurate description of the end of the second world war. and still ahead this hour here on our t.v.

international law or the united nations to maintain equilibrium after world war two was the united states navy if you're talking about the relative peace of the patton world we've had relative peace because of us. intervention you might call it imperialism i would call it a part of a role that the united states is playing and maintaining a balance on a very well see it is easy for you a well he's not an englishman as he always says yes also cruising there somebody with your engine is in the ways the united states plays a very significant role in maintaining the kind of peace that you would like to see even in iraq i mean this is the focus this is doing because i feel sorry in the middle there either focus liaising ways herbert opened up a can of worms here lyndsey you first go ahead. the problem is if you talk to most iraqis and after all many iraqis at the time of saddam hussein many of them argued there should be intervention because this would get rid of a dictator and that was what they wanted virtually nobody in iraq will say the thing has been a success there's been a lot of failure the

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international law or the united nations to maintain equilibrium after world war two it was united states navy if you're talking about the relative peace of the pattern world we've had relative peace because of us. intervention you might call it imperialism i would call it a part of the role that the united states is playing and maintaining a balance and we wish to see you know where all these non-indigenous or lazy asians also. mention in the least the united states plays a very significant role in maintaining the kind of peace that you would like to see even in iraq all this is your focus is doing. the scene was making the rounds of all this leaves me heard open up a can of worms here lindsay you first go ahead. the problem is this if you talk to most iraqis and after all many iraqis at the time of saddam hussein many of the market there should be intervention because this would get rid of a dictator and that was what they wanted virtually nobody in iraq will say the thing has been a success is below after failure the troops had to leave the british troops left several years ago the american

international law of the united nations to maintain equilibrium after world war two was the united states navy if you're talking about the relative peace will be bad in a world we've had relative peace because of u.s. intervention you might call it imperialism i would call it a part of the role that the united states is playing and maintaining a balance somebody will see. that he's not in the same as he had lacey's yes also. with your attention in the least the united states plays a very significant role in maintaining the kind of peace that you would like to see even in iraq because as you look at this is doing. the right of. herbert opened up a can of worms here and. stay with us here on r t still to come this hour fuel frenzy drivers in the u.k. rushing to the pumps as they're warned of a possible fuel tanker strike plus. it's really creepy to have someone holding up the machines here plays that you have no idea i don't need the help of the fact that it goes what they're actually use it with their larger purpose do you think it is or how soon may your dishwasher start spying on you we track

the war of 1812 was also the golden age of the united states navy. think old insides, that came from the war of -- ironsides, that came from the war of 1812. the blue angels -- the blue angels, be streaking over fort mchenry and the home of the spar spangled banner. then actually the 18th is the 200th anniversary of the declaration of war but then stay around for the 19th. that's when all the tall ships are going to parade away from the fort. fort mchenry is the best place and there will be salutes for that too. >> we were talking to folks from baltimore. that week, they're expecting up to a half a million people to be here for the celebration. >> it's doing it can like where are you in 2012 pat? that's what they're going to stay in another generation. >> ron? but you know what else? you know, there's going to be a half a million people here in all the tall ships but every news organization in america. the 24 hour news beast is going to be in baltimore, maryland. we will be in the center of the united states. >> and we're going to be feeding that 24

inslee: madam speaker, i rise today to honor the united states navy who under the leadership of secretary lee mavis are doing a fantastic job developing clean, green sources of energy for the united states navy and eventually the world. the navy is already flying the blue angels on biofuels. it is charging our communication equipment in afghanistan with solar energy. it is on a path to half of its energy coming from clean sources by 2020 and the great green fleet by 2016. in my state we're building whole industries around this. targeted growth, general biofuels, boeing, alaska airlines. we can power the future with clean energy that the navy is leading the way. the university of washington is doing great work. i know there is one great former washington state student who's helping on this effort and her name's trudy. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yield back. for what purpose does the gentlelady from california seek recognition? mrs. capps: to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mrs. capps: mr. speaker, i ri

guard, sergeant michael paranzino of the united states army, private first class kyle cutu of the united states marine core, francis altona of the united states navy, ronald a. gill jr. of the united states coast guard, sergeant michael r. whiteaman, united states army, sergeant moses jasmine, united states army, staff sergeant dale james keller jr., army national guard, sergeant brian st. germane, united states marine corps, sergeant dennis j. flanagan, united states army, sergeant matthew cutu, united states army, lance corporal lance sharett, army marine corps, lance corporal john d. vanguisen, united states marine corps, captain christopher s. cash, united states army, lance corporal matthew k.serio, united states marine corps, master sergeant richard l. ferguson, united states army, sergeant first class, curtis mancini, united states army reserve, captain matthew j. august, united states army, chief warrant officer sharon t.stofworth, united states army, specialist michael andgrave, army national guard, staff sergeant joseph camera, army national guard, all of these men and women have given their lives in the last decade in afghanistan and ir

hopefully, the initiative with the united states navy and navy bases will look at that opportunity. in san diego we have 20 nuclear reactors within a mile of downtown san diego being run by 20-something-year-old kids. but we can't power our street lights with it yet. but let me just say this. there's a lot of partisan, cheap shots always go back and fort across here, so let me try and bridge the gap and find a place where democrats, republicans, independents and americans across the board can agree and most importantly you. you agree that the crisis with finding a replacement for gasoline is a supply, how clean it is and the infrastructure to be able to distribute it. major problem. i'm a big ethanol guy, opposed to it, and the environmental issues and the ply issues -- supply issues and the infrastructure issues i have a real problem with. but algae, which i have supported strongly, is very clean, but we don't have supply and won't have supply in a long time, and it is compatible with the infrastructure. but we have natural gas which we have massive sources of, we -- it is super cl

future to sell as much oil to the united states as we would like and we are now going offshore to look for other customers. would it disturb you, the government and the navy if the united states did not continue to purchase that amount of oil from canada and how would it be if you had to go to other offshore, perhaps more unreliable countries to assure that your ships can sail in your planes can fly a? >> when number one, as i said, i think i use the word thankfully we get more than a quarter of our oil from canada. and it does disturb me that we are today dependent and could be more dependent on either actually or potentially volatile places on earth for the fossil fuels that we need to run our fleet. and that is the main reason that i've embarked on a very aggressive plan to try to move the navy boats afloat and ashore off fossil fuels to the maximum extent we can. now i'll mention the unspoken thing that you had in your question. [laughter] i think the president made it very clear that his decision on keystone was because the process and timing. he simply did not think that the state department had enough time to gather the relevant information. it was

guest: i have not seen that movie but i have seen the united states navy's public affairs release on the film. since the navy helped make the film and naval special warfare command was directly involved in it, i would think they only portrayed what they felt could be on classified. american special operations forces have a great many capabilities and a number of them are still classified and will stay that way. host: anyone for my family of army and navy veterans often have a debate over the two divisions in the military. you are a veteran of the army but there is also the navy seals. what are the differences between special operations and navy seals? guest: the journalist max boot hit on the commonalities recently that they share the green berets and the navy seals share courage and extraordinary professionalism. the difference between them is to their parents services, the army and navy. the green berets are focused principally on land warfare. the seals originally, the intent was they supported maritime operations. what has changed over time is because of the focus on two essentia

before that, though, he proudly served our nation in the united states navy during world war ii. he went to college at miami of ohio. and was lucky enough to marry kathy davis. he was a leader and role model as the head football coach at miami of ohio, northwestern, and the university of notre dame, which is located in the congressional district that i'm honored to represent. mr. parseghian's impressive record at notre dame included two national championships and three bowl victories. accomplishments that resulted in his induction into the college football hall of fame in 1980. as a recognition of his tremendous achievements. more important, though, was his personal leadership and example and the character he instilled in his players that he coached. to mr. parseghian it was a lot more important that his players be good citizens than good football players. he always wanted them to be good football players as well. what many americans may not know is mr. parseghian's most important work began after his football career. when he devoted his life to find a cure for neiman pick type s

>>guest: well, i had previously pent 11 years in the united states navy and i got out when my son wasne day i blinked and he was a senior in high school and he wanted to join the united states marine corps and attempt i -- at the same time i had a friend e-mailing me from afghanistan and when your son is want telling join the marines when there are two active wars going, i don't, it ... it instilled something in me i could not bit to get back in and i wanted to get back in and serve my country. >>alisyn: you are indeadible. it is not plight to talk about a woman's age but we have to the army says at 51 you are one of the oldest people, ever, to go through basic combat training. what was it like? what sorts of things did you do? >>guest: well, we did all kinds of things and physically, it wasn't that difficult for me because i had been training, i knew i was going to do this and i had been training for almost a year before i went in. so, the physical part of it, 16k marches and that part ... is with able to handle well. other things that we did that i have never done before, it was all

she served as president of united states naval memorial working with senior u.s. navy leadership to facilitate the reorganization of the business programs. she received her business degree at san diego state university and earned two masters degree from the university of san diego. her first in public history, historic preservation and teaching and second in nonprofit management and leadership. in addition to her work at the sewall-belmont house and museum she serves on the board of directors for national women's history sites. would you please welcome paige harrington? [ applause ] >> thank you. thank you tom. thank you so much. we're delighted to be here for the second year in a row to celebrate women's equality day. i want to thank tom definitely, his extra help in making sure that everything runs smoothly is very well appreciated. the sewall-belmont house and museum is committed to preserving the legacy and sharing the untold stories of centuries worth of struggle for equal rights for women. the museum is a national historic landmark and houses an extensive collect

future to sell as much oil to the united states as we would like and we are now going offshore to look for other customers. would it disturb you, the government and the navy amount of oil from canada? and how would it be if you had to go to other offshore perhaps more unreliable countries to assure that your ships can sail and your planes can fly? >> well, number 1, as i said, i think i used the word thankfully we get more than a quarter of our oil from canada. and it does disturb me that we are today dependent and could be more dependent on either actually or potentially volatile places on earth for the fossil fuels that we need to run our fleet and that's the main reason that i've embarked on a very aggressive plan to try to move the navy both afloat and ashore off fossil fuels to the maximum extent we can. now, i'll mention the unspoken things that you had in your question. [laughter] >> and i think the president made it very clear that his decision on keystone was because of process and timing. he simply did not think that the state department had enough time to gather the relevant information. it was presented to him in a 60-day requirement by the ex

museum, she served as the vice president of the naval heritage center at the united states naval memorial, working with senior u.s. navy leadership to facilitate the reorganization of the business programs. she earned two masters degrees from the university of san diego. her first in public history, historic preservation and teaching and second in nonprofit management and leadership. in addition to her work at the museum, paige serves on the board of directors and is the senior editor of a series of books on women's history entitled finding a voice, women's fight for equality in the united states. would you please welcome paige harrington. [ applau >> thank you, tom. thank you so much. we're delighted to be here for the second year in a row to celebrate women's equality day. i want to thank tom, definitely his extra help in making sure that everything runs smoothly i definitely. the sewell-belmont museum is committed to sharing the story suffrage. thank you. the museum is a national historic langek documenting the continuing effort by women and men of all races, religions and backgrounds to win voting rights for women

hopefully, the initiative with the united states navy will look at that opportunity.n san diego, we have 20 nuclear reactors within 1 mile of downtown san diego being run by 20 something year-old kids. we cannot power our street lights with it yet. there are a lot of partisan cheap shots going back and forth. let me try to bridge the gap and find a place where democrats and republicans and americans can agree, most importantly you. the you agree that the price for finding a replacement for gasoline is supply, how clean it is, and the infrastructure. a major problem. i am a big ethanol guide. -- guy. i have a problem with the infrastructure issues. algae is clean. we will not have supply in a long time. it is compatible with the infrastructure. we have natural gas, which we have not -- massive sources of. it is super clean it is cleaner than propane. 85% of the urban homes have natural-gas the infrastructure is there. you have a 3 foot barrier between the water heater and the car parked in the garage. we have not raised that gap. all the money we have spent and we are

state. he was assigned to support a special operations unit from the green berets or navy seals. they say he acted alone. >>> u.s.s. enterprise is making its last voyage. it left norfolk today headed for the strait of hormuz. the enterprise has a storied 52- year history, playing a permanent role in the cuban missile crisis and serving in the vietnam war, operations desert fox, enduring freedom. it's the first aircraft carrier ever deployed. >>> on tuesday, voters in alabama and mississippi will have their say and the candidate will the most approved may be mitt romney. here's the latest. >> reporter: primary has been dominated by tight races and more of that drama is surrounding the tuesday primaries in alabama and mississippi. today rick santorum continued to take aim at mitt romney, campaigning in tupelo, mississippi he responded to claims about the romney camp that santorum can't nail down the delegates he needs during the remaining primaries. >> establishment is trying to force a moderate republican from massachusetts down the throats of the american people, and if we have t

district from that state and his navy career, he was honored was honored with several awards including the joint service commendation medal. he has a bachelor of science degree from the united states naval academy. that's okay. i went to west point. my nephew and his wife went to the naval academy so i'm over that. i'm honored and pleased. he has a masters degree in education from the university of west florida and he has also attended the naval war college and the national defense university. so we couldn't ask for anybody with a better resume to talk about the issue today. so please join with me in welcoming the congressman. >> and and that's okay, bob, not everybody can make it into the naval academy. >> i understand. i'd like to thank everybody for coming here today and i'd especially like to thank ed fuller for all the great work he does here at the heritage foundation and brian darling and, of course, james carafano for all the work they are doing, as well. i'd like to take the time just to thank for the conversation this month of lieutenant colonel aiken and mike carne and captain tracy price who was able to get my great insight how this program actually got started.

after serve anything the cabinet as assistant secretary of the navy then went on to become vice president and president of the united states. and in 1916 roosevelt was assistant secretary of the navy. hughes had been appointed to the court as an associate justice by president william howard taft. and, but he resigned in 1916 to become the republican candidate for president. and he ran against woodrow wilson. ran a dreadful campaign. he was the odds-on favorite, but he ultimately lost california by 4,000 votes and, therefore, the election. he went to bed the night of the election thinking that he had won. franklin roosevelt, who was a big wilson supporter, went to bed thinking that hughes had won. and then the next morning the returns from the midwest and particularly california came in, and it turned out that wilson won the, won the election just barely. roosevelt continued in, as assistant secretary of the navy, and then in 19 -- and hughes went back to private ration in new york city. roosevelt in 1920 became the vice presidential candidate of the democratic party running with governor james cox of ohio. they got trounce

we have -- the people who join the navy/marine corps swear not only to protect the united states but also their fellow sailors and marines. this is an attack on one of their shipmates and any amount of sexual assault is unacceptable. we have done a lot and we're continuing to do a lot. i established the sexual assault prevention, and in my office, reports directly to me. i see the person in the office on a routine basis. as a result of that, we have undertaken programs in the most at-risk elements. the young sailors and marines who -- ages 18 to about 25. we have one program now that we require every service member as they -- when they come out of boot camp and they go into the "a" school in the navy and every single one does, they have three 90-minute sessions on this. and we have found at great lakes where boot camp and the "a" schools are that sexuals is asss have declined pretty dra ma dramatically when we started this program. we're undertaking an initiative called 21st century navy and marine to make sure that the sailors and the marine comprise it have the tools to be resilien

united states clearly has a vested interest in not showing the violent crackdown by the regime the united states of god's reign as its closest ally in the region and the headquarters of the u.s. navy's fifth fleet are stationed there if you look for example at an ongoing trial of some fifteen medics who have you sentenced to fifteen years for merely assisting protesters during the violent crackdown last through that trial has received little to no attention in the mainstream western media always by comparison reports coming out today friday of the european union slept in sanctions on the life of the syrian president bashar assad and his family that has received a lie and sprayed media attention what we do know is their full members are two sides family as well as eight government ministers will have sanctions against him that is receiving a lot of attention or is what is happening in terms of has a violent crackdown in bahrain is receiving little attention. that is policy reporting right more e.u. sanctions against syria have now come into force this time personally targeting the inner circle of president bashar assad and his wife and with travel bans and freezing of assets violence