if it goes way beyond the authorization for the use of the use of military force and we're asking the courts to clarify all this you're right it's very difficult for the ordinary americans and your viewers worldwide to make sense of all this but we're we are we've been very clear from the beginning. we have a very clear principle that we're advocating for the courts which is the police the military does not police our streets in this country that's an inch of constitutional doctrine and the military cannot be used to detain whether it be citizens. illegal aliens any civilian in the united states period end of story any civilian cannot be detained in the united states of america and we think that is why even the new feinstein amendment is unconstitutional if we have to challenge that we will but it hasn't been enacted yet and even as a fix it makes things worse for a lot of people because because what it does is it authorizes by statute makes clear by statute that for the first time the president can use military the military to detain people within the borders of the united states and

that put that in writing there's a lot there's no karl because of the authorization for the use of military force which as we know that pass right after nine eleven and basically gives the president unlimited power inside and outside of the u.s. and if i'm not mistaken this is still in fact in effect can you one ravel this for us and what it means and sort of normal language here yes. i will do my best but i think it is an overstatement the administration wants to say this is a u m f it does give them unlimited power it does not be a u m f was only narrowly targeted to the people who are involved in planning nine eleven and executing nine eleven and al qaeda period that's all that's the only people who are targeted under the authorization of use for military force now the n.d.a. then expanded that everyone to journalists like yourself or to chris hedges or civilians or resident aliens or whomever any civilian in the united states and that is the problem with the n.d.a. if it goes way beyond the authorization for the youth use of military force and we're asking the courts to clarify all this you'r

government has long claimed incredibly over illegally overbroad powers under the operation for use of military force acts and i think that both bush and obama administrations have been using that so over the personae years and what the end was was a sneaky attempt at a legislative retroactive thanks to those two narrow powers that really well explains the incredible disingenuous ness and deceitful ness on the part of the d.o.j. throughout our court case it's just unfortunate that major media has not picked up on that because it's there their stance in court is profoundly contradictory and bizarre you sell so i think that the government the president is trying to keep powers they maintain they always have they never had to come upon which they come to rely so. as a person others and that hasn't been getting much attention is gone tunnel i mean really i mean how does that fit into the bill. well you know to his credit obama is trying to be you so the twenty thirteen and the a largely because congress i mean just so bizarre only has that has put a stipulation that absolutely anywhere transfers out on a

i'm at the authorization for the use of military force for what i understand and i mean that it passed after nine eleven that's still in place right. of course it is yes and there is some question as to whether that can be applied to us it is that there was the only case that we can we can close in that regard is india who was detained just outside of the us so i don't think we have any case law that has really tried. does apply to us citizens. as well and i thought it was really interesting what you said too about the latter part of the fines an amendment which says in last congress passes the authorization to do so talk a little bit about that i mean about congress thinking that they can pass unconstitutional laws i mean what's the bigger implication here. gosh there are several and. concerning you know congress really seems quite confused as far as. it's not really standing on the side of holding the rule of law and we've got to do that mchugh sometime oh you've mentioned that and we've got you in this interview which is that congress is now trying to make sure that there are no mor

, it may have been one of the reasons i decided to leave, i became very cautious about the use of military force, because the consequences are so unpredictable. maybe it will be a small reaction, but maybe not. and then you are back in another big war. we saw two swift, successful military missions for regime change in iraq and afghanistan. we all know what came after that. we took out qaddafi, the rebels in liberty i can't took out qaddafi with the help of western air support. things aren't looking that great in libya right now, so with we need to understand a that there are the law of unintended consequences is always at work in these situations. >> rose: i have heard you say two things. one is that you begin to worry that your concern about the welfare of the men and women in harm's way, you might have too for lack of a better word, had a stronger place in your decision al structural than it ought to be, am i right about that? >> i became to worry i had become too protective of them. >> rose: secondly you seemed to be saying, i began to worry that we didn't know what would be the consequences

force, free from the law itself. he was right. in 2000, it was the senator who was among the tiny group of senators to vote against the authorization for the use of militaryaq. despite the support of a popular president of his own party in 1996, it was senator inouye who took a stand and voted no on the defense of marriage act. he will lie in state on thursday. that is usually an honor reserved for former presidents of the united states. it has also been over the years accorded to a very few distinguished members of congress. and if he is not considered distinguished it is hard to imagine who would be. the passing of the senator opens up a seat in the state. the seat must be to a member of the party of the senator who has died. so the democratic party in hawaii in the next few weeks will submit to the governor a list of three potential nominees to serve out the next two years of senator inouye's term. the government will present a choice presented by the party. and democrats in hawaii don't have a deep bench to choose from in congress.

the conference report states that, quote, nothing in the authorization for use of military force or the national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2012 should be construed to deny the availability of the writ of habeas corpus or article 3 of the constitution, to any person inside the united states who would be entitled to the availability of such writ or to such rights in the absence of such law, unquote. this language simply continues the flood policies established in the 2011 defense authorization bill. first, it applies only to any person inside the united states. that is important. but most of the debate on indefinite detention without charge and the lack of due process has to do with people held by our government outside our borders, including potential u.s. citizens. the language in this bill combined with the prohibitions against moving these detainees into the united states guarantees that we will continue holding people indefinitely without charge. contrary to our traditions of due process and civil rights. second, this text continues to claim the authority of the unite

mccain: i would point out again that section 5-e of this amendment says no authorization for use of military force, nothing in this section shall be construed as a declaration of war or an authorization for the use of force, and it will be in classified form. madam president, yesterday -- this is the front page, the headline of "the washington post." obama sternly warns syria. there's no doubt that as this conflict has dragged on and on, the risk of a wider conflict and terrible consequences can ensue. it's well know that bashar assad has a very large inventory of chemical weapons including sarin gas which is a deadly nerve agent. i'm not predicting the united states has to be involved but it is very little doubt in anyone's mind that as this conflict escalates the risk of spreading, the risk of greater jihadist involvement, the greater risk of problems in the borders of lebanon, of iraq, of jordan increase. and if military action has to be taken in order, for example, to prevent sarin gas to be used, the congress of the united states has to be involved. we have a thing called the war powers act a

do we need military force to secure the weapon sites to make sure the most radical people in the region do not object tape these weapons? if the president said this is a necessary use of military force, i'm for it. we need to think this thing through. it's not stopping the airplane at the end of the runway. i don't know how far along they are. i just read the paper and reading the news like you all are. but to think this thing through. he is not going to stay. better to be on the ground helping people in time of need than show up when they don't need you anymore. the idea he may kill people in a different way, if i'm on the grouped and had my family slaughtered by a tank coming through the house, you worry about the rest of the family being killed by chemical weapons. the bottom line is what are we going to do to stop him. how do you convince the guy that you really mean it when he has already killed 40,000 people. that's quite a chore. i guess we are saying together the president now says he means it and we say you're right to mean it and we sure do have your back. if syrian tv is catching this news conference, there is a tidal shift being created here. and every mem

of the president as being responsible for that on the table. but it's deeper than stopping and from using the weapons. who gets the weapons? when he leaves, wearable these weapons go? do we need military forcetes to make sure the most radical people in the region to not obtain these weapons? at the present at least that necessary use of military force to protect the region and the united states imported. we need to think this through. it's not just stopping the airplane at the end of the runway. i don't know how far along in the chemical cachet they are. i'm just reading the paper and you're in the news like you all are. it seems to be disturbing. i think this thing through. it's going to end? is not going to say it's better to be on the ground for hoping that the greatest need to show up when they really don't need you anymore. this idea but he may kill people in a different way. if i'm on the ground and had a family slaughtered by tanker through the house, seems worried about the risk of family killed with chemical weapons. the bottom line is what are we going to do to stop them from using the weapons? goes back to how do you convince a guy you really mean it when he saturday killed 40,00

use of chemical weapons. >> reporter: so far the u.s. has been very reluctant to use military force to help the overthrow of syrian president bashar al assad. reports he is considering using chemical weapons have some on capitol hill now calling for the president to get tough with the dictator. >> we urge the president of the united states to make whatever military preparations are necessary to show assad that the united states is fully willing and able to impose the consequences that he's spoken of in the event these weapons are used. >> reporter: secretary of state hillary clinton met with her russian counter part thursday to secure russia's support. >> the international community, specifically the russians are united on this issue. >> reporter: all sides hope the first side of diplomatic issue to end the syrian war. the syrian government has promised not to use any chemical weapons against the people there but the fear is that as assad starts to topple, as the fighting increases in the suburbs of damascus he may feel cornered and no telling what he might do. >> susan mcginnis in

are concerns that bashar assad will use chemical weapons -- there is evidence of the military using -- getting ready to use chemical weapons against the rebel forces. >> as the fighting in syria -- on a, secretary of defense leon panetta said that the latest intelligence raised serious concerns that the syrian president may turn chemical weapons on his own citizens. >> the whole world is watching. the whole world is watching very closely. the president of the united states has made very clear that there will be consequences. there will be consequences if the assad regime makes a terrible mistake by using these chemical weapons on their own people. >> diplomatic efforts to end the 21-month-old conflict had failed. tens of thousands of people have been killed so far. with so much at stake, senator john mccain said it may be time to take action. >> it may mean that the united states and our allies are facing the prospect of an imminent use of weapons of mass destruction in syria -- this may be the last warning we may get. time for talking about what me made -- what we may do may be coming to a closed. >> angelina jolie traveled to a refugee camp on t

law the part about indefinite detention the operative words here are sort of you see you wrote an authorization to use military force a declaration of war or any similar story sean not authorize the detention without charge or trial of a citizen or lawful permanent resident the united states apprehended in the us unless an act of congress expressly authorizes such attention wait. what was an act of congress authorizes such detention yep the amendment is written vaguely as the n.d.a. is it self creating a loophole or the undeniably unconstitutional practice of holding us citizens on our military prison for an indefinite amount of time can still occur looks like the world indefinite detention is far from over at this pisses you off and you've come to the right place so let's break the set. remember back when former president george w. bush asked is our children learning well for what it's worth that's a really good question as it turns out a harvard university study shows that foreign students are now outpacing american students at a staggering rate recently students in shanghai who took international exams for the ve

part about indefinite detention the operative words here are sort of you see what you wrote is quote an authorization to use military force a declaration of war or any similar authority sean not authorize the detention without charge or trial of a citizen or lawful permanent resident the united states apprehended in the us unless an act of congress expressly authorizes such attention wait what unless an act of congress authorizes such detention yep the amendment is written vaguely as the n.d.a. is itself creating a loophole where the undeniably unconstitutional practice of holding u.s. citizens under military prison for an indefinite amount of time can still occur looks like the word for indefinite detention is far from over if this pisses you off and you've come to the right place so let's break the set.

using chemical weapons in the country's civil war. he suggests resorting to weapons of mass destruction could force the american military to take action. >> the use of chemical weapons is and would be totally unacceptable. and if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons, there will be consequences and you will be held accountable. >> secretary of state hillary clinton echoed obama's words. she says the use of chemical weapons is a red line for the u.s. she warned her country would certainly plan to take action should that happen. foreign ministry spokespersons in syria have responded to clinton and obama. they say even if such weapons were available the assad administration would not use them under any circumstances against the syrian people. >>> aid workers from the united nations and the european union continue to provide humanitarian services even after u.n. cease-fire monitors withdrew from syria in august. now officials have decided to withdraw their remaining personnel. they say it's just too dangerous. >> the united nations and syria will pull out non-essential international personnel with immediate effect. >> nesirky

nothing in the authorization for use of military force or the national defense authorization for fiscal year 2012 -- last year's bill -- shall be construed to deny the availability or deny any constitutional right in a court by or under article three of the constitution to any person inside the united states who would be entitled to the availability of such rights in the absence of such laws. that is it. if you are interested, we have copies of that, which we can hand out. i will not interpret that any further unless you ask me during question period. i will turn it over now to the germachairman. >> he has in it outstanding job outlining th bi. it has been a real pleasure working with everyone. one of the things the senator mentioned, the as is the 51st year in a row -- this is the 51st year in a row. it will go to the senate for final passage and then to the president. in one of our meetings, the chairman mentioned that he has been married 51 years. i am glad that we are able to get this done. i've only been married 50 years. i would have hated us not get the 51st year of this bill. th

use of chemical weapons. >> reporter: so far the u.s. has been very reluctant to use military force to help the overthrow of syrian president bashar al-assad but reports he is considering using chemical weapons have some on capitol hill now calling for the president to get tough with the dictator. >> we urge the president of the united states to make whatever military preparations are necessary to show assad that the united states is fully willing and able to impose the consequences that he has spoken of in the event these weapons are used. >> reporter: secretary of state hillary clinton met with her russian counterpart thursday to secure russia's support. >> the international community, this goes to your question about the russians, is united on this issue. >> reporter: but all sides say they hope to first find a diplomatic solution to end the syrian civil war. susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington. >>> an estimated 40,000 people have been killed or wounded in syria's civil war. it's been almost two years since the fighting first started. >>> most of the house of representatives has

of these issues, the military factors especially, in perspective. we are ahead of china in virtually every and i would argue every major technological capacity in military forces and military capabilities. that should give usfidence we need to diplomatically work out the serious security issues that have arisen with china over the last couple of years. but we don't often hear about that, do we? we hear about the future potential chinese capability that we're all supposed to be shaking in our our boots about. i'm sure that at the pentagon where they have a very realistic view of comparability they would rather be in our vishoes than t chinese. >> thank you very much. >>> another place america's falling we hind china, education. and yet, as our resident mom krystal will tell you, getting your kid in a great school is tougher than ever. a former admissions officer cracks the code on the application process. you ever notice that some people just have a knack for giving the perfect gift? they put real thought into it. and find just... the right...thing. how do they do that? more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. pick up a ridgid jobmax multi-tool starter kit and get a free head attachment.

force to use all necessary measures. >> we welcome the adoption of the resolution that affects the resolution suit -- against crime. >> there are strong guidelines to security council's ruling. the military force may only be used once efforts have been exhausted. in the meantime international forces including those from european companies will help train the army. >> if our army is well-trained it will help us not only for this but to secure our country afterward. this is a really big step after work. it might be too early to celebrate more than 400,000 people have already been displaced with the fighting. the u.n. says it is likely to have any troops on the ground until september. malians are worried what might happen to them under the control of the rebels before help arrives. >> the last funeral for some of the victims of the standing of shootings and have been held on saturday. ana marquez-green and emilie parker. those were let in honor of the children. the entertainment industry reacted to the shootings pulling in number of violent television episodes. now number of hollywood big stars come together to demand a plan of action on gun control. >> can i help you? >> paramount pictures

worse things for this country than having a secretary of defense who's a veteran who really knows things and is somewhat reluctant to use military forcei actually like secretaries of defense who are often reluctant to use military force. it ought to be something we only do carefully. if the president, in fact, backs away from chuck hagel, i think it's a loss for this country. and also, it's bad for the president, and it also raises questions about the tactics. this whole idea floating trial balloons, essentially you put somebody out there. they're vulnerable. they become a pinata. people whack at them. even if they get through, they're weakened for the experience. i'll be honest with you, i don't understand this political process. if you really want people to get confirmed, from day one when you put them out there, you back them. i don't understand this int interregnum. >> what happens is, exactly what you say, you get incessant drip of opposition research from people who don't like this person. and it ends up becoming the only narrative with respect to their prospective nomination. but there's no other way to really do it, if you thi

use of u.s. military forces from outside the affected. >> concerns me too, there is a foreign emergency support teambut yet it was not requested. it was not provided. that is really just tragic to me. >> typically congressman in my experience, that the support teams are actually deployed after a terrorist attack and they are generally deployed when a diplomatic facility has been attacked and has lost capabilities and other capabilities so a team comes in to augment them. the trend is to come in after an attack is placed -- taken place. >> i certainly hope, and i want to thank you for what you you are doing but my goodness i appreciate the foreign officers service that we want the best security possible. >> thank you. the committee will be in recess and we shall return after the vote. thank you. >> the committee will now come to order. [inaudible conversations] i think our witnesses for coming back and i think the members also for returning. we will begin our question-and-answer period with mr. higgins of new york. >> thank you madam chair. ambassador byrnes, you have provided in your testimony, you

use of one military and two bases and an. antiwar activist brian becker says this is just the us trying to extend its. we've seen that there is a strong motive force to maintain the cold war even without the soviet union and to incorporate the countries of eastern and central europe the former warsaw pact countries into an american sphere of influence through the medium of nato and so i think what the what the troop deployment the creation of more bases there already for. the incorporation of this as part of the nato strategy is one threat to russia a threat to the national sovereignty of the people of area because they have foreign military bases and it incorporates both gary makes it more secure as part of an american political and economic as well as military formation. all right into the r.t. world out there we go now starting with heavy clashes between the syrian government and rebels as anti assad fighters say they are making major advances in the battle for the country and the armed opposition claims to have taken control of a palestinian refugee camp in the capital which was earlier shelled by syrian warplanes activists in sr more than twe

and it's the same weapon, a variety of that weapon is used by military forces. it was the same weapon, a variety of which was used by the d.c. sniper and the image, i think, of this person armed for combat with this long rifle, with 5 and 7-year-olds on the other side of it, i think, is going to heighten the intensity of the political debate of guns in the wake of this. and there's already article. a "new york times" article today about michael cooper about what will happen with the gun debate. we've had sorts of stories written after abby gifford was shot. it seems like something has changed but maybe it's because of the moral obscenity that it's so past anything conceivable. and so, i wanted to trace for a moment, as we're thinking about where the white house is going to be on the. everyone is talking about the president, where the president has been in the past. what the trajectory of his stance on this issue is. he's moved in one direction and quite directionally without much wavering back and forth. as a young politician he was in the area of the country wit

threats because the taliban sometimes uses them to assist with attacks against coalition forces on top of using ambiguous term militant to describe the killings of any military age male that happens to be in the vicinity of a drone strike apparently whatever is now characterized as hostile intent gives the u.s. military the authority to target and kill kids now whether or not the taliban has user manipulated children to help them carry out attacks is a relevant children are granted protection in war zones and targeting kids is completely immoral illegal and disgusting there's a reason why children are not held to the same standards of prosecution as adults they don't have the same cognitive ability as adults and most likely their decisions are most heavily influenced by the adults around them not only are u.s. troops admittedly targeting and killing children they also just recently admitted to imprisoning hundreds of afghan children as quote enemy combatants during the eleven year conflict in conditions tantamount to guantanamo bay well the u.s. military claims the average age of those rounded up in prison is sixteen human rights advocates and reports by the

resolution to send an african led force to help mali oust the rebels who have taken over the northern part of the country. the resolution authorizes the military force to useres to help the government retake the north. meanwhile tonight, we are learning president obama is stripping mali of certain trade privileges. a very tough time to do it but he's doing it because there has been a decline in democracy. >>> the economy, ours, that is, grew faster than anybody thought in its final estimate. the u.s. economy grew by 3.1%. that probably sounds big to you. i hope it does because it is relative to where we've been. it was 1.3 in the second quarter. that better than expected number is because of increased spending by consumers. the biggest ponzi scheme in history. peter madoff, bernard madoff's brother has been sentenced to ten years in prison. that was the maximum sentence he faced because he had a plea deal with prosecutors. he admitted to conspiracy, falsifying documents and lying to clients. his brother bernie is serving a 150-year sentence in a north carolina prison. >>> it has been 504 days since the u.s. lost its top credit rating. i'm getting tired of

in making such claims as a way of getting foreign military intervention he also says that there is no proof or any kind of confirmation that indeed assad's forces are using chemical weapons now the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov has also made the point that the chemical weapon we within syria is been contained we have been receiving reports that it has moved to two locations what we're witnessing again here is the continuation of this misinformation war the fighting in syria continues to intensify we're likely to continue to fear such kind of reports in the. coming days and so we will do our best to try and verify the sources not just ahead in the program we continue with the end of year review today he's each team looks back at the launch of the exclusive talk show hosted by the world's most wanted to get a song. golden. fleece. i am that speech. you feel each out of her. closely with lead outlook. sleeve good believe at least. was. out. there really are an. i welcome back now after stepping on to the road of recovery the u.k. is preparing to begin the new year recession free but in the northeast britain's poorest region the financial downturn a

congress passed an authorization of military force against the group that attacked us and associated forces. and the power granted by that authorization to use force undergirds a lot of the things we have done. things that constitute unimaginable behavior for the united states of america. we're on a war footing. and is that war footing forever? that's the question, right? when does it end? it's not a philosophical question, it's an empirical question. it's not a war we planned on winning. we planned on fighting it for awhile and eventually stopping, maybe. i'm not just saying that because that's my take on it. i'm saying that because it's been the understanding all along from the people who declared this war in the first place this was never something we were going to know it was over because we had a winner. it was never planned that way. >> you said to me e a second ago, one of the things you will lay out in your vision for the next four years is how to go about winning the war on terror. that phrase strikes me a little bit. do you really think we can win this war on terror? for exa

in making such claims as a way of getting foreign military intervention he also says that there is no proof for any kind of confirmation that indeed assad's forces are using chemical weapons now the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov has also made the point that the chemical weaponry within syria is been contained we have been receiving reports that it has moved to two locations what we witnessing again here is the continuation of this misinformation war the fighting in syria continues to intensify we're likely to continue to fear such kind of reports in the coming days and certainly we will do our best to try and verify the same since. now after stepping on the road to recovery the u.k. is preparing to begin the new year recession for a bit in the northeast one of britain's poorest regions the financial downturn widespread unemployment has had a potentially devastating effect on people's mental health according to a recent report the region has almost three times the rate of self harm and attempted suicide as london r.t. sara firth expects as shields saying impressing gays it's grim up north it's a perception of life in some of the nation's other maj

in making such claims as a way of getting foreign military intervention he also says that there is no proof for any kind of confirmation that indeed assad's forces are using chemical weapons now. russian foreign minister sergei lavrov has also made the point that the chemical weaponry within syria is been contained we have been receiving reports that it has moved to two locations what we witnessing again here is the continuation of this misinformation war the fighting in syria continues to intensify we're likely to continue to fear such kind of reports in the coming days and certainly we will do our best to try and verify the same since. absolutely pull asli in the middle east correspondent coming up of kind of stands losing tens of millions of dollars in tax in the fall of ministries faith has pleaded for. jews because the country relies on the alliances protection but a story about that that makes it the with. major events for you from twenty twelve as we take a close look at the u.s. presidential race and the kind of the sideline for the made news outlets we carry them at times just a. if you're from my generation or younger and you were born into the