specialized training is now given in hampton's engineering department for hundreds of men in the united states navy. thousands of men and women of these colleges over nation are now taking their places in our war effort physically and mentally fit. hello. i'm robert mackenzie at the harper library of the university of chicago, where again this week, a distinguished group of guests have come together to see an

. frigates for the united states navy .n alliances is not happening as well as it should, as it should do. and that's why i think trump has put us on, on our mettle. what are allies for? we've got to work it and trump is shaking things up. >> but we need to go back to 1904. some type of administrative restructuring that gets the resources focussed where they need to be. and allows the recruitment to be done by people who know how to recruit military people. >> well, i have to reprove you, jacob, because stole my jacob, because you stole my sandwiches . sandwiches. >> oh, sorry with echr >> oh, i'm sorry with echr because i talked to your wonderful producer researcher about it. >> echr is a great figure. he's the man who said, look , were the man who said, look, you were nearly by the boer nearly defeated by the boer farmers inventing commando tactics and so and so and so tactics and so on and so and so on. henry wilson did the same with territorial reserves, the first great and true modern un cabinet secretary was maurice h

when the pipeline, when mind by the united states navy, according to hush, the nature of bald tops drill in the baltic sea was used as cover for the bombing scheme. now, the perpetrators reported the weights of a few months until the dust from the military exercise that's settled before the minds where allegedly designated remotely in september, the pipeline passes through the economic zones of denmark and within which have been cooperating with germany in the investigation. in the blasts into the blast, however, the pro, as failed to turn up any suspects or need sofa. mister hush said they'd be sabotage of north stream and to block europe's access to cheap russian gas and prevent burly from improving relations with moscow. at the time biden ordered the destruction of the pipelines. the american fear was the chancellor sholtes, who at the request of washington, had shut off 750 miles of russian gas in the new north stream to pipeline that was ready in the fall of 2021 to be delivered to a port in germany. might change his mind and let the gas flow using german economic worries and reinst

brought to the project once they award the agreement between the city of san francisco and the united states navyrned national recognition and numerous awards for merits and design, social impact and environmental stewardship. >> we were a part of the project in the beginning when the developer initially was awarded the exclusive negotiation agreement or the ena with the city and they partnered with the planning and architecture group and we joined that team to work with the developer around the city and community to come up with a plan for treasure island. >> so there's quite a lot of open space in the master plan and there's a couple of reasons for that that's pragmatic. one is that the amount of area that could be converted for private use on treasure island was very limited, actually it wasn't allowed at all because treasure island was previously public open waters and protected by the tidal and trust act to be redevelop for public use. but there was a land swap that was allowed and approved by the governor of california, governor schwarzenegger to be put on a public trust for a one to one sw

he was a well accomplished member of the united states navy having earned the european theater medal, good conduct medal and three years ago, our office had the honor to present jack with his combat ribbons for his and he enlisted and served our nation across the globe and involved in several military operations, the landing in italy and landing in omaha beach and mr. speaker, his service abroad garnered the service within the legion of knight the highest of counsel of france to the liberation of france. may jack's memory inspire us to remind us all of the heroes living amongst us. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? >> i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to honor a native calle yarbrough. he started ep went on to win 83 cup races and the first driver to win three consecutive championships. his record-breaking career and his role

united states of america. he took a one third pay cut to join the office of price administrator. and once the japanese attacked on pearl harbor, he decided, join the navy. now, nixon was originally stationed in ottumwa, iowa, in the united states. i, too, was in the navy, and i happened to go to law school, iowa. and i can tell you, in my reasoned opinion, i don't think you can get farther away the ocean than to be in a tunnel. iowa. and richard nixon must have agreed because he insisted on seeking a transfer to sea duty somewhere or at a base closer to the action. so he received orders to the heart of the south pacific, where the united states troops, the armed forces of the imperial japanese from island to bloody island. and once he was there, he didn't stay the rear. he asked to be sent into combat. he explained reasoning. he said, well battle areas are very dangerous and potentially. the boredom of serving in the rear. when your friends, former colleagues are in battle areas is worse. let me tell you. no u.s. president has been a member of the united states marine corps. yet richard nixon is the only united states president who served with the mari

brought to the project once they award the agreement between the city of san francisco and the united states navyrned national recognition and numerous awards for merits and design, social impact and environmental stewardship. >> we were a part of the project in the beginning when the developer initially was awarded the exclusive negotiation agreement or the ena with the city and they partnered with the planning and architecture group and we joined that team to work with the developer around the city and community to come up with a plan for treasure island. >> so there's quite a lot of open space in the master plan and there's a couple of reasons for that that's pragmatic. one is that the amount of area that could be converted for private use on treasure island was very limited, actually it wasn't allowed at all because treasure island was previously public open waters and protected by the tidal and trust act to be redevelop for public use. but there was a land swap that was allowed and approved by the governor of california, governor schwarzenegger to be put on a public trust for a one to one sw

then the highest rank available in the united states navy. there were no admirals prior to civil war in 1860. as everyone here knows, abraham lincoln was elected president, led to the secession crisis. and at that time, captain farragut was living in norfolk virginia not only because now as then, norfolk was a great navy town, but also because he had married norfolk woman. his first wife susan had died 20 years before in 1840, his second wife was, not only a virginian by birth and by residents, she was even named virginia. so here is a man born in tennessee raised in lewes, living in virginia, married to a southern whose family owned slaves. it was a moment reveals exactly who was when he learned in april of 1861 that the state of virginia voted to secede from the union after the clash at fort sumter and lincoln's call for volunteers was, farragut announced he, would not live in a disloyal state for one more hour. he went straight, told his wife his that he was leaving immediately. he gave her what amounted to an ultimatum, telling her this a

following graduation in 1960 he was commissioned as an he ensign in the united states navy and stationed in many different states. after serving in the navy, paul his wife carol and his children worked as an engineer and systems analyst. in 1975, paul moved back to dpea where he worked for the national bank of georgia and until his retirement in 2005. paul was a devoted member of the coastal georgia historical society and kiwanis club. he also volunteered his time as a mentor for middle school students. paul will be missed by all. and i send my condolences to his family. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from ohio seek recognition? >> i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection the gentleman is recognized for one minute. ms. kaptur: why does our country have a budget deficit answer because america over the last three decades has been offshoring jobs and our productive wealth. the people in ohio overwhelmingly oppose foreign trade deals that have harm

brought to the project once they award the agreement between the city of san francisco and the united states navyhas earned national recognition and numerous awards for merits and design, social impact and environmental stewardship. >> we were a part of the project in the beginning when the developer initially was awarded the exclusive negotiation agreement or the ena with the city and they partnered with the planning and architecture group and we joined that team to work with the developer around the city and community to come up with a plan for treasure island. >> so there's quite a lot of open space in the master plan and there's a couple of reasons for that that's pragmatic. one is that the amount of area that could be converted for private use on treasure island was very limited, actually it wasn't allowed at all because treasure island was previously public open waters and protected by the tidal and trust act to be redevelop for public use. but there was a land swap that was allowed and approved by the governor of california, governor schwarzenegger to be put on a public trust for a one to

was there also still a need for intel in africa because the united states navy is going to protect liberia from invasion and they are invested in maintaining liberia's independence? so, it is, it is a win-win for them to get rid of him. and also maintaining their positive relationship in africa. does that answer your question? >> all right. any other questions? brave soul. come, get on tv. yes. [ laughter ] >> what made you want to study african american military history? >> i saw it as something that needed to be done. i read a few books that really told a very one-sided kind of conversation and what my, like my purpose in ways as a historian is to tell different stories that will reshape narratives. and, when i read some, a few books and i read some of the books about the buffalo soldiers i was really, it was, you know, really fascinating because these scholars were like oh, look at what we discovered. there were these heroic black soldiers and they are just forgotten. you and are like who forget them? white people? because black people did not forget them. bob marley had a whole song. i

training is now given in hampton's engineering department for hundreds of men in the united states navy. thousands of men and women of these colleges over nation are now taking their places in our war effort physically and mentally fit. hello. i'm robert mackenzie at the harper library of the university of chicago, where again this week, a distinguished group of guests have come together to see and to discuss the latest film in milton friedman series. free to choose is subject this week. is equality. is it a desirable or a possible goal for a society? what do we mean by the term equality among people? and has the phrase all men are created equal acquired a meaning which would not be approved by the founding fathers? well, judge for yourself as you see this week's film. from victorian novelist to modern reformers, a favored device to stir our emotions is to contrast extremes of wealth and of poverty. we are expected to conclude that the rich are responsive both to the deprivations of the poor and that they are rich at the expense of the poor. whether it is in the slums of new delhi durin

at 18 i joined the united states navy as a logistic specialist serving 5 years. i became well traveled and learned how to oprot effectively in challenging environment with diverse personalties to accomplish any mission. honorable discharged i went to san francisco state and earned bachelor in communications. this made it possible to build repore with veterans from san daigy to san francisco. i have been able to guide and lead many in the post-military transition process. helping them obtain disability benefits enrollment in school with gi bill and disability. discharge of student debts and buying homes. i'm hundred percent service connected disabled veteran living in the tenderloin working as a real estate agent and pursuing joining the san francisco fire department as a reservist. i look forward helping the many veterans that are my neighbors and reinvent themselves like i did. thank you. >> thank you so much and my apologies again. thank you. i now open up the item for public comment, please. >> memberoffs the public who wish to speak should line up to speak at

united states. but in particular when we talk about strategic deterrent weapons, it's much more than the columbia being part of the united states navy or the bomber icbm becoming part of the united states air force. and i think there's probably room for conversation on how do we make that so we cannot have these conversations on funding. senator cramer: that was therapeutic for me if silos within the same services are confused i feel better about my confusion now. i can't help but notice there's a lack of space in your leadership chart. can you speak to that a little bit as i look at the two of you side-by-side and realizing the history of both commands. general cotton: as u.c.p. changed we lost our space billetts and the yert of airmen who were space specific. i will tell you, my colleague here, general whiting, does have a joint force team that assists us. what i'm missing though is a space component officer, like a one-star general, that is a component linkage to the space component. my component that i have a direct linkage with the air component, air force global strike command. i have a direct linkage with the navy component w

caer: i love the united states and supporting defenth constitution. i am a u.s. navy veteran and i joined right out of high school. i found myself in the persian gulf during the uraniahoage crisis i was there in the persian gulf. peopleot really thinking this through. e're doing and the mission to keep this see open. it's a global economyeople will start complaining about infl the united states navy, we have the mania it's been doing this for 45 years. it is not the uranian people, iteir government.. much like all the other the iranians, we found out whend reagan became esident. one remembers iran-contra. a lot of this is cloak and dagger in deep state. host: when do you think about the response, do you get to get things? caller: the responses justified. iranians have their proxies but the response was justified. iranians do what they are doing they have houthis, hamas. and we're doing the same thing. do you think about the persian gulf and oil, it's for stability. we have to maintain a footprint and defend ourselves. it is nothing personal and there will be casualtie

the united state navy, we have a footprint in the region. the mania 's been doing this for 45 years. it is not the uranian people, they want freedom. it is their government. much like l e other governments of the world. the iranians, we later found out when ronald reagan became president. if anyone remembers iran-contra. a lot of this is cloak and dagger in deep state. host: when do you think about the response, do you get to get things? caller: the responses justified. iranians have their proxies but the response was justified. iranians do what they are doing they have houthis, hamas. and we're doing the same thing. do you think about the persian gulf and oil, it's for stability. we have to maintain a footprint and defend ourselves. it is nothing personal and there will be casualties of war. i have never been in compact but i hear veterans talk about it. i just want to make a point here, the world just a dangerous place and always has been. there has always been war and will continue to be war. host: he is the text, aajor player in the regi

shares these missiles with the united states navy. they're kept in a shared facility in georgia .the facility in georgia. so the first blame was put on potentially this missile launch error. but then this morning in the early hours, we heard from former admiral chris parry saying that he'd heard, presumably from insider sources , presumably from insider sources, that actually it was a procedural and test issue, which refers to the potential anomaly that the mod spoke about. last night. but information here, particularly conflicting, we don't know what caused this failure. was it a telemetry issue? was it a missile issue? was it a human error? and this comes, of course, after a former failure in 2016, hms vengeance , failure in 2016, hms vengeance, another hms varne guard submarine, the same class of this one. we have four trident missile launching nuclear submarines also had a failed launch on that occasion. it was a telemetry issue . the missile a telemetry issue. the missile did fire correctly , but then it did fire correctly, but then it flew over the mainland united states rat

alex's commitment to our nation demonstrated by his service in the united states navy exemplifies the best of american valor and dedication. he graduated from kennedy catholic high school in somers and suny cortland, he felt the call to service and enlisted in 2012. he traveled from the training grounds at great lakes naval station north of chicago to pensacola, florida, to san diego, california, to his final post in guam. his mission was clear, serving our country. he was preparing for deployment aboard the u.s.s.bonhome richard in japan before a tragic accident cut his life short. he came from a family of service. his father was a member of the nypd and sought to carry on that service to our state and nation. i know the town board is gathering next week to honor alex for his service. we will never forget his service and his sacrifice. may god bless the wolfsie family. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new mexico seek recognition? >> i rise to address the house and ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my

brought to the project once they award the agreement between the city of san francisco and the united states navyrned national recognition and numerous awards for merits and design, social impact and environmental stewardship. >> we were a part of the project in the beginning when the developer initially was awarded the exclusive negotiation agreement or the ena with the city and they partnered with the planning and architecture group and we joined that team to work with the developer around the city and community to come up with a plan for treasure island. >> so there's quite a lot of open space in the master plan and there's a couple of reasons for that that'spragmatic. one is that the amount of area that could be converted for private use on treasure island was very limited, actually it wasn't allowed at all because treasure island was previously public open waters and protected by the tidal and trust act to be redevelop for public use. but there was a land swap that was allowed and approved by the governor of california, governor schwarzenegger to be put on a public trust for a one to one swa

month on the campaign trail, and my friend, governor desantis would talk about his time in the united states navy and he would talk about what ronald reagan international airport and seeing the washington monument and united states capitol and lincoln memorial and jefferson memorial and all of these monuments to our ideals and people, inspiring, white buildings, he would point out if you look out the right side of the plane coming in the north route down the potomac, you see monuments evenly distributed, small, all identical of the 400,000 men and women that are buried there having fought under that flag, the american flag, the 13 stripes, the 50 stars. when we come here on this floor all 400,000 of them, all of the hundreds of thousands buried around this country, all of those who have given the last full measure of devotion bigger than themselves, we carry that burden. we have to actually do the hard work of representation. and that does not mean flying here on monday for a fly-in vote, having a dinner, getting up on tuesday and wednesday to do a series of preprogram votes and flying out thursd

brought to the project once they award the agreement between the city of san francisco and the united states navyional recognition and numerous awards for merits and design, social impact and environmental stewardship. >> we were a part of the project in the beginning when the developer initially was awarded the exclusive negotiation agreement or the ena with the city and they partnered with the planning and architecture group and we joined that team to work with the developer around the city and community to come up with a plan for treasure island. >> so there's quite a lot of open space in the master plan and there's a couple of reasons for that that's pragmatic. one is that the amount of area that could be converted for private use on treasure island was very limited, actually it wasn't allowed at all because treasure island was previously public open waters and protected by the tidal and trust act to be redevelop for public use. but there was a land swap that was allowed and approved by the governor of california, governor schwarzenegger to be put on a public trust for a one to one swap to be

after world war 2, most of the invading powers were from the west and word b, the united states or the u. k, against navy, against syria, against iraq, against i've gotten a son in different regions of the words. and this was terrifying projects for the united states because for the 1st time the public can see the to a multi is up. they pull additions, a waging this destructive wars and spreading may hammer around the words, and couldn't get spreading democracy and spreading human rights, et cetera. therefore, if a scientist expedited to the united states, which by the way plaza to poison him to assessing a team, he is likely to survive the american dungeons. in my opinion, this means also the joyless around the world will be seated with the following message from the united states. behave or bay or similar destiny is awaiting you, if you will, try to expose our crimes. while the us promote yourself as a bust in a free speech, washington's treatments of doing this on a past due course of dates that's image. let's take a closer look. a kangaroo shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech and of the

brought to the project once they award the agreement between the city of san francisco and the united states navyognition and numerous awards for merits and design, social impact and environmental stewardship. >> we were a part of the project in the beginning when the developer initially was awarded the exclusive negotiation agreement or the ena with the city and they partnered with the planning and architecture group and we joined that team to work with the developer around the city and community to come up with a plan for treasure island. >> so there's quite a lot of open space in the master plan and there's a couple of reasons for that that's pragmatic. one is that the amount of area that could be converted for private use on treasure island was very limited, actually it wasn't allowed at all because treasure island was previously public open waters and protected by the tidal and trust act to be redevelop for public use. but there was a land swap that was allowed and approved by the governor of california, governor schwarzenegger to be put on a public trust for a one to one swap to be taken ou

brought to the project once they award the agreement between the city of san francisco and the united states navyrned national recognition and numerous awards for merits and design, social impact and environmental stewardship. >> we were a part of the project in the beginning when the developer initially was awarded the exclusive negotiation agreement or the ena with the city and they partnered with the planning and architecture group and we joined that team to work with the developer around the city and community to come up with a plan for treasure island. >> so there's quite a lot of open space in the master plan and there's a couple of reasons for that that's pragmatic. one is that the amount of area that could be converted for private use on treasure island was very limited, actually it wasn't allowed at all because treasure island was previously public open waters and protected by the tidal and trust act to be redevelop for public use. but there was a land swap that was allowed and approved by the governor of california, governor schwarzenegger to be put on a public trust for a one to one sw

second truth confirming the unprecedented quagmire for the united states and a highly costly war of attrition is cooper's admission of the us navy launching about 100 missiles from its standard lant air. missiles each costing about $4 million us dollars against yemani missiles or drones worth only thousands of dollars. this means that the united states of america spent nearly half billion dollars on the cost of intercepting missiles alone, not to mention the cost of air strikes and tomahawk missiles launched at yemani land, operational expenses for about 7,00 american fighters, surveillance, reconnaissance and satellite costs with the zero results, as underscored by sayid abdul malik baddin. hothi in his speech last week. meanwhile, yemeny's strategic operations continue to escalate significantly, effectively, and tangibly, breaking the backbone of the israeli entity economy, and it seems it won't seiz as long as the palestinian blood continues to flow, and tears of children and women continue to shed. it is a commitment that has been affirmed by the yemeny leadership, and they will continue to adhere to it until the israeli ent

second truth confirming the unprecedented quagmy. for the united states and a highly costly war of attrition is cooper's admission of the us navy launching about 100 missiles from its standard land to air missiles each costing about 4 million us. dollars against yemeny missiles or drones worth only thousands of dollars. this means that the united states of america spent nearly half billion dollars on the cost of intercepting missiles alone. not to mention the cost of air strikes and tomahawk missiles launched at yemani land, operational expenses for about 7,00 american fighters, surveillance, reconnaissance and satellite costs with the zero results as underscored by sayid abdul malik baddin hothi in his speech last week. meanwhile yemani strategy. operations continue to escalate significantly, effectively and tangibly, breaking the backbone of the israeli entity economy, and it seems it won't seize as long as the palestinian blood continues to flow, and tears of children and women continue to shed. it is a commitment that has been affirmed by the yemini leadership, and they will continue to adhere to it until the israeli entity

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levels of direct confrontation between yemen on one side and the united states and its allies and proxy armies on the other. us and british navy are intentionally concealing many facts about the almost daily operations carried out by the yemeni naval forces against their ships in the red sea and the gulf of aiden in support of the palestinian resistance in gaza. although the us fifth fleet based in recently acknowledged the difficulty of confronting the yemani side, it did not address the strikes that targeted american ships and destroyers. conversely, military experts in san'a affirmed to press tv that there are escalating military operations against american and british military ships and warships. this reality has become evident to the united states, which has acknowledged facing its biggest challenge since world war ii, with 7,00 american soldiers at sea experiencing fatigue and exhaustion after more than... four months of confrontation without adequate rest or leave, they were caught off guard by the military capabilities of sanah, including its large stockpile of missiles and drones with advanced features capable of bypa

having this panel today as it comes as a time when we see more engagement in the united states in the region, by the navy. as recently as yesterday, more announcements about technology sharing. it also comes at a time when there are two questions about legislative measures that need to be reaching a point where the deals continue to move forward. i don't think we can ask for a better panel. i would like to start with the executive vice president of boeing and chief executive officer defense space. representative moulton . sitting next to him is pottinger who is the former u.s. principal deputy security divisor. sitting next to him is ambassador rudd and sitting next to him is representative whitman from the state of the commonwealth. >> that is it. >> thank you. >> i want to everyone to submit your questions. >> i would like to begin by pointing out some of those surveyed results from the survey. there were two questions that came up. the first one asks, how much, if any, have you heard about the office? 70% said you were not aware. when they asked the participants if they wanted to see the agreement in

china has a larger navy than the united states. there are concerns regarding the u.s.'ite is a concern, we'll probably get more information from that briefing. it is a top secret meeting, but this is not new information per se. mike turner is seeing a new urgency to it. >> carley: step back in time now, a new report claims president obama's cia allegedly spied on 26 trump associates and you were one of the first to flag this dating back to 2019. listen to something you said. >> remember what it was like two years ago, i would come in after my sunday show after having original reporting on what took place and virtually entire media landscape would slam me for coming out and saying this is what we learned yesterday in the nunes memo. they ignored all of it and tried to come up with a narrative the trump administration wasn't being spied on. >> carley: what is your take on this new report and what it means? >> i'm glad this is coming out even bigger and in a broader way. we reported it in 2018 and 2019. devin nunes came out with the nunes memos that obama was taking agains

sensational investigation in which he stated, that the explosive devices were planted by us navy divers, but the solution. the elderly president in the history of the unitede to freeze in bewilderment, then communicated with invisible people, shook hands with emptiness, then fell out of the blue, and spent a painfully long time looking for a way out of the stage, laughed at the queen’s funeral, confused ukraine with iraq, forgot even the cause of death own son. the houthis attacked three more western ships today. the american bulk carrier starnasya, the british container ship moni, was hit by missiles. tide, the damage is minor. the last cargo ship sailed from bulgarian varna. it is reported that the crew turned off their transponders before entering the red sea. the american bulk carrier was heading from the usa to india. as a result of the latest attacks along this route , supplies of western oil have been almost completely paralyzed. media also reports that a greek cargo ship was also hit. the houthis have vowed to intensify attacks on all hostile ships in response to shelling of their positions in yemen and israeli military operations in the sector. g

panel today is a comes at a time when we have seen more engagement by the united states in the region, more port visits by the navy and as recently as yesterday more announcement about technology sharing between the three nations, and it also comes at a time when there are key questions about some of the legislative measures end of the details that need to be worked out to reach a point where the deal can continue to move forward, and i don't think we could ask for a better panel to have this conversation with. i am going to go to my right and introduce everybody very briefly. i would like to start with ted colbert, who was the executive vice president of the boeing company. sitting next to them is representative seth moulton from -- sorry, excuse me, i will go one further. sitting next to him is matt pottinger, the former u.s. deputy national security advisor. sitting next to him is ambassador kevin rudd, and sitting next to him is representative whitman from the commonwealth of virginia. i would encourage everyone to please submit your questions, because will look forward to asking some of them to our panelists

united states of america. george bush is a man that has served his country, is a navy pilot in the second world war, taking a plane that had been shot, a mission and having to ditch in the ocean. it's been picked up, rescued and continuing to fly. he's a man that also has been in the private sector, a man that has built his own business and met his own payroll, served in the public sector in the congress. he headed the cia. ambassador to the united nations, our representative to china. before we had an ambassador, strong family. and you've met his family. maybe some of you in here, barbara bush has been in, but but i can just tell you that he is as solid as anybody i have ever worked with in politics. he is a man that knows this country believes in america and understand what it understands, what it takes to lead her. ladies and gentlemen, i present to you the vice president of the united states the next president of the united states, george bush. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. thank you all very much. and i'm delighted to be here in rock hill. welcomed as we arrived by your mayor and the warm hospitality from