our story starts in the spring of 1942, and let's just say that the united states navy was not in a good position. we were down to about 50 ships, we had three aircraft carriers, about 47 other assorted craft. the japanese navy, on the other hand, at the time had over 200 ships and six to eight aircraft carriers that they could deploy. more importantly, the japanese navy after pearl harbor conquered over a seventh of the earth's surface in a few months' time. it was an amazing military operation, and we very much underestimated the japanese. now, admiral yamamoto, who was in charge of the naval effort, was moving at a rapid clip for a couple of reasons. first off, we didn't have the manpower and the resources out in the pacific quite yet to deal with the japanese operation. but the other reason he's moving quickly is, he wants to end the war in a short period of time. why? well, he figured correctly that it would take about a year for american factories to convert from peacetime to wartime production. and once that 12-month limit had been reached, the factories would begin to churn out s

he has dedicated his life through the vietnam war serving in the united states navy after which he obtained his law degree from rutgers and has been practicing law for over 30 years. he uses these experiences in his decision-making. he is also one with the community investing in the community of louisiana for nonprofit organizations, and being one with his constituents serving them on the judiciary committee, health and welfare, other educational communities. he's an example for what leadership is supposed to be across america. by martin luther king, junior, that progress is neither automatic nor inevitable. the goal ofowards justice requires sacrifice, suffering.nd the tireless exertion and dedicated concern of individuals. ladies and gentlemen, i'm privileged to present to you a man dedicated to his cause for justice, for opportunity, for freedom. a man for a fight in what is right and a man who will die with his boots on, senator elbert guillory. ♪ >> good afternoon. joseph, thank you very much. that was extremely well done. young men like that -- [applause] i see some other young people

they sent over 200 ships off of the coast of the united states alone. the u.s. navy is growing frantic because the convoys are being a far too regular basis. they sign the contract with national cash register out ofday ton, ohio to develop a device similar to the ones that the solve the oped to four rotor problem. one of the here is most precious artifacts. there were 100 of these built ohio.ton, they were moved to a facility nebraska avenue. that facility is by the department of homeland security years belonged to the united states navy. now like the british device, it clues in ant to get the morning and once you were able to obtain those, you could the process. this is basically like the device, a giant calculating machine, a guessing machine, that helps you with a to winnow down and winnow down and finally get in his case the four rotor settings. it's not easy. 12 a long time, eight to hours, sometimes longer. a lot of work. some linguists, but with some exceptions, they were able to rotor settings. with that, they could do one or two things. out tactical nd units

have the commerce of the world falling freely right now across the oceans is because of the united states navy. there is no other reason. [applause] and if you would strew the united states navy somali pirates, pirates from other countries, powerful nations would be fighting for control. this would not be good. even from the point of view of global capitalism america's power is at the very best a kind of silent custodian of keeping the world safe. when you think of american foreign policy, we always think of guns. we don't think about america's greatest foreign-policy, using our soft power to promote technological capitalism around the world. the fact of the matter is that right now hundreds of millions of people are being lifted out of poverty all over the world. why? they are adopting the american recipe of globalization, free trade, technology. that is america's gift to the world. and not into it -- not interventionist america would not be promoting freedom, trade, would essentially be saying that not all men are created equal, but all americans and that is it. if look at the last 50 years,

garrison keillor: after serving in the united states navy, galway kinnell was a field worker in the southuring the civil rights struggle of the 1960s. he's been a macarthur fellow, the state poet of vermont, and a winner of the pulitzer prize and the national book award. "a poem expresses one's most private feelings," he says, "and these turn out to be the feelings of everyone else as well." for i can snore like a bullhorn or play loud music or sit up talking with any reasonably sober irishman, and fergus will only sink deeper into his dreamless sleep, which goes by all in one flash. but let there be that heavy breathing or a stifled come cry anywhere in the house and he will wrench himself awake and make for it on the run. as now, we lie together, after making love, quiet, touching along the length of our bodies, familiar touch of the long-married, and he appears in his baseball pajamas, it happens, the neck opening so small he has to screw them on, and flops down between us and hugs us and snuggles himself to sleep, his face gleaming with satisfaction at being this very child. in the ha

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and the united states marine corps post world war i levels and the united states navy same level as 1917 and we have the smallest and oldest fleet for the united states air force and a marine still sitting in mexico. that is the back drop and the lies with regard to the va skal scandal. it shows a lot of bravado to go and address the american ledgion. >> he said bravado to show up there. they are a polite crowd. >> this it is something that president obama said he would do for a hong time. make a lean military. the wars have been winding down despite the violence in those areas. the official war of iraq and afghanistan no longer requires the manpower as it has under the wars under president bush. >> but we may have to ramp things up. we are looking at a crisis with isis. >> we heard president obama say no boots on the ground. he is reassuring they will not send more people and we will not be ramping up. >> we will talk about something else of a political nature. kay hagen, a democrat senator not polling so well and in fact she's speaking right now and not wanting to put herself in positi

president of the united states of america has taken the army back to 1940 levels, prior to conscription. the united states marine corps post-world war i levels, the united states navy the same levels as 1917. we have the smallest and oldest fleet for the united states air force. and we have a united states marine still sitting in mexico. with thanning the back drop as well as the lives that this administration has told as far as the va scandal, i don't think he should get a warm reception. it takes a lot for him to go address the american legion. >> thank you, sir. >> thank you so much, greta. >> after isis beheaded james foley, another journalist was released yesterday, held for two years by an al qaeda affiliate. curtis was handed over to the u.n. peacekeepers. the terms of his release remain unclear. foley's killer, the one who beheaded him, we need to know who he is. britain's intelligence act si is getting closer to identifying the masked man. te may be a british. who is this guy? >> this is reporting what we understand is there's a very small pool of suspects identified by the fbi and also british intelligence. when we look at that picture of the execution, w

. >> bibles getting the boot from the united states navy.tually being removed from every hotel room on its military bases, this following a complaint from the freedom of religion foundation. the bibles will be taken to donation centers. the american family association now calling for christians to fight back by calling navy officials to reverse the decision. >>> the feds spending big bucks to teach your kids to eat their greens. the department of health and human services developed a game to get your kids to eat vegetables. the game will eventually be available as an on-line app to cater to young parents. >> you count your steps but do you know how many bites you take every day? you might want to start counting. the 100-bite diet could help you lose weight according to researchers. a bite monitor device helps you keep track of your food chewing, helps you get to that recommended 100 bites. >> type for your five at 5. the five best american cities for growing old and happy. first, squim, washington. this place has it all. next, denver, colora

. >> i spent 20 years in the united states navy. i'm retired. and this is the hardest job i've ever had. >> open your eyes. wash it in your eyes. wash up your nose. >> not everybody can stand there and preach. he's going to be a person we have in there far long time. >> he's going across the hall. he is. i mean, this is his last strike. >> the safety and security is my main priority. everything else is second. what happens with an offender like that, you have to snap it off. the other offenders will see that and start acting the same. it's like a fire. we're searching for compliance out of them. one way or another, we will get compliance. >> understanding the mood swings of juvenile offenders is one of the challenges for staff. just an hour after this intense scene, the calm teen talks freely with guards. while officers are trained to keep staff and offenders safe, re-enforcement is close by in the rare case of an emergency. >> once we get past a point of physical force, we move into chemical weapons. this is pepper spray. we've got the stream w

the united states navy now says the bible is going back into every hotel room on the military base.bout this atheists complained and had the bibles removed. the navy just said the decision to give all bibles the boot was made without consulting senior leadership. >> ford now announcing a major recall. lauren simonetti from the fox business network is here with what drivers need to know. another one, lauren. >> the year of the recall. ford recalling 83,000 relatively new cars and suv's because they can lose power or they can roll away if parked without the new jersey brakes engaged. effected are the 2012, edges, lincoln and kx the ford lexus and mkt and m-14 ford tauruses and lincoln mks's. no injuries reported but they will tell owners this month if they need to get it it fixed. >> would you buy an iphone it the screen did not break? apple is working with a company called gt advanced technology to make the first sapphire screen for the new iphones and smart watches expected this fall. sapphire is an expensive material because it is harder. it would replace the glass on the current i

and to date, 89 targeted air strikes conducted by united states air force and united states navy aircraft. these air strikes have protected u.s. persons and facilities and helped prevent humanitarian crisis. as iraq's political future takes shape, i'd emphasize that enduring stability will depend on achieving a credible partner in the iraqi government that must commit to being much more inclusive with all of its population than it has been thus far. and with that, i'd be happy to take your questions. >> bob? >> secretary, in your conversations that isil has been stalled recently and you expect them to regroup, my question is, can you describe the strategy of enabling the iraqis both politically and militarily to roll back the gains in iraq but they have a sanctuary in eastern syria. >> going back to your point about my statement on what our objectives are, which i just restated in my statement, i would also say, in addition to that, that -- and i think the president has been very clear on this, that we continue to explore all options regarding isil and how we can assess partners in the mi

and to date, 89 targeted airstrikes conducted by the united states air force and the united states navyt. these airstrikes have protected u.s. persons and facilities and helped prevent humanitarian crisis. as iraq's political future takes shape, i'd emphasize that enduring stability will depend on achieving a credible partner in the iraqi government that must commit to being much more inclusive with all of its population than it has been thus far. and with that, i'd be happy to take your questions. >> mr. secretary, in your comments you mentioned that isil's momentum has been stalled recently. and you said that nonetheless, you expect them to regroup. my question is is -- why not go after isil where they started which is in syria? i know you described a strategy of enabling the iraqis, both politically and militarily in iraq, but they have the sanctuary in eastern syria. what is the strategy if it's not to go root them out from syria? why not that go that route? >> well, first, going back to your point about my statement on what our objectives are which i just restated in my statement.

and to date, 89 targeted air strikes conducted by united states air force and united states navy aircraftthese air strikes have protected u.s. persons and facilities and helped prevent humanitarian crisis. as iraq's political future takes shape, i would emphasize that enduring stability will depend on achieving a credible partner in the iraqi government that must commit to being much more inclusive with all of its population than it has been thus far. and with that, i would be happy to take your questions. >> mr. secretary, in your comments, you mentioned that isil's momentum has been stalled recently. and you said nonetheless, you expect them to regroup. my question is, isil, where they started, is in syria. i know you described a strategy of enabling the iraqis, both politically and militarily to draw back their gains in iraq. but they do have a sanctuary in eastern syria. what is the strategy if it's not to go root them out inside syria? why not go that route? >> first, going back to your point about my statement on what our objectives are, which i just restated in my statement. i woul

then he became the head of the cripps institute after serving in the united states navy. he is a director of scripps institute of ocean og ravey. he found a great way to improve that organization by obtaining -- this small organization blossomed into a large scientific organization of great significance. and then he came to a real problem in his life. what can you do next to keep this organization thriving? because the atomic test has come to an end. that government funding was coming to an end. he needed to do something more. and that's when he hired this man, from the university of chicago, a man who is an expert on carbon in the atmosphere. and with him, produced the seminole paper on global warming in 1957. and in this paper they looked at the increase and the atmospheric carbon dox i'd caused by burning of fossil fuels, coal and oil and gas and they asked the question if this was having an impact on the climate of the world. think about that period in our lives. many of you are not old enough to remember but i remember very well. our cities and small towns were all c

this was mevil who became the chief engineering of the united states navy. there were parades and funeral processi processions in new york. everyone turned out for the men of the jeannette. and you know, this hugely well-known story of its time, which i have had a ball the past three years trying to breathe new life into it. that is the back ground on the story of the jeannette and how and why i wrote it. i would love to hear from you and get questions about this narrative history, what i do, and also specifically about the jeannette. any questions? [applause] >> because we are being filmed here, we need you to come up a mike or get close to one. how are you, sir? >> i was thinking of the early slide that you showed of the currants going through the gulf stream basically. as i recall from much more recent map i believe the gulf stream dives north of europe and goes back at a greater depth and goes south again. peter and i are pretty sure he didn't know that. does that sound right? >> he didn't know that. it was generally known it went north but after that di

then he served in the united states navy during world war ii and is the director of the scripps institute of ocean ography. he found a way to expand that organization by obtaining huge government contracts to investigate the impact on the atmosphere and the ocean of our atomic testing in the atols following world war ii. and this small organization blossomed into a large scientific organization of great significance. and then he came to a real problem in his life. what can he do next to keep this organization thriving? because the atomic tests had come to an end, the government funding was coming to an end. he needed to do something more. and that's when he hired this man, hans, from the university of chicago, a man who was an expert on carbon and the atmosphere. and with him produced the seminal paper on global warming in 1957. and in this paper they looked at the increase and the atmospheric carbon dioxide caused by our burning of fossil fuels, coal and oil and gas, and they asked the question -- if this was having an impact on the climate of the world. well, think about that period in

i found myself going to be a sef bee in the united states navy. just a few days ago, a young man asked me why should i serve for a country which is it does no like me. i know this is not true but sometimes the voicesn of hate cn be so loud that you can't hear the voices of region. our explained to him young man we'vm been serving this country and i explained to him about the uscts and buffalo soldiers and 751 ske battalion and he said, you know, i think i can serve. i a peculiar thing happened to mek i saw john wayne and i loved him. i saw the black shape what changed. he titled his book simply an rr american. he said when a reporter asked te him about his title and why he d titled it to simply, he said tt that i fought too hard for thisr country and i lived here and i've given. he said i've done so much and that i'm not a hyphenated amer american. i'm notm no a black american orf african-american or sa afro-american, he said simply i'm an american. you know something happened to me when i went back to school.o. i stood a little stronger. i crosse

later i found myself in my wait to port wanini to a cv in the united states navy. a few years ago, i found myself in the stands at great lakes as i watched my son pass in review. just a few days ago a young man asked me why should i serve for our country which does not like me? now i know this is not true. but sometimes the voices of hate can be so loud that you can't hear the voices of reason. but i explained to him, young man, we've been serving this country since our conception. i explained to him about christmas adatux, the uscts and the buffalo soldiers and 761 battalion. he said, you know, i think i can serve. after reading about the tuskegee airmen, a peculiar thing happened to me when i was a boy. i saw john wayne and i loved him. i saw the black sheep and i loved them. i think what changed was best described by something that chappy said and was written later in a book by benjamin davis jr., the commanding officer. he titled the book simply "an american." and he said when a reporter asked him about his title and why he titled it so simply, he said that i f

he also served in the united states navy. he served in the virginia house of delegates from roanoke from 1962 to 1971. and served as the minority leader from 1966 to 1971. he was a friend of everyone who knew him and someone who i had great respect. he will be badly missed. his wife june passed on just a month ago. it is a great loss for the roanoke community and for our country. and i thank the committee for allowing me to remember him for a few moments here. the gentleman from michigan served in the house of representatives and on this committee with congressman butler. i would love to recognize him for a few words. >> i thank you very much. so did zoe lofgren serve with him. i remember him very well. there are very few conservatives that i remember, going back that far, as clearly as i remember him because he was an impressive member of the congress. we exchanged views on a almost regular basis, but our friendship was never impaired by the different perspectives that we had on how government should run. so i join you, mr.

at one point someone asked is it really necessary to attack the united states? and the navy said, yes, absolutely. and the reason the japanese navy said that was that without the attack on the united states, they would lose most of their budget allocation, and the army would get everything, and they were determined not to have that happen. so oil embargo or no oil embargo, they were going to go to war, and they were going to go to war with us. >> why did roosevelt decide to do it then? >> for that reason that he realized that the dye was cast and the thing to do was to weaken them to the maximum extent possible. and even so -- and this is what i really like to stress, he was going on the offensive to a certain extent in the atlantic. he was convoying, he was about to start the convoy to and from iceland. they were going to be shooting, and they were. that might lead to war with the atlantic, in the atlantic at any point. and again, from the magic intercepts tokyo told washington again and again, we take the tripartheid pact very seriously. we are not going to go out of our o

previously she served as the vice president of the operations for the united states navy memorial and architectural memorial at the preservation firm of architect mill ford, wayne donaldson. she earned two masters degree from the university of san diego. her first in public history, and second in nonprofit management and leadership. and in addition to her work at sewell belmont, page serves on the board of directors for the national collaboration for women history sites. please welcome page harrington and our panel. [ applause ] >> good evening. so much for that wonderful welcome. we have the privilege of being here in this wonderful theatre and we are desighted to celebrate this equality day with you. tom does a fantastic job and makes us feel very welcome. so those of us who work directly in women's history organizations or sites have been talk act the centennial anniversary for suffrage in 2020 for many years now. i know that there are several of my colleagues who work at different women's organizations and history sites in the audience here tonight, including those from the women'

then he served in the united states navy during world war ii and is the director of the scripps institute of ocean ography. he found a way to expand that organization by obtaining huge government contracts to investigate the impact on the atmosphere and the ocean of our atomic testing in the atols following world war ii. and this small organization blossomed into a large scientific organization of great significance. and then he came to a real problem in his life. what can he do next to keep this organization thriving? because the atomic tests had come to an end, the government funding was coming to an end. he needed to do something more. and that's when he hired this man, hans, from the university of chicago, a man who was an expert on carbon and the atmosphere. and with him produced the seminal paper on global warming in 1957. and in this paper they looked at the increase and the atmospheric carbon dioxide caused by our burning of fossil fuels, coal and oil and gas, and they asked the question -- if this was having an impact on the climate of the world. well, think about that period in

he has dedicated his life through the vietnam war serving in the united states navy after which he obtained his law degree from rutgers and has been practicing law for over 30 years. he uses these experiences in his decision-making. he is also one with the community investing in the community of louisiana for nonprofit organizations, and being one with his constituents serving them on the judiciary committee, health and welfare, other educational communities. he's an example for what leadership is supposed to be across america. it was said by martin luther king, junior, that progress is neither automatic nor inevitable. every step towards the goal of justice requires sacrifice, struggle, and suffering. the tireless exertion and passionate concern of dedicated individuals. ladies and gentlemen, i'm privileged to present to you a man dedicated to his cause for justice, for opportunity, for freedom. a man for a fight in what is right and a man who will die with his boots on, senator elbert guillory. [applause] >> good afternoon. joseph, thank you very much. that was extremely well done. young

later i found myself in my wait to port wanini to a cv in the united states navy. a few years ago, i found myself in the stands at great lakes as i watched my son pass in review. just a few days ago a young man asked me why should i serve for our country which does not like me? now i know this is not true. but sometimes the voices of hate can be so loud that you can't hear the voices of reason. but i explained to him, young man, we've been serving this country since our conception. i explained to him about christmas adatux, the uscts and the buffalo soldiers and 761 battalion. he said, you know, i think i can serve. after reading about the tuskegee airmen, a peculiar thing happened to me when i was a boy. i saw john wayne and i loved him. i saw the black sheep and i loved them. i think what changed was best described by something that chappy said and was written later in a book by benjamin davis jr., the commanding officer. he titled the book simply "an american." and he said when a reporter asked him about his title and why he titled it so simply, he said that i f

later i found myself in my wait to port wanini to a cv in the united states navy. a few years ago, i found myself in the stands at great lakes as i watched my son pass in review. just a few days ago a young man asked me why should i serve for our country which does not like me? now i know this is not true. but sometimes the voices of hate can be so loud that you can't hear the voices of reason. but i explained to him, young man, we've been serving this country since our conception. i explained to him about christmas adatux, the uscts and the buffalo soldiers and 761 battalion. he said, you know, i think i can serve. after reading about the tuskegee airmen, a peculiar thing happened to me when i was a boy. i saw john wayne and i loved him. i saw the black sheep and i loved them. i think what changed was best described by something that chappy said and was written later in a book by benjamin davis jr., the commanding officer. he titled the book simply "an american." and he said when a reporter asked him about his title and why he titled it so simply, he said that i f

as much as i'm proud of being a flag officer in the united states navy, i'm also mindful i was a citizen in this nation before i ever started this journey in uniform. when it journey is over, i just want to go back to being another citizen again. and i have no intention of compromising myself or what i believe in, in the excuse of my duties. we're just not going to do that. there's nothing worth that in my experience. >> you mention ed ed snowden. what harm has he done to country and your agency to date? >> i have been on record when asked, i'm watching foreign nations, groups, individuals cite his disclosures and saying we need to change the way we operate. the americans have insight here. we need to do something differently. >> so you think that potential threats are operating differently because -- >> i am watching those foreign intelligence and counterterrorism targets. i'm not going to make a blanket statement again. everybody is changing everything. but i'm watching them highlight the revelations, talk about their implications to them and what they do and how they communicate. that

i can tell you somebody who is a nuclear welder in the united states navy probably gets a pretty substantial bonus compared to somebody who might be in a lesser skilled position in the navy or in another service. so it really varies dramatically. >> it's interesting, the welding profession is one that is in high demand all over the country. i'm sure nuclear welder's even more so. i feel strongly that the recent cold attacks need to be repealed. but one of the elements that concern me most is that current retirees and service members were not grandfathered. if after careful consideration there are future changes to the military compensation and retirement, how important is it to exempt those that have or are truly something? will be the impact of certainly failing to do so? >> we've been very clear that we believe that any changes to the structure of the retirement plan should be grandfathered. chairman dempsey said that in several different testimonies. i'm saying it now. all of the joint chiefs are unanimous in the senior enlisted leaders, we'l will believe any e to the retirement system sh

later i found myself on the way to the port to be a sea bee in the united states navy. a few years ago i found myself in the stands of great lakes as i watched my son pass and review. just a few days ago a man asked me why should i serve a country that doesn't like me. i know this isn't true. sometimes the voices of hate can be so loud you can't hear the voices of reason. i explained to him, young man, we've been serving our country since inception. i explained to him about the roland regiments, the usct and buffalo soldiers, the 761st battalion. he says, you know, i think i can serving after reading about tuskegee airmen, a peculiar thing happened to me as a boy. i saw john wayne and i loved him. i saw the black sheep and i loved them. i think what change was best described by something chapy said and was written in a book, the commanding officer of the tuskegee airmen. he titled his book simply "an american." he said when a reporter asked him about his title and why he titled it so simply, he said that i fought too hard for this country. i've lived here and i've given

this threatened the united states and a truly disastrous situation particularly at sea. the united states had one of the two leading navies in the world equal to the british navy. the real mission of the american war period was to potentially fight japan it was big enough to do that. the assumption was the british navy would handle the planet. now there was a possibility that the united states would have to fight japan and germany and italy and germany and italy would in the meantime have availed themselves of british and french fleets. there was a truly catastrophic situation and it demanded an immediate response. there were two specific fears about what the germans might do but dominated thinking for the next 18 months. both directed threats to the western hemisphere. one was that they might leapfrog across the atlantic by repeating the norway situation first in iceland and greenland and the clinton -- newfoundland and labrador and then they would be within bombing distance of the united states. the second they would send their army through this iberian peninsula and even in west africa. at that point they would be able

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united states. this is the u.n. high commissioner for human rights, navi pillay, criticizing the u.s.for its role in the israeli assault on gaza. >> they have not only provided the heavy weaponry, which is now being used by israel in gaza, but they've also provided almost $1 billion in providing the iron domes to protect israelis from the rocket attacks, but no such

here in the united states christians aren't being attacked but rights being valted. complaint in the navynd suddenly bibles removed from hotels. football players told not to play. reverend joins us. >> good evening, sir. >> without any doubt it's a lot better than it is in nigeria and sudan and syria and iran. >> for the time being because if we don't bring this into check, if we don't do exactly what the colonel and what the ambassador was saying, going to find this right on our doorstep. and the time to do something about it is right now. >> that's the imported terrorism from other places, but in terms, coming here in the united states would you be seeing instances recently the navy were told that they had bibles in military hotels and all of a sudden they took them out and now they are back in again pressure domestically against christians. >> christians are easy targets. we are easy targets because as a religious group. i mean, you know, we understand that our belief system tells us that we will be persecuted. at the same time we have to understand that this whole era of political cor

we don't have enough navy ships and bad all the way around because the united states is pulling backm world leadership when it comes to the war on terror but also our other threats with iran, north korea, china and russia and different terrorist groups in africa and middle east. >> the language which is nice language, says consensus conclusion of the report is that a growing gap between the strategic objectives of the united states military is expected to achieve and resources required to do so. that seems if we have some objective we're not going to be able to do it. why do we have this problem? do we not have the money? whose responsibility is this? what do we do? >> we need to be -- we need to have a different approach, strategic approach as to what the united states role will be as the world leader not just for freedom but militarily. u.s. when it's strong worldwide is a stability for all of these different groups who want to cause chaos in their neighborhoods and look to us, nato, for example, looks to us to protect our nato allies. what is our plan? what is our strategy? our st

united states out for as long as it remained out of that war? >> the united states had a lot of reasons to try to stay out of the war. the country was unprepared. the army and navywere not engaged in a war of that scale. too many americans were making money off the war. the united states was growing wealthy, why put that at risk. but in 1915 to 1917 the threat to american shores grew greater with germany reintroducing submarine warfare. the zimmerman telegram which tried to design a japanese alliance ended in the united states. and a threat that was a few thousand miles away all of a sudden was left on the american door step. that left the americans very few options than to get involved with the war, other than the fact that the ensuing months before the war the united states did literally nothing to get involved in the war. >> when we come back we'll talk about the tactics and the battlefield. >> welcome back to "inside story" on al jazeera america. i'm ray suarez. we're looking back at the first world war this time on the program because it's more recent and involved the u.s. so much more heavily world war ii is dominated american ideas about the 20th century.

>>> a major victory to tell you about for religious freedom in the united states. the navy had complained that bibles were in these rooms, so they were able to get the bibles removed from those rooms on bases. but the navy says that decision to get rid of them was made without consulting senior leadership in the navy. >>> finally, he might have looked good, but it turned out to be one ugly mistake. we are talking about this guy, the skinny french track runner. he scripped off his -- stripped off his shirt before he crossed the finish line. officials say he acted arrogantly and disrespected the other runners. his teammate ended up getting the gold medal in place of him. >> he was overheating. that's all. >> i guess so. >> perhaps not. >> that sport is desperate for personality and they actually find the one that shows some. >> thank you, heather. >>> 24 minutes before the top of the hour. >>> just a few years ago, west palm beach, atlanta, and phoenix were all on the top list of the ten worst housing markets. so if you're hunting for homes in these cities, is it still possib

united states. this is the u.n. high commissioner for human rights, navi pillay, criticizing the u.s.for its role in the israeli assault on gaza. >> they have not only provided the heavy weaponry, which is now being used by israel in gaza, but they've also provided almost $1 billion in providing the iron domes to protect israelis from the rocket attacks, but no such protection has been provided to gazans against the shelling. so i am reminding the united states that it's a party to international humanitarian law and human rights law. >> that was navi pillay, the u.n. high commissioner or human rights. noam, on friday, this was the point where the death toll for palestinians had exceeded operation cast lead; it had passed 1,400. president obama was in the white house, and he held a news conference. he didn't raise the issue of gaza in the news conference, but he was immediately asked about gaza, and he talked about -- he reaffirmed the u.s. support for israel, said that the resupply of ammunition was happening, that the $220 million would be going for an expanded iron dome. >> israel h